1977 San Jose Earthquakes season explained

Club:	San Jose Earthquakes
Season:	1977
Stadium:	Spartan Stadium
League:	NASL
League Result:	Division: 3rd Conference: 6th Overall: 9th
Chrtitle:	Owner
Mgrtitle:	Coach
Manager:	Momcilo Gavrić
Average Attendance:	17,739^[1]
League Topscorer:	Paul Child (13)^[2]
Cup1:	NASL Playoffs
Cup1 Result:	First round
Cup2:	National Challenge Cup
Cup2 Result:	Did not enter
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Prevseason:	1976
Nextseason:	1978

The 1977 San Jose Earthquakes season was the club's fourth season of existence as a franchise in the North American Soccer League, then the top-tier of American soccer. The Earthquakes finished in third place in the Southern Division of the Pacific Conference, strong enough to qualify for the playoffs.

Background

See main article: 1976 San Jose Earthquakes season.

Squad

The 1977 squad ^[3]

Competitions

NASL

See main article: 1977 North American Soccer League season.

Season

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
April 9, 1977	Los Angeles Aztecs	H	0 - 3
April 17, 1977	Vancouver Whitecaps	A	0 - 2
April 23, 1977	Seattle Sounders	H	2 - 0	Calloway, Davies
April 30, 1977	Dallas Tornado	A	2 - 2*	DeLeon, Child
May 7, 1977	Las Vegas Quicksilvers	A	0 - 2
May 9, 1977	Vancouver Whitecaps	H	2 - 1	Child
May 14, 1977	Portland Timbers	H	3 - 2	DeLeon, Child, Davies
May 21, 1977	Seattle Sounders	A	1 - 0	Child
May 23, 1977	Washington Diplomats	H	0 - 0*
May 27, 1977	St. Louis Stars	A	4 - 3	Davies, Child (3)
May 29, 1977	Connecticut Bicentennials	A	2 - 3	Calloway, Davies
June 4, 1977	Minnesota Kicks	A	0 - 1
June 11, 1977	Rochester Lancers	H	1 - 3	Davies
June 18, 1977		H	2 - 1	Child, DeLeon
June 22, 1977	Portland Timbers	A	2 - 1	Birchenall (2)
June 25, 1977	Team Hawaii	A	1 - 3	Child
June 27, 1977	Tampa Bay Rowdies	H	1 - 4	Pavlovic
July 2, 1977	Toronto Metros-Croatia	H	3 - 0	Birchenall, Child, DeLeon
July 6, 1977		A	0 - 3
July 9, 1977	Minnesota Kicks	H	0 - 0*
July 12, 1977	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	A	0 - 0*
July 16, 1977	Washington Diplomats	A	0 - 3
July 24, 1977	Chicago Sting	H	1 - 0	Mitic
July 30, 1977		A	3 - 2	Child, DeLeon
August 1, 1977	Team Hawaii	H	1 - 0	Child
August 6, 1977	Dallas Tornado	H	4 - 3	Child, DeLeon, Mitic (2)

• = Shootout
  Source:^[4]

NASL Playoffs

Pacific Conference

Southern Division	W	L	GF	GA	BP	Pts	Home	Road
Dallas Tornado	18	8	56	37	53	161	11-2	7-6
Los Angeles Aztecs	15	11	65	54	57	147	8-5	7-6
San Jose Earthquakes	14	12	37	44	35	119	9-4	5-8
Team Hawaii	11	15	45	59	40	106	7-6	4-9
Las Vegas Quicksilvers	11	15	38	44	37	103	8-5	3-10

External links

• The Year in American Soccer – 1977 | NASL
• San Jose Earthquakes All-time Game Results | Soccerstats.us

Notes and References

1. Web site: North American Soccer League Standings. NASLJerseys.com. October 15, 2012.
2. Web site: San Jose Earthquakes Rosters. NASL Jerseys. March 26, 2014.
3. Web site: San Jose Earthquakes rosters. North American Soccer League Jerseys. March 12, 2014.
4. Web site: San Jose Earthquakes Game Results. March 26, 2014.