1980 Newcastle KB United season

Newcastle KB United
1980 season
Manager	Alan Vest
National Soccer League	6th
NSL Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Graham Heys (8); All: Graham Heys (8)
Highest home attendance	9,147 vs. Sydney City; (16 March 1980); National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance	4,429 vs. West Adelaide; (14 June 1980); National Soccer League
Average home league attendance	6,402
Biggest win	3–0 (twice); 4–1
Biggest defeat	0–4; vs. Canberra City (H); (12 April 1980); National Soccer League; 0–4; vs. Heidelberg United (A); (25 May 1980); National Soccer League
	← 1979 1981 →

The 1980 season was the third in the history of Newcastle KB United. It was also the third season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Newcastle KB United finished 6th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup second round by Marconi Fairfield.

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	NZL	Phil Dando
2	DF	ENG	Paul Reaney
3	DF	AUS	Neil Endacott
4	DF	AUS	Brett Cowburn
5	DF	ENG	Bill Summerscales
6	DF	ENG	Roy Drinkwater
7	DF	AUS	Arno Bertogna
8	FW	ENG	Dave Deakin
9	FW	WAL	Mark Trenter
10	FW	ENG	Graham Heys
11	FW	ENG	David Kamasz
12	MF	AUS	Joe Senkalski


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	FW	ENG	David Jones
14	DF	AUS	John Sneddon
15	DF	AUS	Colin Curran
16	MF	AUS	Peter Tredinnick
17	FW	AUS	Howard Tredinnick
18	DF	AUS	Michael Boogaard
19	MF	AUS	Malcolm McClelland
20	GK	SCO	Jim Preston
21	FW	AUS	Richard Endacott
22	FW	AUS	Paul Burrows
23	MF	ENG	Craig Mason
—	FW	AUS	Craig Wallace

Competitions

Overview

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	9 March 1980	28 September 1980	Matchday 1	6th	26	12	6	8	32	31	+1	046.15
NSL Cup	25 April 1980	5 July 1980	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	050.00
Total					28	13	6	9	36	34	+2	046.43

Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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:

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

Results by round

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

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

Matches

9 March 1980 1	West Adelaide	1–1	Newcastle KB United	Adelaide
	Honeyman 89'	Report	Trenter 48'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,720^[1] Referee: Barry Wilkinson

16 March 1980 2	Newcastle KB United	0–3	Sydney City	Newcastle
		Report	Boden 8' Borges 22' Barnes 46'	Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 9,147 Referee: Jim Reeves

23 March 1980 3	Blacktown City	1–1	Newcastle KB United	Sydney
	Ortega 33'	Report	Jones 13'	Stadium: Gabbie Stadium Attendance: 2,457 Referee: Doug Rennie

30 March 1980 4	Newcastle KB United	1–0	APIA Leichhardt	Newcastle
	Jones 39'	Report		Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 7,517 Referee: Ken Allen

6 April 1980 5	Brisbane City	1–2	Newcastle KB United	Brisbane
	Kelso 16'	Report	Senkalski 80' Kamasz 83'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 1,900 Referee: Tim Davies

12 April 1980 6	Newcastle KB United	0–4	Canberra City	Newcastle
		Report	Giampaolo 27', 68' Maclaren 41' Valeri (82)	Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 7,052 Referee: Tony Boskovic

20 April 1980 7	Footscray JUST	2–1	Newcastle KB United	Footscray
	Lujic 35' Vasic 80'	Report	Trenter 29'	Stadium: Western Oval Attendance: 4,015 Referee: Chris Bambridge

27 April 1980 8	Newcastle KB United	3–1	Adelaide City	Newcastle
14:30 AEST	Marshall 18' (o.g.) Mason 38' Deakin 65'	Report	Cowburn 85' (o.g.)	Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 5,814 Referee: Dave Nugent

4 May 1980 9	St George-Budapest	0–3	Newcastle KB United	Sydney
		Report	Cowburn 17' Heys 20' P. Tredinnick 60'	Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 2,429 Referee: Henry Witschge

10 May 1980 10	Newcastle KB United	0–1	Marconi Fairfield	Newcastle
		Report	Lindsay 40'	Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 8,547 Referee: Des Miles

18 May 1980 11	Newcastle KB United	0–0	Brisbane Lions	Newcastle
		Report		Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 7,486 Referee: Alf Rodway

25 May 1980 12	Heidelberg United	4–0	Newcastle KB United	Melbourne
	Campbell 30' Bozikas 44' Cole 73', 75'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 3,727 Referee: Stewart Mellings

8 June 1980 14	Sydney City	2–0	Newcastle KB United	Sydney
	Boden 67' Mullen 81'	Report		Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field Attendance: 3,016 Referee: Peter Rampley

14 June 1980 15	Newcastle KB United	2–0	West Adelaide	Newcastle
	Burrows 53' McClelland 89'	Report		Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 4,429 Referee: Richard Lorenc

