1977 Marconi Fairfield FC season
1977 season | ||
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Manager | Rale Rasic | |
Stadium | Marconi Oval Sydney Sports Ground | |
National Soccer League | 2nd | |
NSL Cup | Runners-up | |
Top goalscorer | League: Peter Sharne (9) All: Peter Sharne (12) | |
Highest home attendance | 9,580 vs. Sydney Olympic (12 June 1977) National Soccer League | |
Lowest home attendance | 1,190 vs. Canberra City (3 October 1977) NSL Cup | |
Average home league attendance | 3,959 | |
Biggest win | 8–1 vs. Fitzroy United (A) (18 June 1977) National Soccer League | |
Biggest defeat | 0–4 vs. Adelaide City (H) (11 April 1977) National Soccer League | |
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The 1977 season is the first in the National Soccer League for Marconi Fairfield (now Marconi Stallions Football Club). In addition to the domestic league, Marconi Fairfield competed in the NSL Cup as runners-up.
Players
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]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 | 3 April 1977 | 25 September 1977 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 57.69 |
NSL Cup | 20 September 1977 | 9 October 1977 | First round | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 75.00 |
Total | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 52 | 25 | +27 | 60.00 |
Source: Competitions
National Soccer League
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Eastern Suburbs (C) | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 37 |
2 | Marconi Fairfield | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 37 |
3 | Fitzroy United | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 32 |
4 | Adelaide City | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 31 |
5 | Western Suburbs | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 29 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 52 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 14 | +16 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss
3 April 1977 1 | Brisbane City | 0–1 | Marconi Fairfield | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 5,124[1] Referee: Des Miles |
11 April 1977 2 | Marconi Fairfield | 0–4 | Adelaide City | Sydney |
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Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 3,650 Referee: Bill Jones |
16 April 1977 3 | St George-Budapest | 1–3 | Marconi Fairfield | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Harold Hall |
24 April 1977 4 | Eastern Suburbs | 2–4 | Marconi Fairfield | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,563 Referee: John van der Lende |
30 April 1977 5 | Marconi Fairfield | 3–0 | South Melbourne | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Tim Davies |
7 May 1977 6 | Mooroolbark | 2–3 | Marconi Fairfield | Melbourne |
Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Bob Henderson |
15 May 1977 7 | Marconi Fairfield | 2–1 | West Adelaide | Sydney |
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Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 1,652 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
22 May 1977 8 | Brisbane Lions | 1–1 | Marconi Fairfield | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 4,263 Referee: Jack Wood |
28 May 1977 9 | Marconi Fairfield | 0–0 | Canberra City | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 2,243 Referee: Bill Jones |
1 June 1977 10 | Western Suburbs | 1–1 | Marconi Fairfield | Sydney |
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Stadium: Englefield Stadium Attendance: 3,245 Referee: Ken Small |
12 June 1977 11 | Marconi Fairfield | 0–0 | Sydney Olympic | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 9,580 Referee: Harold Hall |
18 June 1977 12 | Fitzroy United | 1–8 | Marconi Fairfield | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 7,800 Referee: Graham Neal |
26 June 1977 13 | Marconi Fairfield | 1–0 | Footscray JUST | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
3 July 1977 14 | Adelaide City | 1–0 | Marconi Fairfield | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 13,132 Referee: Don Campbell |
17 July 1977 16 | Marconi Fairfield | 1–1 | Eastern Suburbs | Sydney |
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Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 5,835 Referee: Barry Wilkinson |
23 July 1977 17 | St George-Budapest | 0–0 | Marconi Fairfield | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 5,482 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
30 July 1977 18 | South Melbourne | 1–2 | Marconi Fairfield | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: David Yelland |
5 August 1977 15 | Marconi Fairfield | 1–0 | Brisbane City | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 2,784 Referee: Henry Witschge |
7 August 1977 19 | Marconi Fairfield | 1–0 | Mooroolbark | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 3,456 Referee: Bill Jones |
19 August 1977 20 | West Adelaide | 0–1 | Marconi Fairfield | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Dennis Stanley |
21 August 1977 21 | Marconi Fairfield | 0–1 | Brisbane Lions | Sydney |
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Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 2,453 |
31 August 1977 22 | Canberra City | 1–0 | Marconi Fairfield | Queanbeyan |
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Report | Stadium: Seiffert Oval Attendance: 1,800 Referee: David Yelland |
4 September 1977 23 | Marconi Fairfield | 3–0 | Western Suburbs | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 2,358 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
11 September 1977 24 | Sydney Olympic | 0–2 | Marconi Fairfield | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 3,691 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
18 September 1977 25 | Marconi Fairfield | 0–0 | Fitzroy United | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Brian Fowler |
25 September 1977 26 | Footscray JUST | 3–4 | Marconi Fairfield | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: Middle Park Attendance: 4,000 Referee: David Yelland |
NSL Cup
[edit]Win Draw Loss
20 September 1977 First round | Marconi Fairfield | 1–0 | Eastern Suburbs | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 2,237[2] Referee: Richard Lorenc |
3 October 1977 Quarter-finals | Marconi Fairfield | 5–1 | Canberra City | Sydney |
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Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 1,190 Referee: Bill Jones |
6 October 1977 Semi-finals | Fitzroy United | 2–3 | Marconi Fairfield | Melbourne |
Report | Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 5,000 |
9 October 1977 Final | Brisbane City | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | Marconi Fairfield | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Stewart Mellings |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[3][2]
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Allan Maher | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
2 | — | Barry Jones | 14+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Paul Degney | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
4 | DF | Les Hucker | 8+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Ivo Prskalo | 26 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 1 | |
6 | MF | Ray Richards | 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 4 | |
7 | MF | Gary Byrne | 26 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 5 | |
8 | FW | Ernie Campbell | 22+1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 8 | |
9 | MF | Jimmy Rooney | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 8 | |
10 | FW | Raul Carrizo | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
11 | MF | John Russell | 16+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
12 | FW | Berti Mariani | 16+5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 9 | |
14 | DF | Stuart Robertson | 14+3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
— | MF | Stuart Selvage | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
— | FW | Peter Sharne | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 12 | |
— | FW | Roberto Vieri | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
— | DF | Richie Williams | 2+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Disciplinary record
[edit]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 | ||||||
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1 | 11 | MF | John Russell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
2 | 8 | FW | Ernie Campbell | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | 5 | DF | Ivo Prskalo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | MF | Ray Richards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
7 | MF | Gary Byrne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
9 | MF | Jimmy Rooney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
7 | 1 | GK | Allan Maher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | — | Barry Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
3 | DF | Paul Degney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
4 | DF | Les Hucker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 |
Clean sheets
[edit]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 |
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1 | 1 | Allan Maher | 12 | 1 | 13 | |
Total | 12 | 1 | 13 |
References
[edit]- ^ Stock, Greg. "1977 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.net.
- ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1977 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.net.
- ^ "Marconi 1977 Squad". OzFootball.net.