The Pittsburgh Miners were a professional soccer club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They were a member of the American Soccer League in 1975 but folded at the end of the season after finishing with a record of 1-16-3. Joe Luxbacher was the top scorer with six goals and 4 assists .

1975 roster

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Ciro Baldini[2]

Galo Iquirre[10]

Head coach

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Name Country Games Won Lost Tied Notes
Scotty Foley USA 19 1 16 2 Fired on August 29, 1975[18]
John Foley USA 1 0 0 1

1975 Game Results

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Game Day Date Opponent Game site Final score W/L/T Record
1 Saturday May 3 at Cincinnati Comets Trechter Stadium 1-1 T 0-0-1
2 Saturday May 10 at Connecticut Yankees Dillon Stadium 0-4 L 0-1-1
3 Saturday May 17 New York Apollo North Hills HS Stadium 0-1 L 0-2-1
4 Saturday May 24 at Chicago Cats 2-5 L 0-3-1
5 Monday May 26 at Cleveland Cobras George Finnie Stadium 1-3 L 0-4-1
6 Saturday May 31 Connecticut Yankees North Hills HS Stadium 0-0 T 0-4-2
7 Saturday June 7 at New Jersey Brewers 1-3 L 0-5-2
8 Saturday June 14 Cincinnati Comets North Hills HS Stadium 2-1 W 1-5-2
9 Saturday June 21 at Rhode Island Oceaneers 1-4 L 1-6-2
10 Saturday June 28 Boston Astros North Hills HS Stadium 1-4 L 1-7-2
11 Saturday July 5 Cleveland Cobras North Hills HS Stadium 1-2 L 1-8-2
12 Tuesday July 16 Indiana Tigers North Hills HS Stadium L 1-9-2
13 Saturday July 19 at New York Apollo L 1-10-2
14 Saturday July 26 Rhode Island Oceaneers Mt. Lebanon HS Stadium 0-1 L 1-11-2
15 Friday August 1 at Cleveland Cobras George Finnie Stadium 1-4 L 1-12-2
16 Saturday August 9 Chicago Cats Mt. Lebanon HS Stadium 0-2 L 1-13-2
17 Saturday August 16 at Boston Astros Nickerson Field 2-4 L 1-14-2
18 Wednesday August 20 Cleveland Cobras Mt. Lebanon HS Stadium 3-4 L 1-15-2
19 Saturday August 23 at Cincinnati Comets Trechter Stadium 1-2 L 1-16-2
20 Saturday August 30 New Jersey Brewers Mt. Lebanon HS Stadium 0-0 T 1-16-3

Year-by-year

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Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
1975 2 ASL 3rd, South Did not qualify Did not enter

References

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  1. ^ "Observer-Reporter - Google News Archive Search".
  2. ^ "Observer-Reporter - Google News Archive Search".
  3. ^ "Observer-Reporter - Google News Archive Search".
  4. ^ "The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search".
  5. ^ "Observer-Reporter - Google News Archive Search".
  6. ^ "Observer-Reporter - Google News Archive Search".
  7. ^ "Observer-Reporter - Google News Archive Search".
  8. ^ "The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search".
  9. ^ "Observer-Reporter - Google News Archive Search".
  10. ^ "Observer-Reporter - Google News Archive Search".
  11. ^ "Observer-Reporter - Google News Archive Search".
  12. ^ "Observer-Reporter - Google News Archive Search".
  13. ^ "Observer-Reporter - Google News Archive Search".
  14. ^ "The Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame: Washington-Greene County Chapter". Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
  15. ^ "The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search".
  16. ^ "The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search".
  17. ^ "Observer-Reporter - Google News Archive Search".
  18. ^ "Soccer Team Fires Coach," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 30, 1975: 11.