1979 North American Soccer League Leaders

1979 North American Soccer League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1979 North American Soccer League Standings

Points Leaders

Player	Team	Pts	G	A
Oscar Fabbiani	Tampa Bay Rowdies	58	25	8
Giorgio Chinaglia	New York Cosmos	57	26	5
Gerd Mueller	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	55	19	17
David Robb	Philadelphia Fury	52	16	20
Jeff Bourne	Atlanta Chiefs	51	18	15
Teofilo Cubillas	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	50	16	18
Karl-Heinz Granitza	Chicago Sting	50	20	10
Alan Willey	Minnesota Kicks	49	21	7
Dennis Tueart	New York Cosmos	48	16	16

Goals Leaders

Player	Team	G	A	Pts
Giorgio Chinaglia	New York Cosmos	26	5	57
Oscar Fabbiani	Tampa Bay Rowdies	25	8	58
Alan Willey	Minnesota Kicks	21	7	49
Karl-Heinz Granitza	Chicago Sting	20	10	50
Gerd Mueller	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	19	17	55
Jeff Bourne	Atlanta Chiefs	18	15	51
Teofilo Cubillas	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	16	18	50
Alan Green	Washington Diplomats	16	9	41
David Robb	Philadelphia Fury	16	20	52
Dennis Tueart	New York Cosmos	16	16	48

Assists Leaders

Player	Team	A	G	Pts
Vladislav Bogicevic	New York Cosmos	23	1	25
Jorgen Kristensen	Chicago Sting	22	4	30
Steve Wegerle	Tampa Bay Rowdies	21	3	27
David Robb	Philadelphia Fury	20	16	52
Teofilo Cubillas	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	18	16	50
Joe Horvath	Washington Diplomats	18	7	32
Peter Ressel	Chicago Sting	18	10	38
Gerd Mueller	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	17	19	55
Jim Bone	Toronto Blizzard	16	3	22
Dennis Tueart	New York Cosmos	16	16	48

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	SHO	W	L	T
Colin Boulton	Los Angeles Aztecs, Tulsa Roughnecks	7	0	0	0
Phil Parkes	Vancouver Whitecaps	7	0	0	0
Jim Brown	Detroit Express	6	0	0	0
Volkmar Gross	Minnesota Kicks, San Diego Sockers	6	0	0	0
Paul Hammond	Houston Hurricane	6	0	0	0
Kevin Keelan	New England Tea Men	6	0	0	0
Bob Rigby	Los Angeles Aztecs, Philadelphia Fury	6	0	0	0
Alex Stepney	Dallas Tornado	6	0	0	0
Zeljko Bilecki	Tampa Bay Rowdies	5	0	0	0
Victor Nogueira	Atlanta Chiefs	5	0	0	0

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