1979 Canberra City FC season

The 1979 season was the third in the history of Canberra City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Canberra City finished 12th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the semi-finals of the NSL Cup.

Canberra City
1979 season
Head CoachVic Fernandez
StadiumBruce Stadium
National Soccer League12th
NSL CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Terry Byrne (9)
All: Terry Byrne (13)
Highest home attendance7,510
vs. Brisbane Lions
(10 June 1979)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,500
vs. West Woden
(25 April 1979)
NSL Cup
Average home league attendance4,229
Biggest win4–0
vs. Essendon Croatia
(23 May 1979)
NSL Cup
Biggest defeat1–5
vs. Newcastle KB United
(18 August 1979)
National Soccer League

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 Steve Hoszowski
2 DF Australia AUS Danny Moulis
3 DF Australia AUS Milan Milovanovic
4 DF Australia AUS Steve Hogg
5 DF Australia AUS Harry Williams
6 Argentina ARG Luis Salgado
7 MF Australia AUS Jose Arquero
8 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Ivan Grujicic
9 DF Australia AUS Terry Byrne
10 MF Australia AUS John Davies
11 MF Australia AUS Phil Reis
12 DF Fiji FIJ Keni Kawaleva
13 FW England ENG George Bailey
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Scotland SCO Isaac Farrell
15 DF England ENG Roy Stark
16 DF Scotland SCO John Brown
17 FW Scotland SCO Don Maclaren
18 MF Australia AUS Jimmy Cant
19 FW Australia AUS Bernard Lustica
20 GK Australia AUS David Lindenmayer
MF England ENG Ian Callaghan (on loan from Swansea City)
MF England ENG Paul Fielding
FW Australia AUS Alan Reis
Australia AUS Brian Stoddart
FW Australia AUS Kosta Talevski

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Soccer League 11 March 1979 23 September 1979 Matchday 1 12th 26 6 8 12 25 41 −16 023.08
NSL Cup 25 April 1979 12 August 1979 First round Semi-finals 4 3 0 1 11 3 +8 075.00
Total 30 9 8 13 36 44 −8 030.00

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Marconi Fairfield (C) 26 15 6 5 58 32 +26 40[lower-alpha 1] Qualification to Finals series[lower-alpha 2]
2 Heidelberg United 26 14 7 5 44 30 +14 36[lower-alpha 1]
3 Sydney City 26 15 3 8 47 29 +18 34[lower-alpha 1]
4 Brisbane City 26 14 5 7 38 30 +8 34[lower-alpha 1]
5 Adelaide City 26 13 6 7 43 27 +16 33[lower-alpha 1]
6 Newcastle KB United 26 11 9 6 43 30 +13 32[lower-alpha 1]
7 West Adelaide 26 10 4 12 28 31 3 25[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 1]
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 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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 6 8 12 25 41  −16 26 2 4 7 12 24  −12 4 4 5 13 17  −4

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314161718191520212223242526
GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAAHAHHAH
ResultWWLDDWDWLDLLLDWWLDDLLDLLLL
Position5259854455799999998999991112
Points244568911111212121213151717181919192020202020
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

