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1979 APIA Leichhardt FC season

The 1979 season was the first in the National Soccer League for APIA Leichhardt Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. APIA Leichhardt finished 8th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the second round of the NSL Cup.

APIA Leichhardt
1979 season
ChairmanStuart Macdonald
ManagerJimmy Adam
StadiumMarconi Oval
Wentworth Park
National Soccer League8th
NSL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ken Reed (7)
All: Ken Reed (8)
Highest home attendance10,856
vs. Marconi Fairfield
(13 May 1979)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance850
vs. South Melbourne
(23 September 1979)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance4,298
Biggest win3–0
vs. Sydney Croatia (A)
(25 April 1979)
NSL Cup
3–0
vs. Canberra City (H)
(5 August 1979)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat1–5
vs. Footscray JUST (A)
(15 September 1979)
National Soccer League
1980 →

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 Greg Woodhouse
2 DF   AUS Rod Skellern
3 DF   AUS Warren Turnbull
4 DF   SCO Eric Carruthers
5 DF   AUS Peter Wilson
6 DF   AUS Ian Rowden
7 DF   ITA Rosario Rampanti
8 MF   AUS Terry Butler
10 MF   AUS Peter Stone
11   AUS John Vernon
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW   ENG Ken Reed
13 MF   AUS Ray Richards
14 MF   SCO Brian O'Donnell
15 DF   AUS Bob McGinn
16 FW   AUS Rob Drewes
17   AUS Mark Samuels
18 GK   AUS Dave McQuire
— DF   SCO Jim Dempsey
— DF   AUS Mark Pullen
— FW   AUS Elwyn Roberts

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 9 March 1979 23 September 1979 Matchday 1 8th 26 11 3 12 29 37 −8 042.31
NSL Cup 25 April 1979 20 May 1979 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 050.00
Total 28 12 3 13 34 40 −6 042.86

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League edit

Main article: 1979 National Soccer League

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Marconi Fairfield (C) 26 15 6 5 58 32 +26 40[a] Qualification to Finals series[b]
2 Heidelberg United 26 14 7 5 44 30 +14 36[a]
3 Sydney City 26 15 3 8 47 29 +18 34[a]
4 Brisbane City 26 14 5 7 38 30 +8 34[a]
5 Adelaide City 26 13 6 7 43 27 +16 33[a]
6 Newcastle KB United 26 11 9 6 43 30 +13 32[a]
7 West Adelaide 26 10 4 12 28 31 −3 25[a]
8 APIA Leichhardt 26 11 3 12 29 37 −8 25
9 Brisbane Lions 26 8 6 12 28 40 −12 22
10 Footscray JUST 26 8 3 15 29 43 −14 20[a]
11 St George-Budapest 26 7 6 13 27 43 −16 20
12 Canberra City 26 6 8 12 25 41 −16 20
13 Sydney Olympic (R) 26 7 5 14 23 30 −7 19 Relegated to the 1980 NSW State League
14 South Melbourne 26 6 3 17 26 45 −19 16[a]
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. ^ a b c d e f g h i A Bonus Point was awarded for victories of 4 goals or more.
  2. ^ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1979 National Soccer League.

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 3 12 29 37  −8 36 6 2 5 15 16  −1 5 1 7 14 21  −7

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920222123242526
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHHAAHAH
ResultLLWLWWDWWDWWWLLLDLLWLLLWLW
Position121413121210107664444788898888888
Points00224679111214161818181819191921212121232325
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

