1981 Detroit Express Roster

American Soccer League (ASL)
Team Record: 15-11-2 - 125 points
Finishing 2nd in the ASL
Coach: Sonny Van Arnem (0-0)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1981 Detroit Express Statistics

The Detroit Express of the American Soccer League ended the 1981 season with a record of 15 wins and 11 losses and 2 ties for 125 points finishing second in the ASL.

The Express netted 58 goals, tops in the circuit. Detroit yielded 46 goals. Mike Mancini scored 16 goals for the team, while Walter Schlothauer, Ron Atanasio and Brian Tinnion each contributed fifteen or more, too. Mike Mancini accounted for 10 assists. Tad DeLorm recorded a 1.09 goals against average, leading regular keepers.

Sonny Van Arnem coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Ron AtanasioFSeptember 10, 19565'8"165Oceanside, NY
Adrian BrooksM,FOctober 2, 19576'1"185Derby, England
Andy ChapmanFSeptember 18, 19595'10"160London, England
Rob CollinsD6'3"200, USA
Pete DawsonGOctober 5, 19575'11"168Burnley, England
Tad DeLormGDecember 7, 19556'4"195Trier, Germany
Eddie DietzF,MDecember 18, 19576'0"177, Germany
Alex DrashajD6'1"190, USA
Trevor FrancisFApril 19, 19545'10"161Plymouth, England
Frank FuchsD6'0"165, USA
Ric GranrydG5'10"161, USA
Ken HammondM5'9"143, USA
Daniel MammanaD6'6"200, Argentina
Mike ManciniMJune 8, 19556'4"185Hammersmith, England
Angus MoffattM,FMay 15, 19485'7"140Lanarkshire, Scotland
Kevin MurphyDJuly 6, 19605'11"171Trenton, NJ
Kelvin NormanDOctober 10, 19555'10"170Cambridge, MA
Mike PowersM,DDecember 22, 19575'10"165St. Louis, MO
Greg RobertsonFJune 30, 19586'0"160Flint, MI
Walter SchlothauerD,FSeptember 24, 19585'10"152Mentor, OH
Ray SchnettgoeckeDMarch 2, 19566'0"180St. Louis, MO
Brian TinnionFJune 11, 19485'9"155Workington, England
Paul TurinGNovember 18, 19575'11"170St. Louis, MO
Steve WestbrookDDecember 12, 19585'10"160St. Louis, MO



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