1980 Blacktown City FC season
1980 season | |
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Manager | Willie Wallace John Green |
Stadium | Gabbie Stadium |
National Soccer League | 11th |
NSL Cup | Second round |
Top goalscorer | League: Paul Wilkinson (9) All: Paul Wilkinson (9) |
Highest home attendance | 4,874 vs. Marconi Fairfield (8 June 1980) National Soccer League |
Lowest home attendance | 1,024 vs. Sutherland (25 April 1980) NSL Cup |
Average home league attendance | 3,031 |
Biggest win | 5–1 vs. Marconi Fairfield (H) (8 June 1980) National Soccer League |
Biggest defeat | 0–9 vs. Marconi Fairfield (A) (16 March 1980) National Soccer League |
The 1980 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Blacktown City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Blacktown City finished 11th in their National Soccer League season, 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 | 9 March 1980 | 28 September 1980 | Matchday 1 | 11th | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 34.62 |
NSL Cup | 25 April 1980 | 6 July 1980 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 50.00 |
Total | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 36 | 58 | −22 | 35.71 |
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 | Sydney City (C) | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 37 | Qualification to Finals series[a] |
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1980 National Soccer League.
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 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 21 | −9 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss
9 March 1980 1 | Blacktown City | 4–2 | St George-Budapest | Sydney |
15:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Gabbie Stadium Attendance: 3,478[1] Referee: Henry Witschge |
16 March 1980 2 | Marconi Fairfield | 9–0 | Blacktown City | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 5,527 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
23 March 1980 3 | Blacktown City | 1–1 | Newcastle KB United | Sydney |
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Stadium: Gabbie Stadium Attendance: 2,457 Referee: Doug Rennie |
30 March 1980 4 | Heidelberg United | 5–1 | Blacktown City | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Olympic Park No. 2 Attendance: 4,085 Referee: Jack Johnston |
6 April 1980 5 | Blacktown City | 0–3 | South Melbourne | Sydney |
15:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Gabbie Stadium Attendance: 3,250 Referee: Henry Witschge |
13 April 1980 6 | West Adelaide | 4–2 | Blacktown City | Adelaide |
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Dennis Stanley |
20 April 1980 7 | Blacktown City | 1–3 | Sydney City | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: Gabbie Stadium Attendance: 3,054 Referee: Tim Davies |
27 April 1980 8 | Brisbane Lions | 1–0 | Blacktown City | Brisbane |
15:00 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Lions Stadium Attendance: 3,231 Referee: Des Miles |
4 May 1980 9 | APIA Leichhardt | 0–0 | Blacktown City | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Lambert Park Attendance: 2,605 Referee: Doug Rennie |
11 May 1980 10 | Blacktown City | 3–1 | Brisbane City | Sydney |
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Stadium: Gabbie Stadium Attendance: 2,972 Referee: Peter Rampley |
18 May 1980 11 | Canberra City | 0–1 | Blacktown City | Canberra |
15:00 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 5,250 Referee: Dave Nugent |
25 May 1980 12 | Blacktown City | 3–0 | Footscray JUST | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Gabbie Stadium Attendance: 3,568 Referee: Henry Witschge |
1 June 1980 13 | Adelaide City | 3–2 | Blacktown City | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Bobby Kerr |
8 June 1980 14 | Blacktown City | 5–1 | Marconi Fairfield | Sydney |
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Stadium: Gabbie Stadium Attendance: 4,874 Referee: Tim Davies |
15 June 1980 15 | St George-Budapest | 4–1 | Blacktown City | Sydney |
15:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 3,269 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
22 June 1980 16 | Blacktown City | 1–2 | Heidelberg United | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: Gabbie Stadium Attendance: 3,598 Referee: Doug Rennie |
12 July 1980 17 | Newcastle KB United | 1–0 | Blacktown City | Newcastle |
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Report | Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 4,603 Referee: Col Amos |
20 July 1980 18 | South Melbourne | 5–0 | Blacktown City | Melbourne |
Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Tony Beazleigh |
27 July 1980 19 | Blacktown City | 1–0 | West Adelaide | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: Gabbie Stadium Attendance: 2,376 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
10 August 1980 20 | Sydney City | 3–0 | Blacktown City | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field Attendance: 2,580 Referee: Jim Reeves |
17 August 1980 21 | Blacktown City | 4–1 | Brisbane Lions | Sydney |
