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1977 Western Suburbs SC (NSW) season

The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Western Suburbs Soccer Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Western Suburbs finished 5th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the NSL Cup.

Western Suburbs
1977 season
Head CoachMichael Laing
StadiumSydney Sports Ground
Englefield Stadium
Marconi Oval
National Soccer League5th
NSL CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Graham Norris (9)
All: Graham Norris (9)
Highest home attendance7,253
vs. Sydney Olympic
(8 May 1977)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance521
vs. Brisbane City
(28 August 1977)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance1,743
Biggest win5–0
vs. Mooroolbark (H)
(3 April 1977)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–4
vs. Brisbane Lions (A)
(24 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
1 GK   ENG Terry Eaton
2 DF   AUS Colin Curran
3 DF   AUS Steve Perry
4 DF   ENG Bob Noble
5 DF   AUS Peter Wilson
6 MF   AUS Dave Harding
7   ENG Bob Fryer
8 MF   AUS Peter Stone
9 FW   RSA Graham Norris
10 FW   AUS Clive Eaton
11 MF   AUS Alan Ainslie
12   AUS Ian Turnbull
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF   AUS Lloyd Hardes
20 GK   POL Wally Lachowicz
— DF   ENG Mike Berry
—   AUS Brian Dodd
— FW   AUS Alan Fisher
— FW   AUS Ken Lindsay
—   ENG Pat Lowrey
— FW   ENG Ian Moores
— DF   AUS Ian Rowden
—   AUS Mark Samuels
—   AUS Warren Turnbull

Transfers in edit

Date from Position Name From Fee Ref.
26 January 1977 DF   Mike Berry   Southampton Free transfer [1]
FW   Graham Norris   Crystal Palace [1]

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 3 April 1977 25 September 1977 Matchday 1 5th 26 11 7 8 38 29 +9 042.31
NSL Cup 20 September 1977 2 October 1977 First round Quarter-finals 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 050.00
Total 28 12 8 8 41 31 +10 042.86

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
3 Fitzroy United 26 12 8 6 41 34 +7 32
4 Adelaide City 26 12 7 7 50 31 +19 31
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
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

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 11 7 8 38 29  +9 40 5 5 3 21 12  +9 6 2 5 17 17  0

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWWWWLDDWDDLLDWWLDWLLDLWLW
Position11111122111444444443555555
Points246810101112141516161617192121222424242525272729
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

