1982 Wollongong City FC season

The 1982 season was the second in the history of Wollongong City (now Wollongong Wolves). It was also the second season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Wollongong City finished 3rd in their National Soccer League season and were eliminated in the Preliminary Final by St George-Budapest, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup first round by Sydney City.

Wollongong City
1982 season
ManagerKen Morton
Chris Dunleavy
Willie Wallace
StadiumWollongong Showground
National Soccer League3rd
NSL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Phil O'Connor (17)
All: Phil O'Connor (18)
Highest home attendance6,341 vs. St George-Budapest
(26 September 1982)
National Soccer League Finals
Lowest home attendance500 vs. Sydney City
(14 June 1982)
NSL Cup
Average home league attendance3,452
Biggest win3–0
vs. Canberra City (H)
(4 July 1982)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–4
vs. West Adelaide (A)
(28 February 1982)
National Soccer League
1–5
vs. Sydney City (H)
(14 June 1982)
NSL Cup
← 1981
1983 →

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 Arno Bertogna
4 DF   ENG Chris Dunleavy
5 DF   ENG Jeff Ainsworth
6 MF   ENG Lee Adam
7 FW   AUS Glen Fontana
8 MF   ENG John Fleming
9 MF   ENG Roy Cotton
10 MF   AUS Larry Gaffney
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW   AUS Phil O'Connor
12 DF   AUS Ray Vliestra
14 FW   AUS Jock Morlando
15 DF   AUS Phil Kerr
18 MF   NZL Clive Campbell
20 GK   AUS Natch Vardareff
FW   SCO Derek Laing
MF   AUS Peter Tredinnick
DF   ENG Alan Waldron

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 14 February 1982 5 September 1982 Matchday 1 3rd 30 16 3 11 43 46 −3 053.33
National Soccer League Finals 19 September 1982 26 September 1982 Elimination Semi-Final Preliminary Final 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
NSL Cup 14 June 1982 First round First round 1 0 0 1 1 5 −4 000.00
Total 33 17 3 13 47 54 −7 051.52

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 20 5 5 68 28 +40 45 Qualification to Finals series[a]
2 St George-Budapest 30 14 8 8 47 40 +7 36
3 Wollongong City 30 16 3 11 43 46 −3 35
4 Heidelberg United 30 13 8 9 42 37 +5 34
5 Preston Makedonia 30 12 10 8 45 41 +4 34
6 South Melbourne 30 11 9 10 46 37 +9 31
7 APIA Leichhardt 30 12 7 11 49 54 −5 31
8 Sydney Olympic 30 12 6 12 52 42 +10 30
9 West Adelaide 30 10 8 12 44 40 +4 28
10 Marconi Fairfield 30 12 4 14 44 43 +1 28
11 Brisbane Lions 30 10 8 12 39 42 −3 28
12 Newcastle KB United 30 10 7 13 43 52 −9 27
13 Adelaide City 30 6 12 12 36 44 −8 24
14 Footscray JUST 30 5 14 11 34 46 −12 24
15 Canberra City 30 7 10 13 37 54 −17 24
16 Brisbane City 30 5 11 14 32 55 −23 21
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
Notes:
  1. ^ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1982 National Soccer League.

