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Seattle Sounders (NASL)
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The Seattle Sounders were a U.S.
professional soccer team based in Seattle, Washington
. Founded in 1974, the team belonged to the North American Soccer League
where it played both indoor
and outdoor soccer
. The team folded after the 1983 NASL outdoor season.
for their first two seasons before moving to the Kingdome
. On April 25, 1976, 58,218 watched the Seattle Sounders and the New York Cosmos in the first sports event held in the Kingdome.
From 1979 to 1982, they competed in three NASL Indoor campaigns, playing their home games at Seattle Center Coliseum.
Western Division
National Conference
Trans-Atlantic Challenge Cup
Europac Cup
John Best
1974-1976 Jimmy Gabriel
1977-1979 Alan Hinton
1980-1982 Laurie Calloway
1983
Ian Bridge
Dave Butler
(1974-78/1983) Steve Buttle
(1977-82) Mickey Cave (1977-80) Tony Chursky
Joe Corrigan
(1983) Paul Crossley
(1975; 1977-79) Stan Cummins
(1981) Steve Daley
(1981-83)
Benny Dargle
(1982-83)Roger Davies
(1980-82) Shaun Elliott
(1981) Mike England
(1975-79) Ray Evans
(1982-83) Pepe Fernandez
(1974-1976) Jimmy Gabriel
(1974-79) Dave Gillett
(1974-78) Roy Greaves
(1980-82) Arfon Griffiths
(1975) Paul Hammond (1981-82) Kenny Hibbitt
(1982) Alan Hinton
(1980) Geoff Hurst
(1976) Alan Hudson
(1979-83) Tommy Hutchison
(1980) John Impey
(1979) Tommy Jenkins
(1975-82) Bill Jenkins
(1977-79) David Kemp
(1983) Mel Machin
(1977) Jimmy McAlister
Gary Mills (1982-83) Bobby Moore
(1978) David Nish
(1980-81) Mark Peterson
Tony Powell
(1983) Harry Redknapp
(1976-79) Nicky Reid
(1982) Bruce Rioch
(1980-81) Jocky Scott
(1977-83) Dave Smith
(1976) Jeff Stock
Peter Ward (1982-83)
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional soccer team based in Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
. Founded in 1974, the team belonged to the 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:...
where it played both indoor
Indoor soccer
Indoor soccer or arena soccer, or six-a-side football in the United Kingdom, is a game derived from association football adapted for play in an indoor arena such as a turf-covered hockey arena or skating rink. The most important difference in play is that the indoor field is surrounded by a wall...
and outdoor soccer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
. The team folded after the 1983 NASL outdoor season.
Stadium
The Sounders played at Memorial StadiumMemorial Stadium (Seattle)
The Memorial Stadium in Seattle, Washington, is located in the northeast corner of the Seattle Center grounds. The stadium currently seats approximately 12,000 people. This was expanded to 17,000, during 1974-75, while the Seattle Sounders, of the North American Soccer League, played at Memorial...
for their first two seasons before moving to the Kingdome
Kingdome
The Kingdome was a multi-purpose stadium located in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood. Owned and operated by King County, the Kingdome opened in 1976 and was best known as the home stadium of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League , the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball , and the...
. On April 25, 1976, 58,218 watched the Seattle Sounders and the New York Cosmos in the first sports event held in the Kingdome.
From 1979 to 1982, they competed in three NASL Indoor campaigns, playing their home games at Seattle Center Coliseum.
