1978 Tampa Bay Rowdies Roster

North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 18-12 - 165 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division

Lost Championship
Coach: Gordon Jago (18-12)
Location: Tampa, Florida
Attendance: 271,856, Avg. 18,124 in 15 home dates
1978 Tampa Bay Rowdies Statistics

The Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League ended the 1978 season with a record of 18 wins and 12 losses for 165 points in the NASL's Eastern Division.

The Bay Rowdies scored 63 goals and conceded 48. Rodney Marsh netted 18 goals for Tampa, while David Robb, Steve Wegerle, Wes McLeod and Graham Paddon each contributed five or more also. Rodney Marsh accounted for 16 assists. Winston DuBose registered a 0.84 goals against average, topping qualifying goalkeepers.

Gordon Jago coached the team. The 1978 Tampa Bay Rowdies lost in the Championship.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Adrian AlstonFFebruary 6, 1949Preston, England
Peter AndersonF,MMay 31, 19495'10"155London, England
Arsene AugusteDFebruary 3, 19516'2"185Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Boris BandovF,M,M/F,D/M,DNovember 23, 19535'10"175Livno, Bosnia Yugoslavia
Peter ChandlerM,D,FMarch 19, 19536'0"160Duxbury, MA
Mike ConnellDNovember 1, 19565'9"152Johannesburg, South Africa
Tony CrudoDMarch 25, 19595'11"170Seattle, WA
Winston DuBoseGJuly 28, 19556'2"184Orlando, FL
Kevin EaganDDecember 30, 19546'3"175Florissant, MO
Joey FinkF,MJuly 31, 19515'11"165Ridgewood, NJ
Jim FleetingDApril 8, 1955Glasgow, Scotland
Paul HammondGJuly 26, 19536'1"185Nottingham, England
Sandje IvanchukovDJune 23, 19605'9"150Howell Township, NY
Nicky JohnsGJune 8, 19576'2"180Orpington, Kent England
Rodney MarshM,FOctober 11, 19446'1"185London, England
Mike McGuireMSeptember 4, 1952Blackpool, England
Wes McLeodM,FOctober 24, 19575'9"145Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
MirandinhaFFebruary 26, 19525'10"160Sao Paolo, Brazil
Graham PaddonMAugust 24, 1950Manchester, England
Luis PapandreaDAugust 8, 1952Buenos Aires, Argentina
David RobbFDecember 15, 19475'11"175Broughty Ferry, Scotland
Derek SmethurstFOctober 24, 19476'1"165Durban, South Africa
Frantz St. LotM,DDecember 13, 19505'7"140Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Perry Van der BeckMNovember 5, 19596'0"150Florissant, MO
Steve WegerleFMay 15, 19535'9"152Pretoria, South Africa