1981 Marconi Fairfield FC season

Marconi Fairfield

1981 season
Head Coach	Raul Blanco (until 10 August) Luciano Nesti (caretaker, from 10 August)
Stadium	Marconi Stadium
National Soccer League	14th
NSL Cup	Semi-finals
Charity Shield	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Mark Jankovics Peter Sharne (6 each) All: Mark Jankovics (10)
Highest home attendance	7,319 vs. Sydney Olympic (19 July 1981) National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance	2,000 vs. Canterbury Marickville (6 May 1981) NSL Cup
Average home league attendance	3,683
Biggest win	3–1 vs. Heidelberg United (19 April 1981) National Soccer League 2–0 vs. Blacktown City (10 May 1981) National Soccer League 3–1 vs. APIA Leichhardt (8 July 1981) NSL Cup
Biggest defeat	0–5 vs. Sydney City (15 March 1981) National Soccer League
←  1980 1982  →

The 1981 season was the fifth in the National Soccer League for Marconi Fairfield (now Marconi Stallions Football Club). In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Marconi Fairfield finished 14th 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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   AUS Allan Maher 2 DF   AUS Peter Brogan 3 DF   AUS Paul Degney 4 DF   AUS Tony Henderson 5 DF   AUS Ivo Prskalo 6 MF   AUS Gary Byrne (captain) 7 FW   AUS Peter Sharne 9 FW   AUS Eddie Krncevic 10 FW   AUS Berti Mariani 11 FW   AUS Ian Hunter 12 DF   AUS Stuart Johnston

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 FW   AUS Jim Muir 14 FW   AUS Mark Jankovics 15 DF   AUS Dennis Colusso 16 DF   AUS Drago Tomasich 17 MF   AUS Josip Picioane 19 DF   AUS Steve Calderan 22 GK   AUS Ron Corry — MF   AUS Attilio Carbone —   AUS Dennis Morson — MF   AUS Peter Raskopoulos

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
National Soccer League	15 February 1981	13 September 1981	Matchday 1	14th	30	9	7	14	23	45	−22	030.00
NSL Cup	29 March 1981	5 August 1981	First round	Semi-finals	5	3	1	1	10	7	+3	060.00
Charity Shield	30 January 1981		Final	Winners	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Total					36	13	8	15	36	53	−17	036.11

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

Main article: 1981 National Soccer League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Sydney City (C)	30	19	5	6	59	30	+29	43
2	South Melbourne	30	13	13	4	41	27	+14	39
3	Brisbane City	30	12	11	7	37	25	+12	35
4	APIA Leichhardt	30	12	11	7	39	33	+6	35
5	Canberra City	30	13	7	10	41	32	+9	33
6	Brisbane Lions	30	11	11	8	41	33	+8	33
7	Adelaide City	30	13	6	11	46	42	+4	32
8	Heidelberg United	30	12	7	11	48	40	+8	31
9	Sydney Olympic	30	11	9	10	46	46	0	31
10	Newcastle KB United	30	11	8	11	41	41	0	30
11	Wollongong City	30	8	12	10	35	39	−4	28
12	Preston Makedonia	30	9	7	14	39	41	−2	25
13	Footscray JUST	30	9	7	14	32	48	−16	25
14	Marconi Fairfield	30	9	7	14	23	45	−22	25
15	Blacktown City (R)	30	6	9	15	32	47	−15	21	Relegated to the 1982 NSW State League
16	West Adelaide	30	5	4	21	26	57	−31	14

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

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
30	9	7	14	23	45	−22	34	6	3	6	16	20	−4	3	4	8	7	25	−18

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	10	6	7	8	9	11	12	13	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	24	25	26	23	27	28	29	14	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	W	W	D	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	L	D	D	L	L	W	D	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	D	D
Position	12	8	6	6	9	7	10	8	10	9	7	6	7	7	7	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	12	10	12	14	14	6	14
Points	0	2	4	5	5	7	7	9	9	11	13	15	15	16	17	17	17	19	20	20	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	24	25

