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General Info
The Cleveland Force were a Charter member of the MISL, being founded on September 30, 1978.
Arena
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Home Arena: |
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Capacity: |
17,217 |
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Field Dimensions: |
200 x 85 |
Ownership
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1978-79 |
Eric Henderson Sr. |
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1979-88 |
Bart Wolstein |
Coaching
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1978-79 |
Gordon Fearnley |
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1979-82 |
Eddie McCreadie |
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1982-1988 |
Timo Liekoski |
Team Record
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Regular Season |
231-209 |
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Playoffs |
29-32 |
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Overall |
260-241 |
The Cleveland Crunch, who entered the MISL in 1989, and later moved to the NPSL/new-MISL, changed it's nickname to the Force before the 2002-03 season. The Crunch/Force are in no way related to the original Cleveland Force.
Sidekicks vs Force Regular Season Comparison
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Home |
Away |
Overall |
Overtime |
2OT |
1-Goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 |
0-2 |
0-2 |
0-4 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
| 1985-86 |
1-2 |
2-1 |
3-3 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
1-0 |
| 1986-87 |
1-2 |
0-3 |
1-5 |
1-0 |
0-0 |
1-1 |
| 1987-88 |
1-3 |
1-3 |
2-6 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
1-1 |
| Totals |
3-9 |
3-9 |
6-18 |
1-1 |
1-0 |
3-3 |
Sidekicks vs Force Regular Season Month By Month
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Home |
Away |
Overall |
Overtime |
2OT |
1-Goal |
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November |
0-1 |
0-2 |
0-3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
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December |
0-2 |
1-0 |
1-2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
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January |
0-2 |
1-3 |
1-5 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
1-1 |
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February |
1-3 |
0-0 |
1-3 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
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March |
1-1 |
1-2 |
2-3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
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April |
1-0 |
0-2 |
1-2 |
1-0 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
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Totals |
3-9 |
3-9 |
6-18 |
1-1 |
1-0 |
3-3 |
Sidekicks vs Force Day of Week Comparison
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Home |
Away |
Overall |
Overtime |
2OT |
1 Goal |
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| Sunday |
1-1 |
0-0 |
1-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
| Tuesday |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| Wednesday |
0-3 |
1-4 |
1-7 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
| Thursday |
1-1 |
0-0 |
1-1 |
1-0 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
| Friday |
0-3 |
2-3 |
2-6 |
0-1 |
1-0 |
1-2 |
| Saturday |
1-0 |
0-2 |
1-2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| Totals |
3-9 |
3-9 |
6-18 |
1-1 |
1-0 |
3-3 |
Sidekicks vs Force in Back-to-Back Games
Sidekicks vs Force Playoff Comparison
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Home |
Away |
Playoffs |
Overtime |
2OT |
1-Goal |
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1986-87 |
2-0 |
2-1 |
4-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
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1987-88 |
0-2 |
1-1 |
1-3 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
0-2 |
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Totals |
2-2 |
3-2 |
5-4 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
1-2 |
Overall Record
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Home |
Away |
Overall |
Overtime |
2OT |
1-Goal |
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| Regular Season |
3-9 |
3-9 |
6-18 |
1-1 |
1-0 |
3-3 |
| Playoffs |
2-2 |
3-2 |
5-4 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
1-2 |
| Totals |
5-11 |
6-11 |
11-22 |
1-1 |
1-1 |
4-5 |
Attendance
Regular Season
| Season |
Dallas Total |
Dallas Average |
Cleveland Total |
Cleveland Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 |
10,917 |
5,459 |
18,442 |
9,221 |
| 1985-86 |
19,445 |
6,482 |
39,064 |
13,021 |
| 1986-87 |
21,308 |
7,103 |
38,995 |
12,998 |
| 1987-88 |
37,970 |
9,493 |
53,127 |
13,282 |
| Totals |
89,640 |
7,470 |
149,628 |
12,469 |
Playoffs
| Season |
Dallas Total |
Dallas Average |
Cleveland Total |
Cleveland Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 |
25,391 |
12,966 |
33,944 |
11,315 |
| 1987-88 |
19,117 |
9,559 |
11,341 |
5,671 |
| Totals |
45,048 |
11,262 |
45,285 |
9,057 |
Overall
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Dallas Total |
Dallas Average |
Cleveland Total |
Cleveland Average |
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| Regular Season |
89,640 |
7,470 |
149,628 |
12,469 |
| Playoffs |
45,048 |
11,262 |
45,285 |
9,057 |
| Grand Total |
134,688 |
8,418 |
194,913 |
11,465 |
Sidekicks vs Force Goal Scoring
Regular Season
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Sidekicks |
Force |
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| Goals Scored |
74 |
111 |
| Per Game Average |
3.08 |
4.63 |
Home
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Sidekicks |
Force |
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| Goals Scored |
39 |
58 |
| Per Game Average |
3.25 |
4.83 |
Road
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Sidekicks |
Force |
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| Goals Scored |
35 |
53 |
| Per Game Average |
2.92 |
4.42 |
Playoff Overall
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Sidekicks |
Force |
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| Goals Scored |
44 |
36 |
| Per Game Average |
4.89 |
4 |
Playoff Home
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Sidekicks |
Force |
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Goals Scored |
20 |
16 |
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Per Game Average |
5 |
4 |
Playoff Away
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Sidekicks |
Force |
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| Goals Scored |
24 |
20 |
| Per Game Average |
4.8 |
4 |
What Happened to Them?
