1980 Adelaide City FC season

Adelaide City
1980 season
Manager	Rale Rasic
Stadium	Olympic Sports Field ; Hindmarsh Stadium
National Soccer League	5th
NSL Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: John Nyskohus (12); All: John Nyskohus (16)
Highest home attendance	8,300; vs. West Adelaide ; (18 May 1980); National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance	1,720; vs. Green Gully ; (23 July 1980); NSL Cup
Average home league attendance	3,991
Biggest win	5–0; vs. Enfield Victoria (H); (25 April 1980); NSL Cup; 6–1; vs. St George-Budapest (H); (27 July 1980); National Soccer League
Biggest defeat	1–3; vs. Newcastle KB United (A); (27 April 1980); National Soccer League; 1–3; vs. Newcastle KB United (H); (17 August 1980); National Soccer League
	← 1979 1981 →

Last updated September 30, 2023

The 1980 season was the fourth in the National Soccer League for Adelaide City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Adelaide City finished 5th 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
1	GK	AUS	Peter Marshall
2	DF	NZL	Glen Dods
3	DF	AUS	David Jones
4	DF	SCO	Bobby Rusell
5	DF	AUS	Bugsy Nyskohus
6	MF	AUS	John Perin
7	MF	AUS	Agenor Muniz
8	MF	AUS	Brian Northcote
10	FW	AUS	John Nyskohus
11	MF	AUS	Gary Marocchi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	MF	AUS	Sergio Melta
13	FW	IRL	Vic Smythe
15	FW	AUS	Luciano Signore
16	DF	AUS	John Besir
18	FW	ENG	Colin Barnes
19	FW	ENG	Justin Fashanu
20	GK	SCO	Steve Peressin
—		AUS	Louis Casamiro
—	FW	AUS	Dave Mitchell

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	9 March 1980	28 September 1980	Matchday 1	5th	26	13	4	9	40	27	+13	050.00
NSL Cup	25 April 1980	10 September 1980	First round	Semi-finals	4	3	1	0	9	1	+8	075.00
Total					30	16	5	9	49	28	+21	053.33

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 ^{[lower-alpha 1]}
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 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	13	4	9	40	27	+13	43	7	3	3	20	10	+10	6	1	6	20	17	+3

Source: worldfootball.net

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	L	W	D	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	L	D	L	W	W	W
Position	11	11	14	8	9	7	8	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5
Points	0	1	1	3	4	6	6	6	8	8	10	10	12	14	16	18	19	21	23	23	23	24	24	26	28	30

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

Matches

Win Draw Loss

9 March 19801	APIA Leichhardt	2–1	Adelaide City	Sydney
	O'Connor 14' Bradley 58'	Report	Muir 81'	Stadium: Lambert Park Attendance: 1,306^[1] Referee: Dave Nugent

16 March 19802	Adelaide City	0–0	Brisbane City	Adelaide
		Report		Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Don Campbell

23 March 19803	Canberra City	1–0	Adelaide City	Canberra
	Giampaolo 85'	Report		Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 4,080 Referee: Col Amos

30 March 19804	Adelaide City	4–1	Footscray JUST	Adelaide
	Deans 21' J. Nyskohus 52' (pen.), 68' Northcote 88'	Report	Kondarios 18'	Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Dennis Stanley

6 April 19805	Adelaide City	0–0	Brisbane Lions	Adelaide
		Report		Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,345 Referee: Bobby Kerr

13 April 19806	St George-Budapest	1–4	Adelaide City	Sydney
	Cotton 38' (pen.)	Report	J. Nyskohus 13', 46', 87' (pen.) Dods 43'	Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 3,264 Referee: Des Miles

20 April 19807	Adelaide City	0–1	Marconi Fairfield	Adelaide
		Report	Russell 21' (o.g.)	Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Barry Harwood

27 April 19808	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 19809	Adelaide City	1–0	Heidelberg United	Adelaide
	Melta 16'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 5,315 Referee: Don Campbell

11 May 198010	South Melbourne	2–1	Adelaide City	Melbourne
	Xanthopoulos 18' Buljevic 56'	Report	Rogers 50' (o.g.)	Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,400 Referee: Tony Boskovic

18 May 1980 11	Adelaide City	1–0	West Adelaide	Adelaide
	Barnes 63'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 8,300 Referee: Stewart Mellings

25 May 198012	Sydney City	2–1	Adelaide City	Sydney
	Trenter 81' Watson 85'	Report	J. Nyskohus 16'	Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field Attendance: 2,390 Referee: Tim Davies

1 June 198013	Adelaide City	3–2	Blacktown City	Adelaide
	Barnes 23' Dods 56' J. Nyskohus 80' (pen.)	Report	Wilkinson 15' Pollard 83'	Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Bobby Kerr

8 June 198014	Brisbane City	1–2	Adelaide City	Brisbane
	Hamilton 44'	Report	Barnes 50' Fashanu 65'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 1,380 Referee: Jim Reeves

15 June 198015	Adelaide City	2–0	APIA Leichhardt	Adelaide
	Barnes 14' Fashanu 57'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Ken Allen

