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1986 San Jose Earthquakes season

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

Squad

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

Competitions

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Western Soccer Alliance

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Match results

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Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers
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 Brick Men 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 Brick Men H 3–4 Sanderson (2), Salciccia
August 15, 1986 F.C. Seattle H 1–3 Fry

Source:[4]

Standings

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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 Brick Men 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

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  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 September 3, 2019.
  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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