1979 Adelaide City FC season
1979 season | ||
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Manager | Rale Rasic | |
Stadium | Olympic Sports Field Hindmarsh Stadium | |
National Soccer League | 5th | |
NSL Cup | Winners | |
Top goalscorer | League: Dixie Deans (8) All: John Nyskohus (14) | |
Highest home attendance | 10,007 vs. West Adelaide (16 September 1979) National Soccer League | |
Lowest home attendance | 2,000 vs. South Melbourne (2 September 1979) National Soccer League | |
Average home league attendance | 5,207 | |
Biggest win | 6–0 vs. Brisbane Lions (A) (17 June 1979) National Soccer League | |
Biggest defeat | 2–4 vs. Brisbane City (H) (11 March 1979) National Soccer League 2–4 vs. Marconi Fairfield (H) (8 July 1979) National Soccer League | |
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The 1979 season was the third in the National Soccer League for Adelaide City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Adelaide City finished 5th in their National Soccer League season, and won the NSL Cup.
Players
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
National Soccer League | 11 March 1979 | 23 September 1979 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 50.00 |
NSL Cup | 25 April 1979 | 30 September 1979 | First round | Winners | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 100.00 |
Total | 31 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 56 | 31 | +25 | 58.06 |
Source: Competitions
National Soccer League
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Marconi Fairfield (C) | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 58 | 32 | +26 | 40[a] | Qualification to Finals series[b] |
2 | Heidelberg United | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 36[a] | |
3 | Sydney City | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 34[a] | |
4 | Brisbane City | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 34[a] | |
5 | Adelaide City | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 33[a] | |
6 | Newcastle KB United | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 32[a] | |
7 | West Adelaide | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 25[a] | |
8 | APIA Leichhardt | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 25 | |
9 | Brisbane Lions | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 22 | |
10 | Footscray JUST | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 20[a] | |
11 | St George-Budapest | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 20 | |
12 | Canberra City | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 20 | |
13 | Sydney Olympic (R) | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 19 | Relegated to the 1980 NSW State League |
14 | South Melbourne | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 16[a] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 45 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 13 | +12 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss
11 March 1979 1 | Adelaide City | 2–4 | Brisbane City | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 4,236[1] Referee: Don Campbell |
18 March 1979 2 | Sydney City | 2–3 | Adelaide City | Sydney |
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Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 3,496 Referee: Tim Davies |
25 March 1979 3 | Adelaide City | 0–1 | APIA Leichhardt | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 5,176 Referee: Barry Harwood |
1 April 1979 4 | Marconi Fairfield | 4–4 | Adelaide City | Sydney |
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Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 3,242 Referee: Peter Rampley |
8 April 1979 5 | Adelaide City | 0–0 | Newcastle KB United | Adelaide |
Report | Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 5,100 Referee: Don Campbell |
15 April 1979 6 | St George-Budapest | 0–2 | Adelaide City | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 1,968 Referee: Henry Witschge |
22 April 1979 7 | Adelaide City | 1–0 | Sydney Olympic | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 5,100 Referee: Graham Neal |
29 April 1979 8 | Footscray JUST | 0–2 | Adelaide City | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 2,146 Referee: Stewart Mellings |
6 May 1979 9 | Adelaide City | 2–0 | Heidelberg United | Adelaide |
14:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 4,620 Referee: Don Campbell |
13 May 1979 10 | South Melbourne | 1–0 | Adelaide City | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
3 June 1979 11 | Adelaide City | 2–1 | Canberra City | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Graham Neal |
10 June 1979 12 | West Adelaide | 1–2 | Adelaide City | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 11,127 Referee: Tony Beazleigh |
17 June 1979 13 | Brisbane Lions | 0–6 | Adelaide City | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Henry Witschge |
24 June 1979 14 | Adelaide City | 1–1 | Sydney City | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 8,550 Referee: Nick Karlich |
1 July 1979 15 | Brisbane City | 2–1 | Adelaide City | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Ken Allen |
8 July 1979 16 | Adelaide City | 2–4 | Marconi Fairfield | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 7,800 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
15 July 1979 17 | APIA Leichhardt | 1–1 | Adelaide City | Sydney |
