1983 Newcastle KB United season

The 1983 season was the sixth in the history of Newcastle KB United. It was also the sixth season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Newcastle KB United finished 5th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup second round by Sydney Olympic.

Newcastle KB United
1983 season
ManagerKen Kaiser
National Soccer League5th
NSL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: David Lowe (10)
All: David Lowe (12)
Highest home attendance4,950 vs. Sydney Olympic
(4 June 1983)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,600 vs. APIA Leichhardt
(5 March 1983)
NSL Cup
Average home league attendance2,871
Biggest win5–0
vs. Canberra City (H)
(20 August 1983)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–2
vs. Marconi Fairfield (H)
(29 June 1983)
National Soccer League
1–3
vs. Sydney Olympic (A)
(4 April 1983)
NSL Cup
← 1982
1984 →

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 Clint Gosling
3 FW   AUS Howard Tredinnick
4 MF   ENG Craig Mason
5 DF   AUS Peter Burke
6 DF   ENG Gary Watson
7 MF   AUS Joe Senkalski
8 FW   ENG Bob Mountford
9 MF   AUS David Lowe
10   AUS David Jones
11 MF   ENG Ian Buckley
12 FW   AUS Simon Brandt
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF   AUS Ralph Maier
14 DF   AUS Brett Cowburn
16 MF   AUS Grant Lee
17 DF   AUS Michael Boogaard
18 DF   AUS Andy Stankovic
19 MF   AUS Bernard Kerby
FW   AUS Nigel Drysdale
MF   AUS Tony Caban
FW   ENG Mick Channon
GK   AUS Robert Cox

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 13 March 1983 8 October 1983 Matchday 1 5th 30 14 7 9 45 26 +19 046.67
NSL Cup 5 March 1983 4 April 1983 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
Total 32 15 7 10 48 29 +19 046.88

Last updated: complete
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 St George-Budapest (C) 30 15 10 5 47 27 +20 55
2 Sydney City 30 15 9 6 48 30 +18 54
3 Preston Makedonia 30 15 7 8 47 32 +15 52
4 South Melbourne 30 15 7 8 44 36 +8 52
5 Newcastle KB United 30 14 7 9 45 26 +19 49
6 Heidelberg United 30 11 10 9 39 38 +1 43
7 Sydney Olympic 30 12 5 13 38 36 +2 41
8 APIA Leichhardt 30 11 6 13 43 36 +7 39
9 Marconi Fairfield 30 9 11 10 43 41 +2 38
10 Canberra City 30 11 5 14 47 53 −6 38
11 Adelaide City 30 10 6 14 37 38 −1 36
12 Footscray JUST 30 9 9 12 25 42 −17 36
13 West Adelaide 30 7 12 11 25 37 −12 33
14 Brisbane City 30 8 9 13 33 50 −17 33
15 Wollongong City 30 4 15 11 41 55 −14 27
16 Brisbane Lions 30 6 8 16 36 61 −25 26
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

