1986 San Jose Earthquakes season

The 1986 San Jose Earthquakes season was the thirteenth overall for the franchise, and the club's second in the Western Soccer Alliance. The Earthquakes finished the season in sixth place. With no playoffs, the first-place Hollywood Kickers were league champions.[2]

San Jose Earthquakes
1986 season
Coach Steve Litt
StadiumSpartan Stadium
Western Soccer Alliance6th
National Challenge CupDid not enter
Top goalscorerChance Fry (8) [1]

Squad

The 1986 squad [3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
DF Barney Boyce
FW Chance Fry
Template:Country data FW Jorge Ilbanez
DF Chris McCargo
DF Steve McCargo
FW Ronnie Morriss
DF Mark Nickeas
Template:Country data MF Oscar Padilla
FW George Pastor
FW Jose Ramos
MF Mark Arya
MF Hamid Ghods-Gooya
Template:Country data FW Long Tran
No. Position Player
DF Dev Rendler
FW Tony Salciccia
FW Derek Sanderson
DF Joe Siveria
Template:Country data MF Costas Skouras
GK John Spurgeon
GK Hunter Stern
FW Dzung Tran
FW Frank Van den Brand Horninge
MF Ray Wilson
Template:Country data MF Maricio Gonzalez
DF Robbie Zipp

Competitions

Western Soccer Alliance
Main article: 1986 Western Soccer Alliance

Match results
DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
May 18, 1986 San Diego Nomads A 1–1 Fry
May 29, 1986 Dundee H 0–4
June 1, 1986 Manchester City H 0–1
June 7, 1986 Hollywood Kickers A 3–2 Fry (2), Sanderson
June 14, 1986 Los Angeles Heat A 1–1 Tran
June 22, 1986 F.C. Portland H 2–0 S. McCargo (2)
June 24, 1986 Edmonton Brickmen A 3–3 S. McCargo (2), Fry
June 27, 1986 F.C. Seattle A 0–1
June 29, 1986 F.C. Portland A 1–3 C. McCargo
July 3, 1986 Hollywood Kickers H 2–6 S. McCargo, Fry
July 12, 1986 Los Angeles Heat H 2–2 Sanderson, Pastor
July 19, 1986 San Diego Nomads H 4–1 Fry (2), Sanderson, Salciccia
August 1, 1986 Edmonton Brickmen H 3–4 Sanderson (2), Salciccia
August 15, 1986 F.C. Seattle H 1–3 Fry

Source:[4]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W T L GF GA GD Pts
3 F.C. Portland 14 6 2 6 19 22 −3 20
4 Los Angeles Heat 14 4 5 5 15 14 +1 17
5 San Diego Nomads 14 4 4 6 18 20 −2 16
6 San Jose Earthquakes 14 3 4 7 23 32 −9 13
7 Edmonton Brickmen 14 3 3 8 18 28 −10 12
Source: A-League Archive[5]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Standings include games played against Manchester City and Dundee FC.[6]

References
  1. "Western Soccer Alliance 1986 Season". A-League Archives. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  2. "The Year in American Soccer 1986". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  3. "WSA 1986 Season Stats". Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  4. "Western Soccer Alliance 1986 Season". Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  5. "Western Soccer Alliance 1986 Season". A-League Archive. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
  6. "The Year in American Soccer 1986". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
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