1976 Chicago Sting Roster
North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 15-9 - 132 points
in the NASL's North Division
Lost Division Championship
Coach: Bill Foulkes (15-9)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 66,933, Avg. 5,578 in 12 home dates
1976 Chicago Sting StatisticsTeam Record: 15-9 - 132 points
in the NASL's North Division
Lost Division Championship
Coach: Bill Foulkes (15-9)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 66,933, Avg. 5,578 in 12 home dates
The Chicago Sting of the North American Soccer League ended the 1976 season with a record of 15 wins and 9 losses for 132 points in the NASL's North Division.
The Sting scored 52 goals and allowed 32. John Kowalik netted 9 goals for Chicago, while Jimmy Kelly and John Lowey contributed five or more also. Mervyn Cawston registered a 0.8 goals against average, leading regular keepers.
Bill Foulkes coached the team. The 1976 Chicago Sting lost in the Division Championship.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benny Alon | M | September 13, 1950 | Haifa, Israel | ||
| Mervyn Cawston | G | February 4, 1952 | 6'2" | 170 | Norwich, England |
| Eddie Cliff | D | September 30, 1951 | 5'10" | 165 | Liverpool, England |
| Geoff Davies | F | January 1, 1947 | 6'0" | 175 | Elsmere Port, California England |
| Gene Geimer | F | January 31, 1949 | 5'10" | 153 | St. Louis, MO |
| Rudy Getzinger | F | April 9, 1943 | 6'0" | 165 | Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia Yugoslavia |
| Richard Green | M | August 13, 1949 | 5'11" | 165 | Lima, Peru |
| Clive Griffiths | D | January 22, 1955 | 5'10" | 160 | Pontypridd, Wales |
| John James | F | October 24, 1948 | 6'0" | Stone, Staffordshire England | |
| Jimmy Kelly | M,F | May 2, 1957 | 5'6" | 145 | Carlisle, England |
| John Kowalik | F | March 26, 1944 | 5'7" | 145 | Krakow, Poland |
| George Lamptey | D | August 27, 1951 | 6'2" | 180 | Accra, Ghana |
| John Lowey | F | March 7, 1958 | 6'0" | 170 | Manchester, England |
| Rudi Mayer | M | September 23, 1949 | Linz, Austria | ||
| Steve Peplow | F | January 8, 1949 | Liverpool, England | ||
| Bozidar Ranogajec | F | February 4, 1948 | 5'11" | 170 | Zagreb, Croatia Yugoslavia |
| Tom Redmond | D | August 2, 1954 | 6'2" | 175 | St. Louis, MO |
| Lammie Robertson | M | September 27, 1947 | Paisley, Scotland | ||
| Miro Rys | F | July 18, 1957 | Kladno, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Alex Skotarek | D | April 2, 1949 | 6'1" | 175 | Sindelfingen, Germany |
| Brad Steurer | G | January 11, 1953 | 5'9" | 160 | Manchester, CT |
| Stefan Szefer | D | May 8, 1942 | 6'9" | 175 | , Poland |
| Alan Waldron | M | ||||
| Jim Waldschmidt | |||||
| John Webb | D | February 10, 1952 | 5'11" | 160 | Liverpool, England |
