1980 Sydney City FC season

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Eastern Suburbs
1980 season
ManagerGerry Chaldi
National Soccer League1st
NSL FinalsRunners-up
NSL CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Ken Boden (14)
All: Ken Boden (16)
← 1979
1981 →

The 1980 season was Sydney City's fourth season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Sydney City finished 1st in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup quarter-finals by Brisbane Lions.

Players

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 Australia AUS Todd Clarke
2 DF Australia AUS Kevin Mullen
3 DF Scotland SCO Eddie Thomson (Captain)
4 DF Australia AUS Steve O'Connor
5 DF Scotland SCO Ian Bruce
6 MF Australia AUS John Stevenson
7 MF Australia AUS Joe Watson
8 MF Australia AUS Murray Barnes
9 MF Australia AUS Ken Boden
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 FW England ENG Terry Smith
11 FW Brazil BRA Hilton Silva
12 DF Australia AUS John Spanos
14 DF Costa Rica CRC Gerry Gomez
16 MF Australia AUS Jim Patikas
17 MF Australia AUS Marcos Silva
18 MF Australia AUS Ian Souness
20 GK Australia AUS Tony Pezzano
— FW Brazil BRA Nelio Borges

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Soccer League 9 March 1980 28 September 1980 Matchday 1 1st 26 16 5 5 51 26 +25 061.54
National Soccer League Finals 11 October 1980 26 October 1980 Semi-finals Runners-up 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 050.00
NSL Cup 25 April 1980 3 August 1980 First round Quarter-finals 3 2 0 1 10 4 +6 066.67
Total 31 19 5 7 63 34 +29 061.29

Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sydney City (C) 26 16 5 5 51 26 +25 37 Qualification to Finals series[lower-alpha 1]
2 Heidelberg United 26 15 6 5 55 33 +22 36
3 South Melbourne 26 15 5 6 42 21 +21 35
4 Marconi Fairfield 26 14 6 6 53 32 +21 34
5 Adelaide City 26 13 4 9 40 27 +13 30
6 Newcastle KB United 26 12 6 8 32 31 +1 30
7 Brisbane Lions 26 7 11 8 28 32 −4 25
8 APIA Leichhardt 26 8 7 11 27 35 −8 23
9 Footscray JUST 26 7 9 10 32 41 −9 23
10 Canberra City 26 7 7 12 34 33 +1 21
11 Blacktown City 26 9 3 14 34 55 −21 21
12 Brisbane City 26 4 10 12 29 36 −7 18
13 West Adelaide 26 7 3 16 24 46 −22 17
14 St George-Budapest (R) 26 5 4 17 32 65 −33 14 Relegated to the 1981 NSW State League
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. ↑ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1980 National Soccer League.

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAH
ResultWWDWWLWWLLWWWWLWDWDWDWWDLW
Position31111222333222222211211111
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

