North American Soccer League · United States · level 1

1975

Honors
champion Tampa Bay Rowdies
mvp Steve David
golden boot Steve David

232 games 3.23 goals / game 7,866 avg. attendance closest-club map

Standings

team GP W L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
Portland Timbers 22 16 6 138 43 27 6.27 1.59
Tampa Bay Rowdies 22 16 6 135 46 27 6.14 1.70
Seattle Sounders 22 15 7 129 42 28 5.86 1.50
Miami Toros 22 14 8 123 47 30 5.59 1.57
Boston Minutemen 22 13 9 116 41 29 5.27 1.41
St. Louis Stars 22 13 9 115 38 34 5.23 1.12
Toronto Metros-Croatia 22 13 9 114 39 28 5.18 1.39
Washington Diplomats 22 12 10 112 42 47 5.09 0.89
Los Angeles Aztecs 22 12 10 107 42 33 4.86 1.27
Chicago Sting 22 12 10 106 39 33 4.82 1.18
Vancouver Whitecaps 22 11 11 99 38 28 4.50 1.36
New York Cosmos 22 10 12 91 39 38 4.14 1.03
Philadelphia Atoms 22 10 12 90 33 42 4.09 0.79
Baltimore Comets 22 9 13 87 34 52 3.95 0.65
Denver Dynamos 22 9 13 85 37 42 3.86 0.88
Dallas Tornado 22 9 13 83 33 38 3.77 0.87
San Jose Earthquakes 22 8 14 83 37 48 3.77 0.77
Rochester Lancers 22 6 16 64 29 49 2.91 0.59
Connecticut Bicentennials 22 6 16 61 27 51 2.77 0.53
San Antonio Thunder 22 6 16 59 24 46 2.68 0.52

Season leaders

complete stats

Goals

  1. Steve David 23
  2. Derek Smethurst 18
  3. Gordon Hill 16
  4. Ilija Mitic 16
  5. Peter Withe 16
  6. Tommy Ord 16
  7. Uri Banhoffer 14
  8. Chris Bahr 11
  9. John Hawley 11
  10. Ace Ntsoelengoe 10

Assists

  1. Paul Crossley 12
  2. Ronnie Sharp 12
  3. John Coyne 11
  4. Antonio Simoes 9
  5. Ilija Mitic 9
  6. Julio Correa 9
  7. Mike Barry 9
  8. Uri Banhoffer 9
  9. Willy Anderson 9
  10. Geoff Davies 8

Appearances

  1. Leroy DeLeon 35
  2. Alan Stephens 22
  3. Alan Wooler 22
  4. Al Trost 22
  5. Arnie Mausser 22
  6. Art Welch 22
  7. Barry Lynch 22
  8. Barry Watling 22
  9. Benny Alon 22
  10. Bobby Moffat 22

Most recent games

all games

date season team score team venue referee attendance sources
Aug. 17, 1975 1975 Portland Timbers 1 - 0 St. Louis Stars Providence Park 33503 1
Aug. 16, 1975 1975 Miami Toros 0 - 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa Stadium 22710 1
Aug. 13, 1975 1975 Boston Minutemen 1 - 2 Miami Toros Nickerson Field 2187 1
Aug. 13, 1975 1975 Los Angeles Aztecs 1 - 1 (SO) St. Louis Stars Francis Field 6119 1
Aug. 13, 1975 1975 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1 - 0 Toronto Metros-Croatia Tampa Stadium 16111 1
Aug. 12, 1975 1975 Portland Timbers 2 - 1 Seattle Sounders Providence Park 31523 1
Aug. 10, 1975 1975 Baltimore Comets 3 - 0 Philadelphia Atoms Memorial Stadium (Baltimore) 1263 1
Aug. 10, 1975 1975 Connecticut Bicentennials 4 - 1 Rochester Lancers Yale Bowl 3120 1
Aug. 10, 1975 1975 Chicago Sting 1 - 1 (SO) Washington Diplomats RFK Stadium 3519 1
Aug. 9, 1975 1975 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1 - 3 Toronto Metros-Croatia Varsity Stadium 8248 1
Aug. 9, 1975 1975 Dallas Tornado 5 - 0 San Antonio Thunder Texas Stadium 5139 1
Aug. 9, 1975 1975 Boston Minutemen 3 - 0 Connecticut Bicentennials Nickerson Field 5139 1
Aug. 9, 1975 1975 Los Angeles Aztecs 1 - 0 Portland Timbers El Camino College 10231 1
Aug. 9, 1975 1975 San Jose Earthquakes 2 - 1 Seattle Sounders Memorial Stadium 17925 1
Aug. 8, 1975 1975 Philadelphia Atoms 5 - 2 Rochester Lancers Holleder Memorial Stadium 2683 1
Aug. 8, 1975 1975 Denver Dynamos 3 - 0 St. Louis Stars Jefferson County Stadium 2793 1
Aug. 8, 1975 1975 Baltimore Comets 1 - 2 Miami Toros Miami Orange Bowl 4469 1
Aug. 7, 1975 1975 Connecticut Bicentennials 1 - 2 Toronto Metros-Croatia Varsity Stadium 4215 1
Aug. 7, 1975 1975 San Jose Earthquakes 0 - 4 Vancouver Whitecaps Empire Stadium 5461 1
Aug. 7, 1975 1975 Denver Dynamos 3 - 0 St. Louis Stars Jefferson County Stadium 2793 1
Aug. 6, 1975 1975 Baltimore Comets 1 - 4 Washington Diplomats Memorial Stadium (Baltimore) 2877 1
Aug. 6, 1975 1975 San Antonio Thunder 0 - 1 Seattle Sounders Alamo Stadium 3194 1
Aug. 6, 1975 1975 Boston Minutemen 0 - 1 New York Cosmos Downing Stadium 6541 1
Aug. 6, 1975 1975 Chicago Sting 3 - 0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa Stadium 12761 1
Aug. 3, 1975 1975 Denver Dynamos 2 - 1 San Antonio Thunder Jefferson County Stadium 2165 1