22 June 198016	Footscray JUST	1–3	Adelaide City	Melbourne
	Vasic 6)'	Report	J. Nyskohus 14' (pen.) Barnes 28' Fashanu 80'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 1,916 Referee: Chris Bambridge

13 July 198017	Adelaide City	1–1	Canberra City	Adelaide
	Barnes 27'	Report	Valeri 66'	Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Graham Neal

20 July 198018	Brisbane Lions	1–2	Adelaide City	Brisbane
	Hermiston 89' (pen.)	Report	Mitchell 42' J. Nyskohus 74' (pen.)	Stadium: Lions Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Col Amos

27 July 198019	Adelaide City	6–1	St George-Budapest	Adelaide
	Mitchell 25', 64' Jones 36' Melta 45' J. Nyskohus 54' (pen.), 70' (pen.)	Report	Campbell 34'	Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Don Campbell

10 August 198020	Marconi Fairfield	2–1	Adelaide City	Sydney
	Krncevic 77' Russell 78' (o.g.)	Report	Jones 29'	Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 5,800 Referee: Chris Bambridge

17 August 198021	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

30 August 198022	Heidelberg United	0–0	Adelaide City	Melbourne
		Report		Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 3,043 Referee: Tony Boskovic

7 September 198023	Adelaide City	0–1	South Melbourne	Adelaide
		Report	Cummings 82'	Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 4,923 Referee: Peter Rampley

14 September 1980 24	West Adelaide	0–2	Adelaide City	Adelaide
		Report	Muniz 5' Barnes 79'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 5,650 Referee: Chris Bambridge

21 September 198025	Adelaide City	1–0	Sydney City	Adelaide
	J. Nyskohus 59'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Dennis Stanley

28 September 198026	Blacktown City	1–2	Adelaide City	Sydney
	Hunter 16'	Report	Barnes 74' Northcote 80'	Stadium: Gabbie Stadium Attendance: 2,248 Referee: Jim Reeves

NSL Cup

Win Draw Loss

25 April 1980 First round	Adelaide City	5–0	Enfield Victoria	Adelaide
	J. Nyskohus 20', 66', 71' (pen.) Marocchi 51' Muniz 87'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: ^[2] Referee: Bobby Kerr

23 July 1980 Second round	Adelaide City	3–1	Green Gully	Adelaide
	Barnes 19' J. Nyskohus 45' (pen.) Northcote 68'	Report	Segi 65'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 1,720 Referee: Stewart Mellings

3 August 1980 Quarter-finals	Spearwood Dalmatinac	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Adelaide City	Perth
		Report	Melta 100'	Stadium: Dalmatinac Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Barry Harwood

10 September 1980 Semi-finals	Heidelberg United	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)	Adelaide City	Melbourne
		Report		Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Tim Davies

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
1	GK		Peter Marshall	26	0	4	0	30	0
2	DF		Glen Dods	21	2	4	0	25	2
3	DF		David Jones	26	2	4	0	30	2
4	DF		Bobby Russell	23+1	0	2+1	0	27	0
5	DF		Bugsy Nyskohus	26	0	4	0	30	0
6	MF		John Perin	23	0	2+2	0	27	0
7	MF		Agenor Muniz	25	1	4	1	29	2
8	MF		Brian Northcote	10+5	2	3	1	18	3
10	FW		John Nyskohus	26	12	4	4	30	16
11	MF		Gary Marocchi	13+3	0	2+1	1	19	1
12	MF		Sergio Melta	21+3	2	3+1	1	28	3
13	FW		Vic Smythe	1+1	0	0	0	2	0
15	FW		Luciano Signore	0+2	0	1	0	3	0
16	DF		John Besir	9+2	0	2	0	13	0
18	FW		Colin Barnes	16	9	3	1	19	10
19	FW		Justin Fashanu	5	3	0	0	5	3
20	GK		Steve Peressin	0	0	0+1	0	1	0
—	—		Louis Casamiro	0	0	0+1	0	1	0
—	FW		Dave Mitchell	7+3	3	2	0	12	3
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
—	FW		Dixie Deans	5	1	0	0	5	1
—	FW		Jim Muir	3+2	1	0	0	5	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	2	DF		Glen Dods	6	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0
2	6	MF		John Perin	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
3	8	MF		Brian Northcote	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
3	12	MF		Sergio Melta	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
5	3	DF		David Jones	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	4	DF		Bobby Russell	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	7	MF		Agenor Muniz	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	11	MF		Gary Marocchi	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
9	5	DF		Bugsy Nyskohus	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	18	FW		Colin Barnes	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	—	FW		Dave Mitchell	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					25	0	0	3	0	0	28	0	0

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.	Goalkeeper	NSL	NSL Cup	Total
1	1	Peter Marshall	8	0	8
2	20	Steve Peressin	0	0 (1)	0 (1)
Total			8	0 (1)	8 (1)

References

↑ Stock, Greg. "1980 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
1 2 Stock, Greg. "1980 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.net.
↑ "Adelaide City 1980 Squad". ozfootball.net.

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[table_note_res_FS0.78718178150578-1] The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1980 National Soccer League.

[2] Stock, Greg. "1980 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.

[NSLCup-3] 1 2 Stock, Greg. "1980 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.net.

[4] "Adelaide City 1980 Squad". ozfootball.net.

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