1981 San Jose Earthquakes season

The 1981 San Jose Earthquakes season was the eighth for the franchise in the North American Soccer League. They finished in fourth place in the Western Division.[3]

San Jose Earthquakes
1981 season
Coach Jim Gabriel
StadiumSpartan Stadium
NASLDivision: 4th
Overall: 19th
NASL PlayoffsDid not qualify
National Challenge CupDid not enter
Top goalscorerGeorge Best (13) [1]
Average home league attendance12,400 [2]

Squad

The 1981 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
00 GK  ENG Phil Parkes
1 GK  USA Bob Stetler
2 DF  ENG Paul Cahill
2 MF  USA Alan Merrick
3 DF  USA Mike Hunter
4 DF  USA Jim McAlister
5 DF  YUG Vasa Rutonjski
6 DF  ENG Tony Powell
7 FW  TRI Steve David
8 MF  HUN Joe Horvath
11 FW  NIR George Best
12 FW  YUG Slavko Licinar
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 FW  USA Tony Crescitelli
14 MF  ENG Mark Lindsay
15 FW  USA Easy Perez
16 MF  YUG Mustafa Hukic
17 MF  USA Tim Schulz
18 FW  ENG David Irving
19 DF  USA Bill Sautter
20 MF  USA Gary Etherington
21 MF  USA Joe Silveira
24 GK  SCO Mike Hewitt
25 DF  USA Derek Evans
25 FW  USA Mark Liveric

Competitions

NASL
Main article: 1981 North American Soccer League season

Match results

Season
DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
March 29, 1981 New York Cosmos H 0–3
April 5, 1981 Los Angeles Aztecs A 0–1
April 12, 1981 Jacksonville Tea Men H 3–0 Etherington, David (2)
April 19, 1981 San Diego Sockers H 2–1 Licinar, Best
April 26, 1981 California Surf H 0–1
May 2, 1981 San Diego Sockers A 2–4 Best, Crescitelli
May 6, 1981 Portland Timbers A 0–3
May 10, 1981 Edmonton Drillers H 1–0 David
May 15, 1981 California Surf A 2–1 Best, Horvath
May 19, 1981 Atlanta Chiefs A 0–2
May 24, 1981 Calgary Boomers A 0–1
May 27, 1981 Los Angeles Aztecs H 3–2 Liveric, Crescitelli, Hunter
May 31, 1981 Calgary Boomers H 4–3 Best (2), Lindsay, Crescitelli
June 7, 1981 Tampa Bay Rowdies H 2–1 Crescitelli, Horvath
June 14, 1981 Edmonton Drillers A 2–6 Liveric, Irving
June 17, 1981 Atlanta Chiefs H 3–1 Etherington, Best, Crescitelli
June 20, 1981 Seattle Sounders A 0–1
June 24, 1981 California Surf A 0–7
June 27, 1981 Los Angeles Aztecs H 1–2 Best
July 1, 1981 Vancouver Whitecaps H 1–5 Licinar
July 4, 1981 Fort Lauderdale Strikers A 1–4
July 8, 1981 Tampa Bay Rowdies A 2–4 Best, Perez
July 11, 1981 Jacksonville Tea Men A 3–4 Crescitelli, Best, Irving
July 15, 1981 Montreal Manic A 0–4
July 22, 1981 Fort Lauderdale Strikers H 3–2 Best (2), Hukic
July 25, 1981 Los Angeles Aztecs A 0–3
August 1, 1981 Portland Timbers H 1–1* Best
August 5, 1981 San Diego Sockers A 0–3
August 8, 1981 Seattle Sounders H 3–0 Crescitelli, Licinar (2)
August 12, 1981 California Surf H 2–1 Horvath, Licinar
August 15, 1981 San Diego Sockers H 2–3 Lindsay, Best
August 19, 1981 Vancouver Whitecaps A 1–3 Lindsay

* = Shootout
Source:[4]

Standings
Western DivisionWLGFGAPT
San Diego Sockers21116749173
Los Angeles Aztecs19135355160
California Surf11216077117
San Jose Earthquakes11214478108

References
  1. "San Jose Earthquakes Rosters". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  2. "North American Soccer League Attendance". NASLJerseys.com. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  3. "The Year in American Soccer 1981". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  4. "San Jose Earthquakes Game Results". Retrieved March 26, 2014.
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