1979 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Roster
North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 17-13 - 165 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division
Lost Conference Quarterfinal
Coach: Ron Newman (17-13)
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Attendance: 205,616, Avg. 13,708 in 15 home dates
1979 Fort Lauderdale Strikers StatisticsTeam Record: 17-13 - 165 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division
Lost Conference Quarterfinal
Coach: Ron Newman (17-13)
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Attendance: 205,616, Avg. 13,708 in 15 home dates
The Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League ended the 1979 season with a record of 17 wins and 13 losses for 165 points in the NASL's Eastern Division.
The Strikers chalked up 75 goals and yielded 65. Gerd Mueller scored 19 goals for Fort Lauderdale, while Maurice Whittle, Ray Hudson, Terry Park, David Irving, Clive Walker and Teofilo Cubillas each contributed five or more as well. Teofilo Cubillas recorded 18 assists. Arnie Mausser recorded a 1.32 goals against average, leading qualifying goalkeepers.
Ron Newman coached the team. The 1979 Fort Lauderdale Strikers lost in the Conference Quarterfinal.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Best | F | May 22, 1946 | 5'8" | 159 | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Nico Bodonczy | F | February 26, 1955 | 6'0" | 180 | Santiago, Chile |
| David Chadwick | F,M | August 19, 1943 | 5'7" | 140 | Ootacamund, India |
| Bob Corish | D | September 13, 1958 | 5'10" | 158 | Liverpool, England |
| M. Cougan | M | ||||
| Teofilo Cubillas | F,M | March 8, 1949 | 5'8" | 157 | Lima, Peru |
| Norman Demers | D | , USA | |||
| Mike Fazee | F | ||||
| Ken Fogarty | D | January 25, 1955 | 5'9" | 175 | Manchester, England |
| Colin Fowles | M,D | August 6, 1953 | 5'10" | 170 | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Daniel Gaston | D | October 20, 1955 | 6'0" | 150 | , France |
| Tibor Gemeri | M | April 29, 1951 | 5'9" | 160 | Subotica, Serbia Yugoslavia |
| Ray Hudson | M,F | March 24, 1955 | 6'0" | 180 | Hexham, England |
| David Irving | F | September 10, 1951 | 5'0" | 170 | Cumbria, England |
| Alvin James | M | ||||
| Gary Jones | F | January 11, 1951 | 5'11" | 170 | Liverpool, England |
| Curtis Leeper | D,M,F | December 28, 1955 | 5'11" | 165 | Lebanon, PA |
| Arnie Mausser | G | February 28, 1954 | 6'2" | 185 | Brooklyn, NY |
| Kevin McClinton | F,D | ||||
| Gerd Mueller | F | November 3, 1945 | Munich, Germany | ||
| Guy Newman | D | November 26, 1957 | 5'11" | 165 | Portsmouth, England |
| Ron Newman | M,F | January 19, 1936 | 5'9" | 160 | Foreham, England |
| Al Njie | F | April 15, 1955 | 6'1" | 160 | Atlanta, GA |
| Mike Ortiz-Velez | M | May 13, 1957 | 5'8" | 150 | Sumter, SC |
| Terry Park | M | February 7, 1957 | Liverpool, England | ||
| Steve Ralbovsky | M,D | January 9, 1953 | 5'9" | 150 | Backa, Serbia Yugoslavia |
| Al Salsamendi | G | ||||
| Joe Salsamendi | G | ||||
| Tony Smith | |||||
| Gary Stanley | D | March 4, 1954 | 5'9" | 170 | Burton-on-Trent, England |
| Dennis Vaninger | F | March 14, 1952 | 6'2" | 198 | St. Louis, MO |
| Clive Walker | F | ||||
| Tony Whelan | F,D | November 20, 1952 | 6'1" | 185 | Salford, England |
| Maurice Whittle | D | July 15, 1948 | Wigan, England | ||
| Roy Wiggemansen | D | December 2, 1959 | 6'2" | 180 | Pretoria, South Africa |
| Steve Zerhusen | G | August 20, 1957 | 6'1" | 180 | Baltimore, MD |
