1979 APIA Leichhardt FC season

25th season in existence of APIA Leichhardt FC May 2024 March 2012 APIA Leichhardt 1979 Stuart Macdonald Jimmy Adam Marconi OvalWentworth Park National Soccer League 8th NSL Cup Second round Ken Reed (7) Ken Reed (8) 10,856vs. Marconi Fairfield(13 May 1979)National Soccer League 850vs. South Melbourne(23 September 1979)National Soccer League 5723 2673 4267 2473 10856 4287 5023 2968 5386 3728 4620 3026 850 0 3–0vs. Sydney Croatia (A)(25 April 1979)NSL Cup3–0vs. Canberra City (H)(5 August 1979)National Soccer League 1–5vs. Footscray JUST (A)(15 September 1979)National Soccer League 1980 The 1979 season was the first in the National Soccer League for APIA Leichhardt Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. APIA Leichhardt finished 8th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the second round of the NSL Cup. Players 1 GK AUS Greg Woodhouse 2 DF AUS Rod Skellern 3 DF AUS Warren Turnbull 4 DF SCO Eric Carruthers 5 DF AUS Peter Wilson 6 DF AUS Ian Rowden 7 DF ITA Rosario Rampanti 8 MF AUS Terry Butler 10 MF AUS Peter Stone 11 AUS John Vernon 12 FW ENG Ken Reed 13 MF AUS Ray Richards 14 MF SCO Brian O'Donnell 15 DF AUS Bob McGinn 16 FW AUS Rob Drewes 17 AUS Mark Samuels 18 GK AUS Dave McQuire DF SCO Jim Dempsey DF AUS Mark Pullen FW AUS Elwyn Roberts Competitions Overall record 2 National Soccer League 9 March 1979 23 September 1979 Matchday 1 8th 11 3 12 29 37 NSL Cup 25 April 1979 20 May 1979 First round Second round 1 0 1 5 3 National Soccer League 1979 National Soccer League League table API Results summary 6 2 5 15 16 5 1 7 14 21 worldfootball.net September 2022 Results by round table b 22 21 Round Ground H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H Result L/L/W/L/W/W/D/W/W/D/W/W/W/L/L/L/D/L/L/W/L/L/L/W/L/W Position 12/14/13/12/12/10/10/7/6/6/4/4/4/4/7/8/8/8/9/8/8/8/8/8/8/8 Points 0p/0p/2p/2p/4p/6p/7p/9p/11p/12p/14p/16p/18p/18p/18p/18p/19p/19p/19p/21p/21p/21p/21p/23p/23p/25p green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss Home Away gold yellow1 worldfootball.net Matches #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 1 9 March 1979 APIA Leichhardt 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round1 West Adelaide McCulloch 37 Marconi Oval Sydney 5,723http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html 1979 National Soccer League Results Stock Greg OzFootball Tony Boskovic L 2 18 March 1979 Brisbane City 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round2 APIA Leichhardt Echeverria 22 Caldwell 71 pen. Perry Park Brisbane 3,100 Jack Wood L 3 25 March 1979 Adelaide City 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round3 APIA Leichhardt Samuels 74 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 5,176 Barry Harwood W 4 1 April 1979 15:00 AEDT APIA Leichhardt 1–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round4 Newcastle KB United Scott 2 Drinkwater 68 73 Boden 77 Wentworth Park Sydney 2,673 Henry Witschge 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 W 6 15 April 1979 APIA Leichhardt 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round6 Heidelberg United Reed 36 Wentworth Park Sydney 4,267 Peter Rampley W 7 21 April 1979 Canberra City 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round7 APIA Leichhardt Bruce Stadium Canberra 5,300 Ken Allen D 8 29 April 1979 APIA Leichhardt 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round8 Brisbane Lions Rampanti 16 Wilson 65 Brennan 21 Wentworth Park Sydney 2,473 Jim Reeves W 9 6 May 1979 Sydney City 2–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round9 APIA Leichhardt Smith 6 80 Reed 19 53 Carruthers 89 Wentworth Park Sydney 2,835 Richard Lorenc W 10 13 May 1979 APIA Leichhardt 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round10 Marconi Fairfield Wentworth Park Sydney 10,856 Stewart Mellings D 11 3 June 1979 St George-Budapest 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round11 APIA Leichhardt Matic 15 Butler 24 41 St George Stadium Sydney 3,475 Jack Wood W 12 10 June 1979 APIA Leichhardt 3–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round12 Footscray JUST Roberts 11 Dempsey 65 Jovicic 86 o.g. Palinkas 54 Kondarios 70 Wentworth Park Sydney 4,287 Henry Witschge W 13 18 June 1979 South Melbourne 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round13 APIA Leichhardt Lutton 38 Butler 22 Pye 85 o.g. Middle Park Soccer Stadium Melbourne 12,000 Don Campbell W 14 24 June 1979 APIA Leichhardt 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round14 Brisbane City Reed 55 Coyne 7 Kelso 35 Wentworth Park Sydney 5,023 Tony Boskovic L 15 1 July 1979 West Adelaide 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round15 APIA Leichhardt Kosmina 17 Boyle 29 Norris 73 Roberts 87 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 3,800 Stewart Mellings L 16 7 July 1979 Newcastle KB United 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round16 