1979 West Adelaide SC season

West Adelaide 1979 football season
West Adelaide
1979 season
Head CoachTommy Forde
StadiumHindmarsh Stadium
National Soccer League7th
NSL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
John Kosmina
Graham Norris
(7 each)
All:
John Kosmina
Graham Norris
(7 each)
Highest home attendance11,127
vs. Adelaide City
(10 June 1979)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance2,500
vs. Sydney City
(5 August 1979)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance4,858
Biggest win5–0
vs. Footscray JUST (H)
(13 May 1979)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–3
vs. Sydney City (A)
(22 April 1979)
National Soccer League
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The 1979 season was the third in the National Soccer League for West Adelaide Soccer Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. West Adelaide finished 7th 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 Martyn Crook
2 DF Australia AUS Vic Bozanic
3 DF Australia AUS Barry Reynolds
4 MF Scotland SCO Neil McGachey
5 DF Greece GRE Con Kambas
6 DF Australia AUS David Jones
7 FW Australia AUS Peter Boyle
8 FW Australia AUS Dave Pillans
9 FW South Africa RSA Graham Norris
10 FW Scotland SCO Graham Honeyman
11 MF Scotland SCO Ian McGregor
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW Australia AUS Alex Zervas
13 MF Malaysia MAS Gary Dooley
14 Australia AUS Marcelino Fernandez
15 DF England ENG Peter Tymczyszyn
16 FW Australia AUS George Koulianos
17 DF Australia AUS Nick Pantzaras
18 MF Australia AUS John Batchelor
19 FW Australia AUS John Kosmina
21 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Sam Service
— MF Scotland SCO Gordon McCulloch
— GK Australia AUS Louis Pivetta

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 1979 23 September 1979 Matchday 1 7th 26 10 4 12 28 31 −3 038.46
NSL Cup 25 April 1979 First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 27 10 4 13 28 32 −4 037.04

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Marconi Fairfield (C) 26 15 6 5 58 32 +26 40[a] Qualification to Finals series[b]
2 Heidelberg United 26 14 7 5 44 30 +14 36[a]
3 Sydney City 26 15 3 8 47 29 +18 34[a]
4 Brisbane City 26 14 5 7 38 30 +8 34[a]
5 Adelaide City 26 13 6 7 43 27 +16 33[a]
6 Newcastle KB United 26 11 9 6 43 30 +13 32[a]
7 West Adelaide 26 10 4 12 28 31 −3 25[a]
8 APIA Leichhardt 26 11 3 12 29 37 −8 25
9 Brisbane Lions 26 8 6 12 28 40 −12 22
10 Footscray JUST 26 8 3 15 29 43 −14 20[a]
11 St George-Budapest 26 7 6 13 27 43 −16 20
12 Canberra City 26 6 8 12 25 41 −16 20
13 Sydney Olympic (R) 26 7 5 14 23 30 −7 19 Relegated to the 1980 NSW State League
14 South Melbourne 26 6 3 17 26 45 −19 16[a]
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:
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i A Bonus Point was awarded for victories of 4 goals or more.
  2. ^ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1979 National Soccer League.

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 10 4 12 28 31  −3 34 6 2 5 17 11  +6 4 2 7 11 20  −9

