1980–81 Tampa Bay Rowdies indoor season

Tampa Bay Rowdies 1980–81 indoor soccer season

Tampa Bay Rowdies1980–81 indoor season

Owner|  George Strawbridge, Jr.
General manager|  Chas Serednesky, Jr
Manager|  Gordon Jago
Stadium| Bayfront Center
NASL| Division: 2nd
Playoffs: none
Top goalscorer|
Óscar Fabbiani (31 goals)
Highest home attendance| 5,545
(4 times)
Lowest home attendance| 4,203
(Feb. 11 vs. Kicks)
Average home league attendance| 5,163

Home colors

Away colors

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The 1980–81 Tampa Bay Rowdies indoor season was the seventh indoor season of the club's existence.

## Overview

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The 1980–81 indoor season was the Tampa Bay Rowdies' seventh season of existence, and their seventh season of indoor play. As in previous years, all home games were played at the Bayfront Center in St. Petersburg, Florida.[1] The Rowdies entered the season as the defending indoor champions.[2] They finished the season second in the Eastern Division with a 9–9 record, but failed to qualify for the playoffs.[3] Óscar Fabbiani led the club with 31 goals and 77 points, while Steve Wegerle was the team's assist leader with 20.[4] For the first time in club history the Tampa Bay Rowdies did not qualify for the playoffs.[5]

## Club

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### Roster

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No.  | Position  | Player  | Nation

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1  | GK | Winston DuBose |  United States
3  | DF | John Gorman |  Scotland
4  | DF | Refik Kozić |  Yugoslavia
5  | MF | Jan van der Veen (capt.) |  Netherlands
6  | DF | Mike Connell |  South Africa
7  | FW | Steve Wegerle |  South Africa
8  | MF | Wes McLeod |  Canada
11  | MF | Dave Taber |  United States
12  | MF | Perry Van der Beck |  United States
14  | DF | Peter Chandler |  United States
16  | DF | Farrukh Quraishi |  England
17  | DF | Paul Mott |  United States
18  | FW | Washington Olivera |  Uruguay
19  | MF | Neill Roberts |  South Africa
20  | FW | Óscar Fabbiani |  Chile
21  | DF | Manny Andruszewski |  England
22  | GK | Kevin Clinton |  United States
24  | GK | Tim Hanley |  United States
-- | FW | Keith Peacock* |  England

*emergency player

### Management and technical staff

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* George W. Strawbridge, Jr., owner
* Chas Serednesky, Jr., general manager
* Gordon Jago , head coach
* Keith Peacock, assistant coach
* Ken Shields, trainer
* Alfredo Beronda, equipment manager

### Honors

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#### Individual honors

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* East Region All-Star: Steve Wegerle[6]

## Regular season

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### Final standings

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W = Wins, L = Losses, GB = Games Behind 1st Place, % = Winning Percentage, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against

Eastern Division[7] | W | L | GB | % | GF | GA

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Atlanta Chiefs | 13 | 5 | – | .722 | 97 | 76
Tampa Bay Rowdies | 9 | 9 | 4 | .500 | 126 | 120
Jacksonville Tea Men | 8 | 10 | 5 | .444 | 96 | 104
Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1 | 17 | 12 | .056 | 58 | 125

### Results

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Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers

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November 21, 1980  | Atlanta Chiefs | A  | 8–7  | 8,619  | Wegerle (4), Fabbiani, Quraishi, Gorman
November 30, 1980  | Detroit Express | A  | 5–8  | 5,387  | Roberts (3), Olivera (2), Fabbiani, Gorman, Van der Veen
December 6, 1980  | Chicago Sting | H  | 12–11(OT) | 5,545  | Olivera (4), Van der Veen (3), Fabbiani (2), Roberts (2), Wegerle
December 12, 1980  | Minnesota Kicks | A  | 7–4  | 5,061  | McLeod (2), Van der Veen, Wegerle
December 13, 1980  | Atlanta Chiefs | H  | 2–6  | 5,032  | Kozić, Wegerle
December 17, 1980  | Jacksonville Tea Men | A  | 9–7  | 2,132  | Fabbiani (3), Wegerle (3), Olivera, Van der Veen
December 19, 1980  | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | A  | 5–12  | 1,673  | Fabbiani (4), McLeod (3), Roberts (2), Olivera, Kozić, Wegerle
December 23, 1980  | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | H  | 7–4  | 5,063  | Fabbiani (4), Wegerle (2), McLeod
December 26, 1980  | Chicago Sting | A  | 9–5  | 6,104  | Fabbiani (2), Kozić, Olivera, Wegerle
January 3, 1981  | Detroit Express | H  | 7–6(OT) | 5,545  | Wegerle (3), Gorman (2), Andruszewski, Fabbiani
January 10, 1981  | Atlanta Chiefs | A  | 5–4(OT) | 9,773  | Van der Veen (2), McLeod, Wegerle
January 17, 1981  | Jacksonville Tea Men | H  | 4–3  | 5,545  | Fabbiani (2), Van der Veen, Taber
January 23, 1981  | Jacksonville Tea Men | A  | 7–8(OT) | 4,011  | McLeod (3), Fabbiani (2), Connell, Taber, Gorman
January 27, 1981  | Atlanta Chiefs | H  | 10–5  | 4,540  | McLeod (3), Wegerle (2), Olivera, Taber, Van der Veen, Gorman, Mott
January 31, 1981  | Jacksonville Tea Men | H  | 9–10(OT) | 5,545  | Fabbiani (3), Wegerle (2), Andruszewski, Olivera, Taber, McLeod
February 7, 1981  | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | H  | 7–4  | 5,545  | Fabbiani (4), McLeod (3)
February 11, 1981  | Minnesota Kicks | H  | 6–8  | 4,203  | McLeod (2), Wegerle (2), Van der Veen, Fabbiani
February 12, 1981  | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | A  | 8–7(OT) | 1,688  | McLeod (2), Van der Veen (2), Wegerle, Olivera, Fabbiani

