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1981 Wollongong City FC season

The 1981 season was the first in the history of Wollongong City Football Club (now Wollongong Wolves). It was also the first season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Wollongong City finished 11th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup second round by APIA Leichhardt.

Wollongong City
1981 season
ManagerKen Morton
StadiumWollongong Showground
Memorial Park
Woonona Oval
National Soccer League11th
NSL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jim McBreen (7)
All: Jim McBreen (8)
Highest home attendance6,930
vs. Preston Makedonia
(26 April 1981)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance815
vs. Downer Olympic
(21 March 1981)
NSL Cup
Average home league attendance4,745
Biggest win4–0
vs. Marconi Fairfield (H)
(6 September 1981)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–6
vs. Preston Makedonia (A)
(2 August 1981)
National Soccer League
1982 →

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   SCO Jim Preston
2 MF   AUS Peter Willis
3 DF   AUS Tony Dickinson
4 DF   ENG Chris Dunleavy (Captain)
5 DF   ENG Jeff Ainsworth
6 MF   ENG Lee Adam
7 FW   AUS Glen Fontana
8 MF   ENG John Fleming
9 MF   NZL Clive Campbell
10 MF   ENG John Lathan
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW   AUS Jock Morlando
13 FW   NZL Brian Turner
14 DF   NZL Willem de Graaf
15 DF   AUS Ray Mohring
16 MF   AUS Peter Tredinnick
17   ENG Jim McBreen
18 MF   ENG Ken Morton
19 MF   AUS Paul Kay
22 GK   AUS Natch Vardareff
— DF   AUS Arno Bertogna

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 15 February 1981 13 September 1981 Matchday 1 11th 30 8 12 10 35 39 −4 026.67
NSL Cup 21 March 1981 6 May 1981 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 050.00
Total 32 9 12 11 40 43 −3 028.13

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 Relegation
1 Sydney City (C) 30 19 5 6 59 30 +29 43
2 South Melbourne 30 13 13 4 41 27 +14 39
3 Brisbane City 30 12 11 7 37 25 +12 35
4 APIA Leichhardt 30 12 11 7 39 33 +6 35
5 Canberra City 30 13 7 10 41 32 +9 33
6 Brisbane Lions 30 11 11 8 41 33 +8 33
7 Adelaide City 30 13 6 11 46 42 +4 32
8 Heidelberg United 30 12 7 11 48 40 +8 31
9 Sydney Olympic 30 11 9 10 46 46 0 31
10 Newcastle KB United 30 11 8 11 41 41 0 30
11 Wollongong City 30 8 12 10 35 39 −4 28
12 Preston Makedonia 30 9 7 14 39 41 −2 25
13 Footscray JUST 30 9 7 14 32 48 −16 25
14 Marconi Fairfield 30 9 7 14 23 45 −22 25
15 Blacktown City (R) 30 6 9 15 32 47 −15 21 Relegated to the 1982 NSW State League
16 West Adelaide 30 5 4 21 26 57 −31 14
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