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

APIA Leichhardt v West Adelaide
9 March 1979 1 APIA Leichhardt 0–1 West Adelaide Sydney
Report
  • McCulloch 37'
 Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 5,723[1]
Referee: Tony Boskovic
West Adelaide v Newcastle KB United
18 March 1979 2 West Adelaide 1–1 Newcastle KB United Adelaide
14:30 ACDT
  • Pillans 80'
 Report
  • Sneddon 88'
 Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 6,127
Referee: Graham Neale
Sydney Olympic v West Adelaide
25 March 1979 3 Sydney Olympic 2–0 West Adelaide Sydney
  • Eaton 36'
  • McIntosh 52'
 Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,731
Referee: Peter Rampley
West Adelaide v Heidelberg United
1 April 1979 4 West Adelaide 1–0 Heidelberg United Adelaide
  • Boyle 27'
 Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 5,230
Referee: Don Campbell
Cabnerra City v West Adelaide
7 April 1979 5 Cabnerra City 0–0 West Adelaide Canberra
Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Jack Wood
West Adelaide v Brisbane Lions
15 April 1979 6 West Adelaide 1–0 Brisbane Lions Adelaide
  • Pillans 49'
 Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 5,260
Referee: Barry Harwood
Sydney City v West Adelaide
22 April 1979 7 Sydney City 3–0 West Adelaide Sydney
  • Watson 9'
  • Smith 42', 84'
 Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 1,891
Referee: Peter Rampley
West Adelaide v Marconi Fairfield
29 April 1979 8 West Adelaide 1–2 Marconi Fairfield Adelaide
  • Kambas 37'
 Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 7,800
Referee: Don Campbell
St George-Budapest v West Adelaide
6 May 1979 9 St George-Budapest 2–0 West Adelaide Sydney
 Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 1,815
Referee: Tim Davies
West Adelaide v Footscray JUST
13 May 1979 10 West Adelaide 5–0 Footscray JUST Adelaide
  • Norris 49', 78'
  • Boyle 59'
  • Kosmina 60'
  • Jones 83'
 Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Graham Neal
South Melbourne v West Adelaide
3 June 1979 11 South Melbourne 3–4 West Adelaide Melbourne
  • Evans 21', 79'
  • Davidson 83'
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Tim Davies
West Adelaide v Adelaide City
10 June 1979 12 West Adelaide 1–2 Adelaide City Adelaide
  • Pillans 9'
 Report
  • Northcote 35'
  • Marwe 84'
 Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 11,127
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
West Adelaide v Brisbane City
17 June 1979 13 West Adelaide 2–1 Brisbane City Adelaide
 Report
  • Coyne 4'
 Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Graham Neal
Newcastle KB United v West Adelaide
23 June 1979 14 Newcastle KB United 0–0 West Adelaide Newcastle
14:30 AEST Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 8,687
Referee: Des Miles
West Adelaide v APIA Leichhardt
1 July 1979 15 West Adelaide 3–1 APIA Leichhardt Adelaide
 Report
  • Roberts 87'
 Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Stewart Mellings
Heidelberg United v West Adelaide
8 July 1979 16 Heidelberg United 3–1 West Adelaide Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Tony Boskovic
West Adelaide v Sydney Olympic
15 July 1979 17 West Adelaide 0–0 Sydney Olympic Adelaide
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Don Campbell
West Adelaide v Canberra City
22 July 1979 18 West Adelaide 2–0 Canberra City Adelaide
  • Norris 57'
  • Tymczyszyn 67'
 Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Chris Bambridge
Brisbane Lions v West Adelaide
29 July 1979 19 Brisbane Lions 2–3 West Adelaide Brisbane
  • Brennan 23'
  • Dooley 71' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Norris 5'
  • Batchelor 77'
  • Kosmina 88'
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 800
Referee: Ken Allen
West Adelaide v Sydney City
5 August 1979 20 West Adelaide 0–2 Sydney City Adelaide
Report
  • Tymczyszyn 16' (o.g.)
  • Stevenson 81'
 Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Stewart Mellings
Marconi Fairfield v West Adelaide
12 August 1979 21 Marconi Fairfield 2–1 West Adelaide Sydney
 Report
  • Boyle 54'
 Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 5,480
Referee: Tony Boskovic
West Adelaide v St George-Budapest
26 August 1979 22 West Adelaide 0–1 St George-Budapest Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,512
Referee: Don Campbell
Footscray JUST v West Adelaide
1 September 1979 23 Footscray JUST 0–1 West Adelaide Melbourne
Report
  • McGregor 84'
 Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
West Adelaide v South Melbourne
9 September 1979 24 West Adelaide 0–1 South Melbourne Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Adelaide City v West Adelaide
16 September 1979 25 Adelaide City 1–0 West Adelaide Adelaide
  • Northcote 86'
 Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 10,007
Referee: Tim Davies
Brisbane City v West Adelaide
23 September 1979 26 Brisbane City 2–0 West Adelaide Brisbane
  • Echeverria 55'
  • Campbell 89'
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Tim Davies

NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Adelaide City v West Adelaide
25 April 1979 First round Adelaide City 1–0 West Adelaide Adelaide
 Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 8,123[2]
Referee: Chris Bambridge

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[3][2]

No. Pos. Nat. Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia Martyn Crook 25 0 1 0 26 0
2 DF Australia Vic Bozanic 14+1 0 1 0 16 0
3 DF Australia Barry Reynolds 18 0 1 0 19 0
4 MF Scotland Neil McGachey 7 0 1 0 8 0
5 DF Greece Con Kambas 22 2 1 0 23 2
6 DF Australia David Jones 26 1 1 0 27 1
7 FW Australia Peter Boyle 24 4 1 0 25 4
8 FW Australia Dave Pillans 11+1 3 1 0 13 3
9 FW South Africa Graham Norris 21+1 7 0 0 22 7
10 FW Scotland Graham Honeyman 22+1 0 1 0 24 0
11 MF Scotland Ian McGregor 17+5 0 1 0 23 0
12 FW Australia Alex Zervas 4+8 0 0 0 12 0
13 MF Malaysia Gary Dooley 14+1 0 0 0 15 0
14 — Australia Marcelino Fernandez 1+3 0 0 0 4 0
15 DF England Peter Tymczyszyn 21+1 1 0+1 0 23 1
16 FW Australia George Koulianos 1 0 0 0 1 0
17 DF Australia Nick Pantzaras 9+1 0 0 0 10 0
18 MF Australia John Batchelor 0+4 1 0 0 4 1
19 FW Australia John Kosmina 21 7 1 0 22 7
21 GK Republic of Ireland Sam Service 1+1 0 0 0 2 0
— MF Scotland Gordon McCulloch 7+1 1 0 0 8 1
— GK Australia Louis Pivetta 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 12 FW Australia Alex Zervas 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1
2 5 DF Greece Con Kambas 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
9 FW South Africa Graham Norris 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
19 FW Australia John Kosmina 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
5 10 FW Scotland Graham Honeyman 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
11 MF Scotland Ian McGregor 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 3 DF Australia Barry Reynolds 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 MF Scotland Neil McGachey 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6 DF Australia David Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 FW Australia Peter Boyle 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
17 DF Australia Nick Pantzaras 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
— MF Scotland Gordon McCulloch 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 24 0 1 0 0 0 24 0 1

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 Martyn Crook 8 0 8
Total 8 0 8

References

  1. ^ Stock, Greg. "1979 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
  2. ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1979 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.net.
  3. ^ Persoglia, Tony; Stock, Greg. "West Adelaide 1979 Squad". OzFootball.net.