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1977 Sydney Olympic FC season

The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Sydney Olympic Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Sydney Olympic finished 12th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the first round of the NSL Cup.

Sydney Olympic
1977 season
Head CoachBruce Stowell
Kaz Kulak
StadiumSydney Sports Ground
Wentworth Park
National Soccer League12th
NSL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Billy Pirie (7)
All: Billy Pirie (7)
Highest home attendance6,217
vs. West Adelaide
(17 April 1977)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,025
vs. Adelaide City
(14 August 1977)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance3,724
Biggest win4–0
vs. Brisbane City (H)
(4 June 1977)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–4
vs. West Adelaide (H)
(17 April 1977)
National Soccer League
0–4
vs. Canberra City (A)
(30 July 1977)
National Soccer League
1978 →

Players edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW   AUS Don Allan
—   AUS Greg Allan
— DF   AUS Richard Bell
— FW   ENG Ray Botham
— DF   ENG Mike Cross
—   AUS Bernie Cullerton
—   AUS Michael Drossos
— DF   SCO George Gibson
—   AUS Tony Ikonomou
— FW   AUS Jim Izatt
— MF   SCO Alex Jamieson
—   AUS Bill Kardambis
— DF   ENG Paul Luckett
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW   AUS Greg Lynch
—   AUS Neil Malone
— DF   AUS Dave McIntosh
— GK   AUS Gary Meier
— DF   AUS Billy Palmer
—   AUS Lazaros Paraskevas
— FW   AUS Brian Parker
— FW   SCO Billy Pirie
— MF   AUS Peter Raskopoulos
— MF   AUS Joe Senkalski
— FW   AUS Chris Thamnidis
— DF   SCO Ken Wilson

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Soccer League 2 April 1977 25 September 1977 Matchday 1 12th 26 7 7 12 25 38 −13 026.92
NSL Cup 20 September 1977 First round First round 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 27 7 7 13 26 40 −14 025.93

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League edit

Main article: 1977 National Soccer League

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
10 Brisbane City 26 8 6 12 30 35 −5 22
11 South Melbourne 26 7 8 11 27 35 −8 22
12 Sydney Olympic 26 7 7 12 25 38 −13 21
13 Canberra City 26 5 7 14 22 39 −17 17
14 Mooroolbark (R) 26 5 5 16 31 61 −30 15 Relegation to the 1978 Victoria Metropolitan League Three
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results summary edit

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 7 12 25 38  −13 28 5 3 5 16 17  −1 2 4 7 9 21  −12

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011131214151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAHAH
ResultLDLWDWLWLWDLWLDWLLLWLDLLDD
Position13121311109109118986999991110101011121212
Points0113466881011111313141616161618181919192021
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

