1978 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Statistics
North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 16-14 - 143 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division
Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Ron Newman (16-14)
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Attendance: 157,188, Avg. 10,479 in 15 home dates
1978 Fort Lauderdale Strikers RosterTeam Record: 16-14 - 143 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division
Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Ron Newman (16-14)
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Attendance: 157,188, Avg. 10,479 in 15 home dates
The Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League ended the 1978 season with a record of 16 wins and 14 losses for 143 points in the NASL's Eastern Division.
Fort Lauderdale scored 50 goals and gave up 59. David Irving netted 16 goals for the Strikers, and Ray Hudson contributed five or more, too. Ian Turner recorded a 1.15 goals against average, leading qualifying goalkeepers.
Ron Newman coached the team. The 1978 Fort Lauderdale Strikers lost in the Conference Championship.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | Pts | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Irving | F | 28 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Hudson | M | 29 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Norman Piper | F | 24 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Maurice Whittle | D | 29 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dennis Vaninger | F | 19 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Best | F | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Dewsnip | F | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Colin Fowles | M | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ian Callaghan | M | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Whelan | F | 30 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nico Bodonczy | F | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Jones | F | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andy Rolland | D | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Ridley | D | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Hickton | F | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Ronson | F | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gordon Fearnley | F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Nanchoff | F | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Chadwick | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Ortiz-Velez | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alan Hamlyn | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Les Peterson | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Curtis Leeper | F | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marine Cano | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tibor Gemeri | M | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roberto Aguirre | M | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gordon Banks | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ian Turner | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 384 | 0 | 47 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turner | 12 | 0 | 1095:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 1.73 | 0 | 68 | |
| Marine Cano | 9 | 0 | 711:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 1.90 | 0 | 40 | |
| Gordon Banks | 11 | 0 | 948:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 2.09 | 0 | 64 | |
| Totals | 32 | 0 | 2754:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 58 | 1.90 | 0 | 172 |
