1977 Eastern Suburbs FC season

The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Eastern Suburbs (now Hakoah Sydney City East Football Club). In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the inaugural NSL Cup. Eastern Suburbs won the inaugural National Soccer League on goal difference to Marconi Fairfield.

Eastern Suburbs

1977 season
Manager	Gerry Chaldi
Stadium	Sydney Sports Ground Wentworth Park Marconi Oval
National Soccer League	1st
NSL Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Terry Smith (14) All: Terry Smith (14)
Highest home attendance	6,115 vs. Sydney Olympic (26 June 1977) National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance	750 vs. South Melbourne (15 May 1977) National Soccer League
Average home league attendance	2,724
Biggest win	6–1 vs. Adelaide City (H) (7 May 1977) National Soccer League
Biggest defeat	2–4 vs. Marconi Fairfield (H) (24 April 1977) National Soccer League

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	AUS	Malcolm Haynes
2	DF	AUS	Kevin Mullen
3	DF	SCO	Eddie Thomson
4	DF	SCO	Alex Robertson
5	DF	SCO	Harry Mowbray
6	MF	AUS	John Stevenson
7	MF	AUS	Murray Barnes
8	DF	AUS	Bertie Lutton
9	MF	AUS	Joe Watson
10	FW	ENG	Terry Smith

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
11	FW	BRA	Hilton Silva
12	DF	AUS	Steve O'Connor
13	FW	SCO	Bobby McGuinness
14	DF	ENG	Alan Kershaw
20	GK	AUS	Tony Pezzano
—	GK	AUS	Todd Clarke
—	MF	BRA	Luis de Melo
—	GK	AUS	Alan Farley
—	FW	ANG	Lopez Manecas

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
26 January 1977	DF	Alan Kershaw	Southport	Free transfer
	FW	Joe Fletcher	Wigan Athletic	Free transfer

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
National Soccer League	3 April 1977	25 September 1977	Matchday 1	1st	26	13	11	2	52	28	+24	050.00
NSL Cup	20 September 1977		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Total					27	13	11	3	52	29	+23	048.15

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

Main article: 1977 National Soccer League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Eastern Suburbs (C)	26	13	11	2	52	28	+24	37
2	Marconi Fairfield	26	15	7	4	42	21	+21	37
3	Fitzroy United	26	12	8	6	41	34	+7	32
4	Adelaide City	26	12	7	7	50	31	+19	31
5	Western Suburbs	26	11	7	8	38	29	+9	29

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Results summary

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	11	2	52	28	+24	50	8	3	2	30	16	+14	5	8	0	22	12	+10

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	D	L	D	W	L	D	D	W	W	W	W	D	D	D	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	D
Position	2	2	3	5	6	3	5	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Points	2	4	5	5	6	8	8	9	10	12	14	16	18	19	20	21	23	24	26	27	29	31	33	34	36	37

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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Fitzroy United v Eastern Suburbs

3 April 1977 1	Fitzroy United	1–3	Eastern Suburbs	Melbourne
	Taylor 89' (pen.)	Report	Mowbray 65' Lutton 70' Smith 75'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 7,460 Referee: Jim Dixon

Eastern Suburbs v Footscray JUST

10 April 1977 2	Eastern Suburbs	4–3	Footscray JUST	Sydney
	Muniz 19' (pen.) Barnes 50' Smith 65' Lutton 89'	Report	Ristovski 15', 67' (pen.) Kriaris 57'	Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Tim Davies

Brisbane City v Eastern Suburbs

17 April 1977 3	Brisbane City	0–0	Eastern Suburbs	Brisbane
		Report		Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 6,322 Referee: Dave Nugent

Eastern Suburbs v Marconi Fairfield

24 April 1977 4	Eastern Suburbs	2–4	Marconi Fairfield	Sydney
	Muniz 34' (pen.) Stevenson 88'	Report	Mariani 9' Richards 10' Byrne 54' (pen.) Campbell 71'	Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,563 Referee: John van der Lende