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

Matches

  Win  Draw  Loss

South Melbourne v Marconi Fairfield

15 February 19811	South Melbourne	1–0	Marconi Fairfield	Melbourne
	Evans 39'	Report		Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,500 [1] Referee: Chris Bambridge

Marconi Fairfield v Preston Makedonia

22 February 19812	Marconi Fairfield	1–0	Preston Makedonia	Sydney
	Krncevic 66'	Report		Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Gary Power

Adelaide City v Marconi Fairfield

1 March 19813	Adelaide City	0–1	Marconi Fairfield	Adelaide
		Report	Jankovics 63'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Don Campbell

Marconi Fairfield v Brisbane City

8 March 19814	Marconi Fairfield	1–1	Brisbane City	Sydney
16:00 AEST	Byrne 68'	Report	McVeigh 25'	Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 3,420 Referee: Tony Boskovic

Sydney City v Marconi Fairfield

15 March 19815	Sydney City	5–0	Marconi Fairfield	Sydney
	Boden 10', 11', 73' Gomez 85', 90'	Report		Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field Attendance: 3,458 Referee: Tim Davies

Footscray JUST v Marconi Fairfield

22 March 198110	Footscray JUST	1–2	Marconi Fairfield	Melbourne
	Ilioski 71'	Report	Sharne 62' Muir 80'	Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Jim Fearn

Marconi Fairfield v Canberra City

29 March 19816	Marconi Fairfield	0–2	Canberra City	Sydney
15:00 AEST		Report	Valeri 61', 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 3,700 Referee: Ken Small

Marconi Fairfield v West Adelaide

5 April 19817	Marconi Fairfield	1–0	West Adelaide	Sydney
	Sharne 78'	Report		Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 3,550 Referee: Richard Lorenc

Sydney Olympic v Marconi Fairfield

12 April 19818	Sydney Olympic	2–0	Marconi Fairfield	Sydney
	Katholos 72' Cotton 79'	Report		Stadium: Pratten Park Attendance: 6,878 Referee: Tony Boskovic

Marconi Fairfield v Heidelberg United

19 April 19819	Marconi Fairfield	3–1	Heidelberg United	Sydney
15:00 AEST	Sharne 10', 38' Jankovics 90'	Report	Yzendoorn 60'	Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Peter Rampley

Marconi Fairfield v Brisbane Lions

3 May 198111	Marconi Fairfield	2–1	Brisbane Lions	Sydney
15:00 AEST	Johnston 47' Sharne 75'	Report	Hermiston 40'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 2,225 Referee: Ken Small

Blacktown City v Marconi Fairfield

10 May 198112	Blacktown City	0–2	Marconi Fairfield	Sydney
		Report	Picioane 61' Sharne 88'	Stadium: Gabbie Stadium Attendance: 3,180 Referee: Tony Boskovic

Marconi Fairfield v Newcastle KB United

17 May 198113	Marconi Fairfield	1–2	Newcastle KB United	Sydney
	Byrne 79'	Report	Mountford 16' Senkalski 80'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 2,603 Referee: Richard Lorenc

Marconi Fairfield v Wollongong City

31 May 198115	Marconi Fairfield	1–1	Wollongong City	Sydney
15:00 AEST	Krncevic 43'	Report	Adam 21'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Henry Witschge

Preston Makedonia v Marconi Fairfield

7 June 198116	Preston Makedonia	0–0	Marconi Fairfield	Melbourne
		Report		Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve Referee: Jack Johnston

Marconi Fairfield v Adelaide City

14 June 198117	Marconi Fairfield	1–4	Adelaide City	Sydney
15:00 AEST	Jankovics 50'	Report	Mitchell 1' Villani 20' Marocchi 39' Northcote 45'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 3,241 Referee: Tim Davies

