1978 San Jose Earthquakes season

The 1978 San Jose Earthquakes season was the fifth for the franchise in the North American Soccer League. They finished in fourth place in the Western Division of the American Conference.[3]

San Jose Earthquakes
1978 season
CoachUnited States Terry Fisher
StadiumSpartan Stadium
NASLDivision: 4th
Conference: 12th
Overall: 23rd
NASL PlayoffsDid not qualify
National Challenge CupDid not enter
Top goalscorerPaul Child,
Peter Ressel (8) [1]
Average home league attendance14,281 [2]

Squad

The 1978 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 United States USA Paul Gizzi
2 DF United States USA Buzz Demling
4 DF United States USA Mark Demling
5 DF Iran IRN Parviz
6 DF England ENG Ian Wood
7 MF United States USA Kevin Handlan
7 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Dusan Lukic
8 DF Poland POL Franz Smuda
9 FW United States USA Doug Wark
10 FW England ENG Paul Child
11 FW Canada CAN Victor Kodelja
12 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Leroy DeLeon
13 MF Scotland SCO Davie Kemp
14 DF England ENG John Rowlands
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Germany GER Volker Fass
15 FW Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Ilija Mitic
16 FW Netherlands NED Peter Ressel
17 DF United States USA Jerry Bevans
18 DF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Dimitri Davidovic
19 MF England ENG Les Chapman
20 FW Scotland SCO John Smillie
21 MF United States USA Tony Suffle
22 DF United States USA Carl Christensen
22 DF England ENG Roger Verdi
23 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Leroy Spann
24 GK Scotland SCO Mike Hewitt
25 GK Netherlands NED Gerrit Vooys
26 GK United States USA Sean Keohane

Competitions

NASL
Main article: 1978 North American Soccer League season

Season
DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
April 2, 1978 Oakland Stompers A 0–0*
April 9, 1978 California Surf H 0–0*
April 12, 1978 San Diego Sockers A 1–1* Mitic
April 16, 1978 Colorado Caribous H 2–3 Ressel, Rowlands
April 19, 1978 Houston Hurricane A 1–1* Child
April 22, 1978 Tampa Bay Rowdies A 3–3* Child, Ressel, Mitic
April 30, 1978 Seattle Sounders H 1–0 Lukic
May 7, 1978 Tampa Bay Rowdies H 1–0 Ressel
May 13, 1978 Seattle Sounders A 1–3 Ressel
May 20, 1978 Portland Timbers H 2–3 Ressel, Child
May 23, 1978 New England Tea Men A 1–3 Child
May 27, 1978 Philadelphia Fury A 3–1 Mitic, Lukic, Child
May 31, 1978 Rochester Lancers A 1–2 Child
June 7, 1978 Memphis Rogues H 0–1
June 10, 1978 Chicago Sting H 1–1* Spann
June 14, 1978 Memphis Rogues A 1–4 Mitic
June 17, 1978 Dallas Tornado A 1–3 Ressel
June 21, 1978 New England Tea Men H 2–5 Mitic, Kodelja
June 28, 1978 Vancouver Whitecaps H 0–0*
July 1, 1978 Fort Lauderdale Strikers H 0–1
July 7, 1978 Portland Timbers A 0–5
July 9, 1978 Los Angeles Aztecs H 2–4 Ressel, Lukic
July 12, 1978 Detroit Express A 0–10
July 15, 1978 Washington Diplomats H 1–5 Fass
July 19, 1978 Detroit Express H 3–4 Child, Kodelja, Ressel
July 22, 1978 Los Angeles Aztecs A 2–0 Chapman, Kodelja
July 26, 1978 San Diego Sockers H 2–1 Child, Davidovic
July 30, 1978 California Surf A 0–5
August 3, 1978 Vancouver Whitecaps A 0–6
August 5, 1978 Oakland Stompers H 2–1 Wood, Chapman

* = Shootout
Source:[4]

American Conference
Western Division W L GF GA BP Pts Home Road
San Diego Sockers181263565616412-36-9
California Surf13174349371159-64-11
Oakland Stompers12183459311037-85-10
San Jose Earthquakes822368135834-114-11

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 1978". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  4. "San Jose Earthquakes Game Results". Retrieved March 26, 2014.
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