APIA Leichhardt Boden 32 Newcastle International Sports Centre Newcastle 10,012 Peter Rampley L 17 15 July 1979 APIA Leichhardt 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round17 Adelaide City Reed 87 Deans 56 Wentworth Park Sydney 2,968 Dave Nugent 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 L 19 29 July 1979 Heidelberg United 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round19 APIA Leichhardt Paton 2 Cole 71 Yzendoorn 43 o.g. Olympic Park Melbourne 7,000 Tony Beazleigh L 20 5 August 1979 APIA Leichhardt 3–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round20 Canberra City Reed 5 46 McGinn 80 Wentworth Park Sydney 3,728 Henry Witschge W 22 26 August 1979 APIA Leichhardt 0–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round22 Sydney City Barnes 42 Trenter 46 Silva 74 Wentworth Park Sydney 4,620 Tony Boskovic L 21 29 August 1979 Brisbane Lions 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round21 APIA Leichhardt Spearritt 36 Fairbrother 67 Stone 88 Perry Park Brisbane 850 Bob Mee L 23 2 September 1979 Marconi Fairfeild 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round23 APIA Leichhardt Sharne 25 Krncevic 55 Marconi Oval Sydney 10,837 Chris Bambridge L 24 9 September 1979 APIA Leichhardt 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round24 St George-Budapest Drewes 44 Wentworth Park Sydney 3,026 Tony Boskovic W 25 15 September 1979 Footscray JUST 5–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round25 APIA Leichhardt Picioane 8 Ollerton 23 Palinkas 55 pen. 77 pen. Rujevic 65 O'Donnell 14 Middle Park Soccer Stadium Melbourne 2,500 Don Campbell L 26 23 September 1979 APIA Leichhardt 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round26 South Melbourne Drewes 23 Stone 72 Ristovski 47 Wentworth Park Sydney 850 Ken Allen W 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 Sydney Croatia New South Wales 0–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLCup.html#Round1 APIA Leichhardt Samuels 58 60 Drewes 88 Wentworth Park Sydney http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLCup.html 1979 National Soccer League Cup Results Stock Greg OzFootball.net Tim Davies W Second round 20 May 1979 St George-Budapest 3–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLCup.html#Round1 APIA Leichhardt J. O'Shea 53 O'Connor 58 Hensman 86 Reed 9 Rampanti 61 St George Stadium Sydney 2,783 Bill Jones 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_AC.html Adelaide City 1979 Squad ozfootball.net No. Squad number Pos. Position Nat. Nationality Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK AUS Greg Woodhouse 23 0 2 0 25 0 2 DF AUS Rod Skellern 13+3 0 1 0 17 0 3 DF AUS Warren Turnbull 16+2 0 2 0 20 0 4 DF SCO Eric Carruthers footballer 18+2 2 2 0 22 2 5 DF AUS Peter Wilson soccer, born 1947 24 1 2 0 26 1 6 DF AUS Ian Rowden 7 0 0 0 7 0 7 DF ITA Rosario Rampanti 19+1 1 1 1 21 2 8 MF AUS Terry Butler soccer 23+1 3 1 0 25 3 10 MF AUS Peter Stone soccer, born 1954 22 3 2 0 24 3 11 — AUS John Vernon soccer 7+3 0 1 0 11 0 12 FW ENG Ken Reed association footballer 22+1 7 2 1 25 8 13 MF AUS Ray Richards footballer 4+1 0 0 0 5 0 14 MF SCO Brian O'Donnell 16+5 0 2 0 23 0 15 DF AUS Bob McGinn soccer 14 1 1 0 15 1 16 FW AUS Rob Drewes 6+8 2 0+1 1 15 3 17 — AUS Mark Samuels Mark Samuels (soccer) 3+5 1 1+1 2 10 3 18 GK AUS Dave McQuire 3 0 0 0 3 0 — DF SCO Jim Dempsey 17 1 1 0 18 1 — DF AUS Mark Pullen 14+3 0 1+1 0 19 0 — FW AUS Elwyn Roberts soccer 12+1 2 0 0 13 2 Player(s) transferred out but featured this season 9 FW AUS Andy Scott soccer 3+1 1 0 0 4 1 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 12 FW ENG Ken Reed association footballer 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 3 DF AUS Warren Turnbull 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 3 5 DF AUS Peter Wilson soccer, born 1947 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 4 4 DF SCO Eric Carruthers footballer 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 14 MF SCO Brian O'Donnell 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 15 DF AUS Bob McGinn soccer 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 — DF SCO Jim Dempsey 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 7 DF ITA Rosario Rampanti 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 — DF AUS Mark Pullen 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 — FW AUS Elwyn Roberts soccer 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 2 DF AUS Rod Skellern 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 MF AUS Terry Butler soccer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 FW AUS Rob Drewes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 34 0 1 2 0 0 36 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 Greg Woodhouse 6 1 7 1 18 AUS Dave McQuire 1 0 1 Total 7 1 8 References 1979 Category:1979 National Soccer League (Australia) by team Category:1979 in sport in Sydney