1977 San Jose Earthquakes season

San Jose Earthquakes
1977 season
Coach Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Momcilo Gavrić
Stadium Spartan Stadium
NASL Division: 3rd
Conference: 6th
Overall: 9th
NASL Playoffs First round
National Challenge Cup Did not enter
Top goalscorer Paul Child (13)[1]
Average home league attendance 17,739[2]
Home colors
Away colors
← 1976 1978 →

The 1977 San Jose Earthquakes season was the club's fourth season of existence as a franchise in the North American Soccer League, then the top-tier of American soccer. The Earthquakes finished in third place in the Southern Division of the Pacific Conference, strong enough to qualify for the playoffs.

Background

Squad

The 1977 squad [3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 United States GK Paul Gizzi
2 United States DF Buzz Demling
3 England DF Laurie Calloway
4 United States DF Mark Demling
6 England MF Trevor Hockey
7 Portugal MF Antonio Simoes
8 Scotland MF Johnny Moore
10 England FW Paul Child
11 United States FW Mark Liveric
12 Trinidad and Tobago FW Leroy DeLeon
13 Scotland MF Davie Kemp
No. Position Player
14 England DF John Rowlands
15 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia MF Ilija Mitic
16 England MF Alan Birchenall
16 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FW Viade Zabarac
17 Portugal DF DaSilva Malta
18 Hungary MF Tibor Molnar
19 United States FW Greg McKeown
21 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia DF Miro Pavlovic
23 England FW Geoff Davies
24 Scotland GK Mike Hewitt
26 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia GK Borut Skulj
Scotland FW John Smillie

Competitions

NASL

Season

DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
April 9, 1977 Los Angeles Aztecs H 0–3
April 17, 1977 Vancouver Whitecaps A 0–2
April 23, 1977 Seattle Sounders H 2–0 Calloway, Davies
April 30, 1977 Dallas Tornado A 2–2* DeLeon, Child
May 7, 1977 Las Vegas Quicksilvers A 0–2
May 9, 1977 Vancouver Whitecaps H 2–1 Child
May 14, 1977 Portland Timbers H 3–2 DeLeon, Child, Davies
May 21, 1977 Seattle Sounders A 1–0 Child
May 23, 1977 Washington Diplomats H 0–0*
May 27, 1977 St. Louis Stars A 4–3 Davies, Child (3)
May 29, 1977 Connecticut Bicentennials A 2–3 Calloway, Davies
June 4, 1977 Minnesota Kicks A 0–1
June 11, 1977 Rochester Lancers H 1–3 Davies
June 18, 1977 Las Vegas Quicksilvers H 2–1 Child, DeLeon
June 22, 1977 Portland Timbers A 2–1 Birchenall (2)
June 25, 1977 Team Hawaii A 1–3 Child
June 27, 1977 Tampa Bay Rowdies H 1–4 Pavlovic
July 2, 1977 Toronto Metros-Croatia H 3–0 Birchenall, Child, DeLeon
July 6, 1977 Cosmos A 0–3
July 9, 1977 Minnesota Kicks H 0–0*
July 12, 1977 Fort Lauderdale Strikers A 0–0*
July 16, 1977 Washington Diplomats A 0–3
July 24, 1977 Chicago Sting H 1–0 Mitic
July 30, 1977 Los Angeles Aztecs A 3–2 Child, DeLeon
August 1, 1977 Team Hawaii H 1–0 Child
August 6, 1977 Dallas Tornado H 4–3 Child, DeLeon, Mitic (2)

* = Shootout
Source:[4]

NASL Playoffs


Pacific Conference

Southern Division W L GF GA BP Pts Home Road
Dallas Tornado18856375316111-27-6
Los Angeles Aztecs15116554571478-57-6
San Jose Earthquakes14123744351199-45-8
Team Hawaii11154559401067-64-9
Las Vegas Quicksilvers11153844371038-53-10

References

  1. ↑ "San Jose Earthquakes Rosters". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  2. ↑ "North American Soccer League Standings". NASLJerseys.com. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  3. ↑ "San Jose Earthquakes rosters". North American Soccer League Jerseys. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  4. ↑ "San Jose Earthquakes Game Results". Retrieved March 26, 2014.

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