1980 Golden Gate Gales Statistics
Team Record: 8-14-5 - 93 points
Finishing 4th in the ASL's American Conference
Coach: Lee Atack (8-14-5)
Location: Hayward, California
The Golden Gate Gales of the American Soccer League ended the 1980 season with a record of 8 wins and 14 losses and 5 ties for 93 points finishing fourth in the ASL's American Conference.
The Gales scored 60 goals, best in the league. Golden Gate conceded 37 goals. Mal Roche netted 17 goals for the team, while Alex Basso and Carlos Volpini contributed five or more as well. John Brooks and Mal Roche each recorded 7 assists. John Spurgeon topped the squad with 4 wins. Monsour Afshinpour earned a 1.13 goals against average, pacing qualifying goalkeepers.
Lee Atack coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | PKG | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mal Roche | F | 26 | 25 | 2396 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Carlos Volpini | F | 9 | 9 | 850 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Brooks | M | 26 | 26 | 2458 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alex Basso | F | 17 | 11 | 1082 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerald Hylkema | M | 23 | 21 | 1784 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carlos Trellis | M | 9 | 6 | 583 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Rowlands | D | 6 | 6 | 550 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Gray | M | 17 | 14 | 1300 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Igwe | D | 12 | 11 | 1066 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jose Berico | D | 21 | 20 | 1832 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bjorn Dahl | D | 19 | 17 | 1668 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Hauser | F | 22 | 17 | 1668 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lee Cornwell | D | 23 | 19 | 1793 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Veljko Todorovski | F | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peter Young | F | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Hauge | D | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ball | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charles Tshimanga | F | 2 | 2 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Sherlton | D | 3 | 3 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Talbot | M | 3 | 2 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lee Atack | D | 4 | 4 | 380 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andy Atuegbu | M | 6 | 6 | 515 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Lockett | M | 6 | 3 | 395 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Anatole Hulewsky | D | 6 | 4 | 490 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Monsour Afshinpour | G | 12 | 12 | 1013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Steinberg | D | 12 | 12 | 1042 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Anton | F | 13 | 9 | 894 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alan Sproates | M | 15 | 12 | 1291 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Spurgeon | G | 19 | 15 | 1501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 339 | 289 | 27506 | 48 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monsour Afshinpour | 12 | 12 | 1013:00 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 1.69 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Spurgeon | 19 | 15 | 1501:00 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 2.10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 27 | 2514:00 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 54 | 1.93 | 0 | 0 |
