1977 Fitzroy United FC season

The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Fitzroy United (now Heidelberg United Football Club). In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the inaugural NSL Cup.

Fitzroy United
1977 season
ManagerJim Adam
Tony Boggi
John Margaritis
StadiumOlympic Park
National Soccer League3rd
NSL CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Gary Cole (11)
All: Gary Cole (14)
Highest home attendance13,000
vs. South Melbourne
(3 July 1977)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,500
vs. Mooroolbark
(16 April 1977)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance5,409
Biggest win4–1
vs. Brisbane Lions (H)
(1 May 1977)
National Soccer League
5–2
vs. South Melbourne (H)
(3 July 1977)
National Soccer League
3–0
vs. Mooroolbark (H)
(2 October 1977)
NSL Cup
Biggest defeat1–8
vs. Marconi Fairfield (H)
(18 June 1977)
National Soccer League
1978 →

Players

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   SCO Pat Bannon
DF   SCO Vince Bannon
GK   AUS Peter Blasby
MF   AUS Andy Bozikas
FW   AUS Branko Buljevic
MF   AUS Jim Campbell
FW   AUS Gary Cole
FW   SCO George Gillan
  AUS Mike Glykokalamos
FW   GRE Ulysses Kokkinos
DF   SCO Arthur McMillan
No. Pos. Nation Player
  AUS Jim McMorran
  AUS Alex Nelson
DF   SCO Jim O'Reilly
DF   SCO Bob Provan
DF   AUS Nick Rakovalis
MF   AUS Theo Selemidis
DF   AUS Jim Tansey
MF   AUS Ken Taylor
FW   SCO Joe Tront
GK   SCO Bill Whiteside

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date from Position Name From Fee Ref.
22–23 January 1977 DF Jim Tansey   Slavia Melbourne $2,000 [1]
DF   Jim O'Reilly   Slavia Melbourne $5,000 [1]

Transfers out

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Date from Position Name To Fee Ref.
22–23 January 1977 GK Jack Reilly South Melbourne $3,500 [1]
MF   Ian Gibson South Melbourne $3,500 [1]

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Soccer League 3 April 1977 24 September 1977 Matchday 1 3rd 26 12 8 6 41 34 +7 046.15
NSL Cup 22 September 1977 6 October 1977 First round Semi-finals 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 066.67
Total 29 14 8 7 47 37 +10 048.28

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

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League table

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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

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 12 8 6 41 34  +7 44 8 2 3 26 20  +6 4 6 3 15 14  +1

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181921222023242526
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHHHAAHAH
ResultLDWDWWDLLWDLDWDDWLWWWWWWDL
Position1111775547766997886765433333
Points0134689991112121315161719192123252729313232
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

