1979 West Adelaide SC season

August 2023 August 2023 West Adelaide 1979 Head Coach Tommy Forde Hindmarsh Stadium National Soccer League 7th NSL Cup First round John KosminaGraham Norris(7 each) John KosminaGraham Norris(7 each) 11,127vs. Adelaide City(10 June 1979)National Soccer League 2,500vs. Sydney City(5 August 1979)National Soccer League 6127 5230 5260 7800 4200 11127 4600 3800 4200 2700 2500 2512 3100 0 5–0vs. Footscray JUST (H)(13 May 1979)National Soccer League 0–3vs. Sydney City (A)(22 April 1979)National Soccer League 1978 1980 The 1979 season was the third in the National Soccer League for West Adelaide Soccer Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. West Adelaide finished 7th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the first round of the NSL Cup. Players 1 GK AUS Martyn Crook 2 DF AUS Vic Bozanic 3 DF AUS Barry Reynolds 4 MF SCO Neil McGachey 5 DF GRE Con Kambas 6 DF AUS David Jones 7 FW AUS Peter Boyle 8 FW AUS Dave Pillans 9 FW RSA 1928 Graham Norris 10 FW SCO Graham Honeyman 11 MF SCO Ian McGregor 12 FW AUS Alex Zervas 13 MF MAS Gary Dooley 14 AUS Marcelino Fernandez 15 DF ENG Peter Tymczyszyn 16 FW AUS George Koulianos 17 DF AUS Nick Pantzaras 18 MF AUS John Batchelor 19 FW AUS John Kosmina 21 GK IRL Sam Service MF SCO Gordon McCulloch GK AUS Louis Pivetta Competitions Overall record 2 National Soccer League 9 March 1979 23 September 1979 Matchday 1 7th 10 4 12 28 31 NSL Cup 25 April 1979 First round First round 0 0 1 0 1 National Soccer League 1979 National Soccer League League table WES Results summary 6 2 5 17 11 4 2 7 11 20 worldfootball.net May 2023 Results by round table b Round Ground A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A Result W/D/L/W/D/W/L/L/L/W/W/L/W/D/W/L/D/W/W/L/L/L/W/L/L/L Position 3/5/7/6/5/4/5/8/9/8/6/8/7/7/6/7/7/7/6/7/7/7/7/7/7/7 Points 2p/3p/3p/5p/6p/8p/8p/8p/8p/11p/13p/13p/15p/15p/17p/17p/18p/20p/22p/22p/22p/23p/24p/25p/25p/25p 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 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 W 2 18 March 1979 14:30 ACDT West Adelaide 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round2 Newcastle KB United Pillans 80 Sneddon 88 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 6,127 Graham Neale D 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 L 4 1 April 1979 West Adelaide 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round4 Heidelberg United Boyle 27 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 5,230 Don Campbell W 5 7 April 1979 Canberra City 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round5 West Adelaide Bruce Stadium Canberra 5,300 Jack Wood D 6 15 April 1979 West Adelaide 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round6 Brisbane Lions Pillans 49 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 5,260 Barry Harwood W 7 22 April 1979 Sydney City 3–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round7 West Adelaide Watson 9 Smith 42 84 Wentworth Park Sydney 1,891 Peter Rampley L 8 29 April 1979 West Adelaide 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round8 Marconi Fairfield Kambas 37 Lindsay 9 Krncevic 11 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 7,800 Don Campbell L 9 6 May 1979 St George-Budapest 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round9 West Adelaide J. O'Shea 19 O'Connor 23 St George Stadium Sydney 1,815 Tim Davies L 10 13 May 1979 West Adelaide 5–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round10 Footscray JUST Norris 49 78 Boyle 59 Kosmina 60 Jones 83 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 4,200 Graham Neal W 11 3 June 1979 South Melbourne 3–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round11 West Adelaide Evans 21 79 Davidson 83 Kosmina 14 88 Norris 54 72 Middle Park Soccer Stadium Melbourne 7,000 Tim Davies W 12 10 June 1979 West Adelaide 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round12 Adelaide City Pillans 9 Northcote 35 Marwe 84 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 11,127 Tony Beazleigh L 13 17 June 1979 West Adelaide 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round13 Brisbane City Kosmina 63 Kambas 82 Coyne 4 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 4,600 Graham Neal W 14 23 June 1979 14:30 AEST Newcastle KB United 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round14 West Adelaide Newcastle International Sports Centre Newcastle 8,687 Des Miles D 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 W 16 8 July 1979 Heidelberg United 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round16 West Adelaide Buljevic 26 Taylor 69 Cole 84 Kosmina 60 Olympic Park Melbourne 4,500 Tony Boskovic 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 West Adelaide 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round18 Canberra City Norris 57 Tymczyszyn 67 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 2,700 Chris Bambridge W 19 29 July 1979 Brisbane Lions 2–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round19 West Adelaide Brennan 23 Dooley 71 o.g. Norris 5 Batchelor 77 Kosmina 88 Perry Park Brisbane 800 Ken Allen W 20 5 August 1979 West Adelaide 0–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round20 Sydney City Tymczyszyn 16 o.g. Stevenson 81 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 2,500 Stewart Mellings L 21 12 August 1979 Marconi Fairfield 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round21 West Adelaide Vieri 41 Sharne 58 Boyle 54 Marconi Oval Sydney 5,480 Tony Boskovic L 22 26 August 1979 West Adelaide 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round22 St George-Budapest Cotton 35 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 2,512 Don Campbell L 23 1 September 1979 Footscray JUST 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round23 West Adelaide McGregor 84 Middle Park Soccer Stadium Melbourne 1,200 Tony Beazleigh W 24 9 September 1979 West Adelaide 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round24 South Melbourne Baxter 71 pen. Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 3,100 Richard Lorenc L 25 16 September 1979 Adelaide City 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round25 West Adelaide Northcote 86 Olympic Sports Field Adelaide 10,007 Tim Davies L 26 23 September 1979 Brisbane City 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round26 West Adelaide Echeverria 55 Campbell 89 Perry Park Brisbane 3,100 Tim Davies L 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 Adelaide City 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLCup.html#Round1 West Adelaide J. Nyskohus 88 pen. Olympic Sports Field Adelaide 8,123http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLCup.html 1979 National Soccer League Cup Results Stock Greg OzFootball.net Chris Bambridge 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_WA.html West Adelaide 1979 Squad Persoglia Tony Stock Greg 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 Martyn Crook 25 0 1 0 26 0 2 DF AUS Vic Bozanic 14+1 0 1 0 16 0 3 DF AUS Barry Reynolds soccer 18 0 1 0 19 0 4 MF SCO Neil McGachey 7 0 1 0 8 0 5 DF GRE Con Kambas 22 2 1 0 23 2 6 DF AUS David Jones soccer, born 1955 26 1 1 0 27 1 7 FW AUS Peter Boyle soccer 24 4 1 0 25 4 8 FW AUS Dave Pillans 11+1 3 1 0 13 3 9 FW RSA 1928 Graham Norris footballer 21+1 7 0 0 22 7 10 FW SCO Graham Honeyman 22+1 0 1 0 24 0 11 MF SCO Ian McGregor footballer, born 1956 17+5 0 1 0 23 0 12 FW AUS Alex Zervas 4+8 0 0 0 12 0 13 MF MAS Gary Dooley 14+1 0 0 0 15 0 14 — AUS Marcelino Fernandez 1+3 0 0 0 4 0 15 DF ENG Peter Tymczyszyn 21+1 1 0+1 0 23 1 16 FW AUS George Koulianos 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 DF AUS Nick Pantzaras 9+1 0 0 0 10 0 18 MF AUS John Batchelor soccer 0+4 1 0 0 4 1 19 FW AUS John Kosmina 21 7 1 0 22 7 21 GK IRL Sam Service 1+1 0 0 0 2 0 — MF SCO Gordon McCulloch 7+1 1 0 0 8 1 — GK AUS Louis Pivetta 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 12 FW AUS Alex Zervas 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 5 DF GRE Con Kambas 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 9 FW RSA 1928 Graham Norris footballer 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 19 FW AUS John Kosmina 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 10 FW SCO Graham Honeyman 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 MF SCO Ian McGregor footballer, born 1956 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 3 DF AUS Barry Reynolds soccer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 MF SCO Neil McGachey 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 DF AUS David Jones soccer, born 1955 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 FW AUS Peter Boyle soccer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 DF AUS Nick Pantzaras 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 — MF SCO Gordon McCulloch 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 24 0 1 0 0 0 24 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 Martyn Crook 8 0 8 Total 8 0 8 References Category:West Adelaide SC seasons West Adelaide