1980 St George-Budapest FC season

The 1980 season was the fourth 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 14th to be relegated in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the NSL Cup.

St George-Budapest
1980 season
Head CoachRaul Blanco
StadiumSt George Stadium
Sydney Cricket Ground
National Soccer League14th
NSL CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Dennis Duarte (11)
All: Dennis Duarte (13)
Highest home attendance6,000
vs. South Melbourne
(18 May 1980)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance720
vs. Inter Monaro
(25 April 1980)
NSL Cup
Average home league attendance2,880
Biggest win4–1
vs. Inter Monaro (H)
(25 April 1980)
NSL Cup
4–1
vs. Blacktown City (H)
(15 June 1980)
National Soccer League
3–0
vs. Blacktown City (A)
(6 July 1980)
NSL Cup
Biggest defeat1–6
vs. Adelaide City (A)
(27 July 1980)
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 Mike Fraser
2 DF Australia AUS Nigel Groome
3 DF Australia AUS Peter Terry
4 DF Australia AUS David Skeen
5 DF Australia AUS Doug Utjesenovic (captain)
6 MF Australia AUS Rudolfo Gnavi
7 MF Australia AUS Paul Kay
8 MF Australia AUS Peter Stone
9 FW Australia AUS Peter Beggs
10 MF Australia AUS Peter Katholos
11 MF England ENG Roy Cotton
12 GK Australia AUS Don Smith
13 MF Australia AUS Mark Barton
14 MF Australia AUS Billy Griffith
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Australia AUS Dave McIntosh
16 MF Australia AUS Aaron Scharfegger
17 FW Australia AUS Ernie Campbell
18 FW Australia AUS Dennis Duarte
19 Australia AUS Howard Hadley
20 MF Australia AUS John Russell
Australia AUS Billy Buloch
MF Australia AUS John Davies
England ENG Nick Fenoughty
Australia AUS Ron Fraser
Australia AUS Tom Mihajlovic
DF Australia AUS Steve Ververis
DF Australia AUS Richard Yamine

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 1980 28 September 1980 Matchday 1 14th 26 5 4 17 32 65 −33 019.23
NSL Cup 25 April 1980 3 August 1980 First round Quarter-finals 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 066.67
Total 29 7 4 18 39 70 −31 024.14

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sydney City (C) 26 16 5 5 51 26 +25 37 Qualification to Finals series[lower-alpha 1]
2 Heidelberg United 26 15 6 5 55 33 +22 36
3 South Melbourne 26 15 5 6 42 21 +21 35
4 Marconi Fairfield 26 14 6 6 53 32 +21 34
5 Adelaide City 26 13 4 9 40 27 +13 30
6 Newcastle KB United 26 12 6 8 32 31 +1 30
7 Brisbane Lions 26 7 11 8 28 32 4 25
8 APIA Leichhardt 26 8 7 11 27 35 8 23
9 Footscray JUST 26 7 9 10 32 41 9 23
10 Canberra City 26 7 7 12 34 33 +1 21
11 Blacktown City 26 9 3 14 34 55 21 21
12 Brisbane City 26 4 10 12 29 36 7 18
13 West Adelaide 26 7 3 16 24 46 22 17
14 St George-Budapest (R) 26 5 4 17 32 65 33 14 Relegated to the 1981 NSW State League
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. The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1980 National Soccer League.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 5 4 17 32 65  −33 19 3 2 8 17 32  −15 2 2 9 15 33  −18

Results by round

Round1234567891011121415161317181920212223242526
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHHAAHAHAHA
ResultLWWLLLLDLLLLWWLLDDLDLLLLWL
Position1383710111212121314141413141414141414141414141414
Points024444455555799910111112121212121414
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

