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1977 San Jose Earthquakes season

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San Jose Earthquakes
1977 season
CoachSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 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]
← 1976
1978 →

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.

Background

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Review

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Squad

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

Competitions

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NASL

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Results summary

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Results by round

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Match results

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Season

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Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers
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

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Standings

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Pacific Conference

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Southern Division W L GF GA BP Pts Home Road
Dallas Tornado 18 8 56 37 53 161 11-2 7-6
Los Angeles Aztecs 15 11 65 54 57 147 8-5 7-6
San Jose Earthquakes 14 12 37 44 35 119 9-4 5-8
Team Hawaii 11 15 45 59 40 106 7-6 4-9
Las Vegas Quicksilvers 11 15 38 44 37 103 8-5 3-10

Statistics

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Transfers

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Awards and recognition

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References

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  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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