1977 St George-Budapest FC season
1977 season | |
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Head Coach | Manfred Schaefer Ilija Takac |
Stadium | Sydney Sports Ground Hurstville Oval Wentworth Park |
National Soccer League | 6th |
NSL Cup | First round |
Top goalscorer | League: Neville Morgan Phil O'Connor (8 each) All: Neville Morgan Phil O'Connor (8 each) |
Highest home attendance | 5,482 vs. Marconi Fairfield (23 July 1977) National Soccer League |
Lowest home attendance | 620 vs. Mooroolbark (14 May 1977) National Soccer League |
Average home league attendance | 2,664 |
Biggest win | 5–1 vs. Mooroolbark (H) (14 May 1977) National Soccer League |
Biggest defeat | 1–3 vs. Marconi Fairfield (A) (16 April 1977) National Soccer League 0–2 vs. Adelaide City (A) (23 April 1977) National Soccer League 0–2 vs. Sydney Olympic (A) (29 June 1977) National Soccer League |
The 1977 season was the first 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 6th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the first round of the NSL Cup.
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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Transfers
[edit]Transfers out
[edit]Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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10–16 January 1977 | FW | Attila Abonyi | Sydney Croatia | $8,000 | [1] |
FW | Jimmy Rooney | Marconi Fairfield | $20,000 | [1] |
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 | 2 April 1977 | 24 September 1977 | Matchday 1 | 6th | 26 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 26.92 |
NSL Cup | 22 September 1977 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 | |
Total | 27 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 25.93 |
Source: Competitions
National Soccer League
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | Adelaide City | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 31 |
5 | Western Suburbs | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 29 |
6 | St George-Budapest | 26 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 28 |
7 | West Adelaide | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 26 |
8 | Footscray JUST | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 24 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Results summary
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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 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 19 | −2 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss
2 April 1977 1 | Footscray JUST | 0–0 | St George-Budapest | Melbourne |
Report | Stadium: Middle Park Attendance: 3,500[2] Referee: David Yelland |
11 April 1977 2 | St George-Budapest | 3–2 | Brisbane City | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Brian Fowler |
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 |
23 April 1977 4 | St George-Budapest | 0–2 | Adelaide City | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 1,338 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
1 May 1977 5 | St George-Budapest | 1–1 | Eastern Suburbs | Sydney |
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Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 1,763 Referee: Bill Jones |
14 May 1977 7 | St George-Budapest | 5–1 | Mooroolbark | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 620 Referee: Peter Rampley |
22 May 1977 8 | West Adelaide | 3–3 | St George-Budapest | Adelaide |
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 7,520 Referee: Dennis Stanley |
29 May 1977 9 | St George-Budapest | 0–0 | Brisbane Lions | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 3,164 Referee: Barry Wilkinson |
4 June 1977 10 | Canberra City | 2–2 | St George-Budapest | Canberra |
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Report | Stadium: Manuka Oval Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
11 June 1977 11 | St George-Budapest | 1–1 | Western Suburbs | Sydney |
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Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 2,763 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
13 June 1977 6 | South Melbourne | 2–3 | St George-Budapest | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Stewart Mellings |
26 June 1977 13 | St George-Budapest | 2–2 | Fitzroy United | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Hurstville Oval Attendance: 2,357 Referee: Brian Fowler |
29 June 1977 12 | Sydney Olympic | 2–0 | St George-Budapest | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 2,923 Referee: Peter Rampley |
3 July 1977 14 | Brisbane City | 1–1 | St George-Budapest | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 6,514 Referee: Dave Nugent |
10 July 1977 15 | St George-Budapest | 2–0 | Footscray JUST | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 5,334 Referee: Jim Dixon |
17 July 1977 16 | Adelaide City | 1–1 | St George-Budapest | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 6,200 Referee: Graham Neal |
23 July 1977 17 | St George-Budapest | 0–0 | Marconi Fairfield | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 5,482 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
31 July 1977 18 | Eastern Suburbs | 2–2 | St George-Budapest | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,033 Referee: John Yattersall |
7 August 1977 19 | St George-Budapest | 1–1 | South Melbourne | Sydney |
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Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 3,456 Referee: Barry Wilkinson |
13 August 1977 20 | Mooroolbark | 1–0 | St George-Budapest | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: Esther Park Attendance: 800 Referee: Nick Karlich |
21 August 1977 21 | St George-Budapest | 1–0 | West Adelaide | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,117 Referee: Brian Fowler |
28 August 1977 22 | Brisbane Lions | 1–1 | St George-Budapest | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,835 Referee: Dave Nugent (Ron Richmond 75') |
4 September 1977 23 | St George-Budapest | 2–0 | Canberra City | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,205 Referee: Peter Rampley |
11 September 1977 24 | Western Suburbs | 3–2 | St George-Budapest | Sydney |
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Stadium: Englefield Stadium Attendance: 780 Referee: Barry Wilkinson |
18 September 1977 25 | St George-Budapest | 3–3 | Sydney Olympic | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 1,502 Referee: Dennis McDermott |
24 September 1977 26 | Fitzroy United | 1–2 | St George-Budapest | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: Middle Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Tony Beazleigh |
NSL Cup
[edit]Win Draw Loss
21 September 1977 First round | Canberra City | 2–1 | St George-Budapest | Canberra |
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Stadium: Manuka Oval Attendance: 1,000[3] Referee: Dennis McDermott |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[4][3]
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Martin Coe | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
2 | DF | George Harris | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Paul Cotton | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
4 | DF | John O'Shea | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
5 | DF | Harry Williams | 19+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
6 | MF | Brendan Grosse | 23+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
7 | FW | Charlie George | 5+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
8 | FW | Mark Jankovics | 24 | 4 | 0+1 | 1 | 25 | 5 | |
9 | FW | Neville Morgan | 17+6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 8 | |
10 | MF | Rudolfo Gnavi | 23+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
11 | FW | Phil O'Connor | 23+2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 8 | |
12 | FW | Fred Aitken | 11+6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
13 | DF | Robert O'Shea | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 | |
15 | FW | Peter Hensman | 6+5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |
16 | DF | Doug Utjesenovic | 7+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
18 | MF | Willie Hamilton | 8+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
19 | DF | Peter Terry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
20 | GK | Dave McQuire | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
— | MF | Roberto Echeverria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
— | — | Emery Holmik | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
— | — | Carlos Mendez | 2+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
— | DF | Mike O'Shea | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 5 | DF | Harry Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | MF | Brendan Grosse | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
10 | MF | Rudolfo Gnavi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
4 | 2 | DF | George Harris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | 1 | GK | Martin Coe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | FW | Phil O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
15 | FW | Peter Hensman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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 | Martin Coe | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
2 | 20 | Dave McQuire | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 6 | 0 | 6 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Abonyi, Rooney switch clubs". Soccer Action. 26 January 1977. p. 1.
- ^ Stock, Greg. "1977 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.net.
- ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1977 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.net.
- ^ Persoglia, Tony; Stock, Greg. "St. George 1977 Squad". OzFootball.net.