1982 Wollongong City FC season

Wollongong City 1982 football season
Wollongong City
1982 season
ManagerKen Morton
Chris Dunleavy
Willie Wallace
StadiumWollongong Showground
National Soccer League3rd
NSL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Phil O'Connor (17)
All: Phil O'Connor (18)
Highest home attendance6,341 vs. St George-Budapest
(26 September 1982)
National Soccer League Finals
Lowest home attendance500 vs. Sydney City
(14 June 1982)
NSL Cup
Average home league attendance3,452
Biggest win3–0
vs. Canberra City (H)
(4 July 1982)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–4
vs. West Adelaide (A)
(28 February 1982)
National Soccer League
1–5
vs. Sydney City (H)
(14 June 1982)
NSL Cup
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The 1982 season was the second in the history of Wollongong City (now Wollongong Wolves). It was also the second season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Wollongong City finished 3rd in their National Soccer League season and were eliminated in the Preliminary Final by St George-Budapest, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup first round by Sydney 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 Arno Bertogna
4 DF England ENG Chris Dunleavy
5 DF England ENG Jeff Ainsworth
6 MF England ENG Lee Adam
7 FW Australia AUS Glen Fontana
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 DF Australia AUS Ray Vliestra
14 FW Australia AUS Jock Morlando
15 DF Australia AUS Phil Kerr
18 MF New Zealand NZL Clive Campbell
20 GK Australia AUS Natch Vardareff
— FW Scotland SCO Derek Laing
— MF Australia AUS Peter Tredinnick
— DF England ENG Alan Waldron

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Soccer League 14 February 1982 5 September 1982 Matchday 1 3rd 30 16 3 11 43 46 −3 053.33
National Soccer League Finals 19 September 1982 26 September 1982 Elimination Semi-Final Preliminary Final 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
NSL Cup 14 June 1982 First round First round 1 0 0 1 1 5 −4 000.00
Total 33 17 3 13 47 54 −7 051.52

Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Sydney City (C) 30 20 5 5 68 28 +40 45 Qualification to Finals series[a]
2 St George-Budapest 30 14 8 8 47 40 +7 36
3 Wollongong City 30 16 3 11 43 46 −3 35
4 Heidelberg United 30 13 8 9 42 37 +5 34
5 Preston Makedonia 30 12 10 8 45 41 +4 34
6 South Melbourne 30 11 9 10 46 37 +9 31
7 APIA Leichhardt 30 12 7 11 49 54 −5 31
8 Sydney Olympic 30 12 6 12 52 42 +10 30
9 West Adelaide 30 10 8 12 44 40 +4 28
10 Marconi Fairfield 30 12 4 14 44 43 +1 28
11 Brisbane Lions 30 10 8 12 39 42 −3 28
12 Newcastle KB United 30 10 7 13 43 52 −9 27
13 Adelaide City 30 6 12 12 36 44 −8 24
14 Footscray JUST 30 5 14 11 34 46 −12 24
15 Canberra City 30 7 10 13 37 54 −17 24
16 Brisbane City 30 5 11 14 32 55 −23 21
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
Notes:
  1. ^ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1982 National Soccer League.