Supporters
The Seattle Sounders were supported by the "Seattle Sounders Booster Club" in the 1970's and early 1980's.Year-by-year
| Year | League | W | L | T | Pts | Reg. Season | Playoffs | Avg. Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NASL | 10 | 7 | 3 | 101 | 3rd, Western | Did not qualify | 13,434 |
| 1975 | NASL | 15 | 7 | — | 129 | 2nd, Western Division | Lost Quarterfinal (Portland Portland Timbers (NASL) The Portland Timbers were a team in the North American Soccer League from 1975 to 1982. The name has been used by two other soccer franchises: the Timbers of the WSA/APSL, Portland Timbers of the USL and the current team which began play as part of Major League Soccer in 2011.-History:In January... ) |
16,818 |
| 1976 | NASL | 14 | 10 | — | 123 | 2nd, Pacific Conference, Western Division | Won 1st Round (Vancouver Vancouver Whitecaps (NASL) The original Vancouver Whitecaps were founded on December 11, 1973 and during the 1970s and 1980s played in the North American Soccer League . The Whitecaps achieved success, winning the 1979 Soccer Bowl. The Whitecaps of that era included international players such as Alan Ball, but also "home... ) Lost Division Championship (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... ) |
23,828 |
| 1977 | NASL | 14 | 12 | — | 123 | 3rd, Pacific Conference, Western Division | Won Division Championship (Vancouver Vancouver Whitecaps (NASL) The original Vancouver Whitecaps were founded on December 11, 1973 and during the 1970s and 1980s played in the North American Soccer League . The Whitecaps achieved success, winning the 1979 Soccer Bowl. The Whitecaps of that era included international players such as Alan Ball, but also "home... ) Won Conference Championship (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... ) Won Semifinal (Los Angeles Los Angeles Aztecs The Los Angeles Aztecs were a soccer team that competed in the North American Soccer League from 1974-81. The team was based in Los Angeles, California and part-owned by Elton John.-History:... ) Lost Soccer Bowl '77 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.... (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... ) |
24,226 |
| 1978 | NASL | 15 | 15 | — | 138 | 3rd, National Conference, Western Division | Lost 1st Round (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... ) |
22,572 |
| 1979 | NASL | 13 | 17 | — | 125 | 3rd, National Conference, Western Division | Did not qualify | 18,998 |
| 1979/80 | NASL Indoor | Did not enter | ||||||
| 1980 | NASL | 25 | 7 | — | 201 | 1st, National Conference, Western Division | Won 1st Round (Vancouver Vancouver Whitecaps (NASL) The original Vancouver Whitecaps were founded on December 11, 1973 and during the 1970s and 1980s played in the North American Soccer League . The Whitecaps achieved success, winning the 1979 Soccer Bowl. The Whitecaps of that era included international players such as Alan Ball, but also "home... Lost Conference Semifinals (Los Angeles Los Angeles Aztecs The Los Angeles Aztecs were a soccer team that competed in the North American Soccer League from 1974-81. The team was based in Los Angeles, California and part-owned by Elton John.-History:... ) |
24,246 |
| 1980/81 | NASL Indoor | 9 | 9 | — | — | 4th, Western Division | Did not qualify | |
| 1981 | NASL | 15 | 17 | — | 137 | 4th, Northwest | Lost 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... ) |
18,224 |
| 1981/82 | NASL Indoor | 9 | 9 | — | — | 3rd, National Conference, Northwest Division | Lost 1st Round (Edmonton) | |
| 1982 | NASL | 18 | 14 | — | 166 | 1st, Western Division | Won 1st Round (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.... ) Won Semifinal (Ft. Lauderdale) Lost Soccer Bowl '82 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.... (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... ) |
12,539 |
| 1982/83 | NASL Indoor | Season cancelled | ||||||
| 1983 | NASL | 12 | 18 | — | 119 | 3rd, Western Division | Did not qualify | 8,181 |
Honors
North American Soccer LeagueNorth 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:...
- Runner Up (2): 1977, 1982
Western Division
- Winner (2): 1980, 1982
National Conference
- Winner (1): 1977
Trans-Atlantic Challenge Cup
- Winner (1): 1981
Europac Cup
- Winner (1): 1982
Coaches
John BestJohn Best (soccer)
John Best is a former U.S.-English soccer defender. He spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League where he was a five time first team All Star. He later coached the NASL Seattle Sounders and served as the general manager of the Sounders and the Vancouver Whitecaps. He also earned one...
1974-1976 Jimmy Gabriel
Jimmy Gabriel
James Gabriel is a Scottish former football midfielder who earned two caps with the Scotland national football team. Chiefly associated with English club Everton, Gabriel played extensively in Scotland and England before ending his career with the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer...
1977-1979 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...
1980-1982 Laurie Calloway
Laurie Calloway
Laurence John "Laurie" Calloway is a retired English-U.S. soccer defender who spent thirteen years in the English leagues and six years in the North American Soccer League....
