San Jose Earthquakes
1974 season
CoachSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivan Toplak
StadiumSpartan Stadium
NASLDivision: 2nd
Overall: 4th
NASL PlayoffsQuarterfinals
National Challenge CupDid not enter
Top goalscorerPaul Child (15) [1]
Average home league attendance16,584 [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 [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 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Mirko Stojanovic
2 DF United States USA Buzz Demling
3 DF England ENG Laurie Calloway
4 DF United States USA Mark Demling
5 DF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Momcilo Gavric
6 FW United States USA Mani Hernandez
7 FW Jamaica JAM Art Welch
8 MF Scotland SCO Johnny Moore
9 MF United States USA Dave Coskunian
9 FW Haiti HAI Ernie Racine
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 FW England ENG Paul Child
11 MF United States USA Boris Bandov
12 FW Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Mihalj Meszaros
13 MF Scotland SCO Davie Kemp
14 FW United States USA Archie Roboostoff
15 MF Poland POL Dieter Zajdel
16 DF   Gonzalo Perez
21 GK United States USA Mike Ivanow
— DF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Milan Cop
— Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Stevan Ostojić

Competitions

NASL

Main article: 1974 North American Soccer League season

Match results

Season

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers
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

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers
August 14, 1974 Dallas Tornado              A 0–3                                                     

* = Shootout
Source:[4]

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 Division W L T GF GA PT
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. ^ 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 1974". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  4. ^ "San Jose Earthquakes Game Results". Retrieved March 27, 2014.

External links

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