11 March 1979 1 Canberra City 3–1 Marconi Fairfield Canberra
  • Fielding 49'
  • Byrne 63'
  • Davies 89'
Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 6,845[1]
Referee: Ken Allen
18 March 1979 2 St George-Budapest 2–4 Canberra City Sydney
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,250
Referee: Henry Witschge
25 March 1979 3 Canberra City 0–3 Footscray JUST Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 7,321
Referee: Stewart Mellings
1 April 1979 4 South Melbourne 1–1 Canberra City Melbourne
Report
  • Byrne 35'
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Graham Neale
7 April 1979 5 Canberra City 0–0 West Adelaide Canberra
Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Jack Wood
15 April 1979 6 Brisbane City 0–1 Canberra City Brisbane
Report
  • Grujicic 80'
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jim Reeves
21 April 1979 7 Canberra City 0–0 APIA Leichhardt Canberra
Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Ken Allen
28 April 1979 8 Newcastle KB United 0–2 Canberra City Newcastle
Report
  • Davies 7'
  • Byrne 89'
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 8,359
Referee: Tony Boskovic
5 May 1979 9 Canberra City 1–3 Sydney Olympic Canberra
  • Grujicic 82' (pen.)
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Dave Nugent
13 May 1979 10 Heidelberg United 0–0 Canberra City Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Jack Johnston
3 June 1979 11 Adelaide City 2–1 Canberra City Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Graham Neal
10 June 1979 12 Canberra City 1–2 Brisbane Lions Canberra
  • Grujicic 82'
Report
  • Wilson 59'
  • Brennan 87'
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 7,510
Referee: Ken Allen
17 June 1979 13 Sydney City 2–1 Canberra City Sydney
Report
  • Byrne 40'
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 2,378
Referee: Tim Davies
24 June 1979 14 Canberra City 1–1 St George-Budapest Canberra
  • Byrne 34'
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 3,220
Referee: Bob Mee
7 July 1979 16 Canberra City 3–2 South Melbourne Canberra
  • Byrne 14', 59'
  • Maclaren ?'
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,225
Referee: Doug Rennie
15 July 1979 17 Footscray JUST 1–2 Canberra City Melbourne
Report
  • Maclaren 57'
  • Byrne 63'
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Graham Neal
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
28 July 1979 19 Canberra City 0–0 Brisbane City Canberra
Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 3,378
Referee: Bob Mee
1 August 1979 15 Marconi Fairfield 1–1 Canberra City Sydney
Report
  • Byrne 62'
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 3,725
Referee: Henry Witschge
5 August 1979 20 APIA Leichhardt 3–0 Canberra City Sydney
  • Reed 5', 46'
  • McGinn 80'
Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 3,728
Referee: Henry Witschge
18 August 1979 21 Canberra City 1–5 Newcastle KB United Canberra
  • Farrell 67'
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,750
Referee: Dave Nugent
26 August 1979 22 Sydney Olympic 0–0 Canberra City Sydney
Report Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 1,462
Referee: Peter Rampley
1 September 1979 23 Canberra City 1–2 Heidelberg United Canberra
  • Farrell 32'
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,128
Referee: Ken Allen
8 September 1979 24 Canberra City 0–2 Adelaide City Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,314
Referee: Stewart Mellings
16 September 1979 25 Brisbane Lions 3–0 Canberra City Brisbane
  • Hughes 66', 86'
  • Brennan 89'
Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,460
Referee: Peter Rampley
23 September 1979 26 Canberra City 1–3 Sydney City Canberra
Report
  • Trenter 26', 61', 77'
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,685
Referee: Chris Bambridge

NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

25 April 1979 First round Canberra City 3–1 Australian Capital Territory West Woden Canberra
  • Grujicic 28'
  • Brown 66'
  • Fielding 70'
Report
  • Wate 21'
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,500[2]
Referee: Doug Rennie
23 May 1979 Second round Canberra City 4–0 Victoria (state) Essendon Croatia Canberra
  • Stark 44'
  • Byrne 75', 77'
  • Moulis 89'
Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tim Davies
27 May 1979 Quarter-finals Canberra City 4–1 Footscray JUST Canberra
  • Byrne 75', 77'
  • Cant 50'
  • Grujicic 81'
Report
  • Ilioski 87'
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 4,972
Referee: Richard Lorenc
12 August 1979 Semi-finals Adelaide City 1–0 Canberra City Adelaide
  • Northcote 4'
Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Stewart Mellings

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
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Australia Steve Hoszowski 260 40 300
2 DF Australia Danny Moulis 263 41 304
3 DF Australia Milan Milovanovic 210 40 250
4 DF Australia Steve Hogg 9+40 10 140
5 DF Australia Harry Williams 2+20 20 60
6 Argentina Luis Salgado 101 20 121
7 MF Australia Jose Arquero 30 00 30
8 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivan Grujicic 3+133 1+22 195
9 DF Australia Terry Byrne 269 44 3013
10 MF Australia John Davies 22+12 30 262
11 MF Australia Phil Reis 1+10 00 20
12 DF Fiji Keni Kawaleva 11+50 1+10 180
13 FW England George Bailey 4+30 0+10 80
14 MF Scotland Isaac Farrell 202 30 232
15 DF England Roy Stark 172 31 203
16 DF Scotland John Brown 260 41 301
17 FW Scotland Don Maclaren 12+12 10 142
18 MF Australia Jimmy Cant 23+10 41 281
19 FW Australia Bernard Lustica 4+20 00 60
20 GK Australia David Lindemayer 00 0+10 10
MF England Ian Callaghan 90 10 100
MF England Paul Fielding 11+51 31 192
FW Australia Alan Reis 0+10 00 10
Australia Brian Stoddart 0+10 00 10
FW Australia Kosta Talevski 0+10 0+10 20

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 16 DF Scotland John Brown 300 200 500
2 3 DF Australia Mike Milovanovic 300 100 400
12 DF Fiji Keni Kawaleva 400 000 400
4 17 FW Scotland Don Maclaren 200 000 200
5 2 DF Australia Danny Moulis 100 000 100
6 Argentina Luis Salgado 000 100 100
9 DF Australia Terry Byrne 000 100 100
15 DF Australia Roy Stark 100 000 100
18 MF Australia Jimmy Cant 100 000 100
Total 1600 400 2000

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 Steve Hoszowski 71 8
Total718

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.