1986 San Jose Earthquakes season

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]

San Jose Earthquakes
1986 season
CoachEngland Steve Litt
StadiumSpartan Stadium
Western Soccer Alliance6th
National Challenge CupDid not enter
Top goalscorerChance Fry (8) [1]
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Squad

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The 1986 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
DF   USA Barney Boyce
FW   USA Chance Fry
FW    Jorge Ilbanez
DF   USA Chris McCargo
DF   USA Steve McCargo
FW   USA Ronnie Morriss
DF   ENG Mark Nickeas
MF    Oscar Padilla
FW   USA George Pastor
FW   USA Jose Ramos
MF   USA Mark Arya
MF   USA Hamid Ghods-Gooya
FW    Long Tran
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   USA Dev Rendler
FW   USA Tony Salciccia
FW   USA Derek Sanderson
DF   USA Joe Siveria
MF    Costas Skouras
GK   USA John Spurgeon
GK   USA Hunter Stern
FW   VIE Dzung Tran
FW   USA Frank Van den Brand Horninge
MF   USA Ray Wilson
MF    Maricio Gonzalez
DF   USA Robbie Zipp

Competitions

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Western Soccer Alliance

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Match results

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Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers
May 18, 1986 San Diego Nomads A 1–1 Fry
May 29, 1986 Dundee H 0–4
June 1, 1986 Manchester City H 0–1
June 7, 1986 Hollywood Kickers A 3–2 Fry (2), Sanderson
June 14, 1986 Los Angeles Heat A 1–1 Tran
June 22, 1986 F.C. Portland H 2–0 S. McCargo (2)
June 24, 1986 Edmonton Brick Men A 3–3 S. McCargo (2), Fry
June 27, 1986 F.C. Seattle A 0–1
June 29, 1986 F.C. Portland A 1–3 C. McCargo
July 3, 1986 Hollywood Kickers H 2–6 S. McCargo, Fry
July 12, 1986 Los Angeles Heat H 2–2 Sanderson, Pastor
July 19, 1986 San Diego Nomads H 4–1 Fry (2), Sanderson, Salciccia
August 1, 1986 Edmonton Brick Men H 3–4 Sanderson (2), Salciccia
August 15, 1986 F.C. Seattle H 1–3 Fry

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W T L GF GA GD Pts
3 F.C. Portland 14 6 2 6 19 22 −3 20
4 Los Angeles Heat 14 4 5 5 15 14 +1 17
5 San Diego Nomads 14 4 4 6 18 20 −2 16
6 San Jose Earthquakes 14 3 4 7 23 32 −9 13
7 Edmonton Brick Men 14 3 3 8 18 28 −10 12
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

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  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.
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