1974 San Jose Earthquakes season

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San Jose Earthquakes
1974 season
Coach Ivan Toplak
Stadium Spartan Stadium
NASL Division: 2nd
Overall: 4th
NASL Playoffs Quarterfinals
National Challenge Cup Did not enter
Top goalscorer Paul Child (15) [1]
Average home league attendance16,584 [2]
1975  →

The 1974 San Jose Earthquakes season marked their debut as a franchise in the North American Soccer League. They finished second in the Western Division and qualified for the playoffs. [3]

Contents

Squad

The 1974 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.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  YUG Mirko Stojanovic
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Buzz Demling
3 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Laurie Calloway
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mark Demling
5 DF Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  YUG Momcilo Gavric
6 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mani Hernandez
7 FW Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Art Welch
8 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Johnny Moore
9 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dave Coskunian
9 FW Flag of Haiti.svg  HAI Ernie Racine
No.Pos.NationPlayer
10 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Paul Child
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Boris Bandov
12 FW Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  YUG Mihalj Meszaros
13 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Davie Kemp
14 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Archie Roboostoff
15 MF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Dieter Zajdel
16 DF Flag placeholder.svg Gonzalo Perez
21 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mike Ivanow
— DF Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  YUG Milan Cop
—Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  YUG Stevan Ostojić

Competitions

NASL

Match results

Season

DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
May 5, 1974 Vancouver Whitecaps A1–1* Hernandez
May 11, 1974 Dallas Tornado H4–3 Roboostoff, Child (2), Hernandez
May 18, 1974 St. Louis Stars H2–2* Hernandez, Perez
May 19, 1974 Seattle Sounders A1–3 Child
May 24, 1974 Baltimore Comets A2–6Meszaros, Bandov
May 26, 1974 Rochester Lancers A2–1 Bandov, Child
June 1, 1974 Miami Toros H0–0*
June 8, 1974 Dallas Tornado A0–0*
June 16, 1974 Los Angeles Aztecs A2–1 Welch, Child
June 17, 1974 Denver Dynamos A3–5 Child (2), Roboostoff
June 22, 1974 New York Cosmos H2–2*Zajdel, Moore
June 30, 1974 Seattle Sounders H2–2* Child, Perez
July 3, 1974 Philadelphia Atoms A1–2 Coskunian
July 6, 1974 Boston Minutemen A2–1 Child, Bandov
July 13, 1974 Denver Dynamos H2–1 Roboostoff, Child
July 20, 1974 Toronto Metros H2–1 Welch, Roboostoff
July 26, 1974 Vancouver Whitecaps H3–1 Roboostoff, Child
July 28, 1974 St. Louis Stars A2–0 Child, Roboostoff
August 3, 1974 Washington Diplomats H2–3 Child, M. Demling
August 10, 1974 Los Angeles Aztecs H5–0 Child (2), Welch, Hernandez, Moore

Playoffs

DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
August 14, 1974 Dallas Tornado              A0–3                                                    

* = Shootout
Source: [4]

Standings

W = Wins, L = Losses, T= PK Shootout Wins, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PT= point system

6 points for a win, 3 points for a tie, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each goal scored up to three per game.

Western DivisionWLTGFGAPT
Los Angeles Aztecs 11724136110
San Jose Earthquakes 9834338103
Seattle Sounders 10733717101
Vancouver Whitecaps 5114293170

References

  1. 1 2 "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 1974". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  4. ↑ "San Jose Earthquakes Game Results" . Retrieved March 27, 2014.