1983 Wollongong City FC season

The 1983 season was the third in the history of Wollongong City (now Wollongong Wolves). It was also the third season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Wollongong City finished 15th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup first round by Canberra City.

Wollongong City
1983 season
ManagerWillie Wallace
StadiumZiems Park
St George Stadium
Wollongong Showground
National Soccer League15th
NSL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Roy Cotton
Phil O'Connor (12)

All: Roy Cotton (13)
Highest home attendance3,482 vs. Sydney City
(24 April 1984)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,000
Average home league attendance1,871
Biggest win3–1
vs. Adelaide City (H)
(18 September 1983)
National Soccer League
2–0
vs. Brisbane City (A)
(9 October 1983)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–4
vs. St George-Budapest (A)
(10 September 1983)
National Soccer League
← 1982
1984 →

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   SCO Jim Preston
2 MF   AUS Peter Willis
3 DF   AUS Steve Pollard
4 DF   ENG Chris Dunleavy
5 DF   AUS Ray Vliestra
6 DF   ENG Jeff Ainsworth
7 DF   ENG Alan Waldron
8 MF   ENG John Fleming
9 MF   ENG Roy Cotton
10 MF   AUS Larry Gaffney
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW   AUS Phil O'Connor
12   ENG Jim McBreen
13 DF   AUS Phil Kerr
14 FW   AUS Glen Fontana
15 DF   AUS David Green
20 GK   AUS Natch Vardareff
  AUS Phil Muhlbauer
DF   AUS Jamie Dummett
DF   AUS Scott Dickson
MF   AUS Warren Baker

Overview

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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 13 March 1983 9 October 1983 Matchday 1 15th 30 4 15 11 41 55 −14 013.33
NSL Cup 6 March 1983 First round First round 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 31 4 15 12 42 57 −15 012.90

Last updated: complete
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
1 St George-Budapest (C) 30 15 10 5 47 27 +20 55
2 Sydney City 30 15 9 6 48 30 +18 54
3 Preston Makedonia 30 15 7 8 47 32 +15 52
4 South Melbourne 30 15 7 8 44 36 +8 52
5 Newcastle KB United 30 14 7 9 45 26 +19 49
6 Heidelberg United 30 11 10 9 39 38 +1 43
7 Sydney Olympic 30 12 5 13 38 36 +2 41
8 APIA Leichhardt 30 11 6 13 43 36 +7 39
9 Marconi Fairfield 30 9 11 10 43 41 +2 38
10 Canberra City 30 11 5 14 47 53 −6 38
11 Adelaide City 30 10 6 14 37 38 −1 36
12 Footscray JUST 30 9 9 12 25 42 −17 36
13 West Adelaide 30 7 12 11 25 37 −12 33
14 Brisbane City 30 8 9 13 33 50 −17 33
15 Wollongong City 30 4 15 11 41 55 −14 27
16 Brisbane Lions 30 6 8 16 36 61 −25 26
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

