1981 San Jose Earthquakes season

San Jose Earthquakes
1981 season
CoachEngland Jim Gabriel
StadiumSpartan Stadium
NASLDivision: 4th
Overall: 19th
NASL PlayoffsDid not qualify
National Challenge CupDid not enter
Top goalscorerGeorge Best (13) [1]
Average home league attendance12,400 [2]
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The 1981 San Jose Earthquakes season was the eighth for the franchise in the North American Soccer League. They finished in fourth place in the Western Division.[3]

Squad

The 1981 squad [1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
00 GK England ENG Phil Parkes
1 GK United States USA Bob Stetler
2 DF England ENG Paul Cahill
2 MF United States USA Alan Merrick
3 DF United States USA Mike Hunter
4 DF United States USA Jim McAlister
5 DF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Vasa Rutonjski
6 DF England ENG Tony Powell
7 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Steve David
8 MF Hungary HUN Joe Horvath
11 FW Northern Ireland NIR George Best
12 FW Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Slavko Licinar
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 FW United States USA Tony Crescitelli
14 MF England ENG Mark Lindsay
15 FW United States USA Easy Perez
16 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Mustafa Hukic
17 MF United States USA Tim Schulz
18 FW England ENG David Irving
19 DF United States USA Bill Sautter
20 MF United States USA Gary Etherington
21 MF United States USA Joe Silveira
24 GK Scotland SCO Mike Hewitt
25 DF United States USA Derek Evans
25 FW United States USA Mark Liveric

Competitions

NASL

Main article: 1981 North American Soccer League season

Match results

Season

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers
March 29, 1981 New York Cosmos H 0–3
April 5, 1981 Los Angeles Aztecs A 0–1
April 12, 1981 Jacksonville Tea Men H 3–0 Etherington, David (2)
April 19, 1981 San Diego Sockers H 2–1 Licinar, Best
April 26, 1981 California Surf H 0–1
May 2, 1981 San Diego Sockers A 2–4 Best, Crescitelli
May 6, 1981 Portland Timbers A 0–3
May 10, 1981 Edmonton Drillers H 1–0 David
May 15, 1981 California Surf A 2–1 Best, Horvath
May 19, 1981 Atlanta Chiefs A 0–2
May 24, 1981 Calgary Boomers A 0–1
May 27, 1981 Los Angeles Aztecs H 3–2 Liveric, Crescitelli, Hunter
May 31, 1981 Calgary Boomers H 4–3 Best (2), Lindsay, Crescitelli
June 7, 1981 Tampa Bay Rowdies H 2–1 Crescitelli, Horvath
June 14, 1981 Edmonton Drillers A 2–6 Liveric, Irving
June 17, 1981 Atlanta Chiefs H 3–1 Etherington, Best, Crescitelli
June 20, 1981 Seattle Sounders A 0–1
June 24, 1981 California Surf A 0–7
June 27, 1981 Los Angeles Aztecs H 1–2 Best
July 1, 1981 Vancouver Whitecaps H 1–5 Licinar
July 4, 1981 Fort Lauderdale Strikers A 1–4
July 8, 1981 Tampa Bay Rowdies A 2–4 Best, Perez
July 11, 1981 Jacksonville Tea Men A 3–4 Crescitelli, Best, Irving
July 15, 1981 Montreal Manic A 0–4
July 22, 1981 Fort Lauderdale Strikers H 3–2 Best (2), Hukic
July 25, 1981 Los Angeles Aztecs A 0–3
August 1, 1981 Portland Timbers H 1–1* Best
August 5, 1981 San Diego Sockers A 0–3
August 8, 1981 Seattle Sounders H 3–0 Crescitelli, Licinar (2)
August 12, 1981 California Surf H 2–1 Horvath, Licinar
August 15, 1981 San Diego Sockers H 2–3 Lindsay, Best
August 19, 1981 Vancouver Whitecaps A 1–3 Lindsay

* = Shootout
Source:[4]

Standings

Western Division W L GF GA PT
San Diego Sockers 21 11 67 49 173
Los Angeles Aztecs 19 13 53 55 160
California Surf 11 21 60 77 117
San Jose Earthquakes 11 21 44 78 108

References

  1. ^ a b "San Jose Earthquakes Rosters". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  2. ^ "North American Soccer Attendance". NASLJerseys.com. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  3. ^ "The Year in American Soccer 1981". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  4. ^ "San Jose Earthquakes Game Results". Retrieved March 26, 2014.