Tampa Bay Rowdies
Full name	Tampa Bay Rowdies
Nickname(s)	Rowdies
Founded	1975
Dissolved	1984
Ground	Tampa Stadium (Capacity 71,000)
Chairman	Beau Rogers Harry Mangurian
Coach	Eddie Firmani
League	North American Soccer League
Home colours Away colours

The Tampa Bay Rowdies were a professional soccer team from Tampa, Florida, USA. The team played in the North American Soccer League until the league's dissolution and then went on to play in other leagues before finally folding in 1993. The Rowdies played their home games at Tampa Stadium, except for their indoor games which were played at Bayfront Center Arena in St. Petersburg, Florida. Football club names are a part of the sports culture, reflecting century-old traditions. ... Houlihans Stadium in Tampa opened in 1967 as Tampa Stadium (later changed when the Glazers acquired the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and renamed the stadium after a family-owned restaurant), and saw a number of major sporting teams and events grace its fields over the years. ... Rungnado May Day Stadium is the worlds largest football stadium. ... Eddie Firmani was a south african born centre-forward with italian ancestry which earned him caps for italy, who in two spells at charlton athletic made 177 appearances and scored 89 goals. ... North American Soccer League or (NASL) was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984. ... Image File history File links For use with Template:Football kit File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links For use with Template:Football kit File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links For use with Template:Football kit File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links For use with Template:Football kit File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... This article is about people called professionals. ... Soccer redirects here. ... Tampa redirects here. ... North American Soccer League or (NASL) was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984. ... Houlihans Stadium in Tampa opened in 1967 as Tampa Stadium (later changed when the Glazers acquired the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and renamed the stadium after a family-owned restaurant), and saw a number of major sporting teams and events grace its fields over the years. ... Bayfront Arena was an indoor arena in St. ... For other uses, see St. ...

NASL: 1975-1984

Originally founded as a North American Soccer League expansion franchise in 1975 by George Strawbridge, the Rowdies played ten seasons at Tampa Stadium and won their only Soccer Bowl championship in their inaugural season defeating the Portland Timbers 2-0. The Rowdies lost in the finals in 1978 and 1979. The team showcased international stars such as midfield captain Rodney Marsh (England), league leading goal scorer Oscar Fabbiani, swift and lethal forward Steve Wegerle (South Africa), rock-solid defenseman Arsene Auguste (Haiti), and popular player and high goal-scoring Derek Smethurst (South Africa). Coached by Eddie Firmani, John Boyle, and Gordon Jago, their catch phrase and marketing slogan was "The Rowdies arrrre...a kick in the grass!" North American Soccer League or (NASL) was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Houlihans Stadium in Tampa opened in 1967 as Tampa Stadium (later changed when the Glazers acquired the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and renamed the stadium after a family-owned restaurant), and saw a number of major sporting teams and events grace its fields over the years. ... The Portland Timbers were a team in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1975 to 1982. ... Rodney William Marsh (born 11 October 1944 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire) is a retired English footballer. ... Oscar Fabbiani was the leading scorer in the North American Soccer League for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in 1979. ... Steve Wegerle (born in Pretoria May 15, 1953) is a former professional soccer player. ... Derek Smethurst (c. ... Eddie Firmani was a south african born centre-forward with italian ancestry which earned him caps for italy, who in two spells at charlton athletic made 177 appearances and scored 89 goals. ... John Boyle (born 25 December 1946) is a retired Scottish footballer who played during the 1960s and 1970s. ... Gordon Jago (born October 22, 1932 in London, England), is a former soccer coach for the United States national soccer team in 1969 and has coached English clubs Milwall and the Queens Park Rangers (from 1970-1975). ...

Fans of the Rowdies were dubbed Fannies. The most famous Fannies were the notorious North End Zone Gang (AKA the Ozone, the Yellow Card Section, The Mooners and the Village Idiots). The gang of college aged beer swilling fans were known for their wild antics, including throwing dead mullets dressed in mini Ft. Lauderdale Strikers uniforms onto the field.

After the 1983 season, the team was sold to Stella Thayer, Bob Blanchard and Dick Corbett.

Year-by-year

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NASL Indoor Soccer

In 1975, the NASL ran an indoor tournament entered by only four teams. The Rowdies finished second to the San Jose Earthquakes. The NASL did not hold an indoor season until 1979 when the Rowdies won the championship. The last NASL indoor season took place in 1983-1984 and the Rowdies finished last out of the seven teams. For the defunct MLS franchise, see San Jose Earthquakes. ...