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDDDLDWLLDLLLDDDDDLDLLWDLDLWDDW
Position81014141212131416161616161516161616161616161616161516151515
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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13 March 1983 1 Wollongong City 1–1 Brisbane City Wollongong
  • O'Connor   8'
Report
Stadium: Ziems Park
Attendance: 1,624[1]
Referee: Tim Davies
19 March 1983 2 Newcastle KB United 1–1 Wollongong City Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 2,024
Referee: Arthur Owens
27 March 1983 3 Wollongong City 1–1 APIA Leichhardt Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Ziems Park
Attendance: 2,114
Referee: Richard Lorenc
3 April 1983 4 Preston Makedonia 3–2 Wollongong City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Even Venios
10 April 1983 5 Wollongong City 1–1 West Adelaide Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Ziems Park
Attendance: 2,374
Referee: Peter Rampley
17 April 1983 6 South Melbourne 0–1 Wollongong City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Even Venios
24 April 1983 7 Wollongong City 2–3 Sydney City Wollongong
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Ziems Park
Attendance: 3,482
Referee: Ken Small
30 April 1983 8 Canberra City 3–1 Wollongong City Canberra
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,313
Referee: Bob Mee
15 May 1983 10 Marconi Fairfield 5–4 Wollongong City Sydney
Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 2,160
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
29 May 1983 12 Heidelberg United 2–0 Wollongong City Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Village
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Jim Fearn
5 June 1983 13 Wollongong City 1–1 Footscray JUST Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Ziems Park
Attendance: 2,103
Referee: Richard Lorenc
12 June 1983 14 Adelaide City 2–2 Wollongong City Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 1,965
Referee: Don Campbell
26 June 1983 15 Wollongong City 0–0 St George-Budapest Wollongong
15:00 AEST Report Stadium: Ziems Park
Attendance: 1,423
Referee: Ken Small
3 July 1983 16 West Adelaide 1–1 Wollongong City Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 950
Referee: Don Campbell
6 July 1983 11 Wollongong City 1–2 Sydney Olympic Sydney
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,095
Referee: Tim Davies
10 July 1983 17 Wollongong City 1–1 Preston Makedonia Wollongong
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Ziems Park
Attendance: 3,014
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
17 July 1983 18 APIA Leichhardt 4–1 Wollongong City Sydney
Report
Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 2,674
Referee: Arthur Owens
24 July 1983 19 Wollongong City 2–2 South Melbourne Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Ziems Park
Attendance: 1,565
Referee: Gary Power
31 July 1983 20 Sydney City 3–1 Wollongong City Sydney
Report
Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field
Attendance: 768
Referee: Arthur Owens
7 August 1983 21 Wollongong City 2–3 Canberra City Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Ziems Park
Attendance: 1,173
Referee: Ken Small
14 August 1983 22 Brisbane Lions 1–2 Wollongong City Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Richlands Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Bill Monteverde
21 August 1983 23 Wollongong City 1–1 Marconi Fairfield Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Ziems Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Richard Lorenc
28 August 1983 24 Footscray JUST 3–1 Wollongong City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Evan Venios
4 September 1983 25 Wollongong City 0–0 Heidelberg United Wollongong
Report Stadium: Ziems Park
Attendance: 1,000
10 September 1983 26 St George-Budapest 4–0 Wollongong City Sydney
Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 1,720
Referee: Ken Small
18 September 1983 27 Wollongong City 3–1 Adelaide City Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
25 September 1983 28 Sydney Olympic 3–3 Wollongong City Sydney
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Tony Boskovic
2 October 1983 29 Wollongong City 2–2 Newcastle KB United Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 1,000
9 October 1983 30 Brisbane City 0–2 Wollongong City Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Spencer Park
Attendance: 800
Referee: Dave Nugent
16 October 1983 9 Wollongong City 1–1 Brisbane Lions Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Gary Power

NSL Cup

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6 March 1983 First round Canberra City 2–1 Wollongong City Queanbeyan
Report
Stadium: Seiffert Oval
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Bob Mee

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Players with no appearances not included in the list.[2][3]

No. Pos. Nat. Name National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Jim Preston 17 0 1 0 18 0
2 MF   Peter Willis 30 4 1 0 31 4
3 DF   Steve Pollard 22 0 1 0 23 0
4 DF   Chris Dunleavy 22 2 1 0 23 2
5 DF   Ray Vliestra 23 0 1 0 24 0
6 DF   Jeff Ainsworth 30 2 1 0 31 2
7 DF   Alan Waldron 2(1) 0 0 0 3 0
8 MF   John Fleming 23(1) 3 1 0 25 3
9 MF   Roy Cotton 29 12 1 1 30 13
10 MF   Larry Gaffney 24(2) 1 1 0 27 1
11 FW   Phil O'Connor 28 12 1 0 29 12
12   Jim McBreen 22(1) 2 1 0 24 2
13 DF   Phil Kerr 20(1) 0 0 0 21 0
14 FW   Glen Fontana 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0
15 DF   David Green 1(4) 0 0 0 5 0
20 GK   Natch Vardareff 13 0 0 0 13 0
DF   Warren Baker 2 0 0 0 2 0
DF   Scott Dickson 11(3) 2 0 0 14 2
DF   Jamie Dummett 6 0 0 0 6 0
DF   Phil Muhlbauer 5 0 0 0 5 0

Clean sheets

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Rank No. Pos Nat Name National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
1 1 GK   Jim Preston 2 0 2
20 GK   Natch Vardareff 2 0 2
Total 4 0 4

References

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  1. ^ "1983 National Soccer League Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Australia's Premier Football Player Archive". ozfootball.net. Aussie Footballers. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  3. ^ "1983 National Soccer League Cup Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 27 June 2022.