1985 Newcastle Rosebud United FC season

Newcastle Rosebud United
1985 season
Stadium	Adamstown Oval
National Soccer League	12th
NSL Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Darren Stewart (5); All: Darren Stewart (5)
Highest home attendance	2,862 vs. Sydney Croatia ; (23 March 1985); National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance	408 vs. Blacktown City ; (29 June 1985); National Soccer League
Average home league attendance	1,542
Biggest win	2–1 (3 times); 1–0 (3 times); 3–2 (once)
Biggest defeat	0–4; vs. Blacktown City (A); (14 April 1985); National Soccer League
	← 1984 1986 →

Last updated March 19, 2025

The 1985 season was Newcastle Rosebud United's second season in the National Soccer League. Newcastle Rosebud United finished 12th in their National Soccer League season and were eliminated the NSL Cup semi-finals against Sydney Olympic.

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
—	DF	AUS	Michael Boogaard
—	FW	AUS	Simon Brandt
—	GK	AUS	Steve Dorman
—		AUS	Brett Fawkes
—	GK	NZL	Clint Gosling
—		AUS	David Jones
—	DF	AUS	Mark Jones
—	MF	AUS	Bernard Kerby
—	DF	AUS	Ralph Maier
—		AUS	Terry Mason
—	MF	AUS	Malcolm McClelland


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	AUS	John McQuarrie
—	MF	AUS	Dean Milosevic
—	DF	AUS	Bobby Naumov
—	DF	AUS	Neil Owens
—		AUS	Neville Power
—	MF	SCO	Stuart Robertson
—	MF	AUS	Joe Senkalski
—	DF	AUS	Darren Stewart
—	DF	AUS	Andrew Thompson
—	FW	ENG	Derek Todd

Competitions

Overview

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	9 March 1985	18 August 1985	Matchday 1	12th	22	4	4	14	20	45	−25	018.18
NSL Cup	2 March 1985	17 April 1985	First round	Semi-finals	4	3	0	1	7	5	+2	075.00
Total					26	7	4	15	27	50	−23	026.92

Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

Northern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sydney City	22	15	5	2	42	19	+23	35	Qualification to Finals series
2	Sydney Croatia	22	14	5	3	50	22	+28	33
3	Marconi Fairfield	22	11	7	4	44	23	+21	29
4	Sydney Olympic	22	12	3	7	29	25	+4	27
5	St George-Budapest	22	7	8	7	31	26	+5	22
6	Canberra City	22	8	6	8	33	35	−2	22
7	Inter Monaro	22	7	6	9	29	37	−8	20
8	Blacktown City	22	7	4	11	30	34	−4	18
9	APIA Leichhardt	22	7	2	13	20	34	−14	16
10	Wollongong City	22	5	6	11	29	46	−17	16
11	Penrith City (R)	22	4	6	12	24	35	−11	14	Relegation to the 1986 NSW State League
12	Newcastle Rosebud United	22	4	4	14	20	45	−25	12

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

Southern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Melbourne	22	14	5	3	39	21	+18	33	Qualification to Finals series
2	Brunswick Juventus (C)	22	11	7	4	33	19	+14	29
3	Heidelberg United	22	10	7	5	29	17	+12	27
4	Melbourne Croatia	22	9	6	7	29	21	+8	24
5	Preston Makedonia	22	9	6	7	30	28	+2	24
6	Sunshine George Cross	22	8	7	7	25	22	+3	23
7	Brisbane Lions	22	9	4	9	29	29	0	22
8	Green Gully	22	6	6	10	24	29	−5	18
9	Adelaide City	22	6	6	10	29	35	−6	18
10	West Adelaide	22	6	5	11	24	37	−13	17
11	Brisbane City	22	6	5	11	25	42	−17	17
12	Footscray JUST	22	5	2	15	25	41	−16	12

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

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
22	4	4	14	20	45	−25	16	2	3	6	12	20	−8	2	1	8	8	25	−17

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
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	L	L	D	L	W	W	D	W	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	L
Position	9	10	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	8	9	9	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12

