1976 San Jose Earthquakes season

San Jose Earthquakes
1976 season
CoachSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Momcilo Gavric
StadiumSpartan Stadium
NASLDivision: 1st
Conference: 2nd
Overall: 6th
NASL PlayoffsConference Finals
National Challenge CupDid not enter
Top goalscorerIlija Mitic (14) [1]
Average home league attendance19,826 [2]
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The 1976 San Jose Earthquakes season was their third in the North American Soccer League, and they finished in first place in the Southern Division of the Pacific Conference. In the playoffs, they defeated the Dallas Tornado in the Conference Semifinals, 2-0 at Spartan Stadium. The Minnesota Kicks beat the Earthquakes, 3-1 in the Conference Championship played at Metropolitan Stadium in Minnesota.[3]

Squad

The 1976 squad [1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Mike Ivanow
1 GK United States USA Terry Weekes
2 DF United States USA Buzz Demling
3 DF England ENG Laurie Calloway
4 DF United States USA Mark Demling
5 DF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Momcilo Gavric
6 FW United States USA Mani Hernandez
7 MF Portugal POR Antonio Simoes
8 MF Scotland SCO Johnny Moore
10 FW England ENG Paul Child
11 FW United States USA Mark Liveric
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF Scotland SCO Davie Kemp
14 DF England ENG John Rowlands
15 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Ilija Mitic
17 FW Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG George Sorgic
18 MF Hungary HUN Tibor Molnar
19 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Tony Douglas
20 MF United States USA Jim Zylker
21 DF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Miro Pavlovic
22 MF United States USA Juli Veee
24 GK Scotland SCO Mike Hewitt

Competitions

NASL

Main article: 1976 North American Soccer League season

Match results

Season

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers
April 17, 1976 Los Angeles Aztecs H 2–1 Child, Liveric
April 24, 1976 Minnesota Kicks H 4–2 Liveric, Sorgic, Mitic (2)
May 1, 1976 San Diego Jaws H 0–1
May 2, 1976 Dallas Tornado A 1–3 Sorgic
May 8, 1976 St. Louis Stars A 3–0 Child, Liveric, Mitic
May 9, 1976 Minnesota Kicks A 1–4 Mitic
May 16, 1976 Vancouver Whitecaps H 2–0 Sorgic (2)
June 4, 1976 Seattle Sounders A 2–1 Mitic, Child
June 6, 1976 San Antonio Thunder H 0–3
June 11, 1976 Washington Diplomats A 1–2 Mitic
June 13, 1976 Toronto Metros-Croatia A 0–0*
June 20, 1976 Seattle Sounders H 2–1 Child, Mitic
June 25, 1976 Portland Timbers A 0–1
June 27, 1976 Dallas Tornado H 4–0 Child (2), Liveric (2)
July 3, 1976 Portland Timbers H 3–0 B. Demling, Child (2)
July 7, 1976 Vancouver Whitecaps A 1–0 Liveric
July 11, 1976 St. Louis Stars H 6–1 Child (2), Mitic (2), Liveric (2)
July 17, 1976 Boston Minutemen H 6–1 Child (2), Moore (2), Liveric (2)
July 23, 1976 San Diego Jaws A 2–3 Moore, Mitic
July 25, 1976 Los Angeles Aztecs A 1–0 Mitic
July 31, 1976 Miami Toros H 3–0 Mitic (2), Child
August 7, 1976 New York Cosmos H 2–1 Moore, Rowlands
August 11, 1976 Chicago Sting A 1–1* Mitic
August 13, 1976 San Antonio Thunder A 0–2

Playoffs

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers
August 20, 1976 Dallas Tornado              H 2–0           Mitic (2)          
August 25, 1976 Minnesota Kicks A 1–3 Mitic

* = Shootout
Source:[4]

Standings

Pacific Conference

Southern Division W L GF GA PT
San Jose Earthquakes 14 10 47 30 123
Dallas Tornado 13 11 44 45 117
Los Angeles Aztecs 12 12 43 44 108
San Antonio Thunder 12 12 38 32 107
San Diego Jaws 9 15 29 47 82

References

  1. ^ a b "San Jose Earthquakes Rosters". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  2. ^ "North American Soccer League Attendance". NASLJerseys.com. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  3. ^ "The Year in American Soccer 1976". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  4. ^ "San Jose Earthquakes Game Results". Retrieved March 27, 2014.