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1979 Canberra City FC season

The 1979 season was the third in the history of Canberra City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Canberra City finished 12th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the semi-finals of the NSL Cup.

Canberra City
1979 season
Head CoachVic Fernandez
StadiumBruce Stadium
National Soccer League12th
NSL CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Terry Byrne (9)
All: Terry Byrne (13)
Highest home attendance7,510
vs. Brisbane Lions
(10 June 1979)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,500
vs. West Woden
(25 April 1979)
NSL Cup
Average home league attendance4,229
Biggest win4–0
vs. Essendon Croatia
(23 May 1979)
NSL Cup
Biggest defeat1–5
vs. Newcastle KB United
(18 August 1979)
National Soccer League
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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 Steve Hoszowski
2 DF   AUS Danny Moulis
3 DF   AUS Milan Milovanovic
4 DF   AUS Steve Hogg
5 DF   AUS Harry Williams
6   ARG Luis Salgado
7 MF   AUS Jose Arquero
8 MF   YUG Ivan Grujicic
9 DF   AUS Terry Byrne
10 MF   AUS John Davies
11 MF   AUS Phil Reis
12 DF   FIJ Keni Kawaleva
13 FW   ENG George Bailey
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF   SCO Isaac Farrell
15 DF   ENG Roy Stark
16 DF   SCO John Brown
17 FW   SCO Don Maclaren
18 MF   AUS Jimmy Cant
19 FW   AUS Bernard Lustica
20 GK   AUS David Lindenmayer
— MF   ENG Ian Callaghan (on loan from Swansea City)
— MF   ENG Paul Fielding
— FW   AUS Alan Reis
—   AUS Brian Stoddart
— FW   AUS Kosta Talevski

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 11 March 1979 23 September 1979 Matchday 1 12th 26 6 8 12 25 41 −16 023.08
NSL Cup 25 April 1979 12 August 1979 First round Semi-finals 4 3 0 1 11 3 +8 075.00
Total 30 9 8 13 36 44 −8 030.00

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 6 8 12 25 41  −16 26 2 4 7 12 24  −12 4 4 5 13 17  −4

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314161718191520212223242526
GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAAHAHHAH
ResultWWLDDWDWLDLLLDWWLDDLLDLLLL
Position5259854455799999998999991112
Points244568911111212121213151717181919192020202020
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

11 March 1979 1 Canberra City 3–1 Marconi Fairfield Canberra
 Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 6,845[1]
Referee: Ken Allen
18 March 1979 2 St George-Budapest 2–4 Canberra City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,250
Referee: Henry Witschge
25 March 1979 3 Canberra City 0–3 Footscray JUST Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 7,321
Referee: Stewart Mellings
1 April 1979 4 South Melbourne 1–1 Canberra City Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Graham Neale
7 April 1979 5 Canberra City 0–0 West Adelaide Canberra
Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Jack Wood
15 April 1979 6 Brisbane City 0–1 Canberra City Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jim Reeves
21 April 1979 7 Canberra City 0–0 APIA Leichhardt Canberra
Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Ken Allen
28 April 1979 8 Newcastle KB United 0–2 Canberra City Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 8,359
Referee: Tony Boskovic
5 May 1979 9 Canberra City 1–3 Sydney Olympic Canberra
 Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Dave Nugent
13 May 1979 10 Heidelberg United 0–0 Canberra City Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Jack Johnston
3 June 1979 11 Adelaide City 2–1 Canberra City Adelaide
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Graham Neal
10 June 1979 12 Canberra City 1–2 Brisbane Lions Canberra
 Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 7,510
Referee: Ken Allen
17 June 1979 13 Sydney City 2–1 Canberra City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 2,378
Referee: Tim Davies
24 June 1979 14 Canberra City 1–1 St George-Budapest Canberra
 Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 3,220
Referee: Bob Mee
7 July 1979 16 Canberra City 3–2 South Melbourne Canberra
 Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,225
Referee: Doug Rennie
15 July 1979 17 Footscray JUST 1–2 Canberra City Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Graham Neal
22 July 1979 18 West Adelaide 2–0 Canberra City Adelaide
 Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Chris Bambridge
28 July 1979 19 Canberra City 0–0 Brisbane City Canberra
Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 3,378
Referee: Bob Mee
1 August 1979 15 Marconi Fairfield 1–1 Canberra City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 3,725
Referee: Henry Witschge
5 August 1979 20 APIA Leichhardt 3–0 Canberra City Sydney
 Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 3,728
Referee: Henry Witschge
18 August 1979 21 Canberra City 1–5 Newcastle KB United Canberra
 Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,750
Referee: Dave Nugent
26 August 1979 22 Sydney Olympic 0–0 Canberra City Sydney
Report Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 1,462
Referee: Peter Rampley
1 September 1979 23 Canberra City 1–2 Heidelberg United Canberra
 Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,128
Referee: Ken Allen
8 September 1979 24 Canberra City 0–2 Adelaide City Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,314
Referee: Stewart Mellings
16 September 1979 25 Brisbane Lions 3–0 Canberra City Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,460
Referee: Peter Rampley
23 September 1979 26 Canberra City 1–3 Sydney City Canberra
 Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,685
Referee: Chris Bambridge

