Cleveland Force

Cleveland Force logo (1978-88)

General Info

The Cleveland Force were a Charter member of the MISL, being founded on September 30, 1978.

 

Arena

Home Arena:

Richfield Coliseum

Capacity:

17,217

Field Dimensions:

200 x 85

 

Ownership

1978-79

Eric Henderson Sr.

1979-88

Bart Wolstein

 

Coaching

1978-79

Gordon Fearnley

1979-82

Eddie McCreadie

1982-1988

Timo Liekoski

 

Team Record

Regular Season

231-209

Playoffs

29-32

Overall

260-241

 

No Relation

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

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

Home

Away

Overall

Overtime

2OT

1-Goal

November

0-1

0-2

0-3

0-0

0-0

0-1

December

0-2

1-0

1-2

0-0

0-0

0-0

January

0-2

1-3

1-5

0-0

1-0

1-1

February

1-3

0-0

1-3

0-1

0-0

0-1

March

1-1

1-2

2-3

0-0

0-0

1-0

April

1-0

0-2

1-2

1-0

0-0

1-0

Totals

3-9

3-9

6-18

1-1

1-0

3-3

 

Sidekicks vs Force Day of Week Comparison

Home

Away

Overall

Overtime

2OT

1 Goal

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

Home

Away

Playoffs

Overtime

2OT

1-Goal

1986-87

2-0

2-1

4-1

0-0

0-0

1-0

1987-88

0-2

1-1

1-3

0-0

0-1

0-2

Totals

2-2

3-2

5-4

0-0

0-1

1-2

 

Overall Record

Home

Away

Overall

Overtime

2OT

1-Goal

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

 

Dallas Total

Dallas Average

Cleveland Total

Cleveland Average

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

Sidekicks

Force

Goals Scored

74

111

Per Game Average

3.08

4.63

 

Home

Sidekicks

Force

Goals Scored

39

58

Per Game Average

3.25

4.83

 

Road

Sidekicks

Force

Goals Scored

35

53

Per Game Average

2.92

4.42

 

Playoff Overall

Sidekicks

Force

Goals Scored

44

36

Per Game Average

4.89

4

 

Playoff Home

Sidekicks

Force

Goals Scored

20

16

Per Game Average

5

4

 

Playoff Away

Sidekicks

Force

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

Game

Day

Date

Site

Result

Attendance

Record

1

Friday

November 9, 1984

Reunion Arena

Lost 4-10

3,903

0-1

2

Wednesday

January 16, 1985

Richfield Coliseum

Lost 4-6

8,221

0-2

3

Friday

February 8, 1985

Reunion Arena

Lost 4-5OT

7,014

0-3

4

Wednesday

March 27, 1985

Richfield Coliseum

Lost 1-5

10,221

0-4

5

Friday

December 6, 1985

Richfield Coliseum

Won 4-2

10,191

1-4

6

Wednesday

January 8, 1986

Reunion Arena

Lost 2-5

3,710

1-5

7

Friday

January 10, 1986

Richfield Coliseum

Won 5-42OT

10,738

2-5

8

Friday

February 14, 1986

Reunion Arena

Lost 3-6

6,474

2-6

9

Sunday

March 16, 1986

Reunion Arena

Won 6-4

9,261

3-6

10

Saturday

March 29, 1986

Richfield Coliseum

Lost 3-9

18,135

3-7

11

Friday

November 21, 1986

Richfield Coliseum

Lost 3-4

16,197

3-8

12

Tuesday

December 23, 1986

Reunion Arena

Lost 3-5

6,053

3-9

13

Friday

January 16, 1987

Richfield Coliseum

Lost 3-5

12,585

3-10

14

Friday

February 13, 1987

Reunion Arena

Lost 4-6

8,722

3-11

15

Thursday

April 2, 1987

Reunion Arena

Won 4-3OT

6,533

4-11

16

Wednesday

April 29, 1987

Richfield Coliseum

Lost 2-4

10,213

4-12

17

Wednesday

November 18, 1987

Richfield Coliseum

Lost 1-3

6,604

4-13

18

Wednesday

December 30, 1987

Reunion Arena

Lost 2-5

9,170

4-14

19

Sunday

January 17, 1988

Reunion Arena

Lost 2-3

9,407

4-15

20

Friday

January 22, 1988

Richfield Coliseum

Lost 1-2

15,106

4-16

21

Saturday

February 20, 1988

Reunion Arena

Won 3-1

11,817

5-16

22

Wednesday

March 23, 1988

Reunion Arena

Lost 2-5

7,576

5-17

23

Wednesday

March 30, 1988

Richfield Coliseum

Won 5-4

13,053

6-17

24

Saturday

April 16, 1988

Richfield Coliseum

Lost 3-5

18,364

6-18

 

Sidekicks vs Force All-Time Playoff Results

Game

Day

Date

Site

Result

Attendance

Record

1

Saturday

May 23, 1987

Richfield Coliseum

Lost 3-5

12,034

0-1

2

Sunday

May 24, 1987

Richfield Coliseum

Won 9-6

13,051

1-1

3

Wednesday

May 27, 1987

Reunion Arena

Won 5-2

9,107

2-1

4

Friday

May 29, 1987

Reunion Arena

Won 9-4

16,824

3-1

5

Sunday

May 31, 1987

Richfield Coliseum

Won 4-3

8,859

4-1

6

Friday

April 22, 1988

Richfield Coliseum

Lost 2-3

5,651

4-2

7

Sunday

April 24, 1988

Richfield Coliseum

Won 6-3

5,690

5-2

8

Friday

April 29, 1988

Reunion Arena

Lost 4-52OT

10,517

5-3

9

Sunday

May 1, 1988

Reunion Arena

Lost 2-5

8,600

5-4