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHH
ResultLLLLLWWWWDLLLWWDWDWWWWWLWWLLWW
Position151516161616161211111314141313121011887433334443
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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14 February 1982 1 South Melbourne 3–0 Wollongong City Melbourne
  • Egan   53' (?)
  • Davidson   ?'
Report Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 1,800[1]
Referee: Stewart Mellings
21 February 1982 2 Wollongong City 1–3 Sydney City Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ken Small
28 February 1982 3 West Adelaide 4–0 Wollongong City Adelaide
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,365
Referee: Jim Rossis
7 March 1982 4 Wollongong City 2–4 APIA Leichhardt Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tim Davies
14 March 1982 5 Brisbane City 3–1 Wollongong City Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Spencer Park
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Bill Monteverde
21 March 1982 6 Wollongong City 2–1 Footscray JUST Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Brian Fowler
28 March 1982 7 Canberra City 0–1 Wollongong City Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ken Allen
4 April 1982 8 Wollongong City 1–0 Newcastle KB United Wollongong
Report Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 3,890
Referee: Peter Rampley
11 April 1982 9 Heidelberg United 0–2 Wollongong City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Evan Venios
18 April 1982 10 Wollongong City 2–2 St George-Budapest Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Tony Boskovic
25 April 1982 11 Adelaide City 3–0 Wollongong City Adelaide
Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 2,320
Referee: Don Campbell
2 May 1982 12 Wollongong City 0–3 Marconi Fairfield Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Doug Rennie
9 May 1982 13 Brisbane Lions 2–0 Wollongong City Brisbane
Report Stadium: Richlands Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Alan Kibbler
16 May 1982 14 Wollongong City 1–0 Preston Makedonia Wollongong
Report Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 3,176
Referee: Ken Small
23 May 1982 15 Sydney Olympic 0–1 Wollongong City Sydney
Report
Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 7,350
Referee: Ray Davies
30 May 1982 16 Sydney City 3–3 Wollongong City Sydney
Report
Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field
Attendance: 2,824
Referee: Richard Lorenc
6 June 1982 17 Wollongong City 1–0 South Melbourne Wollongong
Report Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 3,274
Referee: Peter Rampley
13 June 1982 18 APIA Leichhardt 2–2 Wollongong City Sydney
Report
Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 3,828
Referee: Gary Power
20 June 1982 19 Wollongong City 2–0 West Adelaide Wollongong
Report Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 2,145
Referee: Tim Davies
27 June 1982 20 Footscray JUST 1–2 Wollongong City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: David Yelland
4 July 1982 21 Wollongong City 3–0 Canberra City Wollongong
Report Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 3,148
Referee: Gary Power
10 July 1982 22 Newcastle KB United 1–3 Wollongong City Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 7,489
Referee: Bill Monteverde
18 July 1982 23 Wollongong City 2–1 Heidelberg United Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Tim Davies
25 July 1982 24 St George-Budapest 2–1 Wollongong City Sydney
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 4,123
Referee: Bob Mee
1 August 1982 25 Wollongong City 2–1 Adelaide City Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Doug Rennie
8 August 1982 26 Marconi Fairfield 1–2 Wollongong City Sydney
Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 2,034
Referee: Ken Allen
15 August 1982 27 Wollongong City 0–2 Brisbane Lions Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 3,179
Referee: Gary Power
22 August 1982 28 Preston Makedonia 2–1 Wollongong City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge
29 August 1982 29 Wollongong City 2–1 Sydney Olympic Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 4,122
Referee: Tim Davies
5 September 1982 30 Wollongong City 3–1 Brisbane City Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 4,122
Referee: Tim Davies

Finals series

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19 September 1982 Elimination Semi-Final Heidelberg United 1–3 Wollongong City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Tim Davies
26 September 1982 Preliminary Final Wollongong City 0–2 St George-Budapest Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 6,341
Referee: Chris Bambridge

NSL Cup

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14 June 1982 First round Wollongong City 1–5 Sydney City Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Memorial Park
Attendance: 500
Referee: Doug Rennie

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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

No. Pos. Nat. Name National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Jim Preston 20 0 1 0 21 0
2 MF   Peter Willis 25(2) 1 1 0 28 1
3 DF   Arno Bertogna 29 1 0 0 29 1
4 DF   Chris Dunleavy 26 2 1 0 27 2
5 DF   Jeff Ainsworth 32 0 1 0 33 0
6 MF   Lee Adam 32 4 1 0 33 4
7 FW   Glen Fontana 13(2) 3 0 0 15 3
8 MF   John Fleming 27(1) 1 1 0 29 0
9 MF   Roy Cotton 28(2) 11 1 0 31 11
10 MF   Larry Gaffney 24(2) 1 1 0 27 1
11 FW   Phil O'Connor 31 17 1 1 32 18
12 DF   Ray Vliestra 7(1) 0 1 0 9 0
14 FW   Jock Morlando 1(2) 0 0(1) 0 4 0
15 DF   Phil Kerr 3(5) 0 0 0 8 0
18 MF   Clive Campbell 4 1 0 0 4 1
20 GK   Natch Vardareff 12 0 0 0 12 0
FW   Derek Laing 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF   Peter Tredinnick 24 3 1 0 25 3
DF   Alan Waldron 13 1 0 0 13 1

Clean sheets

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Rank No. Pos Nat Name National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
1 1 GK   Jim Preston 5 0 5
2 20 GK   Natch Vardareff 3 0 3
Total 8 0 8

References

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  1. ^ "1981 National Soccer League Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Wollongong City 1982 Squad". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  3. ^ "1982 National Soccer League Cup Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 25 June 2022.