1986 San Jose Earthquakes season

San Jose Earthquakes
1986 season
CoachEngland Steve Litt
StadiumSpartan Stadium
Western Soccer Alliance6th
National Challenge CupDid not enter
Top goalscorerChance Fry (8) [1]
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The 1986 San Jose Earthquakes season was the thirteenth overall for the franchise, and the club's second in the Western Soccer Alliance. The Earthquakes finished the season in sixth place. With no playoffs, the first-place Hollywood Kickers were league champions.[2]

Squad

The 1986 squad [3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF United States USA Barney Boyce
— FW United States USA Chance Fry
— FW   Jorge Ilbanez
— DF United States USA Chris McCargo
— DF United States USA Steve McCargo
— FW United States USA Ronnie Morriss
— DF England ENG Mark Nickeas
— MF   Oscar Padilla
— FW United States USA George Pastor
— FW United States USA Jose Ramos
— MF United States USA Mark Arya
— MF United States USA Hamid Ghods-Gooya
— FW   Long Tran
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF United States USA Dev Rendler
— FW United States USA Tony Salciccia
— FW United States USA Derek Sanderson
— DF United States USA Joe Siveria
— MF   Costas Skouras
— GK United States USA John Spurgeon
— GK United States USA Hunter Stern
— FW Vietnam VIE Dzung Tran
— FW United States USA Frank Van den Brand Horninge
— MF United States USA Ray Wilson
— MF   Maricio Gonzalez
— DF United States USA Robbie Zipp

Competitions

Western Soccer Alliance

Main article: 1986 Western Soccer Alliance

Match results

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers
May 18, 1986 San Diego Nomads A 1–1 Fry
May 29, 1986 Dundee H 0–4
June 1, 1986 Manchester City H 0–1
June 7, 1986 Hollywood Kickers A 3–2 Fry (2), Sanderson
June 14, 1986 Los Angeles Heat A 1–1 Tran
June 22, 1986 F.C. Portland H 2–0 S. McCargo (2)
June 24, 1986 Edmonton Brick Men A 3–3 S. McCargo (2), Fry
June 27, 1986 F.C. Seattle A 0–1
June 29, 1986 F.C. Portland A 1–3 C. McCargo
July 3, 1986 Hollywood Kickers H 2–6 S. McCargo, Fry
July 12, 1986 Los Angeles Heat H 2–2 Sanderson, Pastor
July 19, 1986 San Diego Nomads H 4–1 Fry (2), Sanderson, Salciccia
August 1, 1986 Edmonton Brick Men H 3–4 Sanderson (2), Salciccia
August 15, 1986 F.C. Seattle H 1–3 Fry

Source:[4]

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W T L GF GA GD Pts
3 F.C. Portland 14 6 2 6 19 22 −3 20
4 Los Angeles Heat 14 4 5 5 15 14 +1 17
5 San Diego Nomads 14 4 4 6 18 20 −2 16
6 San Jose Earthquakes 14 3 4 7 23 32 −9 13
7 Edmonton Brick Men 14 3 3 8 18 28 −10 12
Source: A-League Archive[5]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Standings include games played against Manchester City and Dundee FC.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Western Soccer Alliance 1986 Season". A-League Archives. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  2. ^ "The Year in American Soccer 1986". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  3. ^ "WSA 1986 Season Stats". Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  4. ^ "Western Soccer Alliance 1986 Season". Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  5. ^ "Western Soccer Alliance 1986 Season". A-League Archive. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  6. ^ "The Year in American Soccer 1986". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2014.