Adelaide City
1980 season
ManagerRale Rasic
StadiumOlympic Sports Field
Hindmarsh Stadium
National Soccer League5th
NSL CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: John Nyskohus (12)
All: John Nyskohus (16)
Highest home attendance8,300
vs. West Adelaide
(18 May 1980)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,720
vs. Green Gully
(23 July 1980)
NSL Cup
Average home league attendance3,991
Biggest win5–0
vs. Enfield Victoria (H)
(25 April 1980)
NSL Cup
6–1
vs. St George-Budapest (H)
(27 July 1980)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat1–3
vs. Newcastle KB United (A)
(27 April 1980)
National Soccer League
1–3
vs. Newcastle KB United (H)
(17 August 1980)
National Soccer League

The 1980 season was the fourth in the National Soccer League for Adelaide City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Adelaide City finished 5th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the semi-finals of the NSL Cup.

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 Australia AUS Peter Marshall
2 DF New Zealand NZL Glen Dods
3 DF Australia AUS David Jones
4 DF Scotland SCO Bobby Rusell
5 DF Australia AUS Bugsy Nyskohus
6 MF Australia AUS John Perin
7 MF Australia AUS Agenor Muniz
8 MF Australia AUS Brian Northcote
10 FW Australia AUS John Nyskohus
11 MF Australia AUS Gary Marocchi
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF Australia AUS Sergio Melta
13 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Vic Smythe
15 FW Australia AUS Luciano Signore
16 DF Australia AUS John Besir
18 FW England ENG Colin Barnes
19 FW England ENG Justin Fashanu
20 GK Scotland SCO Steve Peressin
Australia AUS Louis Casamiro
FW Australia AUS Dave Mitchell

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Soccer League 9 March 1980 28 September 1980 Matchday 1 5th 26 13 4 9 40 27 +13 050.00
NSL Cup 25 April 1980 10 September 1980 First round Semi-finals 4 3 1 0 9 1 +8 075.00
Total 30 16 5 9 49 28 +21 053.33

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sydney City (C) 26 16 5 5 51 26 +25 37 Qualification to Finals series[lower-alpha 1]
2 Heidelberg United 26 15 6 5 55 33 +22 36
3 South Melbourne 26 15 5 6 42 21 +21 35
4 Marconi Fairfield 26 14 6 6 53 32 +21 34
5 Adelaide City 26 13 4 9 40 27 +13 30
6 Newcastle KB United 26 12 6 8 32 31 +1 30
7 Brisbane Lions 26 7 11 8 28 32 4 25
8 APIA Leichhardt 26 8 7 11 27 35 8 23
9 Footscray JUST 26 7 9 10 32 41 9 23
10 Canberra City 26 7 7 12 34 33 +1 21
11 Blacktown City 26 9 3 14 34 55 21 21
12 Brisbane City 26 4 10 12 29 36 7 18
13 West Adelaide 26 7 3 16 24 46 22 17
14 St George-Budapest (R) 26 5 4 17 32 65 33 14 Relegated to the 1981 NSW State League
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
Notes:
  1. The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1980 National Soccer League.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 13 4 9 40 27  +13 43 7 3 3 20 10  +10 6 1 6 20 17  +3

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLDLWDWLLWLWLWWWWDWWLLDLWWW
Position111114897810999998655555556665
Points011346668810101214161819212323232424262830
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

