Shep Messing
Shep Messing
Born: October 9, 1949
Bronx, NY
Position: G
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 170
Career: 1973-1986
Shep Messing compiled a career record of 107 wins, 64 losses and 0 ties with a goals against average of 3.01 in his career with the New York Cosmos, Boston Minutemen, New York Arrows, Oakland Stompers, Rochester Lancers, Pittsburgh Spirit and New York Express. He began playing during the 1973 season and last took the field during the 1986 campaign.
 New York Cosmos |
 Boston Minutemen |
 Oakland Stompers |
 New York Arrows |
 Rochester Lancers |
 New York Cosmos |
 Pittsburgh Spirit |
 New York Express |
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Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | PIM | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NASL | New York Cosmos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | NASL | New York Cosmos | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | NASL | Boston Minutemen | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | NASL | Boston Minutemen | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | NASL | New York Cosmos | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | NASL | New York Cosmos | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978-79 | MISL | New York Arrows | 22 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 1978 | NASL | Oakland Stompers | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979-80 | MISL | New York Arrows | 32 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 1979 | NASL | Rochester Lancers | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980-81 | MISL | New York Arrows | 27 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 1981-82 | MISL | New York Arrows | 27 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1982-83 | MISL | New York Arrows | 24 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1983-84 | MISL | New York Arrows | 31 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1984-85 | MISL | Pittsburgh Spirit | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984-85 | MISL | New York Cosmos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1986-87 | MISL | New York Express | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Indoor | 182 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | |||
| Outdoor | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 302 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 |
Goalkeeping:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | CS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NASL | New York Cosmos | 1 | 90:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.67 | 10 | 9 | 0 | .900 |
| 1974 | NASL | New York Cosmos | 8 | 719:00 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1.25 | 74 | 59 | 0 | .797 |
| 1975 | NASL | Boston Minutemen | 18 | 1640:00 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.62 | 161 | 144 | 6 | .894 |
| 1976 | NASL | New York Cosmos | 10 | 900:00 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.80 | 101 | 89 | 4 | .881 |
| 1976 | NASL | Boston Minutemen | 9 | 828:00 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.87 | 89 | 77 | 2 | .865 |
| 1977 | NASL | New York Cosmos | 20 | 1737:00 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0.97 | 183 | 155 | 4 | .847 |
| 1978 | NASL | Oakland Stompers | 25 | 2332:00 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1.23 | 233 | 185 | 5 | .794 |
| 1978-79 | MISL | New York Arrows | 22 | 1236:00 | 14 | 7 | 107 | 5.19 | 1078 | 502 | 0 | .466 |
| 1979-80 | MISL | New York Arrows | 32 | 1754:00 | 25 | 5 | 151 | 5.17 | 1392 | 573 | 0 | .412 |
| 1979 | NASL | Rochester Lancers | 29 | 2707:00 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 1.11 | 237 | 187 | 4 | .789 |
| 1980-81 | MISL | New York Arrows | 27 | 1411:00 | 21 | 3 | 103 | 4.38 | 1019 | 482 | 0 | .473 |
| 1981-82 | MISL | New York Arrows | 27 | 1652:00 | 21 | 6 | 125 | 4.54 | 1012 | 461 | 0 | .456 |
| 1982-83 | MISL | New York Arrows | 24 | 1361:00 | 12 | 10 | 113 | 4.98 | 518 | 296 | 0 | .571 |
| 1983-84 | MISL | New York Arrows | 31 | 1604:00 | 11 | 18 | 157 | 5.87 | 777 | 359 | 0 | .462 |
| 1984-85 | MISL | New York Cosmos | 3 | 134:00 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 10.30 | 77 | 29 | 0 | .377 |
| 1984-85 | MISL | Pittsburgh Spirit | 3 | 93:22 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7.10 | 40 | 18 | 0 | .450 |
| 1986-87 | MISL | New York Express | 13 | 757:34 | 2 | 11 | 77 | 6.10 | 398 | 174 | 0 | .437 |
| Indoor | 182 | 10002:56 | 107 | 64 | 867 | 5.20 | 6311 | 2894 | 0 | .459 | ||
| Outdoor | 120 | 10953:0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 1.00 | 1088 | 905 | 25 | .832 | ||
| Totals | 302 | 20955:56 | 107 | 64 | 1050 | 3.01 | 6311 | 3799 | 25 | .602 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | PIM | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | MISL | New York Arrows | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1979-80 | MISL | New York Arrows | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980-81 | MISL | New York Arrows | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981-82 | MISL | New York Arrows | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982-83 | MISL | New York Arrows | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983-84 | MISL | New York Arrows | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Indoor | 20 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Outdoor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 20 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
Postseason - Goalkeeping:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | MISL | New York Arrows | 3 | 170:00 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5.29 | 155 | 80 | .516 |
| 1979-80 | MISL | New York Arrows | 3 | 180:00 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3.33 | 115 | 50 | .435 |
| 1980-81 | MISL | New York Arrows | 4 | 230:00 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 5.48 | 219 | 97 | .443 |
| 1981-82 | MISL | New York Arrows | 5 | 320:00 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 5.81 | 221 | 93 | .421 |
| 1982-83 | MISL | New York Arrows | 3 | 85:00 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7.06 | 30 | 17 | .567 |
| 1983-84 | MISL | New York Arrows | 2 | 111:00 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10.81 | 64 | 27 | .422 |
| Indoor | 20 | 1096:00 | 14 | 4 | 107 | 5.86 | 804 | 364 | .453 | ||
| Outdoor | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 20 | 1096:00 | 14 | 4 | 107 | 5.86 | 804 | 364 | .453 |