NSL Cup edit

Main article: 1979 NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

25 April 1979 First round Canberra City 3–1   West Woden Canberra
 Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,500[2]
Referee: Doug Rennie
23 May 1979 Second round Canberra City 4–0   Essendon Croatia Canberra
 Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tim Davies
27 May 1979 Quarter-finals Canberra City 4–1 Footscray JUST Canberra
 Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 4,972
Referee: Richard Lorenc
12 August 1979 Semi-finals Adelaide City 1–0 Canberra City Adelaide
 Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 3,100
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   Steve Hoszowski 26 0 4 0 30 0
2 DF   Danny Moulis 26 3 4 1 30 4
3 DF   Milan Milovanovic 21 0 4 0 25 0
4 DF   Steve Hogg 9+4 0 1 0 14 0
5 DF   Harry Williams 2+2 0 2 0 6 0
6 —   Luis Salgado 10 1 2 0 12 1
7 MF   Jose Arquero 3 0 0 0 3 0
8 MF   Ivan Grujicic 3+13 3 1+2 2 19 5
9 DF   Terry Byrne 26 9 4 4 30 13
10 MF   John Davies 22+1 2 3 0 26 2
11 MF   Phil Reis 1+1 0 0 0 2 0
12 DF   Keni Kawaleva 11+5 0 1+1 0 18 0
13 FW   George Bailey 4+3 0 0+1 0 8 0
14 MF   Isaac Farrell 20 2 3 0 23 2
15 DF   Roy Stark 17 2 3 1 20 3
16 DF   John Brown 26 0 4 1 30 1
17 FW   Don Maclaren 12+1 2 1 0 14 2
18 MF   Jimmy Cant 23+1 0 4 1 28 1
19 FW   Bernard Lustica 4+2 0 0 0 6 0
20 GK   David Lindemayer 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
— MF   Ian Callaghan 9 0 1 0 10 0
— MF   Paul Fielding 11+5 1 3 1 19 2
— FW   Alan Reis 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
— —   Brian Stoddart 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
— FW   Kosta Talevski 0+1 0 0+1 0 2 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 16 DF   John Brown 3 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0
2 3 DF   Mike Milovanovic 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
12 DF   Keni Kawaleva 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
4 17 FW   Don Maclaren 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
5 2 DF   Danny Moulis 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6 —   Luis Salgado 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
9 DF   Terry Byrne 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
15 DF   Roy Stark 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 MF   Jimmy Cant 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 16 0 0 4 0 0 20 0 0

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   Steve Hoszowski 7 1 8
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.
  3. ^ "Canberra City 1979 Squad". OzFootball.
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