| 1985 season | |
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| 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 |
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.
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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 | 10 March 1985 | 18 August 1985 | Matchday 1 | 10th | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 22.73 |
| NSL Cup | 3 March 1985 | 20 March 1985 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | +0 | 50.00 |
| Total | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 25.00 | ||||
Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions
Northern Conference
| Pos | Team | 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 |
Southern Conference
| Pos | Team | 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 | Preston Makedonia | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 24 | |
| 5 | Melbourne Croatia | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 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 |
| 10 March 19851 | APIA Leichhardt | 4–2 | Wollongong City | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Lambert Park Attendance: 2,217 [1] Referee: Ken Small |
| 17 March 19852 | Wollongong City | 2–1 | Sydney Croatia | Wollongong |
| Report |
| Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 2,209 Referee: Terry Seacy |
| 23 March 19853 | Sydney City | 5–2 | Wollongong City | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field Attendance: 500 Referee: Rob Davies |
| 31 March 19854 | Wollongong City | 4–2 | Inter Monaro | Wollongong |
| Report |
| Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 740 Referee: Gary Power |
| 7 April 19855 | Penrith City | 3–0 | Wollongong City | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Cook Park Attendance: 357 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
| 14 April 19856 | Wollongong City | 1–2 | Sydney Olympic | Wollongong |
| Report | Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 1,375 Referee: Tim Davies |
| 21 April 19857 | Marconi Fairfield | 6–1 | Wollongong City | Sydney |
| Report |
| Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 21,136 Referee: Graham Warne |
| 5 May 19859 | St George-Budapest | 1–1 | Wollongong City | Sydney |
| Report |
| Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 675 Referee: Gary Power |
| 12 May 198510 | Wollongong City | 0–2 | Canberra City | Wollongong |
| Report |
| Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 982 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
| 19 May 198511 | Blacktown City | 3–0 | Wollongong City | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Gabbie Stadium Attendance: 825 Referee: Roger Doenau |
| 22 May 19858 | Wollongong City | 1–2 | Newcastle Rosebud United | Wollongong |
| Report | Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 502 Referee: Arthur Owens |
| 26 May 198512 | Wollongong City | 1–0 | APIA Leichhardt | Wollongong |
| Report | Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 803 Referee: Ken Small |
| 10 June 198514 | Wollongong City | 1–1 | Sydney City | Wollongong |
| Report |
| Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Vince Celestino |
| 16 June 198515 | Inter Monaro | 1–1 | Wollongong City | Queanbeyan |
| Report |
| Stadium: Seiffert Oval Attendance: 650 Referee: Rob Davies |
| 22 June 198513 | Sydney Croatia | 5–1 | Wollongong City | Sydney |
| Report | 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 |
| Report | Stadium: Pratten Park Attendance: 3,489 Referee: Tim Davies |
| 7 July 198518 | Wollongong City | 2–3 | Marconi Fairfield | Wollongong |
| Report | Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 1,076 Referee: Graham Warne |
| 13 July 198519 | Newcastle Rosebud United | 1–3 | Wollongong City | Newcastle |
| Report |
| Stadium: Adamstown Oval Attendance: 1,310 Referee: Roger Doenau |
| 21 July 198520 | Wollongong City | 2–2 | St George-Budapest | Wollongong |
| Report | Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 600 Referee: Ken Small |
| 28 July 198521 | Canberra City | 1–1 | Wollongong City | Canberra |
| Report |
| Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 947 Referee: Jim Reeves |
| 18 August 198522 | Wollongong City | 3–0 | Blacktown City | Wollongong |
| Report | Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 1,069 Referee: Tim Davies |
| 3 March 1985 First round | Wollongong City | 3–2 | Sydney Croatia | Wollongong |
| Report | Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Roger Doenau |
| 20 March 1985 Second round | Newcastle Rosebud United | 3–2 | Wollongong City | Newcastle |
| Report |
| Stadium: Adamstown Oval Attendance: 1,073 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
Players with no appearances not included in the list. [2] [3]
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | GK | | Sean Billington | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | — | GK | | Kiri Velkov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||
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