1982 season | |||
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Head Coach | John Margaritis Mick Watson Tommy Docherty | ||
Stadium | Middle Park Soccer Stadium | ||
National Soccer League | 6th | ||
NSL Cup | First round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Charlie Egan (20) All: Charlie Egan (20) | ||
Highest home attendance | 7,000 vs. West Adelaide (7 March 1982) National Soccer League vs. Sydney Olympic (30 May 1982) National Soccer League | ||
Lowest home attendance | 1,500 vs. APIA Leichhardt (5 September 1982) National Soccer League | ||
Average home league attendance | 4,153 | ||
Biggest win | 4–0 vs. Brisbane City (H) (21 March 1982) National Soccer League vs. Canberra City (A) (11 July 1982) National Soccer League | ||
Biggest defeat | 0–3 vs. Adelaide City (H) (2 May 1982) National Soccer League | ||
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.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
National Soccer League | 14 February 1982 | 5 September 1982 | Matchday 1 | 6th | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 36.67 |
NSL Cup | 14 June 1982 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 | |
Total | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 35.48 |
Source: Competitions
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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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 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 46 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 24 | −8 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Win Draw Loss
14 February 19821 | South Melbourne | 3–0 | Wollongong City | Melbourne |
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 |
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 |
Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list. [3] [2]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() | Peter Laumets | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | MF | ![]() | Jim Shirra | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() | Steve Blair | 30 | 1 | 26+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() | Arthur Xanthopoulos | 31 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() | Billy Rogers | 22 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
8 | DF | ![]() | Alan Davidson | 23 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() | Steve Wooddin | 4 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
10 | FW | ![]() | Alun Evans | 21 | 3 | 19+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
11 | FW | ![]() | Branko Buljevic | 23 | 8 | 13+9 | 8 | 0+1 | 0 |
12 | DF | ![]() | Gerry Bennett | 20 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
13 | MF | ![]() | Socrates Nicolaidis | 26 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
14 | FW | ![]() | Charlie Egan | 31 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
16 | FW | ![]() | George Campbell | 30 | 5 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
19 | MF | ![]() | Carl Halford | 14 | 1 | 12+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
20 | GK | ![]() | Lou Tsigaris | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DF | ![]() | David Jones | 10 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Bertie Lutton | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
![]() | Tony Owen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | ![]() | John Stevenson | 19 | 1 | 17+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Grant Turner | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | ||||||
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![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
8 | DF | ![]() | Alan Davidson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | MF | ![]() | Jim Shirra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() | Steve Blair | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | FW | ![]() | Alun Evans | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() | Billy Rogers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | FW | ![]() | Charlie Egan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | FW | ![]() | George Campbell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() | Arthur Xanthopoulos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MF | ![]() | Grant Turner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |