1980 West Adelaide SC season

West Adelaide

1980 season
Head Coach	Gerry Chaldi Billy Birch
Stadium	Hindmarsh Stadium
National Soccer League	13th
NSL Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Lopez Manecas (6) All: John Kosmina Lopez Manecas (6 each)
Highest home attendance	5,650 vs. Adelaide City (14 September 1980) National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance	2,450 vs. Footscray JUST (11 May 1980) National Soccer League
Average home league attendance	3,476
Biggest win	3–0 vs. Footscray JUST (A) (7 September 1980) National Soccer League
Biggest defeat	0–7 vs. Sydney City (A) (6 April 1980) National Soccer League
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The 1980 season was the fourth in the National Soccer League for West Adelaide Soccer Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. West Adelaide finished 13th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the first round 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 Martyn Crook 2 DF   YUG Zoran Maricic 3 DF   AUS Vic Bozanic 4 MF   SCO Neil McGachey 5 DF   ISR Shraga Topaz 6 DF   SCO Ian McKie 7   AUS Chris Key 8 FW   ANG Lopez Manecas 9 FW   AUS John Kosmina 10 FW   SCO Graham Honeyman 11 MF   SCO Ian McGregor 12 FW   RSA Graham Norris

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 FW   AUS George Koulianos 14   AUS Tom Forde 15 DF   ENG Peter Tymczyszyn 16 MF   AUS Steve Atsalas 17 DF   AUS Tom Totsikas 18 MF   AUS David Doorne 19 DF   SCO Eric Carruthers 20 GK   AUS Brian Gale — FW   AUS Peter Boyle —   AUS Aldo Lorenzoni — DF   AUS Nick Pantzaras

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
National Soccer League	9 March 1980	28 September 1980	Matchday 1	13th	26	7	3	16	24	46	−22	026.92
NSL Cup	25 April 1980		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Total					27	7	3	17	25	49	−24	025.93

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

Main article: 1980 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:

1. 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	7	3	16	24	46	−22	24	6	2	5	12	15	−3	1	1	11	12	31	−19

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	14	15	16	13	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	D	W	W	L	L	L
Position	5	13	9	11	12	10	11	9	10	10	11	11	11	11	10	11	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Points	1	1	3	3	3	5	5	7	7	7	7	9	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	15	17	17	17	17

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

Matches

  Win  Draw  Loss

West Adelaide v Newcastle KB United

9 March 19801	West Adelaide	1–1	Newcastle KB United	Adelaide
	Honeyman 89'	Report	Trenter 48'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,720 [1] Referee: Barry Wilkinson

Heidelberg United v West Adelaide

16 March 19802	Heidelberg United	4–2	West Adelaide	Melbourne
	Cole 4', 9', 11' Paton 35'	Report	Atsalas 57' Kosmina 75'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 4,185 Referee: Chris Bambridge

West Adelaide v South Melbourne

23 March 19803	West Adelaide	1–0	South Melbourne	Adelaide
	Koulianos 68'	Report		Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Tim Davies

Brisbane Lions v West Adelaide

30 March 19804	Brisbane Lions	2–1	West Adelaide	Brisbane
	Millman 9' Verweij 78'	Report	Honeyman 59'	Stadium: Lions Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Col Amos

Sydney City v West Adelaide

6 April 19805	Sydney City	7–0	West Adelaide	Sydney
	Stevenson 10', 70' Barnes 30', 46', 55' Smith 35' Souness 83'	Report		Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field Attendance: 3,174 Referee: Peter Rampley

West Adelaide v Blacktown City

13 April 19806	West Adelaide	4–2	Blacktown City	Adelaide
	Stowell 17' (o.g.) Kosmina 46' Bozanic 60' Manecas 71'	Report	Hunter 32' Izatt 61'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Dennis Stanley

APIA Leichhardt v West Adelaide

20 April 19807	APIA Leichhardt	2–0	West Adelaide	Sydney
	O'Connor 7' Samuels 75'	Report		Stadium: Lambert Park Attendance: 2,682 Referee: Henry Witschge

West Adelaide v Brisbane City

27 April 19808	West Adelaide	1–0	Brisbane City	Adelaide
14:30 ACST	Norris 54'	Report		Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 2,900 Referee: Bobby Kerr

Canberra City v West Adelaide

4 May 19809	Canberra City	4–3	West Adelaide	Canberra
15:00 AEST	Giampaolo 15' O'Shea 43' Valeri 52', 69' (pen.)	Report	Kosmina 14' Topaz 36' Key 56'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 3,850 Referee: Bob Mee

West Adelaide v Footscray JUST

11 May 198010	West Adelaide	0–2	Footscray JUST	Adelaide
		Report	Vasic 56' Hazabent 78'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 2,450 Referee: Don Campbell

Adelaide City v West Adelaide

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

West Adelaide v St George-Budapest

25 May 198012	West Adelaide	1–0	St George-Budapest	Adelaide
	Kosmina 41'	Report		Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Graham Neal

West Adelaide v Heidelberg United

8 June 198014	West Adelaide	1–0	Heidelberg United	Adelaide
	Manecas 73'	Report		Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,654 Referee: Tony Boskovic

Newcastle KB United v West Adelaide

14 June 198015	Newcastle KB United	2–0	West Adelaide	Newcastle
	Burrows 53' McClelland 89'	Report		Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 4,429 Referee: Richard Lorenc

