1977 South Melbourne FC season

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South Melbourne
1977 season
Head Coach Manny Poulakakis
Con Xanthopoulos
Stadium Middle Park Soccer Stadium
National Soccer League 11th
NSL Cup First round
Top goalscorerLeague: Peter Ollerton (6)
All: Peter Ollerton (6)
Highest home attendance15,000
vs. St George-Budapest
(13 June 1977)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance2,000
vs. Eastern Suburbs
(14 August 1977)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance4,823
Biggest win2–0 (4 times)
4–2 (once)
Biggest defeat0–3
vs. Marconi Fairfield (A)
(30 April 1977)
National Soccer League
2–5
vs. Fitzroy United (A)
(3 July 1977)
National Soccer League
1978  →

The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for South Melbourne Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. South Melbourne finished 11th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the first round of the NSL Cup. 191f51

Contents

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jim Alexiou
—Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS George Bozikis
— FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Duncan Cummings
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS John Daperis
— DF Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  YUG Anton Dosen
— FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Graham French
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS John Gardiner
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ian Gibson
—Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Margaritis Hagegmanouil
— DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Kris Kalifatidis
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Chris Kent
No.Pos.NationPlayer
—Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Reno Lia
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Malcolm Macdonald
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jimmy Mackay
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Malcolm Manley
— MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Noel Mitten
— FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Peter Ollerton
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Mike Pye
— GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jack Reilly
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Billy Rogers
— GK Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Lou Tsigaris
— DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Arthur Xanthopoulos

Transfers

Transfers in

Date fromPositionNameFromFeeRef.
22–23 January 1977GK Jack Reilly Fitzroy United $3,500 [1]
MF Flag of Scotland.svg Ian Gibson Fitzroy United $3,500 [1]

Competitions

Overall record

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
National Soccer League 2 April 197725 September 1977Matchday 111th2678112735−8026.92
NSL Cup 22 September 1977First roundFirst round100101−1000.00
Total2778122736−9025.93

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
9 Brisbane Lions 2695122741−1423
10 Brisbane City 2686123035−522
11 South Melbourne 2678112735−822
12 Sydney Olympic 2677122538−1321
13 Canberra City 2657142239−1717
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
2678112735 −8293551213 −14361522 −7

Results by round

Round1234578910116131415121617181920212223242526
Ground A H A HA A HH A HHHAH A A HH A H A A HAHA
ResultWDDLLWDWDWLWLDWLLLDDLWLLDL
Position445689108981055557888999991011
Points23444679101212141415171717171819192121212222
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win  Draw  Loss

2 April 19771 Sydney Olympic 0–2 South Melbourne Sydney
Report
  • Ollerton Soccerball shade.svg72', 85'
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 5,872 [2]
Referee: Tony Boskovic
11 April 19772 South Melbourne 1–1 Fitzroy United Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge
17 April 19773 Footscray JUST 2–2 South Melbourne Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 8,750
Referee: David Yelland
23 April 19774 South Melbourne 0–1 Brisbane City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Bob Henderson
30 April 19775 Marconi Fairfield 3–0 South Melbourne Sydney
Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Tim Davies
15 May 19777 Eastern Suburbs 0–1 South Melbourne Sydney
Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 750
Referee: Brian Fowler
21 May 19778 South Melbourne 0–0 Adelaide City Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Chris Bambridge
28 May 19779 South Melbourne 2–0 Mooroolbark Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: David Yelland
5 June 197710 West Adelaide 1–1 South Melbourne Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
11 June 197711 South Melbourne 1–0 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Stewart Mellings
13 June 19776 South Melbourne 2–3 St George-Budapest Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Stewart Mellings
26 June 197713 South Melbourne 2–0 Western Suburbs Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bob Henderson
3 July 197714 Fitzroy United 5–2 South Melbourne Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: David Yelland
10 July 197715 South Melbourne 1–1 Sydney Olympic Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Jim Dixon
15 July 197712 Canberra City 0–2 South Melbourne Queanbeyan
Report
Stadium: Seiffert Oval
Attendance: 1,500
17 July 197716 Brisbane City 2–0 South Melbourne Brisbane
Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 5,187
Referee: Des Miles
24 July 197717 South Melbourne 0–2 Footscray JUST Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge
30 July 197718 South Melbourne 1–2 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: David Yelland
7 August 197719 St George-Budapest 1–1 South Melbourne Sydney
Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 3,456
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
14 August 197720 South Melbourne 0–0 Eastern Suburbs Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: David Yelland
21 August 197721 Adelaide City 2–0 South Melbourne Adelaide
Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Richard Lorenc
28 August 197722 Mooroolbark 2–4 South Melbourne Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Esther Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
3 September 197723 South Melbourne 1–2 West Adelaide Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Jim Dixon
11 September 197724 Brisbane Lions 2–0 South Melbourne Brisbane
Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,528
Referee: Bill Jones
18 September 197725 South Melbourne 1–1 Canberra City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Jim Dixon
25 September 197726 Western Suburbs 2–0 South Melbourne Sydney
Report Stadium: Englefield Stadium
Attendance: 526
Referee: Henry Witschge