9 March 1980 1 Sydney City 2–1 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,027[1]
Referee: Tim Davies
16 March 1980 2 Newcastle KB United 0–3 Sydney City Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 9,147
Referee: Jim Reeves
23 March 1980 3 Sydney City 1–1 Heidelberg United Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,827
Referee: Henry Witschge
30 March 1980 4 South Melbourne 1–2 Sydney City Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge
6 April 1980 5 Sydney City 7–0 West Adelaide Sydney
 Report Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field
Attendance: 3,174
Referee: Peter Rampley
13 April 1980 6 Brisbane Lions 2–0 Sydney City Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Lions Stadium
Attendance: 3,114
Referee: Ken Allen
20 April 1980 7 Blacktown City 1–3 Sydney City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 3,054
Referee: Tim Davies
27 April 1980 8 Sydney City 4–2 APIA Leichhardt Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field
Attendance: 3,460
Referee: Tony Boskovic
4 May 1980 9 Brisbane City 1–0 Sydney City Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,536
Referee: Stewart Mellings
11 May 1980 10 Sydney City 0–2 Canberra City Sydney
15:00 AEST Report
Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field
Attendance: 3,030
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
18 May 1980 11 Footscray JUST 1–2 Sydney City Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 2,557
Referee: Jack Johnston
25 May 1980 12 Sydney City 2–1 Adelaide City Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field
Attendance: 2,390
Referee: Tim Davies
8 June 1980 14 Sydney City 2–0 Newcastle KB United Sydney
 Report Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field
Attendance: 3,016
Referee: Peter Rampley
22 June 1980 16 Sydney City 2–1 South Melbourne Sydney
 Report
Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field
Attendance: 3,601
Referee: Tony Boskovic
29 June 1980 13 St George-Budapest 0–2 Sydney City Sydney
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,118
Referee: Doug Rennie
12 July 1980 17 Heidelberg United 0–0 Sydney City Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,307
Referee: Dave Nugent
20 July 1980 18 West Adelaide 0–2 Sydney City Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,900
Referee: Chris Bambridge
27 July 1980 19 Sydney City 1–1 Brisbane Lions Sydney
 Report
Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field
Attendance: 1,908
Referee: Henry Witschge
6 August 1980 15 Marconi Fairfield 2–0 Sydney City Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 5,218
Referee: Don Campbell
10 August 1980 20 Sydney City 3–0 Blacktown City Sydney
 Report Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field
Attendance: 2,580
Referee: Jim Reeves
17 August 1980 21 APIA Leichhardt 2–2 Sydney City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 3,965
Referee: Peter Rampley
31 August 1980 22 Sydney City 2–1 Brisbane City Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field
Attendance: 1,502
Referee: Ken Allen
7 September 1980 23 Canberra City 2–3 Sydney City Canberra
 Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,680
Referee: Chris Bambridge
14 September 1980 24 Sydney City 2–2 Footscray JUST Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Doug Rennie
21 September 1980 25 Adelaide City 1–0 Sydney City Adelaide
 Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Dennis Stanley
28 September 1980 26 Sydney City 4–1 St George-Budapest Sydney
 Report
Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field
Attendance: 3,540
Referee: Tim Davies

Finals series

11 October 1980 Qualifying Semi-Final Sydney City 2–0 Heidelberg United Sydney
 Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 3,457
Referee: Tony Boskovic
26 October 1980 Grand Final Sydney City 0–4 Heidelberg United Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 11,126
Referee: Don Campbell

NSL Cup

25 April 1980 First round Sydney City 7–1 Sydney Croatia Sydney
 Report
Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field
Attendance: 2,041
Referee: Peter Rampley
6 July 1980 Second round APIA Leichhardt 1–2 Sydney City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 2,540
Referee: Jack Johnston
3 August 1980 Quarter-finals Brisbane Lions 2–1 Sydney City Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Lions Stadium
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Ken Allen

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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 Australia Todd Clarke 21 0 2 0 23 0
2 DF Australia Kevin Mullen 20(3) 1 3 0 26 1
3 DF Scotland Eddie Thomson 11(1) 0 1(1) 0 14 0
4 DF Australia Steve O'Connor 23 0 3 0 26 0
5 DF Scotland Ian Bruce 27 0 3 1 30 1
6 MF Australia John Stevenson 28 8 1(2) 0 31 8
7 MF Australia Joe Watson 26(2) 3 3 0 31 0
8 MF Australia Murray Barnes 23(1) 10 3 3 27 13
9 MF Australia Ken Boden 28 14 2(1) 2 31 16
10 FW England Terry Smith 11(2) 4 3 0 16 4
11 FW Brazil Hilton Silva 18(1) 0 2(1) 0 22 0
12 DF Australia John Spanos 25(2) 3 2 0 29 3
14 DF Costa Rica Gerry Gomez 7 1 0 0 7 1
16 MF Australia Jim Patikas 1(6) 0 0 0 7 0
17 MF Australia Marcos Silva 0(6) 0 1 3 7 3
18 MF Australia Ian Souness 16(9) 1 3 1 28 2
20 GK Australia Tony Pezzano 7(1) 0 1(1) 0 10 0
— FW Brazil Neilo Borges 2(2) 1 0 0 4 1
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
19 FW Wales Mark Trenter 14(1) 7 0 0 15 7

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
1 20 GK Australia Tony Pezzano 4 0 4
2 1 GK Australia Todd Clarke 3 0 3
Total 7 0 7

References

  1. ↑ "1980 National Soccer League Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Sydney City 1980 Squad". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "1980 National Soccer League Cup Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
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