1977 West Adelaide SC season
The 1977 season was the first 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 semi-finals of the NSL Cup.
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Head Coach | Mike Johnson Billy Birch |
Stadium | Hindmarsh Stadium Olympic Sports Field |
National Soccer League | 7th |
NSL Cup | Semi-finals |
Top goalscorer | League: John Kosmina (12) All: John Kosmina (13) |
Highest home attendance | 12,328 vs. Adelaide City (19 June 1977) National Soccer League |
Lowest home attendance | 600 vs. Mooroolbark (11 September 1977) National Soccer League |
Average home league attendance | 5,436 |
Biggest win | 4–0 vs. Sydney Olympic (A) (17 April 1977) National Soccer League 5–1 vs. Brisbane Lions (H) (26 June 1977) National Soccer League |
Biggest defeat | 1–4 vs. Adelaide City (H) (19 June 1977) National Soccer League 0–3 vs. Brisbane City (A) (5 October 1977) 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
Overall record
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 | 2 April 1977 | 25 September 1977 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 30.77 |
NSL Cup | 20 September 1977 | 5 October 1977 | First round | Semi-finals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0.00 |
Total | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 28.57 |
Source: Competitions
National Soccer League
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
9 | Brisbane Lions | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 23 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Results summary
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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 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 12 | +8 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Results by round
Matches
Win Draw Loss
2 April 1977 1 | Canberra City | 1–3 | West Adelaide | Canberra |
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Stadium: Manuka Oval Attendance: 2,500[1] Referee: Dennis McDermott |
11 April 1977 2 | West Adelaide | 0–1 | Western Suburbs | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 7,128 Referee: Dennis Stanley |
17 April 1977 3 | Sydney Olympic | 0–4 | West Adelaide | Sydney |
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Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 6,217 Referee: Barry Wilkinson |
24 April 1977 4 | West Adelaide | 1–1 | Fitzroy United | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 6,800 Referee: Don Campbell |
30 April 1977 5 | Footscray JUST | 0–1 | West Adelaide | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,840 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
15 May 1977 7 | Marconi Fairfield | 2–1 | West Adelaide | Sydney |
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Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 1,652 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
22 May 1977 8 | West Adelaide | 3–3 | St George-Budapest | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 7,520 Referee: Dennis Stanley |
29 May 1977 9 | Eastern Suburbs | 1–1 | West Adelaide | Sydney |
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Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
5 June 1977 10 | West Adelaide | 1–1 | South Melbourne | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Barry Wilkinson |
10 June 1977 6 | West Adelaide | 3–3 | Brisbane City | Adelaide |
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Graham Neal |
12 June 1977 11 | Mooroolbark | 1–1 | West Adelaide | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Esther Park Attendance: 600 Referee: Bob Henderson |
19 June 1977 12 | West Adelaide | 1–4 | Adelaide City | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 12,328 Referee: David Yelland |
26 June 1977 13 | West Adelaide | 5–1 | Brisbane Lions | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 5,115 Referee: Don Campbell |
3 July 1977 14 | Western Suburbs | 1–1 | West Adelaide | Sydney |
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Stadium: Englefield Stadium Attendance: 1,347 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
9 July 1977 15 | West Adelaide | 0–0 | Canberra City | Adelaide |
Report | Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Dennis Stanley |
17 July 1977 16 | Fitzroy United | 0–0 | West Adelaide | Melbourne |
Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Bob Henderson |
24 July 1977 17 | West Adelaide | 1–0 | Sydney Olympic | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,125 Referee: Don Campbell |
31 July 1977 18 | West Adelaide | 1–0 | Footscray JUST | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,246 Referee: J. Johnson |
7 August 1977 19 | Brisbane City | 1–0 | West Adelaide | Brisbane |
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Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 5,223 Referee: Jack Wood |
19 August 1977 20 | West Adelaide | 0–1 | Marconi Fairfield | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Dennis Stanley |
21 August 1977 21 | St George-Budapest | 1–0 | West Adelaide | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,117 Referee: Brian Fowler |
28 August 1977 22 | West Adelaide | 1–3 | Eastern Suburbs | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
3 September 1977 23 | South Melbourne | 1–2 | West Adelaide | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Jim Dixon |
11 September 1977 24 | West Adelaide | 1–2 | Mooroolbark | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: David Yelland |
18 September 1977 25 | Adelaide City | 2–2 | West Adelaide | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 10,125 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
25 September 1977 26 | Brisbane Lions | 1–4 | West Adelaide | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 2,482 Referee: John Tattersall |
NSL Cup
Win Draw Loss
20 September 1977 First round | West Adelaide | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Adelaide City | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 8,656[2] |
5 October 1977 Semi-finals | Brisbane City | 3–0 (a.e.t.) | West Adelaide | Brisbane |
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Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 5,000 |
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 | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
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Steve Amos | 21+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
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John Batchelor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
— | MF | ![]() |
Alan Bourke | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
— | FW | ![]() |
Peter Boyle | 16+2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4 |
— | GK | ![]() |
Martyn Crook | 20+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
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Ted de Lyster | 6+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
— | FW | ![]() |
Graham Honeyman | 15+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
— | DF | ![]() |
David Jones | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
— | FW | ![]() |
John Kosmina | 23 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 13 |
— | FW | ![]() |
George Koulianos | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
— | FW | ![]() |
John Krytikos | 0+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
— | MF | ![]() |
Gordon McCulloch | 17+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
— | MF | ![]() |
Neil McGachey | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 4 |
— | MF | ![]() |
Ian McGregor | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 6 |
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Nick Pantelis | 4+6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
— | FW | ![]() |
Dave Pillans | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
— | DF | ![]() |
Barry Reynolds | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
— | GK | ![]() |
Sam Service | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
— | MF | ![]() |
Graeme Souness | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
— | — | ![]() |
Lucky Vagianos | 23+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
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Richard Yeeles | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
— | FW | ![]() |
Alex Zervas | 7+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
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 | — | FW | ![]() |
Dave Pillans | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
2 | — | FW | ![]() |
Graham Honeyman | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
3 | — | FW | ![]() |
Nick Pantelis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
4 | — | MF | ![]() |
Steve Amos | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
5 | — | — | ![]() |
Lucky Vagianos | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
6 | — | DF | ![]() |
Barry Reynolds | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
7 | — | FW | ![]() |
Lucky Vagianos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
— | MF | ![]() |
Gordon McCulloch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
— | MF | ![]() |
Neil McGachey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
— | FW | ![]() |
Alex Zervas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | — | FW | ![]() |
Peter Boyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
— | DF | ![]() |
David Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
— | MF | ![]() |
Graeme Souness | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 5 |
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 |
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1 | — | ![]() |
Martyn Crook | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Total | 6 | 0 | 6 |
References
- Stock, Greg. "1977 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.net.
- Stock, Greg. "1977 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.net.
- Persoglia, Tony; Stock, Greg. "West Adelaide 1977 Squad". OzFootball.net.