1979-80 Pittsburgh Spirit Roster

Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)
Team Record: 18-14
in the MISL's Atlantic Division
Postseason: 1-2
Lost Division Final
Coach: Alex Pringle (5-10)
Coach: Len Bilous (13-4)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 81,781, Avg. 5,111 in 16 home dates
1979-80 Pittsburgh Spirit Statistics

The Pittsburgh Spirit of the Major Indoor Soccer League ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 18 wins and 14 losses in the MISL's Atlantic Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.

The Spirit netted 188 goals and allowed 191. Graham Fyfe scored 37 goals for Pittsburgh, while Alfie Conn, Mickey Cave and Steve Buttle each contributed fifteen or more, too. Graham Fyfe accounted for 28 assists. Alan Mayer topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 4.85 goals against average, pacing keepers with significant playing time.

Alex Pringle and Len Bilous coached the team. The 1979-80 Pittsburgh Spirit lost in the Division Final.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Mike BarryD,MMay 22, 19535'8"160Hull, England
Frank BucciGDecember 17, 19565'10"165Pittsburgh, PA
Dave ButlerF,MMarch 30, 19535'8"155West Bromwich, England
Steve ButtleM,FJanuary 1, 19535'7"138Norwich, England
Mickey CaveFJanuary 28, 19495'8"155Weymouth, England
Howie CharbonneauDJune 12, 19555'9"167Troy, NY
Clive CharlesDOctober 3, 19515'9"160London, England
Alfie ConnFApril 5, 19525'10"150Kirkcaldy, Scotland
John DolinskyD-FMay 21, 19545'6"145Kaiserslautern, Germany
Krys FurmanD,FFebruary 12, 19505'9"155, Poland
Graham FyfeFAugust 18, 19565'9"160Glasgow, Scotland
Tom JenkinsM,FDecember 2, 19475'11"160London, England
Curtis LeeperD,M,FDecember 28, 19555'11"165Lebanon, PA
Dave MacKenzieDMarch 10, 19565'9"158Inverness, Scotland
Peter MannosGJuly 20, 19545'11"170Chicago, IL
Alan MayerGJuly 3, 19526'0"185Bayshore, NY
Alex McGheeF5'6"155Edinburg, Scotland
Billy McNicolFDecember 2, 19545'8"155Dunoon, Scotland
Alan MerrickD,M,M/DJune 20, 19505'10"160Birmingham, England
Bill MishalowGMarch 6, 19525'10"160Chicago, IL
Art NapolitanoD,FJanuary 7, 19565'10"145Mobile, Alabama
John O'HaraDAugust 22, 19595'11"165Philadelphia, PA
Hal PartenheimerD,MMay 12, 19565'11"170Latrobe, PA
Bob RohrbachFApril 2, 19556'2"170Garden City, NY
Mark StahlDAugust 28, 19535'8"155San Francisco, California
Jim SteeleDMarch 11, 19506'1"185Edinburgh, Scotland
Stojan TrickovicFJanuary 13, 19465'8"145Belgrade, Serbia Yugoslavia
Adrian WebsterDNovember 6, 19515'9"155Colchester, England
Nino ZecM,FJuly 22, 19495'10"165Miloševo, Serbia Yugoslavia



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