1968 Cleveland Stokers Roster
North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 14-7-11 - 175 points
in the NASL's Lakes Division
Lost Conference Final
Coach: Norman Low (14-7-11)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 68,874, Avg. 4,305 in 16 home dates
1968 Cleveland Stokers StatisticsTeam Record: 14-7-11 - 175 points
in the NASL's Lakes Division
Lost Conference Final
Coach: Norman Low (14-7-11)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 68,874, Avg. 4,305 in 16 home dates
The Cleveland Stokers of the North American Soccer League ended the 1968 season with a record of 14 wins and 7 losses and 11 ties for 175 points in the NASL's Lakes Division.
Cleveland scored 62 goals and surrendered 44. Enrique Mateos netted 16 goals for the Stokers, while Amancio Cid, Manuel Mendoza, Dietrich Albrecht and Hank Liotart each contributed five or more, too. Paul Shardlow recorded a 0.93 goals against average, topping goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.
Norman Low coached the team. The 1968 Cleveland Stokers lost in the Conference Final.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dietrich Albrecht | F | February 4, 1940 | 6'3" | 165 | Danzig, Germany |
| John Best | D | July 11, 1940 | 5'11" | 175 | Liverpool, England |
| Marko Bilic | G | , Yugoslavia | |||
| John Borodiak | D | April 22, 1940 | 5'8" | 160 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| John Brookes | F | December 12, 1931 | Reading, England | ||
| Amancio Cid | F | , Argentina | |||
| Terry Conroy | F | October 2, 1946 | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Cyprian Ezike | , Nigeria | ||||
| Sergio Kresic | M | November 29, 1946 | Split, Croatia Yugoslavia | ||
| Joe Kuzman | F | , Hungary | |||
| Hank Liotart | M,F,D | November 15, 1943 | 5'11" | 175 | Baarn, Holland |
| Enrique Mateos | F | July 15, 1934 | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Manuel Mendoza | F | , Portugal | |||
| Bernd Messing | F | 5'8" | 160 | , Germany | |
| John Mueller | F | February 1, 1948 | 5'8" | 150 | St. Louis, MO |
| Ruben Navarro | M | March 30, 1933 | Santiago Del Estrero, Argentina | ||
| Paul Shardlow | G | April 29, 1943 | 5'9" | 172 | Stone, England |
| Peter Short | D,F | October 27, 1944 | 6'0" | 180 | Liverpool, England |
| Richard Skora | |||||
| Jesus Tartilan | D | , Spain | |||
| Horst Tober | |||||
| Roy Turner | M | October 30, 1943 | 5'10" | 170 | Liverpool, England |
