1981 Washington Diplomats Statistics
North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 15-17 - 135 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division
Coach: Ken Furphy (15-17)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 193,702, Avg. 12,106 in 16 home dates
1981 Washington Diplomats RosterTeam Record: 15-17 - 135 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division
Coach: Ken Furphy (15-17)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 193,702, Avg. 12,106 in 16 home dates
The Washington Diplomats of the North American Soccer League ended the 1981 season with a record of 15 wins and 17 losses for 135 points in the NASL's Eastern Division.
Washington bagged 59 goals and conceded 58. Malcolm Waldron scored 15 goals for the Diplomats, while Ross Jenkins and Trevor Hebbard tallied five or more, too. David Bradford accounted for 10 assists. Jim Brown earned a 1.02 goals against average, best among regular keepers.
Ken Furphy coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | Pts | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Waldron | D | 32 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Trevor Hebbard | F | 28 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ross Jenkins | F | 29 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Bradford | F | 30 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Petar Baralic | F | 25 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heinz Wirtz | M | 26 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clive Haywood | F | 12 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David McGill | F | 29 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johan Cruyff | M | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| With Kiefer | F | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ivan Belfiore | D | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Donato Nardiello | F | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peter Carr | D | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Cannell | F | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ole Mikkelsen | F | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Brown | G | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Benny Dargle | D | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Messemer | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dale Baxter | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Angus Moffatt | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Murphy | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Colquhoun | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Trevor Franklin | D | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 421 | 0 | 56 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Brown | 31 | 0 | 2872:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 49 | 1.54 | 0 | 171 | |
| Jim Messemer | 1 | 0 | 75:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.40 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dale Baxter | 1 | 0 | 90:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | |
| Totals | 33 | 0 | 3037:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 54 | 1.60 | 0 | 175 |
