Wichita Wings
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The original Wichita Wings logo.
The Wichita Wings is a defunct professional indoor soccer franchise based in Wichita, Kansas. The Wings became an expansion team of the Major Indoor Soccer League, later changed its name to the Major Soccer League (MSL), on August 21, 1979.[1] They played in the Kansas Coliseum, a venue that featured a 200 by 85 foot field and seating for 9,681 fans. After the MSL folded in 1992, the Wings moved to the National Professional Soccer League. At the time the Wings went out business, after the 2000-2001 season, they were the oldest professional soccer franchise in the United States. Despite having some of the best records in US indoor soccer, the Wichita Wings never won a league championship. The team hosted the NPSL All-Star Game in 1996 and 1999.
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[edit] Notable Players
Hernan "Chico" Borja
"the Wizard" Erik Rasmussen- Jørgen Kristensen
- "Bear" Lebaron Holliman
"Fast" Eddie Henderson- Kris Peat ("Peaty")
Ron Fearon (1989-91)
Seamus McDonagh- Chico Moreira
- Terry Nicholl (1981-??)
- Kim Røntved ("the Rocket")
- David Brcic
- Dale Ervine
- "Double-O" Mike Dowler
- Andy Chapman
- Perry Van der Beck
- Joey Kirk
- Mike Fox
- "the Tiger" Kevin Kewley
Bill Irwin- Victor Moreland
- David Byrne
- Terry Woodbury
- Genoni Martinez
- "the Wrangler" Chris Damico
- Braeden Cloutier
- James Dunn
- Jason Dunn ("Dunner")
Gary Stanley (1986-88)- Mickey Thomas (1986-88)
- Mike Cutbush (1981-??).
- The Spider Terry Rowe (1984-89).
Dino Delevski
[edit] Wings Revival?
There is current talk of a Wings revival, possibly by the owners of the Wichita Thunder hockey team. [1]
[edit] Statistics
| Head Coaches:[1] | |
|---|---|
| Roy Turner | 1979-86 |
| Charlie Cooke | 1986-88 (27 games into 1987-88 season) |
| Terry Nichol | 1988-91 (33 games into 1990-91 season) |
| Roy Turner | 1990-91 (after 33 games of 1990-91 season) |
| Kevin Kewley | |
| Wings MISL or NPSL Yearly Award Winners | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | Jørgen Kristensen | MISL Pass Master (most assists) |
| 1983-84 | Kim Røntved | Defender of the Year |
| 1984-85 | Kim Røntved | Defender of the Year |
| 1987-88 | Erik Rasmussen | Most Valuable Player |
| 1987-88 | Erik Rasmussen | Most Valuable Player |
| 1987-88 | Erik Rasmussen | Scoring Champion |
| 1987-88 | Nenad Zigante | Newcomer of the Year |
| 1987-88 | Erik Rasmussen | Most Valuable Player |
| 1988-89 | Hernan "Chico" Borja | MISL Pass Master (most assists) |
| 1996-97 | Jason Dunn | NPSL Rookie of the Year |
| Wings MISL All-Time Regular Season Career Leaders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Player | Rank | Record |
| Points | Hernan "Chico" Borja | #8 | 612 |
| Goals | Andy Chapman | #8 | 307 |
| Assists | Hernan "Chico" Borja | #4 (tied) | 338 |
| Assists | Jørgen Kristensen | #10 | 271 |
| Games Played | Kim Røntved | #1 | 494 |
| Games Played | Andy Chapman | #5 | 444 |
| Goalkeeper Games Played | Mike Dowler | #2 | 387 |
| Goalkeeper Games Played | Cris Vaccaro | #3 | 374 |
| Goalkeeper Games Played | Scott Manning | #3 | 353 |
