1981 Carolina Lightnin' Statistics
American Soccer League (ASL)
Team Record: 16-9-3 - 127 points
Finishing 1st in the ASL's Freedom Conference
Won Championship
Coach: Rodney Marsh (16-9-3)
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
1981 Carolina Lightnin' RosterTeam Record: 16-9-3 - 127 points
Finishing 1st in the ASL's Freedom Conference
Won Championship
Coach: Rodney Marsh (16-9-3)
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
The Carolina Lightnin' of the American Soccer League ended the 1981 season with a record of 16 wins and 9 losses and 3 ties for 127 points finishing first in the ASL's Freedom Conference.
Carolina recorded 46 goals and allowed 31. Tony Suarez scored 15 goals for the Lightnin', while Joey Fink and Mal Roche tallied five or more, too. Don Tobin recorded 7 assists. Scott Manning topped the squad with 14 wins and a team-best 0.78 goals against average, pacing qualifying goalkeepers.
Rodney Marsh coached the team. The 1981 Carolina Lightnin' won the Championship.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | PKG | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Suarez | F | 21 | 21 | 1823 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mal Roche | F | 22 | 20 | 1861 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Joey Fink | F | 13 | 11 | 1062 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Tobin | M | 25 | 25 | 2330 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Miguel Avila | M | 22 | 22 | 1975 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Philpotts | D | 25 | 25 | 2330 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hugh O'Neill | F | 21 | 17 | 1658 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Santiago Formoso | M | 17 | 17 | 1450 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Len Mercurio | F | 7 | 5 | 408 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Murphy | D | 13 | 10 | 903 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Curtis Leeper | D | 21 | 21 | 1897 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Power | M | 22 | 22 | 2021 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Finneyfrock | G | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marwan Kamaruddin | M | 5 | 3 | 367 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Scott | F | 5 | 2 | 327 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andy Papoulias | M | 7 | 5 | 416 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Borg | D | 16 | 12 | 1228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Pierce | D | 23 | 22 | 2113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Manning | G | 26 | 26 | 2379 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 313 | 286 | 26589 | 42 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Manning | 26 | 26 | 2379:00 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 1.17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Finneyfrock | 2 | 0 | 41:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 28 | 26 | 2420:00 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 1.19 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | PKG | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Suarez | F | 3 | 3 | 290 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mal Roche | F | 3 | 2 | 220 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Joey Fink | F | 4 | 4 | 343 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Tobin | M | 3 | 3 | 290 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Miguel Avila | M | 3 | 3 | 290 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Philpotts | D | 3 | 3 | 290 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hugh O'Neill | F | 3 | 3 | 252 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Santiago Formoso | M | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Len Mercurio | F | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin Murphy | D | 1 | 1 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Curtis Leeper | D | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Power | M | 3 | 3 | 290 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Borg | D | 2 | 1 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Pierce | D | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Manning | G | 3 | 3 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 35 | 3370 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Manning | 3 | 3 | 290:00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.62 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3 | 3 | 290:00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.62 | 0 | 0 |
