| 1981-05-23 |
ASL |
Regular season |
New England Sharks |
0 - 1 |
Detroit Express |
|
|
Time
7:30 p.m.
|
Venue
|
Attendance
4,165
|
Home scorers
|
|
Away scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
|
|
| 1981-05-29 |
ASL |
Regular season |
Cleveland Cobras |
1 - 2 |
Detroit Express |
|
|
Time
8 p.m.
|
Venue
|
Attendance
1,854
|
Home scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
Away scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
|
|
| 1981-05-31 |
ASL |
Regular season |
Detroit Express |
3 - 0 |
Cleveland Cobras |
|
|
Time
3 p.m.
|
Venue
|
Attendance
6,531
|
Home scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
Away scorers
|
|
|
|
| 1981-06-05 |
ASL |
Regular season |
New York United |
2 - 1 |
Detroit Express |
|
|
Time
8 p.m.
|
Venue
|
Attendance
140
|
Home scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
Away scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
|
|
| 1981-06-07 |
ASL |
Regular season |
Detroit Express |
3 - 1 |
New York Eagles |
|
|
Time
3 p.m.
|
Venue
|
Attendance
3,443
|
Home scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
Away scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
|
|
| 1981-06-10 |
ASL |
Regular season |
Rochester Flash |
2 - 0 |
Detroit Express |
|
|
Time
8:05 p.m.
|
Venue
|
Attendance
2,454
|
Home scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
Away scorers
|
|
|
|
| 1981-06-14 |
ASL |
Regular season |
Detroit Express |
1 - 2 |
New York United |
|
|
Time
3 p.m.
|
Venue
|
Attendance
2,342
|
Home scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
Away scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
|
|
| 1981-06-19 |
ASL |
Regular season |
Carolina Lightnin' |
3 - 0 |
Detroit Express |
|
|
Time
8 p.m.
|
Venue
|
Attendance
4,592
|
Home scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
Away scorers
|
|
|
|
| 1981-06-21 |
ASL |
Regular season |
New York Eagles |
1 - 3 |
Detroit Express |
|
|
Time
5:05 p.m.
|
Venue
|
Attendance
1,002
|
Home scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
Away scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
|
|
| 1981-06-27 |
ASL |
Regular season |
Detroit Express |
1 - 0 |
New England Sharks |
|
|
Time
2:15 p.m.
|
Venue
|
Attendance
1,283
|
Home scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
Away scorers
|
|
Notes
originally scheduled at New Bedford
|
| 1981-06-28 |
ASL |
Regular season |
Detroit Express |
5 - 0 |
New England Sharks |
|
|
Time
6 p.m.
|
Venue
|
Attendance
4,380
|
Home scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
Away scorers
|
|
|
|
| 1981-07-05 |
ASL |
Regular season |
Detroit Express |
1 - 2 |
Carolina Lightnin' |
|
|
Time
7:30 p.m.
|
Venue
|
Attendance
3,526
|
Home scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
Away scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
|
|
| 1981-07-08 |
ASL |
Regular season |
Detroit Express |
3 - 0 |
Pennsylvania Stoners |
|
|
Time
7:30 p.m.
|
Venue
|
Attendance
3,711
|
Home scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
Away scorers
|
|
|
|
| 1981-07-12 |
ASL |
Regular season |
Detroit Express |
3 - 2 |
New York United |
|
|
Time
3 p.m.
|
Venue
|
Attendance
3,244
|
Home scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
Away scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
|
|
| 1981-07-19 |
ASL |
Regular season |
Pennsylvania Stoners |
6 - 1 |
Detroit Express |
|
|
Time
7:30 p.m.
|
Venue
|
Attendance
4,531
|
Home scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
Away scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
|
|
| 1981-07-21 |
ASL |
Regular season |
Detroit Express |
2 - 4 |
New York Eagles |
|
|
Time
3 p.m.
|
Venue
|
Attendance
4,338
|
Home scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
Away scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
|
|
| 1981-07-24 |
ASL |
Regular season |
Cleveland Cobras |
3 - 2 |
Detroit Express |
|
|
Time
8 p.m.
|
Venue
|
Attendance
2,112
|
Home scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
Away scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
Notes
OT; becomes Cleveland win becomes Detroit forfeit win
|
| 1981-07-26 |
ASL |
Regular season |
Detroit Express |
9 - 3 |
Cleveland Cobras |
|
|
Time
3 p.m.
|
Venue
|
Attendance
3,225
|
Home scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
Away scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
Notes
Cleveland loss becomes Detroit forfeit win
|
| 1981-08-01 |
ASL |
Regular season |
Carolina Lightnin' |
4 - 1 |
Detroit Express |
|
|
Time
7:30 p.m.
|
Venue
|
Attendance
8,041
|
Home scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
Away scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
|
|
| 1981-08-02 |
ASL |
Regular season |
Detroit Express |
7 - 2 |
Rochester Flash |
|
|
Time
6 p.m.
|
Venue
|
Attendance
4,748
|
Home scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
Away scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
|
|
| 1981-08-09 |
ASL |
Regular season |
Detroit Express |
3 - 1 |
Carolina Lightnin' |
|
|
Time
6 p.m.
|
Venue
|
Attendance
5,682
|
Home scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
Away scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
|
|
| 1981-08-14 |
ASL |
Regular season |
Rochester Flash |
2 - 2 |
Detroit Express |
|
|
Time
8:05 p.m.
|
Venue
|
Attendance
4,874
|
Home scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
Away scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
|
|
| 1981-08-16 |
ASL |
Regular season |
Pennsylvania Stoners |
1 - 0 |
Detroit Express |
|
|
Time
7:30 p.m.
|
Venue
|
Attendance
5,386
|
Home scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
Away scorers
|
|
|
|
| 1981-08-23 |
ASL |
Regular season |
Detroit Express |
2 - 0 |
Rochester Flash |
|
|
Time
7:30 p.m.
|
Venue
|
Attendance
10,136
|
Home scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
Away scorers
|
|
|
|
| 1981-08-26 |
ASL |
Regular season |
Detroit Express |
1 - 1 |
Pennsylvania Stoners |
|
|
Time
7:30 p.m.
|
Venue
|
Attendance
15,283
|
Home scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
Away scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
|
|
| 1981-08-28 |
ASL |
Regular season |
New York Eagles |
4 - 0 |
Detroit Express |
|
|
Time
8:05 p.m.
|
Venue
|
Attendance
1,527
|
Home scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
Away scorers
|
|
|
|
| 1981-08-30 |
ASL |
Regular season |
New England Sharks |
0 - 1 |
Detroit Express |
|
|
Time
|
Venue
|
Attendance
|
Home scorers
|
|
Away scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
|
|
| 1981-09-01 |
ASL |
Regular season |
New York United |
4 - 1 |
Detroit Express |
|
|
Time
8:05 p.m.
|
Venue
|
Attendance
1,117
|
Home scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
Away scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
|
|
| 1981-09-03 |
ASL |
First Round |
Detroit Express |
4 - 1 |
New York Eagles |
|
|
Time
7:30 p.m.
|
Venue
|
Attendance
7,318
|
Home scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
Away scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
|
|
| 1981-09-08 |
ASL |
Semifinal |
Detroit Express |
1 - 1 |
New York United |
|
|
Time
7:30 p.m.
|
Venue
|
Attendance
3,414
|
Home scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
Away scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
|
|
| 1981-09-11 |
ASL |
Semifinal |
New York United |
2 - 1 |
Detroit Express |
|
|
Time
8:05 p.m.
|
Venue
|
Attendance
1,274
|
Home scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
Away scorers
No scorers listed.
|
|
|
|