1974 San Jose Earthquakes season

San Jose Earthquakes
1974 season
Coach Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivan Toplak
Stadium Spartan Stadium
NASL Division: 2nd
Overall: 4th
NASL Playoffs Quarterfinals
National Challenge Cup Did not enter
Top goalscorer Paul Child (15) [1]
Average home league attendance 16,584 [2]
1975 →

The 1974 San Jose Earthquakes season marked their debut as a franchise in the North American Soccer League. They finished second in the Western Division and qualified for the playoffs. [3]

Squad

The 1974 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 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia GK Mirko Stojanovic
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 Jamaica FW Art Welch
8 Scotland MF Johnny Moore
9 United States MF Dave Coskunian
9 Haiti FW Ernie Racine
No. Position Player
10 England FW Paul Child
11 United States MF Boris Bandov
12 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FW Mihalj Meszaros
13 Scotland MF Davie Kemp
14 United States FW Archie Roboostoff
15 Poland MF Dieter Zajdel
16 DF Gonzalo Perez
21 United States GK Mike Ivanow
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia DF Milan Cop
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Steve Ostojic

Competitions

NASL

Season

DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
May 5, 1974 Vancouver Whitecaps A 1–1* Hernandez
May 11, 1974 Dallas Tornado H 4–3 Roboostoff, Child (2), Hernandez
May 18, 1974 St. Louis Stars H 2–2* Hernandez, Perez
May 19, 1974 Seattle Sounders A 1–3 Child
May 24, 1974 Baltimore Comets A 2–6 Meszaros, Bandov
May 26, 1974 Rochester Lancers A 2–1 Bandov, Child
June 1, 1974 Miami Toros H 0–0*
June 8, 1974 Dallas Tornado A 0–0*
June 16, 1974 Los Angeles Aztecs A 2–1 Welch, Child
June 17, 1974 Denver Dynamos A 3–5 Child (2), Roboostoff
June 22, 1974 New York Cosmos H 2–2* Zajdel, Moore
June 30, 1974 Seattle Sounders H 2–2* Child, Perez
July 3, 1974 Philadelphia Atoms A 1–2 Coskunian
July 6, 1974 Boston Minutemen A 2–1 Child, Bandov
July 13, 1974 Denver Dynamos H 2–1 Roboostoff, Child
July 20, 1974 Toronto Metros H 2–1 Welch, Roboostoff
July 26, 1974 Vancouver Whitecaps H 3–1 Roboostoff, Child
July 28, 1974 St. Louis Stars A 2–0 Child, Roboostoff
August 3, 1974 Washington Diplomats H 2–3 Child, M. Demling
August 10, 1974 Los Angeles Aztecs H 5–0 Child (2), Welch, Hernandez, Moore

Playoffs

DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
August 14, 1974 Dallas Tornado              A 0–3                                                     

* = Shootout
Source:[5]

Standings

W = Wins, L = Losses, T= PK Shootout Wins, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PT= point system

6 points for a win, 3 points for a tie, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each goal scored up to three per game.

Western DivisionWLTGFGAPT
Los Angeles Aztecs 11 7 2 41 36 110
San Jose Earthquakes 9 8 3 43 38 103
Seattle Sounders 10 7 3 37 17 101
Vancouver Whitecaps 5 11 4 29 31 70

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 1974". 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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