1977 West Adelaide SC season

The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for West Adelaide Soccer Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. West Adelaide finished 7th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the semi-finals of the NSL Cup.

West Adelaide
1977 season
Head CoachMike Johnson
Billy Birch
StadiumHindmarsh Stadium
Olympic Sports Field
National Soccer League7th
NSL CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: John Kosmina (12)
All: John Kosmina (13)
Highest home attendance12,328
vs. Adelaide City
(19 June 1977)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance600
vs. Mooroolbark
(11 September 1977)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance5,436
Biggest win4–0
vs. Sydney Olympic (A)
(17 April 1977)
National Soccer League
5–1
vs. Brisbane Lions (H)
(26 June 1977)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat1–4
vs. Adelaide City (H)
(19 June 1977)
National Soccer League
0–3
vs. Brisbane City (A)
(5 October 1977)
NSL Cup
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
MF   AUS Steve Amos
MF   AUS John Batchelor
MF   AUS Alan Bourke
FW   AUS Peter Boyle
GK   AUS Martyn Crook
  AUS Ted de Lyster
FW   SCO Graham Honeyman
DF   AUS David Jones
FW   AUS John Kosmina
FW   AUS George Koulianos
FW   AUS John Krytikos
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   SCO Gordon McCulloch
MF   SCO Neil McGachey
MF   SCO Ian McGregor
FW   AUS Nick Pantelis
FW   AUS Dave Pillans
DF   AUS Barry Reynolds
GK   IRL Sam Service
MF   SCO Graeme Souness
  AUS Lucky Vagianos
  AUS Richard Yeeles
FW   AUS Alex Zervas

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 2 April 1977 25 September 1977 Matchday 1 7th 26 8 10 8 38 32 +6 030.77
NSL Cup 20 September 1977 5 October 1977 First round Semi-finals 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 000.00
Total 28 8 11 9 40 37 +3 028.57

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
5 Western Suburbs 26 11 7 8 38 29 +9 29
6 St George-Budapest 26 7 14 5 39 35 +4 28
7 West Adelaide 26 8 10 8 38 32 +6 26
8 Footscray JUST 26 9 6 11 36 39 −3 24
9 Brisbane Lions 26 9 5 12 27 41 −14 23
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

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 8 10 8 38 32  +6 34 3 5 5 18 20  −2 5 5 3 20 12  +8

Results by round

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Round1234578910611121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAHAAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAA
ResultWLWDWLDDDDDLWDDDWWLLLLWLDW
Position26444655545766655556787777
Points22457789101112121415161719212121212123232426
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

2 April 1977 1 Canberra City 1–3 West Adelaide Canberra
  • Grujicic   76'
Report
Stadium: Manuka Oval
Attendance: 2,500[1]
Referee: Dennis McDermott
11 April 1977 2 West Adelaide 0–1 Western Suburbs Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 7,128
Referee: Dennis Stanley
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 West Adelaide 1–1 Fitzroy United Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 6,800
Referee: Don Campbell
30 April 1977 5 Footscray JUST 0–1 West Adelaide Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,840
Referee: Chris Bambridge
15 May 1977 7 Marconi Fairfield 2–1 West Adelaide Sydney
Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 1,652
Referee: Tony Boskovic
22 May 1977 8 West Adelaide 3–3 St George-Budapest Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 7,520
Referee: Dennis Stanley
29 May 1977 9 Eastern Suburbs 1–1 West Adelaide Sydney
Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Richard Lorenc
5 June 1977 10 West Adelaide 1–1 South Melbourne Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
10 June 1977 6 West Adelaide 3–3 Brisbane City Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Graham Neal
12 June 1977 11 Mooroolbark 1–1 West Adelaide Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Esther Park
Attendance: 600
Referee: Bob Henderson
19 June 1977 12 West Adelaide 1–4 Adelaide City Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 12,328
Referee: David Yelland
26 June 1977 13 West Adelaide 5–1 Brisbane Lions Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 5,115
Referee: Don Campbell
3 July 1977 14 Western Suburbs 1–1 West Adelaide Sydney
Report
Stadium: Englefield Stadium
Attendance: 1,347
Referee: Tony Boskovic
9 July 1977 15 West Adelaide 0–0 Canberra City Adelaide
Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Dennis Stanley
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 West Adelaide 1–0 Sydney Olympic Adelaide
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 4,125
Referee: Don Campbell
31 July 1977 18 West Adelaide 1–0 Footscray JUST Adelaide
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 4,246
Referee: J. Johnson
7 August 1977 19 Brisbane City 1–0 West Adelaide Brisbane
Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 5,223
Referee: Jack Wood
19 August 1977 20 West Adelaide 0–1 Marconi Fairfield Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Dennis Stanley
21 August 1977 21 St George-Budapest 1–0 West Adelaide Sydney
Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 2,117
Referee: Brian Fowler
28 August 1977 22 West Adelaide 1–3 Eastern Suburbs Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Chris Bambridge
3 September 1977 23 South Melbourne 1–2 West Adelaide Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Jim Dixon
11 September 1977 24 West Adelaide 1–2 Mooroolbark Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: David Yelland
18 September 1977 25 Adelaide City 2–2 West Adelaide Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 10,125
Referee: Tony Boskovic
25 September 1977 26 Brisbane Lions 1–4 West Adelaide Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,482
Referee: John Tattersall

NSL Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss

20 September 1977 First round West Adelaide 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Adelaide City Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 8,656[2]
5 October 1977 Semi-finals Brisbane City 3–0 (a.e.t.) West Adelaide Brisbane
Report Stadium: Perry 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][2]

No. Pos. Nat. Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF   Steve Amos 21+2 1 2 0 25 1
MF   John Batchelor 1 0 1 0 2 0
MF   Alan Bourke 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
FW   Peter Boyle 16+2 4 2 0 20 4
GK   Martyn Crook 20+1 0 2 0 23 0
  Ted de Lyster 6+4 1 0 0 10 1
FW   Graham Honeyman 15+2 2 0 0 17 2
DF   David Jones 25 1 2 0 27 1
FW   John Kosmina 23 12 2 1 25 13
FW   George Koulianos 2 0 0+1 0 3 0
FW   John Krytikos 0+5 0 0+1 0 6 0
MF   Gordon McCulloch 17+1 2 0 0 18 2
MF   Neil McGachey 24 4 2 0 26 4
MF   Ian McGregor 24 5 2 1 26 6
FW   Nick Pantelis 4+6 1 2 0 12 1
FW   Dave Pillans 19 1 1 0 20 1
DF   Barry Reynolds 24 1 2 0 26 1
GK   Sam Service 6 0 0 0 6 0
MF   Graeme Souness 5 0 0 0 5 0
  Lucky Vagianos 23+1 0 2 0 26 0
  Richard Yeeles 4+1 0 0 0 5 0
FW   Alex Zervas 7+4 1 0 0 11 1

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 FW   Dave Pillans 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 2
2 FW   Graham Honeyman 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2
3 FW   Nick Pantelis 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
4 MF   Steve Amos 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
5   Lucky Vagianos 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
6 DF   Barry Reynolds 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
7 FW   Lucky Vagianos 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
MF   Gordon McCulloch 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
MF   Neil McGachey 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
FW   Alex Zervas 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
11 FW   Peter Boyle 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
DF   David Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
MF   Graeme Souness 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 29 0 5 0 0 0 29 0 5

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   Martyn Crook 6 0 6
Total 6 0 6

References

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  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. "West Adelaide 1977 Squad". OzFootball.net.