1980 National Soccer League

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National Soccer League
Season 1980
Dates9 March – 28 September 1980
Champions Sydney City
2nd National Soccer League title
Relegated St George-Budapest
Matches played182
Goals scored513 (2.82 per match)
Top goalscorer Gary Cole (21 goals)
Biggest home win Marconi Fairfield 9–0 Blacktown City
(16 March 1980)
Biggest away win APIA Leichhardt 0–5 Heidelberg United
(17 June 1979)
Highest scoringMarconi Fairfield 9–0 Blacktown City
(16 March 1980)
Longest winning run5 matches
Heidelberg United
Marconi Fairfield
Sydney City
Longest unbeaten run10 matches
Marconi Fairfield
Longest winless run14 matches
Brisbane Lions
Longest losing run5 matches
Blacktown City
West Adelaide
Highest attendance15,000
Heielberg United 1–2 South Melbourne
(6 July 1980)
Lowest attendance800
Footscray JUST 0–1 Canberra City
(28 June 1980)
Total attendance670,068
Average attendance3,682
← 1979
1981 →

The 1980 National Soccer League season was the fourth season of the National Soccer League in Australia. The champions were Sydney City SC, their second title after winning the 1977 season (as Eastern Suburbs).

Contents

Teams

Fourteen teams competed in the league.

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Adelaide City Adelaide (Norwood) Olympic Sports Field 8,000
APIA Leichhardt Sydney (Leichhardt) Lambert Park 7,000
Blacktown City Sydney (Seven Hills) Gabbie Stadium 5,000
Brisbane City Brisbane (Newmarket) Spencer Park 5,000
Brisbane Lions Brisbane (Inala) Lions Stadium 5,000
Canberra City Canberra Canberra Stadium 25,011
Footscray JUST Melbourne (Footscray)Schintler Reserve?
Heidelberg United Melbourne (Brunswick) Olympic Village 12,000
Marconi Fairfield Sydney (Bossley Park) Marconi Stadium 9,000
Newcastle KB United Newcastle Newcastle International Sports Centre 30,000
South Melbourne Melbourne (Middle Park) Middle Park 18,000
St George-Budapest Sydney (Mortdale) St George Stadium 12,000
Sydney City Sydney (Bondi) ES Marks Athletics Field 8,000
West Adelaide Adelaide (City of Adelaide) Hindmarsh Stadium 16,500

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Sydney City (C)2616555126+2537Qualification to Finals series [a]
2 Heidelberg United 2615655533+2236
3 South Melbourne 2615564221+2135
4 Marconi Fairfield 2614665332+2134
5 Adelaide City 2613494027+1330
6 Newcastle KB United 2612683231+130
7 Brisbane Lions 2671182832−425
8 APIA Leichhardt 2687112735−823
9 Footscray JUST 2679103241−923
10 Canberra City 2677123433+121
11 Blacktown City 2693143455−2121
12 Brisbane City 26410122936−718
13 West Adelaide 2673162446−2217
14 St George-Budapest (R)2654173265−3314Relegated 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:
  1. ↑ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1980 National Soccer League.

Results

Home \ Away ADE API BLA BRC BRL CAN FOO HEI MAR NKU SOU STG SYC WES
Adelaide City —3–21–10–01–14–11–00–11–30–16–11–0 1–0
APIA Leichhardt 2–1—0–02–10–02–10–00–52–21–01–01–22–22–0
Blacktown City 1–20–0—3–14–11–03–01–25–11–10–34–21–31–0
Brisbane City 1–21–01–2—1–11–11–17–02–11–20–10–11–01–1
Brisbane Lions 1–22–11–01–0—0–01–11–20–01–41–20–02–02–1
Canberra City 1–02–20–11–12–4—0–00–10–11–20–04–12–34–3
Footscray JUST 1–31–03–01–13–10–1—0–20–42–13–05–31–20–3
Heidelberg United 0–05–15–13–11–02–03–2—3–34–01–24–20–04–2
Marconi Fairfield 2–11–29–04–02–13–22–21–1—4–11–40–02–02–1
Newcastle KB United 3–11–01–01–10–00–40–03–10–1—1–02–10–32–0
South Melbourne 2–11–05–03–32–21–03–00–03–10–0—2–11–22–0
St George-Budapest 1–41–04–11–12–31–51–13–50–30–30–3—0–23–1
Sydney City 2–14–23–02–11–10–22–21–12–12–02–14–1—7–0
West Adelaide 0–2 0–44–21–01–12–00–21–00–11–11–01–00–2—
Source: OzFootball
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals series

