1979 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Statistics
| AMERICAN CONFERENCE | NATIONAL CONFERENCE | |||||||||||||||
EASTERN DIVISION |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- | Pts. |
EASTERN DIVISION |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- | Pts. |
|
Tampa Bay Rowdies |
19 |
0 |
11 |
67 |
46 |
+21 | 169 |
New York Cosmos |
24 |
0 |
6 |
84 |
52 |
+32 | 216 |
|
Fort Lauderdale Strikers |
17 |
0 |
13 |
75 |
65 |
+10 | 165 |
Washington Diplomats |
19 |
0 |
11 |
68 |
50 |
+18 | 172 |
|
Philadelphia Fury |
10 |
0 |
20 |
55 |
60 |
-5 | 111 |
Toronto Blizzard |
14 |
0 |
16 |
52 |
65 |
-13 | 133 |
|
New England Tea Men |
12 |
0 |
18 |
41 |
56 |
-15 | 110 |
Rochester Lancers |
15 |
0 |
15 |
43 |
57 |
-14 | 132 |
|
CENTRAL DIVISION |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- | Pts. |
CENTRAL DIVISION |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- | Pts. |
|
Houston Hurricane |
22 |
0 |
8 |
61 |
46 |
+15 | 187 |
Minnesota Kicks |
21 |
0 |
9 |
67 |
48 |
+19 | 184 |
|
Chicago Sting |
16 |
0 |
14 |
70 |
62 |
+8 | 159 |
Dallas Tornado |
17 |
0 |
13 |
53 |
51 |
+2 | 152 |
|
Detroit Express |
14 |
0 |
16 |
61 |
56 |
+5 | 133 |
Tulsa Roughnecks |
14 |
0 |
16 |
61 |
56 |
+5 | 139 |
|
Memphis Rogues |
6 |
0 |
24 |
38 |
74 |
-36 | 73 |
Atlanta Chiefs |
12 |
0 |
18 |
59 |
61 |
-2 | 121 |
|
WESTERN DIVISION |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- | Pts. |
WESTERN DIVISION |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- | Pts. |
|
San Diego Sockers |
15 |
0 |
15 |
59 |
55 |
+4 | 140 |
Vancouver Whitecaps |
20 |
0 |
10 |
54 |
34 |
+20 | 172 |
|
California Surf |
15 |
0 |
15 |
53 |
56 |
-3 | 140 |
Los Angeles Aztecs |
18 |
0 |
12 |
62 |
47 |
+15 | 162 |
|
Edmonton Drillers |
8 |
0 |
22 |
43 |
78 |
-35 | 88 |
Seattle Sounders |
13 |
0 |
17 |
58 |
52 |
+6 | 125 |
|
San Jose Earthquakes |
8 |
0 |
22 |
41 |
74 |
-33 | 86 |
Portland Timbers |
11 |
0 |
19 |
50 |
75 |
-25 | 112 |
|
Home Record : 10 - 5, Average Home
Attendance : 13,774
Away Record : 7 - 8, Average Away Attendance : 17,273
| NASL Playoffs: | ||
| First Round: | Fort Lauderdale 0 | at Chicago 2 |
| Chicago 1 | at Fort Lauderdale 0 | |
| (Sting win series 2-0) | ||
| Goals Leaders: | Gerd Müller | 19 | Assists Leaders: | Teofilo Cubillas | 18 | |
| (including playoffs) | Teofilo Cubillas | 16 | (including playoffs) | Gerd Müller | 17 | |
| Clive Walker | 9 | Ray Hudson | 13 | |||
| David Irving | 8 | David Irving | 9 | |||
| Ray Hudson | 6 | George Best | 7 | |||
| Maurice Whittle | 6 | Terry Park | 7 | |||
| Clive Walker | 7 |
Final 1979 Regular Season Statistics
| Player | Games | Minutes | Shots | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Gerd Müller | 25 | 2269 | 98 | 19 | 17 | 55 |
| Teofilo Cubillas | 30 | 2727 | 72 | 16 | 18 | 50 |
| Clive Walker | 22 | 1824 | 57 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| David Irving | 24 | 1979 | 58 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| Ray Hudson | 23 | 1943 | 53 | 6 | 13 | 25 |
| Maurice Whittle | 30 | 2745 | 52 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| Terry Park | 27 | 2134 | 55 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| George Best | 19 | 1191 | 54 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| Tony Whelan | 29 | 2645 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Gary Jones | 6 | 435 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Nico Bodonczy | 8 | 212 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Gary Stanley | 20 | 1695 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tibor Gemeri | 13 | 778 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Curtis Leeper | 4 | - | - | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Ralbovsky | 11 | 876 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Njie | 6 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Arnie Mausser | 29 | 2637 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Corish | 14 | 1052 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Fogarty | 10 | 883 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Fowles | 7 | 546 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Wiggemansen | 11 | 377 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Newman | 5 | 238 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Ortiz-Velez | 1 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Zerhusen | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Chadwick * | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cougan * | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norman Demers * | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Fazee * | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Gaston * | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James * | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Newman * | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Salsamendi * | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Salsamendi * | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Vaninger * | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| STRIKERS | 30 | 2745 | 563 | 74 | 96 | 244 |
| OPPONENTS | 30 | 2745 | 634 | 64 | 84 | 212 |
| * played only in 4th match of the season during a brief players strike. | ||||||
| Goalkeeping | Games | Minutes | Goals | Saves | Shutouts | Avg. |
| Arnie Mausser | 29 | 2637 | 58 | 193 | 3 | 1.97 |
| Al & Joe Salsamendi * | 1 | 90 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Steve Zerhusen | 1 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10.00 |
| STRIKERS | 30 | 2745 | 64 | 197 | 3 | 2.10 |
| OPPONENTS | 30 | 2745 | 74 | 201 | 2 | 2.43 |
| * played only in 4th match of the season during a brief players strike. | ||||||
Game Results
| Date | Opponent | Score | Attendance | |
| March 25 | at Washington Diplomats | 1-2 | L | 12,264 |
| March 31 | New England Tea Men | 2-0 | W | 13,799 |
| April 8 | at Toronto Blizzard | 2-1 | W | 18,552 |
| April 14 | Washington Diplomats | 0-4 | L | 13,790 |
| April 22 | at New York Cosmos | 2-3 | L | 72,342 |
| April 28 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1-2 | L | 16,668 |
| May 5 | at Philadelphia Fury | 1-2 | L | 4,437 |
| May 12 | Toronto Blizzard | 4-0 | W | 11,161 |
| May 20 | at Minnesota Kicks | 4-1 | W | 18,239 |
| May 26 | Memphis Rogues | 3-1 | W | 13,052 |
| June 6 | Edmonton Drillers | 6-1 | W | 90,898 |
| June 9 | at Houston Hurricane | 1-3 | L | 7,390 |
| June 13 | Houston Hurricane | 4-0 | W | 11,580 |
| June 16 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3-1 | W | 11,104 |
| June 20 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 3-2 | W | 10,289 |
| June 23 | at Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2-1 | W | 41,102 |
| June 27 | at Detroit Express | 2-8 | L | 17,229 |
| June 30 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 3-2 | W (SO) | 15,290 |
| July 4 | Chicago Sting | 2-3 | L | 19,850 |
| July 7 | at San Jose Earthquakes | 2-1 | W | 15,099 |
| July 11 | at San Diego Sockers | 3-2 | W | 11,302 |
| July 14 | at Rochester Lancers | 1-2 | L | 6,529 |
| July 18 | New York Cosmos | 3-4 | L | 19,850 |
| July 21 | at Portland Timbers | 1-4 | L | 11,097 |
| July 25 | at California Surf | 6-3 | W | 8,765 |
| July 28 | San Diego Sockers | 4-3 | W | 13,752 |
| August 1 | Rochester Lancers | 1-2 | L | 13,057 |
| August 4 | at New England Tea Men | 4-3 | W | 6,129 |
| August 8 | at Chicago Sting | 0-2 | L | 8,612 |
| August 10 | Philadelphia Fury | 4-1 | W | 14,285 |
| Playoffs | ||||
| August 15 | at Chicago Sting | 0-2 | L | 10,019 |
| August 18 | Chicago Sting | 0-1 | L | 13,691 |