## Statistics

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### Season scoring

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GP = Games Played, G = Goals (worth 2 points), A = Assists (worth 1 point), Pts = Points[4]

Player  | GP  | G  | A  | Pts

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Óscar Fabbiani | 16 | 31 | 15 | 77
Steve Wegerle | 18 | 25 | 20 | 70
Wes McLeod | 15 | 21 | 10 | 52
Washington Olivera | 14 | 12 | 19 | 43
Jan van der Veen | 18 | 12 | 18 | 42
John Gorman | 18 | 6 | 11 | 23
Neill Roberts | 8 | 7 | 4 | 18
Refik Kozić | 16 | 3 | 7 | 13
Mike Connell | 18 | 1 | 10 | 12
Dave Taber | 15 | 4 | 3 | 11
Manny Andruszewski | 13 | 2 | 3 | 7
Paul Mott | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3
Farrukh Quraishi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2
Peter Chandler | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2
Winston DuBose | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2
Kevin Clinton | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2
Tim Hanley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0
Keith Peacock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0
Perry Van der Beck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

### Season goalkeeping

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Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses[4]

Player  | GP  | Min  | Svs  | GA  | GAA  | W  | L

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Winston DuBose | 9 | 552 | 120 | 56 | 6.09 | 5 | 4
Tim Hanley | 5 | 270 | 80 | 30 | 6.67 | 2 | 3
Kevin Clinton | 5 | 271 | 94 | 34 | 7.53 | 2 | 2

## Player movement

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### In

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No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Transferred from  | Fee/notes  | Date  | Source

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24 | GK |  Tim Hanley | none | former Foothill College player | November 1980 | [8][9]

### Out

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No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Transferred to  | Fee/notes  | Date  | Source

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16 | DF |  Farrukh Quraishi |  Calgary Boomers | Left club to accept player/manager position | November 25, 1980 | [10]
15 | MF |  Petar Baralić |  Detroit Express | Traded for future draft considerations | December 5, 1980 | [11]
9 | MF |  Peter Anderson |  Millwall F.C. | Accepted player/manager position | December 15, 1980 | [12]

## See also

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* 1980–81 NASL Indoor season
* 1981 in American soccer
* Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–1993)

## References

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1. ^ Scheiber, Dave (November 19, 1980). "Rowdies to play indoors, Tea Men to Jacksonville". St. Petersburg Times. p. 1-C. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
2. ^ Mudry, Richard (November 20, 1980). "Great indoors beckon for Wegerle, Rowdies". Tampa Times. p. 1C. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
3. ^ Scheiber, Dave (February 13, 1981). "Rowdies: humiliating 8-7 ending". St. Petersburg Times. p. 3C. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
4. ^ a b c "Rowdies Statistics". Tampa Tribune. February 24, 1981. p. 2-C. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
5. ^ Henderson, Jim (February 14, 1981). "Strikers End Playoff Hope Of Rowdies". Tampa Tribune. p. 4C. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
6. ^ Henderson, Jim (April 21, 1981). "For Keith Bailey, The Long Wait Is Finally Over". The Tampa Tribune. p. 5-C. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
7. ^ 1981 Official North American Soccer League Guide
8. ^ Henderson, Jim (September 17, 1980). "The Future Of NASL Indoor Soccer Is In Danger". Tampa Tribune. p. 3C. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
9. ^ Henderson, Jim (November 19, 1980). "Tea Men Move Alters Rowdies' Plans". Tampa Tribune. p. 6C. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
10. ^ Scheiber, Dave (November 26, 1980). "Popular Farrukh quits Rowdies for Calgary". St. Petersburg Times. p. 3C. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
11. ^ "Rowdies Deal Barlic To Detroit". Tampa Tribune. December 6, 1980. p. 6C. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
12. ^ Mudry, Richard (December 16, 1980). "Rowdies lose one Anderson, gain another". Tampa Times. p. 1C. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

## External links

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* 1980–81 Rowdies stats
* 1981 in American Soccer

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