Mooroolbark Soccer Club, an association football club based in Mooroolbark, Melbourne, was founded in 1962 as Mooroolbark United.[1] They were admitted into the National Soccer League for the 1977 season.[2] The club's first team had competed in the National Soccer League, and all players who have played at least one such match are listed below.
Geoff Ontong and Paul Ontong holds the record for the greatest number of appearances for Mooroolbark. The Australian defenders played 27 times for the club. The club's goalscoring record was held by Joe Tront, who scored seven goals in all competitions.
Key edit
- The list is ordered first by date of debut, and then if necessary in alphabetical order.
- Appearances as a substitute are included.
| GK | Goalkeeper |
|---|---|
| DF | Defender |
| MF | Midfielder |
| FW | Forward |
- Nationality
- Unless otherwise noted, the nationality of a player is determined by the country/countries which he has played for, or if said person has not played international football, their country of birth.
- Club career
- Club career is defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player appeared for the club in any of the competitions listed below.
- Total appearances and Total goals
- Total appearances and goals comprise those in the National Soccer League and NSL Cup.
Players edit
| Player | Nationality | Pos | Club career | Starts | Subs | Total | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | |||||||
| Derek Bailey |  Australia
|
– | 1977 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Walter Bojczuk | Australia
|
FW | 1977 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 1 |
| Mike Cleary | Australia
|
FW | 1977 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| David Ellis | Australia
|
DF | 1977 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 |
| Max Irvan | Australia
|
– | 1977 | 21 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| Lou Ivanoff | Australia
|
GK | 1977 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Geoff Ontong |  South Africa
|
DF | 1977 | 25 | 2 | 27 | 3 |
| Paul Ontong | South Africa
|
DF | 1977 | 24 | 3 | 27 | 1 |
| Alan Pongho | Australia
|
– | 1977 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Paul Priestley | Australia
|
– | 1977 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Sinclair | Australia
|
– | 1977 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Tront |  Scotland
|
FW | 1977 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 7 |
| Peter Vaughan | Australia
|
– | 1977 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Gordon McGregor | Scotland
|
FW | 1977 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| Paul Wilding | Australia
|
GK | 1977 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Malcolm Hayward | Australia
|
DF | 1977 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Rigby | Australia
|
MF | 1977 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Brian Thorn | Australia
|
– | 1977 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 0 |
| Ian Williamson | Australia
|
DF | 1977 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Pat Lowrey |  England
|
– | 1977 | 17 | 2 | 19 | 5 |
| Eugene McConville | Australia
|
– | 1977 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Shuttleworth | Australia
|
– | 1977 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Barry Fairbrother | England
|
FW | 1977 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| Nick Lowe | Australia
|
– | 1977 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Paul O'Reilly | Australia
|
– | 1977 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Terry Hawke | Australia
|
GK | 1977 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
References edit
General
- "Australia's Premier Football Player Archive". ozfootball.net. Aussie Footballers.
Specific
- ^ Club History, TheBarkers.com.au
- ^ "1977 – NSL Season in Review". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 25 January 2015.