ROGUES NEWS, 1980

CLEVELAND LEWIS, 1978

Cleveland Lewis was with the Rogues for the 1978 season.  He is the brother of Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis.

TONY FIELD, 1980

Tony Field challenges Ft. Lauderdale's Francisco Marinho in the opening game of the 1980 season.  The Rogues went on to beat the Strikers 2-1 in a shootout.

KICK GAME PROGRAM, 1980

 

Game program for the Rogues April 5, 1980 game at the Detroit Express, won by Detroit 4-2. 

NEIL SMILLIE, 1979

JIMMY HUSBAND, 1980

WAY BEFORE THEY WERE ROGUES

A sixteen year old Bob McAlinden sits on the shoulder of  Manchester City goalkeeper Bert Trautmann in 1962. 

MIRANDINHA, 1979

 

1979 Topps NASL sticker autographed by Mirandinha.

ALAN BIRCHENALL, 1978

 

Thanks nasljerseys.com

ROGUES' OFFICE SIGN, 1980

MIKE STANKOVIC, 1980

ROGUES vs WASHINGTON ARTICLE, 1980

ROGUES vs CHICAGO, JULY 29, 1978

 

ROGUES LINE-UP:

Burns, Thomson, Faulkner, Smillie, Field, McCully, Birchenall, Rosul, Stride, Holder, Grimaldi

SUBS USED:

O'Neill

 

STING LINE-UP:

Cawston, Griffiths, Wilson, Spalding, Hasanbegovic, Szefer, Strenicer, Advocaat, Granitza, Kristensen, Steffenhagen

SUBS USED:

McCrudden

SCORE:

Sting-3 (Granitza, Steffenhagen 2)

Rogues-1 (Birchenall)

ATTENDANCE:

6,127

GROUND:

Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL

 

SEASON TICKET BROCHURE, 1980

ROGUES PRESS PASS, 1978

Press pass issued for the first Rogues home game, April 8, 1978.

AFTER THEY WERE ROGUES

A 1981 press photo of former Rogue Hugh O'Neill while playing for the American Soccer League team "Carolina Lightnin".  The head and hand on the right of the photo belong to
 Lightnin' head coach (and former Tampa Bay Rowdies star) Rodney Marsh.

ROGUES MEMORABILIA

Blog reader Mike sent me this pic of his vintage Memphis Rogues gym bag.  It looks great!  Thanks Mike and remember, I am always seeking photos from Rogues fans.  If you have any pics of memorabilia, photos from fan days and games, PLEASE e-mail them to me and I will credit you on the post.  I really need your help to keep this blog going.

Thanks!

MORE ROGUES' GAME MUSIC

Booker T and the MGs hit "Green Onions" is another classic piece of Memphis music history.  Snippets of the song were played throughout Rogues' home games.  Enjoy this great 1960's live performance of "Green Onions" by Booker T and the MGs.

"SOUL FINGER" THE BAR-KAYS

I recently received an e-mail about the music played at Rogues home games.  One prominent song was "Soul Finger" by Memphis' own Bar-Kays.  A great song.  Enjoy this clip of the Bar-Kays performing "Soul Finger" in 1967. 

BEFORE THEY WERE ROGUES

Jimmy Husband scores a double for Luton Town against Wolverhampton in 1977.

BOXING DAY SURPRISE, 2013

 

I received a Christmas card from Former Everton and Memphis Rogues legend Jimmy Husband.  A nice Boxing Day surprise!

ROGUES PLAYER PROFILE

CHRIS BENNETT

BORN:

January 15, 1952, London, England

PLAYING CAREER:

1974  Vancouver Whitecaps

1976-77  Seattle Sounders

1978  Memphis Rogues

1979-80  Cleveland Force (MISL)

INTERNATIONAL:

1973-75  Canadian National Team (6 Appearances)

ROGUES MEMORABILIA

1979 Memphis Rogues Media Guide autographed by Charlie Cooke and John Faulkner. 

Thanks again to David K. for sharing another great item.

ROGUES MEMORABILIA

Special thanks to David K. for sharing this photo of his Memphis Rogues seat cushion.

WAY BEFORE THEY WERE ROGUES

 

A 15 year old Jimmy Husband  from the 1963 Manor Park School Magazine.

ROGUES' BOOSTER CLUB, 1980

AFTER THEY WERE ROGUES

HENRY McCULLY, 1978

DR. WATSON'S, 1980

Dr. Watson's was one of the players' hangouts.  It closed down for a while but is now operating as "Doc Watson's" at the original location.
***UPDATE***
Doc Watson's is now "TJ Mulligans."

ROGUES vs FURY NEWS ARTICLE, 1978

BEN POPOOLA, 1979

Rookie Ben Popoola at the 1979 Rogues' photo day.

BEFORE THEY WERE ROGUES: VIDEO EDITION

This video is from the 1970 Cup Final replay between Chelsea and Leeds United.  It is considered to be one of the roughest and dirtiest matches ever played.  This clip shows future Memphis Rogues manager Eddie McCreadie (3) of Chelsea hammer Leeds United's Billy Bremner.  Ah' the good old days!  Crappy pitch, plain uniforms, BLACK cleats, and bad ass players!  I miss those days.

BOBBY THOMSON, 1980

Bobby Thomson (L) is challenged by the L.A. Aztecs Poli Garcia during the 1980 season.  The Aztecs got the win over the Rogues 3-2.

ROGUES vs MINNESOTA, JULY 26, 1978

ROGUES LINE-UP:

Burns, Thomson, Faulkner, Smillie, Field, McCully, Birchenall, Rosul, Stride, Holder, Grimaldi

SUBS USED:

O'Neill, Lewis

KICKS LINE-UP:

Barnett, Merrick, Want, Twellman, Willey, Villa, Litt, Price, Morgan, George, Webster

SUBS USED:

Lettieri, Ntsoelengoe

SCORE:

Rogues-2 (Own Goal, Rosul)

Kicks-1 (Ntsoelengoe)

Overtime

ATTENDANCE:

8,076

GROUND:

Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, TN

MIKE STANKOVIC, 1980

 

Mike Stankovic (4) is beaten to the ball by the Chicago Sting's Greg Ryan.  The game was played on June 24, 1980 at Comiskey Park in Chicago and saw the Sting win 2-0.

AFTER THEY WERE ROGUES

DAVE HUSON, 1980

Dave Huson is tackled by the Houston Hurricanes' Nino Zec during the Rogues final game, a 6-1 win at the Liberty Bowl, as Mike Stankovic looks on.

ROMAN ROSUL, 1979

PHIL HOLDER, 1978

35 YEARS AGO TODAY...

35 years ago today,  April 8, 1978, the Memphis Rogues played their first home game at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, losing to the Philadelphia Fury 3-2 in overtime.  The photo above shows the Rogues' Neil Smillie moving past Fury defender John Dempsey.

NASL LOGO SIGN, 1978

 

This sign was placed outside of the main entrance to Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.  It was there from 1978 to 1980 and was taken away after the team was sold and moved to Calgary, Alberta, Canada.  I don't know if it went to Calgary or was discarded.

JOHN HOUSKA, 1979

ROGUES vs COSMOS PRESS STATS, 1978

ROGUES BIO: JIMMY HUSBAND

AFTER THEY WERE ROGUES