North American Soccer League · United States · level 1

1978

Honors
champion New York Cosmos
mvp Mike Flanagan
golden boot Giorgio Chinaglia

380 games 3.26 goals / game 13,807 avg. attendance

Standings

team GP W L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
Cosmos 30 24 6 212 88 39 7.07 2.26
Vancouver Whitecaps 30 24 6 199 68 29 6.63 2.34
Detroit Express 30 20 10 176 68 36 5.87 1.89
Portland Timbers 30 20 10 167 50 36 5.57 1.39
New England Tea Men 30 19 11 165 62 39 5.50 1.59
Tampa Bay Rowdies 30 18 12 165 63 48 5.50 1.31
San Diego Sockers 30 18 12 164 63 56 5.47 1.13
Minnesota Kicks 30 17 13 156 58 43 5.20 1.35
Washington Diplomats 30 16 14 145 55 47 4.83 1.17
Toronto Metros-Croatia 30 16 14 144 58 47 4.80 1.23
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 30 16 14 143 50 59 4.77 0.85
Seattle Sounders 30 15 15 138 50 45 4.60 1.11
Tulsa Roughnecks 30 15 15 132 49 46 4.40 1.07
Dallas Tornado 30 14 16 131 51 53 4.37 0.96
Rochester Lancers 30 14 16 131 47 52 4.37 0.90
Chicago Sting 30 12 18 123 57 64 4.10 0.89
California Surf 30 13 17 115 43 49 3.83 0.88
Philadelphia Fury 30 12 18 111 40 58 3.70 0.69
Oakland Stompers 30 12 18 103 34 59 3.43 0.58
Memphis Rogues 30 10 20 101 43 58 3.37 0.74
Houston Hurricane 30 10 20 96 37 61 3.20 0.61
Los Angeles Aztecs 30 9 21 88 36 69 2.93 0.52
San Jose Earthquakes 30 8 22 83 36 81 2.77 0.44
Colorado Caribous 30 8 22 81 34 66 2.70 0.52

Season leaders

complete stats

Goals

  1. Giorgio Chinaglia 34
  2. Mike Flanagan 30
  3. Trevor Francis 22
  4. Alan Willey 21
  5. Jeff Bourne 21
  6. Kevin Hector 21
  7. Karl-Heinz Granitza 19
  8. Rodney Marsh 18
  9. David Irving 16
  10. Ivan Lukacevic 16

Assists

  1. Alan Hinton 30
  2. Bob Lenarduzzi 17
  3. Ray Graydon 17
  4. Vladislav Bogicevic 17
  5. Franz Beckenbauer 16
  6. Rodney Marsh 16
  7. Jorgen Kristensen 15
  8. Ian Hamilton 13
  9. Jean Willrich 13
  10. Julie Veee 13

Appearances

  1. Alan Mayer 30
  2. Alan Willey 30
  3. Bruce Wilson 30
  4. Clyde Best 30
  5. David Bradford 30
  6. Don O'Riordan 30
  7. Giorgio Chinaglia 30
  8. Greg Makowski 30
  9. Ian Davies 30
  10. Jean Willrich 30

Most recent games

all games

date season team score team venue referee attendance sources
Aug. 23, 1978 1978 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1 - 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa Stadium 37249 1
Aug. 23, 1978 1978 Cosmos 5 - 0 Portland Timbers Giants Stadium 65287 1
Aug. 20, 1978 1978 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3 - 2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Lockhart Stadium 16286 1
Aug. 18, 1978 1978 Cosmos 1 - 0 Portland Timbers Providence Park 24515 1
Aug. 17, 1978 1978 San Diego Sockers 2 - 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa Stadium 32495 1
Aug. 16, 1978 1978 Portland Timbers 2 - 1 Vancouver Whitecaps Empire Stadium 3266 1
Aug. 16, 1978 1978 Detroit Express 1 - 0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Silverdome 32319 1
Aug. 16, 1978 1978 Minnesota Kicks 0 - 4 Cosmos Giants Stadium 60199 1
Aug. 14, 1978 1978 Minnesota Kicks 9 - 2 Cosmos Metropolitan Stadium 45863 1
Aug. 14, 1978 1978 San Diego Sockers 0 - 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Qualcomm Stadium 8014 1
Aug. 13, 1978 1978 Detroit Express 3 - 3 (SO) Fort Lauderdale Strikers Lockhart Stadium 11517 1
Aug. 12, 1978 1978 Portland Timbers 1 - 0 Vancouver Whitecaps Providence Park 16437 1
Aug. 10, 1978 1978 Minnesota Kicks 3 - 1 Tulsa Roughnecks Metropolitan Stadium 36478 1
Aug. 9, 1978 1978 Cosmos 5 - 2 Seattle Sounders Giants Stadium 47780 1
Aug. 9, 1978 1978 Portland Timbers 2 - 1 Washington Diplomats Providence Park 14230 1
Aug. 9, 1978 1978 Toronto Metros-Croatia 0 - 4 Vancouver Whitecaps Empire Stadium 30811 1
Aug. 9, 1978 1978 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3 - 1 New England Tea Men Foxboro Stadium 18672 1
Aug. 8, 1978 1978 California Surf 1 - 2 San Diego Sockers Qualcomm Stadium 6238 1
Aug. 8, 1978 1978 Chicago Sting 1 - 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa Stadium 26596 1
Aug. 8, 1978 1978 Detroit Express 1 - 0 Philadelphia Fury Silverdome 22456 1
Aug. 6, 1978 1978 Toronto Metros-Croatia 2 - 0 Washington Diplomats Varsity Stadium 8145 1
Aug. 6, 1978 1978 San Diego Sockers 1 - 2 Vancouver Whitecaps Qualcomm Stadium 5743 1
Aug. 5, 1978 1978 California Surf 2 - 5 Seattle Sounders Kingdome 27406 1
Aug. 5, 1978 1978 Dallas Tornado 5 - 3 Cosmos Ownby Stadium 11213 1
Aug. 5, 1978 1978 Detroit Express 2 - 3 Philadelphia Fury Veterans Stadium 6822 1

