1977 Sydney Olympic FC season

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Sydney Olympic
1977 season
Head CoachBruce Stowell
Kaz Kulak
StadiumSydney Sports Ground
Wentworth Park
National Soccer League12th
NSL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Billy Pirie (7)
All: Billy Pirie (7)
Highest home attendance6,217
vs. West Adelaide
(17 April 1977)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,025
vs. Adelaide City
(14 August 1977)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance3,724
Biggest win4–0
vs. Brisbane City (H)
(4 June 1977)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–4
vs. West Adelaide (H)
(17 April 1977)
National Soccer League
0–4
vs. Canberra City (A)
(30 July 1977)
National Soccer League
1978 →

The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Sydney Olympic Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Sydney Olympic finished 12th 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
— FW Australia AUS Don Allan
— Australia AUS Greg Allan
— DF Australia AUS Richard Bell
— FW England ENG Ray Botham
— DF England ENG Mike Cross
— Australia AUS Bernie Cullerton
— Australia AUS Michael Drossos
— DF Scotland SCO George Gibson
— Australia AUS Tony Ikonomou
— FW Australia AUS Jim Izatt
— MF Scotland SCO Alex Jamieson
— Australia AUS Bill Kardambis
— DF England ENG Paul Luckett
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Australia AUS Greg Lynch
— Australia AUS Neil Malone
— DF Australia AUS Dave McIntosh
— GK Australia AUS Gary Meier
— DF Australia AUS Billy Palmer
— Australia AUS Lazaros Paraskevas
— FW Australia AUS Brian Parker
— FW Scotland SCO Billy Pirie
— MF Australia AUS Peter Raskopoulos
— MF Australia AUS Joe Senkalski
— FW Australia AUS Chris Thamnidis
— DF Scotland SCO Ken Wilson

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 2 April 1977 25 September 1977 Matchday 1 12th 26 7 7 12 25 38 −13 026.92
NSL Cup 20 September 1977 First round First round 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 27 7 7 13 26 40 −14 025.93

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League[edit]

Main article: 1977 National Soccer League

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
10 Brisbane City 26 8 6 12 30 35 −5 22
11 South Melbourne 26 7 8 11 27 35 −8 22
12 Sydney Olympic 26 7 7 12 25 38 −13 21
13 Canberra City 26 5 7 14 22 39 −17 17
14 Mooroolbark (R) 26 5 5 16 31 61 −30 15 Relegation to the 1978 Victoria Metropolitan League Three
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

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 7 7 12 25 38  −13 28 5 3 5 16 17  −1 2 4 7 9 21  −12

Results by round[edit]

Round1234567891011131214151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAHAH
ResultLDLWDWLWLWDLWLDWLLLWLDLLDD
Position13121311109109118986999991110101011121212
Points0113466881011111313141616161618181919192021
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

