1977 St George-Budapest FC season

The 1977 season was the first 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 6th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the first round of the NSL Cup.

St George-Budapest
1977 season
Head CoachManfred Schaefer
Ilija Takac
StadiumSydney Sports Ground
Hurstville Oval
Wentworth Park
National Soccer League6th
NSL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Neville Morgan
Phil O'Connor
(8 each)

All:
Neville Morgan
Phil O'Connor
(8 each)
Highest home attendance5,482
vs. Marconi Fairfield
(23 July 1977)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance620
vs. Mooroolbark
(14 May 1977)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance2,664
Biggest win5–1
vs. Mooroolbark (H)
(14 May 1977)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat1–3
vs. Marconi Fairfield (A)
(16 April 1977)
National Soccer League
0–2
vs. Adelaide City (A)
(23 April 1977)
National Soccer League
0–2
vs. Sydney Olympic (A)
(29 June 1977)
National Soccer League
1978 →

Players

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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 Martin Coe
2 DF   AUS George Harris (captain)
3 DF   ENG Paul Cotton
4 DF   AUS John O'Shea
5 DF   AUS Harry Williams
6 MF   AUS Brendan Grosse
7 FW   ENG Charlie George
8 FW   AUS Mark Jankovics
9 FW   AUS Neville Morgan
10 MF   AUS Rudolfo Gnavi
11 FW   AUS Phil O'Connor
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW   SCO Fred Aitken
13 DF   AUS Robert O'Shea
15 FW   ENG Peter Hensman
16 DF   AUS Doug Utjesenovic
18 MF   SCO Willie Hamilton
19 DF   AUS Peter Terry
20 GK   AUS Dave McQuire
MF   AUS Roberto Echeverria
  AUS Emery Holmik
  AUS Carlos Mendez
DF   AUS Mike O'Shea

Transfers

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Transfers out

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Date from Position Name To Fee Ref.
10–16 January 1977 FW Attila Abonyi   Sydney Croatia $8,000 [1]
FW Jimmy Rooney Marconi Fairfield $20,000 [1]

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Soccer League 2 April 1977 24 September 1977 Matchday 1 6th 26 7 14 5 39 35 +4 026.92
NSL Cup 22 September 1977 First round First round 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 27 7 14 6 40 37 +3 025.93

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
8 Footscray JUST 26 9 6 11 36 39 −3 24
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results summary

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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 14 5 39 35  +4 35 5 6 2 22 16  +6 2 8 3 17 19  −2

Results by round

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Round1234578910116131214151617181920212223242526
GroundAHHHHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDWLLDWDDDDWDLDWDDDDLWDWLDW
Position658109866778788767677666666
Points1333467891012131314161718192020222325252628
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