Awards

award winner
All-Star Team Trevor Francis
All-Star Team Chris Turner
All-Star Team Franz Beckenbauer
All-Star Team Gerry Daly
All-Star Team Giorgio Chinaglia
All-Star Team Mike Flanagan
All-Star Team Ray Evans
All-Star Team Rodney Marsh
All-Star Team Carlos Alberto
All-Star Team Kevin Keelan
All-Star Team Mike England
Champion New York Cosmos
Coach of the Year Tony Waiters
MVP Mike Flanagan
Rookie of the Year Jim McAlister

Where the appearances came from

England: 3,043 games, 33.2%United States: 1,465 games, 16.0%United States: 1,465 games, 16.0%United States: 1,465 games, 16.0%Scotland: 806 games, 8.8%South Africa: 196 games, 2.1%South Africa: 196 games, 2.1%Serbia: 233 games, 2.5%Serbia: 233 games, 2.5%Ireland: 206 games, 2.2%Germany: 247 games, 2.7%Croatia: 192 games, 2.1%Canada: 394 games, 4.3%Bermuda: 88 games, 1.0%Wales: 80 games, 0.9%Northern Ireland: 172 games, 1.9%Turkey: 22 games, 0.2%Trinidad and Tobago: 10 games, 0.1%Trinidad and Tobago: 10 games, 0.1%Switzerland: 10 games, 0.1%Spain: 85 games, 0.9%Spain: 85 games, 0.9%Spain: 85 games, 0.9%Slovenia: 9 games, 0.1%Portugal: 12 games, 0.1%Portugal: 12 games, 0.1%Portugal: 12 games, 0.1%Poland: 41 games, 0.4%Peru: 14 games, 0.2%Nigeria: 8 games, 0.1%Montenegro: 29 games, 0.3%Mexico: 3 games, 0.0%Macedonia: 67 games, 0.7%Kenya: 26 games, 0.3%Japan: 6 games, 0.1%Japan: 6 games, 0.1%Japan: 6 games, 0.1%Japan: 6 games, 0.1%Japan: 6 games, 0.1%Japan: 6 games, 0.1%Japan: 6 games, 0.1%Japan: 6 games, 0.1%Jamaica: 27 games, 0.3%Italy: 127 games, 1.4%Italy: 127 games, 1.4%Italy: 127 games, 1.4%Italy: 127 games, 1.4%India: 30 games, 0.3%India: 30 games, 0.3%India: 30 games, 0.3%India: 30 games, 0.3%Hungary: 104 games, 1.1%Haiti: 80 games, 0.9%Greece: 13 games, 0.1%Ghana: 12 games, 0.1%Finland: 20 games, 0.2%Denmark: 19 games, 0.2%Denmark: 19 games, 0.2%Cyprus: 25 games, 0.3%Costa Rica: 24 games, 0.3%Chile: 2 games, 0.0%Chile: 2 games, 0.0%Chile: 2 games, 0.0%Brazil: 80 games, 0.9%Barbados: 18 games, 0.2%Austria: 24 games, 0.3%Argentina: 96 games, 1.0%Angola: 5 games, 0.1%
  • 25% and over
  • 10-25%
  • 5-10%
  • 2-5%
  • under 2%
Games played by country of birth. Each country is shaded by its share of the minutes; the bands are fixed, so one season can be compared with another. Hover or focus a country for its figures, and read the table below for all of them. A country too small to draw at this crop is marked with a dot.
games by country of birth
countrygamesshare
England 3,043 33.2%
United States 1,465 16.0%
not recorded 875 9.5%
Scotland 806 8.8%
Canada 394 4.3%
Germany 247 2.7%
Serbia 233 2.5%
Ireland 206 2.2%
South Africa 196 2.1%
Croatia 192 2.1%
Northern Ireland 172 1.9%
Italy 127 1.4%
Yugoslavia 122 1.3%
Hungary 104 1.1%
Argentina 96 1.0%
Bermuda 88 1.0%
Spain 85 0.9%
Brazil 80 0.9%
Haiti 80 0.9%
Wales 80 0.9%
Macedonia 67 0.7%
Poland 41 0.4%
India 30 0.3%
Montenegro 29 0.3%
Jamaica 27 0.3%
Kenya 26 0.3%
Cyprus 25 0.3%
Austria 24 0.3%
Costa Rica 24 0.3%
Turkey 22 0.2%
Finland 20 0.2%
Denmark 19 0.2%
Barbados 18 0.2%
Peru 14 0.2%
Greece 13 0.1%
Ghana 12 0.1%
Portugal 12 0.1%
Switzerland 10 0.1%
Trinidad and Tobago 10 0.1%
Slovenia 9 0.1%
Nigeria 8 0.1%
Japan 6 0.1%
Angola 5 0.1%
Mexico 3 0.0%
Chile 2 0.0%

No minutes are recorded here, so the shares are games played.