1982 Canberra City FC season

Canberra City

1982 season
Head Coach	George Murray
Stadium	Bruce Stadium
National Soccer League	15th
NSL Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Ian Purdie (9) All: Ian Purdie (9)
Highest home attendance	3,800 vs. APIA Leichhardt (26 April 1982) National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance	550 vs. Brisbane City (8 August 1982) National Soccer League
Average home league attendance	2,120
Biggest win	2–0 (3 times) 3–2 (twice)
Biggest defeat	1–5 vs. Preston Makedonia (A) (21 March 1982) National Soccer League 0–4 vs. South Melbourne (H) (11 July 1982) National Soccer League
Home colours Away colours
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The 1982 season was the sixth in the history of Canberra City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Canberra City finished 15th 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 Steve Hoszowski 2 DF   RSA Paul Ontong 3 DF   AUS Terry Byrne (captain) 4 MF   AUS Gary Byrne 5 DF   AUS Milan Milovanovic 6 MF   AUS Ian Stone 7 MF   SCO Ian Gibson 8 FW   SCO Ian Purdie 9 FW   AUS Tony Brennan

No. Pos. Nation Player 10 FW   SCO Don Maclaren 11 FW   AUS Alan Reis 12 MF   AUS Angelo Ambrosino 13 DF   AUS John Moutsopoulos 14 MF   AUS George Christopoulos 15 DF   AUS Jim Murray 16 DF   ENG Steve Bryant — MF   AUS Walter Valeri

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
National Soccer League	13 February 1982	5 September 1982	Matchday 1	15th	30	7	10	13	37	54	−17	023.33
NSL Cup	14 June 1982	11 August 1982	First round	Semi-finals	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	066.67
Total					33	9	10	14	43	59	−16	027.27

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

Main article: 1982 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

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. 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	7	10	13	37	54	−17	31	5	4	6	21	24	−3	2	6	7	16	30	−14

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	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A
Result	L	L	W	D	D	L	L	D	W	D	D	W	D	D	L	L	W	W	D	D	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	W	L	L
Position	13	14	10	11	11	12	13	14	12	12	11	10	10	10	11	13	12	10	10	9	12	13	14	14	15	15	14	13	14	15
Points	0	0	3	4	5	5	5	6	8	9	10	12	13	14	14	14	16	18	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	22	23	25	25	25

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

Matches

  Win  Draw  Loss

Canberra City v Heidelberg United

13 February 19821	Canberra City	1–3	Heidelberg United	Canberra
	Gibson 17'	Report	Cole 15', 76' Campbell 87'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 2,500 [1] Referee: Bob Mee

St George-Budapest v Canberra City

21 February 19822	St George-Budapest	1–0	Canberra City	Sydney
	Barton 69'	Report		Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 1,874 Referee: Gary Power

Canberra City v Adelaide City

28 February 19823	Canberra City	3–1	Adelaide City	Canberra
	Purdie 57' Gibson 66' MacLaren 81'	Report	J. Nyskohus 84'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Ken Allen

Marconi Fairfield v Canberra City

7 March 19824	Marconi Fairfield	2–2	Canberra City	Sydney
	Jankovics 36' Hunter 81'	Report	T. Byrne ?' Purdie 65'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 4,039 Referee: Peter Rampley

Canberra City v Brisbane Lions

14 March 19825	Canberra City	2–2	Brisbane Lions	Canberra
	Valeri 35' Brennan 43'	Report	Williamson 81', 85'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 2,250 Referee: Bob Mee

Preston Makedonia v Canberra City

21 March 19826	Preston Makedonia	5–1	Canberra City	Melbourne
	Ward 24', 59' Brown 36' (pen.), 88' Boyle 61'	Report	Brennan 20'	Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve Attendance: 4,500 Referee: David Yelland

Canberra City v Wollongong City

28 March 19827	Canberra City	0–1	Wollongong City	Canberra
		Report	Cotton 56'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ken Allen

South Melbourne v Canberra City

4 April 19828	South Melbourne	1–1	Canberra City	Melbourne
	Buljevic 35'	Report	Brennan 85'	Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Jim Fearn

Canberra City v Sydney City

12 April 19829	Canberra City	2–0	Sydney City	Canberra
	Maclaren 60' Cant 81' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Dave Nugent

West Adelaide v Canberra City

18 April 198210	West Adelaide	2–2	Canberra City	Adelaide
	Manecas 44' Brown 75'	Report	Purdie 59' T. Byrne 75'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Bob Kerr

Canberra City v APIA Leichhardt

26 April 198211	Canberra City	2–2	APIA Leichhardt	Canberra
	Christopoulos 17' T. Byrne 73'	Report	Soper 47' Bradley 75'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Bob Mee

Brisbane City v Canberra City

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

Canberra City v Footscray JUST

9 May 198213	Canberra City	2–2	Footscray JUST	Canberra
	Purdie 23' T. Byrne 48'	Report	Lujic 29' Ristovski 39'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Bob Mee

Sydney Olympic v Canberra City

16 May 198214	Sydney Olympic	0–0	Canberra City	Sydney
		Report		Stadium: Pratten Park Attendance: 8,750 Referee: Doug Rennie

