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1977 Marconi Fairfield FC season

The 1977 season is the first in the National Soccer League for Marconi Fairfield (now Marconi Stallions Football Club). In addition to the domestic league, Marconi Fairfield competed in the NSL Cup as runners-up.

Marconi Fairfield
1977 season
ManagerRale Rasic
StadiumMarconi Oval
Sydney Sports Ground
National Soccer League2nd
NSL CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Peter Sharne (9)
All: Peter Sharne (12)
Highest home attendance9,580
vs. Sydney Olympic
(12 June 1977)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,190
vs. Canberra City
(3 October 1977)
NSL Cup
Average home league attendance3,959
Biggest win8–1
vs. Fitzroy United (A)
(18 June 1977)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–4
vs. Adelaide City (H)
(11 April 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   AUS Allan Maher
2   AUS Barry Jones
3 DF   AUS Paul Degney
4 DF   RSA Les Hucker
5 DF   AUS Ivo Prskalo
6 MF   AUS Ray Richards
7 MF   AUS Gary Byrne
8 FW   AUS Ernie Campbell
9 MF   AUS Jimmy Rooney
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 FW   AUS Raul Carrizo
11 MF   AUS John Russell
12 FW   AUS Berti Mariani
14 DF   IRL Stuart Robertson
— MF   AUS Stuart Selvage
— FW   AUS Peter Sharne
— FW   ITA Roberto Vieri
— DF   AUS Richie Williams

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 2nd 26 15 7 4 42 21 +21 057.69
NSL Cup 20 September 1977 9 October 1977 First round Runners-up 4 3 1 0 10 4 +6 075.00
Total 30 18 8 4 52 25 +27 060.00

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
1 Eastern Suburbs (C) 26 13 11 2 52 28 +24 37
2 Marconi Fairfield 26 15 7 4 42 21 +21 37
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
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

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 15 7 4 42 21  +21 52 6 5 2 12 7  +5 9 2 2 30 14  +16

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314161718151920212223242526
GroundAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHA
ResultWLWWWWWDDDDWWLDDWWWWLLWWDW
Position58632211223212111111122222
Points22468101213141516182020212224262830303032343537
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

3 April 1977 1 Brisbane City 0–1 Marconi Fairfield Brisbane
Report
  • Sharne   83'
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 5,124[1]
Referee: Des Miles
11 April 1977 2 Marconi Fairfield 0–4 Adelaide City Sydney
Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 3,650
Referee: Bill Jones
16 April 1977 3 St George-Budapest 1–3 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Harold Hall
24 April 1977 4 Eastern Suburbs 2–4 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 2,563
Referee: John van der Lende
30 April 1977 5 Marconi Fairfield 3–0 South Melbourne Sydney
 Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Tim Davies
7 May 1977 6 Mooroolbark 2–3 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Bob Henderson
15 May 1977 7 Marconi Fairfield 2–1 West Adelaide Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 1,652
Referee: Tony Boskovic
22 May 1977 8 Brisbane Lions 1–1 Marconi Fairfield Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,263
Referee: Jack Wood
28 May 1977 9 Marconi Fairfield 0–0 Canberra City Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 2,243
Referee: Bill Jones
1 June 1977 10 Western Suburbs 1–1 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Englefield Stadium
Attendance: 3,245
Referee: Ken Small
12 June 1977 11 Marconi Fairfield 0–0 Sydney Olympic Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 9,580
Referee: Harold Hall
18 June 1977 12 Fitzroy United 1–8 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 7,800
Referee: Graham Neal
26 June 1977 13 Marconi Fairfield 1–0 Footscray JUST Sydney
 Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Richard Lorenc
3 July 1977 14 Adelaide City 1–0 Marconi Fairfield Adelaide
 Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 13,132
Referee: Don Campbell
17 July 1977 16 Marconi Fairfield 1–1 Eastern Suburbs Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 5,835
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
23 July 1977 17 St George-Budapest 0–0 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 5,482
Referee: Richard Lorenc
30 July 1977 18 South Melbourne 1–2 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: David Yelland
5 August 1977 15 Marconi Fairfield 1–0 Brisbane City Sydney
 Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 2,784
Referee: Henry Witschge
7 August 1977 19 Marconi Fairfield 1–0 Mooroolbark Sydney
 Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 3,456
Referee: Bill Jones
19 August 1977 20 West Adelaide 0–1 Marconi Fairfield Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Dennis Stanley
21 August 1977 21 Marconi Fairfield 0–1 Brisbane Lions Sydney
Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 2,453
31 August 1977 22 Canberra City 1–0 Marconi Fairfield Queanbeyan
 Report Stadium: Seiffert Oval
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: David Yelland
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 Sydney Olympic 0–2 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 3,691
Referee: Richard Lorenc
18 September 1977 25 Marconi Fairfield 0–0 Fitzroy United Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Brian Fowler
25 September 1977 26 Footscray JUST 3–4 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: David Yelland

NSL Cup edit

Main article: 1977 NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

20 September 1977 First round Marconi Fairfield 1–0 Eastern Suburbs Sydney
 Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 2,237[2]
Referee: Richard Lorenc
3 October 1977 Quarter-finals Marconi Fairfield 5–1 Canberra City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,190
Referee: Bill Jones
6 October 1977 Semi-finals Fitzroy United 2–3 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 5,000
9 October 1977 Final Brisbane City 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		 Marconi Fairfield Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Stewart Mellings

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
1 GK   Allan Maher 26 0 4 0 30 0
2 —   Barry Jones 14+2 0 1+1 0 18 0
3 DF   Paul Degney 26 1 4 0 30 1
4 DF   Les Hucker 8+3 0 0 0 11 0
5 DF   Ivo Prskalo 26 0 4 1 30 1
6 MF   Ray Richards 25 4 4 0 29 4
7 MF   Gary Byrne 26 4 4 1 30 5
8 FW   Ernie Campbell 22+1 6 4 2 27 8
9 MF   Jimmy Rooney 26 7 4 1 30 8
10 FW   Raul Carrizo 3+3 0 0 0 6 0
11 MF   John Russell 16+1 0 4 0 21 0
12 FW   Berti Mariani 16+5 7 4 2 25 9
14 DF   Stuart Robertson 14+3 1 3 0 20 1
— MF   Stuart Selvage 2+1 0 0+1 0 4 0
— FW   Peter Sharne 26 9 4 3 30 12
— FW   Roberto Vieri 8 1 0 0 8 1
— DF   Richie Williams 2+3 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 11 MF   John Russell 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2 8 FW   Ernie Campbell 6 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0
3 5 DF   Ivo Prskalo 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
6 MF   Ray Richards 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
7 MF   Gary Byrne 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
9 MF   Jimmy Rooney 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 1 GK   Allan Maher 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2 —   Barry Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
3 DF   Paul Degney 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
4 DF   Les Hucker 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 16 0 0 3 0 1 19 0 1

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   Allan Maher 12 1 13
Total 12 1 13

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. ^ "Marconi 1977 Squad". OzFootball.net.
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