1981 New England Sharks Roster
American Soccer League (ASL)
Team Record: 4-24 - 35 points
Finishing 4th in the ASL's Liberty Conference
Coach: Telmo Pires (4-24)
Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts; Pawtucket, Rhode Island
1981 New England Sharks StatisticsTeam Record: 4-24 - 35 points
Finishing 4th in the ASL's Liberty Conference
Coach: Telmo Pires (4-24)
Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts; Pawtucket, Rhode Island
The New England Sharks of the American Soccer League ended the 1981 season with a record of 4 wins and 24 losses for 35 points finishing fourth in the ASL's Liberty Conference.
New England recorded 16 goals, worst in the league and allowed 41. Len Mercurio scored 4 goals for the Sharks, while Ernst Jean-Baptiste and Jan Mikulski each recorded 2 assists. Jamil Canal and Bart Farley topped the squad with 2 wins each, and Jamil Canal recorded a 0.89 goals against average, pacing goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.
Telmo Pires coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eyal Afgin | M | 5'7" | 158 | ||
| Elvino Almeida | F | ||||
| George Almeida | F | ||||
| Pierre Bayonne | D | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Ramiro Borja | F | August 28, 1961 | 5'9" | 160 | Quito, Ecuador |
| Jose Boyarizo | D | , Argentina | |||
| John Brooks | F | February 24, 1956 | 6'4" | 190 | Derby, England |
| Mark Bryant | D | 5'9" | 155 | Antioch, CA | |
| Jamil Canal | G | May 16, 1949 | 5'10" | 168 | Victoria, Brazil |
| Humberto Cano | D | ||||
| Juan Cano | M | July 12, 1956 | 5'10" | 155 | Medellin, Columbia |
| Peter Christopoulos | D | 5'9" | 165 | , USA | |
| Bart Farley | G | January 26, 1958 | 6'1" | 170 | Williston, VT |
| John Feeley | G | 5'11" | 168 | ||
| Matt Giarusso | F | ||||
| Mark Gilchrist | M | ||||
| Jim Glasson | D | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| John Gonsalves | F | ||||
| S Gonsalves | |||||
| Sandje Ivanchukov | D | June 23, 1960 | 5'9" | 150 | Howell Township, NY |
| Ernst Jean-Baptiste | M | 5'11" | 165 | , Haiti | |
| Julliaume | |||||
| Harry Laventure | D | July 11, 1951 | 5'10" | 155 | St. Jean, Haiti |
| Len Mercurio | M | December 20, 1958 | 5'8" | 154 | Palermo, Italy |
| Michel | M | June 9, 1981 | 6'2" | 170 | Vitoria, Brazil |
| Jan Mikulski | D | February 10, 1947 | 5'9" | 168 | , Poland |
| Roland Mitchell | D | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Moorehead | G | ||||
| Tom O'Brien | D | ||||
| Perreira | |||||
| Leo Ramas | D | February 4, 1952 | 6'0" | 175 | , Brazil |
| Steve Reid | F,M | April 6, 1955 | 5'10" | 155 | Montreal, QC Canada |
| Jose Rico | F | ||||
| Rosendes | |||||
| Fernando Santos | F | 5'7" | 155 | ||
| Mike St. Martin | F | ||||
| Angrik Stepanow | F | September 18, 1956 | 5'7" | 150 | Neptune, NJ |
| Paul Stevenson | D | 6'2" | 175 | ||
| Doug Tashjian | D | ||||
| Paul Toomey | D | August 28, 1956 | 6'0" | 175 | New London, CT |
| Henry Wisniak | F |
