1978 Chicago Sting Roster

North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 12-18 - 123 points
in the NASL's Central Division

Lost Conference Quarterfinal
Coach: Malcolm Musgrove (2-14)
Coach: Willy Roy (10-4)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 69,267, Avg. 4,618 in 15 home dates
1978 Chicago Sting Statistics

The Chicago Sting of the North American Soccer League ended the 1978 season with a record of 12 wins and 18 losses for 123 points in the NASL's Central Division.

The Sting recorded 57 goals and surrendered 64. Karl-Heinz Granitza scored 19 goals for Chicago, while Arno Steffenhagen and Jorgen Kristensen contributed five or more as well. Jorgen Kristensen recorded 15 assists. Mervyn Cawston registered a 1.31 goals against average, leading regular keepers.

Malcolm Musgrove and Willy Roy coached the team. The 1978 Chicago Sting lost in the Conference Quarterfinal.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Dick AdvocaatMSeptember 27, 19475'7"145The Hague, Holland
Eddie AntoineMAugust 27, 1949
Horst BlankenburgDJuly 10, 1947Heidenheim, Germany
Mervyn CawstonGFebruary 4, 19526'2"170Norwich, England
Bill DrozdMNovember 24, 19596'0"170Lesna, Poland
Richie DudaMAugust 11, 1945, Poland
David FlaschenGDecember 10, 19556'1"170Summit, NJ
Roberto GadeaMFebruary 2, 1953, Uruguay
Robert GadochaFJanuary 10, 1946Krakow, Poland
Karl-Heinz GranitzaFNovember 1, 19516'0"182Lunen, Germany
Clive GriffithsDJanuary 22, 19555'10"160Pontypridd, Wales
Jado HasanbegovicFJanuary 8, 19486'0"175Sarajevo, Bosnia Yugoslavia
Gerry IngramFAugust 19, 19475'10"160Hull, England
Ernst Jean-JosephDJune 11, 1948Cap Haitien, Haiti
Richard KellettFMarch 6, 1954Benoni, South Africa
Jimmy KellyM,FMay 2, 19575'6"145Carlisle, England
Jorgen KristensenM,F,F/MDecember 12, 19465'8"145Hedehusene, Denmark
Enes MamaledzijaFAugust 16, 1949, Yugoslavia
Dan McCruddenFDecember 25, 19556'4"180Queens, NY
Colin McLocklanFApril 6, 19526'0"175Hull, England
Goran MeskovicFOctober 13, 19496'1"167Zrenjanin, Yugoslavia
Tom NeversD,FJune 8, 19565'8"160Middletown, CT
Miguel PereiraDSeptember 20, 1949Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Gary RensingDOctober 5, 19475'11"147St. Louis, MO
Derek SpaldingD,M,D/MDecember 20, 19545'9"179Dundee, Scotland
Arno SteffenhagenM,FSeptember 24, 19495'9"159Berlin, Germany
Gene StrenicerM,DAugust 12, 19455'7"143Budapest, Hungary
Stefan SzeferDMay 8, 19426'9"175, Poland
Doug WarkF,MDecember 24, 19515'10"160Glasgow, Scotland
Bruce WilsonDJune 20, 19515'10"160Vancouver, British Columbia Canada



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