San Jose Earthquakes (NASL)
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- For the MLS club, see San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose EarthquakesThe San Jose Earthquakes professional soccer team is located in the San Jose, California, United States suburb of Santa Clara, and participates in Major League Soccer , the top level soccer league in the United States and Canada....
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San Jose Earthquakes was a professional soccer
Football (soccer)
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club that played from 1974 to 1984. The team began as an expansion franchise in the North American Soccer League. From 1983 to 1984, the team was known as the Golden Bay Earthquakes. During this time, it also played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League
Major Soccer League
The Major Indoor Soccer League, known in its final two seasons as the Major Soccer League, was an indoor soccer league in the USA from 1978 to 1992. After the folding of the North American Soccer League in 1984, the MISL was the Division I soccer league for the United States...
and in the NASL's indoor circuit.
Following the collapse of the NASL in 1984, the team's name reverted back to San Jose Earthquakes prior to joining the Western Soccer Alliance in 1985, where it played until the league's folding after the 1988 season.
The name Earthquakes came from a newspaper contest in the San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Mercury News
The San Jose Mercury News is a daily newspaper in San Jose, California. On its web site, however, it calls itself Silicon Valley Mercury News. The paper is owned by MediaNews Group...
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Year-by-year
Outdoor:| Season | League | W | L | T | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NASL | 9 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 38 | 2nd West | Lost Quarterfinal |
| 1975 | NASL | 8 | 14 | 37 | 48 | 5th West | did not qualify | |
| 1976 | NASL | 14 | 10 | 47 | 30 | 1st South | Lost Conference Finals | |
| 1977 | NASL | 14 | 12 | 37 | 44 | 2nd South | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1978 | NASL | 8 | 22 | 36 | 81 | 4th American West | did not qualify | |
| 1979 | NASL | 8 | 22 | 41 | 74 | 4th American West | did not qualify | |
| 1980 | NASL | 9 | 23 | 45 | 68 | 4th American West | did not qualify | |
| 1981 | NASL | 11 | 21 | 44 | 78 | 4th West | did not qualify | |
| 1982 | NASL | 13 | 19 | 47 | 62 | 5th West | did not qualify | |
| 1983 | NASL | 20 | 10 | 71 | 54 | 2nd West | Lost Semifinal | |
| 1984 | NASL | 8 | 16 | 61 | 62 | 5th West | did not qualify | |
| 1985 1985 Western Alliance Challenge Series History of the 1985 Western Alliance Challenge Series. This series of games which included F.C. Seattle, the Victoria Riptide, F.C. Portland and the San Jose Earthquakes led to the creation of the Western Soccer Alliance which later merged with the American Soccer League to form the American... |
WSA | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1st | N/A |
| 1986 | WSA | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 6th | N/A |
| 1987 | WSA | 6 | 7 | 21 | 13 | 3rd | Lost Championship | |
| 1988 | WSA | 7 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 3rd | Lost Championship |
Note: The team played as the Golden Bay Earthquakes in the 1983 and 1984 seasons.
Indoor:
| Season | League | W | L | GF | GA | Place | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980/81 | NASL | 10 | 18 | 118 | 115 | 3rd West | did not qualify |
| 1981/82 | NASL | 5 | 12 | 83 | 141 | 3rd National West | did not qualify |
| 1982/83 | MISL | 17 | 31 | 240 | 290 | 5th West | did not qualify |
| 1983/84 | NASL | 19 | 13 | 206 | 190 | 4th | Lost Semifinal |
Note: The team played the 1982/83 and 1983/84 seasons as the Golden Bay Earthquakes.
Notable players
- Colin BellColin BellColin Bell MBE , is a former English football player who was born in Hesleden, County Durham, England. Nicknamed "The King of the Kippax" , and Nijinsky after the famous racehorse , Bell is widely regarded as Manchester City's greatest ever player...
(1980) - Alan BirchenallAlan BirchenallAlan Birchenall MBE is a retired English footballer who played during the 1960s and 1970s.A talented and much travelled player. Alan was a skilful attacking midfielder who started his professional career with Sheffield United in 1963...
(1977) http://home.att.net/~nasl/players.htm#B - Laurie CallowayLaurie CallowayLaurence John "Laurie" Calloway is a retired English-U.S. soccer defender who spent thirteen years in the English leagues and six years in the North American Soccer League....
(1974-1979) - Les ChapmanLes ChapmanLeslie "Les" Chapman is an English former football player and manager and legendary Kit Man at Manchester City F.C. As a player, he made 749 appearances in the Football League in a career that spanned 22 seasons, playing for Oldham Athletic, Huddersfield Town, Stockport County, Bradford City,...
