1977 St George-Budapest FC season

St George-Budapest 1977 football season
St George-Budapest
1977 season
Head CoachManfred Schaefer
Ilija Takac
StadiumSydney Sports Ground
Hurstville Oval
Wentworth Park
National Soccer League6th
NSL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Neville Morgan
Phil O'Connor
(8 each)
All:
Neville Morgan
Phil O'Connor
(8 each)
Highest home attendance5,482
vs. Marconi Fairfield
(23 July 1977)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance620
vs. Mooroolbark
(14 May 1977)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance2,664
Biggest win5–1
vs. Mooroolbark (H)
(14 May 1977)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat1–3
vs. Marconi Fairfield (A)
(16 April 1977)
National Soccer League
0–2
vs. Adelaide City (A)
(23 April 1977)
National Soccer League
0–2
vs. Sydney Olympic (A)
(29 June 1977)
National Soccer League
1978 →

The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for St George-Budapest (now St George Football Club). In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. St George-Budapest finished 6th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the first round 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 Australia AUS Martin Coe
2 DF Australia AUS George Harris (captain)
3 DF England ENG Paul Cotton
4 DF Australia AUS John O'Shea
5 DF Australia AUS Harry Williams
6 MF Australia AUS Brendan Grosse
7 FW England ENG Charlie George
8 FW Australia AUS Mark Jankovics
9 FW Australia AUS Neville Morgan
10 MF Australia AUS Rudolfo Gnavi
11 FW Australia AUS Phil O'Connor
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW Scotland SCO Fred Aitken
13 DF Australia AUS Robert O'Shea
15 FW England ENG Peter Hensman
16 DF Australia AUS Doug Utjesenovic
18 MF Scotland SCO Willie Hamilton
19 DF Australia AUS Peter Terry
20 GK Australia AUS Dave McQuire
— MF Australia AUS Roberto Echeverria
— Australia AUS Emery Holmik
— Australia AUS Carlos Mendez
— DF Australia AUS Mike O'Shea

Transfers

Transfers out

Date from Position Name To Fee Ref.
10–16 January 1977 FW Attila Abonyi Australia Sydney Croatia $8,000 [1]
FW Jimmy Rooney Marconi Fairfield $20,000 [1]

Competitions

Overall record

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 6th 26 7 14 5 39 35 +4 026.92
NSL Cup 22 September 1977 First round First round 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 27 7 14 6 40 37 +3 025.93

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Adelaide City 26 12 7 7 50 31 +19 31
5 Western Suburbs 26 11 7 8 38 29 +9 29
6 St George-Budapest 26 7 14 5 39 35 +4 28
7 West Adelaide 26 8 10 8 38 32 +6 26
8 Footscray JUST 26 9 6 11 36 39 −3 24
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

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 7 14 5 39 35  +4 35 5 6 2 22 16  +6 2 8 3 17 19  −2

