1988 Wollongong City FC season

December 2022 December 2022 Wollongong City 1988 John Fleming Brandon Park National Soccer League 1st NSL Finals Preliminary Final NSL Cup First round Marshall Soper (6) Marshall Soper (6) 7,106 vs. Sydney Croatia(21 August 1988)National Soccer League 1,284 vs. Brisbane Lions(10 April 1988) 2,753 6–1vs. Brisbane Lions (H)(10 April 1988)National Soccer League 0–4vs. Marconi Fairfield (H)(5 March 1988)National Soccer League 1986 1989 The 1988 season was the eighth in the history of Wollongong City (now Wollongong Wolves). It was the seventh season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Wollongong City finished 1st in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup first round by Brisbane Lions. Players ENG DF Jeff Ainsworth AUS Jeff Allport AUS MF Mineo Bonetig SCO FW Alan Brazil AUS FW Pat Brodnik AUS John Brown AUS MF Brian Cokely AUS MF Roy Cotton SCO MF Danny Crainie AUS MF Randall Easthorpe ENG FW Trevor Francis AUS MF Robert Giraldi AUS Paul Keyes AUS DF Jason Higgs ENG DF Mike Hollifield AUS MF Peter Kotamanidis ENG FW Paul Mariner AUS FW Jock Morlando AUS DF David Ratcliffe AUS DF David Skeen AUS FW Marshall Soper AUS MF Rade Stefanovski AUS DF Ray Vliestra AUS GK Warwick Young Competitions Overview 5 National Soccer League 31 January 1988 7 August 1988 Matchday 1 1st 13 8 5 44 32 NSL Cup 23 January 1988 First round First round 0 0 1 3 5 complete National Soccer League League table WOL Results by round table b Round Ground H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/A Result W/D/W/W/D/L/W/W/D/W/W/W/L/L/D/W/W/L/D/D/W/D/W/W/L/D Position 4/2/1/1/1/3/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/2/2/2/1/1/2/2/1/3/1/1/2/1 green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss Home Away gold yellow1 red1 worldfootball.net Matches 1 31 January 1988 Wollongong City 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1988/1988NSLResults.html St George-Budapest Brazil 28 Easthorpe 58 Stefanovski 84 Fletcher 90 Brandon Park Wollongong 1,969http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1988/1988NSLResults.html 1988 National Soccer League Results 16 December 2022 ozfootball.net John McConnell W 2 7 February 1988 Wollongong City 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1988/1988NSLResults.html Preston Makedonia Brandon Park Wollongong 2,140 Bob Marshall D 3 15 February 1988 Adelaide City 2–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1988/1988NSLResults.html Wollongong City Mullen 39 Vidmar 51 Skeen 2 Ainsworth 26 Easthorpe 80 Olympic Sports Field Adelaide 3,120 Mike Browning W 4 21 February 1988 Wollongong City 4–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1988/1988NSLResults.html Melbourne Croatia Giraldi 10 Ainsworth ? pen. 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Easthorpe 78 Biskic 57 Brandon Park Wollongong 2,836 Arthur Owens W 5 28 February 1988 Footscray JUST 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1988/1988NSLResults.html Wollongong City Schintler Reserve Melbourne 2,861 Jim Rossis D 6 5 March 1988 Wollongong City 0–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1988/1988NSLResults.html Marconi Fairfield Lowe 39 Gomez 75 Nastevski 76 Gray 79 Brandon Park Wollongong 2,176 Rob Davies L 7 20 March 1988 Sydney Olympic 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1988/1988NSLResults.html Wollongong City Brazil 58 Sydney Football Stadium Sydney 4,616 Gary Power W 8 27 March 1988 Sunshine George Cross 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1988/1988NSLResults.html Wollongong City Brodnik 72 Chaplin Reserve Melbourne 2,200 Chris Bambridge W 9 3 April 1988 APIA Leichhardt 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1988/1988NSLResults.html Wollongong City Bundalo 74 Brodnik 79 Wentworth Park Sydney 1,050 Richard Lorenc D 10 10 April 1988 Wollongong City 6–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1988/1988NSLResults.html Brisbane Lions Ratcliffe 6 Soper 13 58 65 76 Crainie 88 Wheeler 85 Brandon Park Wollongong 1,284 Terry Seacy W 11 17 April 1988 Brunswick Juventus 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1988/1988NSLResults.html Wollongong City Egan 31 Brazil 15 Morlando 50 Olympic Park Melbourne 850 John Fraser W 12 24 April 1988 Wollongong City 4–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1988/1988NSLResults.html South Melbourne Easthorpe 21 51 55 Crainie 72 Brandon Park Wollongong 2,995 Gary Power W 13 1 May 1988 St George-Budapest 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1988/1988NSLResults.html Wollongong City Moffitt 46 Koczka 63 Hollifield 83 St George Stadium Sydney 1,548 John McConnell