Bi4 - Wednesday, May 16, 1984 - North Shore News WHITECAPS SEASON PREVIEW Success asa player and a coach From page B11 rounds. The 1982 version of the Sounders got off to a rocky 2-7 start but shrewd recruiting the hikes of mid- fielder Kenny Hibbitt once the season had started helped turn the corner for the Sounders. When the dust had settled, Hinton had guided the Sounders to a first-place finish as the club won 13 of its last 17 games. Seattle beat Toronto in the preliminary round and came back in dramatic fashion to beat Fort Lauderdale to earn a berth into Soccer Bowl ’82. The Sounders were on top early but a first-half goal by Giorgio Chinaglia proved the winner as the Cosmos won their fifth league title. Hinton spent 15 seasons in the English League’ with Wolves, Nottingham Forest and nine glory seasons with Derby County, winning two league championships and competing in European Cup and UEFA Cup competition. Hinton represented his country as a youth; Under 23 and full international. ALAN HINTON’S NASL STATISTICS Season Club GP G A Pts 1977 DALLAS 24 4 9 #17 1978 VANCOUVER 29 1} 30 32 COACH on) =6«Ctub Tatsa Standing: GP Wl 30 14 16 132 2ad Ceatral 1980 Seattle 32 25 7 Standing: ist Western Seattle 320158 17 837 Standing: 4th Norbwest Seattle 32 18 14) 106 Standing. Ist Western PLAYOFFS Tutsa 4 31 Lost Semi-finats to Cosmos 1980 Seattic 4 31 ost Semi-Flaab to LA seattle 3.42 Lost Pretiminan to Chicago Seattle 7 a4) Lost Soccer Bowl to ( osmes 1984 NASL alignment Western Division VANCOUVER WHITECAPS weolden Bay barthquakes Minnesota Strikers San Diego Sockers Tulsa Roughne ks tastern Division Wew York © osmeos Doronto Blizzacd Chicago Sting tampa bay Kowches All lime game winning goals tcaders Yen Ptnycd Player awe, wr € art 8 abortions ws 1978 40 Revin Ber ver. 1} 19R) AS Pesce b actin: to FRO A! Hay tHachin sf 19oRO As Alan Lay tes oy mre BO Aten Usll oe Hob | canmeda... se y treet Piepnas e a ma.) Bebb. ¢ ampb . : Phere ft Wa PPh be TCT LOOSING TEMA SACLE AY RAAY be cata code i, 0 YO Pd 2 kr eT Whe pat DIMAPE CGA Tb ALE 6 COCCI RACE E AND GTR MAY To nh An AE ou, avin Teoatep Natheoaragd fer, > . ‘ \ a yore AM fra thy Weer Brontwouod Mall Tho aula Maty Pd Ph Maeda ne os - Centre pend oH 14a: SNS ste §IO00 Nod Moa aoa 50072 1429 Martine Ortve wAG NO