22 June 1980 16	APIA Leichhardt	1–0	Newcastle KB United	Sydney
	Summerscales 33' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Lambert Park Attendance: 3,428 Referee: Henry Witschge

12 July 1980 17	Newcastle KB United	1–0	Blacktown City	Newcastle
	McClelland 75'	Report		Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 4,603 Referee: Col Amos

19 July 1980 18	Newcastle KB United	1–1	Brisbane City	Newcastle
	Heys 14'	Report	Hamilton 32'	Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 5,190 Referee: Doug Rennie

27 July 1980 19	Canberra City	1–2	Newcastle KB United	Canberra
	Byrne 67'	Report	Jones 26' Senkalski 32'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 4,095 Referee: Ken Allen

3 August 1980 13	Newcastle KB United	1–0	South Melbourne	Newcastle
	Curran 21'	Report		Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 5,412 Referee: Jim Reeves

9 August 1980 20	Newcastle KB United	0–0	Footscray JUST	Newcastle
		Report		Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 5,526 Referee: Tony Boskovic

17 August 1980 21	Adelaide City	1–3	Newcastle KB United	Adelaide
	Barnes 46'	Report	Jones 31' Heys 58', 85'	Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Bobby Kerr

23 August 1980 22	Newcastle KB United	2–1	St George-Budapest	Newcastle
	Jones 56' Senkalski 74'	Report	Stone 70'	Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 7,268 Referee: Jim Reeves

7 September 1980 23	Marconi Fairfield	4–1	Newcastle KB United	Sydney
	Byrne 20' (pen.), 60' (pen.), 74' Krncevic 33'	Report	Drinkwater 16'	Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 4,121 Referee: Tim Davies

14 September 1980 24	Brisbane Lions	1–4	Newcastle KB United	Brisbane
	Ontong 64'	Report	Tredinnick 34' McClelland 45' Heys 53', 85'	Stadium: Lions Stadium Attendance: 2,367 Referee: Peter Rampley

20 September 1980 25	Newcastle KB United	3–1	Heidelberg United	Newcastle
	Drinkwater 55' (pen.) Heys 81', 83'	Report	Paton 51'	Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 5,242 Referee: Richard Lorenc

28 September 1980 26	South Melbourne	0–0	Newcastle KB United	Melbourne
		Report		Stadium: Middle Park Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Peter Rampley

NSL Cup

25 April 1980 First round	Edgeworth Eagles	0–3	Newcastle KB United	Newcastle
		Report	Trenter 20' Kamasz 80' Drinkwater 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Jack McLaughlin Park Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Jim Reeves

5 July 1980 Second round	Newcastle KB United	1–3	Marconi Fairfield	Newcastle
	Burrows 4'	Report	Raskopoulos 39', 50' Brogan 21'	Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 4,989 Referee: Chris Bambridge

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.^[2]^[3]

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	National Soccer League		NSL Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Phil Dando	16	0	2	0	18	0
2	DF		Paul Reaney	26	0	2	0	28	0
4	DF		Brett Cowburn	9(1)	1	1	0	11	1
5	DF		Bill Summerscales	7(1)	0	1	0	9	0
6	DF		Roy Drinkwater	26	2	2	1	28	3
7	DF		Arno Bertogna	23	0	1	0	24	0
8	FW		Dave Deakin	5(2)	1	1	0	8	1
9	FW		Mark Trenter	7	2	1	1	8	3
10	FW		Graham Heys	20(2)	8	1	0	23	8
11	FW		David Kamasz	5(4)	1	1	1	10	2
12	MF		Joe Senkalski	17(1)	3	1	0	19	3
13	FW		David Jones	24	5	1(1)	0	26	5
14	DF		John Sneddon	10(4)	0	0	0	14	0
15	DF		Colin Curran	23(1)	1	2	0	26	1
16	MF		Peter Tredinnick	18(3)	2	2	0	23	2
17	FW		Howard Tredinnick	0(1)	0	0	0	1	0
19	MF		Malcolm McClelland	9(4)	3	2	0	15	3
20	GK		Jim Preston	10	0	0	0	10	0
22	FW		Paul Burrows	11(4)	1	1	1	16	2
23	MF		Craig Mason	19(3)	0	0(1)	0	23	1
—	FW		Craig Wallace	1	0	0	0	1	0

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	National Soccer League	NSL Cup	Total
1	1	GK	Phil Dando	5	1	6
2	20	GK	Jim Preston	3	0	3
Total				8	1	9

References

^ "1980 National Soccer League Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
^ "Newcastle KB United 1980 Squad". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
^ "1980 National Soccer League Cup Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 16 August 2022.

[table_note_res_FS0.57048812302318-1] The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1980 National Soccer League.

[2] "1980 National Soccer League Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 14 August 2022.

[3] "Newcastle KB United 1980 Squad". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 16 August 2022.

[4] "1980 National Soccer League Cup Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 16 August 2022.

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