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Stadium: Gabbie Stadium Attendance: 1,768 Referee: Tim Davies |
31 August 1980 22 | Blacktown City | 0–0 | APIA Leichhardt | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Gabbie Stadium Attendance: 3,148 Referee: Dave Nugent |
7 September 1980 23 | Brisbane City | 1–2 | Blacktown City | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 2,312 Referee: Bob Mee |
14 September 1980 24 | Blacktown City | 1–0 | Canberra City | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: Gabbie Stadium Attendance: 2,618 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
21 September 1980 25 | Footscray JUST | 3–0 | Blacktown City | Melbourne |
Report | Stadium: Western Oval Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Don Campbell |
28 September 1980 26 | Blacktown City | 1–2 | Adelaide City | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: Gabbie Stadium Attendance: 2,248 Referee: Jim Reeves |
NSL Cup
[edit]Win Draw Loss
25 April 1980 First round | Blacktown City | 2–0 | ![]() | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Gabbie Stadium Attendance: 1,024[2] Referee: Richard Lorenc |
6 July 1980 Second round | Blacktown City | 0–3 | St George-Budapest | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Gabbie Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Dave Nugent |
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 | ![]() |
Bruce James | 16+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
George Harris | 20+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Warren Turnbull | 22+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
Barry Campbell | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Cliff Pointer | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
6 | MF | ![]() |
Ricky Hormazabal | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Carlos Ortega | 10+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Paul Wilkinson | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 9 |
10 | FW | ![]() |
Jim Izatt | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
11 | MF | ![]() |
Bill Amey | 6+2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
12 | FW | ![]() |
Ian Hunter | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 |
13 | DF | ![]() |
Steve Pollard | 9+9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 3 |
14 | FW | ![]() |
Alan Fisher | 10+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
15 | — | ![]() |
Neil Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
16 | DF | ![]() |
Don Campbell | 7 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
17 | MF | ![]() |
Phil Dolton | 2+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
18 | DF | ![]() |
Eduardo Pena | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
19 | MF | ![]() |
Bruce Stowell | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
— | FW | ![]() |
Bobby Charlton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
— | DF | ![]() |
Peter Cuk | 9+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
— | GK | ![]() |
Peter Freeman | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
— | — | ![]() |
Gavin Landon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
— | — | ![]() |
Neil Manning | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
— | MF | ![]() |
Brian O'Donnell | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 |
— | DF | ![]() |
Tony Rasmussen | 3+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
— | MF | ![]() |
Stuart Selvage | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season | |||||||||
7 | MF | ![]() |
Dave Harding | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
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 | 2 | DF | ![]() |
George Harris | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
2 | 3 | DF | ![]() |
Warren Turnbull | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
3 | 6 | MF | ![]() |
Ricky Hormazabal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
4 | 10 | FW | ![]() |
Jim Izatt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
5 | 9 | FW | ![]() |
Paul Wilkinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
13 | DF | ![]() |
Steve Pollard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | 5 | DF | ![]() |
Cliff Pointer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() |
Dave Harding | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Carlos Ortega | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
— | DF | ![]() |
Peter Cuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
— | MF | ![]() |
Brian O'Donnell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 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 | ![]() |
Bruce James | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2 | — | ![]() |
Peter Freeman | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Total | 6 | 1 | 7 |
References
[edit]- ^ Stock, Greg. "1980 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
- ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1980 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
- ^ "Blacktown City 1980 Squad". OzFootball.