San Jose Earthquakes
1987 season
CoachUnited States Barney Boyce
StadiumSpartan Stadium
Western Soccer Alliance3rd
WSA PlayoffsFinal
National Challenge CupDid not enter
Top goalscorerJoe Mihaljevic (7) [1]
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The 1987 San Jose Earthquakes season was the fourteenth overall for the Earthquakes franchise, and the club's third in the Western Soccer Alliance. The Earthquakes finished the season in third place, then shut out the second place Seattle Storm in the Wild Card playoff game. In the Final, they were defeated by the San Diego Nomads, 3-1.[2]

Squad

The 1987 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
— FW United States USA Sean Blakeman
— DF United States USA Barney Boyce
— MF United States USA Mike Brewin
— FW United States USA Rino Chimienti
— FW   James Cole
— GK United States USA Kurt Devlin
— DF United States USA John Doyle
— MF United States USA David Gold
— MF United States USA Robert Grouchau
— DF Sweden SWE Stefan Hansson
— GK   Nicholas Hatzopoulos
— MF   Jadir Henrique
— FW   Jorge Ilbanez
— MF United States USA Steve Lammie
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW   Alberto Luna
— DF United States USA Tim Martin
— GK United States USA Danny Mendoza
— FW United States USA Joe Mihaljevic
— FW United States USA Ronnie Morriss
— FW United States USA Don Murphy
— DF United States USA John Nicholson
— FW United States USA Dave Palic
— FW United States USA George Pastor
— United States USA Steve Sellers
— DF United States USA Joe Siveria
— FW   Frank Van den Brand Horninge
— DF United States USA Chris Wentzien
— DF United States USA Robbie Zipp

Competitions

Western Soccer Alliance

Main article: 1987 Western Soccer Alliance

Match results

Season

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers
March 16, 1987 California Kickers A 3–2 Mihaljevic, Henrique, Wiskel
March 21, 1987 F.C. Seattle H 3–1 Wiskel, Palic, Henrique
March 29, 1987 California Kickers H 1–2 Blakeman
April 4, 1987 San Diego Nomads H 1–2 (aet) Mihaljevic
April 11, 1987 Los Angeles Heat A 2–0 Pastor, Mihaljevic
April 12, 1987 San Diego Nomads A 0–0*
April 26, 1987 F.C. Portland H 5–1 Mihaljevic (3), Martin, Zipp
May 3, 1987 Los Angeles Heat H 6–0 Pastor (3), Mihaljevic, Blakeman, Murphy
May 16, 1987 F.C. Portland A 0–1
May 17, 1987 F.C. Seattle A 0–3

Playoffs

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers
June 7, 1987 F.C. Seattle  A    3–0               Palic, Henrique, Pastor           
June 14, 1987 San Diego Nomads   A 1–2 Henrique

* = Penalty kicks
Source:[4]

Standings

Place Team GP W L OW OL PW PL GF GA Points
1 San Diego Nomads 10 6 4 1 0 1 1 17 9 31
2 F.C. Seattle 10 5 5 1 1 1 1 16 14 31
3 San Jose Earthquakes 10 5 5 1 1 1 1 21 13 31
4 F.C. Portland 10 5 5 2 0 0 0 9 16 24
5 Los Angeles Heat 10 5 5 0 1 0 0 9 15 24
6 California Kickers 10 4 6 0 2 2 0 11 16 23

References

  1. ^ "Western Soccer Alliance 1987 Season". A-League Archives. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  2. ^ "The Year in American Soccer 1987". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  3. ^ "WSA 1987 Season Stats". Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  4. ^ "Western Soccer Alliance 1987 Season". Retrieved March 24, 2014.

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