1979 Sydney Olympic FC season

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Sydney Olympic
1979 season
Head CoachJoe Marston
John Xipolitas
National Soccer League13th
NSL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Clive Eaton (7)
All: Clive Eaton (8)
Highest home attendance6,751
vs. APIA Leichhardt
(8 April 1979)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,462
vs. Canberra City
(26 August 1979)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance2,976
Biggest win2–0 (3 times)
Biggest defeat0–3
vs. Newcastle KB United (A)
(19 May 1979)
NSL Cup
0–3
vs. Marconi Fairfield (H)
(10 June 1979)
National Soccer League
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The 1979 season was the third in the National Soccer League for Sydney Olympic Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Sydney Olympic finished 13th in their National Soccer League season to be relegated, and were eliminated in the second round of the NSL Cup.

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 Australia AUS Gary Meier
2 DF Australia AUS Dave McIntosh
3 DF Australia AUS Billy Palmer
4 DF Australia AUS Richard Bell
5 DF Scotland SCO Ken Wilson
6 DF England ENG Mike Cross
7 FW Scotland SCO Derek Laing
8 MF Australia AUS Peter Raskopoulos
9 MF Scotland SCO Alex Jamieson
10 FW Australia AUS Clive Eaton
11 MF Australia AUS Alan Ainslie
12 MF Australia AUS Mark Koussas
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF Australia AUS Ian Rowden
14 DF Australia AUS Graham Jennings
15 DF Scotland SCO Jim Morris
17 DF Australia AUS John Karaspyros
18 FW Australia AUS Andy Scott
20 GK Australia AUS Peter Wilson
— FW England ENG Ray Botham
— DF England ENG Paul Cotton
— DF Iran IRN Karim Ghiassi
— DF Scotland SCO George Gibsn
— DF England ENG Paul Luckett
— Australia AUS Leopold Poulos

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 13th 26 7 5 14 23 30 −7 026.92
NSL Cup 25 April 1979 19 May 1979 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 050.00
Total 28 8 5 15 25 34 −9 028.57

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 7 5 14 23 30  −7 26 2 3 8 8 15  −7 5 2 6 15 15  0

Results by round[edit]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920222321242526
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHHAAHAH
ResultWWWLLLLLWLWLLDWLDWDLDDLLLL
Position6113791111101010101111101010101010101010111213
Points246666668810101011131314161717181919191919
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

11 March 1979 1 Sydney Olympic 2–0 Footscray JUST Sydney
 Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,426[1]
Referee: Jim Reeves
18 March 1979 2 South Melbourne 0–3[a] Sydney Olympic Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Chris Bambridge
25 March 1979 3 Sydney Olympic 2–0 West Adelaide Sydney
 Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,731
Referee: Peter Rampley
1 April 1979 4 Brisbane City 2–1 Sydney Olympic Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,970
Referee: Des Miles
8 April 1979 5 Sydney Olympic 0–2 APIA Leichhardt Sydney
Report
Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 6,751
Referee: Tim Davies
14 April 1979 6 Newcastle KB United 2–0 Sydney Olympic Newcastle
 Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 18,376
Referee: Richard Lorenc
22 April 1979 7 Adelaide City 1–0 Sydney Olympic Adelaide
 Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Graham Neal
29 April 1979 8 Sydney Olympic 1–2 Heidelberg United Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 2,430
Referee: Henry Witschge
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 Sydney Olympic 0–1 Brisbane Lions Sydney
Report
Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 2,142
Referee: Bill Jones
3 June 1979 11 Sydney City 3–4 Sydney Olympic Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 2,249
Referee: Stewart Mellings
10 June 1979 12 Sydney Olympic 0–3 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
Report
Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 4,452
Referee: Tim Davies
17 June 1979 13 St George-Budapest 2–0 Sydney Olympic Sydney
 Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,874
Referee: Richard Lorenc
24 June 1979 14 Sydney Olympic 1–1 South Melbourne Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 2,572
Referee: Peter Rampley
1 July 1979 15 Footscray JUST 0–1 Sydney Olympic Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Don Campbell
8 July 1979 16 Sydney Olympic 0–1 Brisbane City Sydney
Report
Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 2,150
Referee: Bill Jones
15 July 1979 17 West Adelaide 0–0 Sydney Olympic Adelaide
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Don Campbell
22 July 1979 18 APIA Leichhardt 0–2 Sydney Olympic Sydney
Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 5,386
Referee: Richard Lorenc
29 July 1979 19 Sydney Olympic 1–1 Newcastle KB United Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 3,575
Referee: Doug Rennie
5 August 1979 20 Sydney Olympic 1–2 Adelaide City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 3,250
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
26 August 1979 22 Sydney Olympic 0–0 Canberra City Sydney
Report Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 1,462
Referee: Peter Rampley
2 September 1979 23 Brisbane Lions 0–0 Sydney Olympic Brisbane
Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,050
Referee: Bill Jones
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 Sydney Olympic 0–1 Sydney City Sydney
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,649
Referee: Jim Reeves
16 September 1979 25 Marconi Fairfield 2–0 Sydney Olympic Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
23 September 1979 26 Sydney Olympic 0–1 St George-Budapest Sydney
Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 2,103
Referee: Stewart Mellings

