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1986–87 Dallas Sidekicks season

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Dallas Sidekicks
1986-87 season
OwnerSidekicks I, Ltd.
Head CoachEngland Gordon Jago
StadiumReunion Arena
MISL3rd (Eastern Division)
MISL PlayoffsWon MISL Championship (vs. Tacoma Stars, 4-3)
Average home league attendance8,637

The 1986–87 Dallas Sidekicks season was the third season of the Dallas Sidekicks indoor soccer club. The team was purchased in the off-season by a group of 37 limited partners under the banner Sidekicks I, Ltd. The team was purchased from Don Carter in order to prevent filing for bankruptcy. This season saw the team win the MISL Championship for the first time in franchise history.

Roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK United States USA Billy Phillips
1 GK United States USA Mark White
2 DF England ENG David Stride
3 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Victor Moreland
4 DF Canada CAN Mike Uremovich
5 DF United States USA Mike Powers
6 MF United States USA Ed Radwanski
8 MF England ENG Wes McLeod
9 FW Brazil BRA Tatu
10 FW United States USA Kevin Smith
11 MF Portugal POR Pedro DeBrito
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Hayden Knight
14 FW United States USA Perry Van der Beck
15 FW Brazil BRA Marcio Leite
15 MF Hungary HUN Alex Tarnoczi
18 MF Canada CAN Mark Karpun
19 MF United States USA Mickey Kydes
20 DF United States USA John Hedlund
20 FW England ENG Howard Gayle
21 FW Colombia COL Willie Molano
22 FW United States USA Doc Lawson
31 GK Poland POL Krys Sobieski

Schedule and results

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Preseason

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Regular season

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1986–87 regular season (28-24)

Legend:   Win   Loss

Postseason

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Final standings

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Eastern Division
GP W L Pct GB GF GA
1 y-Cleveland Force 52 34 18 .654 -- 252 218
2 x-Baltimore Blast 52 33 19 .635 1 239 201
3 x-Dallas Sidekicks 52 28 24 .538 6 209 197
4 x-Minnesota Strikers 52 26 26 .500 8 205 198
5 Chicago Sting 52 23 29 .442 11 263 265
6 New York Express* 26 3 23 .115 -- 97 159

y – division champions, x – clinched playoff berth, * - The New York Express folded midseason.

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