ROGUES vs DALLAS PATCH, 1978

This patch commemorates a preseason match played March 17, 1978 in Dayton, Ohio.  If anyone has any information on this game please let me know.  
Very special thanks to Richard Burleson for the photo.

CRYSTAL PALACE FC, 1979

Crystal Palace FC played the Rogues in an exhibition match at the Liberty Bowl on May 22, 1979.  Palace won 3-1.

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.

JORGE BERRIO vs MANCHESTER CITY, 1980

Man City played in Memphis on May 17, 1980.  The game ended in a 1-1 tie with Ossie Vazquez scoring the Rogues lone goal.  Man City won the shootout and the game 2-1.  The interesting side note to this game was that Malcolm Allison, the Rogues first coach, was the Manchester City manager.  Allison was fired about six weeks before the Rogues first game in 1978 for not having assembled a team.  The owners became impatient and sacked him. 

MEMPHIS ROGUES vs CRYSTAL PALACE FC, 1979

Crystal Palace 3 - Rogues 1

PRE-SEASON, 1979

I cut this out of the newspaper when I was a kid but didn't keep the article.  It is from a Rogues pre-season game prior to the 1979 season.  I think the opposing team in the photo is the Atlanta Chiefs   (the relocated Colorado Caribou).  Midfielder Miguel Napoli was not selected for the '79 season roster.

ROGUES vs MANCHESTER CITY FC, 1980

TONI CARBOGNIANI vs MAN CITY FC, 1980

 

Action from the Rogues' friendly against Manchester City FC.  The "Citizens" were in the USA for the 1980 Trans-Atlantic Challenge Cup.  Even though the Rogues lost, it was cool to see Dennis Tueart post- Cosmos and Kaz Deyna pre-NASL.

ROGUES 4 - CANADIAN OLYMPIC TEAM 1, 1978

Cleveland Lewis (center) scores for the Rogues.