1982 Brisbane City FC season

Brisbane City
1982 season
Head Coach	Nereo Saftich
Stadium	Spencer Park
National Soccer League	16th
NSL Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	Bevan Bohan (5)
Highest home attendance	3,700; vs. Adelaide City ; (14 February 1982); National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance	1,200; vs. Newcastle KB United ; (15 August 1982); National Soccer League; vs. St George-Budapest ; (29 August 1982); National Soccer League
Average home league attendance	2,053
Biggest win	4–1; vs. West Adelaide (H); (11 July 1982); National Soccer League
Biggest defeat	0–5; vs. Sydney Olympic (A); (18 April 1982); National Soccer League
	← 1981 1983 →

Last updated March 20, 2025

The 1982 season was the sixth in the National Soccer League for Brisbane City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Brisbane City finished 16th 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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	AUS	Bevan Bohan
—	MF	SCO	Joe Cairney
—		AUS	Peter Carey
—	GK	AUS	Martin Coe
—	FW	AUS	Willie Conner
—	DF	IRL	Jimmy Dunne
—	FW	AUS	Steve Glockner
—	MF	SCO	Bobby Hamilton
—	DF	SCO	Jim Hermiston
—	FW	AUS	Barry Kelso
—	DF	SCO	Frank Liddell


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SCO	John McVeigh
—	MF	AUS	Dave Osborne
—	FW	HUN	Joe Palinkas
—	DF	AUS	Steve Perry
—	GK	AUS	Tony Pezzano
—	MF	ENG	Frank Pimblett
—	DF	AUS	Peter Tokesi
—	MF	AUS	David Vincenzino
—	DF	SCO	Billy Wilkinson
—	GK	AUS	Kim Wishart

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	14 February 1982	5 September 1982	Matchday 1	16th	30	5	11	14	32	55	−23	016.67
NSL Cup	14 June 1982		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Total					31	5	11	15	32	56	−24	016.13

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Sydney City (C)	30	20	5	5	68	28	+40	45	Qualification to Finals series ^[a]
2	St George-Budapest	30	14	8	8	47	40	+7	36
3	Wollongong City	30	16	3	11	43	46	−3	35
4	Heidelberg United	30	13	8	9	42	37	+5	34
5	Preston Makedonia	30	12	10	8	45	41	+4	34
6	South Melbourne	30	11	9	10	46	37	+9	31
7	APIA Leichhardt	30	12	7	11	49	54	−5	31
8	Sydney Olympic	30	12	6	12	52	42	+10	30
9	West Adelaide	30	10	8	12	44	40	+4	28
10	Marconi Fairfield	30	12	4	14	44	43	+1	28
11	Brisbane Lions	30	10	8	12	39	42	−3	28
12	Newcastle KB United	30	10	7	13	43	52	−9	27
13	Adelaide City	30	6	12	12	36	44	−8	24
14	Footscray JUST	30	5	14	11	34	46	−12	24
15	Canberra City	30	7	10	13	37	54	−17	24
16	Brisbane City	30	5	11	14	32	55	−23	21

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
Notes:

↑ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1982 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
30	5	11	14	32	55	−23	26	4	9	2	24	19	+5	1	2	12	8	36	−28

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	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	D	L	W	L	W	L	D	L	L	L	D	D	L	W	L	L	W	D	L	W	D	D	D	L	D	L	D	L
Position	7	12	13	14	12	13	11	11	13	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Points	1	1	2	2	4	4	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	9	9	11	11	11	13	14	14	16	17	18	19	19	20	20	21	21

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

Matches

Win Draw Loss

14 February 19821	Brisbane City	1–1	Adelaide City	Brisbane
	Pimblett 40'	Report	J. Nyskohus 58'	Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 3,700^[1] Referee: Tim Davies

