1986 San Jose Earthquakes season

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San Jose Earthquakes
1986 season
Coach Steve Litt
Stadium Spartan Stadium
Western Soccer Alliance 6th
National Challenge Cup Did not enter
Top goalscorer Chance Fry (8) [1]
  1985
1987  

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]

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Squad

The 1986 squad [3]

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

Competitions

Western Soccer Alliance

Match results

DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
May 18, 1986 San Diego Nomads A11 Fry
May 29, 1986 Dundee H04
June 1, 1986 Manchester City H01
June 7, 1986 Hollywood Kickers A32 Fry (2), Sanderson
June 14, 1986 Los Angeles Heat A11 Tran
June 22, 1986 F.C. Portland H20S. McCargo (2)
June 24, 1986 Edmonton Brick Men A33S. McCargo (2), Fry
June 27, 1986 F.C. Seattle A01
June 29, 1986 F.C. Portland A13C. McCargo
July 3, 1986 Hollywood Kickers H26S. McCargo, Fry
July 12, 1986 Los Angeles Heat H22 Sanderson, Pastor
July 19, 1986 San Diego Nomads H41 Fry (2), Sanderson, Salciccia
August 1, 1986 Edmonton Brick Men H34 Sanderson (2), Salciccia
August 15, 1986 F.C. Seattle H13 Fry

Source: [4]

Standings

PosTeamPldWTLGFGAGDPts
3 F.C. Portland 146261922320
4 Los Angeles Heat 144551514+117
5 San Diego Nomads 144461820216
6 San Jose Earthquakes 143472332913
7 Edmonton Brick Men 1433818281012
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.