Thomas D. McCloskey (May 27, 1924 – October 31, 2004) was a Philadelphia construction magnate. He became the president of McCloskey & Company, Builders, in 1961 when his father, former Democratic National Treasurer Matthew H. McCloskey , was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Ireland .
21-646: Philadelphia Fury may refer to: Philadelphia Fury (1978–1980) , an American soccer team that competed in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1978 to 1980 Philadelphia Fury (2011–2019) , an American soccer team competed in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) from 2011 to 2019 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
42-544: A goal in sudden death overtime. The Fury finished the season in last place of the Eastern Division of the American Conference with a record of twelve wins and eighteen losses. The team set a league record of 527-plus minutes without scoring a goal and were shutout a record twelve times during the season. On February 16, 1979, former Yugoslavia national team coach Marko Valok was announced as
63-552: A move to San Antonio did not come to fruition. In November 1977, Philadelphia was announced as the location of the NASL's twenty-second franchise for the upcoming 1978 season with Rick Wakeman , Peter Frampton , Mick Jagger , and Paul Simon announced as members of the ownership group. Bob Ehlinger, former NASL deputy commissioner and the former general manager of the Atoms was appointed general manager and executive vice president of
84-402: A record of six wins and ten losses, Dinnis resigned his position as head coach. A few days later midfielder Alan Ball was named player-coach as his replacement. The team's penultimate game of the season ended in controversy with Pierce O'Leary , on loan from Ireland's Shamrock Rovers F.C. , attempted to attack referee George Courtney after Toronto Metros-Croatia striker Sead Sušić scored
105-615: The 1975 NASL Champion Tampa Bay Rowdies and back-to-back 1977 and 1978 NASL champion New York Cosmos , was announced as the new Fury head coach with a three-year deal. At the beginning of 1980, George O'Neill head coach of the Major Indoor Soccer League team the Philadelphia Fever and member of the NASL 1973 Championship winning Philadelphia Atoms was hired as an assistant coach. The roster
126-807: The Houston Hurricane at home 2-1 in the first leg of Conference Quarterfinals and beat the Hurricanes in Houston by the same score, the team's first road victory in fifteen attempts. The team was defeated in the Conference Semifinals by the Tampa Bay Rowdies two games to none. A few weeks later, Marko Valok resigned his position as head coach to return to Yugoslavia. John Dempsey was named NASL Co-Defender of Year. In October 1979, Eddie Firmani , former head coach of
147-620: The Miami area, the Fury played two games against the Puerto Rico national team in Puerto Rico, winning both before opening the season against the Tampa Bay Rowdies . On May 17, 1980, it was reported that Molson Brewery was negotiating to purchase the team and move it to Montreal . Rumors of the move continued throughout the season. The Fury ended the 1980 season in last place of
168-617: The North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1978 to 1980 . The team was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and played their home games at Veterans Stadium . Included in the team's ownership group were rock musicians Rick Wakeman , Peter Frampton , Mick Jagger , and Paul Simon . During the team's three years of play in Philadelphia it never had a winning record, but qualified for, and advanced to
189-735: The Overbrook section of Philadelphia, where he attended prep school and participated in football and swimming. He attended the University of Pennsylvania and then served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II . He supervised the building of, among others, the Philadelphia Mint , Centre Square , the Mann Music Center , Veterans Stadium , The Spectrum , and RFK Stadium . He
210-571: The NASL standings based awarding teams six points for a win and one point for each regulation goal scored up to three per game, the Fury earned third place of the American Conference Eastern Division, finishing one point over the New England Tea Men who had won twelve games but only scored forty one goals, fourteen less, than the Fury for the season, and qualifying for the playoffs. The Fury defeated
231-520: The new team. The following month, Rick Wakeman and former Yes manager Brian Lane led a press conference announcing the team would be known as the Fury and that former Newcastle United F.C. manager Richard Dinnis had been hired to be the team's head coach. The organization also announced that it had reached a financial settlement with original Atoms owner Thomas McCloskey and intended to settle approximately $ 90,000 remaining outstanding debts owed by
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#1732787425380252-417: The previous franchise. During the press conference, former Chelsea and Southampton striker Peter Osgood was introduced as the team's first signing. In January 1978, the Fury signed Irish midfielder Johnny Giles and a week before the season Southampton Midfielder Alan Ball and former Chelsea F.C. center back John Dempsey were brought into the club. In June 1978 and the team in last place with
273-592: The second round, of the 1979 playoffs . After the 1980 NASL season, the team was sold and moved to Montreal, rebranding as the Montreal Manic . Philadelphia had previously been represented in the North American Soccer League (NASL) by the Philadelphia Atoms starting in 1973 with the team winning the NASL Final in its first year, but the team folded after the 1976 season concluded and
294-501: The team's new head coach. During the offseason, GM Ehlinger brought in goalkeeper Keith Van Eron from the Houston Hurricane , striker Davie Robb from the Tampa Bay Rowdies and four Yugoslav players, including Niki Nikolic who came in a deal from the Tulsa Roughnecks along with Englishmen Jimmy Redfern . As of the team's home opener on March 31, 1979, only four players from the previous seasons' roster were still on
315-500: The team, including John Dempsey. Alan Ball agreed to return after Southampton was defeated by Nottingham Forest in the 1978–79 Football League Cup , but only play eight games for the team before his loan deal was sold to the Vancouver Whitecaps . On April 16, 1979, General Manager Bob Ehlinger resigned his position due to disagreements with the ownership group, Sam L'Hommedieu, a theater manager and concert promoter,
336-562: The title Philadelphia Fury . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philadelphia_Fury&oldid=1165260177 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Philadelphia Fury (1978%E2%80%931980) The Philadelphia Fury were an American soccer team that competed in
357-463: The with a record of ten wins and twenty-two losses. Managing director Larry Levine announced that if a local buyer could be found, the team would be sold to Molson. On October 6, 1980, NASL Commissioner Phil Woosnam announced the team ownership rights had been transferred to Molson and Montreal. The team had reportedly lost more than $ 3.1 million in its three seasons. NASL championships Division titles All-star selections Defender of
378-570: The year U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame members In February 2014 it was announced that the Philadelphia Fury would compete in the inaugural season of the new American Soccer League (ASL) after being purchased by former MLS Assistant Coach and ASL CEO, Matt Driver. The new Fury carry the colors of the original team but played home games at Washington Township High School in New Jersey. Thomas McCloskey McCloskey grew up in
399-699: Was chair of the Liberty Bowl , shortly before it left Philadelphia. McCloskey was the founder of the Philadelphia Atoms of the North American Soccer League ; the team played in McCloskey's Veterans Stadium. After failing in a bid to purchase the NFL 's Philadelphia Eagles , he was granted the Tampa Bay Buccaneers expansion franchise. He could not come to terms with the NFL over a payment method, and
420-633: Was named as his interim replacement. In May 1979, England's First Division leading goal scorer Frank Worthington was brought over on loan from the Bolton Wanderers . On June 20, 1979, the Fury named Tom Fleck, youth coordinator for the United States Soccer Federation , as general manager. Despite the roster and management changes, the Fury ended the 1979 season with a losing record of ten wins and twenty losses, having lost all fifteen away matches. However, with
441-434: Was revamped again, with less than half of the previous season's roster returning. Davie Robb who had led the team in scoring the previous season as well as acting as team captain and voted team MVP was traded to the Vancouver Whitecaps . Notable additions to the squad brought in by Firmani included Netherlands national team forward Bobby Vosmaer , Đorđe Koković , and Andrew Parkinson . After training for two weeks in
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