Canberra City v Newcastle KB United

23 May 198215	Canberra City	1–3	Newcastle KB United	Canberra
	Purdie 21'	Report	Hamilton 34' Senkalski 35' McClelland ?'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ken Allen

Canberra City v St George-Budapest

30 May 198216	Canberra City	1–2	St George-Budapest	Canberra
	Maclaren 30'	Report	Barton 7' Marton 81'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Ken Allen

Heidelberg United v Canberra City

6 June 198217	Heidelberg United	1–2	Canberra City	Melbourne
	Cole 61'	Report	Gibson 5', 68'	Stadium: Olympic Village Attendance: 3,500 Referee: David Yelland

Canberra City v Marconi Fairfield

13 June 198218	Canberra City	2–0	Marconi Fairfield	Canberra
	T. Byrne 58' Stone 63'	Report		Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ken Small

Adelaide City v Canberra City

20 June 198219	Adelaide City	1–1	Canberra City	Adelaide
	J. Nyskohus 87'	Report	Purdie 62'	Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 1,900 Referee: Bob Kerr

Canberra City v Preston Makedonia

27 June 198220	Canberra City	1–1	Preston Makedonia	Canberra
	Bryant 84'	Report	Lucchesi 1'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Bob Mee

Wollongong City v Canberra City

4 July 198221	Wollongong City	3–0	Canberra City	Wollongong
	O'Connor 53' Adam 56' (pen.) Dunleavy 65'	Report		Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 3,148 Referee: Gary Power

Canberra City v South Melbourne

11 July 199222	Canberra City	0–4	South Melbourne	Canberra
15:00 AEST		Report	Davidson ?' Egan 52', 89' Buljevic 90'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Richard Lorenc

Sydney City v Canberra City

18 July 198223	Sydney City	3–0	Canberra City	Sydney
	Barnes 7' Mitchell 23' Borges 72'	Report		Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field Attendance: 1,450 Referee: Rob Davies

Canberra City v West Adelaide

25 July 198224	Canberra City	1–2	West Adelaide	Canberra
	Christopoulos 52'	Report	Honeyman 15' Sumner 17'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Peter Rampley

APIA Leichhardt v Canberra City

1 August 198225	APIA Leichhardt	3–0	Canberra City	Sydney
	Jones 4', 81' McBreen ?'	Report		Stadium: Lambert Park Attendance: 2,403 Referee: Jim Reeves

Canberra City v Brisbane City

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

Footscray JUST v Canberra City

15 August 198227	Footscray JUST	2–2	Canberra City	Melbourne
	Kojic 1' Kyriakouleas 71'	Report	G. Byrne 25' Brennan 43'	Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Dennis Voutsinas

Canberra City v Sydney Olympic

22 August 198228	Canberra City	2–1	Sydney Olympic	Canberra
	Christopoulos 55' Purdie 84'	Report	Wilson 59'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Don Campbell

Newcastle KB United v Canberra City

28 August 198229	Newcastle KB United	4–2	Canberra City	Newcastle
	Senkalski 23' Drinkwater 37' Drysdale 47', 56'	Report		Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Jim Reeves

Brisbane Lions v Canberra City

5 September 198230	Brisbane Lions	1–0	Canberra City	Brisbane
	Williamson 29'	Report		Stadium: Richlands Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Dave Nugent

NSL Cup

Main article: 1982 NSL Cup

Canberra City v St George-Budapest

14 June 1982 First round	Canberra City	3–2	St George-Budapest	Canberra
	Gibson ?' Stone 79' Reis 90'	Report	Marton 52' Slater 75'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 1,800 [2] Referee: Bob Mee

West Adelaide v Canberra City

14 July 1982 Second round	West Adelaide	0–2	Canberra City	Adelaide
		Report	Stone 38' Christopoulos 86'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Referee: Don Campbell

Heidelberg United v Canberra City

11 August 1982 Quarter-finals	Heidelberg United	3–1	Canberra City	Melbourne
	Taylor 12' Valentine 14' Cole 26' (pen.)	Report	Gibson 57'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list. ^{[3] [2]}

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		National Soccer League		NSL Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	AUS	Steve Hoszowski	33	0	30	0	3	0
2	DF	RSA	Paul Ontong	24	0	21	0	3	0
3	DF	AUS	Terry Byrne	31	6	28	6	3	0
4	MF	AUS	Gary Byrne	31	1	28	1	3	0
5	DF	AUS	Milan Milanovic	27	0	24	0	3	0
6	MF	AUS	Ian Stone	29	3	20+6	1	2+1	2
7	MF	SCO	Ian Gibson	32	6	28+1	4	3	2
8	FW	SCO	Ian Purdie	24	9	17+6	9	1	0
9	FW	AUS	Tony Brennan	28	4	26	4	2	0
10	FW	SCO	Don Maclaren	28	6	21+4	6	2+1	0
11	FW	AUS	Alan Reis	8	1	1+6	0	0+1	1
12	MF	AUS	Angelo Ambrosino	26	0	23+1	0	2	0
13	DF	AUS	John Moutsopoulos	12	0	11+1	0	0	0
14	MF	AUS	George Christopoulos	25	4	22	3	3	1
15	DF	AUS	Jim Murray	15	0	14	0	1	0
16	DF	ENG	Steve Bryant	13	1	10+1	1	2	0
	MF	AUS	Walter Valeri	8	1	6+2	1	0	0

References

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