(1978) - Paul Child (1974-1979)
- Derek CraigDerek CraigDerek Craig is an English footballer who played for Newcastle United, San Jose Earthquakes, Darlington, York City and Brandon UnitedAs a youngster he played for Clara Vale in the 1960s. He made his professional debut with Newcastle United during the 1971–72 season.-References:...
(1975) http://home.att.net/~nasl/players.htm#C - Mike Czuczman (1980) http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player1/mikeczuczman.htm
- Chris DangerfieldChris DangerfieldChristopher George "Chris" Dangerfield is a retired English footballer. He began his career in England before playing ten seasons in the North American Soccer League and at least one in the Western Soccer Alliance....
(1981-85) - Geoff DaviesGeoff DaviesGeoffrey Peter "Geoff" Davies is an English retired professional footballer who played in England and the United States as a midfielder.-Playing career:...
(1976-1978) - Alan GreenAlan Green (soccer)Alan Green is a retired English-American Association football forward. He began his career with Coventry City before moving to the United States in 1979. He played a total of seven seasons in the North American Soccer League and earned one cap with the U.S. national team.-Professional:Green, a...
(1983) (indoor) - Ian Hamilton (1982) http://home.att.net/~nasl/players.htm#H
- Vince HilaireVince HilaireVincent Mark Hilaire is a retired professional footballer who played in the Football League for Crystal Palace, Luton Town, Portsmouth, Leeds United, Stoke City and Exeter City...
(1982) http://home.att.net/~nasl/players.htm#H - Godfrey IngramGodfrey IngramGodfrey Patrick Ingram is a retired English professional footballer who played as a striker. Active in England, Wales and the United States, Ingram made over 440 career league appearances, and scored over 270 league goals.-Career:...
(1982-84) - David IrvingDavid Irving (footballer)David Irving is a former professional football striker. His childhood ambition was to play for then Football League side Workington...
(1981) http://home.att.net/~nasl/players.htm#I - David KempDavid Kemp (footballer)David Michael Kemp is a former English professional footballer and manager. He is currently Assistant Manager at Stoke City.-Playing career:...
(1975-78) - Terry LeesTerry LeesTerence "Terry" Lees is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City, Crewe Alexandra, Port Vale, Birmingham City, Newport County and Scunthorpe United, in the North American Soccer League for San Jose Earthquakes, and in the Eredivisie for Sparta Rotterdam, Roda...
(1975) - Mark LindsayMark Lindsay (footballer)Mark Lindsay is a retired English footballer who spent nine seasons in the North American Soccer League, three in the Major Indoor Soccer League and one in the American Indoor Soccer Association....
(1981) http://home.att.net/~nasl/players.htm#L - Steve Litt (1982-84)
- Tony PowellTony Powell (footballer)Tony Powell is a former English football defender who played professionally in England and the United States.Powell began his career with the A.F.C. Bournemouth defence. In December 1974, Bournemouth sent him to Norwich City F.C. in exchange for Trevor Howard. He was voted Norwich City player of...
(1981-82) http://home.att.net/~nasl/players.htm#P - John Rowlands (1976-77;1979-80)
- Parviz GhelichkhaniParviz GhelichkhaniParviz Ghelichkhani is an Azeri- Iranian retired football player and former captain of Iran national football team. He is now based in France, where he is the editor and publisher of a political magazine.-Club career:He played for Alborz F.C...
(1977-1978)
Republic of Ireland
- Paul Cahill (1981-82)
Netherlands
- Guus HiddinkGuus HiddinkGuus Hiddink is a Dutch football manager and former player. He was the most recently manager of the Turkish national football team. He is considered to be one of the best managers of his generation and was the best-paid coach in international football in 2009...
(1980) - Jan GoossensJan GoossensJan Goossens is a former star American indoor soccer player. He was the original MISL's sixth all-time leading scorer with 682 points during his 7 years in the league....
(1983-1984)
Northern Ireland
- George BestGeorge BestGeorge Best was a professional footballer from Northern Ireland, who played for Manchester United and the Northern Ireland national team. He was a winger whose game combined pace, acceleration, balance, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to beat defenders...
(1980-1981)
Poland
- Stanisław Terlecki (1983)
Portugal
- António SimõesAntónio SimõesAntónio José Simões da Costa ; born Corroios, 14 December 1943) is a Portuguese footballer and a current coach. He played as a left winger for Benfica, from 1961/62 to 1974/75. With only 1.58 m of height, he is seen as the first "Giant Gnome" of Portuguese football, before Rui Barros...