NSL Cup

  Win  Draw  Loss

22 September 1977 First round Mooroolbark 1–0 South Melbourne Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,000 [3]
Referee: Tony Boskovic

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list. [4] [3]

No.Pos.Nat.Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
—MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jim Alexiou 5+70 00 120
—— Flag of Australia (converted).svg George Bozikis 2+20 00 40
—FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg Duncan Cummings 6+13 10 83
—MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Daperis 210 10 220
—DF Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Anton Dosen 10+30 00 130
—FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham French 18+52 00 232
—FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Gardiner 140 00 140
—MF Flag of Scotland.svg Ian Gibson 22+15 10 245
—— Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaritis Hagegmanouil 20+31 00 231
—DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kris Kalifatidis 241 10 251
—MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Kent 15+20 10 180
—— Flag of Australia (converted).svg Reno Lia 00 0+10 10
—FW Flag of England.svg Malcolm Macdonald 33 00 33
—MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jimmy Mackay 10 00 10
—DF Flag of Scotland.svg Malcolm Manley 20 10 30
—MF Flag of Ireland.svg Noel Mitten 91 00 91
—FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Ollerton 216 10 226
—DF Flag of England.svg Mike Pye 261 10 271
—GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Reilly 240 10 250
—MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg Billy Rogers 164 10 174
—GK Flag of Greece.svg Lou Tsigaris 20 00 20
—DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg Arthur Xanthopoulos 250 10 260

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.

RankNo.Pos.Nat.Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
Yellow card.svg Double yellow card.svg Red card.svg Yellow card.svg Double yellow card.svg Red card.svg Yellow card.svg Double yellow card.svg Red card.svg
1—FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Ollerton 101 000 101
2—DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kris Kalifatidis 400 000 400
3—MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Daperis 200 000 200
—MF Flag of Scotland.svg Ian Gibson 200 000 200
—FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham French 200 000 200
—— Flag of Greece.svg Margaritis Hagegmanouil 200 000 200
7—FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg Duncan Cummings 100 000 100
—DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg Arthur Xanthopoulos 100 000 100
Total 1501 000 1501

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.

RankNo.Nat.Goalkeeper NSL NSL Cup Total
1— Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Reilly 808
Total808

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tansey, O'Reilly: $14,000 – Gibson and Reilly: $7,000". Soccer Action. 26 January 1977. p. 1.
  2. ↑ Stock, Greg. "1977 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.net.
  3. 1 2 Stock, Greg. "1977 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.net.
  4. ↑ Persoglia, Tony; Stock, Greg. "South Melbourne 1977 Squad". OzFootball.net.
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