1983
Notable players
| Name | Nationality | Position | Seattle Sounders career | Appearances | Goals | Midfielder | 1983 | 24 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midfielder | 1979–1982 | |||||
| Defender Defender (football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking.... |
1981 | 30 | 16 | |||
| Striker | 1980–1981 | 31 | 8 | |||
| Goalkeeper Goalkeeper (football) In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal... |
1980–1982 | 55 | 0 | |||
| Midfielder Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role... |
1976–1979 | 24 | 0 | |||
Ian Bridge
Ian Bridge
Ian Christopher Bridge is a former member of the Canada men's national soccer team and last head coach of the national women's Under-17 national team.-Club career:...
Dave Butler
David Butler (footballer born 1953)
David Butler is an English former football striker who played professionally in England, the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League....
(1974-78/1983) Steve Buttle
Steve Buttle
Steve Buttle is a retired English professional midfielder who spent six seasons in England, six in the North American Soccer League and at least three in the Major Indoor Soccer League....
(1977-82) Mickey Cave (1977-80) Tony Chursky
Tony Chursky
Tony Chursky is a former Canadian national soccer team and NASL goalkeeper.- Player :...
Joe Corrigan
Joe Corrigan
Joseph Thomas Corrigan , is a former football goalkeeper who played for Manchester City and England.-Career:...
(1983) Paul Crossley
Paul Crossley (footballer)
Paul Crossley was an English professional footballer. He usually played as a winger.-Career:...
(1975; 1977-79) Stan Cummins
Stan Cummins
Stan Cummins was an English footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or forward....
(1981) Steve Daley
Steve Daley
Steve Daley is a former English footballer, who played as a midfielder. The most notorious incident in his career was his British record transfer to Manchester City in 1979, later described in a 2001 Observer article as "the biggest waste of money in football history"...
(1981-83)
Benny DargleBenny Dargle
Bernard "Benny" Dargle is a retired English-born American soccer player who played as a defender, making over 400 career appearances in a professional career which lasted from 1978 to 1992.-Career:...
(1982-83)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:...
(1980-82) Shaun Elliott
Shaun Elliott
Shaun Elliott is an English former professional footballer.Elliott was a central defender who began his career with Sunderland before playing for Norwich City, Blackpool and Colchester United. He also played with the Seattle Sounders in the North American Soccer League...
(1981) Mike England
Mike England
Harold Michael "Mike" England, MBE was a popular Welsh footballer and manager.-Playing career:Born Holywell, Wales, Mike England was a tall commanding centre-half, who could also play effectively as a centre-forward. He played for Blackburn Rovers, Tottenham Hotspur, Cardiff, and for the Wales...
(1975-79) Ray Evans
Ray Evans (footballer)
Ray Evans is a retired English footballer who played in the position of full back in England and the United States.-Career:...
(1982-83) Pepe Fernandez
Pepe Fernandez
Cirilo “Pepe” Fernandez was a Uruguayan soccer forward who played one season in the National Professional Soccer League, just over four in the North American Soccer League, one in the American Soccer League and five in the Netherlands....
(1974-1976) Jimmy Gabriel
Jimmy Gabriel
James Gabriel is a Scottish former football midfielder who earned two caps with the Scotland national football team. Chiefly associated with English club Everton, Gabriel played extensively in Scotland and England before ending his career with the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer...
(1974-79) Dave Gillett
Dave Gillett
Dave Gillett is a retired Scottish football defender who spent most of his career in the North American Soccer League.Gillett began his professional career with Hibernian F.C.. He later played for Crewe Alexandra F.C. In 1974, Crewe Alexandra sent him on loan to the Seattle Sounders of the North...
(1974-78) Roy Greaves
Roy Greaves
Roy Greaves is an English former footballer who made more than 500 appearances in the Football League playing for Bolton Wanderers, where he spent the vast majority of his career, and Rochdale, and in the North American Soccer League for the Seattle Sounders.Greaves was born in Farnworth, near...
(1980-82) Arfon Griffiths
Arfon Griffiths
Arfon Trevor Griffiths is a Welsh former football player and manager. During his playing career which lasted from 1959 to 1979, Griffiths played at both professional and international levels, before becoming a football manager.-Career:...
(1975) Paul Hammond (1981-82) Kenny Hibbitt
Kenny Hibbitt
Kenny Hibbitt is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford Park Avenue, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Coventry City and Bristol Rovers, and in the North American Football League for the Seattle Sounders. He was capped once for England at under-23 level...
(1982) 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...