St George-Budapest v Eastern Suburbs

1 May 1977 5	St George-Budapest	1–1	Eastern Suburbs	Sydney
	Morgan 37'	Report	Smith 66'	Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 1,763 Referee: Bill Jones

Eastern Suburbs v Adelaide City

7 May 1977 6	Eastern Suburbs	6–1	Adelaide City	Sydney
	Silva 15' Smith 20' Barnes 41', 43', 53' Lutton 70'	Report	Marocchi 19'	Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Barry Wilkinson

Eastern Suburbs v South Melbourne

15 May 1977 7	Eastern Suburbs	0–1	South Melbourne	Sydney
		Report	Gibson 53'	Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 750 Referee: Brian Fowler

Mooroolbark v Eastern Suburbs

22 May 1977 8	Mooroolbark	2–2	Eastern Suburbs	Melbourne
	P. Ontong 56' Tront 65'	Report	Stevenson 11' de Melo 26'	Stadium: Wembley Park Attendance: 1,150 Referee: Stewart Mellings

Eastern Suburbs v West Adelaide

29 May 1977 9	Eastern Suburbs	1–1	West Adelaide	Sydney
	Lutton 77'	Report	Farley 45' (o.g.)	Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Richard Lorenc

Brisbane Lions v Eastern Suburbs

5 June 1977 10	Brisbane Lions	0–4	Eastern Suburbs	Brisbane
		Report	Kershaw 5' Smith 53', 70', 82'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Des Miles

Eastern Suburbs v Canberra City

12 June 1977 11	Eastern Suburbs	2–1	Canberra City	Sydney
	Smith 10' Stevenson 28'	Report	J. Stoddart 15'	Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 1,239 Referee: Peter Rampley

Western Suburbs v Eastern Suburbs

18 June 1977 12	Western Suburbs	3–4	Eastern Suburbs	Sydney
	Wilson 11' Ainslie 53' Fryer 86'	Report	Kershaw 10', 63' Barnes 50', 55'	Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 1,275 Referee: Barry Wilkinson

Eastern Suburbs v Sydney Olympic

26 June 1977 13	Eastern Suburbs	2–0	Sydney Olympic	Sydney
	Barnes 6' Smith 67'	Report		Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 6,115 Referee: Tony Boskovic

Footscray JUST v Eastern Suburbs

3 July 1977 14	Footscray JUST	2–2	Eastern Suburbs	Melbourne
	Ristovski 26' Palinkas 34'	Report	Barnes 28', 38'	Stadium: Middle Park Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Stewart Mellings

Eastern Suburbs v Fitzroy United

10 July 1977 15	Eastern Suburbs	1–1	Fitzroy United	Sydney
	Kershaw 52'	Report	Cole 90'	Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 5,334 Referee: Richard Lorenc

Marconi Farfield v Eastern Suburbs

17 July 1977 16	Marconi Farfield	1–1	Eastern Suburbs	Sydney
	Thomson 44' (o.g.)	Report	Manecas 45'	Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 5,835 Referee: Barry Wilkinson

Eastern Suburbs v Brisbane City

23 July 1977 17	Eastern Suburbs	3–1	Brisbane City	Sydney
	Coyne 42' (o.g.) Watson 48' Manecas 55'	Report	Wallace 84'	Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 5,482 Referee: Peter Rampley

Eastern Suburbs v St George-Budapest

31 July 1977 18	Eastern Suburbs	2–2	St George-Budapest	Sydney
	Manecas 5' Barnes 14'	Report	Morgan 32' O'Conner 34'	Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,033 Referee: John Tattersall

Adelaide City v Eastern Suburbs

7 August 1977 19	Adelaide City	1–2	Eastern Suburbs	Adelaide
	Deans 12'	Report	Smith 6', 52'	Stadium: Olympic Park Field Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Stewart Mellings