3 April 1977 1 Fitzroy United 1–3 Eastern Suburbs Melbourne
  • Taylor   89' (pen.)
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 7,460[2]
Referee: Jim Dixon
11 April 1977 2 South Melbourne 1–1 Fitzroy United Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge
16 April 1977 3 Fitzroy United 2–0 Mooroolbark Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
24 April 1977 4 West Adelaide 1–1 Fitzroy United Adelaide
14:30 ACST
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 6,800
Referee: Don Campbell
1 May 1977 5 Fitzroy United 4–1 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Fitzroy Cricket Ground
Attendance: 4,560
Referee: David Yelland
7 May 1977 6 Canberra City 0–1 Fitzroy United Canberra
Report
Stadium: Manuka Oval
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Harold Hall
14 May 1977 7 Fitzroy United 2–2 Western Suburbs Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,800
Referee: Jim Dixon
22 May 1977 8 Sydney Olympic 3–1 Fitzroy United Sydney
Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 5,857
Referee: John Van Der Lende
29 May 1977 9 Adelaide City 1–0 Fitzroy United Adelaide
Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Graham Neal
4 June 1977 10 Fitzroy United 2–0 Footscray JUST Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Chris Bambridge
12 June 1977 11 Brisbane City 1–1 Fitzroy United Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,723
Referee: Jack Wood
18 June 1977 12 Fitzroy United 1–8 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 7,800
Referee: Graham Neal
26 June 1977 13 St George-Budapest 2–2 Fitzroy United Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Hurstville Oval
Attendance: 2,357
Referee: Brian Fowler
3 July 1977 14 Fitzroy United 5–2 South Melbourne Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: David Yelland
10 July 1977 15 Eastern Suburbs 1–1 Fitzroy United Sydney
Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 5,334
Referee: Richard Lorenc
17 July 1977 16 Fitzroy United 0–0 West Adelaide Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Bob Henderson
24 July 1977 17 Mooroolbark 1–2 Fitzroy United Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Esther Park
Attendance: 1,255
Referee: Stewart Mellings
31 July 1977 18 Brisbane Lions 2–1 Fitzroy United Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,501
Referee: Dieter Klose
7 August 1977 19 Fitzroy United 2–0 Canberra City Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Chris Bambridge
21 August 1977 21 Fitzroy United 2–0 Sydney Olympic Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,000
28 August 1977 22 Fitzroy United 1–0 Adelaide City Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Nick Karlich
31 August 1977 20 Western Suburbs 0–1 Fitzroy United Sydney
Report
Stadium: Englefield Stadium
Attendance: 1,109
Referee: Peter Rampley
4 September 1977 23 Footscray JUST 1–3 Fitzroy United Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Don Campbell
11 September 1977 24 Fitzroy United 3–2 Brisbane City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Dennis Stanley
18 September 1977 25 Marconi Fairfield 0–0 Fitzroy United Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Brian Fowler
24 September 1977 26 Fitzroy United 1–2 St George-Budapest Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tony Beazleigh

NSL Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss

22 September 1977 First round Fitzroy United 1–0 Footscray JUST Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Don Campbell
2 October 1977 Quarter-finals Fitzroy United 3–0 Mooroolbark Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
6 October 1977 Semi-finals Fitzroy United 2–3 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 5,000

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[3][4]

No. Pos. Nat. Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF   Pat Bannon 26 2 3 0 29 2
DF   Vince Bannon 8+2 0 0 0 10 0
GK   Peter Blasby 26 0 3 0 29 0
MF   Andy Bozikas 17+6 3 3 0 26 3
FW   Branko Buljevic 26 9 3 3 29 12
MF   Jim Campbell 18+3 6 3 0 24 6
FW   Gary Cole 24+1 11 3 3 28 14
FW   George Gillan 6+1 2 0 0 7 2
  Mike Glykokalamos 13+1 0 0 0 14 0
FW   Ulysses Kokkinos 0+3 0 0 0 3 0
DF   Arthur McMillan 21 0 3 0 24 0
  Jim McMorran 5 0 0 0 5 0
FW   Alex Nelson 5 0 0 0 5 0
DF   Jim O'Reilly 22+2 0 3 0 27 0
DF   Bob Provan 19+1 1 3 0 23 1
DF   Nick Rakovalis 8+4 0 0 0 12 0
MF   Theo Selemidis 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
DF   Jim Tansey 16+4 1 3 0 23 1
DF   Ken Taylor 22+1 4 3 0 26 4
FW   Joe Tront 4+4 0 0+1 0 9 0
GK   Bill Whiteside 0+1 0 0 0 1 0

Disciplinary record

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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 DF   Bob Provan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2 DF   Pat Bannon 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
MF   Jim Campbell 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
4 FW   Branko Buljevic 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
DF   Arthur McMillan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
DF   Ken Taylor 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 5 0 1 2 0 0 7 0 1

Clean sheets

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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   Peter Blasby 9 2 11
Total 9 2 11

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Tansey, O'Reilly: $14,000 – Gibson and Reilly: $7,000". Soccer Action. 26 January 1977. p. 1.
  2. ^ Stock, Greg. "1977 National Soccer League Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Fitzroy United 1977 Squad". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  4. ^ "1977 National Soccer League Cup Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 6 February 2023.