Toronto Blizzard

founded 1971 Toronto, ON dissolved 1984

games
385
wins
163
draws
23
losses
173
honors
1

first recorded game April 17, 1971 · latest recorded game Oct. 3, 1984

Totals and dates are as recorded here.

also known as: Toronto Metros (1971 to 1974) , Toronto Metros-Croatia (1975 to 1978)

Honors

All-time, by competition

competition GP W T L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
NASL 359 163 23 173 1555 590 601 4.33 0.98
359 163 23 173 1555 590 601 4.33 0.98

Division, year by year

1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1st division14 seasons North American Soccer League, 1971North American Soccer League, 1972North American Soccer League, 1973North American Soccer League, 1974North American Soccer League, 1975North American Soccer League, 1976North American Soccer League, 1977North American Soccer League, 1978North American Soccer League, 1979North American Soccer League, 1980North American Soccer League, 1981North American Soccer League, 1982North American Soccer League, 1983North American Soccer League, 1984
Where Toronto Blizzard sat in the pyramid, 1971 to 1984. A block marks a league season, placed on the year the season began and the division its league is recorded at; select one for that season. An empty column is a year with no league season on record. Cups are left out: a cup has no division.

Points per game, season by season

0 2 4 6 1971: 3.71 points per game in 24 NASL games 1971 1972: 3.79 points per game in 14 NASL games 1972 1973: 4.68 points per game in 19 NASL games 1973 1974: 4.35 points per game in 20 NASL games 1974 1975: 5.18 points per game in 22 NASL games 1975 1976: 5.12 points per game in 24 NASL games 1976 1977: 4.42 points per game in 26 NASL games 1977 1978: 4.80 points per game in 30 NASL games 1978 1979: 4.43 points per game in 30 NASL games 1979 1980: 4.00 points per game in 32 NASL games 1980 1981: 2.41 points per game in 32 NASL games 1981 1982: 4.72 points per game in 32 NASL games 1982 1983: 4.50 points per game in 30 NASL games 1983 1984: 4.88 points per game in 24 NASL games 1984 all-time 4.33
Points per game by season. A league season only, oldest first. Points per game rather than points, because the schedule has run anywhere from 20 games to 34. Points are as the league awarded them, which has not always been three for a win. Select a column for that season; the table below carries every figure.

Season by season

competition season GP W T L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
NASL 1984 24 14 — 10 117 46 33 4.88 1.39
NASL 1983 30 16 — 14 135 51 48 4.50 1.06
NASL 1982 32 17 — 15 151 64 47 4.72 1.36
NASL 1981 32 7 — 25 77 39 82 2.41 0.48
NASL 1980 32 14 — 18 128 49 65 4.00 0.75
NASL 1979 30 14 — 16 133 52 65 4.43 0.80
NASL 1978 30 16 — 14 144 58 47 4.80 1.23
NASL 1977 26 13 — 13 115 42 38 4.42 1.11
NASL 1976 24 15 — 9 123 38 30 5.13 1.27
NASL 1975 22 13 — 9 114 39 28 5.18 1.39
NASL 1974 20 9 1 10 87 30 31 4.35 0.97
NASL 1973 19 6 9 4 89 32 18 4.68 1.78
NASL 1972 14 4 4 6 53 18 22 3.79 0.82
NASL 1971 24 5 9 10 89 32 47 3.71 0.68

Career leaders

complete stats

Goals

  1. Ivan Lukacevic 44
  2. David Byrne 33
  3. Ace Ntsoelengoe 23
  4. Ivair Ferreira 22
  5. Jomo Sono 22
  6. Neill Roberts 20
  7. Bruno Pilas 19
  8. Cliff Calvert 18
  9. Eusébio 16
  10. Peter Roe 13

Assists

  1. David Byrne 54
  2. Cliff Calvert 26
  3. Ivair Ferreira 26
  4. Ace Ntsoelengoe 23
  5. Ivan Lukacevic 21
  6. Jim Bone 21
  7. Roberto Bettega 21
  8. Bruce Wilson 19
  9. Peter Lorimer 18
  10. Jomo Sono 16

Appearances

  1. Cliff Calvert 132
  2. Randy Ragan 117
  3. Peter Roe 110
  4. Tadeusz Polak 108
  5. Bruce Wilson 106
  6. Ivair Ferreira 105
  7. Colin Franks 103
  8. Gene Strenicer 95
  9. Damir Sutevski 81
  10. David Byrne 81

Most recent games — all 385 →

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Goal difference in the 20 results listed below, oldest to newest. Wins rise above zero in green, losses fall below it in red, and a draw is a grey block across the line. Hover over a bar for the result and date; select it for the game.
date competition season team score team venue referee attendance sources
Oct. 3, 1984 NASL 1984 Chicago Sting 3 - 2 Toronto Blizzard Varsity Stadium 16842 1
Oct. 1, 1984 NASL 1984 Chicago Sting 2 - 1 Toronto Blizzard Wrigley Field 8352 1
Sept. 21, 1984 NASL 1984 San Diego Sockers 0 - 1 Toronto Blizzard Varsity Stadium 12460 1
Sept. 18, 1984 NASL 1984 San Diego Sockers 1 - 2 Toronto Blizzard Qualcomm Stadium 4204 1
Sept. 9, 1984 NASL 1984 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 - 1 Toronto Blizzard Varsity Stadium 12565 1
Sept. 5, 1984 NASL 1984 New York Cosmos (SO) 1 - 1 Toronto Blizzard Giants Stadium 8736 1
Sept. 3, 1984 NASL 1984 Minnesota Strikers 0 - 2 Toronto Blizzard Varsity Stadium 8689 1
Aug. 30, 1984 NASL 1984 Toronto Blizzard 0 - 5 Tulsa Roughnecks Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman… 4016 1
Aug. 25, 1984 NASL 1984 Golden Bay Earthquakes 2 - 2 (SO) Toronto Blizzard Spartan Stadium 8531 1
Aug. 22, 1984 NASL 1984 Chicago Sting 1 - 2 Toronto Blizzard Wrigley Field 8080 1
Aug. 19, 1984 NASL 1984 San Diego Sockers 0 - 2 Toronto Blizzard Varsity Stadium 11286 1
Aug. 17, 1984 NASL 1984 Minnesota Strikers 1 - 2 Toronto Blizzard Metrodome 7831 1
Aug. 12, 1984 NASL 1984 Golden Bay Earthquakes 3 - 5 Toronto Blizzard Varsity Stadium 10126 1
July 21, 1984 NASL 1984 San Diego Sockers 2 - 1 Toronto Blizzard Qualcomm Stadium 3737 1
July 18, 1984 NASL 1984 Toronto Blizzard 1 - 2 Vancouver Whitecaps Varsity Stadium 14193 1
July 15, 1984 NASL 1984 Toronto Blizzard 1 - 2 Vancouver Whitecaps BC Place 17455 1
July 11, 1984 NASL 1984 Golden Bay Earthquakes 2 - 0 Toronto Blizzard Spartan Stadium 9413 1
July 8, 1984 NASL 1984 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3 - 9 Toronto Blizzard Varsity Stadium 10814 1
July 4, 1984 NASL 1984 Chicago Sting 0 - 2 Toronto Blizzard Wrigley Field 13704 1
July 1, 1984 NASL 1984 Toronto Blizzard 1 - 1 (SO) Vancouver Whitecaps Varsity Stadium 13743 1