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

Semi-finals Preliminary final Grand final
1 Sydney City 21 Sydney City 0
2 Heidelberg United 02 Heidelberg United 4
2 Heidelberg United 4
3 South Melbourne 1
3 South Melbourne 4
4 Marconi Fairfield 3

Semi-finals

11 October 1980Qualifying final Sydney City 2–0 Heidelberg United Sydney
Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 3,457
Referee: Tony Boskovic
12 October 1980Elimination final South Melbourne 4–3 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Chris Bambridge

Preliminary final

18 October 1980 Heidelberg United 4–1 South Melbourne Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 7,700
Referee: Tim Davies

Grand final

Sydney City 0–4 Heidelberg United
Report
Bruce Stadium , Canberra
Attendance: 11,126
Referee: Don Campbell

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals [1]
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Cole Heidelberg United21
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Jankovics Marconi Fairfield16
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Paton Heidelberg United15
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Boden Sydney City13
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Krncevic Marconi Fairfield
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Nyskohus Adelaide City12
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dennis Duarte St George-Budapest11
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Murray Barnes Sydney City10
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Branko Buljevic South Melbourne
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phil O'Connor APIA Leichhardt

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Cole Heidelberg UnitedWest Adelaide4–2 (H) [2] 16 March 1980
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Krncevic Marconi FairfieldBlacktown City9–0 (H) [2]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Jankovics
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Cole Heidelberg UnitedAPIA Leichhardt5–0 (A) [3] 6 April 1980
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Murray Barnes Sydney CityWest Adelaide7–0 (H) [3]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Cole Heidelberg UnitedBlacktown City3–1 (H) [4] 13 April 1980
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Nyskohus Adelaide CitySt George-Budapest4–1 (A) [4]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Barry Kelso Brisbane CityHeidelberg United7–0 (H) [5] 27 July 1980
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dennis Duarte St George-BudapestWest Adelaide3–1 (H) [6] 28 September 1980

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean
sheets
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Laumets South Melbourne12
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Allan Maher Marconi Fairfield10
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Marshall Adelaide City8
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Woodhouse APIA Leichhardt
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Dennis Boland Footscray JUST7
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Martyn Crook West Adelaide6
Flag of New Zealand.svg Tony Scalan Brisbane Lions
Flag of New Zealand.svg Richard Wilson Canberra City
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Yakka Banovic Heidelberg United5
Flag of New Zealand.svg Phil Dando Newcastle KB United

Discipline

Player

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 30
    • Footscray JUST
    • St George-Budapest
  • Fewest yellow cards: 13
    • Heidelberg United
  • Most red cards: 3
    • West Adelaide
  • Fewest red cards: 0
    • Adelaide City
    • Brisbane Lions
    • Heidelberg United

Awards

Annual awards

AwardWinnerClub
National Soccer League Player of the Year Flag of Scotland.svg Jim Hermiston Brisbane Lions
National Soccer League Under 21 Player of the Year Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Spanos Sydney City
National Soccer League Coach of the Year Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Margeritis South Melbourne

References

General

Specific

  1. ↑ Stock, Greg. "1980 National Soccer League Top Goalscorers". OzFootball.net.
  2. 1 2 "SOCCER Drubbing for PSL newcomer". The Canberra Times . Vol. 54, no. 16, 244. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 17 March 1980. p. 16. Retrieved 29 November 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  3. 1 2 "WESTFIELD SCOREBOARD". Soccer World. 10 April 1980. p. 4.
  4. 1 2 "PHILIPS SOCCER LEAGUE Cole takes Heidelberg to top of ladder". The Canberra Times . Vol. 54, no. 16, 272. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 14 April 1980. p. 18. Retrieved 29 November 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "SOCCER". The Canberra Times . Vol. 54, no. 16, 377. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 July 1980. p. 15. Retrieved 29 November 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Final effort for 3 top teams". The Canberra Times . Vol. 55, no. 16, 439. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 September 1980. p. 23. Retrieved 29 November 2023– via National Library of Australia.
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