1979 Memphis Rogues Roster
Team Record: 6-24 - 73 points
in the NASL's Central Division
Coach: Eddie McCreadie (2-6)
Coach: Charlie Cooke (4-18)
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Attendance: 107,053, Avg. 7,137 in 15 home dates
The Memphis Rogues of the North American Soccer League ended the 1979 season with a record of 6 wins and 24 losses for 73 points in the NASL's Central Division.
Memphis netted 38 goals, worst in the circuit and surrendered 74. Jimmy Husband scored 9 goals for the Rogues, while Mirandinha, Tony Field and Neil Smillie each contributed five or more, too. John Houska recorded a 1.45 goals against average, leading qualifying goalkeepers.
Eddie McCreadie and Charlie Cooke coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Ruben Astigarraga | F,M | August 3, 1950 | 6'0" | 170 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Jorge Berrio | D | May 30, 1951 | 6'1" | 180 | , Argentina |
Jose Boyarizo | D | , Argentina | |||
Ruben Campolo | G | , Argentina | |||
Charlie Cooke | F,M | October 14, 1942 | 6'0" | 165 | St. Monace, Scotland |
Richard Cooper | M | ||||
Victor Delgado | M | , Spain | |||
Carlos Devenutto | D | 5'6" | 145 | , Argentina | |
Gene DuChateau | G | January 23, 1954 | 6'2" | 175 | Ridgewood, NJ |
John Faulkner | D | March 10, 1948 | 6'0" | 175 | Orpington, England |
Tony Field | F | June 7, 1946 | 5'7" | 154 | Halifax, England |
Miguel Gonzales | F | 5'10" | 160 | , Argentina | |
Dave Grimaldi | D,M | December 19, 1954 | 5'11" | 165 | Fort Eustis, VA |
Jado Hasanbegovic | F | January 8, 1948 | 6'0" | 175 | Sarajevo, Bosnia Yugoslavia |
John Houska | G | May 13, 1956 | 6'0" | 160 | Baltimore, MD |
Bruce Hultman | M | ||||
Jimmy Husband | F | October 15, 1947 | 5'8" | 160 | Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
Steve Lovell | D | July 16, 1960 | 5'11" | 160 | Swansea, Wales |
Bob McAlinden | F,M | May 22, 1946 | 5'7" | 140 | Manchester, England |
Eddie McCreadie | D | April 15, 1940 | 5'10" | 180 | Glasgow, Scotland |
Henry McCully | F,D | April 30, 1948 | 6'0" | 175 | Motherwell, Scotland |
Carlos Mendez | D,F | 5'8" | 170 | , Spain | |
Mirandinha | F | February 26, 1952 | 5'10" | 160 | Sao Paolo, Brazil |
Bill Mishalow | G | March 6, 1952 | 5'10" | 160 | Chicago, IL |
Tom Nevers | D,F | June 8, 1956 | 5'8" | 160 | Middletown, CT |
Chris Nwokocha | F | December 24, 1956 | 6'0" | 180 | Onitsha, Nigeria |
Juan Pereira | D | , Argentina | |||
Oscar Pisano | D | September 3, 1956 | 5'8" | 164 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Ben Popoola | F | April 15, 1954 | 5'10" | 160 | , Nigeria |
Alex Rosul | D | July 20, 1956 | 6'3" | 190 | Cleveland, OH |
Roman Rosul | F | May 10, 1953 | 6'0" | 175 | Cleveland, OH |
Neil Smillie | M | July 19, 1958 | Barnsley, England | ||
Frantz St. Lot | M,D | December 13, 1950 | 5'7" | 140 | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
Bobby Thomson | D | December 5, 1943 | 6'0" | 175 | Smethwick, England |
Rudy Ybarra | F | April 3, 1958 | 5'6" | 135 | Santa Barbara, California |