1981 San Jose Earthquakes season

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San Jose Earthquakes
1981 season
Coach Jim Gabriel
Stadium Spartan Stadium
NASL Division: 4th
Overall: 19th
NASL Playoffs Did not qualify
National Challenge Cup Did not enter
Top goalscorer George 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]

Contents

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.NationPlayer
00 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Phil Parkes
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bob Stetler
2 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Paul Cahill
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alan Merrick
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mike Hunter
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jim McAlister
5 DF Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  YUG Vasa Rutonjski
6 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Tony Powell
7 FW Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Steve David
8 MF Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Joe Horvath
11 FW Ulster Banner.svg  NIR George Best
12 FW Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  YUG Slavko Licinar
No.Pos.NationPlayer
13 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tony Crescitelli
14 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Mark Lindsay
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Easy Perez
16 MF Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  YUG Mustafa Hukic
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tim Schulz
18 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG David Irving
19 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bill Sautter
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gary Etherington
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joe Silveira
24 GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Mike Hewitt
25 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Derek Evans
25 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mark Liveric

Competitions

NASL

Match results

Season

DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
March 29, 1981 New York Cosmos H0–3
April 5, 1981 Los Angeles Aztecs A0–1
April 12, 1981 Jacksonville Tea Men H3–0 Etherington, David (2)
April 19, 1981 San Diego Sockers H2–1Licinar, Best
April 26, 1981 California Surf H0–1
May 2, 1981 San Diego Sockers A2–4 Best, Crescitelli
May 6, 1981 Portland Timbers A0–3
May 10, 1981 Edmonton Drillers H1–0 David
May 15, 1981 California Surf A2–1 Best, Horvath
May 19, 1981 Atlanta Chiefs A0–2
May 24, 1981 Calgary Boomers A0–1
May 27, 1981 Los Angeles Aztecs H3–2 Liveric, Crescitelli, Hunter
May 31, 1981 Calgary Boomers H4–3 Best (2), Lindsay, Crescitelli
June 7, 1981 Tampa Bay Rowdies H2–1 Crescitelli, Horvath
June 14, 1981 Edmonton Drillers A2–6 Liveric, Irving
June 17, 1981 Atlanta Chiefs H3–1 Etherington, Best, Crescitelli
June 20, 1981 Seattle Sounders A0–1
June 24, 1981 California Surf A0–7
June 27, 1981 Los Angeles Aztecs H1–2 Best
July 1, 1981 Vancouver Whitecaps H1–5Licinar
July 4, 1981 Fort Lauderdale Strikers A1–4
July 8, 1981 Tampa Bay Rowdies A2–4 Best, Perez
July 11, 1981 Jacksonville Tea Men A3–4 Crescitelli, Best, Irving
July 15, 1981 Montreal Manic A0–4
July 22, 1981 Fort Lauderdale Strikers H3–2 Best (2), Hukic
July 25, 1981 Los Angeles Aztecs A0–3
August 1, 1981 Portland Timbers H1–1* Best
August 5, 1981 San Diego Sockers A0–3
August 8, 1981 Seattle Sounders H3–0 Crescitelli, Licinar (2)
August 12, 1981 California Surf H2–1 Horvath, Licinar
August 15, 1981 San Diego Sockers H2–3 Lindsay, Best
August 19, 1981 Vancouver Whitecaps A1–3 Lindsay

* = Shootout
Source: [4]

Standings

Western DivisionWLGFGAPT
San Diego Sockers 21116749173
Los Angeles Aztecs 19135355160
California Surf 11216077117
San Jose Earthquakes 11214478108

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
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