Players

Argentina

• Oscar Fabbiani (1979)

Brazil

• Mirandinha (1978-79)

England

• Sam Allardyce (1983)
• Peter Anderson (1978-80)
• Manny Andruszewski (1979-80)
• Paul Hammond (1975;1977-78) [1]
• Nicky Johns (1978)
• Stewart Jump (1975-77) [2]
• Kevin Keelan (1981)
• Tony Kinsella (1981) [3]
• Mark Lindsay (1975-77;1984) [4]
• Rodney Marsh (1976-1979)
• Don McAllister (1984)
• Graham Paddon (1982)
• Stewart Scullion (1975-76)
• Frank Worthington (1981) 26 apps 11 goals
• Terry Rowe

Scotland

• Iain Anderson (1977/1981)
• John Gorman (1979-82)
• Mike Hewitt (1975) [5]
• Davie Robb (1977-78) [6]

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Head Coaches

• Eddie Firmani 1975 - 1977
• John Boyle 1977
• Gordon Jago 1978 - 1982
• Al Miller 1983
• Rodney Marsh 1984
• Ken Fogarty 1989-1993

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Honors

NASL Championships

• 1975

Division Titles

• 1975 Eastern Division
• 1976 Eastern Division, Atlantic Conference
• 1978 Eastern Division, American Conference
• 1979 Eastern Division, American Conference
• 1980 Eastern Division, American Conference

Coach of the Year

• 1976 Eddie Firmani

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• 1982 Pedro DeBrito
• 1983 Gregg Thompson
• 1984 Roy Wegerle

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• 1975 Farrukh Quraishi
• 1976 Rodney Marsh, Arnie Mausser, Tommy Smith
• 1977 Derek Smethurst
• 1978 Rodney Marsh
• 1979 Mike Connell
• 1980 Mike Connell
• 1981 John Gorman
• 1982 Peter Nogly

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• 1975 John Boyle, Stewart Jump, Stewart Scullion
• 1976 Stewart Jump, Stewart Scullion, Derek Smethurst
• 1977 Arsene Auguste, Rodney Marsh, Steve Wegerle
• 1978 Arsene Auguste, Steve Wegerle
• 1979 Oscar Fabbiani, John Gorman
• 1980 Steve Wegerle

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• 1975 Clyde Best, John Sissons, Derek Smethurst
• 1979 Rodney Marsh, Steve Wegerle
• 1980 John Gorman
• 1982 Mike Connell
• 1983 Gregg Thompson
• 1984 Gregg Thompson

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Yearly Average Attendance

• 1975 - 10,728
• 1976 - 16,452
• 1977 - 19,491
• 1978 - 18,123
• 1979 - 27,650
• 1980 - 28,345
• 1981 - 22,532
• 1982 - 22,532
• 1983 - 18,507
• 1984 - 10,932

Independent: 1985-1986

After the demise of the NASL in 1984, Cornelia Corbett became sole owner of the team in 1986. With Rodney Marsh as coach, the Rowdies operated as an independent team for two years before joining the American Indoor Soccer Association for one season (1986-87). This article is about the year. ... For the NPSL of 1967 see North American Soccer League league logo 1984-1990 league logo 1990-2001 National Professional Soccer League was a professional indoor soccer league in the USA. It started out as the American Indoor Soccer Association in 1984 but changed its name the National Professional Soccer...

AISA: 1986-1987

Year-by-year

ASL/APSL: 1988-1993

In the summer of 1988, the Rowdies joined the third incarnation of the American Soccer League. They would stay in this league and its successor (the APSL) until they folded after the 1993 season. Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... The American Soccer League, operating between 1921 and 1933, was the first significant viable professional soccer league in the United States. ... A-League redirects here. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...

Year-by-year

Coaches

• Ricky Hill: 1992
• Ken Fogarty: 1993

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Honors

Leading Scorer

• 1992: Jean Harbor

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• 1988: Winston DuBose

Coach of the Year Winston DuBose is a former American soccer goalkeeper. ...

• 1992: Ricky Hill
• 1993: Ken Fogarty

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• 1988: Winston DuBose, Steve Wegerle
• 1989: Winston DuBose, Steve Trittschuh, Steve Wegerle
• 1990: David Byrne
• 1992: Bill Andracki, Steve Trittschuh, Ricky Hill, Kevin Sloan, Jean Harbor
• 1993: Paul Dougherty

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Notable Players

• Peter Barnes
• Paul Dougherty (1993)
• Ken Fogarty (1989-93) [7]
• Ricky Hill (1992) 16 apps 1 goal
• Terry Rowe (1985-93)