West Adelaide v Brisbane Lions

22 June 198016	West Adelaide	1–1	Brisbane Lions	Adelaide
	Honeyman 9'	Report	McGregor 3'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 2,789 Referee: Bobby Kerr

Marconi Fairfield v West Adelaide

29 June 198013	Marconi Fairfield	2–1	West Adelaide	Sydney
15:00 AEST	Jankovics 60' Byrne 81' (pen.)	Report	Manecas 57'	Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 3,275 Referee: Dave Nugent

South Melbourne v West Adelaide

13 July 198017	South Melbourne	2–0	West Adelaide	Melbourne
	Buljevic 63', 64'	Report		Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Peter Rampley

West Adelaide v Sydney City

20 July 198018	West Adelaide	0–2	Sydney City	Adelaide
		Report	Stevenson 63' Barnes 81'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 2,900 Referee: Chris Bambridge

Blacktown City v West Adelaide

27 July 198019	Blacktown City	1–0	West Adelaide	Sydney
15:00 AEST	Fisher 77'	Report		Stadium: Gabbie Stadium Attendance: 2,376 Referee: Tony Boskovic

West Adelaide v APIA Leichhardt

10 August 198020	West Adelaide	0–4	APIA Leichhardt	Adelaide
		Report	Pirie 19' O'Connor 26', 85' Morsello 83'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Tim Davies

Brisbane City v West Adelaide

17 August 198021	Brisbane City	1–1	West Adelaide	Brisbane
	Ratcliffe 86'	Report	Manecas 71'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 2,563 Referee: Henry Witschge

West Adelaide v Canberra City

31 August 198022	West Adelaide	2–0	Canberra City	Adelaide
	Tymczyszyn 53' (pen>) Manecas 89'	Report		Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,824 Referee: Don Campbell

Footscray JUST v West Adelaide

7 September 198023	Footscray JUST	0–3	West Adelaide	Melbourne
		Report	Forde 16' McGachey 59' Kosmina 70'	Stadium: Western Oval Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Dave Nugent

West Adelaide v Adelaide City

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

St George-Budapest v West Adelaide

21 September 198025	St George-Budapest	3–1	West Adelaide	Sydney
	Duarte 65', 77', 82'	Report	Manecas 83'	Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 1,638 Referee: Jack Johnston

West Adelaide v Marconi Fairfield

28 September 198026	West Adelaide	0–1	Marconi Fairfield	Adelaide
		Report	Sharne 52'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Ken Allen

NSL Cup

Main article: 1980 NSL Cup

  Win  Draw  Loss

Spearwood Dalmatinac v West Adelaide

25 April 1980 First round	Spearwood Dalmatinac	3–1	West Adelaide	Perth
	Flamengo 45' (pen.), 61' Popovich ?'	Report	Kosmina 24' (pen.)	Stadium: Dalmatinac Park Attendance: [2] Referee: Eddie Evans

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
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Martyn Crook	25	0	1	0	26	0
2	DF		Zoran Maricic	16+2	0	1	0	19	0
3	DF		Vic Bozanic	26	1	0	0	26	1
4	MF		Neil McGachey	6	1	0	0	6	1
5	DF		Shraga Topaz	22+1	1	0	0	23	1
6	DF		Ian McKie	11+2	0	0	0	13	0
7	—		Chris Key	3+2	1	0	0	5	1
8	FW		Lopez Manecas	24	6	1	0	25	6
9	FW		John Kosmina	23	5	1	1	24	6
10	FW		Graham Honeyman	26	3	1	0	27	3
11	MF		Ian McGregor	24+1	0	0	0	25	0
12	FW		Graham Norris	18	1	1	0	19	1
13	FW		George Koulianos	6+2	1	1	0	9	1
14	—		Tom Forde	16	1	0	0	16	1
15	DF		Peter Tymczyszyn	10+2	1	0	0	12	1
16	MF		Steve Atsalas	4+3	1	0	0	7	1
17	DF		Tom Totsikas	3+1	0	0	0	4	0
18	MF		David Doorne	2+2	0	0	0	4	0
19	DF		Eric Carruthers	16+2	0	0	0	18	0
20	GK		Brian Gale	1	0	0	0	1	0
—	FW		Peter Boyle	1	0	0	0	1	0
—	—		Aldo Lorenzoni	1+2	0	0	0	3	0
—	DF		Nick Pantzaras	2	0	0	0	2	0

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
1	12	FW		Graham Norris	4	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	1
2	4	MF		Neil McGachey	3	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	1
3	9	FW		John Kosmina	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
4	2	DF		Zoran Maricic	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
5	5	DF		Shraga Topaz	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	11	MF		Ian McGregor	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	19	DF		Eric Carruthers	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
8	1	GK		Martyn Crook	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	8	FW		Lopez Manecas	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	10	FW		Graham Honeyman	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	14	—		Tom Forde	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	15	DF		Peter Tymczyszyn	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					22	0	3	0	0	0	22	0	3

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.	Nat.	Goalkeeper	NSL	NSL Cup	Total
1	1		Martyn Crook	6	0	6
Total				6	0	6

References

1. Stock, Greg. "1980 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
2. Stock, Greg. "1980 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.net.
3. Persoglia, Tony; Stock, Greg. "West Adelaide 1980 Squad". OzFootball.net.