| Goalkeeper Games Played | Keith Van Eron | #8 | 249 |
| Goalkeeper Wins | Mike Dowler | #1 | 197 |
| Goalkeeper Wins | Cris Vaccaro | #2 | 196 |
| Goalkeeper Wins | Scott Manning | #4 | 171 |
| Goalkeeper Wins | Keith Van Eron | #8 | 139 |
| Goals Against Average (Min. 9,500 minutes played) | David Brcic | #5 | 4.21 |
| Goals Against Average (Min. 9,500 minutes played) | Keith Van Eron | #10 | 4.3979 |
| Year | Division | Record | Playoffs | Average Home Attendance[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) | ||||
| 1979-80 | Central | 16-16 | Semifinals: Houston defeated Wichita in 2 games 5-4(OT), 4-3 | 3,851 |
| 1980-81 | Western | 23-17 | Semifinals: St. Louis defeated Wichita 8-7(SO) | 5,825 |
| 1981-82 | Western | 27-21 | Semifinals: St. Louis defeated Wichita in 3 games 10-5, 6-7(OT), 4-1 | 7,301 |
| 1982-83 | Western | 27-21 | Semifinals: San Diego defeated Wichita in 3 games 8-5, 5-2, 4-3 | 8,341 |
| 1983-84 | Western | 25-23 | Semifinals: St. Louis defeated Wichita in 3 games 4-3, 7-6, 5-4(OT) | 9,034 |
| 1984-85 | Western | 21-26 | Wildcard: Minnesota defeated Wichita in 3 games 2-1, 3-8, 3-2(OT) | 8,710 |
| 1985-86 | Western | 27-21 | Quarterfinals: Tacoma defeated Wichita in 4 games 5-6, 5-4, 5-4(OT), 3-2 | 8,447 |
| 1986-87 | Western | 27-25 | Division Semifinals: Tacoma defeated Wichita in 5 games 9-7, 9-1, 3-10, 2-6, 4-2 | 8,069 |
| 1987-88 | Western | 23-23 | Did not qualify | 9,003 |
| 1988-89 | N/A | 23-25 | Semifinals: Baltimore defeated Wichita in 6 games 5-4(OT), 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 11-1 | 8,635 |
| 1989-90 | Eastern | 26-26 | Division Semifinals: Kansas City defeated Wichita in 4 games 5-4, 4-3, 3-4, 5-4 | 7,445 |
| 1990-91 | Eastern | 21-31 | Division Semifinals: Kansas City defeated Wichita in 2 games 6-0, 9-8 | 6,309 |
| 1991-92 | N/A | 18-22 | Did not qualify | |
| National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) | ||||
| 1992-93 | National | 27-13 | Quarterfinals: St. Louis defeated Wichita in 2 games 17-15(OT), 18-16(OT) | |
| 1993-94 | National | 22-18 | First Round: Detroit defeated Wichita in 2 games 15-14, 19-16 | |
| 1994-95 | National | 17-23 | Did not qualify | |
| 1995-96 | National | 20-20 | Division Semifinals: Kansas City defeated Wichita in 2 games 10-9, 11-9 | |
| 1996-97 | Midwest | 24-16 | Conference Quarterfinals: Kansas City defeated Wichita in 3 games 13-11, 13-14, 22-5 | |
| 1997-98 | Midwest | 22-18 | Conference Finals: St. Louis defeated Wichita in 4 games 17-9, 10-8, 21-14, 19-11 | |
| 1998-99 | Midwest | 18-22 | Conference Quarterfinals: Kansas City defeated Wichita in 3 games 18-10, 14-16(2 OT), 21-10 | |
| 1999-2000 | Midwest | 21-23 | Conference Semifinals: Milwaukee defeated Wichita in 2 games 21-8, 9-6 | |
| 2000-01 | National | 18-21 | Did not qualify | |
| Wichita Wings folded after the 2001 season and the NPSL reformed as the Major Indoor Soccer League (II) | ||||
[edit] Arenas
The Kansas Coliseum (Britt Brown Arena)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Sidekicks Opponents: Wichita Wings at KicksFan.com
- ^ MISL: Witchita Wings at OurSportsCentral.com
