1979 Sydney Olympic FC season

August 2023 August 2023 Sydney Olympic 1979 Head Coach Joe MarstonJohn Xipolitas National Soccer League 13th NSL Cup Second round Clive Eaton (7) Clive Eaton (8) 6,751vs. APIA Leichhardt(8 April 1979)National Soccer League 1,462vs. Canberra City(26 August 1979)National Soccer League 2426 2731 6751 2430 2142 4452 2572 2150 3575 3250 1462 2649 2103 0 2–0 (3 times) 0–3vs. Newcastle KB United (A)(19 May 1979)NSL Cup0–3vs. Marconi Fairfield (H)(10 June 1979)National Soccer League 1978 1981 The 1979 season was the third in the National Soccer League for Sydney Olympic Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Sydney Olympic finished 13th in their National Soccer League season to be relegated, and were eliminated in the second round of the NSL Cup. Players 1 GK AUS Gary Meier 2 DF AUS Dave McIntosh 3 DF AUS Billy Palmer 4 DF AUS Richard Bell 5 DF SCO Ken Wilson 6 DF ENG Mike Cross 7 FW SCO Derek Laing 8 MF AUS Peter Raskopoulos 9 MF SCO Alex Jamieson 10 FW AUS Clive Eaton 11 MF AUS Alan Ainslie 12 MF AUS Mark Koussas 13 DF AUS Ian Rowden 14 DF AUS Graham Jennings 15 DF SCO Jim Morris 17 DF AUS John Karaspyros 18 FW AUS Andy Scott 20 GK AUS Peter Wilson FW ENG Ray Botham DF ENG Paul Cotton DF IRN Karim Ghiassi DF SCO George Gibsn DF ENG Paul Luckett AUS Leopold Poulos Competitions Overall record 2 National Soccer League 11 March 1979 23 September 1979 Matchday 1 13th 7 5 14 23 30 NSL Cup 25 April 1979 19 May 1979 First round Second round 1 0 1 2 4 National Soccer League 1979 National Soccer League League table SYO Results summary 2 3 8 8 15 5 2 6 15 15 worldfootball.net May 2023 Results by round table b 22 23 21 Round Ground H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/H/A/A/H/A/H Result W/W/W/L/L/L/L/L/W/L/W/L/L/D/W/L/D/W/D/L/D/D/L/L/L/L Position 6/1/1/3/7/9/11/11/10/10/10/10/11/11/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/11/12/13 Points 2p/4p/6p/6p/6p/6p/6p/6p/8p/8p/10p/10p/10p/11p/13p/13p/14p/16p/17p/17p/18p/19p/19p/19p/19p/19p Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss gold yellow1 worldfootball.net Matches #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 1 11 March 1979 Sydney Olympic 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round1 Footscray JUST McIntosh 36 Eaton 75 St George Stadium Sydney 2,426http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html 1979 National Soccer League Results Stock Greg OzFootball Jim Reeves W 2 18 March 1979 South Melbourne 0–3Awarded score. Original score 1–0 to South Melbourne; result was changed after the Australian Soccer Federation determined that South Melbourne fielded ineligible player Tony Tuner. http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round2 Sydney Olympic Evans 27 Middle Park Soccer Stadium Melbourne 4,500 Chris Bambridge W 3 25 March 1979 Sydney Olympic 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round3 West Adelaide Eaton 36 McIntosh 52 St George Stadium Sydney 2,731 Peter Rampley W 4 1 April 1979 Brisbane City 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round4 Sydney Olympic Low 33 68 Eaton 82 Perry Park Brisbane 2,970 Des Miles L 5 8 April 1979 Sydney Olympic 0–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round5 APIA Leichhardt Carruthers 14 pen. Stone 87 Pratten Park Sydney 6,751 Tim Davies L 6 14 April 1979 Newcastle KB United 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round6 Sydney Olympic Heys 58 Cowburn 81 Newcastle International Sports Centre Newcastle 18,376 Richard Lorenc L 7 22 April 1979 Adelaide City 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round7 Sydney Olympic J. Nyskohus 7 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 5,100 Graham Neal L 8 29 April 1979 Sydney Olympic 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round8 Heidelberg United Wilson 82 Bozikas 14 90 Pratten Park Sydney 2,430 Henry Witschge L 9 5 May 1979 Canberra City 1–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round9 Sydney Olympic Grujicic 82 pen. Wilson 38 Jennings 80 Eaton 85 Bruce Stadium Canberra 5,000 Dave Nugent W 10 13 May 1979 Sydney Olympic 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round10 Brisbane Lions Brennan 70 Pratten Park Sydney 2,142 Bill Jones L 11 3 June 1979 Sydney City 3–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Rund11 Sydney Olympic Watson 11 15 60 Eaton 23 Ainslie 64 pen. Laing 67 Jennings 82 Wentworth Park Sydney 2,249 Stewart Mellings W 12 10 June 1979 Sydney Olympic 0–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round12 Marconi Fairfield Byrne 16 pen. Lindsay 67 Jankovics 75 Pratten Park Sydney 4,452 Tim Davies L 13 17 June 1979 St George-Budapest 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round13 Sydney Olympic Cotton 13 Morgan 75 St George Stadium Sydney 3,874 Richard Lorenc L 14 24 June 1979 Sydney Olympic 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round14 South Melbourne Bell 15 Davidson 8 Pratten Park Sydney 2,572 Peter Rampley D 15 1 July 1979 Footscray JUST 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round15 Sydney Olympic Jennings 