Notes:

  1. ^ Awarded score. Original score 1–0 to South Melbourne; 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 Sutherland New South Wales 1–2 Sydney Olympic Sydney
 Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 1,982[2]
Referee: Tony Boskovic
19 May 1979 Second round Newcastle KB United 3–0 Sydney Olympic Newcastle
 Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 6,027
Referee: Ken Allen

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 Australia Gary Meier 19 0 2 0 21 0
2 DF Australia Dave McIntosh 21+4 2 2 0 27 2
3 DF Australia Billy Palmer 6+3 0 1+1 0 11 0
4 DF Australia Richard Bell 26 2 1 0 27 2
5 DF Scotland Ken Wilson 26 2 1 0 27 2
6 DF England Mike Cross 22+1 0 1+1 0 25 0
7 FW Scotland Derek Laing 25 1 2 0 27 1
8 MF Australia Peter Raskopoulos 25+1 0 2 0 28 0
9 MF Scotland Alex Jamieson 11+2 0 0 0 13 0
10 FW Australia Clive Eaton 18+6 7 2 1 26 8
11 MF Australia Alan Ainslie 12+3 1 2 0 17 1
12 MF Australia Mark Koussas 1 0 0 0 1 0
13 DF Australia Ian Rowden 16+1 0 2 0 19 0
14 DF Australia Graham Jennings 19+1 4 1+1 0 22 4
15 DF Scotland Jim Morris 4 0 0 0 4 0
17 DF Australia John Karaspyros 0+2 0 0 0 2 0
18 FW Australia Andy Scott 16+2 1 2 0 20 1
20 GK Australia Peter Wilson 7+1 0 0 0 8 0
— FW England Ray Botham 2+4 0 1 1 7 1
— DF England Paul Cotton 4 0 0 0 4 0
— DF Iran Karim Ghiassi 2 0 0 0 2 0
— DF Scotland George Gibson 4 0 0 0 4 0
— DF England Paul Luckett 0+3 0 0+1 0 4 0
— — Australia Leopold Poulos 0+1 0 0 0 1 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
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 13 DF Australia Ian Rowden 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
2 2 DF Australia Dave McIntosh 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
3 8 MF Australia Peter Raskopoulos 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
4 3 DF Australia Billy Palmer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 DF Scotland Ken Wilson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 FW Scotland Derek Laing 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 MF Scotland Alex Jamieson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 FW Australia Clive Eaton 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 DF Australia Graham Jennings 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 FW Australia Andy Scott 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 15 0 1 0 0 0 15 0 1

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 Australia Gary Meier 4 0 4
2 20 Australia Peter Wilson 1 0 1
Total 5 0 5

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stock, Greg. "1979 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
  2. ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1979 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
  3. ^ Persoglia, Tony; Stock, Greg. "Sydney Olympic 1979 Squad". OzFootball.
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