1983 Wollongong City FC season

Wollongong City 1983 football season
Wollongong City
1983 season
ManagerWillie Wallace
StadiumZiems Park
St George Stadium
Wollongong Showground
National Soccer League15th
NSL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Roy Cotton
Phil O'Connor (12)
All: Roy Cotton (13)
Highest home attendance3,482 vs. Sydney City
(24 April 1984)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,000
Average home league attendance1,871
Biggest win3–1
vs. Adelaide City (H)
(18 September 1983)
National Soccer League
2–0
vs. Brisbane City (A)
(9 October 1983)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–4
vs. St George-Budapest (A)
(10 September 1983)
National Soccer League
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The 1983 season was the third in the history of Wollongong City (now Wollongong Wolves). It was also the third season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Wollongong City finished 15th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup first round by Canberra City.

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 Scotland SCO Jim Preston
2 MF Australia AUS Peter Willis
3 DF Australia AUS Steve Pollard
4 DF England ENG Chris Dunleavy
5 DF Australia AUS Ray Vliestra
6 DF England ENG Jeff Ainsworth
7 DF England ENG Alan Waldron
8 MF England ENG John Fleming
9 MF England ENG Roy Cotton
10 MF Australia AUS Larry Gaffney
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW Australia AUS Phil O'Connor
12 England ENG Jim McBreen
13 DF Australia AUS Phil Kerr
14 FW Australia AUS Glen Fontana
15 DF Australia AUS David Green
20 GK Australia AUS Natch Vardareff
— Australia AUS Phil Muhlbauer
— DF Australia AUS Jamie Dummett
— DF Australia AUS Scott Dickson
— MF Australia AUS Warren Baker

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Soccer League 13 March 1983 9 October 1983 Matchday 1 15th 30 4 15 11 41 55 −14 013.33
NSL Cup 6 March 1983 First round First round 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 31 4 15 12 42 57 −15 012.90

Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 St George-Budapest (C) 30 15 10 5 47 27 +20 55
2 Sydney City 30 15 9 6 48 30 +18 54
3 Preston Makedonia 30 15 7 8 47 32 +15 52
4 South Melbourne 30 15 7 8 44 36 +8 52
5 Newcastle KB United 30 14 7 9 45 26 +19 49
6 Heidelberg United 30 11 10 9 39 38 +1 43
7 Sydney Olympic 30 12 5 13 38 36 +2 41
8 APIA Leichhardt 30 11 6 13 43 36 +7 39
9 Marconi Fairfield 30 9 11 10 43 41 +2 38
10 Canberra City 30 11 5 14 47 53 −6 38
11 Adelaide City 30 10 6 14 37 38 −1 36
12 Footscray JUST 30 9 9 12 25 42 −17 36
13 West Adelaide 30 7 12 11 25 37 −12 33
14 Brisbane City 30 8 9 13 33 50 −17 33
15 Wollongong City 30 4 15 11 41 55 −14 27
16 Brisbane Lions 30 6 8 16 36 61 −25 26
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