2 April 1977 1 Sydney Olympic 0–2 South Melbourne Sydney
Report
  • Ollerton 72', 85'
 Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 5,872[1]
Referee: Tony Boskovic
10 April 1977 2 Mooroolbark 1–1 Sydney Olympic Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Bob Henderson
17 April 1977 3 Sydney Olympic 0–4 West Adelaide Sydney
Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 6,217
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
24 April 1977 4 Brisbane Lions 0–2 Sydney Olympic Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 5,111
Referee: Des Miles
1 May 1977 5 Sydney Olympic 2–2 Canberra City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 3,616
Referee: Brian Fowler
8 May 1977 6 Western Suburbs 0–2 Sydney Olympic Sydney
Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 7,253
Referee: Bob Mee
15 May 1977 7 Adelaide City 3–0 Sydney Olympic Adelaide
 Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Don Campbell
22 May 1977 8 Sydney Olympic 3–1 Fitzroy United Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 5,857
Referee: John van der Linde
28 May 1977 9 Footscray JUST 1–0 Sydney Olympic Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Bob Henderson
4 June 1977 10 Sydney Olympic 4–0 Brisbane City Sydney
 Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 2,753
Referee: Tim Davies
12 June 1977 11 Marconi Fairfield 0–0 Sydney Olympic Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 9,580
Referee: Harold Hall
26 June 1977 13 Eastern Suburbs 2–0 Sydney Olympic Sydney
 Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 6,115
Referee: Tony Boskovic
29 June 1977 12 Sydney Olympic 2–0 St George-Budapest Sydney
 Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 2,923
Referee: Peter Rampley
3 July 1977 14 Sydney Olympic 1–2 Mooroolbark Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 4,982
Referee: Dennis McDermott
10 July 1977 15 South Melbourne 1–1 Sydney Olympic Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Jim Dixon
17 July 1977 16 Sydney Olympic 1–0 Brisbane Lions Sydney
 Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 3,470
Referee: Tony Boskovic
24 July 1977 17 West Adelaide 1–0 Sydney Olympic Adelaide
 Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 4,125
Referee: Don Campbell
30 July 1977 18 Canberra City 4–0 Sydney Olympic Canberra
 Report Stadium: Manuka Oval
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Henry Witschge
7 August 1977 19 Sydney Olympic 0–3 Western Suburbs Sydney
Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 2,960
Referee: Richard Lorenc
14 August 1977 20 Sydney Olympic 3–1 Adelaide City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,025
Referee: Peter Rampley
21 August 1977 21 Fitzroy United 2–0 Sydney Olympic Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,000
28 August 1977 22 Sydney Olympic 0–0 Footscray JUST Sydney
Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 2,056
Referee: Bill Jones
4 September 1977 23 Brisbane City 3–0 Sydney Olympic Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,420
Referee: Jack Wood
11 September 1977 24 Sydney Olympic 0–2 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 3,691
Referee: Richard Lorenc
18 September 1977 25 St George-Budapest 3–3 Sydney Olympic Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,502
Referee: Dennis McDermott
25 September 1977 26 Sydney Olympic 0–0 Eastern Suburbs Sydney
Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 2,987
Referee: Chris Bambridge

NSL Cup[edit]

Main article: 1977 NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

20 September 1977 First round Western Suburbs 2–1 Sydney Olympic Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 2,237[2]
Referee: Tim Davies (Ray Sandell)

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
— FW Australia Don Allan 20+1 3 0 0 21 3
— — Australia Greg Allan 18+2 0 0 0 20 0
— DF Australia Richard Bell 13 0 1 0 14 0
— FW England Ray Botham 26 6 1 0 27 6
— DF England Mike Cross 24+1 2 1 0 26 2
— — Australia Bernie Cullerton 13 0 0 0 13 0
— — Australia Michael Drossos 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
— DF Scotland George Gibson 19 0 0 0 19 0
— — Australia Tony Ikonomou 4+3 0 0 0 7 0
— FW Australia Jim Izatt 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
— MF Scotland Alex Jamieson 11 0 1 1 12 1
— — Australia Bill Kardambis 0+4 0 0 0 4 0
— DF England Paul Luckett 22+2 0 1 0 25 0
— FW Australia Greg Lynch 5 0 0 0 5 0
— — Australia Neil Malone 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
— DF Australia Dave McIntosh 18 3 1 0 19 3
— GK Australia Gary Meier 26 0 1 0 27 0
— DF Australia Billy Palmer 12+2 0 1 0 15 0
— — Australia Lazaros Paraskevas 0+3 0 0+1 0 4 0
— FW Australia Brian Parker 2+1 0 0 0 3 0
— FW Scotland Billy Pirie 8+1 7 0 0 9 7
— MF Australia Peter Raskopoulos 7+1 0 1 0 9 0
— MF Australia Joe Senkalski 25 4 1 0 26 4
— FW Australia Chris Thamnidis 10+7 0 1 0 18 0
— DF Scotland Ken Wilson 3+2 0 0+1 0 6 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 — FW Australia Don Allan 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1
2 — FW Australia Chris Thamnidis 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
3 — FW Australia Dave McIntosh 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
4 — DF Australia Richard Bell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
— DF England Mike Cross 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 9 0 2 0 0 0 9 0 2

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 — Australia Gary Meier 8 0 8
Total 8 0 8

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stock, Greg. "1977 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.net.
  2. ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1977 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.net.
  3. ^ Persoglia, Tony; Stock, Greg. "Sydney Olympic 1977 Squad". OzFootball.net.
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