1979 South Melbourne FC season

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South Melbourne
1979 season
Head CoachDavid Maclaren
Duncan McKay
John Margaritis
StadiumMiddle Park Soccer Stadium
National Soccer League14th
NSL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Alun Evans (7)
All:
Alun Evans (7)
Highest home attendance12,000
vs. APIA Leichhardt
(18 June 1979)
National Soccer League
12,000
vs. Heidelberg United
(15 July 1979)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance2,500
vs. Brisbane Lions
(22 July 1979)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance5,954
Biggest win4–0
vs. Brisbane City
(16 September 1979)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–6
vs. Marconi Fairfield
(22 April 1979)
National Soccer League
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The 1979 season was the third in the National Soccer League for South Melbourne Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. South Melbourne finished 14th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the first 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 Peter Laumets
2 DF Australia AUS Kris Kalifatidis
3 FW Australia AUS Mendo Ristovski
4 DF Scotland SCO Frank Munro
5 MF England ENG Stuart Baxter
6 Northern Ireland NIR Sammy Wright
8 MF Australia AUS George Christopoulos
9 FW Australia AUS Duncan Cummings
10 FW England ENG Alun Evans
11 FW Scotland SCO George Campbell
12 Australia AUS Steve Carr
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 Australia AUS Ken Drakeford
14 DF Australia AUS Alan Davidson
15 DF Australia AUS Kyri Kyriakouleas
16 DF England ENG Mike Pye
17 DF Australia AUS Peter Scarlett
18 DF Australia AUS Bertie Lutton
19 FW Australia AUS Steve Kakantonis
20 GK Scotland SCO Dennis Boland
— GK Australia AUS John Hansen
— GK Australia AUS Jack Reilly
— DF England ENG Tony Turner

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 14th 26 6 3 17 26 45 −19 023.08
NSL Cup 25 April 1979 First round First round 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 27 6 3 18 27 47 −20 022.22

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 6 3 17 26 45  −19 21 4 2 7 19 18  +1 2 1 10 7 27  −20

Results by round[edit]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHA
ResultLLLDLLLWWWLLLDLLLWLLLDLWWL
Position1012141414141413131313131313131314131314141414141414
Points00011113577778888101010101111131616
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

11 March 1979 1 Newcastle KB United 3–0[a] South Melbourne Newcastle
14:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 7,332[1]
Referee: Peter Rampley
18 March 1979 2 South Melbourne 0–3[b] Sydney Olympic Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Chris Bambridge
25 March 1979 3 Heidelberg United 3–0[c] South Melbourne Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
1 April 1979 4 South Melbourne 1–1 Canberra City Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Graham Neale
8 April 1979 5 Brisbane Lions 2–0 South Melbourne Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Tony Boskovic
15 April 1979 6 South Melbourne 1–2 Sydney City Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Jack Johnston
22 April 1979 7 Marconi Fairfield 6–0 South Melbourne Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Tim Davies
29 April 1979 8 South Melbourne 2–0 St George-Budapest Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
6 May 1979 9 Footscray JUST 0–2 South Melbourne Melbourne
15:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 7,050
Referee: Chris Bambridge
13 May 1979 10 South Melbourne 1–0 Adelaide City Melbourne
15:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Tony Boskovic
3 June 1979 11 South Melbourne 3–4 West Adelaide Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Tim Davies
10 June 1979 12 Brisbane City 1–0 South Melbourne Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,450
Referee: Doug Rennie
18 June 1979 13 South Melbourne 1–2 APIA Leichhardt Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Don Campbell
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 South Melbourne 1–2 Newcastle KB United Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
7 July 1979 16 Canberra City 3–2 South Melbourne Canberra
 Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,225
Referee: Doug Rennie
15 July 1979 17 South Melbourne 0–1 Heidelberg United Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Tim Davies
22 July 1979 18 South Melbourne 3–0 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Stewart Mellings
29 July 1979 19 Sydney City 2–0 South Melbourne Sydney
 Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 1,027
Referee: Bill Jones
5 August 1979 20 South Melbourne 1–2 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jack Johnston
18 August 1979 21 St George-Budapest 1–0 South Melbourne Sydney
 Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,143
Referee: Tim Davies
26 August 1979 22 South Melbourne 1–1 Footscray JUST Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Jack Johnston
2 September 1979 23 Adelaide City 3–0 South Melbourne Adelaide
 Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Henry Witschge
9 September 1979 24 West Adelaide 0–1 South Melbourne Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Richard Lorenc
16 September 1979 25 South Melbourne 4–0 Brisbane City Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Stewart Mellings
23 September 1979 26 APIA Leichhardt 2–1 South Melbourne Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 850
Referee: Ken Allen

Notes:

  1. ^ Awarded score. Original score 2–1 to Newcastle KB United; result was changed after the Australian Soccer Federation determined that South Melbourne fielded ineligible player Tony Tuner.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Awarded score. Original score 2–2; 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 Heidelberg United 2–1 South Melbourne Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 6,000[2]
Referee: Graham Neale

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 Peter Laumets 11 0 0 0 11 0
2 DF Australia Kris Kalifatidis 22+1 1 1 0 24 1
3 FW Australia Mendo Ristovski 7 3 0 0 7 3
4 DF Scotland Frank Munro 10 0 0 0 10 0
5 MF England Stuart Baxter 25 3 1 0 26 3
6 — Northern Ireland Sammy Wright 18+3 1 1 0 22 1
8 MF Australia George Christopoulos 21+3 3 1 1 25 4
9 FW Australia Duncan Cummings 12+4 2 0 0 16 2
10 FW England Alun Evans 25 7 1 0 26 7
11 FW Scotland George Campbell 24 2 1 0 25 2
12 — Australia Steve Carr 3+5 0 0 0 8 0
13 — Australia Ken Drakeford 10+2 1 1 0 13 1
14 DF Australia Alan Davidson 19+2 2 1 0 22 2
15 DF Australia Kyri Kyriakouleas 7+1 0 0 0 8 0
16 DF England Mike Pye 20 0 1 0 21 0
17 DF Australia Peter Scarlett 1 0 0 0 1 0
18 DF Australia Bertie Lutton 23+2 4 1 0 26 4
19 FW Australia Steve Kakantonis 3+1 0 0 0 4 0
20 GK Scotland Dennis Boland 6 0 0 0 6 0
— GK Australia John Hansen 4 0 1 0 5 0
— GK Australia Jack Reilly 5 0 0 0 5 0
— DF England Tony Turner 10+2 0 0 0 12 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 Scotland Frank Munro 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
2 2 DF Australia Kris Kalifatidis 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
10 FW England Alun Evans 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
4 5 MF England Stuart Baxter 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
5 18 DF Australia Bertie Lutton 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
6 8 MF Australia George Christopoulos 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 6 — Northern Ireland Sammy Wright 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
9 FW Australia Duncan Cummings 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
13 — Australia Ken Drakeford 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 DF Australia Alan Davidson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 DF Australia Kyri Kyriakouleas 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
— GK Australia John Hansen 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 30 0 1 2 0 0 32 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 Peter Laumets 4 0 4
2 20 Australia Dennis Boland 2 0 2
Total 6 0 6

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stock, Greg. "1979 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
  2. ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1979 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
  3. ^ "South Melbourne 1979 Squad". OzFootball.
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