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 Mike Angellotti Ciro Baldini Charlie Duccilli Bill Fann John Fitzgerald Mickey Fitzgerald Tom Fitzgerald Billy Haines Sonny Ideozu Galo Iquirre Bob Kohlmyer Dennis Kohlmyer Joe Luxbacher Ron McEachen Tom Martin Lew Meehl Ron Nentwig Art Richardson Skip Roderick Stan Startzell Sam Viecelli Lenny Williams Ed Yohman
Head coach NameCountryGamesWonLostTiedNotesScotty FoleyUSA191162Fired on August 29, 1975"Soccer Team Fires Coach," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 30, 1975: 11.John FoleyUSA1001
1975 Game Results GameDayDateOpponentGame siteFinal scoreW/L/TRecord1SaturdayMay 3at Cincinnati CometsTrechter Stadium1-1T0-0-12SaturdayMay 10at Connecticut YankeesDillon Stadium0-4L0-1-13SaturdayMay 17New York ApolloNorth Hills HS Stadium0-1L0-2-14SaturdayMay 24at Chicago Cats2-5L0-3-15MondayMay 26at Cleveland CobrasGeorge Finnie Stadium1-3L0-4-16SaturdayMay 31Connecticut YankeesNorth Hills HS Stadium0-0T0-4-27SaturdayJune 7at New Jersey Brewers1-3L0-5-28SaturdayJune 14Cincinnati CometsNorth Hills HS Stadium2-1W1-5-29SaturdayJune 21at Rhode Island Oceaneers1-4L1-6-210SaturdayJune 28Boston AstrosNorth Hills HS Stadium1-4L1-7-211SaturdayJuly 5Cleveland CobrasNorth Hills HS Stadium1-2L1-8-212TuesdayJuly 16Indiana TigersNorth Hills HS StadiumL1-9-213SaturdayJuly 19at New York ApolloL1-10-214SaturdayJuly 26Rhode Island OceaneersMt. Lebanon HS Stadium0-1L1-11-215FridayAugust 1at Cleveland CobrasGeorge Finnie Stadium1-4L1-12-216SaturdayAugust 9Chicago CatsMt. Lebanon HS Stadium0-2L1-13-217SaturdayAugust 16at Boston AstrosNickerson Field2-4L1-14-218WednesdayAugust 20Cleveland CobrasMt. Lebanon HS Stadium3-4L1-15-219SaturdayAugust 23at Cincinnati CometsTrechter Stadium1-2L1-16-220SaturdayAugust 30New Jersey BrewersMt. Lebanon HS Stadium0-0T1-16-3
Year-by-year YearDivisionLeagueReg. seasonPlayoffsU.S. Open Cup19752ASL3rd, SouthDid not qualifyDid not enter
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