Results by round

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

Matches

Wollongong City v Brisbane City
13 March 1983 1 Wollongong City 1–1 Brisbane City Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Ziems Park
Attendance: 1,624[1]
Referee: Tim Davies
Newcastle KB United v Wollongong City
19 March 1983 2 Newcastle KB United 1–1 Wollongong City Newcastle
  • Lowe 85'
 Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 2,024
Referee: Arthur Owens
Wollongong City v APIA Leichhardt
27 March 1983 3 Wollongong City 1–1 APIA Leichhardt Wollongong
  • Fleming 19'
 Report Stadium: Ziems Park
Attendance: 2,114
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Preston Makedonia v Wollongong City
3 April 1983 4 Preston Makedonia 3–2 Wollongong City Melbourne
  • Campbell 28'
  • Lucchesi 44', 56'
 Report
Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Even Venios
Wollongong City v West Adelaide
10 April 1983 5 Wollongong City 1–1 West Adelaide Wollongong
  • Ainsworth 86'
 Report
  • Atsalas 69'
 Stadium: Ziems Park
Attendance: 2,374
Referee: Peter Rampley
South Melbourne v Wollongong City
17 April 1983 6 South Melbourne 0–1 Wollongong City Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Even Venios
Wollongong City v Sydney City
24 April 1983 7 Wollongong City 2–3 Sydney City Wollongong
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Ziems Park
Attendance: 3,482
Referee: Ken Small
Canberra City v Wollongong City
30 April 1983 8 Canberra City 3–1 Wollongong City Canberra
15:00 AEST
  • Bryant 20'
  • G. Byrne 47' (pen.)
  • Gibson 55'
 Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,313
Referee: Bob Mee
Marconi Fairfield v Wollongong City
15 May 1983 10 Marconi Fairfield 5–4 Wollongong City Sydney
 Report
  • Willis 49' (pen.)
  • Cotton 74'
  • Hunter 80' (o.g.)
  • Fleming 82'
 Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 2,160
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
Heidelberg United v Wollongong City
29 May 1983 12 Heidelberg United 2–0 Wollongong City Melbourne
  • Lea 9', 83'
 Report Stadium: Olympic Village
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Jim Fearn
Wollongong City v Footscray JUST
5 June 1983 13 Wollongong City 1–1 Footscray JUST Wollongong
Report
  • Carroll 1'
 Stadium: Ziems Park
Attendance: 2,103
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Adelaide City v Wollongong City
12 June 1983 14 Adelaide City 2–2 Wollongong City Adelaide
 Report
  • McBreen 78', 83'
 Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 1,965
Referee: Don Campbell
Wollongong City v St George-Budapest
26 June 1983 15 Wollongong City 0–0 St George-Budapest Wollongong
15:00 AEST Report Stadium: Ziems Park
Attendance: 1,423
Referee: Ken Small
West Adelaide v Wollongong City
3 July 1983 16 West Adelaide 1–1 Wollongong City Adelaide
  • Atsalas 27'
 Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 950
Referee: Don Campbell
Wollongong City v Sydney Olympic
6 July 1983 11 Wollongong City 1–2 Sydney Olympic Sydney
 Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,095
Referee: Tim Davies
Wollongong City v Preston Makedonia
10 July 1983 17 Wollongong City 1–1 Preston Makedonia Wollongong
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Ziems Park
Attendance: 3,014
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
APIA Leichhardt v Wollongong City
17 July 1983 18 APIA Leichhardt 4–1 Wollongong City Sydney
  • Bradley 35', 76'
  • DeCeglie ?'
  • Valeri 89'
 Report Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 2,674
Referee: Arthur Owens
Wollongong City v South Melbourne
24 July 1983 19 Wollongong City 2–2 South Melbourne Wollongong
  • Dickson ?'
  • Gaffney 51'
 Report
Stadium: Ziems Park
Attendance: 1,565
Referee: Gary Power
Sydney City v Wollongong City
31 July 1983 20 Sydney City 3–1 Wollongong City Sydney
  • Gomez 58'
  • Souness 68', 76' (pen.)
 Report
Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field
Attendance: 768
Referee: Arthur Owens
Wollongong City v Canberra City
7 August 1983 21 Wollongong City 2–3 Canberra City Wollongong
 Report
Stadium: Ziems Park
Attendance: 1,173
Referee: Ken Small
Brisbane Lions v Wollongong City
14 August 1983 22 Brisbane Lions 1–2 Wollongong City Brisbane
  • Stewart 14'
 Report
Stadium: Richlands Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Bill Monteverde
Wollongong City v Marconi Fairfield
21 August 1983 23 Wollongong City 1–1 Marconi Fairfield Wollongong
  • Dickson 79'
 Report
  • Vardareff 80' (o.g.)
 Stadium: Ziems Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Footscray JUST v Wollongong City
28 August 1983 24 Footscray JUST 3–1 Wollongong City Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Evan Venios
Wollongong City v Heidelberg United
4 September 1983 25 Wollongong City 0–0 Heidelberg United Wollongong
Report Stadium: Ziems Park
Attendance: 1,000
St George-Budapest v Wollongong City
10 September 1983 26 St George-Budapest 4–0 Wollongong City Sydney
  • Slater 48'
  • Wilkinson 65'
  • Marton 71', 84'
 Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 1,720
Referee: Ken Small
Wollongong City v Adelaide City
18 September 1983 27 Wollongong City 3–1 Adelaide City Wollongong
 Report
  • Mullen 75'
 Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
Sydney Olympic v Wollongong City
25 September 1983 28 Sydney Olympic 3–3 Wollongong City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Tony Boskovic
Wollongong City v Newcastle KB United
2 October 1983 29 Wollongong City 2–2 Newcastle KB United Wollongong
Report
  • Lowe 70', 89'
 Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 1,000
Brisbane City v Wollongong City
9 October 1983 30 Brisbane City 0–2 Wollongong City Brisbane
Report Stadium: Spencer Park
Attendance: 800
Referee: Dave Nugent
Wollongong City v Brisbane Lions
16 October 1983 9 Wollongong City 1–1 Brisbane Lions Wollongong
 Report
  • Wright 26'
 Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Gary Power

NSL Cup

Canberra City v Wollongong City
6 March 1983 First round Canberra City 2–1 Wollongong City Queanbeyan
 Report
Stadium: Seiffert Oval
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Bob Mee

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 Scotland Jim Preston 17 0 1 0 18 0
2 MF Australia Peter Willis 30 4 1 0 31 4
3 DF Australia Steve Pollard 22 0 1 0 23 0
4 DF England Chris Dunleavy 22 2 1 0 23 2
5 DF Australia Ray Vliestra 23 0 1 0 24 0
6 DF England Jeff Ainsworth 30 2 1 0 31 2
7 DF England Alan Waldron 2(1) 0 0 0 3 0
8 MF England John Fleming 23(1) 3 1 0 25 3
9 MF England Roy Cotton 29 12 1 1 30 13
10 MF Australia Larry Gaffney 24(2) 1 1 0 27 1
11 FW Australia Phil O'Connor 28 12 1 0 29 12
12 England Jim McBreen 22(1) 2 1 0 24 2
13 DF Australia Phil Kerr 20(1) 0 0 0 21 0
14 FW Australia Glen Fontana 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0
15 DF Australia David Green 1(4) 0 0 0 5 0
20 GK Australia Natch Vardareff 13 0 0 0 13 0
— DF Australia Warren Baker 2 0 0 0 2 0
— DF Australia Scott Dickson 11(3) 2 0 0 14 2
— DF Australia Jamie Dummett 6 0 0 0 6 0
— DF Australia Phil Muhlbauer 5 0 0 0 5 0

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
1 1 GK Scotland Jim Preston 2 0 2
20 GK Australia Natch Vardareff 2 0 2
Total 4 0 4

References

  1. ^ "1983 National Soccer League Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Australia's Premier Football Player Archive". ozfootball.net. Aussie Footballers. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  3. ^ "1983 National Soccer League Cup Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
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