1977 Canberra City FC season
Canberra City 1977 football season
| 1977 season | |
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| Manager | Johnny Warren |
| Stadium | Manuka Oval Seiffert Oval |
| National Soccer League | 13th |
| NSL Cup | Quarter-finals |
| Top goalscorer | League: Ivan Grujicic Tony Henderson (4 each) All: Tony Henderson (5) |
| Highest home attendance | 2,500 vs. West Adelaide (2 April 1977) National Soccer League 2,500 vs. St George-Budapest (4 June 1977) National Soccer League |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,000 vs. St George-Budapest (21 September 1977) NSL Cup |
| Average home league attendance | 1,754 |
| Biggest win | 4–0 vs. Sydney Olympic (H) (30 July 1977) National Soccer League |
| Biggest defeat | 1–5 vs. Marconi Fairfield (A) (3 October 1977) NSL Cup |
1978 → | |
The 1977 season was the first in the history of Canberra City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
Players
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
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| National Soccer League | 2 April 1977 | 24 September 1977 | Matchday 1 | 13th | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 019.23 |
| NSL Cup | 21 September 1977 | 3 October 1977 | First round | Quarter-finals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 050.00 |
| Total | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 45 | −20 | 021.43 | ||||
Source: Competitions
National Soccer League
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Brisbane City | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 22 | |
| 11 | South Melbourne | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 22 | |
| 12 | Sydney Olympic | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 21 | |
| 13 | Canberra City | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 17 | |
| 14 | Mooroolbark (R) | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 61 | −30 | 15 | Relegation to the 1978 Victoria Metropolitan League Three |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
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 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | −11 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Results by round
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss
Canberra City v West Adelaide
| 2 April 1977 1 | Canberra City | 1–3 | West Adelaide | Canberra |
| Report |
| Stadium: Manuka Oval Attendance: 2,500[1] Referee: Dennis McDermott |
Brisbane Lions v Canberra City
| 10 April 1977 2 | Brisbane Lions | 0–1 | Canberra City | Brisbane |
| Report |
| Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 4,178 Referee: Jack Wood |
Adelaide City v Canberra City
| 17 April 1977 3 | Adelaide City | 2–0 | Canberra City | Adelaide |
| Report | Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Graham Neal |
Canberra City v Western Suburbs
| 23 April 1977 4 | Canberra City | 0–3 | Western Suburbs | Canberra |
| Report |
| Stadium: Manuka Oval Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Peter Rampley |
Sydney Olympic v Canberra City
| 1 May 1977 5 | Sydney Olympic | 2–2 | Canberra City | Sydney |
| Report |
| Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 3,616 Referee: Brian Fowler |
Canberra City v Fitzroy United
| 7 May 1977 6 | Canberra City | 0–1 | Fitzroy United | Canberra |
| Report |
| Stadium: Manuka Oval Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Harold Hall |
Footscray JUST v Canberra City
| 15 May 1977 7 | Footscray JUST | 3–0 | Canberra City | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 2,180 Referee: Stewart Mellings |
Canberra City v Brisbane City
| 21 May 1977 8 | Canberra City | 2–0 | Brisbane City | Canberra |
| Report | Stadium: Manuka Oval Referee: Richard Lorenc |
Marconi Fairfield v Canberra City
| 28 May 1977 9 | Marconi Fairfield | 0–0 | Canberra City | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 2,243 Referee: Bill Jones |
Canberra City v St George-Budapest
| 4 June 1977 10 | Canberra City | 2–2 | St George-Budapest | Sydney |
| Report |
| Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 2,243 Referee: Bill Jones |
Eastern Suburbs v Canberra City
| 12 June 1977 11 | Eastern Suburbs | 2–1 | Canberra City | Sydney |
| Report |
| Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 1,239 Referee: Peter Rampley |
Mooroolbark v Canberra City
| 26 June 1977 13 | Mooroolbark | 3–2 | Canberra City | Melbourne |
| Report |
| Stadium: Esther Park Attendance: 550 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
Canberra City v Brisbane Lions
| 2 July 1977 14 | Canberra City | 1–2 | Brisbane Lions | Sydney |
| Report |
| Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Peter Rampley |
West Adelaide v Canberra City
| 9 July 1977 15 | West Adelaide | 0–0 | Canberra City | Adelaide |
| Report | Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Dennis Stanley |
Canberra City v South Melbourne
| 15 July 1977 12 | Canberra City | 0–2 | South Melbourne | Sydney |
| Report |
| Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 1,500 |
Western Suburbs v Canberra City
| 17 July 1977 16 | Western Suburbs | 3–1 | Canberra City | Sydney |
| 15:00 AEST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Englefield Stadium Attendance: 1,012 Referee: Bill Jones |