Brisbane City v Marconi Fairfield

21 June 198118	Brisbane City	4–0	Marconi Fairfield	Brisbane
	Vincenzino 52' P. Wilkinson 62' Gaffney 69' Caldwell 71' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Alf Rodway

Marconi Fairfield v Sydney City

28 June 198119	Marconi Fairfield	1–0	Sydney City	Sydney
	Jankovics 58'	Report		Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 6,165 Referee: Barry Harwood

Canberra City v Marconi Fairfield

5 July 198120	Canberra City	0–0	Marconi Fairfield	Canberra
		Report		Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 4,160 Referee: Bob Mee

West Adelaide v Marconi Fairfield

12 July 198121	West Adelaide	2–0	Marconi Fairfield	Adelaide
	Lorenzoni 52', 73'	Report		Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,562 Referee: Graham Neal

Marconi Fairfield v Sydney Olympic

19 July 198122	Marconi Fairfield	2–1	Sydney Olympic	Sydney
	Johnston 29' Jankovics 56'	Report	Katholos 84'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 7,319 Referee: Gary Power

Marconi Fairfield v Footscray JUST

2 August 198124	Marconi Fairfield	1–3	Footscray JUST	Sydney
	Jankovics 79'	Report	Verweij 7' Cozzella 47' Lujic 84'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 3,450 Referee: Richard Lorenc

Brisbane Lions v Marconi Fairfield

9 August 198125	Brisbane Lions	2–0	Marconi Fairfield	Brisbane
	Ferris 28' Williamson 48'	Report		Stadium: Richlands Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Dave Nugent

Marconi Fairfield v Blacktown City

16 August 198126	Marconi Fairfield	0–1	Blacktown City	Sydney
		Report	O'Donnell 69'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Doug Rennie

Heidelberg United v Marconi Fairfield

19 August 198123	Heidelberg United	1–1	Marconi Fairfield	Melbourne
	Yzendoorn 39'	Report	Krncevic 81'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge

Newcastle KB United v Marconi Fairfield

23 August 198127	Newcastle KB United	2–0	Marconi Fairfield	Newcastle
	Mountford 26' Sumner 59'	Report		Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 5,027 Referee: Peter Rampley

Marconi Fairfield v APIA Leichhardt

30 August 198128	Marconi Fairfield	0–2	APIA Leichhardt	Sydney
15:00 AEST		Report	Soper 23', 74'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 5,325 Referee: Tim Davies

Wollongong City v Marconi Fairfield

6 September 198129	Wollongong City	4–0	Marconi Fairfield	Wollongong
	McBreen 60' Tredinnick 74' Lathan 79', 89'	Report		Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 5,819 Referee: Tony Boskovic

APIA Leichhardt v Marconi Fairfield

9 September 198114	APIA Leichhardt	1–1	Marconi Fairfield	Sydney
	Soper 20'	Report	Mariani 75'	Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 4,248 Referee: Stewart Mellings

Marconi Fairfield v South Melbourne

13 September 198130	Marconi Fairfield	1–1	South Melbourne	Sydney
	Krncevic 50'	Report	Buljevic 42'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 2,745 Referee: Don Campbell

NSL Cup

Main article: 1981 NSL Cup

  Win  Draw  Loss

Marconi Fairfield v Melita Eagles

29 March 1981 First round	Marconi Fairfield	2–1	Melita Eagles	Sydney
	Jankovics 15', 62'	Report	Allan 51'	Stadium: Everley Park Attendance: [2] Referee: Gary Power

Marconi Fairfield v Canterbury Marickville

6 May 1981 Second round	Marconi Fairfield	1–0	Canterbury Marickville	Sydney
	Byrne 62'	Report		Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Arthur Owens

Marconi Fairfield v Sydney City

27 May 1981 Third round	Marconi Fairfield	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Sydney City	Sydney
	Sharne ?' Krncevic ?'	Report	Boden 46', ?'	Stadium: Marconi Oval Referee: Richard Lorenc

