1980 Adelaide City FC season

Adelaide City

1980 season
Manager	Rale Rasic
Stadium	Olympic Sports Field Hindmarsh Stadium
National Soccer League	5th
NSL Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: John Nyskohus (12) All: John Nyskohus (16)
Highest home attendance	8,300 vs. West Adelaide (18 May 1980) National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance	1,720 vs. Green Gully (23 July 1980) NSL Cup
Average home league attendance	3,991
Biggest win	5–0 vs. Enfield Victoria (H) (25 April 1980) NSL Cup 6–1 vs. St George-Budapest (H) (27 July 1980) National Soccer League
Biggest defeat	1–3 vs. Newcastle KB United (A) (27 April 1980) National Soccer League 1–3 vs. Newcastle KB United (H) (17 August 1980) National Soccer League

The 1980 season was the fourth 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 were eliminated in the semi-finals of the NSL Cup.

Players

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	AUS	Peter Marshall
2	DF	NZL	Glen Dods
3	DF	AUS	David Jones
4	DF	SCO	Bobby Rusell
5	DF	AUS	Bugsy Nyskohus
6	MF	AUS	John Perin
7	MF	AUS	Agenor Muniz
8	MF	AUS	Brian Northcote
10	FW	AUS	John Nyskohus
11	MF	AUS	Gary Marocchi

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	MF	AUS	Sergio Melta
13	FW	IRL	Vic Smythe
15	FW	AUS	Luciano Signore
16	DF	AUS	John Besir
18	FW	ENG	Colin Barnes
19	FW	ENG	Justin Fashanu
20	GK	SCO	Steve Peressin
—		AUS	Louis Casamiro
—	FW	AUS	Dave Mitchell

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
National Soccer League	9 March 1980	28 September 1980	Matchday 1	5th	26	13	4	9	40	27	+13	050.00
NSL Cup	25 April 1980	10 September 1980	First round	Semi-finals	4	3	1	0	9	1	+8	075.00
Total					30	16	5	9	49	28	+21	053.33

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

Main article: 1980 National Soccer League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sydney City (C)	26	16	5	5	51	26	+25	37	Qualification to Finals series
2	Heidelberg United	26	15	6	5	55	33	+22	36
3	South Melbourne	26	15	5	6	42	21	+21	35
4	Marconi Fairfield	26	14	6	6	53	32	+21	34
5	Adelaide City	26	13	4	9	40	27	+13	30
6	Newcastle KB United	26	12	6	8	32	31	+1	30
7	Brisbane Lions	26	7	11	8	28	32	−4	25
8	APIA Leichhardt	26	8	7	11	27	35	−8	23
9	Footscray JUST	26	7	9	10	32	41	−9	23
10	Canberra City	26	7	7	12	34	33	+1	21
11	Blacktown City	26	9	3	14	34	55	−21	21
12	Brisbane City	26	4	10	12	29	36	−7	18
13	West Adelaide	26	7	3	16	24	46	−22	17
14	St George-Budapest (R)	26	5	4	17	32	65	−33	14	Relegated to the 1981 NSW State League

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
26	13	4	9	40	27	+13	43	7	3	3	20	10	+10	6	1	6	20	17	+3

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	L	W	D	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	L	D	L	W	W	W
Position	11	11	14	8	9	7	8	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5
Points	0	1	1	3	4	6	6	6	8	8	10	10	12	14	16	18	19	21	23	23	23	24	24	26	28	30

Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

APIA Leichhardt v Adelaide City

9 March 1980 1	APIA Leichhardt	2–1	Adelaide City	Sydney
	O'Connor 14' Bradley 58'	Report	Muir 81'	Stadium: Lambert Park Attendance: 1,306 Referee: Dave Nugent

Adelaide City v Brisbane City

16 March 1980 2	Adelaide City	0–0	Brisbane City	Adelaide
		Report		Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Don Campbell

Canberra City v Adelaide City

23 March 1980 3	Canberra City	1–0	Adelaide City	Canberra
	Giampaolo 85'	Report		Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 4,080 Referee: Col Amos

