North American Soccer League · United States · level 1

1971

Honors
champion Dallas Tornado
mvp Carlos Metidieri
golden boot Carlos Metidieri

121 games 2.53 goals / game 4,158 avg. attendance closest-club map

Standings

team GP W T L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
Rochester Lancers 24 13 6 5 141 48 31 5.88 1.55
Atlanta Chiefs 24 12 5 7 120 35 29 5.00 1.21
Dallas Tornado 24 10 8 6 119 38 24 4.96 1.58
New York Cosmos 24 9 5 10 117 51 55 4.88 0.93
Washington Darts 24 8 10 6 111 36 34 4.63 1.06
Toronto Metros 24 5 9 10 89 32 47 3.71 0.68
St. Louis Stars 24 6 5 13 86 37 47 3.58 0.79
Montreal Olympique 24 4 5 15 65 29 59 2.71 0.49

Season leaders

complete stats

Goals

  1. Carlos Metidieri 19
  2. Randy Horton 16
  3. Kazimierz Frankiewicz 14
  4. Kirk Apostolidis 11
  5. Franco Gallina 10
  6. Manfred Seissler 10
  7. Jorge Siega 9
  8. Barry Lynch 8
  9. Ian MacHattie 8
  10. Ken Wallace 8

Assists

  1. Willy Roy 11
  2. Gladstone Ofori 9
  3. Jorge Siega 9
  4. Siegfried Stritzl 9
  5. Carlos Metidieri 8
  6. Iris DeBrito 8
  7. Mike Renshaw 8
  8. Dragan Popović 7
  9. Leroy DeLeon 7
  10. Manfred Seissler 7

Appearances

  1. Frank Donlavey 42
  2. Adolfo Gori 24
  3. Angus Moffat 24
  4. Barry Mahy 24
  5. Carlos Metidieri 24
  6. Charlie McCully 24
  7. Dick Hall 24
  8. John Kerr Sr. 24
  9. Jorge Siega 24
  10. Kazimierz Frankiewicz 24

Most recent games

all games

date season team score team venue referee attendance sources
Sept. 19, 1971 1971 Atlanta Chiefs 0 - 2 Dallas Tornado Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium — 1
Sept. 15, 1971 1971 Atlanta Chiefs 1 - 4 Dallas Tornado Franklin Stadium — 1
Sept. 12, 1971 1971 Atlanta Chiefs 2 - 1 Dallas Tornado Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium — 1
Sept. 8, 1971 1971 Dallas Tornado 2 - 1 Rochester Lancers Holleder Memorial Stadium 7635 1
Sept. 5, 1971 1971 Atlanta Chiefs 2 - 0 New York Cosmos Yankees Stadium — 1
Sept. 4, 1971 1971 Dallas Tornado 3 - 1 Rochester Lancers Franklin Stadium — 1
Sept. 2, 1971 1971 Atlanta Chiefs 1 - 0 New York Cosmos Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium 3800 1
Sept. 1, 1971 1971 Dallas Tornado 1 - 2 Rochester Lancers Holleder Memorial Stadium 8309 1
Aug. 29, 1971 1971 Atlanta Chiefs 1 - 2 New York Cosmos Yankees Stadium 2714 1
Aug. 29, 1971 1971 St. Louis Stars 4 - 5 Washington Darts Catholic University Stadium 1224 1
Aug. 28, 1971 1971 Montreal Olympique 0 - 4 Rochester Lancers Holleder Memorial Stadium 6613 1
Aug. 25, 1971 1971 Montreal Olympique 3 - 3 New York Cosmos Yankees Stadium 1914 1
Aug. 25, 1971 1971 St. Louis Stars 1 - 2 Toronto Metros Varsity Stadium 5117 1
Aug. 22, 1971 1971 New York Cosmos 2 - 0 Toronto Metros Yankees Stadium — 1
Aug. 22, 1971 1971 Atlanta Chiefs 1 - 1 Washington Darts Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium 3420 1
Aug. 22, 1971 1971 Bangu 1 - 0 Montreal Olympique Autostade 2269 1
Aug. 21, 1971 1971 Dallas Tornado 1 - 3 St. Louis Stars Busch Memorial Stadium 2978 1
Aug. 20, 1971 1971 Bangu 6 - 1 New York Cosmos Yankees Stadium 2714 1
Aug. 18, 1971 1971 Bangu 1 - 1 Rochester Lancers Holleder Memorial Stadium 7312 1
Aug. 18, 1971 1971 Atlanta Chiefs 1 - 0 St. Louis Stars Busch Memorial Stadium 3687 1
Aug. 18, 1971 1971 Montreal Olympique 3 - 3 Toronto Metros Varsity Stadium 3250 1
Aug. 15, 1971 1971 Dallas Tornado 2 - 0 Washington Darts Franklin Stadium 3200 1
Aug. 14, 1971 1971 Rochester Lancers 3 - 0 Toronto Metros Holleder Memorial Stadium 7211 1
Aug. 14, 1971 1971 Montreal Olympique 5 - 4 New York Cosmos Autostade 2387 1
Aug. 11, 1971 1971 Bangu 0 - 2 Dallas Tornado Franklin Stadium 3189 1