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

Matches

9 March 19851	Newcastle Rosebud United	0–1	Sydney Olympic	Newcastle
		Report	Soper 85'	Stadium: Adamstown Oval Attendance: 2,215^[1] Referee: Gary Power

17 March 19852	Marconi Fairfield	2–2	Newcastle Rosebud United	Sydney
	Jankovics 65' Brown 87'	Report	McClelland 81' Milosevic 83'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 1,411 Referee: Arthur Owens

23 March 19853	Newcastle Rosebud United	1–2	Sydney Croatia	Newcastle
	Senkalski 27' (pen.)	Report	Odzakov 59' Arnold 71'	Stadium: Adamstown Oval Attendance: 2,862 Referee: Tim Davies

31 March 19854	St George-Budapest	3–0	Newcastle Rosebud United	Sydney
	Koczka 9', 47' Cotton 40'	Report		Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 1,136 Referee: Peter Rampley

6 April 19855	Newcastle Rosebud United	2–2	Canberra City	Newcastle
	McQuarrie 80' Jones 87'	Report	Harkins 13' Phillips 19'	Stadium: Adamstown Oval Attendance: 1,988 Referee: Graham Warne

14 April 19856	Blacktown City	4–0	Newcastle Rosebud United	Sydney
	Wheatley 32' O'Connor 62' Larkin 75' (pen.) McKie 78'	Report		Stadium: Gabbie Stadium Attendance: 690 Referee: Terry Seacy

20 April 19857	Newcastle Rosebud United	2–1	APIA Leichhardt	Newcastle
	Stewart 54' Senkalski 76' (pen.)	Report	Colagiuri 45'	Stadium: Adamstown Oval Attendance: 1,543 Referee: Jim Reeves

22 May 19858	Wollongong City	1–2	Newcastle Rosebud United	Wollongong
	Willis 67'	Report	Owens 55' Todd 75'	Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 502 Referee: Arthur Owens

4 May 19859	Newcastle Rosebud United	1–1	Sydney City	Newcastle
	Todd 87'	Report	Farina 5'	Stadium: Adamstown Oval Attendance: 1,653 Referee: Peter Rampley

12 May 198510	Inter Monaro	1–2	Newcastle Rosebud United	Queanbeyan
	Thamnidis 35'	Report	Kerby 24' Owens 24'	Stadium: Seiffert Oval Attendance: 617 Referee: Bob Marshall

18 May 198511	Newcastle Rosebud United	1–1	Penrith City	Newcastle
	McQuarrie 6'	Report	Owens 55' (o.g.)	Stadium: Adamstown Oval Attendance: 1,149 Referee: Ken Small

26 May 198512	Sydney Olympic	2–0	Newcastle Rosebud United	Sydney
	Provan 36' Soper 48'	Report		Stadium: Pratten Park Attendance: 2,985 Referee: Tim Davies

10 June 198514	Sydney Croatia	2–0	Newcastle Rosebud United	Sydney
	Arnold 11', 22'	Report		Stadium: King Tomislav Park Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Gary Power

15 June 198515	Newcastle Rosebud United	3–4	St George-Budapest	Newcastle
	Power 78' McQuarrie 81' Stewart 89'	Report	Morgan 28', 58', 60' (pen.) Slater 77'	Stadium: Adamstown Oval Attendance: 1,653 Referee: Glyn Davies

19 June 198513	Newcastle Rosebud United	0–2	Marconi Fairfield	Newcastle
		Report	Carter 28' Brown 74'	Stadium: Adamstown Oval Attendance: 1,285 Referee: Arthur Owens

23 June 198516	Canberra City	3–1	Newcastle Rosebud United	Canberra
	Byrne 12' Sermanni 33' Lamond 68'	Report	Stewart 37'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 810 Referee: Glyn Davies

29 June 198517	Newcastle Rosebud United	0–3	Blacktown City	Newcastle
		Report	Bradley 69', 89' O'Connor 78'	Stadium: Adamstown Oval Attendance: 408 Referee: Terry Steacy

