West Adelaide
1980 season
Head CoachGerry Chaldi
Billy Birch
StadiumHindmarsh Stadium
National Soccer League13th
NSL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Lopez Manecas (6)
All:
John Kosmina
Lopez Manecas
(6 each)
Highest home attendance5,650
vs. Adelaide City
(14 September 1980)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance2,450
vs. Footscray JUST
(11 May 1980)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance3,476
Biggest win3–0
vs. Footscray JUST (A)
(7 September 1980)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–7
vs. Sydney City (A)
(6 April 1980)
National Soccer League

The 1980 season was the fourth in the National Soccer League for West Adelaide Soccer Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. West Adelaide finished 13th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the first round of the NSL Cup.

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 Australia AUS Martyn Crook
2 DF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Zoran Maricic
3 DF Australia AUS Vic Bozanic
4 MF Scotland SCO Neil McGachey
5 DF Israel ISR Shraga Topaz
6 DF Scotland SCO Ian McKie
7 Australia AUS Chris Key
8 FW Angola ANG Lopez Manecas
9 FW Australia AUS John Kosmina
10 FW Scotland SCO Graham Honeyman
11 MF Scotland SCO Ian McGregor
12 FW South Africa RSA Graham Norris
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 FW Australia AUS George Koulianos
14 Australia AUS Tom Forde
15 DF England ENG Peter Tymczyszyn
16 MF Australia AUS Steve Atsalas
17 DF Australia AUS Tom Totsikas
18 MF Australia AUS David Doorne
19 DF Scotland SCO Eric Carruthers
20 GK Australia AUS Brian Gale
FW Australia AUS Peter Boyle
Australia AUS Aldo Lorenzoni
DF Australia AUS Nick Pantzaras

Competitions

Overall record

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 13th 26 7 3 16 24 46 −22 026.92
NSL Cup 25 April 1980 First round First round 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
Total 27 7 3 17 25 49 −24 025.93

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

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[lower-alpha 1]
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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 7 3 16 24 46  −22 24 6 2 5 12 15  −3 1 1 11 12 31  −19

Results by round

Round1234567891011121415161317181920212223242526
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDLWLLWLWLLLWWLDLLLLLDWWLLL
Position5139111210119101011111111101113121313131313131313
Points1133355777791111121212121212131517171717
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

9 March 1980 1 West Adelaide 1–1 Newcastle KB United Adelaide
  • Honeyman 89'
Report
  • Trenter 48'
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,720[1]
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
16 March 1980 2 Heidelberg United 4–2 West Adelaide Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,185
Referee: Chris Bambridge
23 March 1980 3 West Adelaide 1–0 South Melbourne Adelaide
  • Koulianos 68'
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Tim Davies
30 March 1980 4 Brisbane Lions 2–1 West Adelaide Brisbane
Report
  • Honeyman 59'
Stadium: Lions Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Col Amos
6 April 1980 5 Sydney City 7–0 West Adelaide Sydney
  • Stevenson 10', 70'
  • Barnes 30', 46', 55'
  • Smith 35'
  • Souness 83'
Report Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field
Attendance: 3,174
Referee: Peter Rampley
13 April 1980 6 West Adelaide 4–2 Blacktown City Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Dennis Stanley
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 West Adelaide 1–0 Brisbane City Adelaide
14:30 ACST
  • Norris 54'
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,900
Referee: Bobby Kerr
4 May 1980 9 Canberra City 4–3 West Adelaide Canberra
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 3,850
Referee: Bob Mee
11 May 1980 10 West Adelaide 0–2 Footscray JUST Adelaide
Report
  • Vasic 56'
  • Hazabent 78'
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,450
Referee: Don Campbell
18 May 1980 11 Adelaide City 1–0 West Adelaide Adelaide
Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 8,300
Referee: Stewart Mellings
25 May 1980 12 West Adelaide 1–0 St George-Budapest Adelaide
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Graham Neal
8 June 1980 14 West Adelaide 1–0 Heidelberg United Adelaide
  • Manecas 73'
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,654
Referee: Tony Boskovic
14 June 1980 15 Newcastle KB United 2–0 West Adelaide Newcastle
  • Burrows 53'
  • McClelland 89'
Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 4,429
Referee: Richard Lorenc
22 June 1980 16 West Adelaide 1–1 Brisbane Lions Adelaide
  • Honeyman 9'
Report
  • McGregor 3'
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,789
Referee: Bobby Kerr
29 June 1980 13 Marconi Fairfield 2–1 West Adelaide Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report
  • Manecas 57'
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 3,275
Referee: Dave Nugent
13 July 1980 17 South Melbourne 2–0 West Adelaide Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Peter Rampley
20 July 1980 18 West Adelaide 0–2 Sydney City Adelaide
Report
  • Stevenson 63'
  • Barnes 81'
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,900
Referee: Chris Bambridge
27 July 1980 19 Blacktown City 1–0 West Adelaide Sydney
15:00 AEST
  • Fisher 77'
Report Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 2,376
Referee: Tony Boskovic
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 Brisbane City 1–1 West Adelaide Brisbane
Report
  • Manecas 71'
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,563
Referee: Henry Witschge
31 August 1980 22 West Adelaide 2–0 Canberra City Adelaide
  • Tymczyszyn 53' (pen>)
  • Manecas 89'
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,824
Referee: Don Campbell
7 September 1980 23 Footscray JUST 0–3 West Adelaide Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Western Oval
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Dave Nugent
14 September 1980 24 West Adelaide 0–2 Adelaide City Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 5,650
Referee: Chris Bambridge
21 September 1980 25 St George-Budapest 3–1 West Adelaide Sydney
  • Duarte 65', 77', 82'
Report
  • Manecas 83'
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 1,638
Referee: Jack Johnston
28 September 1980 26 West Adelaide 0–1 Marconi Fairfield Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Ken Allen

NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

25 April 1980 First round Spearwood Dalmatinac Western Australia 3–1 West Adelaide Perth
  • Flamengo 45' (pen.), 61'
  • Popovich ?'
Report
Stadium: Dalmatinac Park
Attendance: [2]
Referee: Eddie Evans

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[3][2]

No. Pos. Nat. Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Australia Martyn Crook 250 10 260
2 DF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Maricic 16+20 10 190
3 DF Australia Vic Bozanic 261 00 261
4 MF Scotland Neil McGachey 61 00 61
5 DF Israel Shraga Topaz 22+11 00 231
6 DF Scotland Ian McKie 11+20 00 130
7 Australia Chris Key 3+21 00 51
8 FW Angola Lopez Manecas 246 10 256
9 FW Australia John Kosmina 235 11 246
10 FW Scotland Graham Honeyman 263 10 273
11 MF Scotland Ian McGregor 24+10 00 250
12 FW South Africa Graham Norris 181 10 191
13 FW Australia George Koulianos 6+21 10 91
14 Australia Tom Forde 161 00 161
15 DF England Peter Tymczyszyn 10+21 00 121
16 MF Australia Steve Atsalas 4+31 00 71
17 DF Australia Tom Totsikas 3+10 00 40
18 MF Australia David Doorne 2+20 00 40
19 DF Scotland Eric Carruthers 16+20 00 180
20 GK Australia Brian Gale 10 00 10
FW Australia Peter Boyle 10 00 10
Australia Aldo Lorenzoni 1+20 00 30
DF Australia Nick Pantzaras 20 00 20

Disciplinary record

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 12 FW South Africa Graham Norris 401 000 401
2 4 MF Australia Neil McGachey 301 000 301
3 9 FW Australia John Kosmina 101 000 101
4 2 DF Australia Zoran Maricic 300 000 300
5 5 DF Israel Shraga Topaz 200 000 200
11 MF Scotland Ian McGregor 200 000 200
19 DF Scotland Eric Carruthers 200 000 200
8 1 GK Australia Martyn Crook 100 000 100
8 FW Angola Lopez Manecas 100 000 100
10 FW Scotland Graham Honeyman 100 000 100
14 Australia Tom Forde 100 000 100
15 DF England Peter Tymczyszyn 100 000 100
Total 2203 000 2203

Clean sheets

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 Martyn Crook 60 6
Total606

References

  1. Stock, Greg. "1980 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
  2. 1 2 Stock, Greg. "1980 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.net.
  3. Persoglia, Tony; Stock, Greg. "West Adelaide 1980 Squad". OzFootball.net.
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