1977 Marconi Fairfield FC season

February 2023 February 2023 Marconi Fairfield 1977 Rale Rasic Marconi OvalSydney Sports Ground National Soccer League 2nd NSL Cup Runners-up Peter Sharne (9) Peter Sharne (12) 9,580vs. Sydney Olympic(12 June 1977)National Soccer League 1,190vs. Canberra City(3 October 1977)NSL Cup 3650 1800 1652 2243 9580 5200 5835 2784 3456 2453 2358 6500 0 8–1vs. Fitzroy United (A)(18 June 1977)National Soccer League 0–4vs. Adelaide City (H)(11 April 1977)National Soccer League _whitelines _whiteleftsash _whitelines 69d3fb 69d3fb 69d3fb 69d3fb 69d3fb 1978 The 1977 season is the first in the National Soccer League for Marconi Fairfield (now Marconi Stallions Football Club). In addition to the domestic league, Marconi Fairfield competed in the NSL Cup as runners-up. Transfers Transfers in Date Position Name To Fee Ref. 10–16 January 1977 MF Jimmy Rooney AUS APIA Leichhardt $20,000 Abonyi, Rooney switch clubs Soccer Action 26 January 1977 1 Players 1 GK AUS Allan Maher 2 AUS Barry Jones 3 DF AUS Paul Degney 4 DF ZAF Les Hucker 5 DF AUS Ivo Prskalo 6 MF AUS Ray Richards 7 MF AUS Gary Byrne 8 FW AUS Ernie Campbell 9 MF AUS Jimmy Rooney 10 FW AUS Raul Carrizo 11 MF AUS John Russell 12 FW AUS Berti Mariani 14 DF IRL Stuart Robertson MF AUS Stuart Selvage FW AUS Peter Sharne FW ITA Roberto Vieri DF AUS Richie Williams Pre-season and friendlies #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 26–27 March 1977 Brisbane Lions AUS 1–1 AUS Marconi Fairfield Harland 58 Mariani 2 Lions hold Marconi Soccer Action 30 March 1977 12 D Competitions Overall record 2 National Soccer League 3 April 1977 25 September 1977 Matchday 1 2nd 15 7 4 42 21 NSL Cup 20 September 1977 9 October 1977 First round Runners-up 3 1 0 10 4 National Soccer League 1977 National Soccer League League table MAR Results summary 6 5 2 12 7 9 2 2 30 14 worldfootball.net February 2023 Results by round table b 16 17 18 15 Round Ground A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A Result W/L/W/W/W/W/W/D/D/D/D/W/W/L/D/D/W/W/W/W/L/L/W/W/D/W Position 5/8/6/3/2/2/1/1/2/2/3/2/1/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/2/2/2/2/2 Points 2p/2p/4p/6p/8p/10p/12p/13p/14p/15p/16p/18p/20p/20p/21p/22p/24p/26p/28p/30p/30p/30p/32p/34p/35p/37p green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss Home Away gold red1 worldfootball.net Matches #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 1 3 April 1977 Brisbane City 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round1 Marconi Fairfield Sharne 83 Perry Park Brisbane 5,124http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html 1977 National Soccer League Results Stock Greg OzFootball.net Des Miles W 2 11 April 1977 Marconi Fairfield 0–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round2 Adelaide City Leane 23 J. Nyskohus 53 70 Matic 64 Marconi Oval Sydney 3,650 Bill Jones L 3 16 April 1977 St George-Budapest 1–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round3 Marconi Fairfield R. O'Shea 29 Campbell 15 Robertson 20 Byrne 73 pen. Sydney Sports Ground Sydney 3,500 Harold Hall W 4 24 April 1977 Eastern Suburbs 2–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round4 Marconi Fairfield Muniz 34 pen. Stevenson 88 Mariani 9 Richards 10 Byrne 54 pen. Campbell 71 Wentworth Park Sydney 2,563 John van der Lende W 5 30 April 1977 Marconi Fairfield 3–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round5 South Melbourne Sharne 7 49 Mariani 40 Sydney Sports Ground Sydney 1,800 Tim Davies W 6 7 May 1977 Mooroolbark 2–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round6 Marconi Fairfield Tront 21 pen. Pongho 31 Sharne 20 Byrne 57 pen. Richards 78 Middle Park Soccer Stadium Melbourne 1,100 Bob Henderson W 7 15 May 1977 Marconi Fairfield 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round7 West Adelaide Rooney 71 Richards 77 McGregor 4 Marconi Oval Sydney 1,652 Tony Boskovic W 8 22 May 1977 Brisbane Lions 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round8 Marconi Fairfield Morris 34 Campbell 31 Perry Park Brisbane 4,263 Jack Wood D 9 28 May 1977 Marconi Fairfield 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round9 Canberra City Marconi Oval Sydney 2,243 Bill Jones D 10 1 June 1977 Western Suburbs 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round10 Marconi Fairfield Eaton 86 Rooney 70 Englefield Stadium Sydney 3,245 Ken Small D 11 12 June 1977 Marconi Fairfield 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round11 Sydney Olympic Marconi Oval Sydney 9,580 Harold Hall D 12 18 June 1977 Fitzroy United 1–8 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round12 Marconi Fairfield Ken Taylor 84 o.g. Campbell 8 65 81 Sharne 16 72 Degney 31 Rooney 37 Vieri 62 Middle Park Soccer Stadium Melbourne 7,800 Graham Neal W 13 26 June 1977 Marconi Fairfield 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round13 Footscray JUST Milne 17 o.g. Marconi Oval Sydney 5,200 Richard Lorenc W 14 3 July 1977 Adelaide City 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round14 Marconi Fairfield J. Nyskohus 