1975 San Jose Earthquakes season

The 1975 San Jose Earthquakes season was the team's second in the North American Soccer League. They finished in fifth place in the Pacific Division.[3]

San Jose Earthquakes
1975 season
CoachSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Momcilo Gavric
StadiumSpartan Stadium
NASLDivision: 5th
Overall: 17th
NASL PlayoffsDid not qualify
National Challenge CupDid not enter
Top goalscorerIlija Mitic (14) [1]
Average home league attendance17,927 [2]
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Squad edit

The 1975 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   USA Mike Ivanow
1 GK   YUG Mirko Stojanovic
2 DF   USA Buzz Demling
3 DF   ENG Laurie Calloway
4 DF   USA Mark Demling
5 DF   YUG Momcilo Gavric
6 FW   USA Mani Hernandez
7 FW   JAM Art Welch
8 MF   SCO Johnny Moore
9 FW   USA Dan Counce
10 FW   ENG Paul Child
11 MF   USA Boris Bandov
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF   ENG Terry Lees
13 MF   SCO Davie Kemp
14 FW   USA Archie Roboostoff
15 MF   YUG Ilija Mitic
15 FW   CRC William Quiros
16 DF   ENG Derek Craig
16 MF   POL Zenon Zaczynski
17 FW   SCO Jimmy Johnstone
18 FW   USA Jerry Kazarian
20 MF   USA Jim Zylker
21 GK   USA Gary St. Clair

Competitions edit

NASL edit

Match results edit

Season edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers
April 18, 1975 Los Angeles Aztecs H 1–2 Child
May 2, 1975 St. Louis Stars H 2–1 Mitic (2)
May 10, 1975 Vancouver Whitecaps H 1–2 Child
May 16, 1975 San Antonio Thunder A 2–1 Roboostoff, Bandov
May 18, 1975 Denver Dynamos A 1–2
May 23, 1975 Chicago Sting A 2–2* Craig, Moore
May 25, 1975 Toronto Metros-Croatia A 2–3 Mitic, Zylker
May 31, 1975 Dallas Tornado H 0–1
June 6, 1975 Rochester Lancers H 5–0 Mitic, Bandov, Child (2), Craig
June 7, 1975 Los Angeles Aztecs A 1–5 Mitic
June 14, 1975 Portland Timbers H 2–1 Mitic (2)
June 19, 1975 Vancouver Whitecaps A 3–2 Roboostoff, Mitic (2)
June 21, 1975 Seattle Sounders A 1–5 Roboostoff
June 28, 1975 Portland Timbers H 1–2 Lees
July 12, 1975 Seattle Sounders H 2–2* Mitic (2)
July 19, 1975 Boston Minutemen H 0–1
July 23, 1975 New York Cosmos A 1–1* Welch
July 25, 1975 Connecticut Bicentennials H 3–3* Moore, Mitic, Calloway
July 29, 1975 Portland Timbers A 2–3 Bandov (2)
August 2, 1975 Los Angeles Aztecs H 2–1 Roboostoff, Mitic
August 7, 1975 Vancouver Whitecaps A 0–4
August 9, 1975 Seattle Sounders A 2–1 Welch, Bandov

* = Shootout
Source:[4]

Standings edit

Western Division W L GF GA PT
Portland Timbers 16 6 43 27 138
Seattle Sounders 15 7 42 28 129
Los Angeles Aztecs 12 10 42 33 107
Vancouver Whitecaps 11 11 38 28 99
San Jose Earthquakes 8 14 37 48 83

References edit

  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 1975". 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 edit