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Footscray JUST v St George-Budapest
2 April 1977 1 Footscray JUST 0–0 St George-Budapest Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 3,500[2]
Referee: David Yelland
St George-Budapest v Brisbane City
11 April 1977 2 St George-Budapest 3–2 Brisbane City Sydney
 Report
  • Herdle 67'
  • Johnston 75'
 Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Brian Fowler
St George-Budapest v Marconi Fairfield
16 April 1977 3 St George-Budapest 1–3 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
  • R. O'Shea 29'
 Report
  • Campbell 15'
  • Robertson 20'
  • Byrne 73' (pen.)
 Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Harold Hall
St George-Budapest v Adelaide City
23 April 1977 4 St George-Budapest 0–2 Adelaide City Sydney
Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,338
Referee: Tony Boskovic
St George-Budapest v Eastern Suburbs
1 May 1977 5 St George-Budapest 1–1 Eastern Suburbs Sydney
  • Morgan 37'
 Report
  • Smith 66'
 Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,763
Referee: Bill Jones
St George-Budapest v Mooroolbark
14 May 1977 7 St George-Budapest 5–1 Mooroolbark Sydney
  • R. O'Shea 5'
  • O'Connor 26', 51'
  • J. O'Shea 44'
  • Morgan 70'
 Report
  • Tront 28' (pen.)
 Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 620
Referee: Peter Rampley
West Adelaide v St George-Budapest
22 May 1977 8 West Adelaide 3–3 St George-Budapest Adelaide
 Report
  • R. O'Shea 25'
  • Aitken 27', 86'
 Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 7,520
Referee: Dennis Stanley
St George-Budapest v Brisbane Lions
29 May 1977 9 St George-Budapest 0–0 Brisbane Lions Sydney
Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 3,164
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
Canberra City v St George-Budapest
4 June 1977 10 Canberra City 2–2 St George-Budapest Canberra
  • B. Stoddart 15'
  • Grujicic 21'
 Report
Stadium: Manuka Oval
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Tony Boskovic
St George-Budapest v Western Suburbs
11 June 1977 11 St George-Budapest 1–1 Western Suburbs Sydney
Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 2,763
Referee: Richard Lorenc
South Melbourne v St George-Budapest
13 June 1977 6 South Melbourne 2–3 St George-Budapest Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Stewart Mellings
St George-Budapest v Fitzroy United
26 June 1977 13 St George-Budapest 2–2 Fitzroy United Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Hurstville Oval
Attendance: 2,357
Referee: Brian Fowler
Sydney Olympic v St George-Budapest
29 June 1977 12 Sydney Olympic 2–0 St George-Budapest Sydney
  • Cross 32'
  • Senkalski 60'
 Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 2,923
Referee: Peter Rampley
Brisbane City v St George-Budapest
3 July 1977 14 Brisbane City 1–1 St George-Budapest Brisbane
  • Pimblett 32'
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 6,514
Referee: Dave Nugent
St George-Budapest v Footscray JUST
10 July 1977 15 St George-Budapest 2–0 Footscray JUST Sydney
 Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 5,334
Referee: Jim Dixon
Adelaide City v St George-Budapest
17 July 1977 16 Adelaide City 1–1 St George-Budapest Adelaide
  • Northcote 31'
 Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 6,200
Referee: Graham Neal
St George-Budapest v Marconi Fairfield
23 July 1977 17 St George-Budapest 0–0 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 5,482
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Eastern Suburbs v St George-Budapest
31 July 1977 18 Eastern Suburbs 2–2 St George-Budapest Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 2,033
Referee: John Yattersall
St George-Budapest v South Melbourne
7 August 1977 19 St George-Budapest 1–1 South Melbourne Sydney
  • Morgan 8'
 Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 3,456
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
Mooroolbark v St George-Budapest
13 August 1977 20 Mooroolbark 1–0 St George-Budapest Melbourne
  • McGregor 33'
 Report Stadium: Esther Park
Attendance: 800
Referee: Nick Karlich
St George-Budapest v West Adelaide
21 August 1977 21 St George-Budapest 1–0 West Adelaide Sydney
  • Morgan 15'
 Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 2,117
Referee: Brian Fowler
Brisbane Lions v St George-Budapest
28 August 1977 22 Brisbane Lions 1–1 St George-Budapest Brisbane
  • Laszlo 77'
 Report
  • Morgan 87'
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,835
Referee: Dave Nugent (Ron Richmond 75')
St George-Budapest v Canberra City
4 September 1977 23 St George-Budapest 2–0 Canberra City Sydney
  • O'Conner 17'
  • Hensman 40'
 Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 2,205
Referee: Peter Rampley
Western Suburbs v St George-Budapest
11 September 1977 24 Western Suburbs 3–2 St George-Budapest Sydney
  • Norris 6'
  • C. Eaton 18'
  • Harding 45'
 Report
  • Hamilton 56', 73'
 Stadium: Englefield Stadium
Attendance: 780
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
St George-Budapest v Sydney Olympic
18 September 1977 25 St George-Budapest 3–3 Sydney Olympic Sydney
  • Mendez 27'
  • Hensman 51'
  • Morgan 90+2'
 Report
  • Senkalski 22', 81' (pen.)
  • McIntosh 76'
 Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,502
Referee: Dennis McDermott
Fitzroy United v St George-Budapest
24 September 1977 26 Fitzroy United 1–2 St George-Budapest Melbourne
  • Bozikas 8'
 Report
  • Williams 40'
  • Morgan 51'
 Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tony Beazleigh

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[3]
Referee: Dennis McDermott

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[4][3]

No. Pos. Nat. Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia Martin Coe 17 0 1 0 18 0
2 DF Australia George Harris 23 0 0 0 23 0
3 DF England Paul Cotton 13 1 0 0 13 1
4 DF Australia John O'Shea 26 1 0 0 26 1
5 DF Australia Harry Williams 19+2 1 1 0 22 1
6 MF Australia Brendan Grosse 23+2 0 1 0 26 0
7 FW England Charlie George 5+1 1 0 0 6 1
8 FW Australia Mark Jankovics 24 4 0+1 1 25 5
9 FW Australia Neville Morgan 17+6 8 1 0 24 8
10 MF Australia Rudolfo Gnavi 23+2 2 1 0 26 2
11 FW Australia Phil O'Connor 23+2 8 1 0 26 8
12 FW Scotland Fred Aitken 11+6 3 0 0 17 3
13 DF Australia Robert O'Shea 23 4 1 0 24 4
15 FW England Peter Hensman 6+5 3 1 0 12 3
16 DF Australia Doug Utjesenovic 7+2 0 1 0 10 0
18 MF Australia Willie Hamilton 8+2 2 1 0 11 2
19 DF Australia Peter Terry 4 0 0 0 4 0
20 GK Australia Dave McQuire 9 0 0 0 9 0
— MF Australia Roberto Echeverria 1 0 0 0 1 0
— — Australia Emery Holmik 2+1 0 0 0 3 0
— — Australia Carlos Mendez 2+1 1 1 0 4 1
— DF Australia Mike O'Shea 0+1 0 0 0 1 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
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 5 DF Australia Harry Williams 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
6 MF Australia Brendan Grosse 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
10 MF Australia Rudolfo Gnavi 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
4 2 DF Australia George Harris 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
5 1 GK Australia Martin Coe 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 FW Australia Phil O'Connor 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 FW England Peter Hensman 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 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 Australia Martin Coe 5 0 5
2 20 Australia Dave McQuire 1 0 1
Total 6 0 6

References

  1. ^ a b "Abonyi, Rooney switch clubs". Soccer Action. 26 January 1977. p. 1.
  2. ^ Stock, Greg. "1977 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.net.
  3. ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1977 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.net.
  4. ^ Persoglia, Tony; Stock, Greg. "St. George 1977 Squad". OzFootball.net.