1978 Washington Diplomats Statistics

North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 16-14 - 145 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division

Lost Conference Quarterfinal
Coach: Gordon Bradley (16-14)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 161,741, Avg. 10,783 in 15 home dates

1978 Washington Diplomats Roster

The Washington Diplomats of the North American Soccer League ended the 1978 season with a record of 16 wins and 14 losses for 145 points in the NASL's Eastern Division.

Washington chalked up 55 goals and conceded 47. Paul Cannell scored 14 goals for the Diplomats, while Sakib Viteskic, Mike Bakic and Ken Mokgojoa each netted five or more, too. Ray Graydon contributed 17 assists. Bill Irwin recorded a 0.99 goals against average, best among qualifying goalkeepers.

Gordon Bradley coached the team. The 1978 Washington Diplomats lost in the Conference Quarterfinal.

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Scoring:

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts
Paul Cannell	F	24	14	7	35
Ken Mokgojoa	M	26	10	6	26
Ray Graydon	F	26	4	17	25
Sakib Viteskic	M	30	7	7	21
Mike Bakic	F	17	6	3	15
Guus Hiddink	M	13	4	5	13
Bobby Stokes	M	26	3	6	12
Gary Darrell	M	19	2	0	4
David Proctor	F	3	1	0	2
Andries Maseko	F	12	0	2	2
Jim Steele	D	22	0	2	2
Mike Dillon	D	23	0	2	2
Tommy O'Hara	D	28	0	2	2
Manuel Roa	M	1	0	0	0
Henny Van Der Veen	M	4	0	0	0
Bob Stetler	G	7	0	0	0
Alex Pringle	D	11	0	0	0
Roy Willner	D	12	0	0	0
Randy Garber	M	13	0	0	0
Ane Mihailovich	M	14	0	0	0
Carmine Marcantonio	M	23	0	0	0
Bill Irwin	G	27	0	0	0
Totals		381	51	59

Goalkeepers:

Player	GP	Min	SHO	GA	GAA	SVS
Bob Stetler	7	401:00	0	6	1.35	21
Bill Irwin	27	2361:00	5	39	1.49	178
Totals	34	2762:00	5	45	1.47	199