The Cleveland Force folded on July 22, 1988 when owner Bart Wolstein decided to get out of the business. He reportedly offered the club to the owners of the Richfield Coliseum for free, but they declined.
Sidekicks vs Force All-Time Regular Season Results
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Game |
Day | Date |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
Record |
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| Friday |
Reunion Arena |
Lost 4-10 |
3,903 |
0-1 |
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| Wednesday |
Richfield Coliseum |
Lost 4-6 |
8,221 |
0-2 |
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| Friday |
Reunion Arena |
Lost 4-5OT |
7,014 |
0-3 |
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| Wednesday |
Richfield Coliseum |
Lost 1-5 |
10,221 |
0-4 |
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| Friday |
Richfield Coliseum |
Won 4-2 |
10,191 |
1-4 |
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| Wednesday |
Reunion Arena |
Lost 2-5 |
3,710 |
1-5 |
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| Friday |
Richfield Coliseum |
Won 5-42OT |
10,738 |
2-5 |
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| Friday |
Reunion Arena |
Lost 3-6 |
6,474 |
2-6 |
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| Sunday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 6-4 |
9,261 |
3-6 |
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| Saturday |
Richfield Coliseum |
Lost 3-9 |
18,135 |
3-7 |
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| Friday |
Richfield Coliseum |
Lost 3-4 |
16,197 |
3-8 |
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| Tuesday |
Reunion Arena |
Lost 3-5 |
6,053 |
3-9 |
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| Friday |
Richfield Coliseum |
Lost 3-5 |
12,585 |
3-10 |
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| Friday |
Reunion Arena |
Lost 4-6 |
8,722 |
3-11 |
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15 |
Thursday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 4-3OT |
6,533 |
4-11 |
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| Wednesday |
Richfield Coliseum |
Lost 2-4 |
10,213 |
4-12 |
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| Wednesday |
Richfield Coliseum |
Lost 1-3 |
6,604 |
4-13 |
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| Wednesday |
Reunion Arena |
Lost 2-5 |
9,170 |
4-14 |
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| Sunday |
Reunion Arena |
Lost 2-3 |
9,407 |
4-15 |
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| Friday |
Richfield Coliseum |
Lost 1-2 |
15,106 |
4-16 |
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| Saturday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 3-1 |
11,817 |
5-16 |
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| Wednesday |
Reunion Arena |
Lost 2-5 |
7,576 |
5-17 |
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| Wednesday |
Richfield Coliseum |
Won 5-4 |
13,053 |
6-17 |
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| Saturday |
Richfield Coliseum |
Lost 3-5 |
18,364 |
6-18 |
Sidekicks vs Force All-Time Playoff Results
| Game |
Day | Date |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday |
Richfield Coliseum |
Lost 3-5 |
12,034 |
0-1 |
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| Sunday |
Richfield Coliseum |
Won 9-6 |
13,051 |
1-1 |
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| Wednesday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 5-2 |
9,107 |
2-1 |
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| Friday |
Reunion Arena |
Won 9-4 |
16,824 |
3-1 |
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| Sunday |
Richfield Coliseum |
Won 4-3 |
8,859 |
4-1 |
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| Friday |
Richfield Coliseum |
Lost 2-3 |
5,651 |
4-2 |
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| Sunday |
Richfield Coliseum |
Won 6-3 |
5,690 |
5-2 |
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| Friday |
Reunion Arena |
Lost 4-52OT |
10,517 |
5-3 |
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| Sunday |
Reunion Arena |
Lost 2-5 |
8,600 |
5-4 |