20 Olympic Park Melbourne 1,000 Don Campbell W 16 8 July 1979 Sydney Olympic 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round16 Brisbane City Kelso 73 Pratten Park Sydney 2,150 Bill Jones L 17 15 July 1979 West Adelaide 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round17 Sydney Olympic Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 4,200 Don Campbell D 18 22 July 1979 APIA Leichhardt 0–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round18 Sydney Olympic Jennings 71 Scott 80 Wentworth Park Sydney 5,386 Richard Lorenc W 19 29 July 1979 Sydney Olympic 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round19 Newcastle KB United Eaton 50 Jones 1 Pratten Park Sydney 3,575 Doug Rennie D 20 5 August 1979 Sydney Olympic 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round20 Adelaide City Bell 3 pen. J. Nyskohus 80 Marwe 83 Pratten Park Sydney 3,250 Tony Beazleigh L 22 26 August 1979 Sydney Olympic 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round22 Canberra City Pratten Park Sydney 1,462 Peter Rampley D 23 2 September 1979 Brisbane Lions 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round23 Sydney Olympic Perry Park Brisbane 1,050 Bill Jones D 21 5 September 1979 Heidelberg United 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round21 Sydney Olympic Paton 1 Yzendoorn 77 Eaton 70 Olympic Park Melbourne 2,000 Chris Bambridge L 24 9 September 1979 Sydney Olympic 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html Sydney City Silva 48 St George Stadium Sydney 2,649 Jim Reeves L 25 16 September 1979 Marconi Fairfield 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round25 Sydney Olympic Marconi Oval Sydney 5,400 Tony Beazleigh L 26 23 September 1979 Sydney Olympic 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round26 St George-Budapest Katholos 74 Marconi Oval Sydney 2,103 Stewart Mellings L Notes: NSL Cup 1979 NSL Cup #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA First round 25 April 1979 Sutherland New South Wales 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLCup.html#Round1 Sydney Olympic Beggs ? Botham ? Eaton ? St George Stadium Sydney 1,982http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLCup.html 1979 National Soccer League Cup Results Stock Greg OzFootball Tony Boskovic W Second round 19 May 1979 Newcastle KB United 3–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLCup.html#Round2 Sydney Olympic Senkalski 24 66 71 Newcastle International Sports Centre Newcastle 6,027 Ken Allen L Statistics Appearances and goals Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLSquads_SO.html Sydney Olympic 1979 Squad Persoglia Tony Stock Greg OzFootball No. Squad number Pos. Position Nat. Nationality Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK AUS Gary Meier soccer 19 0 2 0 21 0 2 DF AUS Dave McIntosh soccer 21+4 2 2 0 27 2 3 DF AUS Billy Palmer soccer 6+3 0 1+1 0 11 0 4 DF AUS Richard Bell soccer 26 2 1 0 27 2 5 DF SCO Ken Wilson footballer, born 1957 26 2 1 0 27 2 6 DF ENG Mike Cross footballer 22+1 0 1+1 0 25 0 7 FW SCO Derek Laing 25 1 2 0 27 1 8 MF AUS Peter Raskopoulos 25+1 0 2 0 28 0 9 MF SCO Alex Jamieson footballer 11+2 0 0 0 13 0 10 FW AUS Clive Eaton 18+6 7 2 1 26 8 11 MF AUS Alan Ainslie 12+3 1 2 0 17 1 12 MF AUS Mark Koussas 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 DF AUS Ian Rowden 16+1 0 2 0 19 0 14 DF AUS Graham Jennings 19+1 4 1+1 0 22 4 15 DF SCO Jim Morris 4 0 0 0 4 0 17 DF AUS John Karaspyros 0+2 0 0 0 2 0 18 FW AUS Andy Scott soccer 16+2 1 2 0 20 1 20 GK AUS Peter Wilson soccer, born 1961 7+1 0 0 0 8 0 — FW ENG Ray Botham 2+4 0 1 1 7 1 — DF ENG Paul Cotton footballer 4 0 0 0 4 0 — DF IRN Karim Ghiassi 2 0 0 0 2 0 — DF SCO George Gibson footballer, born 1945 4 0 0 0 4 0 — DF ENG Paul Luckett 0+3 0 0+1 0 4 0 — — AUS Leopold Poulos 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. Squad number Pos. Position Nat. Nationality Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total 1 13 DF AUS Ian Rowden 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 DF AUS Dave McIntosh soccerr 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 3 8 MF AUS Peter Raskopoulos 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 3 DF AUS Billy Palmer soccer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 DF SCO Ken Wilson footballer, born 1957 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 FW SCO Derek Laing 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 MF SCO Alex Jamieson footballer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 FW AUS Clive Eaton 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 DF AUS Graham Jennings 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 FW AUS Andy Scott soccer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 15 0 1 0 0 0 15 0 1 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. Squad number Nat. Nationality Goalkeeper NSL NSL Cup Total 1 1 AUS Gary Meier 4 0 4 2 20 AUS Peter Wilson soccer, born 1961 1 0 1 Total 5 0 5 References 1979 Category:1979 National Soccer League (Australia) by team Category:1979 in sport in Sydney