St. Louis
Steamers

1979-1988
    • All-Time Record
      W L 221 – 233
    • MISL 201–215
    • MISL Playoffs 20–18

    The St. Louis Steamers were established in 1979 as part of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). Much beloved, they regularly drew over 10,000 fans per game. The team's roster also heavily featured local soccer players. They played their games at the St. Louis Arena (aka The Checkerdome), located south of Forest Park on Oakland Avenue.

    League
    MISL
    Tony GlavinHead Coach

    Single-Season Records

    1. 1987-88
      MostGames Played
      56
    1. 1981-82
      MostGoals
      228
    1. 1981-82
      FewestGoals Allowed
      182
    1. 1981-82
      MostWins
      28
    1. 1980-81
      FewestDefeats
      15

    Seasons

    Season GP W L GF GA GD Div Overall MISL Playoffs Avg Crowd Top Goalscorers
    1987-88 56 18 38 214 280 -66 6th 11th — 6,440 Poli Garcia 50
    1986-87 52 19 33 195 224 -29 5th 9th — 7,038 Nebo Bandovic 34
    1985-86 48 23 25 223 233 -10 4th 6th QF 10,189 Don Ebert 34
    1984-85 48 24 24 211 207 +4 4th 6th Wild Card 12,711 Don Ebert 33
    1983-84 48 26 22 222 202 +20 1st 4th Runner-Up 13,992 Ricky Davis 36
    1982-83 48 26 22 219 210 +9 3rd 6th 1st Rd 14,693 Tony Glavin 50
    1981-82 44 28 16 228 182 +46 1st 3rd Runner-Up 17,107 Don Ebert 52
    1980-81 40 25 15 222 196 +26 1st 2nd Runner-Up 15,219 Don Ebert 46
    1979-80 32 12 20 177 184 -7 4th 8th — 14,060 Manny Cuenca 27
    9 Seasons 416 201 215 1911 1918 -7 3 × × 12,383 Don Ebert239

    All-Time Leaders

    Appearances

    1. Sam Bick
      348
    2. 2 Tony Bellinger
      310
    3. 3 Slobo Ilijevski
      308
    4. 4 Redmond Lane
      286
    5. 5 Don Ebert
      277

    Goals

    1. Don Ebert
      239
    2. 2 Tony Glavin
      157
    3. 3 Redmond Lane
      108
    4. 4 Daryl Doran
      106
    5. 5 Ricky Davis
      90

    Assists

    1. Don Ebert
      127
    2. 2 Daryl Doran
      110
    3. 3 Redmond Lane
      95
    4. 4 Ty Keough
      91
    5. 5 Tony Glavin
      81

    Contributions

    1. Don Ebert
      366
    2. 2 Tony Glavin
      238
    3. 3 Daryl Doran
      216
    4. 4 Redmond Lane
      203
    5. 5 Ricky Davis
      169

    Saves

    1. Slobo Ilijevski
      4960
    2. 2 Manny Schwartz
      537
    3. 3 Pat Baker
      310
    4. 4 Sepp Gantenhammer
      259
    5. 5 Paul Turin
      245

    Single-Season Leaders

    Goals

    1. Don Ebert 1981-82
      52
    2. 2 Poli Garcia 1987-88
      50
    3. 3 Tony Glavin 1982-83
      50
    4. 4 Don Ebert 1980-81
      46
    5. 5 Don Ebert 1982-83
      38

    Assists

    1. Poli Garcia 1987-88
      30
    2. 2 Gerry Gray 1987-88
      30
    3. 3 Ricky Davis 1985-86
      29
    4. 4 Ricky Davis 1984-85
      29
    5. 5 Daryl Doran 1983-84
      28

    Contributions

    1. Poli Garcia 1987-88
      80
    2. 2 Don Ebert 1981-82
      71
    3. 3 Tony Glavin 1982-83
      68
    4. 4 Don Ebert 1980-81
      65
    5. 5 Tony Glavin 1980-81
      64

    Saves

    1. Slobo Ilijevski 1981-82
      789
    2. 2 Slobo Ilijevski 1980-81
      786
    3. 3 Slobo Ilijevski 1982-83
      699
    4. 4 Slobo Ilijevski 1983-84
      675
    5. 5 Slobo Ilijevski 1986-87
      620

    All-Time Coaching

    Most Games

    1. Pat McBride
      147
    2. 2 Dave Clements
      130
    3. 3 Tony Glavin
      81
    4. 4 Al Trost
      58

    Most Wins

    1. Dave Clements
      71
    2. 2 Pat McBride
      69
    3. 3 Al Trost
      33
    4. 4 Tony Glavin
      28

    Winning %

    1. Al Trost
      .569
    2. 2 Dave Clements
      .546
    3. 3 Pat McBride
      .469
    4. 4 Tony Glavin
      .346

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