1981 Canberra City FC season

January 2024 January 2024 Canberra City 1981 Head Coach George Murray Bruce Stadium National Soccer League 5th NSL Cup Second round Walter Valeri (9) Walter Valeri (11) 5,682vs. Sydney Olympic(5 April 1981)National Soccer League 1,603vs. Brisbane Lions(2 August 1981)National Soccer League 2642 2893 3170 5682 6190 5750 4676 6247 2891 4160 4060 1603 2100 2500 3142 0 5–0vs. Footscray JUST (H)(20 April 1981)National Soccer League 1–5vs. Heidelberg United (H)(19 July 1981)National Soccer League 1980 1982 The 1981 season was the fifth in the history of Canberra City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Canberra City finished 5th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the second round of the NSL Cup. Players 2 DF FIJ Keni Kawaleva 3 DF ENG Roy Stark 4 MF SCO Isaac Farrell 5 DF AUS Harry Williams 6 DF AUS Terry Byrne 7 DF AUS Robbie O'Shea 8 MF NZL Duncan Cole 10 MF AUS Walter Valeri 11 FW AUS Tony Brennan 12 FW ENG George Bailey 13 FW SCO Ian Purdie 14 MF NED John Massa 15 GK AUS Steve Hoszowski DF SCO John Brown DF AUS Mark Francis FW AUS Sebastian Giampaolo MF SCO Ian Gibson FW SCO Don Maclaren DF AUS John Moutsopoulos DF AUS John O'Shea DF AUS Mike O'Shea MF AUS Ian Stone Competitions Overall record 2 National Soccer League 15 February 1981 13 September 1981 Matchday 1 5th 13 7 10 41 32 NSL Cup 22 March 1981 8 June 1981 First round Second round 1 0 1 4 5 National Soccer League 1981 National Soccer League League table CAN Results summary 7 4 4 27 17 6 3 6 14 15 worldfootball.net January 2024 Results by round table b Round Ground A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H Result W/D/D/W/L/W/W/D/W/L/D/W/L/W/D/L/W/L/D/D/W/L/L/L/W/W/L/W/L/W Position 4/6/7/4/7/5/4/3/2/2/2/2/3/3/3/4/3/5/5/5/4/5/7/7/7/7/7/6/7/5 Points 2p/3p/4p/6p/6p/8p/10p/11p/13p/13p/14p/16p/16p/18p/19p/19p/21p/21p/22p/23p/25p/25p/25p/25p/27p/29p/29p/31p/31p/33p green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss Home Away gold worldfootball.net Matches #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 1 15 February 1981 Preston Makedonia 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round1 Canberra City R. O'Shea 23 B.T. Connor Reserve Melbourne 4,000http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html 1981 National Soccer League Results Stock Greg OzFootball Jim Fearn W 2 22 February 1981 16:00 AEST Canberra City 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round2 Adelaide City Bruce Stadium Canberra 2,642 Bob Mee D 3 1 March 1981 Brisbane City 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round3 Canberra City Spencer Park Brisbane 2,000 Gary Power D 4 7 March 1981 16:00 AEST Canberra City 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round4 Sydney City Valeri 10 58 Bruce Stadium Canberra 2,893 Ken Allen W 5 15 March 1981 15:00 AEST Canberra City 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round5 West Adelaide Farrell 66 Bozanic 10 Boyle 72 Bruce Stadium Canberra 3,170 Gary Power L 6 29 March 1981 15:00 AEST Marconi Fairfield 0–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round6 Canberra City Valeri 61 86 pen. Marconi Oval Sydney 3,700 Ken Small W 7 5 April 1981 15:00 AEST Canberra City 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round7 Sydney Olympic Brennan 64 Gibson 72 Cotton 31 Bruce Stadium Canberra 5,682 Chris Bambridge W 8 12 April 1981 Heidelberg United 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round8 Canberra City Taylor 58 J. O'Shea 68 Olympic Park Melbourne 3,192 Evan Venios D 9 20 April 1981 Canberra City 5–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round9 Footscray JUST Brennan 1 Gibson 43 66 80 Maclaren 78 Bruce Stadium Canberra 6,190 Bob Mee W 10 26 April 1981 Brisbane Lions 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round10 Canberra City Millman 32 Richlands Stadium Brisbane 1,300 Dave Nugent L 11 3 May 1981 Canberra City 2–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round11 Blacktown City J. O'Shea 15 Byrne 50 Burrows 18 34 Bruce Stadium Canberra 5,750 Ken Allen D 12 10 May 1981 Newcastle KB United 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round12 Canberra City Gibson 60 Newcastle International Sports Centre Newcastle 3,827 Jim REeves W 13 17 May 1981 Canberra City 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round13 APIA Leichhardt Morsello 59 Bruce Stadium Canberra 4,676 Evan Venios L 14 24 May 1981 Wollongong City 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round14 Canberra City Valeri 78 Wollongong Showground Wollongong 3,015 Richard Lorenc W 15 31 May 1981 Canberra City 2–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round15 South Melbourne Maclaren 24 Brennan 36 Christopoulos 24 pen. Blair 70 Bruce Stadium Canberra 6,247 Bob Mee D 16 7 June 1981 Adelaide City 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round16 Canberra City Jones 89 Olympic Sports Field Adelaide 3,289 Jim Rossis L 17 14 June 1981 Canberra City 3–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round17 Brisbane City Maclaren 41 Brennan 56 Purdie 87 Bruce Stadium Canberra 2,891 Ken Allen W 18 21 June 1981 Sydney City 3–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round18 Canberra City O'Connor 54 Boden 57 Kosmina 61 J. O'Shea 18 Mullen 30 o.g. ES Marks Athletics Field Sydney 2,414 Tony Boskovic L 19 28 June 1981 West Adelaide 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round19 