1978 San Jose Earthquakes season

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San Jose Earthquakes
1978 season
CoachTerry Fisher
Stadium Spartan Stadium
NASL Division: 4th
Conference: 12th
Overall: 23rd
NASL Playoffs Did not qualify
National Challenge Cup Did not enter
Top goalscorer Paul Child,
Peter Ressel (8) [1]
Average home league attendance14,281 [2]
  1977
1979  

The 1978 San Jose Earthquakes season was the fifth for the franchise in the North American Soccer League. They finished in fourth place in the Western Division of the American Conference. [3]

Contents

Squad

The 1978 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 the United States.svg  USA Paul Gizzi
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Buzz Demling
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mark Demling
5 DF Flag of Iran.svg  IRN Parviz
6 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ian Wood
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kevin Handlan
7 MF Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  YUG Dusan Lukic
8 DF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Franz Smuda
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Doug Wark
10 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Paul Child
11 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Victor Kodelja
12 FW Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Leroy DeLeon
13 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Davie Kemp
14 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG John Rowlands
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Volker Fass
15 FW Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  YUG Ilija Mitic
16 FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Peter Ressel
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jerry Bevans
18 DF Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  YUG Dimitri Davidovic
19 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Les Chapman
20 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO John Smillie
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tony Suffle
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carl Christensen
22 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Roger Verdi
23 FW Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Leroy Spann
24 GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Mike Hewitt
25 GK Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Gerrit Vooys
26 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sean Keohane

Competitions

NASL

Match results

Season

DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
April 2, 1978 Oakland Stompers A00*
April 9, 1978 California Surf H00*
April 12, 1978 San Diego Sockers A11* Mitic
April 16, 1978 Colorado Caribous H23 Ressel, Rowlands
April 19, 1978 Houston Hurricane A11* Child
April 22, 1978 Tampa Bay Rowdies A33* Child, Ressel, Mitic
April 30, 1978 Seattle Sounders H10Lukic
May 7, 1978 Tampa Bay Rowdies H10 Ressel
May 13, 1978 Seattle Sounders A13 Ressel
May 20, 1978 Portland Timbers H23 Ressel, Child
May 23, 1978 New England Tea Men A13 Child
May 27, 1978 Philadelphia Fury A31 Mitic, Lukic, Child
May 31, 1978 Rochester Lancers A12 Child
June 7, 1978 Memphis Rogues H01
June 10, 1978 Chicago Sting H11*Spann
June 14, 1978 Memphis Rogues A14 Mitic
June 17, 1978 Dallas Tornado A13 Ressel
June 21, 1978 New England Tea Men H25 Mitic, Kodelja
June 28, 1978 Vancouver Whitecaps H00*
July 1, 1978 Fort Lauderdale Strikers H01
July 7, 1978 Portland Timbers A05
July 9, 1978 Los Angeles Aztecs H24 Ressel, Lukic
July 12, 1978 Detroit Express A010
July 15, 1978 Washington Diplomats H15Fass
July 19, 1978 Detroit Express H34 Child, Kodelja, Ressel
July 22, 1978 Los Angeles Aztecs A20 Chapman, Kodelja
July 26, 1978 San Diego Sockers H21 Child, Davidovic
July 30, 1978 California Surf A05
August 3, 1978 Vancouver Whitecaps A06
August 5, 1978 Oakland Stompers H21Wood, Chapman

* = Shootout
Source: [4]

Standings

American Conference

Western DivisionWLGFGABPPtsHomeRoad
San Diego Sockers 181263565616412-36-9
California Surf 13174349371159-64-11
Oakland Stompers 12183459311037-85-10
San Jose Earthquakes 822368135834-114-11

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 1978". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  4. "San Jose Earthquakes Game Results" . Retrieved March 26, 2014.