1980 Heidelberg United FC season

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Heidelberg United
1980 season
Head CoachJimmy Rooney
Pat Bannon
Len McKendry
StadiumOlympic Park
Olympic Park No. 2
National Soccer League2nd
NSL CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Gary Cole (21)
All: Gary Cole (22)
Highest home attendance15,000
vs. South Melbourne
(6 July 1980)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance2,500
vs. Canberra City
(9 August 1980)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance4,623
Biggest win5–0
vs. APIA Leichhardt (A)
(6 April 1980)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–7
vs. Brisbane City (A)
(27 July 1980)
National Soccer League
← 1979
1981 →

The 1980 season was the fourth in the National Soccer League for Heidelberg United. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Heidelberg United finished 2nd in their National Soccer League season and were eliminated in the Final 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 Jeff Olver
2 DF Scotland SCO Arthur McMillan
3 DF Australia AUS Jim Tansey
4 DF Australia AUS John Yzendoorn
5 DF Scotland SCO Pat Bannon
6 MF Australia AUS Jimmy Rooney (captain)
7 MF Australia AUS Theo Selemidis
8 MF Australia AUS Jim Campbell
No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW Australia AUS Jamie Paton
10 DF Australia AUS Charlie Yankos
11 MF Australia AUS Andy Bozikas
14 DF Scotland SCO Bob Provan
15 MF Australia AUS Ken Taylor
16 FW Australia AUS Gary Cole
17 MF England ENG Jim Williams
23 GK Australia AUS Yakka Banovic

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 2nd 26 15 6 5 55 33 +22 057.69
NSL Cup 25 April 1980 15 October 1980 First round Runners-up 6 3 2 1 6 4 +2 050.00
Total 32 18 8 6 61 37 +24 056.25

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 15 6 5 55 33  +22 51 9 3 1 35 14  +21 6 3 4 20 19  +1

Results by round[edit]

Round1234567891011121416151718192013212223242526
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHHAHAAHAHAH
ResultDWDWWWWWLWDWLWLDWLWWWDWDLW
Position92222111111111111221122222
Points13468101214141617191921212224242628303133343436
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

9 March 1980 1 South Melbourne 0–0 Heidelberg United Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 8,565[1]
Referee: Stewart Mellings
16 March 1980 2 Heidelberg United 4–2 West Adelaide Melbourne
  • Cole 4', 9', 11'
  • Paton 35'
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,185
Referee: Chris Bambridge
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 Heidelberg United 5–1 Blacktown City Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park No. 2
Attendance: 4,085
Referee: Jack Johnston
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 Heidelberg United 3–1 Brisbane City Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
20 April 1980 7 Canberra City 0–1 Heidelberg United Canberra
15:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 6,135
Referee: Peter Rampley
27 April 1980 8 Heidelberg United 3–2 Footscray JUST Melbourne
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Ken Allen
4 May 1980 9 Adelaide City 1–0 Heidelberg United Adelaide
 Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 5,315
Referee: Don Campbell
11 May 1980 10 Heidelberg United 4–2 St George-Budapest Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Chris Bambridge
14 May 1980 11 Marconi Fairfield 1–1 Heidelberg United Sydney
19:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 7,345
Referee: Ken Allen
25 May 1980 12 Heidelberg United 4–0 Newcastle KB United Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,727
Referee: Stewart Mellings
8 June 1980 14 West Adelaide 1–0 Heidelberg United Adelaide
 Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,654
Referee: Tony Boskovic
22 June 1980 16 Blacktown City 1–2 Heidelberg United Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 3,598
Referee: Doug Rennie
6 July 1980 15 Heidelberg United 1–2 South Melbourne Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Graham Neal
12 July 1980 17 Heidelberg United 0–0 Sydney City Melbourne
20:00 AEST Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,307
Referee: Dave Nugent
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 Brisbane City 7–0 Heidelberg United Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,547
Referee: Peter Rampley
9 August 1980 20 Heidelberg United 2–0 Canberra City Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
13 August 1980 13 Brisbane Lions 1–2 Heidelberg United Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Lions Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Bob Mee
17 August 1980 21 Footscray JUST 0–2 Heidelberg United Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Western Oval
Attendance: 6,734
Referee: Chris Bambridge
30 August 1980 22 Heidelberg United 0–0 Adelaide City Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,043
Referee: Tony Boskovic
7 September 1980 23 St George-Budapest 3–5 Heidelberg United Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,231
Referee: Henry Witschge
14 September 1980 24 Heidelberg United 3–3 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 5,553
Referee: Don Campbell
20 September 1980 25 Newcastle KB United 3–1 Heidelberg United Newcastle
 Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 5,242
Referee: Richard Lorenc
28 September 1980 26 Heidelberg United 1–0 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park No. 2
Attendance: 3,804
Referee: Chris Bambridge

