1976 Tampa Bay Rowdies Roster

North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 18-6 - 154 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division

Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Eddie Firmani (18-6)
Location: Tampa, Florida
Attendance: 197,429, Avg. 16,452 in 12 home dates
1976 Tampa Bay Rowdies Statistics

The Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League ended the 1976 season with a record of 18 wins and 6 losses for 154 points in the NASL's Eastern Division.

The Bay Rowdies allowed 30 goals, least in the league. Tampa netted 58 goals. Derek Smethurst scored 20 goals for the squad, while Stewart Scullion, Clyde Best and Rodney Marsh each tallied five or more also. Stewart Scullion recorded 10 assists. Arnie Mausser recorded a 0.78 goals against average, topping goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.

Eddie Firmani coached the team. The 1976 Tampa Bay Rowdies lost in the Conference Championship.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Arsene AugusteDFebruary 3, 19516'2"185Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Eddie AustinFMarch 14, 19525'10"170Glasgow, Scotland
Clyde BestFFebruary 24, 19576'2"195Somerset, Bermuda
John BluemDApril 17, 19535'10"165Wheeling, WV
Juan CantilloMMay 21, 19565'10"175Cartago, Costa Rica
Joey FinkF,MJuly 31, 19515'11"165Ridgewood, NJ
Colin FowlesM,DAugust 6, 19535'10"170Kingston, Jamaica
Randy GarberMAugust 19, 19525'9"165Abington, PA
Len GloverMJanuary 31, 1944London, England
Stewart JumpDJanuary 27, 19525'10"155Crumpsall, England
Mark LindsayM,D,FMarch 6, 19555'10"160London, England
Rodney MarshM,FOctober 11, 19446'1"185London, England
Arnie MausserGFebruary 28, 19546'2"185Brooklyn, NY
Alex PringleDNovember 8, 19485'10"160Edinburgh, Scotland
Farrukh QuraishiD,MNovember 13, 19515'9"145Masjid-I-Sulaiman, Iran
Stewart ScullionFApril 18, 19475'8"160Bo'ness, Scotland
Derek SmethurstFOctober 24, 19476'1"165Durban, South Africa
Tommy SmithDApril 5, 19455'10"175Liverpool, England
Bob StetlerGOctober 10, 19526'0"185East Stroudsburg, PA
Doug WarkF,MDecember 24, 19515'10"160Glasgow, Scotland
Dennis WitM,F/M,FJuly 25, 19516'2"165Baltimore, MD



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