1977 New York Cosmos Roster

North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 15-11 - 140 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division

Won Championship
Coach: Gordon Bradley (0-0)
Coach: Eddie Firmani (0-0)
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 443,947, Avg. 34,150 in 13 home dates
1977 New York Cosmos Statistics

The New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League ended the 1977 season with a record of 15 wins and 11 losses for 140 points in the NASL's Eastern Division.

New York scored 60 goals, best in the league. The team gave up 39 goals. Giorgio Chinaglia netted 15 goals for the Cosmos, while Tony Field, Pele and Steve Hunt each tallied five or more, too. Steve Hunt contributed 10 assists. Erol Yasin recorded a 0.71 goals against average, leading goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.

Gordon Bradley and Eddie Firmani coached the team. The 1977 New York Cosmos won the Championship.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Chris AgoliatiM,FNovember 3, 19515'9"158Staten Island, NY
Charlie AitkenDJanuary 5, 19425'10"155Edinburgh, Scotland
Carlos AlbertoDJuly 17, 19446'0"170Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Franz BeckenbauerD,FSeptember 11, 1945Munich, Germany
Juan CantilloMMay 21, 19565'10"175Cartago, Costa Rica
Giorgio ChinagliaFJanuary 24, 19476'1"190Carrera, Italy
Dave ClementsMSeptember 16, 19455'10"155Millbrook, Northern Ireland
Marcelo CuriFNovember 19, 19545'9"150Havana, Cuba
Roberto De OliveiraFSeptember 11, 19555'9"160Brooklyn, NY
Mike DillonDSeptember 29, 19525'11"175London, England
Vito DimitrijevicMDecember 11, 1948Surdulica, Serbia Yugoslavia
Tony DonlicFMarch 24, 19566'2"195Vincovici, Croatia Yugoslavia
Keith EddyDOctober 23, 1944Barrow-in-Furness, England
Gary EtheringtonD,F,M/FApril 22, 19585'8"140London, England
Tony FieldFJune 7, 19465'7"154Halifax, England
Santiago FormosoDJuly 4, 19535'9"140Vigo, Spain
Terry GarbettMSeptember 9, 19455'9"166Durham, England
Bill HladkyjGJanuary 15, 1954
Steve HuntFJuly 8, 1956Birmingham, England
Paul HunterDJanuary 18, 19565'11"155Toronto, ON Canada
Robert IarusciDNovember 8, 19546'0"170Toronto, ON Canada
Shane KennedyGApril 1, 19545'10"155
Tim KevinMNovember 12, 1954
Greg KourtesisMOctober 11, 19546'0"165Athens, Greece
Tommy LangD,MJuly 14, 19565'9"165Dublin, Ireland
Shep MessingGOctober 9, 19495'11"170Bronx, NY
Ramon MifflinMApril 5, 19475'9"160Lima, Peru
Nelsi MoraisM,DOctober 22, 19515'9"155Santo, Brazil
PeleFOctober 23, 19405'9"165Tres Coracoes, Brazil
RildoDJanuary 23, 19425'9"155Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Bob RohrbachFApril 2, 19556'2"170Garden City, NY
Werner RothDApril 4, 19486'1"190, Yugoslavia
Stewart ScullionFApril 18, 19475'8"160Bo'ness, Scotland
Bobby SmithDSeptember 23, 19515'11"165Trenton, NJ
Jomo SonoF,M/F,MJune 28, 19555'8"165Johannesburg, South Africa
Scott StrasburgM,FJuly 12, 19555'11"175Norristown, PA
Jadranko TopicFApril 20, 1949Mostar, Bosnia Yugoslavia
Bruce TwamleyDMay 23, 1952Victoria, British Columbia Canada
Erol YasinGOctober 11, 19486'1"170Iskenderun, Turkey



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