TOM NEVERS, 1979

Tom Nevers (L) blocks Minnesota's Willie Morgan in the Rogues 2-0 home loss to the Kicks, June 26, 1979.

BEFORE THEY WERE ROGUES

Paul Child

ROGUES vs STING, 1980

Charlie Cooke (8) is held back by the referee and Chicago's Dick Advocaat during a hostile match played June 3, 1980.  From what I remember Cooke was upset at an obvious foul by the Sting that was not called.  Charlie was heading for the guilty party (Jorgen Kristensen) when he was intercepted.  All turned out well, the Rogues got the win 3-2 in front of 10,321 at the Liberty Bowl.  The Rogues and Sting had a history of bad blood.  At one point the league even assigned a special English referee specifically for one of their matches.  It didn't help.  Memphis fans hated the Sting and threw beer, insults, and a variety of concessions at Sting players whenever the opportunity arose.

BEFORE THEY WERE ROGUES

Alan Birchenall
Thanks www.sporting-heroes.net

ROGUES vs STRIKERS, 1980

Official program from the match played July 4, 1980 at Ft. Lauderdale.

Rogues Line-up:

B. Stetler, C. Cooke, J. Berrio, B. Thomson, P. Cannell, P. Child, D. Vaughn, D. Stride, J. Faulkner, O. Vazquez, J. Steele

Subs used: 

M. Stankovic, P. D'Agostino, J. Husband
Strikers Line-up:
J. Van Beveren, A. Auguste, J. Pott, T. Gemeri, S. Ralbovsky, G. Mueller, R. Hudson, K. Fogarty, C. Fowles, T. Cubillas, A.Schoenmaker
Subs used:
J. Cacciatore, K. Waslander

Final Score: Strikers 2 (Cacciatore, Hudson) - Rogues 1 (Cooke)

Attendance: 16,392

ROGUES vs STRIKERS, 1980

Ossie Vazquez challenges the Strikers' Tibor Gemeri in action from July 4, 1980.  The Rogues lost 2-1 at Ft. Lauderdale's Lockhart Stadium with Charlie Cooke getting the lone Memphis goal. 

BEFORE THEY WERE ROGUES

Team photo of the 1976 Hartford Bicentennials featuring future Rogues Bobby Thomson, Henry McCully, Hugh O'Neill, and Gene DuChateau.

WALKER & ASSOCIATES, 1978

BEFORE THEY WERE ROGUES

Jado Hasanbegovic

ROGUES NOVELTY COUPON, 1980

ROGUES vs MANCHESTER CITY, 1980

The Rogues warm up before the match against Manchester City in 1980.  I took this pic with my brother's fully manual 35mm camera and had no clue how to use it.  Man City won 2-1 in a shoot-out.

BEFORE THEY WERE ROGUES

Bob McAlinden