L 14 8 May 1988 Wollongong City 0–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1988/1988NSLResults.html Sydney Croatia Lamond 6 Arnold 14 Slater 48 Olympic Park Melbourne 4,755 Bob Marshall L 15 15 May 1988 Preston Makedonia 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1988/1988NSLResults.html Wollongong City Stewart 61 Brodnik 68 B.T. Connor Reserve Melbourne 2,353 Bernie Upjohn D 16 22 May 1988 Wollongong City 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1988/1988NSLResults.html Adelaide City Francis 6 Brazil 62 Melta 26 pen. Brandon Park Wollongong 2,539 Richard Lorenc W 17 29 May 1988 Melbourne Croatia 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1988/1988NSLResults.html Wollongong City Francis 89 Olympic Park Melbourne 1,851 Chris Bambridge W 18 5 June 1988 Wollongong City 1–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1988/1988NSLResults.html Footscray JUST Brodnik 75 Bozinovski 4 45 Dimoski 9 Spink 58 Brandon Park Wollongong 2,795 Bill Monteverde L 19 13 June 1988 Marconi Fairfield 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1988/1988NSLResults.html Wollongong City Farina 18 Morlando 55 Marconi Stadium Sydney 2,949 Roger Doneau D 20 19 June 1988 Wollongong City 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1988/1988NSLResults.html Sydney Olympic Brodnik 37 Polak 71 Brandon Park Wollongong 2,230 Jim Reeves D 21 26 June 1988 Wollongong City 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1988/1988NSLResults.html Sunshine George Cross Easthorpe 21 Cokely 67 Crainie 80 Markovac 40 Brandon Park Wollongong 1,432 Rob Davies W 22 3 July 1988 Wollongong City 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1988/1988NSLResults.html APIA Leichhardt Brandon Park Wollongong 1,731 Don Campbell D 23 16 July 1988 Brisbane Lions 2–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1988/1988NSLResults.html Wollongong City Cole 34 Lowey 81 Soper 44 Ainsworth 61 Easthorpe 87 Richlands Stadium Brisbane 320 Arthur Owens W 24 24 July 1988 Wollongong City 3–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1988/1988NSLResults.html Brunswick Juventus Soper 6 Kotamanidis 54 Easthorpe 77 Egan 51 Palatsides 82 Brandon Park Wollongong 1,716 Richard Lorenc W 25 31 July 1988 South Melbourne 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1988/1988NSLResults.html Wollongong City Tasios 67 Wade 70 Ainsworth 45 Middle Park Melbourne 4,830 Don Campbell L 26 7 August 1988 Sydney Croatia 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1988/1988NSLResults.html Wollongong City Jones 90+2 Ratcliffe 79 Croatian Sports Centre Sydney 6,702 Richard Lorenc D Finals series Major semi-final 21 August 1988 Wollongong City 0–0 3–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1988/1988NSLResults.html Sydney Croatia Marconi Stadium Sydney 7,106 Rob Davies D Preliminary Final 28 August 1988 Wollongong City 0–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1988/1988NSLResults.html Marconi Fairfield Lowe 55 Farina 57 Croatian Sports Centre Sydney 3,592 Gary Power L NSL Cup First round 23 January 1988 Brisbane Lions 5–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1988/1988NSLCup.html Wollongong City Lightbrown 17 90+3 Cummings 22 Stewart ? 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Richlands Stadium Brisbane 2,855 Alan Kibbler L Statistics Appearances and goals Players with no appearances not included in the list.http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/home.html Australia's Premier Football Player Archive 18 July 2022 Aussie Footballers ozfootball.nethttp://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1986/1986NSLCup.html 1988 National Soccer League Cup Results 17 December 2022 ozfootball.net No.Pos.Nat.NameNational Soccer LeagueNSL CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDFENGJeff Ainsworth22(1)400234AUSJeff Allport0(1)00010MFAUSMineo Bonetig1(1)00020FWSCOAlan Brazil12411135FWAUSPat Brodnik22(2)500245FWAUSJohn Brown soccer, born 1968000(1)010MFAUSBrian Cokely15(4)111202MFAUSRoy Cotton1(2)00030FWSCODanny Crainie28411295MFAUSRandall Easthorpe21(3)010250FWENGTrevor Francis320032MFAUSRobert Giraldi3(1)10041AUSPaul Keyes200020DFAUSJason Higgs0(1)00010DFENGMike Hollifield21(1)100221MFAUSPeter Kotamanidis12(8)110211FWENGPaul Mariner200020FWAUSJock Morlando21210222DFAUSDavid Ratcliffe27210282DFAUSDavid Skeen26110271FWAUSMarshall Soper6(3)60096AUSRade Stefanovski8(4)110131DFAUSRay Vliestra27010280GKAUSWarwick Young28010290 Clean sheets Rank RankNo. Squad NumberPos PositionNat NationalityNameNational Soccer LeagueNSL CupTotal1—GKAUSWarwick Young808Total808 References Category:Wollongong Wolves FC seasons Wollongong City