1981 Portland Timbers season
Portland Timbers 1981 soccer season
1981 season | |
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Owner | Louisiana-Pacific |
Head coach | ![]() |
Stadium | Civic Stadium |
NASL | Division: 3rd Playoffs: First round |
U.S. Open Cup | Did not enter |
Top goalscorer | League: ![]() ![]() (11 goals) All: ![]() |
Highest home attendance | 17,318 vs. VAN (Jul 4) |
Lowest home attendance | 4,669 vs. SJE (May 6) |
Average home league attendance | League: 10,516 All: 10,834 |
← 1980 1982 → |
The 1981 Portland Timbers season was the seventh season for the Portland Timbers in the now-defunct North American Soccer League.
Squad
The 1981 squad[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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North American Soccer League
Regular season
Northwest Division standings
Pos | Club | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 32 | 21 | 11 | 74 | 43 | +31 | 186 |
2 | Calgary Boomers | 32 | 17 | 15 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 151 |
3 | Portland Timbers | 32 | 17 | 15 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 141 |
4 | Seattle Sounders | 32 | 15 | 17 | 60 | 62 | −2 | 137 |
5 | Edmonton Drillers | 32 | 12 | 20 | 60 | 79 | −19 | 123 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source:[2]
League results
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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March 28, 1981 | California Surf | A | 2–0 | 7,663 | Lee, Mitchell |
April 4, 1981 | Seattle Sounders | A | 1–2* (OT) | 24,065 | Pratt |
April 11, 1981 | Calgary Boomers | H | 3–1 | 8,524 | Mitchell (2), Anderson |
April 18, 1981 | Vancouver Whitecaps | H | 1–2 (OT) | 13,153 | Lee |
April 26, 1981 | Calgary Boomers | A | 2–1 | 10,114 | Mitchell (2) |
May 2, 1981 | Tulsa Roughnecks | H | 1–3 | 7,766 | Bain |
May 6, 1981 | San Jose Earthquakes | H | 3–0 | 4,669 | Bain (2), Lee |
May 10, 1981 | Los Angeles Aztecs | A | 3–1 | 3,306 | Bain, Mitchell, Lee |
May 16, 1981 | Calgary Boomers | H | 2–0 | 10,510 | Mitchell, Bain |
May 24, 1981 | Edmonton Drillers | A | 1–2 | 12,812 | Lee |
May 27, 1981 | Vancouver Whitecaps | A | 0–2 | 23,541 | |
June 3, 1981 | Minnesota Kicks | H | 1–0 | 8,318 | Bri. Gant |
June 9, 1981 | Atlanta Chiefs | A | 1–2 | 3,117 | Brown |
June 13, 1981 | Seattle Sounders | H | 2–1 | 15,316 | o.g., Bain |
June 17, 1981 | Ft. Lauderdale Strikers | H | 0–3 | 11,093 | |
June 20, 1981 | Chicago Sting | H | 2–4 | 12,510 | Mitchell, Brown |
June 23, 1981 | Chicago Sting | A | 1–0 | 9,568 | Bri. Gant |
June 27, 1981 | Tulsa Roughnecks | A | 1*–0 (OT) | 19,232 | |
June 30, 1981 | Edmonton Drillers | A | 1–2 | 7,892 | Mitchell |
July 4, 1981 | Vancouver Whitecaps | H | 2–3 (OT) | 17,318 | Mitchell, Donachie |
July 8, 1981 | Washington Diplomats | H | 2–1 | 8,155 | Brown, Lee |
July 11, 1981 | Minnesota Kicks | A | 3*–2 (OT) | 15,302 | Bain, Brown |
July 15, 1981 | Dallas Tornado | A | 0–1 | 2,905 | |
July 18, 1981 | California Surf | H | 2–3 (OT) | 9,134 | Powell, Anderson |
July 22, 1981 | San Diego Sockers | A | 1–3 | 10,268 | Bain |
July 25, 1981 | San Diego Sockers | H | 0–2 | 8,493 | |
July 29, 1981 | New York Cosmos | A | 0–2 | 28,640 | |
August 1, 1981 | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 2*–1 (OT) | 11,166 | Brown |
August 5, 1981 | Edmonton Drillers | H | 3–1 | 8,423 | Cho, Bain, Brown |
August 8, 1981 | Dallas Tornado | H | 5–2 | 8,954 | Bain, Brown (2), Cho, Mitchell |
August 15, 1981 | Seattle Sounders | A | 2–1 (OT) | 16,747 | o.g., Powell |
August 19, 1981 | Los Angeles Aztecs | H | 2–1 | 15,923 | Brown, Bain |
* = Shootout win
Source:[3]
Postseason
Playoff bracket
- Best of 3 series
First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||
Portland Timbers | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
San Diego Sockers | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
San Diego Sockers | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville Tea Men | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville Tea Men | 3 | 2 | — | |||||||||||||||||
Atlanta Chiefs | 2 | 1 | — | |||||||||||||||||
San Diego Sockers | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Chicago Sting | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Seattle Sounders | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Chicago Sting | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Chicago Sting | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Montreal Manic | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Montreal Manic | 5 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Los Angeles Aztecs | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Source:[2]
Playoff results
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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August 22, 1981 | San Diego Sockers | H | 2–1 | 15,923 | Brown, Bain |
August 26, 1981 | San Diego Sockers | A | 1–5 | 12,039 | Day |
August 30, 1981 | San Diego Sockers | A | 0–2 | 15,244 |
Source:[3]
References
- ^ "Portland Timbers rosters". North American Soccer League Jerseys. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
- ^ a b "The Year in American Soccer – 1981". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
- ^ a b "1981 Portland Timbers". Timbers Fan Page. Retrieved May 6, 2011.