Canberra City v Adelaide City
| 23 July 1977 17 | Canberra City | 1–1 | Adelaide City | Canberra |
| Report |
| Stadium: Manuka Oval Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Brian Fowler |
Canberra City v Sydney Olympic
| 30 July 1977 18 | Canberra City | 4–0 | Sydney Olympic | Canberra |
| Report | Stadium: Manuka Oval Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Henry Witschge |
Fitzroy United v Canberra City
| 7 August 1977 19 | Fitzroy United | 2–0 | Canberra City | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
Canberra City v Footscray JUST
| 13 August 1977 20 | Canberra City | 0–1 | Footscray JUST | Melbourne |
| Report |
| Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 1,200 Referee: John Tattersall |
Brisbane City v Canberra City
| 21 August 1977 21 | Brisbane City | 0–1 | Canberra City | Brisbane |
| Report |
| Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 4,328 Referee: Dieter Klose |
Canberra City v Marconi Fairfield
| 31 August 1977 22 | Canberra City | 1–0 | Marconi Fairfield | Queanbeyan |
| Report | Stadium: Seiffert Oval Attendance: 1,800 Referee: David Yelland |
St George-Budapest v Canberra City
| 4 September 1977 23 | St George-Budapest | 2–0 | Canberra City | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,205 Referee: Peter Rampley |
Canberra City v Eastern Suburbs
| 10 September 1977 24 | Canberra City | 0–0 | Eastern Suburbs | Canberra |
| Report | Stadium: Manuka Oval Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Tony Beazleigh |
South Melbourne v Canberra City
| 18 September 1977 25 | South Melbourne | 1–1 | Canberra City | Melbourne |
| Report |
| Stadium: Middle Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Jim Dixon |
Canberra City v Mooroolbark
| 24 September 1977 26 | Canberra City | 1–4 | Mooroolbark | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Middle Park Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Ken Allan |
NSL Cup
Win Draw Loss
Canberra City v St George-Budapest
| 21 September 1977 First round | Canberra City | 2–1 | St George-Budapest | Canberra |
| Report |
| Stadium: Manuka Oval Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Dennis McDermott |
Marconi Fairfield v Canberra City
| 3 October 1977 Quarter-finals | Marconi Fairfield | 5–1 | Canberra City | Sydney |
| Report |
| Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 1,190 Referee: Bill Jones |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[2][3]
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  | Ron Tilsed | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  | Danny Moulis | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 3 | DF |  | John Brown | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Tony Henderson | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 5 |
| 5 | — | | Nick Boskov | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 8 | MF |  | Ivan Grujicic | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
| 9 | FW | | Brian Stoddart | 22+1 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | | Adrian Alston | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| 11 | — | | Michael Black | 7+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | | Alan Bourke | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 |
| 14 | MF | | Jimmy Cant | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 15 | DF |  | Keni Kawaleva | 8+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | | Steve Hogg | 13+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 17 | MF |  | Vic Fernandez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | | Roy Stark | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | | Dave O'Connor | 6+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| — | MF | | John Davies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| — | GK | | Malcolm Haynes | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Steve Kojsza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | — | | Oscar Langone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| — | — | | Luis Salgado | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| — | MF | | John Stoddart | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| — | — | | Greg Willet | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1 | 9 | FW | | Brian Stoddart | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 8 | MF | | Ivan Grujicic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| — | MF | | John Stoddart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 14 | FW | | Jimmy Cant | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | DF | | Tony Henderson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | — | | Nick Boskov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | | Adrian Alston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 3 | DF | | John Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 1 | GK | | Ron Tilsed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Steve Kojsza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| — | — | | Oscar Langone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | ||||
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 | | Ron Tilsed | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | — | | Malcolm Haynes | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 8 | |||