South Melbourne v Eastern Suburbs

14 August 1977 20	South Melbourne	0–0	Eastern Suburbs	Melbourne
		Report		Stadium: Middle Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: David Yelland

Eastern Suburbs v Mooroolbark

21 August 1977 21	Eastern Suburbs	3–0	Mooroolbark	Sydney
	Lutton 62' McGuinness 88' Barnes 89'	Report		Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,117 Referee: Doug Rennie

West Adelaide v Eastern Suburbs

28 August 1977 22	West Adelaide	1–3	Eastern Suburbs	Adelaide
	Krytikos 68'	Report	Smith 2' Barnes 83' O'Connor 88'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Chris Bambridge

Eastern Suburbs v Brisbane Lions

4 September 1977 23	Eastern Suburbs	2–0	Brisbane Lions	Sydney
	Stevenson 8' Smith 78'	Report		Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,205 Referee: Tim Davies

Canberra City v Eastern Suburbs

10 September 1977 24	Canberra City	0–0	Eastern Suburbs	Canberra
		Report		Stadium: Manuka Oval Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Tony Beazleigh

Eastern Suburbs v Western Suburbs

18 September 1977 25	Eastern Suburbs	2–1	Western Suburbs	Sydney
	Smith 55' Stevenson 83' (pen.)	Report	Norris 49'	Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 1,278 Referee: Don Campbell

Sydney Olympic v Eastern Suburbs

25 September 1977 26	Sydney Olympic	0–0	Eastern Suburbs	Sydney
		Report		Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,987 Referee: Chris Bambridge

NSL Cup

Main article: 1977 NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Marconi Fairfield v Eastern Suburbs

20 September 1977 First round	Marconi Fairfield	1–0	Eastern Suburbs	Sydney
	Prskalo 25'	Report		Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 2,237 Referee: Richard Lorenc

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	National Soccer League		NSL Cup		Total
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Malcolm Haynes	11	0	0	0	11	0
2	DF		Kevin Mullen	22+1	1	1	0	24	1
3	DF		Eddie Thomson	18	0	1	0	19	0
4	DF		Alex Robertson	23	0	1	0	24	0
5	DF		Harry Mowbray	25	1	1	0	26	1
6	MF		John Stevenson	26	5	1	0	27	5
7	MF		Murray Barnes	22+1	12	1	0	24	12
8	DF		Bertie Lutton	16+2	5	0	0	18	5
9	MF		Joe Watson	22	0	1	0	23	0
10	FW		Terry Smith	22+1	14	1	0	24	14
11	FW		Hilton Silva	24	1	1	0	25	1
12	DF		Steve O'Connor	17+3	1	1	0	21	1
13	FW		Bobby McGuinness	2+9	1	0+1	0	12	1
14	DF		Alan Kershaw	10+2	4	0	0	12	4
20	GK		Tony Pezzano	3	0	0	0	3	0
—	GK		Todd Clarke	5	0	1	0	6	0
—	MF		Luis de Melo	1+3	1	0	0	4	1
—	GK		Alan Farley	7	0	0	0	7	0
—	FW		Lopez Manecas	5	3	0	0	5	3
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
—	MF		Agenor Muniz	5	2	0	0	5	2

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
1	2	DF		Kevin Mullen	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
2	4	DF		Alex Robertson	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	7	MF		Murray Barnes	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	8	DF		Bertie Lutton	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	11	FW		Hilton Silva	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	12	DF		Steve O'Connor	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	13	FW		Bobby McGuinness	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	14	DF		Alan Kershaw	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	—	MF		Agenor Muniz	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					13	0	0	2	0	0	15	0	0

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	—		Malcolm Haynes	5	0	5
2	—		Todd Clarke	1	0	1
	—		Alan Farley	1	0	1
	—		Tony Pezzano	1	0	1
Total				8	0	8