Awards

award winner
All-Star Team Antonio Simoes
All-Star Team Farrukh Quraishi
All-Star Team Bob Smith
All-Star Team Arfon Griffiths
All-Star Team Werner Roth
All-Star Team Steve David
All-Star Team Ronnie Sharp
All-Star Team Peter Bonetti
All-Star Team Pelé
All-Star Team Mike England
All-Star Team Gordon Hill
Champion Tampa Bay Rowdies
Coach of the Year John Sewell
MVP Steve David
Rookie of the Year Doug McMillan

Where the appearances came from

England: 1,599 games, 28.5%United States: 754 games, 13.5%United States: 754 games, 13.5%United States: 754 games, 13.5%Scotland: 390 games, 7.0%Germany: 117 games, 2.1%Canada: 161 games, 2.9%Uruguay: 79 games, 1.4%Bermuda: 92 games, 1.6%Wales: 76 games, 1.4%Northern Ireland: 43 games, 0.8%Turkey: 9 games, 0.2%Trinidad and Tobago: 57 games, 1.0%Trinidad and Tobago: 57 games, 1.0%Thailand: 7 games, 0.1%Spain: 30 games, 0.5%Spain: 30 games, 0.5%Spain: 30 games, 0.5%South Africa: 90 games, 1.6%South Africa: 90 games, 1.6%Serbia: 16 games, 0.3%Serbia: 16 games, 0.3%Russia: 17 games, 0.3%Russia: 17 games, 0.3%Russia: 17 games, 0.3%Romania: 12 games, 0.2%Portugal: 22 games, 0.4%Portugal: 22 games, 0.4%Portugal: 22 games, 0.4%Poland: 30 games, 0.5%Peru: 12 games, 0.2%Nigeria: 15 games, 0.3%Netherlands: 9 games, 0.2%Mozambique: 7 games, 0.1%Montenegro: 15 games, 0.3%Mexico: 81 games, 1.4%Kenya: 21 games, 0.4%Jamaica: 51 games, 0.9%Italy: 69 games, 1.2%Italy: 69 games, 1.2%Italy: 69 games, 1.2%Italy: 69 games, 1.2%Israel: 33 games, 0.6%Ireland: 47 games, 0.8%Iran: 21 games, 0.4%India: 20 games, 0.4%India: 20 games, 0.4%India: 20 games, 0.4%India: 20 games, 0.4%Hungary: 42 games, 0.7%Haiti: 12 games, 0.2%Ghana: 23 games, 0.4%Denmark: 17 games, 0.3%Denmark: 17 games, 0.3%Croatia: 110 games, 2.0%Costa Rica: 1 game, 0.0%Colombia: 9 games, 0.2%Brazil: 86 games, 1.5%Bolivia: 2 games, 0.0%Belgium: 11 games, 0.2%Belgium: 11 games, 0.2%Belgium: 11 games, 0.2%Austria: 20 games, 0.4%Armenia: 5 games, 0.1%Argentina: 70 games, 1.2%Russia: 17 games, 0.3%
  • 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
England 1,599 28.5%
not recorded 1,172 20.9%
United States 754 13.5%
Scotland 390 7.0%
Canada 161 2.9%
Germany 117 2.1%
Croatia 110 2.0%
Bermuda 92 1.6%
South Africa 90 1.6%
Brazil 86 1.5%
Mexico 81 1.4%
Uruguay 79 1.4%
Wales 76 1.4%
Argentina 70 1.2%
Italy 69 1.2%
Trinidad and Tobago 57 1.0%
Jamaica 51 0.9%
Ireland 47 0.8%
Northern Ireland 43 0.8%
Hungary 42 0.7%
Israel 33 0.6%
Poland 30 0.5%
Spain 30 0.5%
Ghana 23 0.4%
Portugal 22 0.4%
Iran 21 0.4%
Kenya 21 0.4%
Austria 20 0.4%
India 20 0.4%
Yugoslavia 19 0.3%
Denmark 17 0.3%
Russia 17 0.3%
Serbia 16 0.3%
Montenegro 15 0.3%
Nigeria 15 0.3%
Haiti 12 0.2%
Peru 12 0.2%
Romania 12 0.2%
Belgium 11 0.2%
Colombia 9 0.2%
Netherlands 9 0.2%
Turkey 9 0.2%
Mozambique 7 0.1%
Thailand 7 0.1%
Armenia 5 0.1%
Bolivia 2 0.0%
Costa Rica 1 0.0%

No birthplace is on record for 5 of these games, so they go by the player's recorded nationality instead.

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