Houston Summit

Defunct indoor soccer team

Houston Summit were a professional indoor soccer team that operated from 1978 to 1980. They played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League.[1] In 1980, the franchise was moved to Baltimore to become the Baltimore Blast. Their roster mainly included players from the Houston NASL, the Houston Hurricane.[2] During the two seasons that the Summit played in Houston, the average home attendance was 2,749. The team was named for its home arena.

Season-by-season

Season Record Regular Season Playoffs
1978–79 18–6 1st Lost Semifinals to Philadelphia Fever
1979–80 20–12 1st, Central Division Lost MISL Finals to New York Arrows

Honors

MISL Championships
  • runner-up: (1979–80)

MISL Regular Season Prmiereships

  • (1978–79)

MISL Division Championships

  • Central Division: (1979–80)

MISL Coach Of The Year

  • Timo Liekoski (1978–79)

MISL Goalkeeper of the Year

  • Paul Hammond (1978–79)
  • Sepp Gantenhammer (1979–80)

MISL Leading Goalkeeper

  • Paul Hammond (1978–79)
  • Sepp Gantenhammer (1979–80)


 All-MISL: First Team
  • Kai Haaskivi (1978–79, 1979–80)
  • Ian Anderson (1978–79)

All-MISL: Second Team

  • Paul Hammond (1978–79)
  • Stewart Jump (1978–79)

All-MISL: Honorable Mention

  • Mick Poole (1979–80)
  • Jim Pollihan (1979–80)

MISL All-Star Game Selections: First Team

  • Mick Poole (1979–80)
  • Ian Anderson (1979–80)
  • Kai Haaskivi (1979–80)

MISL All-Star Game Selections: Second Team

  • Stewart Jump (1979–80)
  • John Stremlau (1979–80)

References

  1. ^ Conway, Joe (January 30, 2006). "Can 1836 be a hit where other soccer teams have missed?". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  2. ^ "www.sover.net". Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2009-05-20.