APIA Leichhardt v Marconi Fairfield

8 July 1981 Quarter-finals	APIA Leichhardt	1–3	Marconi Fairfield	Sydney
	Morsello 65'	Report	Krncevic 12', 63', 89'	Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Henry Witschge

Marconi Fairfield v Brisbane Lions

5 August 1981 Semi-finals	Marconi Fairfield	2–3	Brisbane Lions	Sydney
	Jankovics ?', ?'	Report	Bennett 46' Williamson 59', 62'	Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Peter Rampley

Charity Shield

Main article: 1981 Charity Shield (NSL)

Marconi Fairfield, as NSL Cup winners in the previous season, played against Sydney City who won the National Soccer League in the previous season in the 1981 Charity Shield. ^[3]

Sydney City v Marconi Fairfield

30 January 1981 Final	Sydney City	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Marconi Fairfield	Sydney
	Kosmina ?'	Report	Cant 90' (o.g.) Sharne ?', ?'	Stadium: Redfern Oval Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Henry Witschge

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list. ^{[4] [2]}

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	National Soccer League		NSL Cup		Charity Shield		Total
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Allan Maher	24	0	4	0	1	0	29	0
2	DF		Peter Brogan	22	0	5	0	1	0	28	0
3	DF		Paul Degney	25	0	5	0	0	0	30	0
4	DF		Tony Henderson	27+1	0	4	0	1	0	33	0
5	DF		Ivo Prskalo	16	0	2+1	0	1	0	20	0
6	MF		Gary Byrne	29	2	5	1	1	0	35	3
7	FW		Peter Sharne	29+1	6	4+1	1	1	2	36	9
9	FW		Eddie Krncevic	27+1	4	3	4	1	0	32	8
10	FW		Berti Mariani	25+1	1	5	0	1	0	32	1
11	FW		Ian Hunter	6+3	0	2	0	0	0	11	0
12	DF		Stuart Johnston	8+5	2	2+2	0	0	0	17	2
13	FW		Jim Muir	8+3	0	0+1	0	1	0	13	0
14	FW		Mark Jankovics	29+1	6	5	4	0	0	35	10
15	DF		Dennis Colusso	5+7	0	1	0	0+1	0	14	0
16	DF		Drago Tomasich	11+2	0	0	0	1	0	14	0
17	MF		Josip Picioane	8+3	1	0	0	0	0	11	1
19	DF		Steve Calderan	4+1	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
22	GK		Ron Corry	6	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
—	MF		Attilio Carbone	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
—	—		Dennis Morson	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
—	MF		Peter Raskopoulos	5	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
8	MF		Hussein Housseini	15+2	0	5	0	0	0	22	0
15	MF		Ken Lindsay	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	1	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			Charity Shield			Total
1	5	DF		Ivo Prskalo	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1
	8	MF		Hussein Housseini	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1
3	19	DF		Steve Calderan	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
4	4	DF		Tony Henderson	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
5	6	MF		Gary Byrne	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
6	13	FW		Jim Muir	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
7	1	GK		Allan Maher	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	2	DF		Peter Brogan	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	10	FW		Berti Mariani	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	14	FW		Mark Jankovics	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	16	DF		Drago Tomasich	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
12	3	DF		Paul Degney	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	17	MF		Josip Picioane	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					23	0	2	8	0	1	0	0	0	31	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	Charity Shield	Total
1	1		Allan Maher	7	1	0	8
Total				7	1	0	8

References

1. Stock, Greg. "1981 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
2. Stock, Greg. "1981 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
3. "Charity match start for City in '81 Soccer". The Australian Jewish Times . Vol. 88A, no. 18. New South Wales, Australia. 15 January 1981. p. 16. Retrieved 23 January 2024– via National Library of Australia.
4. "Marconi 1981 Squad". OzFootball.