Canberra City Manecas 66 Maclaren 29 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 3,600 Don Campbell D 20 5 July 1981 Canberra City 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round20 Marconi Fairfield Bruce Stadium Canberra 4,160 Bob Mee D 21 12 July 1981 Sydney Olympic 0–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round21 Canberra City Purdie 31 Gibson 68 Pratten Park Sydney 6,150 Richard Lorenc W 22 19 July 1981 Canberra City 1–5 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round22 Heidelberg United Purdie 17 Cole 47 60 Paton 75 90 Tasevski 90 Bruce Stadium Canberra 4,060 Tony Boskovic L 23 26 July 1981 Footscray JUST 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round23 Canberra City Ilioski 39 pen. Kondarios 59 Cozzella 71 R. O'Shea 84 Schintler Reserve Melbourne 2,300 Evan Venios L 24 2 August 1981 Canberra City 2–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round24 Brisbane Lions Valeri 60 R. O'Shea 72 Williamson 1 80 Bennett 48 Bruce Stadium Canberra 1,603 Bob Mee L 25 9 August 1981 Blacktown City 0–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round25 Canberra City Cole 17 Valeri 19 Gabbie Stadium Sydney 2,740 Tim Davies W 26 16 August 1981 Canberra City 4–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round26 Newcastle KB United Byrne 14 Brennan 32 Valeri 78 Jones 8 Bruce Stadium Canberra 2,100 Ken Allen W 27 23 August 1981 15:00 AEST APIA Leichhardt 4–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round27 Canberra City Morsello 25 Giampaolo 31 Bradley 41 Soper 60 Lambert Park Sydney 3,614 Don Campbell L 28 30 August 1981 Canberra City 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round28 Wollongong City Valeri 6 pen. Gibson 82 Bruce Stadium Canberra 2,500 Bob Mee W 29 6 September 1981 South Melbourne 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round29 Canberra City Evans 55 pen. Middle Park Soccer Stadium Melbourne 4,000 Evan Venios L 30 13 September 1981 Canberra City 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round30 Preston Makedonia Gibson 10 Bruce Stadium Canberra 3,142 Jim Fearn W NSL Cup 1981 NSL Cup #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA First round 22 March 1981 Canberra City 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLCup.html#Round1 Newcastle KB United Valeri 48 64 Mountford 29 Bruce Stadium Canberra 3,025http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLCup.html 1981 National Soccer League Cup Results Stock Greg OzFootball Tim Davies W Second round 8 July 1981 Canberra City 2–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLCup.html#Round2 Sydney Olympic Gibson ? Maclaren 63 Koussas 8 40 Wilson ? Rowden 25 Bruce Stadium Canberra 4,300 Tim Davies L Statistics Appearances and goals Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLSquads_CC.html Canberra City 1981 Squad OzFootball No. Squad number Pos. Position Nat. Nationality Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 3 DF ENG Roy Stark footballer 15 0 2 0 17 0 4 MF SCO Isaac Farrell 10+8 1 1+1 0 20 1 5 DF AUS Harry Williams soccer, born 1951 10 0 1 0 11 0 6 DF AUS Terry Byrne soccer 27 2 2 0 29 2 7 DF AUS Robbie O'Shea soccer 26+2 3 2 0 30 3 8 MF NZL Duncan Cole 22+1 1 2 0 25 1 10 MF AUS Walter Valeri 16+9 9 2 2 27 11 11 FW AUS Tony Brennan soccer 27 5 2 0 29 5 13 FW SCO Ian Purdie 17+3 4 1 0 21 4 14 MF NED John Massa 8+13 0 0+1 0 22 0 15 GK AUS Steve Hoszowski 21 0 0 0 21 0 — FW AUS Sebastian Giampaolo 1+3 0 0 0 4 0 — MF SCO Ian Gibson footballer, born February 1956 22+2 8 1 1 25 9 — FW SCO Don Maclaren soccer 24+4 4 2 1 30 5 — DF AUS John Moutsopoulos 14 0 0 0 14 0 — DF AUS John O'Shea soccer 30 3 1 0 31 3 — DF AUS Mike O'Shea soccer 30 0 2 0 32 0 — MF AUS Ian Stone soccer 1+2 0 0 0 3 0 Player(s) transferred out but featured this season 1 GK NZL Richard Wilson footballer, born 1956 9 0 2 0 11 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 11 FW AUS Tony Brennan soccer 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 — FW SCO Don Maclaren soccer 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 6 DF AUS Terry Byrne soccer 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 — DF AUS John O'Shea soccer 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 7 DF AUS Robbie O'Shea soccer 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13 FW AUS Ian Purdie 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 — DF AUS John Moutsopoulos 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 — DF AUS Mike O'Shea soccer 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 3 DF ENG Roy Stark Roy Stark (footballer) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 DF AUS Harry Williams soccer, born 1951 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 MF NZL Duncan Cole 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 MF AUS Walter Valeri 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 MF NED John Massa 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 — MF SCO Ian Gibson footballer, born February 1956 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 — MF AUS Ian Stone soccer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 31 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 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 15 AUS Steve Hoszowski 9 0 9 2 1 AUS Richard Wilson footballer, born 1956 5 0 5 Total 14 0 14 References Category:Canberra City FC seasons Canberra City