21 February 19822	Marconi Fairfield	4–0	Brisbane City	Sydney
	Silva 44' Bozanic 48', 88' (pen.) Jankovics 61'	Report		Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 2,766 Referee: Doug Rennie

28 February 19823	Brisbane City	2–2	Brisbane Lions	Brisbane
	Wilkinson 50' Kelso 81'	Report	Williamson 34', 59'	Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Col Amos

7 March 19824	Preston Makedonia	3–1	Brisbane City	Melbourne
	Brown 65', 87' Ollerton 75'	Report	Carey 68'	Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Stewart Mellings

14 March 19825	Brisbane City	3–1	Wollongong City	Brisbane
	Kelso 42' Conner 59' Carey 84'	Report	Fontana 34'	Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Bill Monteverde

21 March 19826	South Melbourne	4–0	Brisbane City	Melbourne
	Egan 65', 84' Campbell 36' (pen.) Wooddin 63'	Report		Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Dennis Voutsinas

28 March 19827	Brisbane City	2–1	Sydney City	Brisbane
	Palinkas 60' Bohan 75'	Report	Patikas 68'	Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Jim Reeves

4 April 19828	West Adelaide	3–0	Brisbane City	Adelaide
	Heys 67' Brown 71' Santrac 73'	Report		Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Don Campbell

11 April 19829	Brisbane City	1–1	APIA Leichhardt	Brisbane
	Palinkas 13'	Report	Bohan 18' (o.g.)	Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Col Amos

18 April 198210	Sydney Olympic	5–0	Brisbane City	Sydney
	Koussas 5', 69', 86' Katholos 12' Rowden 28'	Report		Stadium: Pratten Park Attendance: 6,740 Referee: Peter Rampley

25 April 198211	Footscray JUST	2–0	Brisbane City	Melbourne
	Simic 48', 67'	Report		Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 1,652 Referee: Jim Fearn

2 May 198212	Brisbane City	1–3	Canberra City	Brisbane
	Carey ?'	Report	T. Byrne ?' Purdie ?' MacLaren ?'	Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Bill Monteverde

8 May 198213	Newcastle KB United	0–0	Brisbane City	Newcastle
		Report		Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 2,983 Referee: Jim Reeves (Otto Scevak 53')

16 May 198214	Brisbane City	2–2	Heidelberg United	Brisbane
	Glockner 5' Conner ?' (pen.)	Report	Paton 73', 75'	Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Dave Nugent

22 May 198215	St George-Budapest	1–0	Brisbane City	Sydney
	Marton 17'	Report		Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 1,754 Referee: Richard Lorenc

30 May 198216	Brisbane City	2–0	Marconi Fairfield	Brisbane
	Glockner 6', 75'	Report		Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Bill Monteverde

6 June 198217	Adelaide City	2–0	Brisbane City	Adelaide
	Russell 4' Flounders 52'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Jim Rossis

13 June 198218	Brisbane City	1–2	Preston Makedonia	Brisbane
	Hamilton 26'	Report	Whittle 19' Ollerton 61'	Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Alan Kibbler

20 June 198219	Brisbane Lions	1–3	Brisbane City	Brisbane
	Wright 20'	Report	Conner 30' (pen.) Tokesi 43' Bohan 54'	Stadium: Richlands Stadium Attendance: 2,148 Referee: Bill Monteverde

27 June 198220	Brisbane City	1–1	South Melbourne	Brisbane
	Bohan 57'	Report	Buljevic 63'	Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Tim Davies

4 July 198221	Sydney City	5–2	Brisbane City	Sydney
	Patikas 10' Kosmina 39' (pen.), 51', 61' (pen.), 79'	Report	Bohan 43' Palinkas 51'	Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field Attendance: 1,018 Referee: Doug Rennie

11 July 198222	Brisbane City	4–1	West Adelaide	Brisbane
	Bohan 20' Hamilton 52' Hermiston 81' (pen.) Conner 88'	Report	Honeyman 13'	Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Doug Rennie