14 Olympic Sports Field Adelaide 13,132 Don Campbell L 16 17 July 1977 Marconi Fairfield 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round16 Eastern Suburbs Thomson 44 o.g. Manecas 45 Marconi Oval Sydney 5,835 Barry Wilkinson D 17 23 July 1977 St George-Budapest 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round17 Marconi Fairfield Marconi Oval Sydney 5,482 Richard Lorenc D 18 30 July 1977 South Melbourne 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round18 Marconi Fairfield Mitten 42 Richards 20 Rooney 29 Middle Park Soccer Stadium Melbourne 3,000 David Yelland W 15 5 August 1977 Marconi Fairfield 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round15 Brisbane City Byrne 46 Marconi Oval Sydney 2,784 Henry Witschge W 19 7 August 1977 Marconi Fairfield 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round19 Mooroolbark Mariani 42 Marconi Oval Sydney 3,456 Bill Jones W 20 19 August 1977 West Adelaide 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round20 Marconi Fairfield Mariani 76 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 4,200 Dennis Stanley W 21 21 August 1977 Marconi Fairfield 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round21 Brisbane Lions Fagan 24 Marconi Oval Sydney 2,453 L 22 31 August 1977 Canberra City 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round22 Marconi Fairfield Bourke 35 Seiffert Oval Queanbeyan 1,800 David Yelland L 23 4 September 1977 Marconi Fairfield 3–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round23 Western Suburbs Sharne 37 Mariani 45 71 Marconi Oval Sydney 2,358 Tony Boskovic W 24 11 September 1977 Sydney Olympic 0–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round24 Marconi Fairfield Rooney 16 Sharne 41 Sydney Sports Ground Sydney 3,691 Richard Lorenc W 25 18 September 1977 Marconi Fairfield 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round25 Fitzroy United Marconi Oval Sydney 6,500 Brian Fowler D 26 25 September 1977 Footscray JUST 3–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round26 Marconi Fairfield Nicolaides 82 Vasic 88 Picioane 89 Sharne 35 Rooney 38 47 Mariani 68 Middle Park Melbourne 4,000 David Yelland W NSL Cup 1977 NSL Cup #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA First round 20 September 1977 Marconi Fairfield 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLCup.html Eastern Suburbs Prskalo 25 Marconi Oval Sydney 2,237http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLCup.html 1977 National Soccer League Cup Results Stock Greg OzFootball.net Richard Lorenc W Quarter-finals 3 October 1977 Marconi Fairfield 5–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLCup.html Canberra City Mariani 25 Rooney 44 Sharne 58 Byrne 75 Campbell 87 Henderson 41 Sydney Sports Ground Sydney 1,190 Bill Jones W Semi-finals 6 October 1977 Fitzroy United 2–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLCup.html Marconi Fairfield Buljevic 10 Cole 62 Mariani 26 Campbell 61 Sharne 88 Olympic Park Melbourne 5,000 W Final 9 October 1977 Brisbane City 1–1 5–3 yes http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLCup.html Marconi Fairfield Tokesi 60 Sharne 40 Perry Park Brisbane 7,000 Stewart Mellings D Statistics Appearances and goals Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLSquads_MA.html Marconi 1977 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 Allan Maher 26 0 4 0 30 0 2 — AUS Barry Jones soccer 14+2 0 1+1 0 18 0 3 DF AUS Paul Degney 26 1 4 0 30 1 4 DF RSA Les Hucker 8+3 0 0 0 11 0 5 DF AUS Ivo Prskalo 26 0 4 1 30 1 6 MF AUS Ray Richards soccer 25 4 4 0 29 4 7 MF AUS Gary Byrne soccer 26 4 4 1 30 5 8 FW AUS Ernie Campbell 22+1 6 4 2 27 8 9 MF AUS Jimmy Rooney 26 7 4 1 30 8 10 FW AUS Raul Carrizo 3+3 0 0 0 6 0 11 MF AUS John Russell soccer 16+1 0 4 0 21 0 12 FW AUS Berti Mariani 16+5 7 4 2 25 9 14 DF IRL Stuart Robertson Irish soccer 14+3 1 3 0 20 1 — MF AUS Stuart Selvage 2+1 0 0+1 0 4 0 — FW AUS Peter Sharne 26 9 4 3 30 12 — FW ITA Roberto Vieri 8 1 0 0 8 1 — DF AUS Richie Williams soccer 2+3 0 0+1 0 6 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 MF AUS John Russell soccer 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 8 FW AUS Ernie Campbell 6 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 3 5 DF AUS Ivo Prskalo 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 MF AUS Ray Richards soccer 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 7 MF AUS Gary Byrne soccer 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 MF AUS Jimmy Rooney 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 1 GK AUS Allan Maher 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 — AUS Barry Jones soccer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 DF AUS Paul Degney 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 DF RSA Les Hucker 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 16 0 0 3 0 1 19 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 Allan Maher 12 1 13 Total 12 1 13 References 1977 Category:1977 National Soccer League (Australia) by team Category:1977 in sport in Sydney