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1979 Heidelberg United FC season

The 1979 season was the third in the National Soccer League for Heidelberg United. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Heidelberg United finished 2nd in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the second round of the NSL Cup.

Heidelberg United
1979 season
Head CoachJohn Margaritis
Manny Poulakakis
StadiumOlympic Park
National Soccer League2nd
NSL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jamie Paton (11)
All:
Jamie Paton (11)
Highest home attendance12,000
vs. South Melbourne
(25 March 1979)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,000
vs. Footscray JUST
(10 August 1979)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance4,741
Biggest win4–0
vs. Marconi Fairfield
(17 June 1979)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–2 (twice)
2–4 (once)
1–3 (once)
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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 Jim Marner
2 DF   SCO Arthur McMillan
3 DF   AUS Jim Tansey
5 DF   SCO Bob Provan
6 MF   AUS Jimmy Rooney
7 MF   AUS Ken Taylor
8 MF   AUS Jim Campbell
9 MF   AUS Andy Bozikas
10 FW   AUS Mike Micevski
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW   AUS Branko Buljevic
12 DF   SCO Pat Bannon (captain)
14 MF   AUS Theo Selemidis
16 FW   AUS Gary Cole
18 DF   AUS Charlie Yankos
19 FW   AUS Jamie Paton
20 DF   AUS John Yzendoorn
22 GK   AUS Jeff Olver
23 GK   AUS Yakka Banovic

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 12 March 1979 23 September 1979 Matchday 1 2nd 26 14 7 5 44 30 +14 053.85
NSL Cup 25 April 1979 23 May 1979 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 050.00
Total 28 15 7 6 46 33 +13 053.57

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 14 7 5 44 30  +14 49 8 4 1 21 12  +9 6 3 4 23 18  +5

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121316171819201415222321242526
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAH
ResultWDWLDLLWLDWDWWWLWDWDWWWDWW
Position44354696897763343355222322
Points235566688911121517191921222425272931323436
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

12 March 1979 1 Heidelberg United 1–0 St George-Budapest Melbourne
  • Cole   60'
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 5,000[1]
Referee: Nick Karlich
18 March 1979 2 Footscray JUST 2–2 Heidelberg United Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jack Johnston
25 March 1979 3 Heidelberg United 3–0[a] South Melbourne Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
1 April 1979 4 West Adelaide 1–0 Heidelberg United Adelaide
 Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 5,230
Referee: Don Campbell
8 April 1979 5 Heidelberg United 0–0 Brisbane City Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Stewart Mellings
15 April 1979 6 APIA Leichhardt 1–0 Heidelberg United Sydney
 Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 4,267
Referee: Peter Rampley
22 April 1979 7 Heidelberg United 2–4 Newcastle KB United Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Chris Bambridge
29 April 1979 8 Sydney Olympic 1–2 Heidelberg United Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 2,430
Referee: Henry Witschge
6 May 1979 9 Adelaide City 2–0 Heidelberg United Adelaide
14:30 AEST
Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 4,620
Referee: Don Campbell
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 Brisbane Lions 1–3 Heidelberg United Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Peter Rampley
10 June 1979 12 Heidelberg United 2–2 Sydney City Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Chris Bambridge
17 June 1979 13 Marconi Fairfield 0–4 Heidelberg United Sydney
15:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 4,362
Referee: Des Miles
8 July 1979 16 Heidelberg United 3–1 West Adelaide Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Tony Boskovic
15 July 1979 17 South Melbourne 0–1 Heidelberg United Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Tim Davies
22 July 1979 18 Brisbane City 3–1 Heidelberg United Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,750
Referee: Jim Reeves
29 July 1979 19 Heidelberg United 2–1 APIA Leichhardt Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
4 August 1979 20 Newcastle KB United 3–3 Heidelberg United Newcastle
14:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 10,134
Referee: Bill Jones
10 August 1979 14 Heidelberg United 2–1 Footscray JUST Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge
29 August 1979 15 St George-Budapest 2–2 Heidelberg United Sydney
 Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,466
Referee: Tim Davies
26 August 1979 22 Heidelberg United 1–0 Adelaide City Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Doug Rennie
1 September 1979 23 Canberra City 1–2 Heidelberg United Canberra
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,128
Referee: Ken Allen
5 September 1979 21 Heidelberg United 2–1 Sydney Olympic Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge
9 September 1979 24 Heidelberg United 0–0 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Graham Neal
16 September 1979 25 Sydney City 1–3 Heidelberg United Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 1,654
Referee: Dave Nugent
23 September 1979 26 Heidelberg United 3–2 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 5,630
Referee: Don Campbell

Notes:

  1. ^ Awarded score. Original score 2–2; result was changed after the Australian Soccer Federation determined that South Melbourne fielded ineligible player Tony Tuner.

NSL Cup edit

Main article: 1979 NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

25 April 1979 First round Heidelberg United 2–1 South Melbourne Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 6,000[2]
Referee: Graham Neale
23 May 1979 Second round Footscray JUST 2–0 Heidelberg United Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge

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   Jim Mariner 1 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF   Arthur McMillan 20 0 2 0 22 0
3 DF   Jim Tansey 26 1 2 0 28 1
5 DF   Bob Provan 18 0 2 0 20 0
6 MF   Jimmy Rooney 24+1 0 1 0 26 0
7 MF   Ken Taylor 22+1 5 2 0 25 5
8 MF   Jim Campbell 24 2 2 2 26 4
9 MF   Andy Bozikas 12+5 2 0+1 0 18 2
10 FW   Mike Micevski 0+3 0 0 0 3 0
11 FW   Branko Buljevic 26 6 2 0 28 6
12 DF   Pat Bannon 23+2 0 2 0 27 0
14 MF   Theo Selemidis 4+6 1 2 0 12 1
16 FW   Gary Cole 26 10 2 0 28 10
18 DF   Charlie Yankos 1 0 0 0 1 0
19 FW   Jamie Paton 13+3 11 0+1 0 17 11
20 DF   John Yzendoorn 16 2 1 0 17 2
23 GK   Yakka Banovic 25 0 2 0 27 0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
4 DF   Jim O'Reilly 5 0 0 0 5 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 7 MF   Ken Taylor 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
12 DF   Pat Bannon 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
3 20 DF   John Yzendoorn 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
4 2 DF   Arthur McMillan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
3 DF   Jim Tansey 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 DF   Jim O'Reilly 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 DF   Bob Provan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6 MF   Jimmy Rooney 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 MF   Theo Selemidis 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
16 FW   Gary Cole 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 14 0 0 1 0 0 15 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 23   Yakka Banovic 7 0 7
2 1   Jim Marner 1 0 1
Total 8 0 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. ^ "Heidelberg United 1979 Squad". OzFootball.
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