18 July 198223	APIA Leichardt	1–1	Brisbane City	Sydney
	Carter 85' (pen.)	Report	Palinkas 61'	Stadium: Lambert Park Attendance: 2,483 Referee: Ken Small

25 July 198224	Brisbane City	1–1	Sydney Olympic	Brisbane
	Pimblett 60'	Report	Koussas 34'	Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Col Amos

1 August 198225	Brisbane City	0–0	Footscray JUST	Brisbane
		Report		Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Gary Power

8 August 198226	Canberra City	1–0	Brisbane City	Canberra
	MacLaren 77'	Report		Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 550 Referee: Doug Rennie

15 August 198227	Brisbane City	1–1	Newcastle KB United	Brisbane
	Cairney 8'	Report	Lowe 68'	Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Alan Kibbler

22 August 198228	Heidelberg United	1–0	Brisbane City	Melbourne
	Paton 53'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Village Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Stewart Mellings

29 August 198229	Brisbane City	2–2	St George-Budapest	Brisbane
	Cairney 26', 87'	Report	MacDougall 8' Slater 90+2'	Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Bob Mee

5 September 198230	Wollongong City	3–1	Brisbane City	Wollongong
	Fleming 62' Fontana 77' O'Connor 86'	Report	Kelso 57'	Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 4,122 Referee: Tim Davies

NSL Cup

14 June 1982 First round	Brisbane Lions	1–0	Brisbane City	Brisbane
	Williamson 75'	Report		Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: ^[2] Referee: Dave Nugent

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
—	FW		Bevan Bohan	20+2	5	1	0	23	5
—	MF		Joe Cairney	9+4	3	0	0	13	3
—			Peter Carey	11+3	3	1	0	15	3
—	GK		Martin Coe	3	0	0	0	3	0
—	FW		Willie Conner	23	4	1	0	24	4
—	DF		Jimmy Dunne	10	0	0	0	10	0
—			Steve Glockner	14+4	3	0	0	18	3
—	MF		Bobby Hamilton	29+1	2	0	0	30	2
—	DF		Jim Hermiston	19	1	1	0	20	1
—	FW		Barry Kelso	11+1	3	0	0	12	3
—	DF		Frank Liddell	26	0	1	0	27	0
—	MF		John McVeigh	29	0	1	0	30	0
—	MF		Dave Osborne	1+1	0	0	0	2	0
—	FW		Joe Palinkas	15+4	4	1	0	20	4
—	DF		Steve Perry	22	0	0	0	22	0
—	GK		Tony Pezzano	18	0	1	0	19	0
—	MF		Frank Pimblett	30	2	1	0	31	2
—	DF		Peter Tokesi	19	1	1	0	20	1
—	MF		David Vincenzino	7+3	0	1	0	11	0
—	DF		Billy Wilkinson	5	1	0	0	5	1
—	GK		Kim Wishart	9	0	0	0	9	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
Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player
1	—	MF		Joe Cairney	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
1	—	MF		Frank Pimblett	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
3	—	DF		Jim Hermiston	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
4	—	DF		Frank Liddell	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
5	—	FW		Barry Kelso	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
6	—	FW		Steve Glockner	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	—	MF		John McVeigh	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	—	FW		Joe Palinkas	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	—	GK		Tony Pezzano	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
10	—	FW		Bevan Bohan	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	—	MF		David Vincenzino	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	—	DF		Billy Wilkinson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					21	0	3	0	0	0	21	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	—		Tony Pezzano	1	0	1

References

↑ Stock, Greg. "1982 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
1 2 Stock, Greg. "1982 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
↑ "Brisbane City 1982 Squad". OzFootball.

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[table_note_res_FS0.91610461236728-1] The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1982 National Soccer League.

[2] Stock, Greg. "1982 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.

[NSLCup-3] 1 2 Stock, Greg. "1982 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.

[4] "Brisbane City 1982 Squad". OzFootball.

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