1978 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Roster
North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 16-14 - 143 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division
Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Ron Newman (16-14)
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Attendance: 157,188, Avg. 10,479 in 15 home dates
1978 Fort Lauderdale Strikers StatisticsTeam Record: 16-14 - 143 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division
Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Ron Newman (16-14)
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Attendance: 157,188, Avg. 10,479 in 15 home dates
The Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League ended the 1978 season with a record of 16 wins and 14 losses for 143 points in the NASL's Eastern Division.
Fort Lauderdale scored 50 goals and gave up 59. David Irving netted 16 goals for the Strikers, and Ray Hudson contributed five or more, too. Ian Turner recorded a 1.15 goals against average, leading qualifying goalkeepers.
Ron Newman coached the team. The 1978 Fort Lauderdale Strikers lost in the Conference Championship.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Aguirre | M | December 10, 1946 | 5'9" | 155 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Gordon Banks | G | December 30, 1939 | 5'11" | 170 | Sheffield, England |
| George Best | F | May 22, 1946 | 5'8" | 159 | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Nico Bodonczy | F | February 26, 1955 | 6'0" | 180 | Santiago, Chile |
| Ian Callaghan | M | April 10, 1942 | Liverpool, England | ||
| Marine Cano | G | September 13, 1954 | 6'2" | 170 | Los Angeles, California |
| David Chadwick | F,M | August 19, 1943 | 5'7" | 140 | Ootacamund, India |
| George Dewsnip | F | May 6, 1956 | 5'7" | 140 | Salford, England |
| Gordon Fearnley | F | January 25, 1950 | 5'10" | 165 | Bradford, England |
| Colin Fowles | M,D | August 6, 1953 | 5'10" | 170 | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Tibor Gemeri | M | April 29, 1951 | 5'9" | 160 | Subotica, Serbia Yugoslavia |
| Alan Hamlyn | D | January 5, 1947 | 5'11" | 162 | London, England |
| John Hickton | F | September 24, 1944 | Chesterfield, England | ||
| Ray Hudson | M,F | March 24, 1955 | 6'0" | 180 | Hexham, England |
| David Irving | F | September 10, 1951 | 5'0" | 170 | Cumbria, England |
| Gary Jones | F | January 11, 1951 | 5'11" | 170 | Liverpool, England |
| Jan Kapstad | F | ||||
| Curtis Leeper | D,M,F | December 28, 1955 | 5'11" | 165 | Lebanon, PA |
| Kevin McClinton | F,D | ||||
| Ivan Mrsic | F | August 1, 1949 | 6'1" | Teslic, Bosnia Yugoslavia | |
| George Nanchoff | F/M,F | April 17, 1954 | 6'0" | 160 | Jankovec, Macedonia Yugoslavia |
| Mike Ortiz-Velez | M | May 13, 1957 | 5'8" | 150 | Sumter, SC |
| Les Peterson | D | December 29, 1954 | 5'10" | 155 | Miami, FL |
| Norman Piper | F,M | January 8, 1948 | 5'6" | 152 | North Tawton, England |
| Richie Poole | G | ||||
| John Ridley | D | April 27, 1952 | Durham, England | ||
| Andy Rolland | D | November 12, 1943 | 5'9" | 170 | Dundee, Scotland |
| Bill Ronson | F,M | January 22, 1957 | 5'4" | 145 | Blackpool, England |
| Ian Turner | G | January 17, 1953 | 5'11" | 182 | Middlesbrough, England |
| Dennis Vaninger | F | March 14, 1952 | 6'2" | 198 | St. Louis, MO |
| Tony Whelan | F,D | November 20, 1952 | 6'1" | 185 | Salford, England |
| Maurice Whittle | D | July 15, 1948 | Wigan, England |
