1982 South Melbourne FC season

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South Melbourne
1982 season
Head Coach John Margaritis
Mick Watson
Tommy Docherty
Stadium Middle Park Soccer Stadium
National Soccer League 6th
NSL Cup First round
Top goalscorerLeague: Charlie Egan (20)
All: Charlie Egan (20)
Highest home attendance7,000
vs. West Adelaide
(7 March 1982)
National Soccer League


vs. Sydney Olympic
(30 May 1982)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,500
vs. APIA Leichhardt
(5 September 1982)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance4,153
Biggest win4–0
vs. Brisbane City (H)
(21 March 1982)
National Soccer League

vs. Canberra City (A)
(11 July 1982)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–3
vs. Adelaide City (H)
(2 May 1982)
National Soccer League
  1981
1983  

The 1982 season was the sixth in the National Soccer League for South Melbourne Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. South Melbourne finished 6th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the first round of the NSL Cup.

Contents

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.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Peter Laumets
3 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jim Shirra
4 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Steve Blair
5 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Arthur Xanthopoulos
7 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Billy Rogers
8 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Alan Davidson
9 FW Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Steve Wooddin
10 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Alun Evans
11 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Branko Buljevic
12 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Gerry Bennett
No.Pos.NationPlayer
13 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Socrates Nicolaidis
14 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Charlie Egan
16 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO George Campbell
19 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Carl Halford
20 GK Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Lou Tsigaris
DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS David Jones
DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Bertie Lutton
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Tony Owen
MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS John Stevenson
MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Grant Turner

Competitions

Overall record

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
National Soccer League 14 February 19825 September 1982Matchday 16th30119104637+9036.67
NSL Cup 14 June 1982First roundFirst round101000+0000.00
Total311110104637+9035.48

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsRelegation
1 Sydney City (C)3020556828+4045Qualification to Finals series [a]
2 St George-Budapest 3014884740+736
3 Wollongong City 30163114346335
4 Heidelberg United 3013894237+534
5 Preston Makedonia 30121084541+434
6 South Melbourne 30119104637+931
7 APIA Leichhardt 30127114954531
8 Sydney Olympic 30126125242+1030
9 West Adelaide 30108124440+428
10 Marconi Fairfield 30124144443+128
11 Brisbane Lions 30108123942328
12 Newcastle KB United 30107134352927
13 Adelaide City 30612123644824
14 Footscray JUST 305141134461224
15 Canberra City 307101337541724
16 Brisbane City 305111432552321
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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30121084541 +4468432917 +124651624 −8

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Ground H A A H A H A H A HAH A H A H A A H A H A H A H A H A HH
ResultWWLDLWDDDLLLLWDWLLDDWWWLDDWWLW
Position1265747757101112111091113131210989999676
Points2445578910101010101213151515161719212323242527292931
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win  Draw  Loss

14 February 19821 South Melbourne 3–0 Wollongong City Melbourne
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Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,800 [1]
Referee: Stewart Mellings
21 February 19822 Sydney Olympic 1–2 South Melbourne Sydney
Report
Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 8,023
Referee: Dave Nugent
28 February 19823 Sydney City 2–1 South Melbourne Sydney
Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Tim Davies
7 March 19824 South Melbourne 2–2 West Adelaide Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge
14 March 19825 APIA Leichhardt 3–2 South Melbourne Sydney
Report
Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 2,794
Referee: Jim Reeves
21 March 19826 South Melbourne 4–0 Brisbane City Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Dennis Voutsinas
28 March 19827 Footscray JUST 1–1 South Melbourne Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Stewart Mellings
4 April 19828 South Melbourne 1–1 Canberra City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Jim Fearn
10 April 19829 Newcastle KB United 2–2 South Melbourne Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Doug Rennie
18 April 198210 South Melbourne 0–1 Heidelberg United Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Stewart Mellings
25 April 198211 St George-Budapest 2–1 South Melbourne Sydney
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,789
Referee: Richard Lorenc
2 May 198212 South Melbourne 0–3 Adelaide City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: David Yelland
9 May 198213 Marconi Fairfield 2–1 South Melbourne Sydney
Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 3,281
Referee: Peter Rampley
16 May 198214 South Melbourne 2–1 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jim Fearn
23 May 198215 Preston Makedonia 1–1 South Melbourne Melbourne
Report
Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge
30 May 198216 South Melbourne 2–1 Sydney Olympic Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Stewart Mellings
6 June 198217 Wollongong City 1–0 South Melbourne Wollongong
Report Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 3,274
Referee: Peter Rampley
13 June 198218 West Adelaide 1–0 South Melbourne Adelaide
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Bob Kerr
20 June 198219 South Melbourne 2–2 Sydney City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Jack Johnston
27 June 198220 Brisbane City 1–1 South Melbourne Brisbane
Report Stadium: Spencer Park
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Tim Davies
4 July 198221 South Melbourne 3–2 Footscray JUST Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge
11 July 198222 Canberra City 0–4 South Melbourne Canberra
15:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Richard Lorenc
18 July 198223 South Melbourne 2–1 Newcastle KB United Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Evan Venios
25 July 198224 Heidelberg United 2–0 South Melbourne Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Village
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: David Yelland
1 August 198225 South Melbourne 0–0 St George-Budapest Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge
8 August 198226 Adelaide City 1–1 South Melbourne Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Don Campbell
15 August 198227 South Melbourne 3–1 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Bill Monteverde
22 August 198228 Brisbane Lions 0–2 South Melbourne Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Richlands Stadium
Attendance: 700
Referee: Alan Kibbler
29 August 198229 South Melbourne 0–1 Preston Makedonia Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Tim Davies
5 September 198230 South Melbourne 3–1 APIA Leichhardt Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Chris Bambridge

NSL Cup

14 June 1982 First round South Melbourne 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Heidelberg United Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 6,000 [2]
Referee: Jim Fearn

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

No.PosNatPlayerTotal National Soccer League NSL Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GKFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Peter Laumets 24024000
3MFFlag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jim Shirra 22021010
4DFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Steve Blair 30126+3110
5DFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Arthur Xanthopoulos 31030010
7MFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Billy Rogers 22121110
8DFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Alan Davidson 23322310
9FWFlag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Steve Wooddin 412+2100
10FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Alun Evans 21319+2300
11FWFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Branko Buljevic 23813+980+10
12DFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Gerry Bennett 20019010
13MFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Socrates Nicolaidis 26125110
14FWFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Charlie Egan 3120302010
16FWFlag of Scotland.svg  SCO George Campbell 30529510
19MFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Carl Halford 14112+1110
20GKFlag of Greece.svg  GRE Lou Tsigaris 706010
DFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS David Jones 1009+1000
DFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Bertie Lutton 202000
 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Tony Owen 101000
MFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS John Stevenson 19117+2100
MFFlag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Grant Turner 303000

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.

No.PosNatPlayerTotal National Soccer League NSL Cup
Yellow card.svg Double yellow card.svg Red card.svg Yellow card.svg Double yellow card.svg Red card.svg Yellow card.svg Double yellow card.svg Red card.svg
8DFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Alan Davidson 201201000
3MFFlag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jim Shirra 400300100
4DFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Steve Blair 400400000
10FWFlag of England.svg  ENG Alun Evans 400400000
7MFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Billy Rogers 300300000
14FWFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Charlie Egan 300300000
16FWFlag of Scotland.svg  SCO George Campbell 200200000
5DFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Arthur Xanthopoulos 100100000
MFFlag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Grant Turner 100100000

References

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