(1976-1977) - Vitor BaptistaVítor BaptistaVítor Manuel Ferreira Baptista was a Portuguese footballer. Mainly a second striker, he could also operate as an attacking midfielder....
(1980)
Kingdom of Scotland
- Mike HewittMike HewittMike Hewitt is a Canadian author of financial articles and founder of DollarDaze.org, a website on the instability of the global fiat monetary system and investment strategies on mining companies....
(1976-82) http://home.att.net/~nasl/players.htm#H - Billy HughesBilly Hughes (footballer born 1960)Stephen John "Billy" Hughes is an English former professional Association football player. His clubs included Gillingham, where he made over 100 Football League appearances, Crystal Palace and Wimbledon....
(1980) - Jimmy 'Jinky' JohnstoneJimmy JohnstoneJames Connolly "Jimmy" Johnstone was a Scottish football player. Johnstone was best known for his time with Celtic, and was voted their best ever player by the club's fans in 2002...
(1974-1975) - Johnny MooreJohnny Moore (soccer)Johnny Moore is a former Scottish-U.S. soccer player who spent several years in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. He has also served in various administrative positions, including general manager of the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer. Moore also earned...
(1974-1977)
Turkey
- Adnan SezginAdnan SezginAdnan Sezgin is a former soccer player, and serves Turkish football in various administrative positions....
(1982-83)
- Fernando ClavijoFernando ClavijoFernando Clavijo is a retired American soccer football defender and former head coach of the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. He played three seasons in the American Soccer League, two in the North American Soccer League and ten in the Major Indoor Soccer League...
(1983-84)
- Mustafa HukićMustafa HukicMustafa Hukić was a Bosnian defender who played for SFR Yugoslavia.-Career:He spent most of his career with Yugoslav First League club FK Sloboda Tuzla...
(1981) - Steve Zungul (1984)
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Head coaches
Momcilo GavrićMomcilo Gavric
Momčilo "Gabbo" Gavrić was born in Sinj, Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1938. He was born in a large family. Gavric aspired to play professional soccer. In 1959 he left Sinj for Beograd, and immediately, began playing with first division side OFK Beograd...
(1974) Ivan Toplak
Ivan Toplak
Ivan Toplak is a former Serbian football player and manager. He got 1 cap for Yugoslavia.-External links:*...
(1974-1975) Momcilo Gavrić
Momcilo Gavric
Momčilo "Gabbo" Gavrić was born in Sinj, Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1938. He was born in a large family. Gavric aspired to play professional soccer. In 1959 he left Sinj for Beograd, and immediately, began playing with first division side OFK Beograd...
(1975-1978) Terry Fisher (1978-1979) Peter Stubbe (1979) Bill Foulkes
Bill Foulkes
William Anthony Foulkes is a former English footballer who played for Manchester United in the Busby Babes teams of the 1950s, and also in the 1960s. His favoured position was centre back. For Manchester United, he played 679 games, third to Ryan Giggs and Sir Bobby Charlton, he also made 3...
(1980) Jim Gabriel (1981) Peter Short (1982) Joe Mallett
Joe Mallett
Joseph "Joe" Mallett was an English professional footballer who spent much of his early playing career at Queens Park Rangers and subsequently at Southampton...
(1982) Dragan Popović (1983-1984) Laurie Calloway
Laurie Calloway
Laurence John "Laurie" Calloway is a retired English-U.S. soccer defender who spent thirteen years in the English leagues and six years in the North American Soccer League....
(1985) Steve Litt
Steve Litt
Steve Litt is a retired English football defender who played professionally in the Football League, North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League and coached in the Western Soccer Alliance.-Player:...
(1986) Barney Boyce
Barney Boyce
Barney Boyce is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and Western Soccer Alliance. He coached the San Jose Earthquakes in the Western Soccer Alliance.-Player:...
(1987-1988) Tomás Boy
Tomás Boy
Tomás Juan Boy Espinoza is a former Mexican footballer and current manager of Monarcas Morelia of the Primera División de México. Boy played in the Primera División de México between 1975 and 1988. Boy spent his entire football career with Tigres de la UANL, appearing in 413 games and scoring 98...
(1988) Tony Zanotto (1988)
Average attendance
{| class="wikitable"!Year
!Average attendance
|-
|1974
|16,584
|-
|1975
|17,927
|-
|1976
|19,826
|-
|1977
|17,739
|-
|1978
|14,281
|-
|1979
|15,092
|-
|1980
|13,169
|-
|1981
|12,400
|-
|1982
|11,012
|-
|1983
|11,933
|-
|1984
|10,676
|-
|}