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NASL

The Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–1984) were a North American Soccer League

North American Soccer League

North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...

(NASL) team from Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...

. They played at Skelly Stadium

Skelly Stadium

Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium is a football stadium located on the campus of the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is primarily the home of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team. The stadium currently seats 30,000.-History:Skelly Field was built in 1930 as a 14,500-seat stadium...

on the campus of the University of Tulsa

University of Tulsa

The University of Tulsa is a private university awarding bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. It is currently ranked 75th among doctoral degree granting universities in the nation by US News and World Report and is listed as one of the "Best 366 Colleges" by...

. The Roughnecks were a regular in the NASL playoffs, and won the NASL Soccer Bowl

Soccer Bowl

The Soccer Bowl was the championship game of the North American Soccer League from 1975 to 1983. The event was created by NASL Commissioner Phil Woosnam who was trying to build a neutral-site championship event in the mold of the NFL's Super Bowl....

in 1983, defeating the Toronto Blizzard

Toronto Blizzard (NASL)

The Toronto Blizzard were a professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that played in the North American Soccer League.-History:The Toronto Metros joined the NASL in 1971. Their home field was Varsity Stadium....

at B.C. Place Stadium by a score of 2-0 before a paid attendance of 60,051. The teams all-time win-loss record was 104-106. The Roughnecks' home games consistently drew better-than-league-average attendance, with the annual record occurring during the 1980 season when the team averaged 19,787 spectators over 16 games, for a total attendance that year of 316,593 (placing the Roughnecks at No. 5 between the Seattle Sounders and the Washington Diplomats

Washington Diplomats

The Washington Diplomats were an American soccer club based in Washington, D.C.. Throughout their existence, the club played their home games at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium...

). The largest home game attendance for Tulsa occurred on April 26, 1980, when 30,822 fans watched the Roughnecks' 2-1 victory over the New York Cosmos

New York Cosmos

The New York Cosmos were an American soccer club based in New York City, New York and its suburbs. The team played home games in three stadiums around New York before moving in 1977 to Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, where it remained for the rest of its history...

at Skelly Stadium. The highest attendance for any Roughneck game occurred on August 26, 1979, when Tulsa met the Cosmos in New York for a NASL playoff game before a crowd of 76,031.

Famous Roughneck players include Iraj Danaeifard

Iraj Danaeifard

Iraj Danaeifard is a retired Iranian football player.-Club career:Danaeifard became involved in football very early. His father, Ali Danaeifard was one of the founders of Taj F.C. football club. He became famous in Iran while playing for the club, winning the Iranian league in 1971. He also...

, Charlie Mitchell

Charlie Mitchell (footballer)

Charlie Mitchell is a Scottish American former soccer defender and coach. He played ten seasons in the North American Soccer League from 1970 to 1979.-Club career:...

, Billy Caskey

Billy Caskey

Billy Caskey is a retired professional soccer midfielder from Northern Ireland. He played in the Irish Football League, Football League, North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League...

, Victor Moreland

Victor Moreland

|Victor "Vic" Moreland is a retired professional footballer from Northern Ireland who began his career in Northern Ireland, spent two seasons in the Football League before moving to the United States...

, Barry Wallace, Alan Woodward

Alan Woodward

Alan Woodward was a professional footballer who played in the position of outside right for Sheffield United over a 16 year period between 1962-1978....

, Zeljko Bilecki

Zeljko Bilecki

Željko Bilecki is a retired Canadian soccer player who played for Toronto Croatia and Toronto Metros-Croatia in Canada, and the Tampa Bay Rowdies, Los Angeles Aztecs and Tulsa Roughnecks in the United States....

, Carmelo D'Anzi

Carmelo D'Anzi

Carmelo D'Anzi is an Italian-American football coach and former player.Born in Messina, Italy, he began his career with the Papa Giovanni XXIII club in Providence....

, Winston DuBose

Winston DuBose

Winston DuBose is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who spent eight seasons in the North American Soccer League, four in the American Professional Soccer League and one in the American Indoor Soccer Association...

, Njego Pesa

Njego Pesa

Njego Pesa is a former Yugoslavian-American soccer forward who played in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. He earned seven caps with the U.S. national team.-Youth:...

, Laurie Abrams, Chance Fry

Chance Fry

Chance Fry is a retired U.S. soccer forward who began his career straight out of high school with the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer League. With the collapse of the NASL, he moved to indoor soccer as well as U.S. minor leagues. Since retiring from playing, Fry has become a college...

, Terry Moore

Terry Moore (soccer)

Terence "Terry" Moore is a former Canadian national soccer team, NASL, and Irish League player.A steady central defender Moore lived the first five years of his life in Moncton until his family moved to Northern Ireland. He grew up there and played in the Irish League for Larne and the famous...

and Ninoslav Zec.