(1980) Geoff Hurst
Geoff Hurst
Sir Geoffrey Charles Hurst MBE is a retired England footballer best remembered for his years with West Ham. He made his mark in World Cup history as the only player to have scored a hat-trick in a World Cup final. His three goals came in the 1966 final for England in their 4–2 win over West...
(1976) Alan Hudson
Alan Hudson
Alan Anthony Hudson is a former English footballer.-Biography:Born and brought up near the King's Road, Hudson was rejected by boyhood club Fulham as a schoolboy before signing for Chelsea Juniors...
(1979-83) Tommy Hutchison
Tommy Hutchison
Thomas "Tommy" Hutchison is a Scottish former footballer.-Club career:Beginning his professional career with Alloa Athletic in the Scottish Second Division, being spotted by Archie McPherson...
(1980) John Impey
John Impey
John E. Impey is an English former professional football player and manager. As player, he made 461 appearances in the Football League representing Cardiff City, A.F.C. Bournemouth, Torquay United and Exeter City, and spent a season in the North American Soccer League with the Seattle Sounders...
(1979) Tommy Jenkins
Tommy Jenkins
Thomas Ernest "Tommy" Jenkins is a retired English footballer. He played professionally in two continents as a gifted winger and is now a soccer coach in the United States.-Early career:...
(1975-82) Bill Jenkins
Bill Jenkins
Bill Jenkins may refer to:*William L. Jenkins, American politician*Bill Jenkins , American drag racer-See also:*Bill Jenkings, Australian news reporter*Billy Jenkins, musician*Bill Jenkins, host of Open Mind with Bill Jenkins...
(1977-79) David Kemp
David Kemp (footballer)
David Michael Kemp is a former English professional footballer and manager. He is currently Assistant Manager at Stoke City.-Playing career:...
(1983) Mel Machin
Mel Machin
Melvyn "Mel" Machin is an English former footballer and manager.A midfielder, he started his career at Port Vale in 1962, before he moved on to Gillingham four years later. He made his name at the club from 1966 to 1971, before he transferred to Bournemouth for a three year spell...
(1977) Jimmy McAlister
Jimmy McAlister (soccer)
Jimmy McAlister is a retired U.S. soccer defender. He was the 1977 NASL Rookie of the Year and earned six caps with the U.S. national team.-Professional:...
Gary Mills (1982-83) Bobby Moore
Bobby Moore
Robert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore, OBE was an English footballer. He captained West Ham United for more than ten years and was captain of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup...
(1978) 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:...
(1980-81) Mark Peterson
Mark Peterson
Mark Peterson was an American soccer forward who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and Western Soccer Alliance. He also earned six caps, scoring one goal, with the United States men's national soccer team.-Youth:Peterson was born and raised in...
Tony Powell
Tony Powell (footballer)
Tony Powell is a former English football defender who played professionally in England and the United States.Powell began his career with the A.F.C. Bournemouth defence. In December 1974, Bournemouth sent him to Norwich City F.C. in exchange for Trevor Howard. He was voted Norwich City player of...
(1983) Harry Redknapp
Harry Redknapp
Henry James "Harry" Redknapp is a former English footballer who has enjoyed a long career in football management starting in 1983 with Bournemouth. He is the current manager of Tottenham Hotspur....
(1976-79) Nicky Reid
Nicky Reid
Nicholas Scott "Nicky" Reid was an English footballer defender. He played at both centre back and full back during his career....
(1982) Bruce Rioch
Bruce Rioch
Bruce David Rioch is an English-born football manager and former player. He was manager of Aalborg BK in the Danish Superliga, until his sacking on 23 October 2008....
(1980-81) Jocky Scott
Jocky Scott
John Alexander Scott is a Scottish football coach and former player probably best known for his playing career, and three managerial spells with Dundee. Scott is currently the manager of Scottish Football League club Stirling Albion.- Club career :Scott played for Scotland, Dundee and Aberdeen...
(1977-83) Dave Smith
Dave Smith (footballer born 1943)
David "Dave" Bruce Smith is a former professional football player and manager.Primarily a left sided midfielder, Smith started his playing career for Aberdeen and moved to Rangers in August 1966 for a fee of £50,000...
(1976) Jeff Stock
Jeff Stock
Jeff Stock is a retired U.S. soccer defender who spent five seasons in the North American Soccer League and two in the Western Soccer Alliance. He also played in the Major Indoor Soccer League with the Tacoma Stars....
Peter Ward (1982-83)