1981 Newcastle KB United season

The 1981 season was the fourth in the history of Newcastle KB United. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Newcastle KB United finished 10th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup first round by Canberra City.

Newcastle KB United
1981 season
ManagerAlan Vest
Ray Baartz
National Soccer League10th
NSL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Bob Mountford (7)
All: Bob Mountford (8)
Highest home attendance7,567
vs. Wollongong City
(29 March 1981)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance3,827
vs. Canberra City
(10 May 1981)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance5,481
Biggest win4–0
vs. Preston Makedonia (H)
(12 April 1981)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat1–4 (3 times)
← 1980
1982 →

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
1 GK   NZL Phil Dando
2 DF   ENG Paul Reaney
3 FW   AUS Howard Tredinnick
4 MF   AUS Joe Senkalski
5 DF   AUS Arno Bertogna
6 DF   ENG Roy Drinkwater
7 MF   NZL Steve Sumner
8 FW   ENG Bob Mountford
9 FW   ENG David Jones
10 FW   ENG Graham Heys
11 MF   ENG Ian Buckley
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF   ENG Craig Mason
14 DF   AUS John Sneddon
15 DF   AUS Colin Curran
16 FW   ENG David Kamasz
17 MF   AUS Malcolm McClelland
18 DF   AUS Brett Cowburn
19 FW   NZL Alf Stamp
20 GK   NZL Clint Gosling
21 MF   AUS Grant Storey
FW   ENG Mick Channon
DF   AUS Neil Endacott

Competitions

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Overview

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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 15 February 1981 13 September 1981 Matchday 1 10th 30 11 8 11 41 41 +0 036.67
NSL Cup 22 March 1981 First round First round 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 31 11 8 12 42 43 −1 035.48

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 Relegation
1 Sydney City (C) 30 19 5 6 59 30 +29 43
2 South Melbourne 30 13 13 4 41 27 +14 39
3 Brisbane City 30 12 11 7 37 25 +12 35
4 APIA Leichhardt 30 12 11 7 39 33 +6 35
5 Canberra City 30 13 7 10 41 32 +9 33
6 Brisbane Lions 30 11 11 8 41 33 +8 33
7 Adelaide City 30 13 6 11 46 42 +4 32
8 Heidelberg United 30 12 7 11 48 40 +8 31
9 Sydney Olympic 30 11 9 10 46 46 0 31
10 Newcastle KB United 30 11 8 11 41 41 0 30
11 Wollongong City 30 8 12 10 35 39 −4 28
12 Preston Makedonia 30 9 7 14 39 41 −2 25
13 Footscray JUST 30 9 7 14 32 48 −16 25
14 Marconi Fairfield 30 9 7 14 23 45 −22 25
15 Blacktown City (R) 30 6 9 15 32 47 −15 21 Relegated to the 1982 NSW State League
16 West Adelaide 30 5 4 21 26 57 −31 14
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

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
30 11 8 11 41 41  0 41 5 5 5 25 17  +8 6 3 6 16 24  −8