2 April 1977 1 Sydney Olympic 0–2 South Melbourne Sydney
Report
  • Ollerton   72', 85'
 Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 5,872[1]
Referee: Tony Boskovic
10 April 1977 2 Mooroolbark 1–1 Sydney Olympic Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Bob Henderson
17 April 1977 3 Sydney Olympic 0–4 West Adelaide Sydney
Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 6,217
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
24 April 1977 4 Brisbane Lions 0–2 Sydney Olympic Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 5,111
Referee: Des Miles
1 May 1977 5 Sydney Olympic 2–2 Canberra City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 3,616
Referee: Brian Fowler
8 May 1977 6 Western Suburbs 0–2 Sydney Olympic Sydney
Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 7,253
Referee: Bob Mee
15 May 1977 7 Adelaide City 3–0 Sydney Olympic Adelaide
 Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Don Campbell
22 May 1977 8 Sydney Olympic 3–1 Fitzroy United Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 5,857
Referee: John van der Linde
28 May 1977 9 Footscray JUST 1–0 Sydney Olympic Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Bob Henderson
4 June 1977 10 Sydney Olympic 4–0 Brisbane City Sydney
 Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 2,753
Referee: Tim Davies
12 June 1977 11 Marconi Fairfield 0–0 Sydney Olympic Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 9,580
Referee: Harold Hall
26 June 1977 13 Eastern Suburbs 2–0 Sydney Olympic Sydney
 Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 6,115
Referee: Tony Boskovic
29 June 1977 12 Sydney Olympic 2–0 St George-Budapest Sydney
 Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 2,923
Referee: Peter Rampley
3 July 1977 14 Sydney Olympic 1–2 Mooroolbark Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 4,982
Referee: Dennis McDermott
10 July 1977 15 South Melbourne 1–1 Sydney Olympic Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Jim Dixon
17 July 1977 16 Sydney Olympic 1–0 Brisbane Lions Sydney
 Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 3,470
Referee: Tony Boskovic
24 July 1977 17 West Adelaide 1–0 Sydney Olympic Adelaide
 Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 4,125
Referee: Don Campbell
30 July 1977 18 Canberra City 4–0 Sydney Olympic Canberra
 Report Stadium: Manuka Oval
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Henry Witschge
7 August 1977 19 Sydney Olympic 0–3 Western Suburbs Sydney
Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 2,960
Referee: Richard Lorenc
14 August 1977 20 Sydney Olympic 3–1 Adelaide City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,025
Referee: Peter Rampley
21 August 1977 21 Fitzroy United 2–0 Sydney Olympic Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,000
28 August 1977 22 Sydney Olympic 0–0 Footscray JUST Sydney
Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 2,056
Referee: Bill Jones
4 September 1977 23 Brisbane City 3–0 Sydney Olympic Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,420
Referee: Jack Wood
11 September 1977 24 Sydney Olympic 0–2 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 3,691
Referee: Richard Lorenc
18 September 1977 25 St George-Budapest 3–3 Sydney Olympic Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,502
Referee: Dennis McDermott
25 September 1977 26 Sydney Olympic 0–0 Eastern Suburbs Sydney
Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 2,987
Referee: Chris Bambridge

NSL Cup edit

Main article: 1977 NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

20 September 1977 First round Western Suburbs 2–1 Sydney Olympic Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 2,237[2]
Referee: Tim Davies (Ray Sandell)

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

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
— FW   Don Allan 20+1 3 0 0 21 3
— —   Greg Allan 18+2 0 0 0 20 0
— DF   Richard Bell 13 0 1 0 14 0
— FW   Ray Botham 26 6 1 0 27 6
— DF   Mike Cross 24+1 2 1 0 26 2
— —   Bernie Cullerton 13 0 0 0 13 0
— —   Michael Drossos 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
— DF   George Gibson 19 0 0 0 19 0
— —   Tony Ikonomou 4+3 0 0 0 7 0
— FW   Jim Izatt 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
— MF   Alex Jamieson 11 0 1 1 12 1
— —   Bill Kardambis 0+4 0 0 0 4 0
— DF   Paul Luckett 22+2 0 1 0 25 0
— FW   Greg Lynch 5 0 0 0 5 0
— —   Neil Malone 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
— DF   Dave McIntosh 18 3 1 0 19 3
— GK   Gary Meier 26 0 1 0 27 0
— DF   Billy Palmer 12+2 0 1 0 15 0
— —   Lazaros Paraskevas 0+3 0 0+1 0 4 0
— FW   Brian Parker 2+1 0 0 0 3 0
— FW   Billy Pirie 8+1 7 0 0 9 7
— MF   Peter Raskopoulos 7+1 0 1 0 9 0
— MF   Joe Senkalski 25 4 1 0 26 4
— FW   Chris Thamnidis 10+7 0 1 0 18 0
— DF   Ken Wilson 3+2 0 0+1 0 6 0

Disciplinary record edit

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
                 
1 — FW   Don Allan 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1
2 — FW   Chris Thamnidis 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
3 — FW   Dave McIntosh 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
4 — DF   Richard Bell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
— DF   Mike Cross 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 9 0 2 0 0 0 9 0 2

Clean sheets edit

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 —   Gary Meier 8 0 8
Total 8 0 8

References edit

  1. ^ Stock, Greg. "1977 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.net.
  2. ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1977 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.net.
  3. ^ Persoglia, Tony; Stock, Greg. "Sydney Olympic 1977 Squad". OzFootball.net.
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