Results by round

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Round123456789101112261415161718191320212223242527282930
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHHAHA
ResultWWWDDDDDLDWDLLDLDDWLDLWDLWLLWL
Position2111222234348899999599889810111111
Points246789101111121415151516161718202021212324242626262828
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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15 February 1981 1 Wollongong City 3–1 Sydney Olympic Wollongong
14:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 5,904[1]
Referee: Tony Boskovic
22 February 1981 2 Heidelberg United 0–3 Wollongong City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park No. 2
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: David Yelland
1 March 1981 3 Wollongong City 2–1 Footscray JUST Wollongong
15:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 5,317
Referee: Tim Davies
8 March 1981 4 Brisbane Lions 1–1 Wollongong City Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Lions Stadium
Attendance: 1,970
Referee: Jack Wood
15 March 1981 5 Wollongong City 1–1 Blacktown City Wollongong
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 5,637
Referee: Richard Lorenc
29 March 1981 6 Newcastle KB United 1–1 Wollongong City Newcastle
14:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 7,567
Referee: Doug Rennie
5 April 1981 7 Wollongong City 1–1 APIA Leichhardt Wollongong
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 6,087
Referee: Gary Power
12 April 1981 8 West Adelaide 0–0 Wollongong City Adelaide
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Graham Neal
19 April 1981 9 South Melbourne 1–0 Wollongong City Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge
26 April 1981 10 Wollongong City 2–2 Preston Makedonia Wollongong
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 6,930
Referee: Doug Rennie
3 May 1981 11 Adelaide City 1–2 Wollongong City Adelaide
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Stewart Mellings
10 May 1981 12 Wollongong City 0–0 Brisbane City Wollongong
15:00 AEST Report Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 5,309
Referee: Tim Davies
17 May 1981 26 Brisbane City 1–0 Wollongong City Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Spencer Park
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Dave Nugent
24 May 1981 14 Wollongong City 0–1 Canberra City Wollongong
15:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 3,015
Referee: Richard Lorenc
31 May 1981 15 Marconi Fairfield 1–1 Wollongong City Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Henry Witschge
7 June 1981 16 Wollongong City 3–4 Heidelberg United Wollongong
 Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 4,371
Referee: Doug Rennie / Barry Wilkinson
14 June 1981 17 Footscray JUST 1–1 Wollongong City Melbourne
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Bobby Kerr
21 June 1981 18 Wollongong City 1–1 Brisbane Lions Wollongong
 Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 3,748
Referee: Gary Power
28 June 1981 19 Blacktown City 0–1 Wollongong City Sydney
Report
Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 2,965
Referee: Jim Reeves
1 July 1981 13 Sydney City 1–0 Wollongong City Sydney
 Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Peter Rampley
5 July 1981 20 Wollongong City 0–0 Newcastle KB United Wollongong
Report Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Ken Small
12 July 1981 21 APIA Leichhardt 1–0 Wollongong City Sydney
 Report Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 4,222
Referee: Peter Rampley
19 July 1981 22 Wollongong City 2–1 West Adelaide Wollongong
 Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 4,364
Referee: Henry Witschge
26 July 1981 23 Wollongong City 1–1 South Melbourne Wollongong
 Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 4,723
Referee: Doug Rennie
2 August 1981 24 Preston Makedonia 6–0 Wollongong City Melbourne
 Report Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Stewart Mellings
9 August 1981 25 Wollongong City 4–1 Adelaide City Wollongong
 Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 3,879
Referee: Tony Boskovic
23 August 1981 27 Wollongong City 0–5 Sydney City Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 3,974
Referee: Tim Davies
30 August 1981 28 Canberra City 2–0 Wollongong City Canberra
 Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Bob Mee
6 September 1981 29 Wollongong City 4–0 Marconi Fairfield Wollongong
 Report Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 5,819
Referee: Tony Boskovic
13 September 1981 30 Sydney Olympic 2–1 Wollongong City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Richard Lorenc

NSL Cup

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21 March 1981 First round Wollongong City 3–0 Downer Olympic Wollongong
 Report Stadium: Memorial Park
Attendance: 815[2]
Referee: Ken Small
6 May 1981 Second round Wollongong City 2–4 (a.e.t.) APIA Leichhardt Wollongong
 Report
Stadium: Woonona Oval
Referee: Tony Boskovic

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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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   Jim Preston 11+1 0 2 0 14 0
2 MF   Peter Willis 13 0 1 0 14 0
3 DF   Tony Dickinson 2 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF   Chris Dunleavy 30 2 2 0 32 2
5 DF   Jeff Ainsworth 26 0 2 0 28 0
6 MF   Lee Adam 29 4 2 1 31 5
7 FW   Glen Fontana 19+2 4 1 0 22 4
8 MF   John Fleming 29 3 2 0 31 3
9 MF   Clive Campbell 17+6 4 1 1 24 5
10 MF   John Lathan 27+1 4 2 1 30 5
11 FW   Jock Morlando 6+2 0 0+1 0 9 0
13 FW   Brian Turner 5+2 0 1 0 8 0
14 DF   Willem de Graaf 22+3 1 2 0 27 1
15 DF   Ray Mohring 0+2 0 0 0 2 0
16 MF   Peter Tredinnick 30 4 2 1 32 5
17 —   Jim McBreen 25+1 7 2 1 28 8
18 MF   Ken Morton 1+7 1 0+1 0 9 1
19 MF   Paul Kay 4+2 0 0+1 0 7 0
22 GK   Natch Vardareff 19+1 0 1 0 20 0
— DF   Arno Bertogna 15 1 0 0 15 1

Clean sheets

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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 22   Natch Vardareff 5 0 5
2 1   Jim Preston 1 1 2
Total 6 1 7

References

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  1. ^ Stock, Greg. "1981 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
  2. ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1981 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
  3. ^ Persoglia, Tony; Stock, Greg. "Wollongong City 1981 Squad". OzFootball.
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