# 1982 San Jose Earthquakes season

The 1982 San Jose Earthquakes season was the ninth for the franchise in the North American Soccer League. They finished fifth in the Western Division.

## Squad

The 1982 squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Billy Phillips |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Paul Cahill |
| 3 | DF | USA | Mike Hunter |
| 4 | DF | USA | Jim McAlister |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Steve Litt |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Tony Powell |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Chris Dangerfield |
| 8 | DF | NED | Wim Suurbier |
| 9 | MF | USA | Joe Morrone |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Vince Hilaire |
| 12 | MF | MEX | Leonardo Cuellar |
| 13 | FW | USA | Tony Crescitelli |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | USA | Eric Tate |
| 14 | MF | USA | Todd Saldana |
| 14 | DF | YUG | Mihalj Keri |
| 15 | FW | USA | Easy Perez |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Godfrey Ingram |
| 17 | FW | USA | Ole Mikkelsen |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Ian Hamilton |
| 19 | FW | CAN | Mike Stojanovic |
| 20 | MF | USA | Gary Etherington |
| 21 | MF | USA | Joe Silveira |
| 22 | DF | USA | Barney Boyce |
| 23 | MF | TUR | Adnan Sezgin |
| 24 | GK | SCO | Mike Hewitt |

## Competitions
### NASL
#### Season

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
| April 11, 1982 | Seattle Sounders | A | 0–0* | |
| April 18, 1982 | San Diego Sockers | H | 0–3 | |
| April 25, 1982 | Edmonton Drillers | H | 1–2 | Ingram |
| May 2, 1982 | Edmonton Drillers | A | 0–2 | |
| May 5, 1982 | Vancouver Whitecaps | H | 2–0 | Ingram, Etherington |
| May 8, 1982 | Jacksonville Tea Men | A | 4–1 | Ingram (2), Crescitelli (2) |
| May 10, 1982 | Toronto Blizzard | H | 2–1 | Ingram, Crescitelli |
| May 15, 1982 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | H | 0–2 | |
| May 22, 1982 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | H | 6–2 | Crescitelli, Powell, Etherington, Dangerfield (2), Hilaire |
| May 26, 1982 | Portland Timbers | A | 1–0 | Ingram |
| May 29, 1982 | San Diego Sockers | A | 1–0 | Etherington |
| June 2, 1982 | Vancouver Whitecaps | H | 1–2 | Dangerfield |
| June 5, 1982 | Montreal Manic | H | 4–1 | Ingram (2), Etherington, Dangerfield |
| June 12, 1982 | Tulsa Roughnecks | H | 3–2 | Crescitelli (2), Ingram |
| June 16, 1982 | San Diego Sockers | H | 3–2 | Ingram (2), Crescitelli |
| June 19, 1982 | Toronto Blizzard | A | 0–7 | |
| June 23, 1982 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | A | 1–2 | Hamilton |
| June 26, 1982 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | A | 2–3 | Dangerfield, Ingram |
| June 30, 1982 | New York Cosmos | H | 4–2 | Ingram (2), Hilaire (2) |
| July 3, 1982 | Seattle Sounders | A | 4–5 | Stojanovic, Dangerfield (2) |
| July 7, 1982 | Vancouver Whitecaps | A | 1–0 | Dangerfield |
| July 10, 1982 | Portland Timbers | H | 0–2 | |
| July 14, 1982 | Chicago Sting | H | 1–3 | Ingram |
| July 17, 1982 | Jacksonville Tea Men | H | 1–0 | Ingram |
| July 24, 1982 | Montreal Manic | A | 1–2 | Stojanovic |
| July 28, 1982 | New York Cosmos | A | 1–2 | Etherington |
| July 31, 1982 | Chicago Sting | A | 1–2 | Ingram |
| August 4, 1982 | Edmonton Drillers | A | 0–1 | |
| August 7, 1982 | Seattle Sounders | H | 1–2 | Dangerfield |
| August 14, 1982 | Portland Timbers | H | 0–2 | |
| August 18, 1982 | San Diego Sockers | A | 0–5 | |
| August 21, 1982 | Tulsa Roughnecks | A | 0–2 | |
* = Shootout Source:

#### Standings

| Western Division | W | L | GF | GA | PT |
| Seattle Sounders | 18 | 14 | 72 | 48 | 166 |
| San Diego Sockers | 19 | 13 | 71 | 54 | 162 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 20 | 12 | 58 | 48 | 160 |
| Portland Timbers | 14 | 18 | 49 | 44 | 122 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 13 | 19 | 47 | 62 | 114 |
| Edmonton Drillers | 11 | 21 | 38 | 65 | 93 |