9 March 1979 1 APIA Leichhardt 0–1 West Adelaide Sydney
Report
  • McCulloch   37'
 Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 5,723[1]
Referee: Tony Boskovic
18 March 1979 2 Brisbane City 2–0 APIA Leichhardt Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Jack Wood
25 March 1979 3 Adelaide City 0–1 APIA Leichhardt Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 5,176
Referee: Barry Harwood
1 April 1979 4 APIA Leichhardt 1–3 Newcastle KB United Sydney
15:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 2,673
Referee: Henry Witschge
8 April 1979 5 Sydney Olympic 0–2 APIA Leichhardt Sydney
Report
Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 6,751
Referee: Tim Davies
15 April 1979 6 APIA Leichhardt 1–0 Heidelberg United Sydney
 Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 4,267
Referee: Peter Rampley
21 April 1979 7 Canberra City 0–0 APIA Leichhardt Canberra
Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Ken Allen
29 April 1979 8 APIA Leichhardt 2–1 Brisbane Lions Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 2,473
Referee: Jim Reeves
6 May 1979 9 Sydney City 2–3 APIA Leichhardt Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 2,835
Referee: Richard Lorenc
13 May 1979 10 APIA Leichhardt 0–0 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 10,856
Referee: Stewart Mellings
3 June 1979 11 St George-Budapest 1–2 APIA Leichhardt Sydney
 Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,475
Referee: Jack Wood
10 June 1979 12 APIA Leichhardt 3–2 Footscray JUST Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 4,287
Referee: Henry Witschge
18 June 1979 13 South Melbourne 1–2 APIA Leichhardt Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Don Campbell
24 June 1979 14 APIA Leichhardt 1–2 Brisbane City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 5,023
Referee: Tony Boskovic
1 July 1979 15 West Adelaide 3–1 APIA Leichhardt Adelaide
 Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Stewart Mellings
7 July 1979 16 Newcastle KB United 1–0 APIA Leichhardt Newcastle
 Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 10,012
Referee: Peter Rampley
15 July 1979 17 APIA Leichhardt 1–1 Adelaide City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 2,968
Referee: Dave Nugent
22 July 1979 18 APIA Leichhardt 0–2 Sydney Olympic Sydney
Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 5,386
Referee: Richard Lorenc
29 July 1979 19 Heidelberg United 2–1 APIA Leichhardt Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
5 August 1979 20 APIA Leichhardt 3–0 Canberra City Sydney
 Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 3,728
Referee: Henry Witschge
26 August 1979 22 APIA Leichhardt 0–3 Sydney City Sydney
Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 4,620
Referee: Tony Boskovic
29 August 1979 21 Brisbane Lions 2–1 APIA Leichhardt Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 850
Referee: Bob Mee
2 September 1979 23 Marconi Fairfeild 2–0 APIA Leichhardt Sydney
 Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 10,837
Referee: Chris Bambridge
9 September 1979 24 APIA Leichhardt 1–0 St George-Budapest Sydney
 Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 3,026
Referee: Tony Boskovic
15 September 1979 25 Footscray JUST 5–1 APIA Leichhardt Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Don Campbell
23 September 1979 26 APIA Leichhardt 2–1 South Melbourne Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 850
Referee: Ken Allen

NSL Cup edit

Main article: 1979 NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

25 April 1979 First round Sydney Croatia   0–3 APIA Leichhardt Sydney
Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: [2]
Referee: Tim Davies
20 May 1979 Second round St George-Budapest 3–2 APIA Leichhardt Sydney
 Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,783
Referee: Bill Jones

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   Greg Woodhouse 23 0 2 0 25 0
2 DF   Rod Skellern 13+3 0 1 0 17 0
3 DF   Warren Turnbull 16+2 0 2 0 20 0
4 DF   Eric Carruthers 18+2 2 2 0 22 2
5 DF   Peter Wilson 24 1 2 0 26 1
6 DF   Ian Rowden 7 0 0 0 7 0
7 DF   Rosario Rampanti 19+1 1 1 1 21 2
8 MF   Terry Butler 23+1 3 1 0 25 3
10 MF   Peter Stone 22 3 2 0 24 3
11 —   John Vernon 7+3 0 1 0 11 0
12 FW   Ken Reed 22+1 7 2 1 25 8
13 MF   Ray Richards 4+1 0 0 0 5 0
14 MF   Brian O'Donnell 16+5 0 2 0 23 0
15 DF   Bob McGinn 14 1 1 0 15 1
16 FW   Rob Drewes 6+8 2 0+1 1 15 3
17 —   Mark Samuels 3+5 1 1+1 2 10 3
18 GK   Dave McQuire 3 0 0 0 3 0
— DF   Jim Dempsey 17 1 1 0 18 1
— DF   Mark Pullen 14+3 0 1+1 0 19 0
— FW   Elwyn Roberts 12+1 2 0 0 13 2
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
9 FW   Andy Scott 3+1 1 0 0 4 1

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 12 FW   Ken Reed 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1
2 3 DF   Warren Turnbull 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
3 5 DF   Peter Wilson 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
4 4 DF   Eric Carruthers 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
14 MF   Brian O'Donnell 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
15 DF   Bob McGinn 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
— DF   Jim Dempsey 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
8 7 DF   Rosario Rampanti 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
— DF   Mark Pullen 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
— FW   Elwyn Roberts 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
11 2 DF   Rod Skellern 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
8 MF   Terry Butler 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
16 FW   Rob Drewes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 34 0 1 2 0 0 36 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   Greg Woodhouse 6 1 7
1 18   Dave McQuire 1 0 1
Total 7 1 8

References edit

  1. ^ Stock, Greg. "1979 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
  2. ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1979 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.net.
  3. ^ "Adelaide City 1979 Squad". ozfootball.net.
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