1980 Marconi Fairfield FC season

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Marconi Fairfield
1980 season
Head CoachLes Scheinflug
StadiumMarconi Oval
National Soccer League4th
NSL CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Mark Jankovics (16)
All: Eddie Krncevic (19)
Highest home attendance7,345
vs. Heidelberg United
(14 May 1980)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,500
vs. Brisbane Lions
(10 September 1980)
NSL Cup
Average home league attendance5,074
Biggest win9–0
vs. Blacktown City (H)
(16 March 1980)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat1–5
vs. Blacktown City (A)
(8 June 1980)
National Soccer League
← 1979
1981 →

The 1980 season was the fourth in the National Soccer League for Marconi Fairfield (now Marconi Stallions Football Club). In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Marconi Fairfield finished 4th in their National Soccer League season, and won the NSL Cup.

Players[edit]

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 Allan Maher
2 DF Australia AUS Peter Brogan
3 DF Australia AUS Paul Degney
4 DF Australia AUS Tony Henderson
5 DF Australia AUS Ivo Prskalo
6 MF Australia AUS Gary Byrne
7 MF Australia AUS Peter Raskopoulos
8 FW Italy ITA Roberto Vieri
9 FW Australia AUS Eddie Krncevic
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 FW Australia AUS Berti Mariani
11 FW Australia AUS Peter Sharne
13 FW Australia AUS Jim Muir
14 FW Australia AUS Mark Jankovics
15 FW Australia AUS Ken Lindsay
16 DF Australia AUS Drago Tomasich
17 DF Australia AUS Dennis Colusso
18 MF Australia AUS Jimmy Cant
20 GK Australia AUS Ron Corry

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

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 4th 26 14 6 6 53 32 +21 053.85
NSL Cup 25 April 1980 15 October 1980 First round Winners 6 5 1 0 14 1 +13 083.33
Total 32 19 7 6 67 33 +34 059.38

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League[edit]

Main article: 1980 National Soccer League

League table[edit]

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[a]
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[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 14 6 6 53 32  +21 48 8 3 2 33 15  +18 6 3 4 20 17  +3

Results by round[edit]

Round1234567891011121416131718191520212223242526
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAAAHHHAHHAAHAHA
ResultLWDWWDWDWWDLLLWLWWWWWDWDLW
Position114543333222433344333333344
Points0235781011131516161616181820222426282931323234
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

9 March 1980 1 Sydney City 2–1 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
15:00 AEST
  • Smith 7'
  • Boden 55'
 Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,027[1]
Referee: Tim Davies
16 March 1980 2 Marconi Fairfield 9–0 Blacktown City Sydney
 Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 5,527
Referee: Richard Lorenc
23 March 1980 3 APIA Leichhardt 2–2 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 8,305
Referee: Peter Rampley
30 March 1980 4 Marconi Fairfield 4–0 Brisbane City Sydney
 Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 4,725
Referee: Tony Boskovic
6 April 1980 5 Canberra City 0–1 Marconi Fairfield Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 8,875
Referee: Stewart Mellings
13 April 1980 6 Marconi Fairfield 2–2 Footscray JUST Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 5,666
Referee: Doug Rennie
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 Marconi Fairfield 0–0 St George-Budapest Sydney
15:00 AEST Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 4,624
Referee: Jim Reeves
4 May 1980 9 Marconi Fairfield 2–1 Brisbane Lions Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 4,825
Referee: Tim Davies
10 May 1980 10 Newcastle KB United 0–1 Marconi Fairfield Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 8,547
Referee: Des Miles
14 May 1980 11 Marconi Fairfield 1–1 Heidelberg United Sydney
19:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 7,345
Referee: Ken Allen
25 May 1980 12 South Melbourne 3–1 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Jim Brennan
8 June 1980 14 Blacktown City 5–1 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 4,874
Referee: Tim Davies
22 June 1980 16 Brisbane City 2–1 Marconi Fairfield Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,337
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
29 June 1980 13 Marconi Fairfield 2–1 West Adelaide Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 3,275
Referee: Dave Nugent
13 July 1980 17 Marconi Fairfield 1–2 APIA Leichhardt Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 6,280
Referee: Stewart Mellings
20 July 1980 18 Marconi Fairfield 3–2 Canberra City Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 5,150
Referee: Doug Rennie
27 July 1980 19 Footscray JUST 0–4 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Bobby Kerr
6 August 1980 15 Marconi Fairfield 2–0 Sydney City Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 5,218
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 St George-Budapest 0–3 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,217
Referee: Doug Rennie
31 August 1980 22 Brisbane Lions 0–0 Marconi Fairfield Brisbane
Report Stadium: Lions Stadium
Attendance: 3,212
Referee: Richard Lorenc
7 September 1980 23 Marconi Fairfield 4–1 Newcastle KB United Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 4,121
Referee: Tim Davies
14 September 1980 24 Heidelberg United 3–3 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 5,553
Referee: Don Campbell
21 September 1980 25 Marconi Fairfield 1–4 South Melbourne Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 3,406
Referee: Dave Nugent
28 September 1980 26 West Adelaide 0–1 Marconi Fairfield Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Ken Allen