2 April 1977 1 Footscray JUST 0–0 St George-Budapest Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 3,500[2]
Referee: David Yelland
11 April 1977 2 St George-Budapest 3–2 Brisbane City Sydney
Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Brian Fowler
16 April 1977 3 St George-Budapest 1–3 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Harold Hall
23 April 1977 4 St George-Budapest 0–2 Adelaide City Sydney
Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,338
Referee: Tony Boskovic
1 May 1977 5 St George-Budapest 1–1 Eastern Suburbs Sydney
Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,763
Referee: Bill Jones
14 May 1977 7 St George-Budapest 5–1 Mooroolbark Sydney
Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 620
Referee: Peter Rampley
22 May 1977 8 West Adelaide 3–3 St George-Budapest Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 7,520
Referee: Dennis Stanley
29 May 1977 9 St George-Budapest 0–0 Brisbane Lions Sydney
Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 3,164
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
4 June 1977 10 Canberra City 2–2 St George-Budapest Canberra
Report
Stadium: Manuka Oval
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Tony Boskovic
11 June 1977 11 St George-Budapest 1–1 Western Suburbs Sydney
Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 2,763
Referee: Richard Lorenc
13 June 1977 6 South Melbourne 2–3 St George-Budapest Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Stewart Mellings
26 June 1977 13 St George-Budapest 2–2 Fitzroy United Sydney
Report
Stadium: Hurstville Oval
Attendance: 2,357
Referee: Brian Fowler
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 Brisbane City 1–1 St George-Budapest Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 6,514
Referee: Dave Nugent
10 July 1977 15 St George-Budapest 2–0 Footscray JUST Sydney
Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 5,334
Referee: Jim Dixon
17 July 1977 16 Adelaide City 1–1 St George-Budapest Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 6,200
Referee: Graham Neal
23 July 1977 17 St George-Budapest 0–0 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 5,482
Referee: Richard Lorenc
31 July 1977 18 Eastern Suburbs 2–2 St George-Budapest Sydney
Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 2,033
Referee: John Yattersall
7 August 1977 19 St George-Budapest 1–1 South Melbourne Sydney
Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 3,456
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
13 August 1977 20 Mooroolbark 1–0 St George-Budapest Melbourne
Report Stadium: Esther Park
Attendance: 800
Referee: Nick Karlich
21 August 1977 21 St George-Budapest 1–0 West Adelaide Sydney
Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 2,117
Referee: Brian Fowler
28 August 1977 22 Brisbane Lions 1–1 St George-Budapest Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,835
Referee: Dave Nugent (Ron Richmond 75')
4 September 1977 23 St George-Budapest 2–0 Canberra City Sydney
Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 2,205
Referee: Peter Rampley
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 St George-Budapest 3–3 Sydney Olympic Sydney
Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,502
Referee: Dennis McDermott
24 September 1977 26 Fitzroy United 1–2 St George-Budapest Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tony Beazleigh

NSL Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss

21 September 1977 First round Canberra City 2–1 St George-Budapest Canberra
Report
Stadium: Manuka Oval
Attendance: 1,000[3]
Referee: Dennis McDermott

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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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   Martin Coe 17 0 1 0 18 0
2 DF   George Harris 23 0 0 0 23 0
3 DF   Paul Cotton 13 1 0 0 13 1
4 DF   John O'Shea 26 1 0 0 26 1
5 DF   Harry Williams 19+2 1 1 0 22 1
6 MF   Brendan Grosse 23+2 0 1 0 26 0
7 FW   Charlie George 5+1 1 0 0 6 1
8 FW   Mark Jankovics 24 4 0+1 1 25 5
9 FW   Neville Morgan 17+6 8 1 0 24 8
10 MF   Rudolfo Gnavi 23+2 2 1 0 26 2
11 FW   Phil O'Connor 23+2 8 1 0 26 8
12 FW   Fred Aitken 11+6 3 0 0 17 3
13 DF   Robert O'Shea 23 4 1 0 24 4
15 FW   Peter Hensman 6+5 3 1 0 12 3
16 DF   Doug Utjesenovic 7+2 0 1 0 10 0
18 MF   Willie Hamilton 8+2 2 1 0 11 2
19 DF   Peter Terry 4 0 0 0 4 0
20 GK   Dave McQuire 9 0 0 0 9 0
MF   Roberto Echeverria 1 0 0 0 1 0
  Emery Holmik 2+1 0 0 0 3 0
  Carlos Mendez 2+1 1 1 0 4 1
DF   Mike O'Shea 0+1 0 0 0 1 0

Disciplinary record

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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 5 DF   Harry Williams 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
6 MF   Brendan Grosse 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
10 MF   Rudolfo Gnavi 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
4 2 DF   George Harris 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
5 1 GK   Martin Coe 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 FW   Phil O'Connor 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 FW   Peter Hensman 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0

Clean sheets

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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   Martin Coe 5 0 5
2 20   Dave McQuire 1 0 1
Total 6 0 6

References

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  1. ^ a b "Abonyi, Rooney switch clubs". Soccer Action. 26 January 1977. p. 1.
  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. "St. George 1977 Squad". OzFootball.net.