1981 Carolina Lightnin' Statistics
American Soccer League (ASL)
Team Record: 16-9-3 - 127 points
Finishing 1st in the ASL
Won Championship
Coach: Rodney Marsh (16-9-3)
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
1981 Carolina Lightnin' RosterTeam Record: 16-9-3 - 127 points
Finishing 1st in the ASL
Won Championship
Coach: Rodney Marsh (16-9-3)
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
The Carolina Lightnin' of the American Soccer League ended the 1981 season with a record of 16 wins and 9 losses and 3 ties for 127 points finishing first in the ASL.
Carolina recorded 46 goals and allowed 31. Tony Suarez scored 15 goals for the Lightnin', and Mal Roche tallied five or more as well. Don Tobin recorded 7 assists.
Rodney Marsh coached the team. The 1981 Carolina Lightnin' won the Championship.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | Pts | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Suarez | F | 22 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mal Roche | F | 22 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Tobin | M | 25 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Miguel Avila | M | 22 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Philpotts | D | 25 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hugh O'Neill | F | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Santiago Formoso | D | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Murphy | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Curtis Leeper | D | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Power | D | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Borg | M | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Manning | G | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 250 | 0 | 36 | 27 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
