1976 Boston Minutemen Roster
North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 7-17 - 72 points
in the NASL's North Division
Coach: Hubert Vogelsinger (7-8)
Coach: John Bertos (0-9)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 30,971, Avg. 2,581 in 12 home dates
1976 Boston Minutemen StatisticsTeam Record: 7-17 - 72 points
in the NASL's North Division
Coach: Hubert Vogelsinger (7-8)
Coach: John Bertos (0-9)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 30,971, Avg. 2,581 in 12 home dates
The Boston Minutemen of the North American Soccer League ended the 1976 season with a record of 7 wins and 17 losses for 72 points in the NASL's North Division.
The Minutemen chalked up 35 goals and surrendered 64, most in the circuit. Bert Bowery scored 11 goals for Boston, while Shep Messing recorded a 0.87 goals against average, topping qualifying goalkeepers.
Hubert Vogelsinger and John Bertos coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derley Borges | F | 5'6" | 135 | ||
| Bert Bowery | F | October 29, 1954 | St. Kitts, West Indies | ||
| Jorge Calado | D | June 7, 1943 | , Mozambique | ||
| Gus Carias | G | 6'0" | 160 | , Brazil | |
| Fernando Carvalho | M | 5'9" | 152 | , Brazil | |
| Mickey Cohen | G | February 24, 1947 | 5'11" | 166 | Brooklyn, NY |
| Ade Coker | F,M | May 19, 1954 | 5'9" | 155 | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Geoff Davies | F | January 1, 1947 | 6'0" | 175 | Elsmere Port, California England |
| Phil Davis | D | 6'1" | 180 | Sheffield, England | |
| Carlos Eduardo | F | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Tony Forte | M | ||||
| Robert Garcia | M | October 5, 1953 | Bogota, Columbia | ||
| Gene Geimer | F | January 31, 1949 | 5'10" | 153 | St. Louis, MO |
| Ernone Gomez | M | ||||
| Paddy Greenwood | D | October 19, 1946 | 6'0" | 170 | Hull, England |
| Tom Guerry | G | ||||
| Michael Horne | G | ||||
| Tim Hunter | F,D | March 3, 1954 | 5'9" | 152 | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Derek Jefferson | D | September 5, 1948 | Morpeth, England | ||
| Josef Jelinek | M,F | January 9, 1945 | 5'11" | 168 | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Salvatore LaGrasso | F | ||||
| John McCrudden | M | December 25, 1955 | 6'4" | 180 | Queens, NY |
| Shep Messing | G | October 9, 1949 | 5'11" | 170 | Bronx, NY |
| Peter Nover | D | October 29, 1954 | Holzheim, Germany | ||
| Roberto Oliveira | D | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Jim Powers | D | ||||
| Robert Scanlon | D | June 2, 1954 | 5'11" | 165 | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Antonio Simoes | M,F | December 14, 1943 | 5'8" | 145 | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Jose Soroa | M | July 10, 1949 | 6'0" | 170 | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Mike Stevenson | G | ||||
| Wolfgang Suhnholz | M,F | September 14, 1946 | 6'1" | 163 | Berlin, Germany |
| Bronislaw Sularz | G | January 27, 1942 | 6'3" | 180 | Wieruszow, Poland |
| James Townsend | D | ||||
| Tom Walsh | D | December 11, 1953 | St. Louis, MO | ||
| Alan Wooler | D | August 17, 1953 | 6'1" | 170 | Poole, Dorset England |
