1978 San Jose Earthquakes season

San Jose Earthquakes
1978 season
Coach United States Terry 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 attendance 14,281 [2]

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]

Squad

The 1978 squad [4]

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

No. Position Player
1 United States GK Paul Gizzi
2 United States DF Buzz Demling
4 United States DF Mark Demling
5 Iran DF Parviz
6 England DF Ian Wood
7 United States MF Kevin Handlan
7 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia MF Dusan Lukic
8 Poland DF Franz Smuda
9 United States FW Doug Wark
10 England FW Paul Child
11 Canada FW Victor Kodelja
12 Trinidad and Tobago FW Leroy DeLeon
13 Scotland MF Davie Kemp
14 England DF John Rowlands
No. Position Player
14 Germany DF Volker Fass
15 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FW Ilija Mitic
16 Netherlands FW Peter Ressel
17 United States DF Jerry Bevans
18 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia DF Dimitri Davidovic
19 England MF Les Chapman
20 Scotland FW John Smillie
21 United States MF Tony Suffle
22 United States DF Carl Christensen
22 England DF Roger Verdi
23 Trinidad and Tobago FW Leroy Spann
24 Scotland GK Mike Hewitt
25 Netherlands GK Gerrit Vooys
26 United States GK Sean Keohane

Competitions

NASL

Season

DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
April 2, 1978 Oakland Stompers A 00*
April 9, 1978 California Surf H 00*
April 12, 1978 San Diego Sockers A 11* Mitic
April 16, 1978 Colorado Caribous H 23 Ressel, Rowlands
April 19, 1978 Houston Hurricane A 11* Child
April 22, 1978 Tampa Bay Rowdies A 33* Child, Ressel, Mitic
April 30, 1978 Seattle Sounders H 10 Lukic
May 7, 1978 Tampa Bay Rowdies H 10 Ressel
May 13, 1978 Seattle Sounders A 13 Ressel
May 20, 1978 Portland Timbers H 23 Ressel, Child
May 23, 1978 New England Tea Men A 13 Child
May 27, 1978 Philadelphia Fury A 31 Mitic, Lukic, Child
May 31, 1978 Rochester Lancers A 12 Child
June 7, 1978 Memphis Rogues H 01
June 10, 1978 Chicago Sting H 11* Spann
June 14, 1978 Memphis Rogues A 14 Mitic
June 17, 1978 Dallas Tornado A 13 Ressel
June 21, 1978 New England Tea Men H 25 Mitic, Kodelja
June 28, 1978 Vancouver Whitecaps H 00*
July 1, 1978 Fort Lauderdale Strikers H 01
July 7, 1978 Portland Timbers A 05
July 9, 1978 Los Angeles Aztecs H 24 Ressel, Lukic
July 12, 1978 Detroit Express A 010
July 15, 1978 Washington Diplomats H 15 Fass
July 19, 1978 Detroit Express H 34 Child, Kodelja, Ressel
July 22, 1978 Los Angeles Aztecs A 20 Chapman, Kodelja
July 26, 1978 San Diego Sockers H 21 Child, Davidovic
July 30, 1978 California Surf A 05
August 3, 1978 Vancouver Whitecaps A 06
August 5, 1978 Oakland Stompers H 21 Wood, Chapman

* = Shootout
Source:[5]

American Conference

Western Division W L GF GA BP Pts Home Road
San Diego Sockers181263565616412-36-9
California Surf13174349371159-64-11
Oakland Stompers12183459311037-85-10
San Jose Earthquakes822368135834-114-11

References

  1. "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. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  4. "San Jose Earthquakes Rosters". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  5. "San Jose Earthquakes Game Results". Retrieved March 26, 2014.

External links

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