1979 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Statistics
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 RosterTeam 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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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | Pts | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerd Mueller | F | 25 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Teofilo Cubillas | F | 30 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clive Walker | F | 22 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Irving | F | 24 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Hudson | M | 23 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Maurice Whittle | D | 30 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Park | M | 27 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Best | F | 19 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Fogarty | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Whelan | F | 29 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Jones | F | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nico Bodonczy | F | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tibor Gemeri | M | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Stanley | D | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Curtis Leeper | M | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Njie | F | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Ralbovsky | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Chadwick | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Fazee | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Ortiz-Velez | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Norman Demers | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Salsamendi | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Newman | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Daniel Gaston | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Salsamendi | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Cougan | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alvin James | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dennis Vaninger | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Zerhusen | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Guy Newman | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Colin Fowles | M | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roy Wiggemansen | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Corish | D | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arnie Mausser | G | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 385 | 0 | 75 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Salsamendi | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Salsamendi | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arnie Mausser | 29 | 0 | 2637:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 1.98 | 0 | 193 | |
| Steve Zerhusen | 1 | 0 | 18:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10.00 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 32 | 0 | 2655:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 2.03 | 0 | 194 |