Ownership & Staff

Carl Moore - Co-Owner (1978–83) Mike Kimbrell - Co-Owner (1978–83) Rick Lowenherz - Co-Owner (1978–83) Fred Williams - Co-Owner (1978–83) Allen McLaughlin - Communications Director Noel Lemon - General Manager

Tulsa Cable - Owner (1984)

Players

Petar Nikezić

Petar Nikezic

Petar Nikezić is a Serbian striker who played for SFR Yugoslavia.During playing days, he was well known for his thundering shot.In 1978, he played two games for the Tulsa Roughnecks of the North American Soccer League....

(1978) Billy Caskey

Billy Caskey

Billy Caskey is a retired professional soccer midfielder from Northern Ireland. He played in the Irish Football League, Football League, North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League...

(1978–84)http://home.att.net/~nasl/players.htm#C Victor Moreland

Victor Moreland

(1978; 1980–84)^{http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player1/vicmoreland.htm} Barry Wallace (1980–84) http://home.att.net/~nasl/players.htm#W Alan Woodward

Alan Woodward

Alan Woodward was a professional footballer who played in the position of outside right for Sheffield United over a 16 year period between 1962-1978....

(1979–81) http://home.att.net/~nasl/players.htm#W Alex Skotarek

Alex Skotarek

Alexander “Alex” Skotarek is a retired German American soccer defender. He played in both Europe and the North American Soccer League during the 1970s and early 1980s. He also earned ten caps with the U.S. national team in 1975 and 1976.-College:Skotarek attended Michigan State University where...

Winston DuBose

Dominic Pagano Gene DuChateau

Gene DuChateau

Eugene “Gene” DuChateau is a former U.S. soccer goalkeeper who spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League. He is an assistant coach with the California Cougars.-College:...

Joe Morrone, Jr.

Joseph "Joe" Morrone, Jr. is a former U.S. soccer midfielder. He was the 1980 Hermann Trophy as the top collegiate player of the year and the 1981 North American Soccer League Rookie of the Year....

Laurie Abrahams

Lawrence Adam Michael "Laurie" Abrahams is a retired English professional footballer who played as a striker in England, the United States, and Australia...

(1979, 1982–83) Colin Boulton

Colin Boulton

Colin Donald Boulton was a football player who played as a Goalkeeper.-Football career:Solid, dependable, ever present are among the things that were said about him...

(1978–79) http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player1/colinboulton.htm David Bradford

David Bradford (footballer)

David Bradford is a retired professional football midfielder from England.In 1968, Bradford began his career as a fifteen year old apprentice with Blackburn Rovers. In 1971, he moved up to the first team. In 1974, they sent him to Sheffield United for £10,000 where he played for Ken Furphy...

(1982/1984) Viv Busby

Viv Busby

Vivian Dennis "Viv" Busby is an English former footballer and manager.-Playing career:Born in Slough, Berkshire, Busby started his playing career at Wycombe Wanderers in 1966, but was unable to hold down a regular place in their team, despite his emerging talent...

(1981–82) Chance Fry

Chance Fry

Chris Dangerfield

Christopher George "Chris" Dangerfield is a retired English footballer. He began his career in England before playing ten seasons in the North American Soccer League and at least one in the Western Soccer Alliance....

(1978) Billy Gazonas

Billy Gazonas

Billy Gazonas is a former U.S. soccer midfielder who won the 1977 Hermann Trophy as the top collegiate soccer player of the year. He four seasons in the North American Soccer League and several in Major Indoor Soccer League.-Youth:...

(1978–1980) Terry Darracott

Terry Darracott

Terry Darracott is an English former professional footballer who played as a left back for Everton and Wrexham in the Football League and for the Tulsa Roughnecks in the North American Soccer League....

(1979) http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player2/terrydarracott.htm Duncan Davidson

Duncan Davidson

Duncan Davidson is the founder of Persimmon plc, one of the United Kingdom's largest housebuilding businesses.-Career:Born the grandson of the 15th Duke of Norfolk and educated at Ampleforth College, Duncan Davidson went into the British Army in 1959 and served in the Royal Scots Greys for four...

(1981) http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/duncandavidson.htm Roger Davies

Roger Davies (footballer)

Roger Davies is a retired English football forward who played professionally in England, Belgium and the United States. He currently provides radio commentary for Derby County games.-History:...

(1979) Dean DiTocco (1978–80) Johannes Edvaldsson (1980–81) Alan Dugdale

Alan Dugdale

Alan Dugdale is a retired English professional football central defender. He spent most of his career in England with one season in the North American Soccer League....

