List of Newcastle KB United seasons

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Newcastle KB United was an Australian semi-professional association football club based in Newcastle. The club was formed in 1977 and joined the National Soccer League in the 1978 season until they were disbanded from the 1984 National Soccer League and became defunct as Adamstown Rosebud replaced the club for the remainder of the season. The club's first team spent seven seasons in the National Soccer League. The table details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season.

Contents

History

Newcastle KB United entered the National Soccer League in just its second edition in 1978 National Soccer League. The club finished 11th of 14 in its inaugural season [1] along with finishing in the semi-finals of the NSL Cup. [2] Newcastle KB United came closer to the Finals series spot the next season in 1979 finishing 6th, [3] only a couple points off from the Finals series qualification while also reaching the NSL Cup semi-finals again. From this point onwards, attendance numbers started to fall at home games, [4] while the club had also not been able to reach the Finals series for the next four seasons. The 1983 season which was the last full season played by the club saw their highest finish in the NSL regular season finishing 5th with no Finals series available. In the 1984 season, the club became defunct [5] after playing seven rounds of the 1984 National Soccer League season, and had since then been replaced by another Newcastle club Newcastle Rosebud United for the remainder of the season.

Key

Key to league competitions:

Seasons

Results of league and cup competitions by season
SeasonDivisionPldWDLGFGAPtsPosFinals NSL Cup Name(s)Goals
LeagueTop goalscorer(s)
1978 NSL 266101033402211thDNQ SF Ken Boden 15 ♦
1979 NSL 261196433032 [a] 6thDNQ SF Ken Boden 15
1980 NSL 2612683231306thDNQ R2 Graham Heys 8
1981 NSL 301181141413010th— R1 Bob Mountford 8
1982 NSL 301071343522712thDNQ R1 David Lowe 11
1983 NSL 3014794526495th— R2 David Lowe 11
1984 [b] NSL 28114133552268thDNQ W ––

Footnotes

  1. ↑ A victory of 4 goals or more rewards an extra one point.
  2. ↑ After five rounds played in the 1984 National Soccer League, the club became defunct and was replaced by Newcastle Rosebud United for the remainder of the season.

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References

Specific

  1. ↑ Esamie, Thomas. "1978 National Soccer League Final Table". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "1978 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  3. ↑ Esamie, Thomas. "1979 National Soccer League Final Table". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  4. ↑ Roni, Jayden (4 June 2021). "The story & rich history of football in Newcastle". Newcastle Jets FC.
  5. ↑ "THESE NAMES MUST BE CALLED". Australian & British Soccer Weekly. Vol. 5, no. 169. p. 4.
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