Carolina Lightnin'

The Carolina Lightnin' was an American soccer club based in Charlotte, North Carolina that was a member of the American Soccer League. The Lightnin' played home matches at American Legion Memorial Stadium. Attendance at home games averaged 6,000 spectators. More than 20,000 attended the September 1981 match against the New York United in which the Lightnin' won the American Soccer League championship by a score of 2–1.

After the ASL folded, the club joined the newly formed United Soccer League as the Charlotte Gold. However, the team folded at the end of the 1984 season. Pro soccer returned to the city in the form of the Charlotte Eagles in 1993.

Honors

ASL Champions

1981

ASL Rookie of the Year

1981 Tony Suarez

ASL First Team All Star

1981 Don Tobin, Tony Suarez

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup
1981	2	ASL	1st, Freedom	Champion	Did not enter
1982	2	ASL	4th	Semifinals	Did not enter
1983	2	ASL	3rd, Eastern	Semifinals	Did not enter
1984	N/A	USL	2nd, Southern	Did not qualify	Did not enter

Coaches

Rodney Marsh 1981-1983

Notable players

Bobby Moore (1983)
Paul Child (1982)
Pat Fidelia (1982–84)
Matt Kennedy (1983)
Stuart Lee (1983) 25 Apps 11 Goals
Scott Manning (1981–82)
Dave Philpotts (1978–83)
Dave Pierce (1981–83) 60 Apps Winning assist ASL Final 1981
Mal Roche (1981) 22 Apps 8 Goals
Derek Smethurst (1982) 6 Apps
Don Tobin (1981)
Tony Suarez (1981–83) 22 Apps 15 Goals
Dave Power (1981–83) Captain
Hugh O'Neill (1981–82) Winning goal ASL Final 1981
Santiago Formoso (1981, 1983)

References

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