1979 West Adelaide SC season
1979 season | |
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Head Coach | Tommy Forde |
Stadium | Hindmarsh Stadium |
National Soccer League | 7th |
NSL Cup | First round |
Top goalscorer | League: John Kosmina Graham Norris (7 each) All: John Kosmina Graham Norris (7 each) |
Highest home attendance | 11,127 vs. Adelaide City (10 June 1979) National Soccer League |
Lowest home attendance | 2,500 vs. Sydney City (5 August 1979) National Soccer League |
Average home league attendance | 4,858 |
Biggest win | 5–0 vs. Footscray JUST (H) (13 May 1979) National Soccer League |
Biggest defeat | 0–3 vs. Sydney City (A) (22 April 1979) National Soccer League |
The 1979 season was the third in the National Soccer League for West Adelaide Soccer Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. West Adelaide finished 7th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the first 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 | 9 March 1979 | 23 September 1979 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 38.46 |
NSL Cup | 25 April 1979 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 | |
Total | 27 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 37.04 |
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 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | −9 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss
9 March 1979 1 | APIA Leichhardt | 0–1 | West Adelaide | Sydney |
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Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 5,723[1] Referee: Tony Boskovic |
18 March 1979 2 | West Adelaide | 1–1 | Newcastle KB United | Adelaide |
14:30 ACDT |
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Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 6,127 Referee: Graham Neale |
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 | West Adelaide | 1–0 | Heidelberg United | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 5,230 Referee: Don Campbell |
7 April 1979 5 | Cabnerra City | 0–0 | West Adelaide | Canberra |
Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 5,300 Referee: Jack Wood |
15 April 1979 6 | West Adelaide | 1–0 | Brisbane Lions | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 5,260 Referee: Barry Harwood |
22 April 1979 7 | Sydney City | 3–0 | West Adelaide | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 1,891 Referee: Peter Rampley |
29 April 1979 8 | West Adelaide | 1–2 | Marconi Fairfield | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 7,800 Referee: Don Campbell |
6 May 1979 9 | St George-Budapest | 2–0 | West Adelaide | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 1,815 Referee: Tim Davies |
13 May 1979 10 | West Adelaide | 5–0 | Footscray JUST | Adelaide |
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Graham Neal |
3 June 1979 11 | South Melbourne | 3–4 | West Adelaide | Melbourne |
Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Tim Davies |
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 | West Adelaide | 2–1 | Brisbane City | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Graham Neal |
23 June 1979 14 | Newcastle KB United | 0–0 | West Adelaide | Newcastle |
14:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 8,687 Referee: Des Miles |
1 July 1979 15 | West Adelaide | 3–1 | APIA Leichhardt | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Stewart Mellings |
8 July 1979 16 | Heidelberg United | 3–1 | West Adelaide | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
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 | West Adelaide | 2–0 | Canberra City | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
29 July 1979 19 | Brisbane Lions | 2–3 | West Adelaide | Brisbane |
Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 800 Referee: Ken Allen |
5 August 1979 20 | West Adelaide | 0–2 | Sydney City | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Stewart Mellings |
12 August 1979 21 | Marconi Fairfield | 2–1 | West Adelaide | Sydney |
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Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 5,480 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
26 August 1979 22 | West Adelaide | 0–1 | St George-Budapest | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 2,512 Referee: Don Campbell |
1 September 1979 23 | Footscray JUST | 0–1 | West Adelaide | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Tony Beazleigh |
9 September 1979 24 | West Adelaide | 0–1 | South Melbourne | Adelaide |
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
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 | Brisbane City | 2–0 | West Adelaide | Brisbane |
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Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Tim Davies |
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 |
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 | ![]() |
Martyn Crook | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Vic Bozanic | 14+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Barry Reynolds | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
4 | MF | ![]() |
Neil McGachey | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Con Kambas | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
6 | DF | ![]() |
David Jones | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
7 | FW | ![]() |
Peter Boyle | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 |
8 | FW | ![]() |
Dave Pillans | 11+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Graham Norris | 21+1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 |
10 | FW | ![]() |
Graham Honeyman | 22+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() |
Ian McGregor | 17+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
12 | FW | ![]() |
Alex Zervas | 4+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
13 | MF | ![]() |
Gary Dooley | 14+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
14 | — | ![]() |
Marcelino Fernandez | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() |
Peter Tymczyszyn | 21+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
16 | FW | ![]() |
George Koulianos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
17 | DF | ![]() |
Nick Pantzaras | 9+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
18 | MF | ![]() |
John Batchelor | 0+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
19 | FW | ![]() |
John Kosmina | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 7 |
21 | GK | ![]() |
Sam Service | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
— | MF | ![]() |
Gordon McCulloch | 7+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
— | GK | ![]() |
Louis Pivetta | 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 | 12 | FW | ![]() |
Alex Zervas | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
2 | 5 | DF | ![]() |
Con Kambas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Graham Norris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
19 | FW | ![]() |
John Kosmina | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | 10 | FW | ![]() |
Graham Honeyman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() |
Ian McGregor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | 3 | DF | ![]() |
Barry Reynolds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
4 | MF | ![]() |
Neil McGachey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | DF | ![]() |
David Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | FW | ![]() |
Peter Boyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | DF | ![]() |
Nick Pantzaras | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
— | MF | ![]() |
Gordon McCulloch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 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 | ![]() |
Martyn Crook | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Total | 8 | 0 | 8 |
References
[edit]- ^ Stock, Greg. "1979 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
- ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1979 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.net.
- ^ Persoglia, Tony; Stock, Greg. "West Adelaide 1979 Squad". OzFootball.net.