1979 St George-Budapest FC season

St George-Budapest 1979 football season
St George-Budapest
1979 season
Head CoachJosef Gelei
Raul Blanco
StadiumSt George Stadium
National Soccer League11th
NSL CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Roy Cotton
Phil O'Connor
(7 each)
All:
Phil O'Connor (10)
Highest home attendance3,874
vs. Sydney Olympic
(17 June 1979)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,783
vs. Sydney City
(1 April 1979)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance2,493
Biggest win6–2
vs. Ipswich United (H)
(25 April 1979)
NSL Cup
Biggest defeat0–5
vs. Sydney City (H)
(1 April 1979)
National Soccer League
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The 1979 season was the third in the National Soccer League for St George-Budapest (now St George Football Club). In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. St George-Budapest finished 11th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the Final of the NSL Cup.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Martin Coe
2 DF Australia AUS Doug Utjesenovic
3 DF Australia AUS George Harris
4 DF Australia AUS Peter Terry
5 DF Australia AUS Robbie O'Shea
6 Australia AUS Brendan Grosse
7 FW England ENG Peter Hensman
8 DF Australia AUS John O'Shea
9 Australia AUS Stefan Matic
10 MF England ENG Roy Cotton
11 FW Australia AUS Phil O'Connor
12 GK Australia AUS Mike Fraser
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF Australia AUS Mike O'Shea
14 England ENG Nick Fenoughty
15 DF Argentina ARG Rudi Della Picca
16 Australia AUS Tom Mihajlovic
18 Australia AUS Neville Morgan
19 MF Australia AUS Mark Barton
20 MF Australia AUS Rudolfo Gnavi
21 MF Australia AUS Paul Kay
22 MF Australia AUS Peter Katholos
25 Australia AUS Emery Holmik
— DF Australia AUS Nigel Groome

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Soccer League 12 March 1979 23 August 1979 Matchday 1 11th 26 7 6 13 27 43 −16 026.92
NSL Cup 25 April 1979 30 September 1979 First round Runners-up 5 2 2 1 12 8 +4 040.00
Total 31 9 8 14 39 51 −12 029.03

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Marconi Fairfield (C) 26 15 6 5 58 32 +26 40[a] Qualification to Finals series[b]
2 Heidelberg United 26 14 7 5 44 30 +14 36[a]
3 Sydney City 26 15 3 8 47 29 +18 34[a]
4 Brisbane City 26 14 5 7 38 30 +8 34[a]
5 Adelaide City 26 13 6 7 43 27 +16 33[a]
6 Newcastle KB United 26 11 9 6 43 30 +13 32[a]
7 West Adelaide 26 10 4 12 28 31 −3 25[a]
8 APIA Leichhardt 26 11 3 12 29 37 −8 25
9 Brisbane Lions 26 8 6 12 28 40 −12 22
10 Footscray JUST 26 8 3 15 29 43 −14 20[a]
11 St George-Budapest 26 7 6 13 27 43 −16 20
12 Canberra City 26 6 8 12 25 41 −16 20
13 Sydney Olympic (R) 26 7 5 14 23 30 −7 19 Relegated to the 1980 NSW State League
14 South Melbourne 26 6 3 17 26 45 −19 16[a]
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; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i A Bonus Point was awarded for victories of 4 goals or more.
  2. ^ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1979 National Soccer League.

