1979 Sydney Olympic FC season
1979 season | |
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Head Coach | Joe Marston John Xipolitas |
National Soccer League | 13th |
NSL Cup | Second round |
Top goalscorer | League: Clive Eaton (7) All: Clive Eaton (8) |
Highest home attendance | 6,751 vs. APIA Leichhardt (8 April 1979) National Soccer League |
Lowest home attendance | 1,462 vs. Canberra City (26 August 1979) National Soccer League |
Average home league attendance | 2,976 |
Biggest win | 2–0 (3 times) |
Biggest defeat | 0–3 vs. Newcastle KB United (A) (19 May 1979) NSL Cup 0–3 vs. Marconi Fairfield (H) (10 June 1979) National Soccer League |
The 1979 season was the third in the National Soccer League for Sydney Olympic Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Sydney Olympic finished 13th in their National Soccer League season to be relegated, and were eliminated in the second round of 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 | 13th | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 26.92 |
NSL Cup | 25 April 1979 | 19 May 1979 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 50.00 |
Total | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 28.57 |
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
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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 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss
11 March 1979 1 | Sydney Olympic | 2–0 | Footscray JUST | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 2,426[1] Referee: Jim Reeves |
18 March 1979 2 | South Melbourne | 0–3[a] | Sydney Olympic | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
25 March 1979 3 | Sydney Olympic | 2–0 | West Adelaide | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 2,731 Referee: Peter Rampley |
1 April 1979 4 | Brisbane City | 2–1 | Sydney Olympic | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 2,970 Referee: Des Miles |
8 April 1979 5 | Sydney Olympic | 0–2 | APIA Leichhardt | Sydney |
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Stadium: Pratten Park Attendance: 6,751 Referee: Tim Davies |
14 April 1979 6 | Newcastle KB United | 2–0 | Sydney Olympic | Newcastle |
Report | Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 18,376 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
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 | Sydney Olympic | 1–2 | Heidelberg United | Sydney |
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Stadium: Pratten Park Attendance: 2,430 Referee: Henry Witschge |
5 May 1979 9 | Canberra City | 1–3 | Sydney Olympic | Canberra |
Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Dave Nugent |
13 May 1979 10 | Sydney Olympic | 0–1 | Brisbane Lions | Sydney |
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Stadium: Pratten Park Attendance: 2,142 Referee: Bill Jones |
3 June 1979 11 | Sydney City | 3–4 | Sydney Olympic | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,249 Referee: Stewart Mellings |
10 June 1979 12 | Sydney Olympic | 0–3 | Marconi Fairfield | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Pratten Park Attendance: 4,452 Referee: Tim Davies |
17 June 1979 13 | St George-Budapest | 2–0 | Sydney Olympic | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 3,874 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
24 June 1979 14 | Sydney Olympic | 1–1 | South Melbourne | Sydney |
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Stadium: Pratten Park Attendance: 2,572 Referee: Peter Rampley |
1 July 1979 15 | Footscray JUST | 0–1 | Sydney Olympic | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Don Campbell |
8 July 1979 16 | Sydney Olympic | 0–1 | Brisbane City | Sydney |
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Stadium: Pratten Park Attendance: 2,150 Referee: Bill Jones |
15 July 1979 17 | West Adelaide | 0–0 | Sydney Olympic | Adelaide |
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Don Campbell |
22 July 1979 18 | APIA Leichhardt | 0–2 | Sydney Olympic | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 5,386 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
29 July 1979 19 | Sydney Olympic | 1–1 | Newcastle KB United | Sydney |
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Stadium: Pratten Park Attendance: 3,575 Referee: Doug Rennie |
5 August 1979 20 | Sydney Olympic | 1–2 | Adelaide City | Sydney |
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Stadium: Pratten Park Attendance: 3,250 Referee: Tony Beazleigh |
26 August 1979 22 | Sydney Olympic | 0–0 | Canberra City | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Pratten Park Attendance: 1,462 Referee: Peter Rampley |
2 September 1979 23 | Brisbane Lions | 0–0 | Sydney Olympic | Brisbane |
Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Bill Jones |
5 September 1979 21 | Heidelberg United | 2–1 | Sydney Olympic | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
9 September 1979 24 | Sydney Olympic | 0–1 | Sydney City | Sydney |
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Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 2,649 Referee: Jim Reeves |
16 September 1979 25 | Marconi Fairfield | 2–0 | Sydney Olympic | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 5,400 Referee: Tony Beazleigh |
23 September 1979 26 | Sydney Olympic | 0–1 | St George-Budapest | Sydney |
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Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 2,103 Referee: Stewart Mellings |
Notes:
- ^ Awarded score. Original score 1–0 to South Melbourne; result was changed after the Australian Soccer Federation determined that South Melbourne fielded ineligible player Tony Tuner.
NSL Cup
[edit]Win Draw Loss
25 April 1979 First round | Sutherland ![]() | 1–2 | Sydney Olympic | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 1,982[2] Referee: Tony Boskovic |
19 May 1979 Second round | Newcastle KB United | 3–0 | Sydney Olympic | Newcastle |
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Report | Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 6,027 Referee: Ken Allen |
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 | ![]() |
Gary Meier | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Dave McIntosh | 21+4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Billy Palmer | 6+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
Richard Bell | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Ken Wilson | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
6 | DF | ![]() |
Mike Cross | 22+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
7 | FW | ![]() |
Derek Laing | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Peter Raskopoulos | 25+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
9 | MF | ![]() |
Alex Jamieson | 11+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
10 | FW | ![]() |
Clive Eaton | 18+6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 8 |
11 | MF | ![]() |
Alan Ainslie | 12+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
12 | MF | ![]() |
Mark Koussas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
13 | DF | ![]() |
Ian Rowden | 16+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
14 | DF | ![]() |
Graham Jennings | 19+1 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
15 | DF | ![]() |
Jim Morris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
17 | DF | ![]() |
John Karaspyros | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
18 | FW | ![]() |
Andy Scott | 16+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
20 | GK | ![]() |
Peter Wilson | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
— | FW | ![]() |
Ray Botham | 2+4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
— | DF | ![]() |
Paul Cotton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
— | DF | ![]() |
Karim Ghiassi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
— | DF | ![]() |
George Gibson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
— | DF | ![]() |
Paul Luckett | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
— | — | ![]() |
Leopold Poulos | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 13 | DF | ![]() |
Ian Rowden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2 | 2 | DF | ![]() |
Dave McIntosh | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
3 | 8 | MF | ![]() |
Peter Raskopoulos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
4 | 3 | DF | ![]() |
Billy Palmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Ken Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | FW | ![]() |
Derek Laing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | MF | ![]() |
Alex Jamieson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | FW | ![]() |
Clive Eaton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | DF | ![]() |
Graham Jennings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
18 | FW | ![]() |
Andy Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 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 | ![]() |
Gary Meier | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2 | 20 | ![]() |
Peter Wilson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 5 | 0 | 5 |
References
[edit]- ^ Stock, Greg. "1979 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
- ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1979 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
- ^ Persoglia, Tony; Stock, Greg. "Sydney Olympic 1979 Squad". OzFootball.