1981 season | |
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Manager | Ken Morton |
Stadium | Wollongong Showground Memorial Park Woonona Oval |
National Soccer League | 11th |
NSL Cup | First round |
Top goalscorer | League: Jim McBreen (7) All: Jim McBreen (8) |
Highest home attendance | 6,930 vs. Preston Makedonia (26 April 1981) National Soccer League |
Lowest home attendance | 815 vs. Downer Olympic (21 March 1981) NSL Cup |
Average home league attendance | 4,745 |
Biggest win | 4–0 vs. Marconi Fairfield (H) (6 September 1981) National Soccer League |
Biggest defeat | 0–6 vs. Preston Makedonia (A) (2 August 1981) National Soccer League |
The 1981 season was the first in the history of Wollongong City Football Club (now Wollongong Wolves). It was also the first season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Wollongong City finished 11th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup second round by APIA Leichhardt.
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]Overview
[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 | 15 February 1981 | 13 September 1981 | Matchday 1 | 11th | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 26.67 |
NSL Cup | 21 March 1981 | 6 May 1981 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 50.00 |
Total | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 28.13 |
Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions
National Soccer League
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Sydney City (C) | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 59 | 30 | +29 | 43 | |
2 | South Melbourne | 30 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 39 | |
3 | Brisbane City | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 35 | |
4 | APIA Leichhardt | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 35 | |
5 | Canberra City | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 33 | |
6 | Brisbane Lions | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 33 | |
7 | Adelaide City | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 32 | |
8 | Heidelberg United | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 31 | |
9 | Sydney Olympic | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 31 | |
10 | Newcastle KB United | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 30 | |
11 | Wollongong City | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 28 | |
12 | Preston Makedonia | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 25 | |
13 | Footscray JUST | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 25 | |
14 | Marconi Fairfield | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 45 | −22 | 25 | |
15 | Blacktown City (R) | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 21 | Relegated to the 1982 NSW State League |
16 | West Adelaide | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 26 | 57 | −31 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]15 February 1981 1 | Wollongong City | 3–1 | Sydney Olympic | Wollongong |
14:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 5,904[1] Referee: Tony Boskovic |
22 February 1981 2 | Heidelberg United | 0–3 | Wollongong City | Melbourne |
Report | Stadium: Olympic Park No. 2 Attendance: 5,200 Referee: David Yelland |
1 March 1981 3 | Wollongong City | 2–1 | Footscray JUST | Wollongong |
15:00 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 5,317 Referee: Tim Davies |
8 March 1981 4 | Brisbane Lions | 1–1 | Wollongong City | Brisbane |
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Report | Stadium: Lions Stadium Attendance: 1,970 Referee: Jack Wood |
15 March 1981 5 | Wollongong City | 1–1 | Blacktown City | Wollongong |
15:00 AEST |
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Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 5,637 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
29 March 1981 6 | Newcastle KB United | 1–1 | Wollongong City | Newcastle |
14:30 AEST |
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Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 7,567 Referee: Doug Rennie |
5 April 1981 7 | Wollongong City | 1–1 | APIA Leichhardt | Wollongong |
15:00 AEST |
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Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 6,087 Referee: Gary Power |
12 April 1981 8 | West Adelaide | 0–0 | Wollongong City | Adelaide |
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Graham Neal |
19 April 1981 9 | South Melbourne | 1–0 | Wollongong City | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: Middle Park Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
26 April 1981 10 | Wollongong City | 2–2 | Preston Makedonia | Wollongong |
15:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 6,930 Referee: Doug Rennie |
3 May 1981 11 | Adelaide City | 1–2 | Wollongong City | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Stewart Mellings |
10 May 1981 12 | Wollongong City | 0–0 | Brisbane City | Wollongong |
15:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 5,309 Referee: Tim Davies |
17 May 1981 26 | Brisbane City | 1–0 | Wollongong City | Brisbane |
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Report | Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Dave Nugent |
24 May 1981 14 | Wollongong City | 0–1 | Canberra City | Wollongong |
15:00 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 3,015 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
31 May 1981 15 | Marconi Fairfield | 1–1 | Wollongong City | Sydney |