(1980–81) Steve Earle (footballer)

Steve Earle (footballer)

Steve Earle is a former English association football player who played professionally in both England and the United States.-Player:...

(1978/1980) Lil Fuccillo

Lil Fuccillo

Pasquale "Lil" Fuccillo is a former footballer and is currently chief scout for Swansea City .-Playing career:Fuccillo was born in Bedford to Italian parents and joined Luton Town from school. He established himself in the their starting line-up, and there was even talk of a call-up to the Italian...

(1983) Ron Futcher

Ron Futcher

Ronald Futcher is a former professional soccer centre-forward. He was the fourth highest career scorer of the North American Soccer League, and made over 400 appearances in total for nine different Football League clubs....

(1983–84) David Irving (footballer)

David Irving (footballer)

David Irving is a former professional football striker. His childhood ambition was to play for then Football League side Workington...

(1980) http://home.att.net/~nasl/players.htm#I Jimmy Kelly

Jimmy Kelly (footballer born 1957)

James William Kelly was an English footballer. His regular position was at midfielder. He was born in Carlisle, Cumbria. He played for Manchester United, Chicago Sting, Tulsa Roughnecks, Los Angeles Aztecs, and Portland Timbers....

(1980–81) Delroy Allen

Delroy Allen

Delroy Allen is a retired Jamaican-American soccer goalkeeper who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, American Soccer League and United Soccer League....

Iraj Danaeifard

Chris McGrath (footballer)

Christopher Roland "Chris" McGrath is a former footballer. He played as a winger for Tottenham Hotspur, Millwall, Manchester United and Tulsa Roughnecks, and as an international for Northern Ireland.- Football career :He joined Tottenham Hotspur as an apprentice in January 1972...

(1981–82) Duncan McKenzie

Duncan McKenzie

Duncan McKenzie is an English former footballer who played as a striker in the Football League for Nottingham Forest, Mansfield Town, Leeds United, Everton, Chelsea and Blackburn Rovers in the 1970s, in Belgium for Anderlecht, in the North American Soccer League for the Tulsa Roughnecks and the...

(1981) David Nish

David Nish

David John Nish was an English former footballer who broke the then British transfer record in 1972 by paying £225,000 for his signature.-Club:...

(1979) Tommy Ord

Tommy Ord

Tommy Ord is a retired English professional football forward. Nearly all of his pro career was spent in North America....

(1980) Don O'Riordan

Don O'Riordan

Donald Joseph O'Riordan is an Irish former professional footballer and football manager currently in charge of American side FC New York. O'Riordan notably played for Grimsby Town amongst others and has previously been on the coaching staff at Sheffield United, in the role of technical...

(1979–80) David McCreery

David McCreery

David McCreery is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who played for Newcastle United....

(1981–82) Clive Griffiths (Welsh footballer) (1980) Wayne Hughes (1979) Davie Robb

Davie Robb

Davie Robb is a Scottish former football player best known for playing for Aberdeen.-Career:Davie Robb was born in Broughty Ferry, Dundee in 1947. Affectionately known to Aberdeen supporters as "The Brush", Robb scored 99 goals in 345 appearances with Aberdeen. He scored the winning goal for...

(1980) http://home.att.net/~nasl/players.htm#R Colin Waldron

Colin Waldron

Colin Waldron was an English football defender. He spent thirteen seasons in the Football League and two in the North American Soccer League....

(1978) http://home.att.net/~nasl/players.htm#W

Jack Brand

Jack Brand (soccer)

Jack Brand is a former professional soccer goalkeeper. He holds the record for most shutouts in a season in the North American Soccer League with 15 in 1980. He was born in Braunschweig, West Germany. In 2008, Jack was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame-Soccer career:Brand began his...

Franz Gerber

Franz Gerber is a German former professional footballer who is currently general manager of SSV Jahn Regensburg.-Playing career:...

Bill Sautter

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Thompson Usiyan

Thompson Usiyan is a retired Nigerian football player. He holds the NCAA Division I career scoring record and played in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League, American Soccer League and Continental Indoor Soccer League. He was a member of the Nigerian Olympic soccer which...

Zequinha

José Ferreira Franco , nicknamed Zequinha, was a Brazilian former football player.-National team:...

Many former players have found employment as paid trainers

Coach (sport)

In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...

of youth soccer teams for clubs such as the Tulsa United, Tulsa Soccer Club (TSC), Tornado Soccer Club, and Hurricane Football Club (HFC).

Coaches

Bill Foulkes

William Anthony Foulkes is a former English footballer who played for Manchester United in the Busby Babes teams of the 1950s, and also in the 1960s. His favoured position was centre back. For Manchester United, he played 679 games, third to Ryan Giggs and Sir Bobby Charlton, he also made 3...