9 March 1980 1 APIA Leichhardt 2–1 Adelaide City Sydney
  • O'Connor 14'
  • Bradley 58'
Report
Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 1,306[1]
Referee: Dave Nugent
16 March 1980 2 Adelaide City 0–0 Brisbane City Adelaide
Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Don Campbell
23 March 1980 3 Canberra City 1–0 Adelaide City Canberra
Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 4,080
Referee: Col Amos
30 March 1980 4 Adelaide City 4–1 Footscray JUST Adelaide
Report
  • Kondarios 18'
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Dennis Stanley
6 April 1980 5 Adelaide City 0–0 Brisbane Lions Adelaide
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,345
Referee: Bobby Kerr
13 April 1980 6 St George-Budapest 1–4 Adelaide City Sydney
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,264
Referee: Des Miles
20 April 1980 7 Adelaide City 0–1 Marconi Fairfield Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Barry Harwood
27 April 1980 8 Newcastle KB United 3–1 Adelaide City Newcastle
14:30 AEST
  • Marshall 18' (o.g.)
  • Mason 38'
  • Deakin 65'
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 5,814
Referee: Dave Nugent
4 May 1980 9 Adelaide City 1–0 Heidelberg United Adelaide
Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 5,315
Referee: Don Campbell
11 May 1980 10 South Melbourne 2–1 Adelaide City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,400
Referee: Tony Boskovic
18 May 1980 11 Adelaide City 1–0 West Adelaide Adelaide
Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 8,300
Referee: Stewart Mellings
25 May 1980 12 Sydney City 2–1 Adelaide City Sydney
Report Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field
Attendance: 2,390
Referee: Tim Davies
1 June 1980 13 Adelaide City 3–2 Blacktown City Adelaide
Report
  • Wilkinson 15'
  • Pollard 83'
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Bobby Kerr
8 June 1980 14 Brisbane City 1–2 Adelaide City Brisbane
  • Hamilton 44'
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,380
Referee: Jim Reeves
15 June 1980 15 Adelaide City 2–0 APIA Leichhardt Adelaide
Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Ken Allen
22 June 1980 16 Footscray JUST 1–3 Adelaide City Melbourne
  • Vasic 6)'
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 1,916
Referee: Chris Bambridge
13 July 1980 17 Adelaide City 1–1 Canberra City Adelaide
Report
  • Valeri 66'
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 4,100
Referee: Graham Neal
20 July 1980 18 Brisbane Lions 1–2 Adelaide City Brisbane
Report Stadium: Lions Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Col Amos
27 July 1980 19 Adelaide City 6–1 St George-Budapest Adelaide
Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Don Campbell
10 August 1980 20 Marconi Fairfield 2–1 Adelaide City Sydney
Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 5,800
Referee: Chris Bambridge
17 August 1980 21 Adelaide City 1–3 Newcastle KB United Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Bobby Kerr
30 August 1980 22 Heidelberg United 0–0 Adelaide City Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,043
Referee: Tony Boskovic
7 September 1980 23 Adelaide City 0–1 South Melbourne Adelaide
Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 4,923
Referee: Peter Rampley
14 September 1980 24 West Adelaide 0–2 Adelaide City Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 5,650
Referee: Chris Bambridge
21 September 1980 25 Adelaide City 1–0 Sydney City Adelaide
Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Dennis Stanley
28 September 1980 26 Blacktown City 1–2 Adelaide City Sydney
Report
Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 2,248
Referee: Jim Reeves

NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

25 April 1980 First round Adelaide City 5–0 South Australia Enfield Victoria Adelaide
Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: [2]
Referee: Bobby Kerr
23 July 1980 Second round Adelaide City 3–1 Victoria (state) Green Gully Adelaide
Report
  • Segi 65'
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 1,720
Referee: Stewart Mellings
3 August 1980 Quarter-finals Spearwood Dalmatinac Western Australia 0–1 (a.e.t.) Adelaide City Perth
Report
Stadium: Dalmatinac Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Barry Harwood
10 September 1980 Semi-finals Heidelberg United 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)
Adelaide City Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tim Davies

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[3][2]

No. Pos. Nat. Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Australia Peter Marshall 260 40 300
2 DF New Zealand Glen Dods 212 40 252
3 DF Australia David Jones 262 40 302
4 DF Scotland Bobby Russell 23+10 2+10 270
5 DF Australia Bugsy Nyskohus 260 40 300
6 MF Australia John Perin 230 2+20 270
7 MF Australia Agenor Muniz 251 41 292
8 MF Australia Brian Northcote 10+52 31 183
10 FW Australia John Nyskohus 2612 44 3016
11 MF Australia Gary Marocchi 13+30 2+11 191
12 MF Australia Sergio Melta 21+32 3+11 283
13 FW Republic of Ireland Vic Smythe 1+10 00 20
15 FW Australia Luciano Signore 0+20 10 30
16 DF Australia John Besir 9+20 20 130
18 FW England Colin Barnes 169 31 1910
19 FW England Justin Fashanu 53 00 53
20 GK Scotland Steve Peressin 00 0+10 10
Australia Louis Casamiro 00 0+10 10
FW Australia Dave Mitchell 7+33 20 123
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
FW Scotland Dixie Deans 51 00 51
FW Scotland Jim Muir 3+21 00 51

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
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 2 DF New Zealand Glen Dods 600 100 700
2 6 MF Australia John Perin 400 000 400
3 8 MF Australia Brian Northcote 300 000 300
12 MF Australia Sergio Melta 300 000 300
5 3 DF Australia David Jones 200 000 200
4 DF Scotland Bobby Russell 100 100 200
7 MF Australia Agenor Muniz 100 100 200
11 MF Australia Gary Marocchi 200 000 200
9 5 DF Australia Bugsy Nyskohus 100 000 100
18 FW England Colin Barnes 100 000 100
FW Australia Dave Mitchell 100 000 100
Total 2500 300 2800

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 1 Australia Peter Marshall 80 8
2 20 Australia Steve Peressin 00 (1) 0 (1)
Total80 (1)8 (1)

References

  1. Stock, Greg. "1980 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
  2. 1 2 Stock, Greg. "1980 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.net.
  3. "Adelaide City 1980 Squad". ozfootball.net.
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