Pittsburgh Miners
# Pittsburgh Miners

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

| Name | Country | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scotty Foley | USA | 19 | 1 | 16 | 2 | Fired on August 29, 1975 |
| John Foley | USA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |

## 1975 Game Results

| Game | Day | Date | Opponent | Game site | Final score | W/L/T | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Saturday | May 3 | at Cincinnati Comets | Trechter Stadium | 1-1 | T | 0-0-1 |
| 2 | Saturday | May 10 | at Connecticut Yankees | Dillon Stadium | 0-4 | L | 0-1-1 |
| 3 | Saturday | May 17 | New York Apollo | North Hills HS Stadium | 0-1 | L | 0-2-1 |
| 4 | Saturday | May 24 | at Chicago Cats | | 2-5 | L | 0-3-1 |
| 5 | Monday | May 26 | at Cleveland Cobras | George Finnie Stadium | 1-3 | L | 0-4-1 |
| 6 | Saturday | May 31 | Connecticut Yankees | North Hills HS Stadium | 0-0 | T | 0-4-2 |
| 7 | Saturday | June 7 | at New Jersey Brewers | | 1-3 | L | 0-5-2 |
| 8 | Saturday | June 14 | Cincinnati Comets | North Hills HS Stadium | 2-1 | W | 1-5-2 |
| 9 | Saturday | June 21 | at Rhode Island Oceaneers | | 1-4 | L | 1-6-2 |
| 10 | Saturday | June 28 | Boston Astros | North Hills HS Stadium | 1-4 | L | 1-7-2 |
| 11 | Saturday | July 5 | Cleveland Cobras | North Hills HS Stadium | 1-2 | L | 1-8-2 |
| 12 | Tuesday | July 16 | Indiana Tigers | North Hills HS Stadium | | L | 1-9-2 |
| 13 | Saturday | July 19 | at New York Apollo | | | L | 1-10-2 |
| 14 | Saturday | July 26 | Rhode Island Oceaneers | Mt. Lebanon HS Stadium | 0-1 | L | 1-11-2 |
| 15 | Friday | August 1 | at Cleveland Cobras | George Finnie Stadium | 1-4 | L | 1-12-2 |
| 16 | Saturday | August 9 | Chicago Cats | Mt. Lebanon HS Stadium | 0-2 | L | 1-13-2 |
| 17 | Saturday | August 16 | at Boston Astros | Nickerson Field | 2-4 | L | 1-14-2 |
| 18 | Wednesday | August 20 | Cleveland Cobras | Mt. Lebanon HS Stadium | 3-4 | L | 1-15-2 |
| 19 | Saturday | August 23 | at Cincinnati Comets | Trechter Stadium | 1-2 | L | 1-16-2 |
| 20 | Saturday | August 30 | New Jersey Brewers | Mt. Lebanon HS Stadium | 0-0 | T | 1-16-3 |

## Year-by-year

| Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1975 | 2 | ASL | 3rd, South | Did not qualify | Did not enter |