(1978)

Alex Skotarek

(1978) Alan Hinton

Alan Hinton

Alan Thomas Hinton is an English former footballer who most notably played for Derby County and Nottingham Forest in the 1960s...

(1979) Charlie Mitchell

Charlie Mitchell (footballer)

Charlie Mitchell is a Scottish American former soccer defender and coach. He played ten seasons in the North American Soccer League from 1970 to 1979.-Club career:...

(1980–1981) Terry Hennessey

Terry Hennessey

William Terrence "Terry" Hennessey is a Welsh former international footballer who gained 39 caps for Wales. He played as a defender and made 400 Football League appearances in the 1960s and 1970s with Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest and Derby County.After his playing career, he managed a number...

(1981–1983, won 1983 Soccer Bowl

Soccer Bowl

) Wim Suurbier (1984)
http://national.soccerhall.org/history/NASL_AllTimeCoachesRegistry.htm

Year-by-year

Year	League	W	L	T	Pts	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Avg. Attendance
1978	NASL	15	15	—	132	2nd, National Conference, Central Division	Lost 1st Round (Minnesota Minnesota Kicks Minnesota Kicks were a professional soccer team that played at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota from 1976 to 1981. The team was a member of the now defunct North American Soccer League. The team had relocated to Minnesota after having been based in Denver, Colorado as the Denver Dynamos... )	11,256
1979	NASL	14	16	—	139	3rd, National Conference, Central Division	Won Conference Quarterfinal (Minnesota Minnesota Kicks Minnesota Kicks were a professional soccer team that played at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota from 1976 to 1981. The team was a member of the now defunct North American Soccer League. The team had relocated to Minnesota after having been based in Denver, Colorado as the Denver Dynamos... ) Lost Conference Semifinal (New York New York Cosmos The New York Cosmos were an American soccer club based in New York City, New York and its suburbs. The team played home games in three stadiums around New York before moving in 1977 to Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, where it remained for the rest of its history... )	16,426
1979/80	NASL Indoor	7	5	—	—	3rd, Western	Lost 1st Round (Minnesota Minnesota Kicks Minnesota Kicks were a professional soccer team that played at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota from 1976 to 1981. The team was a member of the now defunct North American Soccer League. The team had relocated to Minnesota after having been based in Denver, Colorado as the Denver Dynamos... )
1980	NASL	15	17	—	139	3rd, National Conference, Central Division	Lost 1st Round (New York New York Cosmos The New York Cosmos were an American soccer club based in New York City, New York and its suburbs. The team played home games in three stadiums around New York before moving in 1977 to Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, where it remained for the rest of its history... )	19,787
1980/81	NASL Indoor	9	9	—	—	2nd, Southern Division	Did not qualify
1981	NASL	17	15	—	154	3rd, Central Division	Lost 1st Round (Minnesota Minnesota Kicks Minnesota Kicks were a professional soccer team that played at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota from 1976 to 1981. The team was a member of the now defunct North American Soccer League. The team had relocated to Minnesota after having been based in Denver, Colorado as the Denver Dynamos... )	17,188
1981/82	NASL Indoor	10	8	—	—	3rd, American Conference, Central Division	Won 1st Round (Chicago Chicago Sting The Chicago Sting was an American professional soccer team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Sting played in the North American Soccer League from 1975 to 1984 and in the Major Indoor Soccer League from in the 1982-83 season and again from 1984 to 1988... ) Lost Semifinal (Tampa Bay)
1982	NASL	16	16	—	112	2nd, Southern Division	Lost 1st Round (New York New York Cosmos The New York Cosmos were an American soccer club based in New York City, New York and its suburbs. The team played home games in three stadiums around New York before moving in 1977 to Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, where it remained for the rest of its history... )	14,554
1982/83	NASL Indoor	Season cancelled
1983	NASL	17	13	—	145	1st, Southern Division	Won 1st Round (Ft. Lauderdale) Won Semifinals (Montreal Montreal Manic Montreal Manic were a soccer team based out of Montreal that played in the NASL. They played from 1981 to 1983. Their home field was Olympic Stadium... ) Won Soccer Bowl '83 Soccer Bowl The Soccer Bowl was the championship game of the North American Soccer League from 1975 to 1983. The event was created by NASL Commissioner Phil Woosnam who was trying to build a neutral-site championship event in the mold of the NFL's Super Bowl.... (Toronto Toronto Blizzard (NASL) The Toronto Blizzard were a professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that played in the North American Soccer League.-History:The Toronto Metros joined the NASL in 1971. Their home field was Varsity Stadium.... )	12,415
1983/84	NASL Indoor	11	21	—	—	6th	Did not qualify
1984	NASL	10	14	—	98	4th, Western Division	Did not qualify	7,797

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