7 July 198518	APIA Leichhardt	1–0	Newcastle Rosebud United	Sydney
	Steven 42'	Report		Stadium: Lambert Park Attendance: 519 Referee: Peter Rampley

13 July 198519	Newcastle Rosebud United	1–3	Wollongong City	Newcastle
	Senkalski 51'	Report	Brodnik 24' Stefanovski 73' Godzik 79'	Stadium: Adamstown Oval Attendance: 1,310 Referee: Roger Doenau

21 July 198520	Sydney City	2–0	Newcastle Rosebud United	Sydney
	Farina 58', 68'	Report		Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Arthur Owens

27 July 198521	Newcastle Rosebud United	1–0	Inter Monaro	Newcastle
	Stewart 43'	Report		Stadium: Adamstown Oval Attendance: 900 Referee: Dave Nugent

18 August 198522	Penrith City	4–1	Newcastle Rosebud United	Sydney
	Easthorpe 50', 58', 84' Campbell 51'	Report	Stewart 24'	Stadium: Cook Park Attendance: 566 Referee: Gary Power

NSL Cup

2 March 1985 First round	Cardiff	0–1	Newcastle Rosebud United	Newcastle
		Report	D. Jones 39'	Stadium: Adamstown Oval Attendance: 1,250 Referee: Jim Reeves

20 March 1985 Second round	Newcastle Rosebud United	3–2	Wollongong City	Newcastle
	D. Jones 43', 63' McQuarrie 65'	Report	Kotamanidis 13' Giannone 19'	Stadium: Adamstown Oval Attendance: 1,073 Referee: Richard Lorenc

10 April 1985 Quarter-finals	Newcastle Rosebud United	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Brisbane Lions	Newcastle
	Senkalski 98' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Adamstown Oval Attendance: 1,787 Referee: Gary Power

17 April 1985 Semi-finals	Sydney Olympic	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Newcastle Rosebud United	Sydney
	Phillips 3' (pen.), 60' (pen.) Koussas 94'	Report	Todd 7', 25'	Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 3,155 Referee: Peter Rampley

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.^[2]^[3]

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	National Soccer League		NSL Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
—	DF		Michael Boogaard	21	0	3	0	24	0
—	FW		Simon Brandt	13(1)	0	1(2)	0	17	0
—	GK		Steve Dorman	1	0	0	0	1	0
—			Brett Fawkes	1(1)	0	1	0	3	0
—	GK		Clint Gosling	21	0	4	0	25	0
—			David Jones	17	1	4	3	21	4
—	DF		Mark Jones	15	0	3	0	18	0
—	MF		Bernard Kerby	14	1	4	0	18	1
—	DF		Ralph Maier	22	0	4	0	26	0
—			Terry Mason	0(2)	0	0	0	2	0
—	MF		Malcolm McClelland	2	1	2	1	4	2
—	MF		John McQuarrie	20	3	3	0	23	3
—	MF		Dean Milosevic	12(5)	1	2	0	19	1
—	DF		Bobby Naumov	4(1)	0	0	0	5	0
—	DF		Neil Owens	17	2	4	0	21	2
—			Neville Power	4	1	0	0	4	1
—	MF		Stuart Robertson	0	0	0(1)	0	1	0
—	MF		Joe Senkalski	21	3	4	1	25	4
—	DF		Darren Stewart	12(4)	5	2	0	18	5
—	DF		Andrew Thompson	12	0	2	0	14	0
—	FW		Derek Todd	13(2)	2	1(1)	2	17	4

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	National Soccer League	NSL Cup	Total
1	—	GK		Clint Gosling	1	2	3
Total					1	2	3

References

↑ "1985 National Soccer League Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
↑ "Australia's Premier Football Player Archive". ozfootball.net. Aussie Footballers. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
↑ "1985 National Soccer League Cup Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 18 August 2022.

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[1] "1985 National Soccer League Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 18 November 2022.

[2] "Australia's Premier Football Player Archive". ozfootball.net. Aussie Footballers. Retrieved 18 August 2022.

[3] "1985 National Soccer League Cup Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 18 August 2022.

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