1979 Detroit Express Roster
North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 14-16 - 133 points
in the NASL's Central Division
Lost Conference Quarterfinal
Coach: Ken Furphy (14-16)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 210,864, Avg. 14,058 in 15 home dates
1979 Detroit Express StatisticsTeam Record: 14-16 - 133 points
in the NASL's Central Division
Lost Conference Quarterfinal
Coach: Ken Furphy (14-16)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 210,864, Avg. 14,058 in 15 home dates
The Detroit Express of the North American Soccer League ended the 1979 season with a record of 14 wins and 16 losses for 133 points in the NASL's Central Division.
The Express scored 60 goals and yielded 56. Keith Furphy and Trevor Francis netted 14 goals each for Detroit, while Graham Oates and Ted MacDougall tallied five or more, too. Graham Oates contributed 12 assists. Jim Brown earned a 1.18 goals against average, leading qualifying goalkeepers.
Ken Furphy coached the team. The 1979 Detroit Express lost in the Conference Quarterfinal.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Alarcon | |||||
| Roberto Arciniega | M | 5'4" | 140 | Quito, Ecuador | |
| Dominick Barczewski | D | August 15, 1959 | 6'2" | 180 | St. Louis, MO |
| Ivan Belfiore | D,F | September 4, 1960 | 5'11" | 175 | Vancouver, British Columbia Canada |
| David Bradford | M,F | February 22, 1953 | 5'5" | 145 | Manchester, England |
| Jim Brown | G | May 11, 1952 | 5'11" | 168 | Coatbridge, Scotland |
| Chuck Carey | D | August 12, 1953 | 5'9" | 155 | Bethesda, MD |
| Eddie Colquhoun | D | March 29, 1945 | 6'0" | 170 | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Mick Coop | D | July 10, 1948 | Leamington, England | ||
| Benny Dargle | D | January 2, 1957 | 5'11" | 170 | Liverpool, England |
| Roberto De Oliveira | F | September 11, 1955 | 5'9" | 160 | Brooklyn, NY |
| Dave Dolphus | |||||
| Tony Dunne | D | July 24, 1941 | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Trevor Francis | F | April 19, 1954 | 5'10" | 161 | Plymouth, England |
| Keith Furphy | F | July 30, 1958 | 6'2" | 165 | Stocton, England |
| Niels Guldbjerg | F,M,D | February 10, 1958 | 5'8" | 148 | Aalestrup, Denmark |
| Paul Hunter | D | January 18, 1956 | 5'11" | 155 | Toronto, ON Canada |
| Slobo Ilijevski | G | October 24, 1949 | 6'0" | 165 | Skopje, Macedonia Yugoslavia |
| Ted MacDougall | F | January 8, 1947 | Inverness, Scotland | ||
| Angus Moffatt | M,F | May 15, 1948 | 5'7" | 140 | Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Graham Oates | D,M | March 14, 1949 | 6'2" | 172 | Bradford, England |
| Roger Osborne | M | March 9, 1950 | Otley, England | ||
| Hal Partenheimer | D,M | May 12, 1956 | 5'11" | 170 | Latrobe, PA |
| Bob Rohrbach | F | April 2, 1955 | 6'2" | 170 | Garden City, NY |
| Johann Scharmann | M | February 23, 1949 | 5'9" | 158 | , Austria |
| Steve Seargeant | D | January 2, 1951 | 5'8" | 165 | Liverpool, England |
| Brian Tinnion | F | June 11, 1948 | 5'9" | 155 | Workington, England |
| Danny Vaughn | F,D | September 7, 1956 | 6'0" | 180 | Tacoma, WA |
