1979 Adelaide City FC season

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Adelaide City
1979 season
ManagerRale Rasic
StadiumOlympic Sports Field
Hindmarsh Stadium
National Soccer League5th
NSL CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Dixie Deans (8)
All: John Nyskohus (14)
Highest home attendance10,007
vs. West Adelaide
(16 September 1979)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance2,000
vs. South Melbourne
(2 September 1979)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance5,207
Biggest win6–0
vs. Brisbane Lions (A)
(17 June 1979)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat2–4
vs. Brisbane City (H)
(11 March 1979)
National Soccer League
2–4
vs. Marconi Fairfield (H)
(8 July 1979)
National Soccer League
← 1978
1980 →

The 1979 season was the third in the National Soccer League for Adelaide City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Adelaide City finished 5th in their National Soccer League season, and won 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 Marshall
2 DF Scotland SCO Bobby Rusell
3 MF Australia AUS John Perin
4 FW Scotland SCO Jim Muir
5 DF Australia AUS Bugsy Nyskohus
6 MF Australia AUS Sergio Melta
7 MF Australia AUS Agenor Muniz
8 MF Australia AUS Brian Northcote
9 FW Scotland SCO Dixie Deans
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 FW Australia AUS John Nyskohus
11 MF Australia AUS Chris Kent
12 DF New Zealand NZL Glen Dods
13 MF Australia AUS Gary Marocchi
14 Australia AUS Robert Marwe
16 DF Australia AUS John Besir
17 MF Australia AUS Charlie Villani
20 GK Australia AUS Rick Migliaccio

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 5th 26 13 6 7 43 27 +16 050.00
NSL Cup 25 April 1979 30 September 1979 First round Winners 5 5 0 0 13 4 +9 100.00
Total 31 18 6 7 56 31 +25 058.06

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 13 6 7 43 27  +16 45 6 3 4 18 14  +4 7 3 3 25 13  +12

Results by round[edit]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHH
ResultLWLDDWWWWLWWWDLLDDDWLLWWWW
Position119101010875443222366675666655
Points022346810121214161920202021222325252527293133
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

11 March 1979 1 Adelaide City 2–4 Brisbane City Adelaide
  • Deans 8'
  • Kent 75'
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 4,236[1]
Referee: Don Campbell
18 March 1979 2 Sydney City 2–3 Adelaide City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 3,496
Referee: Tim Davies
25 March 1979 3 Adelaide City 0–1 APIA Leichhardt Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 5,176
Referee: Barry Harwood
1 April 1979 4 Marconi Fairfield 4–4 Adelaide City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 3,242
Referee: Peter Rampley
8 April 1979 5 Adelaide City 0–0 Newcastle KB United Adelaide
Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Don Campbell
15 April 1979 6 St George-Budapest 0–2 Adelaide City Sydney
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 1,968
Referee: Henry Witschge
22 April 1979 7 Adelaide City 1–0 Sydney Olympic Adelaide
 Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Graham Neal
29 April 1979 8 Footscray JUST 0–2 Adelaide City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 2,146
Referee: Stewart Mellings
6 May 1979 9 Adelaide City 2–0 Heidelberg United Adelaide
14:30 AEST
Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 4,620
Referee: Don Campbell
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 Adelaide City 2–1 Canberra City Adelaide
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Graham Neal
10 June 1979 12 West Adelaide 1–2 Adelaide City Adelaide
 Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 11,127
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
17 June 1979 13 Brisbane Lions 0–6 Adelaide City Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Henry Witschge
24 June 1979 14 Adelaide City 1–1 Sydney City Adelaide
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 8,550
Referee: Nick Karlich
1 July 1979 15 Brisbane City 2–1 Adelaide City Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Ken Allen
8 July 1979 16 Adelaide City 2–4 Marconi Fairfield Adelaide
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 7,800
Referee: Chris Bambridge
15 July 1979 17 APIA Leichhardt 1–1 Adelaide City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 2,968
Referee: Dave Nugent
21 July 1979 18 Newcastle KB United 0–0 Adelaide City Newcastle
Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 12,143
Referee: Tony Boskovic
29 July 1979 19 Adelaide City 1–1 St George-Budapest Adelaide
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Bob Kerr
5 August 1979 20 Sydney Olympic 1–2 Adelaide City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 3,250
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
19 August 1979 21 Adelaide City 1–2 Footscray JUST Adelaide
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Don Campbell
26 August 1979 22 Heidelberg United 1–0 Adelaide City Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Doug Rennie
2 September 1979 23 Adelaide City 3–0 South Melbourne Adelaide
 Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Henry Witschge
8 September 1979 24 Canberra City 0–2 Adelaide City Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,314
Referee: Stewart Mellings
16 September 1979 25 Adelaide City 1–0 West Adelaide Adelaide
 Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 10,007
Referee: Tim Davies
23 September 1979 26 Adelaide City 2–0 Brisbane Lions Adelaide
 Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Richard Lorenc

NSL Cup[edit]

Main article: 1979 NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

25 April 1979 First round Adelaide City 1–0 West Adelaide Adelaide
 Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 8,123[2]
Referee: Chris Bambridge
20 May 1979 Second round Adelaide City 3–2 (a.e.t.) Victoria (state) Preston Makedonia Adelaide
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Richard Lorenc
4 July 1979 Quarter-finals Adelaide City 5–0 South Australia Eastern Districts Azzurri Adelaide
 Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
12 August 1979 Semi-finals Adelaide City 1–0 Canberra City Adelaide
 Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Stewart Mellings
30 September 1979 Final Adelaide City 3–2 St George-Budapest Adelaide
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Stewart Mellings

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 Marshall 26 0 5 0 31 0
2 DF Scotland Bobby Russell 20 0 3+1 0 24 0
3 MF Australia John Perin 25 3 4 0 29 3
4 FW Scotland Jim Muir 12+1 0 2+1 1 16 1
5 DF Australia Bugsy Nyskohus 25+1 0 5 2 31 2
6 MF Australia Sergio Melta 4+4 0 0+2 0 10 0
7 MF Australia Agenor Muniz 22 2 5 0 27 2
8 MF Australia Brian Northcote 25 5 4 1 29 6
9 FW Scotland Dixie Deans 19+3 8 2+1 1 25 9
10 FW Australia John Nyskohus 26 7 5 7 31 14
11 MF Australia Chris Kent 25+1 7 5 0 31 7
12 DF New Zealand Glen Dods 25+1 1 5 0 31 1
13 MF Australia Gary Marocchi 6+3 1 1 0 10 1
14 — Australia Robert Marwe 6+8 3 2 1 16 4
16 DF Australia John Besir 11+2 0 3 0 16 0
17 MF Australia Charlie Villani 9+4 6 4 0 17 6
20 GK Australia Rick Migliaccio 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
— — Australia Ron Iasello 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
— FW Australia Luciano Signore 0 0 0+1 0 1 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 7 MF Australia Agenor Muniz 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1
2 3 MF Australia John Perin 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
3 8 MF Australia Brian Northcote 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
4 9 FW Scotland Dixie Deans 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
5 5 DF Australia Bogdan Nyskohus 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
12 DF Australia Glen Dods 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16 DF Australia John Besir 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
8 4 FW Scotland Jim Muir 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6 MF Australia Sergio Melta 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 MF Australia Chris Kent 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 28 0 1 0 0 0 28 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 Marshall 10 3 13
Total 10 3 13

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stock, Greg. "1979 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.net.
  2. ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1979 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.net.
  3. ^ "Adelaide City 1979 Squad". ozfootball.net.
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