1976 San Jose Earthquakes season

San Jose Earthquakes
1976 season
Coach Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Momcilo Gavric
Stadium Spartan Stadium
NASL Division: 1st
Conference: 2nd
Overall: 6th
NASL Playoffs Conference Finals
National Challenge Cup Did not enter
Top goalscorer Ilija Mitic (14) [1]
Average home league attendance 19,826 [2]
← 1975
1977 →

The 1976 San Jose Earthquakes season was their third in the North American Soccer League, and they finished in first place in the Southern Division of the Pacific Conference. In the playoffs, they defeated the Dallas Tornado in the Conference Semifinals, 2-0 at Spartan Stadium. The Minnesota Kicks beat the Earthquakes, 3-1 in the Conference Championship played at Metropolitan Stadium in Minnesota. [3]

Squad

The 1976 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 Mike Ivanow
1 United States GK Terry Weekes
2 United States DF Buzz Demling
3 England DF Laurie Calloway
4 United States DF Mark Demling
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia DF Momcilo Gavric
6 United States FW Mani Hernandez
7 Portugal MF Antonio Simoes
8 Scotland MF Johnny Moore
10 England FW Paul Child
11 United States FW Mark Liveric
No. Position Player
13 Scotland MF Davie Kemp
14 England DF John Rowlands
15 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia MF Ilija Mitic
17 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FW George Sorgic
18 Hungary MF Tibor Molnar
19 Trinidad and Tobago FW Tony Douglas
20 United States MF Jim Zylker
21 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia DF Miro Pavlovic
22 United States MF Juli Veee
24 Scotland GK Mike Hewitt


Competitions

NASL

Season

DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
April 17, 1976 Los Angeles Aztecs H 2–1 Child, Liveric
April 24, 1976 Minnesota Kicks H 4–2 Liveric, Sorgic, Mitic (2)
May 1, 1976 San Diego Jaws H 0–1
May 2, 1976 Dallas Tornado A 1–3 Sorgic
May 8, 1976 St. Louis Stars A 3–0 Child, Liveric, Mitic
May 9, 1976 Minnesota Kicks A 1–4 Mitic
May 16, 1976 Vancouver Whitecaps H 2–0 Sorgic (2)
June 4, 1976 Seattle Sounders A 2–1 Mitic, Child
June 6, 1976 San Antonio Thunder H 0–3
June 11, 1976 Washington Diplomats A 1–2 Mitic
June 13, 1976 Toronto Metros-Croatia A 0–0*
June 20, 1976 Seattle Sounders H 2–1 Child, Mitic
June 25, 1976 Portland Timbers A 0–1
June 27, 1976 Dallas Tornado H 4–0 Child (2), Liveric (2)
July 3, 1976 Portland Timbers H 3–0 B. Demling, Child (2)
July 7, 1976 Vancouver Whitecaps A 1–0 Liveric
July 11, 1976 St. Louis Stars H 6–1 Child (2), Mitic (2), Liveric (2)
July 17, 1976 Boston Minutemen H 6–1 Child (2), Moore (2), Liveric (2)
July 23, 1976 San Diego Jaws A 2–3 Moore, Mitic
July 25, 1976 Los Angeles Aztecs A 1–0 Mitic
July 31, 1976 Miami Toros H 3–0 Mitic (2), Child
August 7, 1976 New York Cosmos H 2–1 Moore, Rowlands
August 11, 1976 Chicago Sting A 1–1* Mitic
August 13, 1976 San Antonio Thunder A 0–2

Playoffs

DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
August 20, 1976 Dallas Tornado              H 2–0           Mitic (2)          
August 25, 1976 Minnesota Kicks A 1–3 Mitic

* = Shootout
Source:[5]

Pacific Conference

Southern DivisionWLGFGAPT
San Jose Earthquakes14104730123
Dallas Tornado13114445117
Los Angeles Aztecs12124344108
San Antonio Thunder12123832107
San Diego Jaws915294782

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 1976". 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 27, 2014.

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