1985 Wollongong City FC season

Wollongong City
1985 season
Chairman	Laurie Kelly
Manager	Adrian Alston
Stadium	Wollongong Showground
National Soccer League	10th
NSL Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Pat Brodnik (6); All: Pat Brodnik (6)
Highest home attendance	2,209 vs. Sydney Croatia ; (17 March 1985); National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance	502 vs. Newcastle Rosebud United ; (22 May 1985); National Soccer League
Average home league attendance	1,022
Biggest win	3–0; vs. Blacktown City (H); (18 August 1985); National Soccer League
Biggest defeat	1–6; vs. Marconi Fairfield (A); (21 April 1985); National Soccer League
	← 1984 1986 →

Last updated April 08, 2025

The 1985 season was the fifth in the history of Wollongong City (now Wollongong Wolves). It was also the fifth season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Wollongong City finished 10th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup second round by Newcastle Rosebud United.

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
2	DF	AUS	David Green
4	DF	AUS	Zivko Hristovski
5	DF	AUS	Ray Vliestra
6	DF	AUS	Phil Kerr
7	FW	AUS	Bernie Godzik
8	FW	AUS	Alex Bundalo
9	MF	AUS	Peter Willis
10	MF	AUS	Peter Kotamanidis
12		YUG	Dez Marton
14	DF	AUS	Scott Dickson
16	FW	AUS	Pat Brodnik
17	MF	AUS	Rade Stefanovski


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	AUS	Larry Gaffney
20	GK	AUS	Sean Billington
—	MF	AUS	Craig Baker
—	MF	AUS	Brian Condron
—	FW	AUS	Tony Corradini
—	FW	AUS	Domenic Giannone
—	MF	AUS	Phil Matias
—		AUS	Peter Ruskin
—	GK	AUS	Natch Vardareff
—	GK	AUS	Kiri Velkov
—	MF	AUS	Anthony Welbourne

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	10 March 1985	18 August 1985	Matchday 1	10th	22	5	6	11	29	46	−17	022.73
NSL Cup	3 March 1985	20 March 1985	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	5	5	+0	050.00
Total					24	6	6	12	34	51	−17	025.00

Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions

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 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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	W	L	D	D	D	L	L	W	D	D	W
Position	10	6	9	8	9	10	11	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	10	10	10

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

Matches

10 March 19851	APIA Leichhardt	4–2	Wollongong City	Sydney
	Colagiuri 2', 14' Willis 55' (o.g.) Genovese 80'	Report	Bundalo 56' Giannone 73'	Stadium: Lambert Park Attendance: 2,217^[1] Referee: Ken Small

17 March 19852	Wollongong City	2–1	Sydney Croatia	Wollongong
	Godzik 46' M. Kovacic 72' (o.g.)	Report	Patikas 70'	Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 2,209 Referee: Terry Seacy

23 March 19853	Sydney City	5–2	Wollongong City	Sydney
	Farina 20', 65', 68' O'Connor 29' Watson 47'	Report	Willis 11' Brodnik 31'	Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field Attendance: 500 Referee: Rob Davies

31 March 19854	Wollongong City	4–2	Inter Monaro	Wollongong
	Hristovski 38' Kotamanidis 50' Giannone 63' Brodnik 85'	Report	Thamnidis 42' Dragicevic 69'	Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 740 Referee: Gary Power

7 April 19855	Penrith City	3–0	Wollongong City	Sydney
	Hunter 56' Ainsworth 61' Easthorpe 80'	Report		Stadium: Cook Park Attendance: 357 Referee: Richard Lorenc

14 April 19856	Wollongong City	1–2	Sydney Olympic	Wollongong
	Giannone 70'	Report	Svinos 7' Kalantzis 70'	Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 1,375 Referee: Tim Davies

21 April 19857	Marconi Fairfield	6–1	Wollongong City	Sydney
	Brown 6', 84', 90' Mason 57' Lowe 82' Gray 87'	Report	Dickson 47'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 21,136 Referee: Graham Warne

5 May 19859	St George-Budapest	1–1	Wollongong City	Sydney
	Bozanic 65'	Report	Hristovski 10'	Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 675 Referee: Gary Power

12 May 198510	Wollongong City	0–2	Canberra City	Wollongong
		Report	English 54', 62'	Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 982 Referee: Richard Lorenc

19 May 198511	Blacktown City	3–0	Wollongong City	Sydney
	O'Connor 40', 71' McKie 43'	Report		Stadium: Gabbie Stadium Attendance: 825 Referee: Roger Doenau