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Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,968 Referee: Dave Nugent |
21 July 1979 18 | Newcastle KB United | 0–0 | Adelaide City | Newcastle |
Report | Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 12,143 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
29 July 1979 19 | Adelaide City | 1–1 | St George-Budapest | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Bob Kerr |
5 August 1979 20 | Sydney Olympic | 1–2 | Adelaide City | Sydney |
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Stadium: Pratten Park Attendance: 3,250 Referee: Tony Beazleigh |
19 August 1979 21 | Adelaide City | 1–2 | Footscray JUST | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Don Campbell |
26 August 1979 22 | Heidelberg United | 1–0 | Adelaide City | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Doug Rennie |
2 September 1979 23 | Adelaide City | 3–0 | South Melbourne | Adelaide |
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Henry Witschge |
8 September 1979 24 | Canberra City | 0–2 | Adelaide City | Canberra |
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Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 2,314 Referee: Stewart Mellings |
16 September 1979 25 | Adelaide City | 1–0 | West Adelaide | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 10,007 Referee: Tim Davies |
23 September 1979 26 | Adelaide City | 2–0 | Brisbane Lions | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
NSL Cup
[edit]Win Draw Loss
25 April 1979 First round | Adelaide City | 1–0 | West Adelaide | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 8,123[2] Referee: Chris Bambridge |
20 May 1979 Second round | Adelaide City | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
4 July 1979 Quarter-finals | Adelaide City | 5–0 | ![]() | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Tony Beazleigh |
12 August 1979 Semi-finals | Adelaide City | 1–0 | Canberra City | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Stewart Mellings |
30 September 1979 Final | Adelaide City | 3–2 | St George-Budapest | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Stewart Mellings |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[3][2]
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Peter Marshall | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Bobby Russell | 20 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
3 | MF | ![]() |
John Perin | 25 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 3 |
4 | FW | ![]() |
Jim Muir | 12+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Bugsy Nyskohus | 25+1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 2 |
6 | MF | ![]() |
Sergio Melta | 4+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() |
Agenor Muniz | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Brian Northcote | 25 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 6 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Dixie Deans | 19+3 | 8 | 2+1 | 1 | 25 | 9 |
10 | FW | ![]() |
John Nyskohus | 26 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 14 |
11 | MF | ![]() |
Chris Kent | 25+1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 7 |
12 | DF | ![]() |
Glen Dods | 25+1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
13 | MF | ![]() |
Gary Marocchi | 6+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
14 | — | ![]() |
Robert Marwe | 6+8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 |
16 | DF | ![]() |
John Besir | 11+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
17 | MF | ![]() |
Charlie Villani | 9+4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 6 |
20 | GK | ![]() |
Rick Migliaccio | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
— | — | ![]() |
Ron Iasello | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
— | FW | ![]() |
Luciano Signore | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Disciplinary record
[edit]Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total | ||||||
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1 | 7 | MF | ![]() |
Agenor Muniz | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
2 | 3 | MF | ![]() |
John Perin | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
3 | 8 | MF | ![]() |
Brian Northcote | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
4 | 9 | FW | ![]() |
Dixie Deans | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
5 | 5 | DF | ![]() |
Bogdan Nyskohus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
12 | DF | ![]() |
Glen Dods | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | DF | ![]() |
John Besir | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | 4 | FW | ![]() |
Jim Muir | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
6 | MF | ![]() |
Sergio Melta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | MF | ![]() |
Chris Kent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 |
Clean sheets
[edit]Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | NSL | NSL Cup | Total |
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1 | 1 | ![]() |
Peter Marshall | 10 | 3 | 13 |
Total | 10 | 3 | 13 |
References
[edit]- ^ Stock, Greg. "1979 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.net.
- ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1979 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.net.
- ^ "Adelaide City 1979 Squad". ozfootball.net.