North American Soccer League

1967 NPSL Atlanta Chiefs Baltimore Bays Chicago Spurs Los Angeles Toros New York Generals Oakland Clippers Philadelphia Spartans Pittsburgh Phantoms St. Louis Stars Toronto Falcons	1967 USA Boston Rovers Chicago Mustangs Cleveland Stokers Dallas Tornado Detroit Cougars Houston Stars Los Angeles Wolves New York Skyliners Golden Gate Gales Toronto City Vancouver Royal Canadians Washington Whips	1968 Atlanta Chiefs Baltimore Bays Boston Beacons Chicago Mustangs Cleveland Stokers Dallas Tornado Detroit Cougars Houston Stars Kansas City Spurs Los Angeles Wolves New York Generals Oakland Clippers San Diego Toros St. Louis Stars Toronto Falcons Vancouver Royals Washington Whips	1969 Atlanta Chiefs Baltimore Bays Dallas Tornado Kansas City Spurs St. Louis Stars
1970 Atlanta Chiefs Dallas Tornado Kansas City Spurs Rochester Lancers St. Louis Stars Washington Darts	1971 Atlanta Chiefs Dallas Tornado Montreal Olympique New York Cosmos Rochester Lancers St. Louis Stars Toronto Metros Washington Darts	1972 Atlanta Chiefs Dallas Tornado Miami Gatos Montreal Olympique New York Cosmos Rochester Lancers St. Louis Stars Toronto Metros	1973 Atlanta Apollos Dallas Tornado Miami Toros Montreal Olympique New York Cosmos Philadelphia Atoms Rochester Lancers St. Louis Stars Toronto Metros
1974 Baltimore Comets Boston Minutemen Dallas Tornado Denver Dynamos Miami Toros New York Cosmos Philadelphia Atoms Rochester Lancers San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders St. Louis Stars Toronto Metros Vancouver Whitecaps Washington Diplomats	1975 Baltimore Comets Boston Minutemen Chicago Sting Dallas Tornado Denver Dynamos Hartford Bicentennials Los Angeles Aztecs Miami Toros New York Cosmos Philadelphia Atoms Portland Timbers Rochester Lancers San Antonio Thunder San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders St. Louis Stars Tampa Bay Rowdies Toronto Metros Vancouver Whitecaps Washington Diplomats	1976 Boston Minutemen Chicago Sting Dallas Tornado Hartford Bicentennials Los Angeles Aztecs Miami Toros Minnesota Kicks New York Cosmos Philadelphia Atoms Portland Timbers Rochester Lancers San Antonio Thunder San Diego Jaws San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders St. Louis Stars Tampa Bay Rowdies Toronto Metros-Croatia Vancouver Whitecaps Washington Diplomats Team USA	1977 Chicago Sting Connecticut Bicentennials Dallas Tornado Ft. Lauderdale Strikers Las Vegas Quicksilvers Los Angeles Aztecs Minnesota Kicks New York Cosmos Portland Timbers Rochester Lancers San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders St. Louis Stars Tampa Bay Rowdies Team Hawaii Toronto Metros-Croatia Vancouver Whitecaps Washington Diplomats
1978 California Surf Chicago Sting Colorado Caribous Dallas Tornado Detroit Express Ft. Lauderdale Strikers Houston Hurricane Los Angeles Aztecs Memphis Rogues Minnesota Kicks New England Tea Men New York Cosmos Oakland Stompers Philadelphia Fury Portland Timbers Rochester Lancers San Diego Sockers San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders Tampa Bay Rowdies Toronto Metros-Croatia Tulsa Roughnecks Vancouver Whitecaps Washington Diplomats	1979 Atlanta Chiefs California Surf Chicago Sting Dallas Tornado Detroit Express Edmonton Drillers Ft. Lauderdale Strikers Houston Hurricane Los Angeles Aztecs Memphis Rogues Minnesota Kicks New England Tea Men New York Cosmos Philadelphia Fury Portland Timbers Rochester Lancers San Diego Sockers San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders Tampa Bay Rowdies Toronto Blizzard Tulsa Roughnecks Vancouver Whitecaps Washington Diplomats	1980 Atlanta Chiefs California Surf Chicago Sting Dallas Tornado Detroit Express Edmonton Drillers Ft. Lauderdale Strikers Houston Hurricane Los Angeles Aztecs Memphis Rogues Minnesota Kicks NASL Select New England Tea Men New York Cosmos Philadelphia Fury Portland Timbers Rochester Lancers San Diego Sockers San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders Tampa Bay Rowdies Toronto Blizzard Tulsa Roughnecks Vancouver Whitecaps Washington Diplomats	1981 Atlanta Chiefs Calgary Boomers Chicago Sting Dallas Tornado Edmonton Drillers Ft. Lauderdale Strikers Jacksonville Tea Men Los Angeles Aztecs Minnesota Kicks Montreal Manic New York Cosmos Portland Timbers San Diego Sockers San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders Tampa Bay Rowdies Toronto Blizzard Tulsa Roughnecks Vancouver Whitecaps Washington Diplomats
1982 Chicago Sting Edmonton Drillers Ft. Lauderdale Strikers Jacksonville Tea Men Montreal Manic New York Cosmos Portland Timbers San Diego Sockers San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders Tampa Bay Rowdies Toronto Blizzard Tulsa Roughnecks Vancouver Whitecaps	1983 Chicago Sting Ft. Lauderdale Strikers Golden Bay Earthquakes Montreal Manic New York Cosmos San Diego Sockers Seattle Sounders Tampa Bay Rowdies Team America Toronto Blizzard Tulsa Roughnecks Vancouver Whitecaps	1984 Chicago Sting Golden Bay Earthquakes Minnesota Strikers New York Cosmos San Diego Sockers Tampa Bay Rowdies Toronto Blizzard Tulsa Roughnecks Vancouver Whitecaps

Methodology: I used a number of sources to identify a player's numbers and his statistics.
For statistics, I used the following resources. Sometimes the information conflicted. When they did I ranked the Colin Jose's data highest:
1. Colin Jose's book: "NASL A Complete Record of the North American Soccer League." This is an excellent book.
2. Colin Jose's book: "North American Soccer League Encyclopedia"
3. Zander Hollander's book: "The American Encyclopedia of Soccer"
For players numbers I used the following resources in descending order of priority.
1. Game films.
2. Home team's programs-My assumption is the home team is pretty reliable on it's own roster. Hopefully that's not a false assumption.
3. Media guide-I used these mainly for players who were on the roster, but didn't make it into a game. They are not that reliable for general numbers. Media guides were put out before the season. As players got cut, players would switch to their number.
4. Road programs-Road programs in the early years of the league were prone to misspellings and number errors.
5. Colin Jose's "NASL A Complete Record of the North American Soccer League."
6. Photographs-This is a chicken and egg problem. You need to know the number to identify the player. You also need to know the jersey style to accurately identify the year. Over time you recognize both and can be reasonably accurate.

Sometimes a player wore 2 different numbers in a year, such as Teofilo Cubillas in 1980. In that case, I separate the numbers with a comma, e.g. "10,20." It was not uncommon for a player to really have 2 numbers in a year. However, my sense is most of the times it is a bookkeeping error and not a real number change. One of the two numbers is right.

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