9 March 1980 1 Blacktown City 4–2 St George-Budapest Sydney
15:00 AEDT
  • Charlton 6'
  • Fisher 41'
  • Wilkinson 42'
  • Harding 75'
Report
  • Beggs 29'
  • McIntosh 50'
Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 3,478[1]
Referee: Henry Witschge
16 March 1980 2 St George-Budapest 1–0 APIA Leichhardt Sydney
Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,864
Referee: Tony Boskovic
23 March 1980 3 Brisbane City 0–1 St George-Budapest Brisbane
Report
  • Beggs 11'
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,050
Referee: Bob Mee
30 March 1980 4 St George-Budapest 1–5 Canberra City Sydney
15:00 AEDT
  • Duarte 65'
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,033
Referee: Richard Lorenc
6 April 1980 5 Footscray JUST 5–3 St George-Budapest Melbourne
  • Jovanovic 15'
  • Lujic 26'
  • Kondarios 50'
  • Vasic 76'
  • Ollerton 86'
Report
  • Kay 47'
  • Duarte 64', 78'
Stadium: Western Oval
Attendance: 3,540
Referee: Evan Venios
13 April 1980 6 St George-Budapest 1–4 Adelaide City Sydney
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,264
Referee: Des Miles
20 April 1980 7 St George-Budapest 2–3 Brisbane Lions Sydney
Report
  • Lindsay 58'
  • Ontong 70'
  • McGregor 79'
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,094
Referee: R. Warren
27 April 1980 8 Marconi Fairfield 0–0 St George-Budapest Sydney
15:00 AEST Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 4,624
Referee: Jim Reeves
4 May 1980 9 St George-Budapest 0–3 Newcastle KB United Sydney
Report
  • Cowburn 17'
  • Heys 20'
  • P. Tredinnick 60'
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,429
Referee: Henry Witschge
11 May 1980 10 Heidelberg United 4–2 St George-Budapest Melbourne
  • Campbell 24'
  • Cole 62', 72'
  • Bozikas 71'
Report
  • Duarte 15', 84'
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Chris Bambridge
18 May 1980 11 St George-Budapest 0–3 South Melbourne Sydney
Report
Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Richard Lorenc
25 May 1980 12 West Adelaide 1–0 St George-Budapest Adelaide
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Graham Neal
8 June 1980 14 APIA Leichhardt 1–2 St George-Budapest Sydney
Report
Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 2,812
Referee: Chris Bambridge
15 June 1980 15 St George-Budapest 4–1 Blacktown City Sydney
15:00 AEDT
Report
  • Pointer 28'
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,269
Referee: Tony Boskovic
22 June 1980 16 Canberra City 4–1 St George-Budapest Canberra
Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 3,450
Referee: Col Amos
29 June 1980 13 St George-Budapest 0–2 Sydney City Sydney
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,118
Referee: Doug Rennie
13 July 1980 17 St George-Budapest 1–1 Brisbane City Sydney
15:00 AEST Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,107
Referee: Richard Lorenc
20 July 1980 18 St George-Budapest 1–1 Footscray JUST Sydney
Report
  • Vasic 66'
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,174
Referee: Jim Reeves
27 July 1980 19 Adelaide City 6–1 St George-Budapest Adelaide
Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Don Campbell
10 August 1980 20 Brisbane Lions 0–0 St George-Budapest Brisbane
Report Stadium: Lions Stadium
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Dave Nugent
17 August 1980 21 St George-Budapest 0–3 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,217
Referee: Doug Rennie
23 August 1980 22 Newcastle KB United 2–1 St George-Budapest Newcastle
  • Jones 56'
  • Senkalski 74'
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 7,268
Referee: Jim Reeves
7 September 1980 23 St George-Budapest 3–5 Heidelberg United Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,231
Referee: Henry Witschge
14 September 1980 24 South Melbourne 2–1 St George-Budapest Melbourne
  • Kakantonis 17'
  • Wright 35'
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Bobby Kerr
21 September 1980 25 St George-Budapest 3–1 West Adelaide Sydney
  • Duarte 65', 77', 82'
Report
  • Manecas 83'
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 1,638
Referee: Jack Johnston
28 September 1980 26 Sydney City 4–1 St George-Budapest Sydney
  • Boden 38', 48'
  • Trenter 60', 86'
Report
  • Griffith 52'
Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field
Attendance: 3,540
Referee: Tim Davies

NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

25 April 1980 First round St George-Budapest 4–1 Australian Capital Territory Inter Monaro Sydney
  • Beggs 30', 47' (pen.)
  • Duarte 62'
  • Santolin 28' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 720[2]
Referee: Tim Davies
6 July 1980 Second round Blacktown City 0–3 St George-Budapest Sydney
Report
Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Dave Nugent
3 August 1980 Quarter-finals Marconi Fairfield 4–0 St George-Budapest Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 3,652
Referee: Henry Witschge

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 Mike Fraser 180 00 180
2 DF Australia Nigel Groome 70 00 70
3 DF Australia Peter Terry 170 20 190
4 DF Australia David Skeen 90 20 110
5 DF Australia Doug Utjesenovic 201 10 211
6 MF Australia Rudolfo Gnavi 8+10 10 100
7 MF Australia Paul Kay 12+52 1+10 192
8 MF Australia Peter Stone 162 00 162
9 FW Australia Peter Beggs 11+42 2+13 185
10 MF Australia Peter Katholos 18+33 31 244
11 MF England Roy Cotton 11+64 20 194
12 GK Australia Don Smith 80 10 90
13 MF Australia Mark Barton 9+31 1+10 141
14 MF Australia Billy Griffith 222 20 242
15 DF Australia Dave McIntosh 251 20 271
16 MF Australia Aaron Scharfegger 20 10 30
17 FW Australia Ernie Campbell 143 20 163
18 FW Australia Dennis Duarte 20+111 32 2413
19 Australia Howard Hadley 9+40 30 160
20 MF Australia John Russell 140 00 140
Australia Billy Buloch 0+10 0+10 20
MF Australia John Davies 80 00 80
England Nick Fenoughty 0+20 00 20
Australia Ron Fraser 0+10 30 40
Australia Tom Mihajlovic 4+10 00 50
DF Australia Steve Ververis 20 00 20
DF Australia Richard Yamine 2+10 10 40

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 17 FW Australia Ernie Campbell 301 200 501
2 11 MF England Roy Cotton 201 000 201
3 15 DF Australia Dave McIntosh 600 000 600
4 6 MF Australia Rudolfo Gnavi 500 000 500
5 9 FW Australia Peter Beggs 300 100 400
6 4 DF Australia David Skeen 100 100 200
7 MF Australia Paul Kay 200 000 200
16 MF Australia Aaron Scharfegger 100 100 200
19 Australia Howard Hadley 200 000 200
10 3 DF Australia Peter Terry 100 000 100
5 DF Australia Doug Utjesenovic 100 000 100
8 MF Australia Peter Stone 100 000 100
10 MF Australia Peter Katholos 100 000 100
13 MF Australia Mark Barton 100 000 100
DF Australia Richard Yamine 100 000 100
Total 3002 600 3602

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 12 Australia Don Smith 30 3
1 1 Australia Mike Fraser 11 2
Total415

References

  1. Stock, Greg. "1980 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
  2. Stock, Greg. "1980 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
  3. "St. George 1980 Squad". OzFootball.
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