Finals series[edit]

The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1980 National Soccer League.

12 October 1980 Elimination semi-final South Melbourne 4–3 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Chris Bambridge

NSL Cup[edit]

Main article: 1980 NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

25 April 1980 First round Marconi Fairfield 3–0 New South Wales Melita Eagles Sydney
 Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 3,889[2]
5 July 1980 Second round Newcastle KB United 1–3 Marconi Fairfield Newcastle
 Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 4,989
Referee: Chris Bambridge
3 August 1980 Quarter-finals Marconi Fairfield 4–0 St George-Budapest Sydney
 Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 3,652
Referee: Henry Witschge
10 September 1980 Semi-finals Marconi Fairfield 1–0 Brisbane Lions Sydney
 Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jack Johnston
4 October 1980 Final 1st Leg Heidelberg United 0–0 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 6,388
Referee: Jack Johnston
15 October 1980 Final 2nd Leg Marconi Fairfield 3–0 Heidelberg United Sydney
 Report Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 5,179
Referee: Jack Johnston

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

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 Australia Allan Maher 25 0 5 0 30 0
2 DF Australia Peter Brogan 21+1 0 5 1 27 1
3 DF Australia Paul Degney 16 0 1 0 17 0
4 DF Australia Tony Henderson 15+1 0 5 0 21 0
5 DF Australia Ivo Prskalo 22 0 5 0 27 0
6 MF Australia Gary Byrne 24 7 5 2 29 9
7 MF Australia Peter Raskopoulos 23+1 1 5 2 29 3
8 FW Italy Roberto Vieri 12+3 3 0+1 0 16 3
9 FW Australia Eddie Krncevic 22+1 13 5 6 28 19
10 FW Australia Berti Mariani 13+5 2 2 0 20 2
11 FW Australia Peter Sharne 25 8 5 1 30 9
13 FW Australia Jim Muir 14+1 0 4 0 19 0
14 FW Australia Mark Jankovics 25+1 16 5 1 31 17
15 FW Australia Ken Lindsay 7+7 1 0+2 0 16 1
16 DF Australia Drago Tomasich 0 0 1 0 1 0
17 GK Australia Dennis Colusso 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
18 MF Australia Jimmy Cant 12+2 0 5 1 19 1
20 GK Australia Ron Corry 1 0 0 0 1 0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
12 MF Australia John Russell 9+2 0 0 0 11 0
13 MF Australia Stuart Selvage 0+1 0 0 0 1 0

Disciplinary record[edit]

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 9 FW Australia Eddie Krncevic 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
2 7 MF Australia Peter Raskopoulos 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 3 DF Australia Paul Degney 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
5 DF Australia Ivo Prskalo 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
5 13 FW Australia Jim Muir 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
6 2 DF Australia Peter Brogan 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
4 DF Australia Tony Henderson 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
6 MF Australia Gary Byrne 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
18 MF Australia Jimmy Cant 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
10 8 FW Italy Roberto Vieri 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 FW Australia Peter Sharne 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
12 MF Australia John Russell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
13 MF Australia Stuart Selvage 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 FW Australia Mark Jankovics 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 FW Australia Ken Lindsay 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 21 0 2 4 0 0 25 0 2

Clean sheets[edit]

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 Allan Maher 10 3 (1) 13 (1)
2 20 Australia Ron Corry 1 0 (1) 1 (1)
Total 11 3 (1) 15

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stock, Greg. "1980 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
  2. ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1980 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
  3. ^ "Marconi 1980 Squad". OzFootball.
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