Dallas Tornado
1967-1981

Dallas Tornado (1967-1981)

Year Name GP W D L GF GA +/- Pts. Finish Playoffs
1967

Dallas Tornado

12 3 3 6 14 23 -9 9 6th, USA Western Division did not qualify
1968

Dallas Tornado

32 2 4 26 28 109 -81 52 4th, NASL Gulf Division did not qualify
1969

Dallas Tornado

16 8 2 6 32 31 +1 82 3rd, NASL no playoffs
1970

Dallas Tornado

24 8 4 12 39 39 0 92 3rd, NASL Southern Division did not qualify
1971

Dallas Tornado

24 10 8 6 38 24 +14 119 2nd, NASL Southern Division NASL Champions
1972

Dallas Tornado

14 6 3 5 15 12 +3 60 2nd, NASL Southern Division Semifinals
1973

Dallas Tornado

19 11 4 4 36 25 +11 111 1st, NASL Southern Division NASL Runners-up
1974

Dallas Tornado

20 9 3 8 39 27 +12 100 1st, NASL Central Division Semifinals
1975

Dallas Tornado

22 9 0 13 33 38 -5 83 4th, NASL Central Division did not qualify
1976

Dallas Tornado

24 13 0 11 44 45 -1 117 2nd, NASL Pacific Conference Southern Division Division Finals
1977

Dallas Tornado

26 18 0 8 56 37 +19 161 1st, NASL Pacific Conference Southern Division Conference Finals
1978

Dallas Tornado

30 14 0 16 51 53 -2 131 3rd, NASL National Conference Central Division did not qualify
1979

Dallas Tornado

30 17 0 13 53 51 +2 152 2nd, NASL National Conference Central Division Conference Quarterfinals
1980

Dallas Tornado

32 18 0 14 57 58 -1 157 1st, NASL National Conference Central Division Conference Semifinals
1981

Dallas Tornado

32 5 0 27 27 71 -44 54 4th, NASL Central Division did not qualify
  Total 357 151 31 175 562 643 -81      

 

Year Attendance Stadium(s)
1967 9,227

Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX)

1968 2,927

Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX), Turnpike Stadium (Dallas, TX)

1969 2,923 P.C. Cobb Stadium (Dallas, TX)
1970 2,228 Franklin Field (Dallas, TX)
1971 3,326

Franklin Field (Dallas, TX)

1972 4,093

Texas Stadium (Irving, TX)

1973 7,474 Texas Stadium (Irving, TX)
1974 8,469 Texas Stadium (Irving, TX)
1975 4,630 Texas Stadium (Irving, TX)
1976 14,095 Owenby Stadium (Dallas, TX)
1977 16,511 Owenby Stadium (Dallas, TX)
1978 8,981 Owenby Stadium (Dallas, TX)
1979 9,321 Owenby Stadium (Dallas, TX)
1980 6,752 Texas Stadium (Irving, TX)
1981 4,670 Texas Stadium (Irving, TX)

 

Year

Manager(s)

Leading Scorer(s)
1967 Jerry Kerr

 

1968 Bob Kap, Keith Spurgeon

Ron Foster, Branco Kubala (4)

1969 Ron Newman

Ilija Mitic (11)

1970 Ron Newman

Kirk Apostolidis (16)

1971 Ron Newman

Kirk Apostolidis (11)

1972 Ron Newman

Mike Renshaw (5)

1973 Ron Newman

Ilija Mitic (12)

1974 Ron Newman

Ilija Mitic (10)

1975 Ron Newman

Mickey Moore, Kyle Rote, Jr. (5)

1976 Al Miller

Jeff Bourne (15)

1977 Al Miller

Kyle Rote, Jr. (11)

1978 Al Miller

Jeff Bourne (21)

1979 Al Miller

Willie Lippens (15)

1980 Al Miller

Zequinha (9)

1981 Mike Renshaw, Peter Short

Milton, Wolfgang Rausch (6)

 

USA/NASL Most Valuable Players USA/NASL Coaches of the Year USA/NASL Rookies of the Year
none none Steve Pecher (1976)
Kyle Rote, Jr. (1973)
 
USA/NASL Leading Scorers USA/NASL Leading Goalkeeper
Kirk Apostolidis (1970)
Kyle Rote, Jr. (1973)
 
Ken Cooper (1972,1977)
Mirko Stojanovic (1971)
USA/NASL First Team All-Star Selections USA/NASL Second Team All-Star Selections USA/NASL All-Star Honorable Mentions
Kirk Apostolidis (1969)
John Best (1969,1970,1971,1972,1973)
Ken Cooper (1972,1973)
Dick Hall (1971,1974)
Albert Jackson (1974)
Illija Mitic (1969,1973,1974)
Mirko Stojanovic (1971)
Kirk Apostolidis (1970)
Jeff Bourne (1976)
Ken Cooper (1975)
Dick Hall (1972,1973)
Bob Hope (1976)
George Ley (1976,1977)
Steve Pecher (1977)
Mike Renshaw (1970)
Rick Reynolds (1973)
Doug Smith (1967)
Roy Turner (1970)

John Collins (1973)
Momcilio Gavric (1971)
Nick Jennings (1973)
Oreco (1971)
Mike Renshaw (1972)
Kyle Rote, Jr. (1973)
Roy Turner (1973)