Seattle Sounders (NASL)

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fullname = Seattle Sounders
nickname = Sounders
founded = 1974
dissolved = 1983
ground = Memorial Stadium (Seattle)
Kingdome
capacity = 17,000 (Memorial)
57,000 (Kingdome)
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league = North American Soccer League
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The Seattle Sounders were a U.S. professional soccer team based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1974, the team belonged to the North American Soccer League where it played both indoor and outdoor soccer. The team folded after the 1983 NASL outdoor season.

tadium

The Sounders played at Memorial Stadium for its first two seasons before moving to the Kingdome.

upporters

The Seattle Sounders were supported by the "Seattle Sounders Booster Club" in the 1970's and early 1980's.

Year-by-year

Honors

*National Conference Champion -1977 (NASL)
*Top of the Table -1980 (NASL)
*Western Division Champion -1980 (NASL)
*Trans-Atlantic Challenge Cup Champion -1981
*Western Division Champion -1982 (NASL)
*Europac Cup Winners -1982

Coaches

* flagicon|England John Best 1974-1976
* Jimmy Gabriel 1977-1979
* Alan Hinton 1980-1982
* Laurie Calloway 1983

Notable players

* John Bain (1983)
* Frank Barton (1979-82)
* Kevin Bond (1981)
*flagicon|England Jeff Bourne (1980-81) [http://home.att.net/~nasl/players.htm#B]
* flagicon|Canada Jack Brand
* Ian Bridge
*flagicon|ENG Dave Butler (1974-78/1983) [http://home.att.net/~nasl/players.htm#B]
* Steve Buttle (1977-82)
*flagicon|England Mickey Cave (1977-80)
* Tony Chursky
* Joe Corrigan (1983)
* Paul Crossley (footballer) (1975; 1977-79)
*flagicon|ENG Stan Cummins (1981) [http://home.att.net/~nasl/players.htm#C]
* Steve Daley (1981-83)
*flagicon|USA Benny Dargle (1982-83)
*flagicon|ENGRoger Davies (1980-82)
*flagicon|ENG Shaun Elliott (1981)
* Mike England (1975-79)
*flagicon|ENG Ray Evans (footballer) (1982-83) [http://home.att.net/~nasl/players.htm#E]
* Jimmy Gabriel (1974-79)
* Dave Gillett (1974-78)
*flagicon|England Roy Greaves (1980-82)
*flagicon|England Paul Hammond (1981-82) [http://home.att.net/~nasl/players.htm#H]
*flagicon|England Kenny Hibbitt (1982)
*flagicon|England Alan Hinton (1980)
* Geoff Hurst (1976)
* Alan Hudson (1979-83)
* Tommy Hutchison (1980)
*flagicon|England John Impey (1979)
*flagicon|ENG Tommy Jenkins (1976-79)
* David Kemp (footballer) (1983)
* Mel Machin (1977)
* Jimmy McAlister
*flagicon|England [Gary Mills (footballer born 1961)| [Gary Mills] (1982-83)
* Bobby Moore (1978)
*flagicon|England David Nish (1980-81)
* Mark Peterson
*flagicon|ENG Tony Powell (footballer) (1983)
* Harry Redknapp (1976-79)
*flagicon|ENG Nicky Reid (1982)
* Bruce Rioch (1980-81)
*flagicon|Scotland Jocky Scott (1977-83)
* Dave Smith (1976)
* Jeff Stock
* Peter Ward (1982-83)

External links

* [http://home.att.net/~nasl/rosters/sounders.htm Seattle Sounders All-Time Player Roster]
* [http://GOALSeattle.com/OriginalSounders.htm GOALSeattle.com Sounders Online Museum]