1977 San Jose Earthquakes season

The 1977 San Jose Earthquakes season was the club's fourth season of existence as a franchise in the North American Soccer League, then the top-tier of American soccer. The Earthquakes finished in third place in the Southern Division of the Pacific Conference, strong enough to qualify for the playoffs.

San Jose Earthquakes
1977 season
Coach Momcilo Gavrić
StadiumSpartan Stadium
NASLDivision: 3rd
Conference: 6th
Overall: 9th
NASL PlayoffsFirst round
National Challenge CupDid not enter
Top goalscorerPaul Child (13)[1]
Average home league attendance17,739[2]

Background
Main article: 1976 San Jose Earthquakes season

Squad

The 1977 squad [3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Paul Gizzi
2 DF  USA Buzz Demling
3 DF  ENG Laurie Calloway
4 DF  USA Mark Demling
6 MF  ENG Trevor Hockey
7 MF  POR Antonio Simoes
8 MF  SCO Johnny Moore
10 FW  ENG Paul Child
11 FW  USA Mark Liveric
12 FW  TRI Leroy DeLeon
13 MF  SCO Davie Kemp
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF  ENG John Rowlands
15 MF  YUG Ilija Mitic
16 MF  ENG Alan Birchenall
16 FW  YUG Viade Zabarac
17 DF  POR DaSilva Malta
18 MF  HUN Tibor Molnar
19 FW  USA Greg McKeown
21 DF  YUG Miro Pavlovic
23 FW  ENG Geoff Davies
24 GK  SCO Mike Hewitt
26 GK  YUG Borut Skulj
— FW  SCO John Smillie

Competitions

NASL
Main article: 1977 North American Soccer League season

Season
DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
April 9, 1977 Los Angeles Aztecs H 0–3
April 17, 1977 Vancouver Whitecaps A 0–2
April 23, 1977 Seattle Sounders H 2–0 Calloway, Davies
April 30, 1977 Dallas Tornado A 2–2* DeLeon, Child
May 7, 1977 Las Vegas Quicksilvers A 0–2
May 9, 1977 Vancouver Whitecaps H 2–1 Child
May 14, 1977 Portland Timbers H 3–2 DeLeon, Child, Davies
May 21, 1977 Seattle Sounders A 1–0 Child
May 23, 1977 Washington Diplomats H 0–0*
May 27, 1977 St. Louis Stars A 4–3 Davies, Child (3)
May 29, 1977 Connecticut Bicentennials A 2–3 Calloway, Davies
June 4, 1977 Minnesota Kicks A 0–1
June 11, 1977 Rochester Lancers H 1–3 Davies
June 18, 1977 Las Vegas Quicksilvers H 2–1 Child, DeLeon
June 22, 1977 Portland Timbers A 2–1 Birchenall (2)
June 25, 1977 Team Hawaii A 1–3 Child
June 27, 1977 Tampa Bay Rowdies H 1–4 Pavlovic
July 2, 1977 Toronto Metros-Croatia H 3–0 Birchenall, Child, DeLeon
July 6, 1977 Cosmos A 0–3
July 9, 1977 Minnesota Kicks H 0–0*
July 12, 1977 Fort Lauderdale Strikers A 0–0*
July 16, 1977 Washington Diplomats A 0–3
July 24, 1977 Chicago Sting H 1–0 Mitic
July 30, 1977 Los Angeles Aztecs A 3–2 Child, DeLeon
August 1, 1977 Team Hawaii H 1–0 Child
August 6, 1977 Dallas Tornado H 4–3 Child, DeLeon, Mitic (2)

* = Shootout
Source:[4]

NASL Playoffs
August 10, 1977 First round Los Angeles Aztecs 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Los Angeles
16:00 UTC−8 Stadium: Memorial Coliseum

Pacific Conference
Southern Division W L GF GA BP Pts Home Road
Dallas Tornado18856375316111-27-6
Los Angeles Aztecs15116554571478-57-6
San Jose Earthquakes14123744351199-45-8
Team Hawaii11154559401067-64-9
Las Vegas Quicksilvers11153844371038-53-10

References
  1. "San Jose Earthquakes Rosters". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  2. "North American Soccer League Standings". NASLJerseys.com. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  3. "San Jose Earthquakes rosters". North American Soccer League Jerseys. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  4. "San Jose Earthquakes Game Results". Retrieved March 26, 2014.
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