Finals series[edit]

The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1980 National Soccer League.

11 October 1980 Qualifying semi-final Sydney City 2–0 Heidelberg United Sydney
 Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 3,457
Referee: Tony Boskovic
18 October 1980 Preliminary Final Heidelberg United 4–1 South Melbourne Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 7,700
Referee: Tim Davies
26 October 1980 Grand Final Sydney City 0–4 Heidelberg United Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 11,126
Referee: Don Campbell

NSL Cup[edit]

Main article: 1980 NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

25 April 1980 First round Heidelberg United 2–0 Victoria (state) Essendon Croatia Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,800[2]
Referee: Stewart Mellings
23 July 1980 Second round Heidelberg United 2–1 South Melbourne Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 7,232
Referee: Henry Witschge
3 August 1980 Quarter-finals Canberra City 0–2 Heidelberg United Canberra
14:30 AEST Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,050
Referee: Richard Lorenc
10 September 1980 Semi-finals Heidelberg United 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)		 Adelaide City Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tim Davies
4 October 1980 Final 1st Leg Heidelberg United 0–0 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 6,388
Referee: Jack Johnston
15 October 1980 Final 2nd Leg Marconi Fairfield 3–0 Heidelberg United Sydney
 Report Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 5,179
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 Jeff Olver 8 0 4 0 12 0
2 DF Scotland Arthur McMillan 26 0 6 0 32 0
3 DF Australia Jim Tansey 26 0 6 0 32 0
4 DF Australia John Yzendoorn 24 4 5 1 29 5
5 DF Scotland Pat Bannon 26 0 6 1 32 1
6 MF Australia Jimmy Rooney 22+1 3 5 0 28 3
7 MF Australia Theo Selemidis 26 1 6 2 32 3
8 MF Australia Jim Campbell 26 6 5 0 31 6
9 FW Australia Jamie Paton 26 15 6 1 32 16
10 DF Australia Charlie Yankos 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
11 MF Australia Andy Bozikas 24+1 5 5 0 30 5
14 DF Scotland Bob Provan 2+2 0 2 0 6 0
15 MF Australia Ken Taylor 4+6 0 1+2 0 13 0
16 FW Australia Gary Cole 26 21 6 1 32 22
17 MF England Jim Williams 2+6 0 1+3 0 12 0
23 GK Australia Yakka Banovic 18 0 2 0 20 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 4 DF Australia John Yzendoorn 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
5 DF Scotland Pat Bannon 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0
7 MF Australia Theo Selemidis 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
4 11 MF Australia Andy Bozikas 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14 DF Scotland Bob Provan 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
16 FW Australia Gary Cole 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 2 DF Scotland Arthur McMillan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6 MF Australia Jimmy Rooney 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
8 MF Australia Jim Campbell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 FW Australia Jamie Paton 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 13 0 0 6 0 0 19 0 0

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 Jeff Olver 4 3 7
2 23 Australia Yakka Banovic 5 1 6
Total 9 4 13

References[edit]

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