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1978 San Jose Earthquakes season

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]

San Jose Earthquakes
1978 season
CoachUnited States Terry Fisher
StadiumSpartan Stadium
NASLDivision: 4th
Conference: 12th
Overall: 23rd
NASL PlayoffsDid not qualify
National Challenge CupDid not enter
Top goalscorerPaul Child,
Peter Ressel (8) [1]
Average home league attendance14,281 [2]
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Squad edit

The 1978 squad [1]

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
4 DF   USA Mark Demling
5 DF   IRN Parviz
6 DF   ENG Ian Wood
7 MF   USA Kevin Handlan
7 MF   YUG Dusan Lukic
8 DF   POL Franz Smuda
9 FW   USA Doug Wark
10 FW   ENG Paul Child
11 FW   CAN Victor Kodelja
12 FW   TRI Leroy DeLeon
13 MF   SCO Davie Kemp
14 DF   ENG John Rowlands
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF   GER Volker Fass
15 FW   YUG Ilija Mitic
16 FW   NED Peter Ressel
17 DF   USA Jerry Bevans
18 DF   YUG Dimitri Davidovic
19 MF   ENG Les Chapman
20 FW   SCO John Smillie
21 MF   USA Tony Suffle
22 DF   USA Carl Christensen
22 DF   ENG Roger Verdi
23 FW   TRI Leroy Spann
24 GK   SCO Mike Hewitt
25 GK   NED Gerrit Vooys
26 GK   USA Sean Keohane

Competitions edit

NASL edit

Main article: 1978 North American Soccer League season

Match results edit

Season edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers
April 2, 1978 Oakland Stompers A 0–0*
April 9, 1978 California Surf H 0–0*
April 12, 1978 San Diego Sockers A 1–1* Mitic
April 16, 1978 Colorado Caribous H 2–3 Ressel, Rowlands
April 19, 1978 Houston Hurricane A 1–1* Child
April 22, 1978 Tampa Bay Rowdies A 3–3* Child, Ressel, Mitic
April 30, 1978 Seattle Sounders H 1–0 Lukic
May 7, 1978 Tampa Bay Rowdies H 1–0 Ressel
May 13, 1978 Seattle Sounders A 1–3 Ressel
May 20, 1978 Portland Timbers H 2–3 Ressel, Child
May 23, 1978 New England Tea Men A 1–3 Child
May 27, 1978 Philadelphia Fury A 3–1 Mitic, Lukic, Child
May 31, 1978 Rochester Lancers A 1–2 Child
June 7, 1978 Memphis Rogues H 0–1
June 10, 1978 Chicago Sting H 1–1* Spann
June 14, 1978 Memphis Rogues A 1–4 Mitic
June 17, 1978 Dallas Tornado A 1–3 Ressel
June 21, 1978 New England Tea Men H 2–5 Mitic, Kodelja
June 28, 1978 Vancouver Whitecaps H 0–0*
July 1, 1978 Fort Lauderdale Strikers H 0–1
July 7, 1978 Portland Timbers A 0–5
July 9, 1978 Los Angeles Aztecs H 2–4 Ressel, Lukic
July 12, 1978 Detroit Express A 0–10
July 15, 1978 Washington Diplomats H 1–5 Fass
July 19, 1978 Detroit Express H 3–4 Child, Kodelja, Ressel
July 22, 1978 Los Angeles Aztecs A 2–0 Chapman, Kodelja
July 26, 1978 San Diego Sockers H 2–1 Child, Davidovic
July 30, 1978 California Surf A 0–5
August 3, 1978 Vancouver Whitecaps A 0–6
August 5, 1978 Oakland Stompers H 2–1 Wood, Chapman

* = Shootout
Source:[4]

Standings edit

American Conference edit

Western Division W L GF GA BP Pts Home Road
San Diego Sockers 18 12 63 56 56 164 12-3 6-9
California Surf 13 17 43 49 37 115 9-6 4-11
Oakland Stompers 12 18 34 59 31 103 7-8 5-10
San Jose Earthquakes 8 22 36 81 35 83 4-11 4-11

References edit

  1. ^ a b "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.

External links edit

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