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHHHAHAAHHAHAHAAAHAAH
ResultLDWDWLWWWWWDLLWLWLWWLLWDWDDWDL
Position12117857431122242333333322334555
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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13 March 1983 1 St George-Budapest 1–0 Newcastle KB United Sydney
  • Wilson   85'
Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,150[1]
Referee: Peter Rampley
19 March 1983 2 Newcastle KB United 1–1 Wollongong City Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 2,024
Referee: Arthur Owens
27 March 1983 3 Brisbane City 2–5 Newcastle KB United Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Spencer Park
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Alan Kibbler
2 April 1983 4 Newcastle KB United 1–1 Adelaide City Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 2,352
Referee: Ken Small
9 April 1983 5 Newcastle KB United 1–0 APIA Leichhardt Newcastle
Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 2,403
Referee: Tim Davies
17 April 1983 6 Preston Makedonia 1–0 Newcastle KB United Melbourne
Report Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Dennis Voutsinas
23 April 1983 7 Newcastle KB United 2–0 West Adelaide Newcastle
Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 2,112
Referee: Jim Reeves
1 May 1983 8 South Melbourne 2–5 Newcastle KB United Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jim Fearn
15 May 1983 10 Canberra City 0–1 Newcastle KB United Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,518
Referee: Glynn Davies
22 May 1983 11 Newcastle KB United 3–0 Brisbane Lions Newcastle
Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 3,467
Referee: Gary Power
4 June 1983 12 Newcastle KB United 0–0 Sydney Olympic Newcastle
Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 4,950
Referee: Jim Reeves
25 June 1983 15 Newcastle KB United 3–0 Footscray JUST Newcastle
Report Stadium: Adamstown Oval
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
29 June 1983 13 Newcastle KB United 0–2 Marconi Fairfield Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Speers Point Park
Attendance: 2,417
Referee: Jim Reeves
3 July 1983 16 APIA Leichhardt 3–2 Newcastle KB United Sydney
Report
Stadium: Lambert Park
Referee: Richard Lorenc
10 July 1983 17 Adelaide City 0–1 Newcastle KB United Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 950
Referee: Jim Rossis
16 July 1983 18 Newcastle KB United 0–1 Brisbane City Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 2,722
Referee: Rob Davies
23 July 1983 19 Newcastle KB United 2–1 Preston Makedonia Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 2,640
Referee: Tony Boskovic
31 July 1983 20 West Adelaide 1–4 Newcastle KB United Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Jim Rossis
6 August 1983 21 Newcastle KB United 0–1 South Melbourne Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Adamstown Oval
Attendance: 3,451
Referee: Jim Reeves
14 August 1983 22 Sydney City 1–0 Newcastle KB United Gosford
Report Stadium: Grahame Park
Attendance: 3,121
Referee: Peter Rampley
20 August 1983 23 Newcastle KB United 5–0 Canberra City Newcastle
Report Stadium: Adamstown Oval
Attendance: 2,340
Referee: Tim Davies
28 August 1983 24 Marconi Fairfield 1–1 Newcastle KB United Sydney
Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 3,272
Referee: Doug Rennie
4 September 1983 25 Sydney Olympic 0–1 Newcastle KB United Sydney
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Peter Rampley
11 September 1983 26 Footscray JUST 0–0 Newcastle KB United Melbourne
Report Stadium: Schinler Reserve
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Dennis Voutsinas
17 September 1983 27 Newcastle KB United 0–0 Heidelberg United Newcastle
Report Stadium: Adamstown Oval
Attendance: 3,017
Referee: Richard Lorenc
25 September 1983 28 Brisbane Lions 1–2 Newcastle KB United Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Richlands Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Bill Monteverde
2 October 1983 29 Wollongong City 2–2 Newcastle KB United Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 1,000
8 October 1983 30 Newcastle KB United 1–2 St George-Budapest Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 3,785
Referee: Doug Rennie
16 October 1983 9 Newcastle KB United 1–0 Sydney City Newcastle
Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Jim Fearn
23 October 1983 14 Heidelberg United 2–1 Newcastle KB United Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Village
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Dennis Voutsinas

NSL Cup

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5 March 1983 First round Newcastle KB United 2–0 APIA Leichhardt Newcastle
Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Jim Reeves
4 April 1983 Second round Sydney Olympic 3–1 Newcastle KB United Sydney
Report
Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Gary Power

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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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   Clint Gosling 30 0 2 0 32 0
3 FW   Howard Tredinnick 30 0 2 0 32 0
4 MF   Craig Mason 28 5 2 1 30 6
5 DF   Peter Burke 29 4 2 0 31 4
6 DF   Gary Watson 29 0 2 0 31 0
7 MF   Joe Senkalski 22(7) 4 2 0 31 4
8 FW   Bob Mountford 29 8 2 0 31 8
9 MF   David Lowe 27 10 2 2 29 12
10   David Jones 28(1) 5 1 0 30 5
11 MF   Ian Buckley 2(3) 0 2 0 7 0
12 FW   Simon Brandt 4(1) 1 0(1) 0 6 1
13 DF   Ralph Maier 21(1) 0 2 0 24 0
14 DF   Brett Cowburn 11(7) 2 1 0 19 2
16 MF   Grant Lee 16 2 0 0 16 2
17 DF   Michael Boogaard 8(2) 1 0 0 10 1
19 MF   Bernard Kerby 6(1) 1 0 0 7 1
FW   Nigel Drysdale 2(1) 0 0(1) 0 4 0
MF   Tony Caban 2 1 0 0 2 1
FW   Mick Channon 6 0 0 0 6 0

Clean sheets

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Rank No. Pos Nat Name National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
1 1 GK   Clint Gosling 12 1 13
Total 12 1 13

References

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  1. ^ "1983 National Soccer League Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Australia's Premier Football Player Archive". ozfootball.net. Aussie Footballers. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  3. ^ "1983 National Soccer League Cup Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 18 August 2022.