California Surf

founded 1978 Anaheim, CA dissolved 1981

games
131
wins
54
draws
0
losses
70

first recorded game March 31, 1978 · latest recorded game Aug. 19, 1981

Totals and dates are as recorded here.

All-time, by competition

competition GP W L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
NASL 124 54 70 516 217 249 4.16 0.87
124 54 70 516 217 249 4.16 0.87

Division, year by year

1978 1979 1980 1981 1st division4 seasons North American Soccer League, 1978North American Soccer League, 1979North American Soccer League, 1980North American Soccer League, 1981
Where California Surf sat in the pyramid, 1978 to 1981. A block marks a league season, placed on the year the season began and the division its league is recorded at; select one for that season. An empty column is a year with no league season on record. Cups are left out: a cup has no division.

Points per game, season by season

0 2 4 6 1978: 3.83 points per game in 30 NASL games 1978 1979: 4.67 points per game in 30 NASL games 1979 1980: 4.50 points per game in 32 NASL games 1980 1981: 3.66 points per game in 32 NASL games 1981 all-time 4.16
Points per game by season. A league season only, oldest first. Points per game rather than points, because the schedule has run anywhere from 20 games to 34. Points are as the league awarded them, which has not always been three for a win. Select a column for that season; the table below carries every figure.

Season by season

competition season GP W L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
NASL 1981 32 11 21 117 60 77 3.66 0.78
NASL 1980 32 15 17 144 61 67 4.50 0.91
NASL 1979 30 15 15 140 53 56 4.67 0.95
NASL 1978 30 13 17 115 43 49 3.83 0.88

Career leaders

complete stats

Goals

  1. Steve Moyers 35
  2. Laurie Abrahams 30
  3. Craig Allen 19
  4. Steve David 16
  5. Ossama Khalil 12
  6. Al Trost 10
  7. Mark Lindsay 10
  8. Gerry Ingram 6
  9. Graham Oates 5
  10. Dan Counce 4

Assists

  1. Laurie Abrahams 25
  2. Mark Lindsay 18
  3. Steve Moyers 16
  4. Craig Allen 15
  5. Johann Scharmann 13
  6. Dave Huson 12
  7. Wolfgang Suhnholz 11
  8. Carlos Alberto 10
  9. Charlie Cooke 10
  10. Paulo César 10

Appearances

  1. Steve Moyers 97
  2. Joe Clarke 82
  3. Craig Allen 74
  4. Peter Wall 74
  5. Paul Cahill 70
  6. Mark Lindsay 65
  7. Andy McBride 62
  8. Laurie Abrahams 58
  9. Gerry Ingram 52
  10. Tony Crudo 45

Most recent games — all 131 →

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Goal difference in the 20 results listed below, oldest to newest. Wins rise above zero in green, losses fall below it in red, and a draw is a grey block across the line. Hover over a bar for the result and date; select it for the game.
date competition season team score team venue referee attendance sources
Aug. 19, 1981 NASL 1981 California Surf 2 - 5 San Diego Sockers Qualcomm Stadium 15068 1
Aug. 14, 1981 NASL 1981 California Surf 1 - 3 Los Angeles Aztecs Anaheim Stadium 12780 1
Aug. 12, 1981 NASL 1981 California Surf 1 - 2 San Jose Earthquakes Spartan Stadium 9745 1
Aug. 8, 1981 NASL 1981 California Surf 3 - 4 Los Angeles Aztecs Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 5294 1
Aug. 1, 1981 NASL 1981 California Surf 2 - 5 San Diego Sockers Anaheim Stadium 8323 1
July 29, 1981 NASL 1981 Calgary Boomers 2 - 4 California Surf Anaheim Stadium 5531 1
July 24, 1981 NASL 1981 California Surf 4 - 1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Anaheim Stadium 6477 1
July 21, 1981 NASL 1981 Calgary Boomers 3 - 2 California Surf McMahon Stadium 10178 1
July 18, 1981 NASL 1981 California Surf 3 - 2 Portland Timbers Providence Park 9134 1
July 15, 1981 NASL 1981 California Surf 1 - 5 Tampa Bay Rowdies Anaheim Stadium 5574 1
July 11, 1981 NASL 1981 California Surf 3 - 4 Washington Diplomats Anaheim Stadium 7409 1
July 8, 1981 NASL 1981 Atlanta Chiefs 2 - 1 California Surf Anaheim Stadium 5975 1
July 1, 1981 NASL 1981 California Surf 2 - 5 Seattle Sounders Kingdome 12643 1
June 27, 1981 NASL 1981 California Surf 2 - 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa Stadium 14393 1
June 24, 1981 NASL 1981 California Surf 7 - 0 San Jose Earthquakes Anaheim Stadium 5333 1
June 21, 1981 NASL 1981 California Surf 3 - 4 Edmonton Drillers Edmonton Commonwealth Stadium 8722 1
June 19, 1981 NASL 1981 California Surf 5 - 3 Edmonton Drillers Anaheim Stadium 7829 1
June 14, 1981 NASL 1981 Atlanta Chiefs 2 - 1 California Surf Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium 5636 1
June 9, 1981 NASL 1981 California Surf 0 - 4 Jacksonville Tea Men Gator Bowl 8889 1
June 6, 1981 NASL 1981 California Surf 1 - 0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Lockhart Stadium 10723 1