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

26 May 198512	Wollongong City	1–0	APIA Leichhardt	Wollongong
	Dickson 66'	Report		Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 803 Referee: Ken Small

10 June 198514	Wollongong City	1–1	Sydney City	Wollongong
	Hristovski 83'	Report	Lee 42'	Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Vince Celestino

16 June 198515	Inter Monaro	1–1	Wollongong City	Queanbeyan
	Carbone 3'	Report	Bundalo 47'	Stadium: Seiffert Oval Attendance: 650 Referee: Rob Davies

22 June 198513	Sydney Croatia	5–1	Wollongong City	Sydney
	Krncevic 4', 8' Jurin ?' Arnold ?' Patikas ?'	Report	Willis 14' (pen.)	Stadium: King Tomislav Park Attendance: 3,463 Referee: Terry Seacy

23 June 198516	Wollongong City	0–0	Penrith City	Wollongong
		Report		Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 683 Referee: Peter Rampley

30 June 198517	Sydney Olympic	1–0	Wollongong City	Sydney
	Polias 87'	Report		Stadium: Pratten Park Attendance: 3,489 Referee: Tim Davies

7 July 198518	Wollongong City	2–3	Marconi Fairfield	Wollongong
	Marton 35' Brodnik 43'	Report	Lowe 51' (pen.), 58', 80' (pen.)	Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 1,076 Referee: Graham Warne

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	Wollongong City	2–2	St George-Budapest	Wollongong
	Stefanovski 72' Willis 80' (pen.)	Report	Morgan 30' Koczka 40'	Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 600 Referee: Ken Small

28 July 198521	Canberra City	1–1	Wollongong City	Canberra
	English 53'	Report	Bundalo 68'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 947 Referee: Jim Reeves

18 August 198522	Wollongong City	3–0	Blacktown City	Wollongong
	Brodnik 29', 84' Godzik 36'	Report		Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 1,069 Referee: Tim Davies

NSL Cup

3 March 1985 First round	Wollongong City	3–2	Sydney Croatia	Wollongong
	Giannone 22' Kerr 28' Godzik 36'	Report	Patikas 63' Vidaic 78'	Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Roger Doenau

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

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
2	DF		David Green	21	0	2	0	23	0
4	DF		Zivko Hristovski	19	3	2	0	21	3
5	DF		Ray Vliestra	10	0	0	0	10	0
6	DF		Phil Kerr	12(3)	0	2	1	17	1
7	FW		Bernie Godzik	20(1)	3	1	1	22	4
8	FW		Alex Bundalo	21	3	2	0	23	3
9	MF		Peter Willis	22	4	2	0	24	4
10	MF		Peter Kotamanidis	17(5)	1	2	1	24	2
12	FW		Dez Marton	11	1	0	0	11	1
14	DF		Scott Dickson	20	2	2	0	22	2
16	FW		Pat Brodnik	10(8)	6	1(1)	0	20	6
17	MF		Rade Stefanovski	7(6)	0	0	0	13	0
19	MF		Larry Gaffney	13(1)	0	0	0	14	0
20	GK		Sean Billington	10	0	0	0	10	0
—	MF		Craig Baker	0(1)	0	0	0	1	0
—	MF		Brian Condron	6(2)	0	0(2)	0	10	0
—	FW		Tony Corradini	0(1)	0	0	0	1	0
—	FW		Domenic Giannone	11(1)	3	2	2	14	5
—	MF		Phil Matias	4	0	2	0	6	0
—			Peter Ruskin	0(1)	0	0	0	1	0
—	GK		Natch Vardareff	6	0	2	0	8	0
—	GK		Kiri Velkov	6	0	0	0	6	0
—	MF		Anthony Welbourne	0(1)	0	0	0	1	0

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	National Soccer League	Total
1	—	GK	Sean Billington	2	2
2	—	GK	Kiri Velkov	1	1
Total				3	3

References

↑ "1985 National Soccer League Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
↑ "Australia's Premier Football Player Archive". ozfootball.net. Aussie Footballers. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
↑ "1985 National Soccer League Cup Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 10 July 2022.

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[1] "1985 National Soccer League Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 9 July 2022.

[2] "Australia's Premier Football Player Archive". ozfootball.net. Aussie Footballers. Retrieved 10 July 2022.

[3] "1985 National Soccer League Cup Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 10 July 2022.

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