Awards

award winner
All-Star Team Carlos Metidieri
All-Star Team Siegfried Stritzl
All-Star Team Randy Horton
All-Star Team Peter Short
All-Star Team Mirko Stojanovic
All-Star Team Manfred Seissler
All-Star Team Kaizer Motaung
All-Star Team John Best
All-Star Team Dragan Popović
All-Star Team Dick Hall
All-Star Team Willie Evans
Champion Dallas Tornado
MVP Carlos Metidieri
Rookie of the Year Jim Leeker

Where the appearances came from

England: 518 games, 22.0%United States: 159 games, 6.8%United States: 159 games, 6.8%Scotland: 109 games, 4.6%Poland: 51 games, 2.2%Jamaica: 62 games, 2.6%Italy: 84 games, 3.6%Italy: 84 games, 3.6%Italy: 84 games, 3.6%Italy: 84 games, 3.6%Brazil: 109 games, 4.6%Zambia: 22 games, 0.9%Bermuda: 22 games, 0.9%Wales: 5 games, 0.2%Ukraine: 4 games, 0.2%Trinidad and Tobago: 24 games, 1.0%Trinidad and Tobago: 24 games, 1.0%South Africa: 23 games, 1.0%Slovakia: 1 game, 0.0%Serbia: 24 games, 1.0%Serbia: 24 games, 1.0%Portugal: 8 games, 0.3%Portugal: 8 games, 0.3%Portugal: 8 games, 0.3%Montenegro: 23 games, 1.0%Mexico: 1 game, 0.0%Hungary: 35 games, 1.5%Haiti: 20 games, 0.8%Greece: 37 games, 1.6%Ghana: 14 games, 0.6%Germany: 47 games, 2.0%Czechoslovakia: 4 games, 0.2%Croatia: 40 games, 1.7%Canada: 9 games, 0.4%
  • 25% and over
  • 10-25%
  • 5-10%
  • 2-5%
  • under 2%
Games played by country of origin. 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 origin
countrygamesshare
not recorded 899 38.2%
England 518 22.0%
United States 159 6.8%
Brazil 109 4.6%
Scotland 109 4.6%
Italy 84 3.6%
Jamaica 62 2.6%
Poland 51 2.2%
Germany 47 2.0%
Croatia 40 1.7%
Greece 37 1.6%
Hungary 35 1.5%
Serbia 24 1.0%
Trinidad and Tobago 24 1.0%
Montenegro 23 1.0%
South Africa 23 1.0%
Bermuda 22 0.9%
Zambia 22 0.9%
Haiti 20 0.8%
Ghana 14 0.6%
Canada 9 0.4%
Portugal 8 0.3%
Wales 5 0.2%
Czechoslovakia 4 0.2%
Ukraine 4 0.2%
Mexico 1 0.0%
Slovakia 1 0.0%

No minutes are recorded here, so the shares are games played. Totals are summed from what the record holds — see the coverage note.