1979 Portland Timbers season

Portland Timbers
1979 season
Owner	Oregon Soccer, Inc.
Head coach	Don Megson
Stadium	Civic Stadium
NASL	Division: 4th; Playoffs: Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Did not enter
Top goalscorer	John Bain; Clyde Best; (8 goals)
Highest home attendance	18,254; vs. NYC (May 26)
Lowest home attendance	6,244; vs. MIN (Apr 14)
Average home league attendance	11,172
	← 1978 1980 →

OwnerOregon Soccer, Inc.

Head coach

Don Megson

StadiumCivic Stadium

NASLDivision: 4th
Playoffs: Did not qualify

The 1979 Portland Timbers season was the fifth season for the Portland Timbers in the now-defunct North American Soccer League.

Pos	Club	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Vancouver Whitecaps	30	20	10	54	34	+20	172
2	Los Angeles Aztecs	30	18	12	62	47	+15	162
3	Seattle Sounders	30	13	17	58	52	+6	125
4	Portland Timbers	30	11	19	50	75	−25	122

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
March 31, 1979	San Jose Earthquakes	A	4–3	17,111	Conway, Bri. Gant (2), Seale
April 8, 1979	San Diego Sockers	H	2–3* (OT)	12,017	Scullion, Best
April 14, 1979	Minnesota Kicks	H	0–2	6,244
April 21, 1979	Vancouver Whitecaps	A	1–2	23,137	Bain
April 29, 1979	Edmonton Drillers	H	3–2	10,327	Day, Best (2)
May 5, 1979	Tulsa Roughnecks	H	4*–3 (OT)	9,159	Conway, Best, Thompson
May 13, 1979	Houston Hurricane	A	1–2 (OT)	3,957	Best
May 19, 1979	California Surf	H	1–0	10,191	Bain
May 26, 1979	New York Cosmos	H	1–2* (OT)	18,254	Bain
May 28, 1979	Minnesota Kicks	A	1–2	23,211	Bri. Gant
June 2, 1979	Los Angeles Aztecs	A	1–5	16,741	Best
June 6, 1979	Chicago Sting	H	1–5	7,621	Scullion
June 9, 1979	Seattle Sounders	H	2–1	12,175	Best, Butler
June 13, 1979	Edmonton Drillers	A	2–1	6,280	Bain, Butler
June 15, 1979	Toronto Blizzard	H	3*–2 (OT)	10,417	Best, Butler
June 20, 1979	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–2	9,711	Conway
June 22, 1979	Rochester Lancers	A	1–2* (OT)	5,822	Conway
June 27, 1979	New York Cosmos	A	1–3	33,271	Bri. Gant
June 30, 1979	Seattle Sounders	A	1–5	34,012	Butler
July 4, 1979	Washington Diplomats	H	0–1	17,613
July 8, 1979	Atlanta Chiefs	H	0–3	7,664
July 11, 1979	Tulsa Roughnecks	A	1–0	14,378	Bri. Gant
July 14, 1979	Dallas Tornado	A	4–3 (OT)	8,744	Bri. Gant, Seale, Thompson, Butler
July 18, 1979	California Surf	A	1–2 (OT)	9,911	Mitchell
July 21, 1979	Ft. Lauderdale Strikers	H	4–1	11,097	Day, Bain (2), Mitchell
July 28, 1979	Vancouver Whitecaps	H	2–3 (OT)	12,727	Mitchell (2)
August 1, 1979	Toronto Blizzard	A	3*–2 (OT)	11,868	Bain, Mitchell
August 4, 1979	Philadelphia Fury	A	0–5	5,934
August 8, 1979	San Diego Sockers	A	3–5	11,032	Bain, Thompson, Butler
August 12, 1979	Los Angeles Aztecs	H	1–3	12,367	Day

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1979 Portland Timbers season

Roster players

Replacement players

North American Soccer League

National Conference, Western Division standings

League results

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