Adelaide City v Footscray JUST

30 March 1980 4	Adelaide City	4–1	Footscray JUST	Adelaide
	Deans 21' J. Nyskohus 52' (pen.), 68' Northcote 88'	Report	Kondarios 18'	Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Dennis Stanley

Adelaide City v Brisbane Lions

6 April 1980 5	Adelaide City	0–0	Brisbane Lions	Adelaide
		Report		Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,345 Referee: Bobby Kerr

St George-Budapest v Adelaide City

13 April 1980 6	St George-Budapest	1–4	Adelaide City	Sydney
	Cotton 38' (pen.)	Report	J. Nyskohus 13', 46', 87' (pen.) Dods 43'	Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 3,264 Referee: Des Miles

Adelaide City v Marconi Fairfield

20 April 1980 7	Adelaide City	0–1	Marconi Fairfield	Adelaide
		Report	Russell 21' (o.g.)	Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Barry Harwood

Newcastle KB United v Adelaide City

27 April 1980 8	Newcastle KB United	3–1	Adelaide City	Newcastle
14:30 AEST	Marshall 18' (o.g.) Mason 38' Deakin 65'	Report	Cowburn 85' (o.g.)	Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 5,814 Referee: Dave Nugent

Adelaide City v Heidelberg United

4 May 1980 9	Adelaide City	1–0	Heidelberg United	Adelaide
	Melta 16'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 5,315 Referee: Don Campbell

South Melbourne v Adelaide City

11 May 1980 10	South Melbourne	2–1	Adelaide City	Melbourne
	Xanthopoulos 18' Buljevic 56'	Report	Rogers 50' (o.g.)	Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,400 Referee: Tony Boskovic

Adelaide City v West Adelaide

18 May 1980 11	Adelaide City	1–0	West Adelaide	Adelaide
	Barnes 63'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 8,300 Referee: Stewart Mellings

Sydney City v Adelaide City

25 May 1980 12	Sydney City	2–1	Adelaide City	Sydney
	Trenter 81' Watson 85'	Report	J. Nyskohus 16'	Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field Attendance: 2,390 Referee: Tim Davies

Adelaide City v Blacktown City

1 June 1980 13	Adelaide City	3–2	Blacktown City	Adelaide
	Barnes 23' Dods 56' J. Nyskohus 80' (pen.)	Report	Wilkinson 15' Pollard 83'	Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Bobby Kerr

Brisbane City v Adelaide City

8 June 1980 14	Brisbane City	1–2	Adelaide City	Brisbane
	Hamilton 44'	Report	Barnes 50' Fashanu 65'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 1,380 Referee: Jim Reeves

Adelaide City v APIA Leichhardt

15 June 1980 15	Adelaide City	2–0	APIA Leichhardt	Adelaide
	Barnes 14' Fashanu 57'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Ken Allen

Footscray JUST v Adelaide City

22 June 1980 16	Footscray JUST	1–3	Adelaide City	Melbourne
	Vasic 6)'	Report	J. Nyskohus 14' (pen.) Barnes 28' Fashanu 80'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 1,916 Referee: Chris Bambridge

Adelaide City v Canberra City

13 July 1980 17	Adelaide City	1–1	Canberra City	Adelaide
	Barnes 27'	Report	Valeri 66'	Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Graham Neal

Brisbane Lions v Adelaide City

20 July 1980 18	Brisbane Lions	1–2	Adelaide City	Brisbane
	Hermiston 89' (pen.)	Report	Mitchell 42' J. Nyskohus 74' (pen.)	Stadium: Lions Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Col Amos

Adelaide City v St George-Budapest

27 July 1980 19	Adelaide City	6–1	St George-Budapest	Adelaide
	Mitchell 25', 64' Jones 36' Melta 45' J. Nyskohus 54' (pen.), 70' (pen.)	Report	Campbell 34'	Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Don Campbell

Marconi Fairfield v Adelaide City

10 August 1980 20	Marconi Fairfield	2–1	Adelaide City	Sydney
	Krncevic 77' Russell 78' (o.g.)	Report	Jones 29'	Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 5,800 Referee: Chris Bambridge

Adelaide City v Newcastle KB United

17 August 1980 21	Adelaide City	1–3	Newcastle KB United	Adelaide
	Barnes 46'	Report	Jones 31' Heys 58', 85'	Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Bobby Kerr

