1977 West Adelaide SC season

West Adelaide
1977 season
Head Coach	Mike Johnson; Billy Birch
Stadium	Hindmarsh Stadium; Olympic Sports Field
National Soccer League	7th
NSL Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: John Kosmina (12); All: John Kosmina (13)
Highest home attendance	12,328; vs. Adelaide City; (19 June 1977); National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance	600; vs. Mooroolbark; (11 September 1977); National Soccer League
Average home league attendance	5,436
Biggest win	4–0; vs. Sydney Olympic (A); (17 April 1977); National Soccer League; 5–1; vs. Brisbane Lions (H); (26 June 1977); National Soccer League
Biggest defeat	1–4; vs. Adelaide City (H); (19 June 1977); National Soccer League; 0–3; vs. Brisbane City (A); (5 October 1977); NSL Cup
	1978 →

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.

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
—	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

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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


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

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	7	8	9	10	6	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A
Result	W	L	W	D	W	L	D	D	D	D	D	L	W	D	D	D	W	W	L	L	L	L	W	L	D	W
Position	2	6	4	4	4	6	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	7	8	7	7	7	7
Points	2	2	4	5	7	7	8	9	10	11	12	12	14	15	16	17	19	21	21	21	21	21	23	23	24	26

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

Matches

Win Draw Loss

2 April 1977 1	Canberra City	1–3	West Adelaide	Canberra
	Grujicic 76'	Report	Kosmina 7' Jones 48' McGachey 52'	Stadium: Manuka Oval Attendance: 2,500^[1] Referee: Dennis McDermott

11 April 1977 2	West Adelaide	0–1	Western Suburbs	Adelaide
		Report	Norris 45'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 7,128 Referee: Dennis Stanley

17 April 1977 3	Sydney Olympic	0–4	West Adelaide	Sydney
		Report	Kosmina 42', 46' McGregor 56' Honeyman 87'	Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 6,217 Referee: Barry Wilkinson

24 April 1977 4	West Adelaide	1–1	Fitzroy United	Adelaide
	McGregor 35'	Report	Gillan 28'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 6,800 Referee: Don Campbell

30 April 1977 5	Footscray JUST	0–1	West Adelaide	Melbourne
		Report	Kosmina 48'	Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,840 Referee: Chris Bambridge

15 May 1977 7	Marconi Fairfield	2–1	West Adelaide	Sydney
	Rooney 71' Richards 77'	Report	McGregor 4'	Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 1,652 Referee: Tony Boskovic

22 May 1977 8	West Adelaide	3–3	St George-Budapest	Adelaide
	Kosmina 4', 49' de Lyster 13'	Report	R. O'Shea 25' Aitken 27', 86'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 7,520 Referee: Dennis Stanley

29 May 1977 9	Eastern Suburbs	1–1	West Adelaide	Sydney
	Lutton 77'	Report	Farley 45' (o.g.)	Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Richard Lorenc

5 June 1977 10	West Adelaide	1–1	South Melbourne	Adelaide
	Boyle 47'	Report	Macdonald 57' (pen.)	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Barry Wilkinson

10 June 1977 6	West Adelaide	3–3	Brisbane City	Adelaide
	Honeyman 12' Boyle 28' (pen.) Kosmina 48'	Report	Hermiston 52' (pen.) Wallace 80', 84'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Graham Neal

12 June 1977 11	Mooroolbark	1–1	West Adelaide	Melbourne
	Ellis 83'	Report	Boyle 65'	Stadium: Esther Park Attendance: 600 Referee: Bob Henderson

19 June 1977 12	West Adelaide	1–4	Adelaide City	Adelaide
	McGachey 59'	Report	Deans 43' Muniz 76' Nyskohus 80' Northcote 89'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 12,328 Referee: David Yelland

26 June 1977 13	West Adelaide	5–1	Brisbane Lions	Adelaide
	Kosmina 4' Reynolds 19' McGregor 48' McCulloch 59' Zervas 88'	Report	Morris 77' (pen.)	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 5,115 Referee: Don Campbell

3 July 1977 14	Western Suburbs	1–1	West Adelaide	Sydney
	Ainslie 64'	Report	McCulloch 45'	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
	Kosmina 80'	Report		Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,125 Referee: Don Campbell

31 July 1977 18	West Adelaide	1–0	Footscray JUST	Adelaide
	Kosmina 52'	Report		Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,246 Referee: J. Johnson

7 August 1977 19	Brisbane City	1–0	West Adelaide	Brisbane
	Conner 85'	Report		Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 5,223 Referee: Jack Wood

19 August 1977 20	West Adelaide	0–1	Marconi Fairfield	Adelaide
		Report	Mariani 76'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Dennis Stanley

21 August 1977 21	St George-Budapest	1–0	West Adelaide	Sydney
	Morgan 15'	Report		Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,117 Referee: Brian Fowler

28 August 1977 22	West Adelaide	1–3	Eastern Suburbs	Adelaide
	Krytikos 68'	Report	Smith 2' Barnes 83' O'Connor 88'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Chris Bambridge

3 September 1977 23	South Melbourne	1–2	West Adelaide	Melbourne
	Cummings 66'	Report	Kosmina 19' Boyle 70'	Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Jim Dixon

11 September 1977 24	West Adelaide	1–2	Mooroolbark	Adelaide
	Pillans 22'	Report	Lowrey 78' Fairbrother 79'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: David Yelland

18 September 1977 25	Adelaide City	2–2	West Adelaide	Adelaide
	Deans 42' Marocchi 58'	Report	Kosmina 9' McGachey 90'	Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 10,125 Referee: Tony Boskovic

25 September 1977 26	Brisbane Lions	1–4	West Adelaide	Brisbane
	Spearritt 85'	Report	McGregor 38' Amos 62' McGachey 71' Pantelis 74'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 2,482 Referee: John Tattersall

NSL Cup

Win Draw Loss

20 September 1977 First round	West Adelaide	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Adelaide City	Adelaide
	McGregor 24' Kosmina 60'	Report	Boyle 70' (o.g.) Northcote 84'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 8,656^[2]

5 October 1977 Semi-finals	Brisbane City	3–0 (a.e.t.)	West Adelaide	Brisbane
	Johnston 93' Pimblett 102' Kibbey 118'	Report		Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 5,000

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
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	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

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
Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player
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

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

^ Stock, Greg. "1977 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.net.
^ ^a ^b Stock, Greg. "1977 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.net.
^ Persoglia, Tony; Stock, Greg. "West Adelaide 1977 Squad". OzFootball.net.

[1] Stock, Greg. "1977 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.net.

[NSLCup-2] Stock, Greg. "1977 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.net.

[3] Persoglia, Tony; Stock, Greg. "West Adelaide 1977 Squad". OzFootball.net.

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1977 season
Head Coach	Mike Johnson Billy Birch
Stadium	Hindmarsh Stadium Olympic Sports Field
National Soccer League	7th
NSL Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: John Kosmina (12) All: John Kosmina (13)
Highest home attendance	12,328 vs. Adelaide City (19 June 1977) National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance	600 vs. Mooroolbark (11 September 1977) National Soccer League
Average home league attendance	5,436
Biggest win	4–0 vs. Sydney Olympic (A) (17 April 1977) National Soccer League 5–1 vs. Brisbane Lions (H) (26 June 1977) National Soccer League
Biggest defeat	1–4 vs. Adelaide City (H) (19 June 1977) National Soccer League 0–3 vs. Brisbane City (A) (5 October 1977) NSL Cup
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