1980 APIA Leichhardt FC season

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APIA Leichhardt
1980 season
ManagerWillie Wallace
John Green
StadiumLambert Park
National Soccer League8th
NSL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Phil O'Connor (10)
All: Phil O'Connor (10)
Highest home attendance8,305
vs. Marconi Fairfield
(23 March 1980)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,306
vs. Adelaide City
(9 March 1980)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance3,200
Biggest win4–0
vs. West Adelaide (A)
(10 August 1980)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–5
vs. Heidelberg United (H)
(6 April 1980)
National Soccer League
← 1979
1981 →

The 1980 season was the second in the National Soccer League for APIA Leichhardt Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. APIA Leichhardt finished 8th in their National Soccer League season, 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 Greg Woodhouse
2 DF Australia AUS Bob McGinn
3 FW Scotland SCO John Bradley
5 DF Australia AUS Peter Wilson
6 DF Scotland SCO Jim Dempsey (captain)
7 MF Australia AUS Terry Butler
8 DF Australia AUS Col McAusland
9 FW Scotland SCO Billy Pirie
10 FW Australia AUS John Coyne
11 FW Australia AUS Phil O'Connor
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW Scotland SCO John McKie
14 MF Australia AUS Dave Harding
15 FW Australia AUS Rob Drewes
16 DF Australia AUS Mark Pullen
18 FW Australia AUS Tony Morsello
19 Australia AUS Mark Samuels
— MF Australia AUS Ian Gray
— MF Australia AUS Brian O'Donnell
— DF Australia AUS Rod Skellern
— DF Australia AUS David Watt

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 9 March 1980 28 September 1980 Matchday 1 8th 26 8 7 11 27 35 −8 030.77
NSL Cup 25 April 1980 6 July 1980 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
Total 28 9 7 12 29 37 −8 032.14

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League[edit]

Main article: 1980 National Soccer League

League table[edit]

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[a]
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 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 8 7 11 27 35  −8 31 6 5 2 15 14  +1 2 2 9 12 21  −9

Results by round[edit]

Round1234567891011121415161718191320212223242526
GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAAHAHHAH
ResultWLDLLLWLDLLWLLWWLWLWDDDWDD
Position36791112101111111212121413101111121111109888
Points22333355666888101212141416171819212223
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

9 March 1980 1 APIA Leichhardt 2–1 Adelaide City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 1,306[1]
Referee: Dave Nugent
16 March 1980 2 St George-Budapest 1–0 APIA Leichhardt Sydney
 Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,864
Referee: Tony Boskovic
23 March 1980 3 APIA Leichhardt 2–2 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 8,305
Referee: Peter Rampley
30 March 1980 4 Newcastle KB United 1–0 APIA Leichhardt Newcastle
 Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 7,517
Referee: Ken Allen
6 April 1980 5 APIA Leichhardt 0–5 Heidelberg United Sydney
Report
Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 4,021
Referee: Jim Reeves
13 April 1980 6 South Melbourne 1–0 APIA Leichhardt Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Don Campbell
20 April 1980 7 APIA Leichhardt 2–0 West Adelaide Sydney
 Report Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 2,682
Referee: Henry Witschge
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 APIA Leichhardt 0–0 Blacktown City Sydney
Report Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 2,605
Referee: Doug Rennie
11 May 1980 10 Brisbane Lions 2–1 APIA Leichhardt Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Lions Stadium
Attendance: 2,836
Referee: Jim Reeves
18 May 1980 11 Brisbane City 1–0 APIA Leichhardt Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,215
Referee: Chris Bambridge
25 May 1980 12 APIA Leichhardt 2–1 Canberra City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 2,789
Referee: Peter Rampley
8 June 1980 14 APIA Leichhardt 1–2 St George-Budapest Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 2,812
Referee: Chris Bambridge
15 June 1980 15 Adelaide City 2–0 APIA Leichhardt Adelaide
 Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Ken Allen
22 June 1980 16 APIA Leichhardt 1–0 Newcastle KB United Sydney
 Report Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 3,428
Referee: Henry Witschge
13 July 1980 17 Marconi Fairfield 1–2 APIA Leichhardt Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 6,280
Referee: Stewart Mellings
20 July 1980 18 Heidelberg United 5–1 APIA Leichhardt Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Don Campbell
27 July 1980 19 APIA Leichhardt 1–0 South Melbourne Sydney
 Report Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 2,341
Referee: Richard Lorenc
3 August 1980 13 Footscray JUST 1–0 APIA Leichhardt Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
10 August 1980 20 West Adelaide 0–4 APIA Leichhardt Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Tim Davies
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 Blacktown City 0–0 APIA Leichhardt Sydney
Report Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 3,148
Referee: Dave Nugent
7 September 1980 23 APIA Leichhardt 0–0 Brisbane Lions Sydney
Report Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 1,720
Referee: Tony Boskovic
14 September 1980 24 APIA Leichhardt 2–1 Brisbane City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 2,103
Referee: Jim Reeves
21 September 1980 25 Canberra City 2–2 APIA Leichhardt Canberra
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,690
Referee: Bob Mee
28 September 1980 26 APIA Leichhardt 0–0 Footscray JUST Sydney
Report Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 3,519
Referee: Evan Venios

NSL Cup[edit]

Main article: 1980 NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

25 April 1980 First round Ipswich United Queensland 0–1 APIA Leichhardt Ipswich
Report
Attendance: [2]
Referee: Des Miles
6 July 1980 Second round APIA Leichhardt 1–2 Sydney City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 2,540
Referee: Jack Johnston

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 Greg Woodhouse 26 0 2 0 28 0
2 DF Australia Bob McGinn 20+1 0 1 0 22 0
3 FW Scotland John Bradley 9 1 0 0 9 1
5 DF Australia Peter Wilson 24 0 2 0 26 0
6 DF Scotland Jim Dempsey 22 0 1 0 23 0
7 MF Australia Terry Butler 16 0 1 0 17 0
8 DF Australia Col McAusland 24+1 1 2 0 27 1
9 FW Scotland Billy Pirie 18 4 0 0 18 4
10 FW Australia John Coyne 14 2 0 0 14 2
11 FW Australia Phil O'Connor 26 10 2 0 28 10
12 FW Scotland John McKie 8+3 1 1+1 0 13 1
14 MF Australia Dave Harding 9 3 1 1 10 4
15 FW Australia Rod Drewes 4+6 0 1 0 11 0
16 DF Australia Mark Pullen 21+1 0 2 0 24 0
18 FW Australia Tony Morsello 13+5 1 1+1 0 20 1
19 — Australia Mark Samuels 2+4 3 1 1 7 4
— MF Australia Ian Gray 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
— MF Australia Brian O'Donnell 6+1 0 1 0 8 0
— DF Australia Rod Skellern 16+4 0 2 0 22 0
— DF Australia David Watt 1 0 0 0 1 0
— DF Australia Warren Turnbull 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
— MF Australia Peter Stone 7 0 1 0 8 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 6 DF Scotland Jim Dempsey 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1
2 5 DF Australia Peter Wilson 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
7 MF Australia Terry Butler 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
10 FW Australia John Coyne 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
5 9 FW Scotland Billy Pirie 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
6 3 FW Scotland John Bradley 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
8 DF Australia Col McAusland 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 MF Australia Dave Harding 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
16 DF Australia Mark Pullen 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 19 0 1 0 0 0 19 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 Greg Woodhouse 8 1 9
Total 8 1 9

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stock, Greg. "1980 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
  2. ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1980 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
  3. ^ "APIA Leichhardt 1980 Squad". OzFootball.
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