Heidelberg United v Adelaide City

30 August 1980 22	Heidelberg United	0–0	Adelaide City	Melbourne
		Report		Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 3,043 Referee: Tony Boskovic

Adelaide City v South Melbourne

7 September 1980 23	Adelaide City	0–1	South Melbourne	Adelaide
		Report	Cummings 82'	Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 4,923 Referee: Peter Rampley

West Adelaide v Adelaide City

14 September 1980 24	West Adelaide	0–2	Adelaide City	Adelaide
		Report	Muniz 5' Barnes 79'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 5,650 Referee: Chris Bambridge

Adelaide City v Sydney City

21 September 1980 25	Adelaide City	1–0	Sydney City	Adelaide
	J. Nyskohus 59'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Dennis Stanley

Blacktown City v Adelaide City

28 September 1980 26	Blacktown City	1–2	Adelaide City	Sydney
	Hunter 16'	Report	Barnes 74' Northcote 80'	Stadium: Gabbie Stadium Attendance: 2,248 Referee: Jim Reeves

NSL Cup

Main article: 1980 NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Adelaide City v Enfield Victoria

25 April 1980 First round	Adelaide City	5–0	Enfield Victoria	Adelaide
	J. Nyskohus 20', 66', 71' (pen.) Marocchi 51' Muniz 87'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: Referee: Bobby Kerr

Adelaide City v Green Gully

23 July 1980 Second round	Adelaide City	3–1	Green Gully	Adelaide
	Barnes 19' J. Nyskohus 45' (pen.) Northcote 68'	Report	Segi 65'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 1,720 Referee: Stewart Mellings

Spearwood Dalmatinac v Adelaide City

3 August 1980 Quarter-finals	Spearwood Dalmatinac	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Adelaide City	Perth
		Report	Melta 100'	Stadium: Dalmatinac Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Barry Harwood

Heidelberg United v Adelaide City

10 September 1980 Semi-finals	Heidelberg United	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)	Adelaide City	Melbourne
		Report		Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Tim Davies

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	National Soccer League		NSL Cup		Total
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Peter Marshall	26	0	4	0	30	0
2	DF		Glen Dods	21	2	4	0	25	2
3	DF		David Jones	26	2	4	0	30	2
4	DF		Bobby Russell	23+1	0	2+1	0	27	0
5	DF		Bugsy Nyskohus	26	0	4	0	30	0
6	MF		John Perin	23	0	2+2	0	27	0
7	MF		Agenor Muniz	25	1	4	1	29	2
8	MF		Brian Northcote	10+5	2	3	1	18	3
10	FW		John Nyskohus	26	12	4	4	30	16
11	MF		Gary Marocchi	13+3	0	2+1	1	19	1
12	MF		Sergio Melta	21+3	2	3+1	1	28	3
13	FW		Vic Smythe	1+1	0	0	0	2	0
15	FW		Luciano Signore	0+2	0	1	0	3	0
16	DF		John Besir	9+2	0	2	0	13	0
18	FW		Colin Barnes	16	9	3	1	19	10
19	FW		Justin Fashanu	5	3	0	0	5	3
20	GK		Steve Peressin	0	0	0+1	0	1	0
—	—		Louis Casamiro	0	0	0+1	0	1	0
—	FW		Dave Mitchell	7+3	3	2	0	12	3
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
—	FW		Dixie Deans	5	1	0	0	5	1
—	FW		Jim Muir	3+2	1	0	0	5	1

Disciplinary record

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
1	2	DF		Glen Dods	6	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0
2	6	MF		John Perin	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
3	8	MF		Brian Northcote	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	12	MF		Sergio Melta	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
5	3	DF		David Jones	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	4	DF		Bobby Russell	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	7	MF		Agenor Muniz	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	11	MF		Gary Marocchi	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
9	5	DF		Bugsy Nyskohus	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	18	FW		Colin Barnes	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	—	FW		Dave Mitchell	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					25	0	0	3	0	0	28	0	0

Clean sheets

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
1	1		Peter Marshall	8	0	8
2	20		Steve Peressin	0	0 (1)	0 (1)
Total				8	0 (1)	8 (1)