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWDWLDLWLLLLWLWDWWWDDLDDLLWDLW
Position122244747911111111101010888799899881010
Points24577881010101010121214151719212223232425252527282830
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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15 February 1981 1 Newcastle KB United 3–0 Footscray JUST Newcastle
Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 5,619[1]
Referee: Jim Reeves
22 February 1981 2 Brisbane Lions 0–1 Newcastle KB United Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Lions Stadium
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Dave Nugent
1 March 1981 3 Newcastle KB United 1–1 Blacktown City Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 6,343
Referee: Chris Bambridge
8 March 1981 4 West Adelaide 0–1 Newcastle KB United Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Bobby Kerr
15 March 1981 5 APIA Leichhardt 2–1 Newcastle KB United Sydney
Report
Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 4,281
Referee: Bob Mee
29 March 1981 6 Newcastle KB United 1–1 Wollongong City Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 7,567
Referee: Doug Rennie
5 April 1981 7 South Melbourne 2–0 Newcastle KB United Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 6,888
Referee: Stewart Mellings
12 April 1981 8 Newcastle KB United 4–0 Preston Makedonia Newcastle
Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 4,278
Referee: Alf Rodway
19 April 1981 9 Adelaide City 4–1 Newcastle KB United Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Bob Kerr
26 April 1981 10 Newcastle KB United 0–2 Brisbane City Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 4,569
Referee: Tony Boskovic
3 May 1981 11 Sydney City 4–1 Newcastle KB United Sydney
Report
Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field
Attendance: 2,614
Referee: Henry Witschge
10 May 1981 12 Newcastle KB United 0–1 Canberra City Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 3,827
Referee: Jim Reeves
17 May 1981 13 Marconi Fairfield 1–2 Newcastle KB United Sydney
Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 2,603
Referee: Richard Lorenc
24 May 1981 14 Newcastle KB United 1–2 Sydney Olympic Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 5,545
Referee: Alf Rodway
31 May 1981 15 Heidelberg United 1–2 Newcastle KB United Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Evan Venios
7 June 1981 16 Newcastle KB United 1–1 Brisbane Lions Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 6,060
Referee: Peter Rampley
14 June 1981 17 Blacktown City 1–2 Newcastle KB United Sydney
Report
Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 3,348
Referee: Richard Lorenc
21 June 1981 18 Newcastle KB United 4–2 West Adelaide Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 5,875
Referee: Doug Rennie
28 June 1981 19 Newcastle KB United 4–1 APIA Leichhardt Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 6,850
Referee: Evan Venios
5 July 1981 20 Wollongong City 0–0 Newcastle KB United Wollongong
Report Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Ken Small
12 July 1981 21 Newcastle KB United 0–0 South Melbourne Newcastle
Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 6,099
Referee: Alf Rodway
19 July 1981 22 Preston Makedonia 3–1 Newcastle KB United Melbourne
Report Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jim Fearn
26 July 1981 23 Newcastle KB United 2–2 Adelaide City Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 4,787
Referee: Dave Nugent
2 August 1981 24 Brisbane City 1–1 Newcastle KB United Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Ballymore Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Peter Rampley
9 August 1981 25 Newcastle KB United 1–2 Sydney City Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 5,232
Referee: Bob Mee
16 August 1981 26 Canberra City 4–1 Newcastle KB United Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Ken Allen
23 August 1981 27 Newcastle KB United 2–0 Marconi Fairfield Newcastle
Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 5,027
Referee: Peter Rampley
30 August 1981 28 Sydney Olympic 1–1 Newcastle KB United Sydney
Report
Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 5,155
Referee: Tony Boskovic
6 September 1981 29 Newcastle KB United 1–2 Heidelberg United Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 4,531
Referee: Dave Nugent
13 September 1981 30 Footscray JUST 0–1 Newcastle KB United Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Stewart Mellings

NSL Cup

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22 March 1981 First round Canberra City 2–1 Newcastle KB United Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 3,025[2]
Referee: Tim Davies

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
1 GK   Phil Dando 28 0 1 0 29 0
2 DF   Paul Reaney 27 0 1 0 28 0
3 FW   Howard Tredinnick 21 1 0 0 21 1
4 MF   Joe Senkalski 29+1 5 1 0 31 5
5 DF   Arno Bertogna 14 2 1 0 15 2
6 DF   Roy Drinkwater 29 3 1 0 30 3
7 MF   Steve Sumner 17+1 3 0 0 18 3
8 FW   Bob Mountford 26+1 7 1 1 28 8
9 FW   David Jones 22+5 2 0+1 0 28 2
10 FW   Graham Heys 23+4 5 0 0 27 5
11 MF   Ian Buckley 12+1 2 1 0 14 2
12 MF   Craig Mason 24+3 1 1 0 28 1
14 DF   John Sneddon 5 0 1 0 6 0
15 DF   Colin Curran 8 0 1 0 9 0
16 FW   David Kamasz 12+5 1 1 0 18 1
17 MF   Malcolm McClelland 15+1 2 1 0 17 2
19 FW   Alf Stampp 3+6 2 0 0 9 2
20 GK   Clint Gosling 2+2 0 0 0 4 1
21 MF   Grant Storey 6+2 2 0 0 8 2
FW   Mick Channon 4 3 0 0 4 3
DF   Neil Endacott 3 0 0 0 3 0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
13 FW   Paul Burrows 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 8 FW   Bob Mountford 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
2 2 DF   Paul Reaney 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
3 FW   Howard Tredinnick 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
4 MF   Joe Senkalski 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
6 DF   Roy Drinkwater 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14 DF   John Sneddon 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16 FW   David Kamasz 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
17 MF   Malcolm McClelland 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
9 5 DF   Arno Bertogna 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 MF   Steve Sumner 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 FW   David Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 FW   Graham Heys 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
12 MF   Craig Mason 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 DF   Colin Curran 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
21 MF   Grant Storey 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 25 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0

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 1   Phil Dando 8 0 8
Total 8 0 8

References

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  1. ^ "1981 National Soccer League Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1981 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
  3. ^ "Newcastle KB United 1981 Squad". OzFootball.