15:00 AEST |
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Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Henry Witschge |
7 June 1981 16 | Wollongong City | 3–4 | Heidelberg United | Wollongong |
Report | Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 4,371 Referee: Doug Rennie / Barry Wilkinson |
14 June 1981 17 | Footscray JUST | 1–1 | Wollongong City | Melbourne |
15:00 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Bobby Kerr |
21 June 1981 18 | Wollongong City | 1–1 | Brisbane Lions | Wollongong |
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Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 3,748 Referee: Gary Power |
28 June 1981 19 | Blacktown City | 0–1 | Wollongong City | Sydney |
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Stadium: Gabbie Stadium Attendance: 2,965 Referee: Jim Reeves |
1 July 1981 13 | Sydney City | 1–0 | Wollongong City | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Peter Rampley |
5 July 1981 20 | Wollongong City | 0–0 | Newcastle KB United | Wollongong |
Report | Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Ken Small |
12 July 1981 21 | APIA Leichhardt | 1–0 | Wollongong City | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: Lambert Park Attendance: 4,222 Referee: Peter Rampley |
19 July 1981 22 | Wollongong City | 2–1 | West Adelaide | Wollongong |
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Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 4,364 Referee: Henry Witschge |
26 July 1981 23 | Wollongong City | 1–1 | South Melbourne | Wollongong |
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Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 4,723 Referee: Doug Rennie |
2 August 1981 24 | Preston Makedonia | 6–0 | Wollongong City | Melbourne |
Report | Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Stewart Mellings |
9 August 1981 25 | Wollongong City | 4–1 | Adelaide City | Wollongong |
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Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 3,879 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
23 August 1981 27 | Wollongong City | 0–5 | Sydney City | Wollongong |
Report | Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 3,974 Referee: Tim Davies |
30 August 1981 28 | Canberra City | 2–0 | Wollongong City | Canberra |
Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Bob Mee |
6 September 1981 29 | Wollongong City | 4–0 | Marconi Fairfield | Wollongong |
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Report | Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 5,819 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
13 September 1981 30 | Sydney Olympic | 2–1 | Wollongong City | Sydney |
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Stadium: Pratten Park Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
NSL Cup
[edit]21 March 1981 First round | Wollongong City | 3–0 | Downer Olympic | Wollongong |
Report | Stadium: Memorial Park Attendance: 815[2] Referee: Ken Small |
6 May 1981 Second round | Wollongong City | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | APIA Leichhardt | Wollongong |
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Report | Stadium: Woonona Oval Referee: Tony Boskovic |
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 | ![]() |
Jim Preston | 11+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
2 | MF | ![]() |
Peter Willis | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Tony Dickinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
Chris Dunleavy | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Jeff Ainsworth | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
6 | MF | ![]() |
Lee Adam | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 5 |
7 | FW | ![]() |
Glen Fontana | 19+2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
John Fleming | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
9 | MF | ![]() |
Clive Campbell | 17+6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 5 |
10 | MF | ![]() |
John Lathan | 27+1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 5 |
11 | FW | ![]() |
Jock Morlando | 6+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
13 | FW | ![]() |
Brian Turner | 5+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
14 | DF | ![]() |
Willem de Graaf | 22+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
15 | DF | ![]() |
Ray Mohring | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
16 | MF | ![]() |
Peter Tredinnick | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 5 |
17 | — | ![]() |
Jim McBreen | 25+1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 |
18 | MF | ![]() |
Ken Morton | 1+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
19 | MF | ![]() |
Paul Kay | 4+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
22 | GK | ![]() |
Natch Vardareff | 19+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
— | DF | ![]() |
Arno Bertogna | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 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 | 22 | ![]() |
Natch Vardareff | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2 | 1 | ![]() |
Jim Preston | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 6 | 1 | 7 |
References
[edit]- ^ Stock, Greg. "1981 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
- ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1981 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
- ^ Persoglia, Tony; Stock, Greg. "Wollongong City 1981 Squad". OzFootball.