B24 - Wednesday, March 31, 1982 - North Shore News

No. 13 Peter Beardsley
Forward
Hr: 8-8, Wt: 158
Years/NASL: 2, Age 21

One of the most promising

import. stars on the
Whitecaps club. Beardsley
made quite an impact in his
debut NASL season He led
the club with 13 goals and
added ~ assists to finish
with3t pomts, one back of
Carl Valentines total of 34
points Scouted originally by
Peter Lorimer Beardsley
vomnmed the Caps trom Carlisle
nited oof the English
capuc where Beardsley
was named ~ Third Disision”

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Highly sought after by
several First Division clubs,
Beardsley was signed by
Vice-President Peter
Bridgwater in March of last
year and joined the club
May 2 against Seattle.

Scored his first pro hat trick
July 1 in a 5-1] win over San
Jose. The top vote-getter in
the Whitecaps “Player of the
awards.

Game”

No. 25 Gerry Gray

Midfield

He: 8-7, Wa: 150

Years/NASL: 3, Age 21
One of the NASL's

brightest young North

American star. 19S) brought

Grav much recopenition and

attention trom around the

league He appeared in dU
games scoring > poals and 4
assists and established

himsell ds a tough feft side
midfield player As a result
he was named to the NASL’s

All North American Player
All-Star team and was
named as Top Canadian

Plaver of the Year by Soccer
Illustrated Mapazine All the
more remarkable when you
consider Gray wasnt drafted
until the third round and was

the oSth = player chosen
overall in the 1978 amateur
dratt This) past) indoor

season Gray added to his
laurels by winning the club
individual scornng ttle with
20 goals and 15 assists for SS
potnts

Player profiles

No. 19 Carl Shearer
Defender
Ht: 6-3, Wt: 200
Years/NASL: 3, Age 21
Ready to step into a
starting role this season, the
big central defender ap
peared in nine games a year
ago filling in oon the
Whitecaps back line during
a rash of injumes) Shearers
career was in doubt up untl
this season as he recovered
from 4a semous grom anyurs
that saw him on a six-month
therapy program

No. 7 Buzz Parsons
Defender

Hr: 5-9, We: 1658
Years/NASL: 7, Age 31

Entering his seventh
season in the NASL. the
veteran Parsons appeared in
six games this past season in
a utility role. Extremely
versatile, Parsons can play
any defensive or offensive
posiuon. Parsons reached a
personal milestone this past
season when he appeared in
his 1LOOth NASL game in a 3-
2 Whitecap win in Dallas on
June 24. Parsons = ranks
second in club career games
plaved and is fifth on the all-

time club scoring © list
Parsons recorded the
Whitecaps first ever hat
tnck ino a 4-3) win over

Germany s Borussia

Moenchengladbach in 1976
RWS

No. 2 Jim Holmes
Defender
Hr: 5-10 Wt. 163
Years/NASL: 2, Age 28

A versatile
fullback central defender
Holmes appeared in nine
games in 1981 making his
NASL league debut ina 32
Whitecaps over bd
monton A journeyman pro
Holmes spent eight seasons
with Coventry City and four
seasons with Tottenham
Hotspur prior to yoining the

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No. 27 Sam Suundh
Midfielder
Hi: 5-6, Wt: 146
Years/NASL: 2. Ape 22

The el | Indoor

Sedsoill . Satse quent

outdoor sr py saw the

repuyenia an Sam
Saundhs . cer .ateer
A membc: ce WE caps
reserve : a Joucs
Saundh t- hom othe swene
ane Ads ae le amateur
soccer in dang os when the
Caps asked tin on board for
their first ovat season
Saundh adapted welt to the
indoor yame vcore 14
goals and a cine assists for
V7 points Voacescuiu he was
back on ths scene and ap
peared on chiree outdoor
games. ty acllh oss oan
exhibitions .lainst Sparta
Rotterdam ans Naples Over

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his outdoor ex cernence while

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No. 17 David Norman
Midfielder
He: 5-7, We: 150
Years/NASL: 1, Age 19

The Whitecaps’ top
amateur draft pick tn 1980.
Norman played in 4 pames
this past season in a utility

role Scored his — first
professional goal in a 1-0
pre-season win over New
York Cosmos. then added

his first NASL league goal
in the final game of the
season ino a S-4 win over
Edmonton

No. 28 Barry Dearden

Midfielder
Hi: $-7, We: 150
Years/NASL: 1. Age 18

Dearden was dratted in
the third round «c4th Chomwe
overalli in the
dratt Dearden attend
Carson Graham school or
North Vancouver

19S) amateur

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