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
26 7 6 13 27 43  −16 27 3 4 6 13 21  −8 4 2 7 14 22  −8

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Heidelberg United v St George-Budapest
12 March 1979 1 Heidelberg United 1–0 St George-Budapest Melbourne
  • Cole 60'
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 5,000[1]
Referee: Nick Karlich
St George-Budapest v Canberra City
18 March 1979 2 St George-Budapest 2–4 Canberra City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,250
Referee: Henry Witschge
Brisbane Lions v St George-Budapest
25 March 1979 3 Brisbane Lions 2–3 St George-Budapest Brisbane
  • Hughes 7'
  • Amos 31'
 Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,520
Referee: Ken Allen
St George-Budapest v Sydney City
1 April 1979 4 St George-Budapest 0–5 Sydney City Sydney
Report
  • Smith 31', 56', 75'
  • Stevenson 25'
  • Barnes 63'
 Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 1,783
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Marconi Fairfield v St George-Budapest
8 April 1979 5 Marconi Fairfield 2–1 St George-Budapest Sydney
 Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 4,356
Referee: Jim Reeves
St George-Budapest v Adelaide City
15 April 1979 6 St George-Budapest 0–2 Adelaide City Sydney
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 1,968
Referee: Henry Witschge
St George-Budapest v Footscray JUST
22 April 1979 7 St George-Budapest 0–2 Footscray JUST Sydney
Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 1,867
Referee: Tony Boskovic
South Melbourne v St George-Budapest
29 April 1979 8 South Melbourne 2–0 St George-Budapest Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
St George-Budapest v West Adelaide
6 May 1979 9 St George-Budapest 2–0 West Adelaide Sydney
 Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 1,815
Referee: Tim Davies
Brisbane City v St George-Budapest
13 May 1979 10 Brisbane City 4–0 St George-Budapest Brisbane
  • Kelso 16'
  • Coyne 55'
  • Low 68', 69'
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Des Miles
St George-Budapest v APIA Leichhardt
3 June 1979 11 St George-Budapest 1–2 APIA Leichhardt Sydney
  • Matic 15'
 Report
  • Butler 24', 41'
 Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,475
Referee: Jack Wood
Newcastle KB United v St George-Budapest
9 June 1979 12 Newcastle KB United 4–2 St George-Budapest Newcastle
14:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 8,288
Referee: Jim Reeves
St George-Budapest v Sydney Olympic
17 June 1979 13 St George-Budapest 2–0 Sydney Olympic Sydney
 Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,874
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Canberra City v St George-Budapest
24 June 1979 14 Canberra City 1–1 St George-Budapest Canberra
  • Byrne 34'
 Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 3,220
Referee: Bob Mee
Sydney City v St George-Budapest
8 July 1979 16 Sydney City 3–1 St George-Budapest Sydney
  • Stevenson 42'
  • Souness 50'
  • Smith 62'
 Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 1,741
Referee: Dave Nugent
St George-Budapest v Brisbane Lions
15 July 1979 17 St George-Budapest 1–1 Brisbane Lions Sydney
 Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 1,876
Referee: Peter Rampley
St George-Budapest v Marconi Fairfield
22 July 1979 18 St George-Budapest 1–1 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
 Report
  • Mariani 88'
 Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,873
Referee: Bill Jones
Adelaide City v St George-Budapest
29 July 1979 19 Adelaide City 1–1 St George-Budapest Adelaide
  • Kent 89'
 Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Bob Kerr
Footscray JUST v St George-Budapest
5 August 1979 20 Footscray JUST 1–3 St George-Budapest Melbourne
  • Lujic 42'
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Nick Karlich
St George-Budapest v South Melbourne
18 August 1979 21 St George-Budapest 1–0 South Melbourne Sydney
  • Hensman 81'
 Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,143
Referee: Tim Davies
West Adelaide v St George-Budapest
26 August 1979 22 West Adelaide 0–1 St George-Budapest Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,512
Referee: Don Campbell
St George-Budapest v Heidelberg United
29 August 1979 15 St George-Budapest 2–2 Heidelberg United Sydney
 Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,466
Referee: Tim Davies
St George-Budapest v Brisbane City
2 September 1979 23 St George-Budapest 0–1 Brisbane City Sydney
Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,007
Referee: Peter Rampley
APIA Leichhardt v St George-Budapest
9 September 1979 24 APIA Leichhardt 1–0 St George-Budapest Sydney
  • Drewes 44'
 Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 3,026
Referee: Tony Boskovic
St George-Budapest v Newcastle KB United
16 September 1979 25 St George-Budapest 1–1 Newcastle KB United Sydney
  • Grosse 12'
 Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,017
Referee: Henry Witschge
Sydney Olympic v St George-Budapest
23 September 1979 26 Sydney Olympic 0–1 St George-Budapest Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 2,103
Referee: Stewart Mellings

NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

St George-Budapest v Queensland Ipswich United
25 April 1979 First round St George-Budapest 6–2 Queensland Ipswich United Sydney
 Report
  • R. Wilson ?'
  • Kathage ?'
 Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 1,982[2]
Referee: Richard Lorenc
St George-Budapest v APIA Leichhardt
20 May 1979 Second round St George-Budapest 3–2 APIA Leichhardt Sydney
 Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,783
Referee: Bill Jones
Brisbane City v St George-Budapest
27 May 1979 Quarter-finals Brisbane City 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 St George-Budapest Brisbane
Report
  • Hensman 11'
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Chris Bambridge
Newcastle KB United v St George-Budapest
12 August 1979 Semi-finals Newcastle KB United 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)		 St George-Budapest Newcastle
Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 15,177
Referee: Ken Allen
Adelaide City v St George-Budapest
30 September 1979 Final Adelaide City 3–2 St George-Budapest Adelaide
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Stewart Mellings

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[3][2]

No. Pos. Nat. Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia Martin Coe 11 0 3 0 14 0
2 DF Australia Doug Utjesenovic 21 0 5 0 26 0
3 DF Australia George Harris 25 0 4 0 29 0
4 DF Australia Peter Terry 6 0 0 0 6 0
5 DF Australia Robbie O'Shea 26 0 5 0 31 0
6 — Australia Brendan Grosse 16+4 1 1 0 21 1
7 FW England Peter Hensman 13+7 2 2+2 2 24 4
8 DF Australia John O'Shea 26 3 5 3 31 6
9 — Australia Stefan Matic 9+2 1 1 0 12 1
10 MF England Roy Cotton 21+2 7 4 0 27 7
11 FW Australia Phil O'Connor 22 7 5 3 27 10
12 GK Australia Mike Fraser 15 0 2 0 17 0
14 — England Nick Fenoughty 6+4 0 1+1 0 12 0
15 DF Argentina Rudi Della Picca 16+2 0 4 0 22 0
16 — Australia Tom Mihajlovic 12+1 0 2 0 15 0
18 — Australia Neville Morgan 7+4 2 2+1 2 14 4
19 MF Australia Mark Barton 1+1 0 1 0 3 0
20 MF Australia Rudolfo Gnavi 20+1 1 3 0 24 1
21 MF Australia Paul Kay 1+5 0 0+2 0 8 0
22 MF Australia Peter Katholos 12+2 2 5 2 19 4
25 — Australia Emery Holmik 0+1 0 1 0 2 0
— DF Australia Nigel Groome 0+1 0 0 0 1 0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 20 MF Australia Rudolfo Gnavi 6 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0
2 3 DF Australia George Harris 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
3 7 FW Australia Peter Hensman 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
4 10 MF England Roy Cotton 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
15 DF Australia Rudi Della Picca 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
22 MF Australia Peter Katholos 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 2 DF Australia Doug Utjesenovic 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 DF Australia Robbie O'Shea 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
8 DF Australia John O'Shea 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 — England Nick Fenoughty 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
16 — Australia Tom Mihajlovic 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 21 0 0 5 0 0 26 0 0

Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper NSL NSL Cup Total
1 12 Australia Mike Fraser 4 1 5
2 1 Australia Martin Coe 1 0 1
Total 5 1 6

References

  1. ^ Stock, Greg. "1979 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
  2. ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1979 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
  3. ^ "St. George 1979 Squad". OzFootball.