Phoenix Fire (soccer)

The Phoenix Fire was an American professional soccer team.

Phoenix Fire

Founded	September 25, 1979; 45 years ago (1979-09-25)
Dissolved	March 27, 1980; 44 years ago (1980-03-27)
Stadium	Hoy Stadium
Capacity	15,000
Owner	Leonard E. Lesser
Head Coach	Jimmy Gabriel
League	American Soccer League

History

Founded in September 1979 as an expansion team ahead of the 1980 American Soccer League season, the team folded in March 1980, during pre-season.^[1] The club was one of two expansion teams for 1980, the other being the Golden Gate Gales.^[2]

Players

The below is the complete roster for the Phoenix Fire. The team was coached by Jimmy Gabriel.^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Kieron Baker 2 DF  USA Manny Matos 3 MF  USA Ray Ochoa 4 DF  ENG Roger Verdi 5 DF  ENG John Rowlands 6 DF  ENG Neil Hague 7 FW  SCO Jimmy Rolland 8 GK  USA Tom Lytle 9 FW  ENG Terry Shanahan

No. Pos. Nation Player 11 MF  ENG Terry Hickey 12 FW  USA Darrell Oak 14 MF  ENG Tom Jenkins 15 FW  USA Tim Logush 16 FW  COL Victor Arbalez 17 FW  ENG Harry Redknapp 18 MF  USA Dean Shemeld 20 MF  USA Jim Anglim

References

1. "1980 Phoenix Fire • Fun While It Lasted". May 3, 2011.
2. "The Year in American Soccer - 1980". February 3, 2009. Archived from the original on February 3, 2009.
3. "Phoenix Fire Rosters". www.nasljerseys.com.