3 April 1977 1 Western Suburbs 5–0 Mooroolbark Sydney
 Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,000[2]
Referee: Peter Rampley
11 April 1977 2 West Adelaide 0–1 Western Suburbs Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 7,128
Referee: Dennis Stanley
17 April 1977 3 Western Suburbs 3–0 Brisbane Lions Sydney
 Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,037
Referee: Richard Lorenc
23 April 1977 4 Canberra City 0–3 Western Suburbs Canberra
Report
Stadium: Manuka Oval
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Peter Rampley
1 May 1977 5 Adelaide City 1–2 Western Suburbs Adelaide
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 11,300
Referee: Dennis Stanley
8 May 1977 6 Western Suburbs 0–2 Sydney Olympic Sydney
Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 7,253
Referee: Bob Mee
14 May 1977 7 Fitzroy United 2–2 Western Suburbs Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,800
Referee: Jim Dixon
21 May 1977 8 Western Suburbs 0–0 Footscray JUST Sydney
Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,754
Referee: Tim Davies
29 May 1977 9 Brisbane City 0–1 Western Suburbs Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 5,103
Referee: Dave Nugent
1 June 1977 10 Western Suburbs 1–1 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Englefield Stadium
Attendance: 3,245
Referee: Ken Small
11 June 1977 11 St George-Budapest 1–1 Western Suburbs Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 2,763
Referee: Richard Lorenc
18 June 1977 12 Western Suburbs 3–4 Eastern Suburbs Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,275
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
26 June 1977 13 South Melbourne 2–0 Western Suburbs Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bob Henderson
3 July 1977 14 Western Suburbs 1–1 West Adelaide Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Englefield Stadium
Attendance: 1,347
Referee: Tony Boskovic
10 July 1977 15 Mooroolbark 0–2 Western Suburbs Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Nick Karlich
17 July 1977 16 Western Suburbs 3–1 Canberra City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Englefield Stadium
Attendance: 1,012
Referee: Bill Jones
24 July 1977 17 Brisbane Lions 4–0 Western Suburbs Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,326
Referee: Dave Nugent
31 July 1977 18 Western Suburbs 0–0 Adelaide City Sydney
Report Stadium: Englefield Stadium
Attendance: 1,796
Referee: Tony Boskovic
7 August 1977 19 Sydney Olympic 0–3 Western Suburbs Sydney
Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 2,960
Referee: Richard Lorenc
31 August 1977 20 Western Suburbs 0–1 Fitzroy United Sydney
Report
Stadium: Englefield Stadium
Attendance: 1,109
Referee: Peter Rampley
20 August 1977 21 Footscray JUST 2–1 Western Suburbs Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Chris Bambridge
28 August 1977 22 Western Suburbs 0–0 Brisbane City Sydney
Report Stadium: Englefield Stadium
Attendance: 521
Referee: Henry Witschge
4 September 1977 23 Marconi Fairfield 3–0 Western Suburbs Sydney
 Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 2,358
Referee: Tony Boskovic
11 September 1977 24 Western Suburbs 3–2 St George-Budapest Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Englefield Stadium
Attendance: 780
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
18 September 1977 25 Eastern Suburbs 2–1 Western Suburbs Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 1,278
Referee: Don Campbell
25 September 1977 26 Western Suburbs 2–0 South Melbourne Sydney
 Report Stadium: Englefield Stadium
Attendance: 526
Referee: Henry Witschge

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[3]
Referee: Tim Davies
2 October 1977 Quarter-finals Brisbane City 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 Western Suburbs Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: David Yelland

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[4][3]

No. Pos. Nat. Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Terry Eaton 26 0 1 0 27 0
2 DF   Colin Curran 26 2 2 0 28 2
3 DF   Steve Perry 25+1 1 2 0 28 1
4 DF   Bob Noble 22 1 2 0 24 1
5 DF   Peter Wilson 25 3 2 0 27 3
6 MF   Dave Harding 25 3 2 1 27 4
7 —   Bob Fryer 13 3 0 0 13 3
8 MF   Peter Stone 25 1 2 0 27 1
9 FW   Graham Norris 21 9 2 0 23 9
10 FW   Clive Eaton 23+1 7 1 0 25 7
11 MF   Alan Ainslie 20+1 3 2 0 23 3
12 —   Ian Turnbull 9+2 0 1 0 12 0
13 MF   Lloyd Hardes 9+1 0 0+1 0 11 0
20 GK   Wally Lachowicz 0 0 1 0 1 0
— DF   Mike Berry 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
— —   Brian Dodd 1+4 0 0 0 5 0
— FW   Alan Fisher 2+1 0 1 0 4 0
— FW   Ken Lindsay 6 1 0 0 6 1
— —   Pat Lowrey 3+3 1 0 0 6 1
— FW   Ian Moores 5 2 0 0 5 2
— DF   Ian Rowden 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
— —   Mark Samuels 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
— —   Warren Turnbull 0 0 1 2 1 2

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 9 FW   Graham Norris 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 2
2 4 DF   Bob Noble 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
3 1 GK   Terry Eaton 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
4 3 DF   Steve Perry 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 DF   Peter Wilson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6 MF   Dave Harding 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 —   Bob Fryer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
8 MF   Peter Stone 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 16 0 2 0 0 0 16 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 1   Terry Eaton 11 0 11
Total 11 0 11

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Ambitious bids by Olympic, Hakoah". Soccer Action. 26 January 1977. p. 4.
  2. ^ Stock, Greg. "1977 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.net.
  3. ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1977 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.net.
  4. ^ Persoglia, Tony; Stock, Greg. "Western Suburbs 1977 Squad". OzFootball.net.
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