Results by round

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

Matches

South Melbourne v Wollongong City
14 February 1982 1 South Melbourne 3–0 Wollongong City Melbourne
  • Egan 53' (?)
  • Davidson ?'
 Report Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 1,800[1]
Referee: Stewart Mellings
Wollongong City v Sydney City
21 February 1982 2 Wollongong City 1–3 Sydney City Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ken Small
West Adelaide v Wollongong City
28 February 1982 3 West Adelaide 4–0 Wollongong City Adelaide
  • Honeyman 40', 55', 68'
  • Heys 87'
 Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,365
Referee: Jim Rossis
Wollongong City v APIA Leichhardt
7 March 1982 4 Wollongong City 2–4 APIA Leichhardt Wollongong
 Report
  • Soper 41', 47'
  • Bradley 44'
  • Morsello 66'
 Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tim Davies
Brisbane City v Wollongong City
14 March 1982 5 Brisbane City 3–1 Wollongong City Brisbane
  • Kelso 42'
  • Conner 59'
  • Carey 84'
 Report
  • Fontana 34'
 Stadium: Spencer Park
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Bill Monteverde
Wollongong City v Footscray JUST
21 March 1982 6 Wollongong City 2–1 Footscray JUST Wollongong
 Report
  • Simic 34'
 Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Brian Fowler
Canberra City v Wollongong City
28 March 1982 7 Canberra City 0–1 Wollongong City Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ken Allen
Wollongong City v Newcastle KB United
4 April 1982 8 Wollongong City 1–0 Newcastle KB United Wollongong
Report Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 3,890
Referee: Peter Rampley
Heidelberg United v Wollongong City
11 April 1982 9 Heidelberg United 0–2 Wollongong City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Evan Venios
Wollongong City v St George-Budapest
18 April 1982 10 Wollongong City 2–2 St George-Budapest Wollongong
 Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Tony Boskovic
Adelaide City v Wollongong City
25 April 1982 11 Adelaide City 3–0 Wollongong City Adelaide
 Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 2,320
Referee: Don Campbell
Wollongong City v Marconi Fairfield
2 May 1982 12 Wollongong City 0–3 Marconi Fairfield Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Doug Rennie
Brisbane Lions v Wollongong City
9 May 1982 13 Brisbane Lions 2–0 Wollongong City Brisbane
  • Low 16'
  • Williamson 85'
 Report Stadium: Richlands Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Alan Kibbler
Wollongong City v Preston Makedonia
16 May 1982 14 Wollongong City 1–0 Preston Makedonia Wollongong
 Report Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 3,176
Referee: Ken Small
Sydney Olympic v Wollongong City
23 May 1982 15 Sydney Olympic 0–1 Wollongong City Sydney
Report
  • Adam 13' (pen.)
 Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 7,350
Referee: Ray Davies
Sydney City v Wollongong City
30 May 1982 16 Sydney City 3–3 Wollongong City Sydney
  • Murray 12'
  • Borges 22'
  • Mitchell 74'
 Report
Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field
Attendance: 2,824
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Wollongong City v South Melbourne
6 June 1982 17 Wollongong City 1–0 South Melbourne Wollongong
Report Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 3,274
Referee: Peter Rampley
APIA Leichhardt v Wollongong City
13 June 1982 18 APIA Leichhardt 2–2 Wollongong City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 3,828
Referee: Gary Power
Wollongong City v West Adelaide
20 June 1982 19 Wollongong City 2–0 West Adelaide Wollongong
 Report Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 2,145
Referee: Tim Davies
Footscray JUST v Wollongong City
27 June 1982 20 Footscray JUST 1–2 Wollongong City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: David Yelland
Wollongong City v Canberra City
4 July 1982 21 Wollongong City 3–0 Canberra City Wollongong
 Report Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 3,148
Referee: Gary Power
Newcastle KB United v Wollongong City
10 July 1982 22 Newcastle KB United 1–3 Wollongong City Newcastle
  • Drinkwater 37'
 Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 7,489
Referee: Bill Monteverde
Wollongong City v Heidelberg United
18 July 1982 23 Wollongong City 2–1 Heidelberg United Wollongong
 Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Tim Davies
St George-Budapest v Wollongong City
25 July 1982 24 St George-Budapest 2–1 Wollongong City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 4,123
Referee: Bob Mee
Wollongong City v Adelaide City
1 August 1982 25 Wollongong City 2–1 Adelaide City Wollongong
 Report Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Doug Rennie
Marconi Fairfield v Wollongong City
8 August 1982 26 Marconi Fairfield 1–2 Wollongong City Sydney
Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 2,034
Referee: Ken Allen
Wollongong City v Brisbane Lions
15 August 1982 27 Wollongong City 0–2 Brisbane Lions Wollongong
Report
  • Hogg 73'
  • Williamson 81'
 Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 3,179
Referee: Gary Power
Preston Makedonia v Wollongong City
22 August 1982 28 Preston Makedonia 2–1 Wollongong City Melbourne
  • McMillan 61'
  • Ward 68'
 Report Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge
Wollongong City v Sydney Olympic
29 August 1982 29 Wollongong City 2–1 Sydney Olympic Wollongong
 Report
  • Wilson 85'
 Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 4,122
Referee: Tim Davies
Wollongong City v Brisbane City
5 September 1982 30 Wollongong City 3–1 Brisbane City Wollongong
 Report
  • Kelso 57'
 Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 4,122
Referee: Tim Davies

Finals series

Heidelberg United v Wollongong City
19 September 1982 Elimination Semi-Final Heidelberg United 1–3 Wollongong City Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Tim Davies
Wollongong City v St George-Budapest
26 September 1982 Preliminary Final Wollongong City 0–2 St George-Budapest Wollongong
Report
  • Wilkinson 51'
  • Marton 76'
 Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 6,341
Referee: Chris Bambridge

NSL Cup

Wollongong City v Sydney City
14 June 1982 First round Wollongong City 1–5 Sydney City Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Memorial Park
Attendance: 500
Referee: Doug Rennie

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 20 0 1 0 21 0
2 MF Australia Peter Willis 25(2) 1 1 0 28 1
3 DF Australia Arno Bertogna 29 1 0 0 29 1
4 DF England Chris Dunleavy 26 2 1 0 27 2
5 DF England Jeff Ainsworth 32 0 1 0 33 0
6 MF England Lee Adam 32 4 1 0 33 4
7 FW Australia Glen Fontana 13(2) 3 0 0 15 3
8 MF England John Fleming 27(1) 1 1 0 29 0
9 MF England Roy Cotton 28(2) 11 1 0 31 11
10 MF Australia Larry Gaffney 24(2) 1 1 0 27 1
11 FW Australia Phil O'Connor 31 17 1 1 32 18
12 DF Australia Ray Vliestra 7(1) 0 1 0 9 0
14 FW Australia Jock Morlando 1(2) 0 0(1) 0 4 0
15 DF Australia Phil Kerr 3(5) 0 0 0 8 0
18 MF New Zealand Clive Campbell 4 1 0 0 4 1
20 GK Australia Natch Vardareff 12 0 0 0 12 0
— FW Scotland Derek Laing 1 0 0 0 1 0
— MF Australia Peter Tredinnick 24 3 1 0 25 3
— DF England Alan Waldron 13 1 0 0 13 1

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
1 1 GK Scotland Jim Preston 5 0 5
2 20 GK Australia Natch Vardareff 3 0 3
Total 8 0 8

References

  1. ^ "1981 National Soccer League Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Wollongong City 1982 Squad". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  3. ^ "1982 National Soccer League Cup Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
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