1981 West Adelaide SC season

February 2024 February 2024 West Adelaide 1981 Head Coach Billy BirchPeter Jaksa Hindmarsh Stadium National Soccer League 16th NSL Cup Runners-up Lopez Manecas (4) Lopez Manecas (7) 6,328vs. Cumberland United(22 March 1981)NSL Cupvs. Adelaide City(24 May 1981)National Soccer League 1,500vs. Sydney Olympic(19 August 1981)National Soccer Leaguevs. Brisbane Lions(6 September 1981)National Soccer Leaguevs. Brisbane City(13 September 1981)National Soccer League 2700 3800 4500 3100 1890 2200 6328 2900 3600 3562 3500 1500 2500 1500 1500 0 4–0vs. Preston Makedonia (H)(10 May 1981)National Soccer League 0–5vs. South Melbourne (A)(2 August 1981)National Soccer League0–5vs. Heidelberg United (H)(9 August 1981)National Soccer League 1980 1982 The 1981 season was the fifth 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 16th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the final of the NSL Cup. Players 1 GK AUS Martyn Crook 2 DF ENG Peter Tymczyszyn 3 FW AUS Dave Pillans 4 MF SCO Neil McGachey 5 DF ISR Shraga Topaz 6 MF AUS Vic Bozanic 7 MF AUS Peter Boyle 8 FW ANG Lopez Manecas 9 FW AUS Tim Brown 10 MF SCO Graham Honeyman 11 MF SCO Ian McGregor 12 DF YUG Zoran Maricic 13 DF AUS Gordon Haig 14 MF ENG Neville Flounders 15 FW RSA 1928 Graham Norris 16 FW AUS George Koulianos 17 DF SCO Ian McKie 18 FW AUS Steve Atsalas 19 MF AUS David Doorne 20 GK AUS David Miller 21 FW AUS Jim Hughes 22 DF AUS Steve Baker 23 DF AUS Tom Totsikas 24 DF AUS Barry Reynolds AUS Tom Forde AUS Colin Gregson DF GRE Con Kambas FW AUS Peter Kowalski AUS Aldo Lorenzoni AUS Robert Marwe FW IRL Vic Smythe FW AUS Bill Stefanopoulos DF AUS Jim Vahavolios FW SCO Jim Wright Competitions Overall record 2 National Soccer League 15 February 1981 13 September 1981 Matchday 1 16th 5 4 21 26 47 NSL Cup 11 March 1981 20 September 1981 First round Runners-up 4 0 1 12 6 National Soccer League 1981 National Soccer League League table WES Results summary 4 3 8 16 23 1 1 13 10 34 worldfootball.net February 2024 Results by round table b 11 10 24 25 26 23 Round Ground A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H Result L/W/L/L/W/L/L/D/L/L/L/W/D/L/L/L/L/L/D/L/W/L/L/L/L/L/W/L/L/D Position 11/7/8/12/10/11/13/14/14/16/15/15/15/15/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16/16 Points 0p/2p/2p/2p/4p/4p/4p/5p/5p/5p/5p/7p/8p/8p/8p/8p/8p/8p/9p/9p/11p/11p/11p/11p/11p/11p/13p/13p/13p/14p Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss gold worldfootball.net Matches #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 1 15 February 1981 Brisbane City 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round1 West Adelaide P. Wilkinson 17 Palinkas 39 pen. Perry 41 o.g. Spencer Park Brisbane 1,500http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html 1981 National Soccer League Results Stock Greg OzFootball Dave Nugent L 2 22 February 1981 West Adelaide 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round2 Blacktown City McGregor 20 Boyle 80 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 2,700 Graham Neal W 3 1 March 1981 Sydney City 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round3 West Adelaide Kosmina 39 St George Stadium Sydney 1,200 Tony Boskovic L 4 8 March 1981 West Adelaide 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round4 Newcastle KB United Mason 70 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 3,800 Bobby Kerr L 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 W 6 29 March 1981 West Adelaide 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round6 APIA Leichhardt Brown 19 Giampaolo 8 O'Connor 69 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 4,500 Don Campbell L 7 5 April 1981 Marconi Fairfield 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round7 West Adelaide Sharne 78 Marconi Oval Sydney 3,550 Richard Lorenc L 8 12 April 1981 West Adelaide 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round8 Wollongong City Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 3,100 Graham Neal D 9 19 April 1981 Sydney Olympic 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round9 West Adelaide Raskopoulos 25 Cotton 30 Koussas 51 Tymczyszyn 35 pen. Pratten Park Sydney 6,120 Tim Davies L 11 3 May 1981 Heidelberg United 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round11 West Adelaide Tansey 28 Tymczyszyn 83 o.g. Olympic Park Melbourne 3,200 Dennis Voutsinas L 10 6 May 1981 West Adelaide 0–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round10 South Melbourne Christopoulos 49 58 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 1,890 Jim Rossis L 12 10 May 1981 West Adelaide 4–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round12 Preston Makedonia Topaz 18 Honeyman 27 Boyle 39 Manecas 64 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 2,200 Bobby Kerr W 13 17 May 1981 Footscray JUST 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round13 West Adelaide Belic 28 Forde 24 Schintler Reserve Melbourne 2,000 Jim Fearn D 14 24 May 1981 West Adelaide 0–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round14 Adelaide City Marocchi 32 Russell 40 Northcote 71 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 6,328 Jim Fearn L 15 31 May 1981 Brisbane Lions 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round15 West Adelaide McNaughton 39 Bennett 46 Latchford 69 Bozanic 62 Richlands Stadium Brisbane 2,500 Col Amos L 16 7 June 1981 Blacktown City 4–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round16 West Adelaide Burrows 11 Djordjevic 73 Jones 80 Pointer 89 Gabbie Stadium Sydney 2,786 Ken Small L 17 14 June 1981 West Adelaide 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round17 Sydney City Topaz 35 Souness 27 69 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 2,900 Chris Bambridge L 18 21 June 1981 Newcastle KB United 4–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round18 West Adelaide Channon 13 Mountford 29 Senkalski 72 78 Manecas 63 78 Newcastle International Sports Centre Newcastle 5,875 Doug Rennie 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 15:00 AEST APIA Leichhardt 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round20 West Adelaide Soper 69 Lambert Park Sydney 3,872 Tony Boskovic L 21 12 July 1981 West Adelaide 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round21 Marconi Fairfield Lorenzoni 52 73 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 3,562 Graham Neal W 22 19 July 1981 Wollongong City 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round22 West Adelaide Campbell 49 Fontana 60 Smythe 53 Wollongong Showground Wollongong 4,364 Henry Witschge L 24 2 August 1981 South Melbourne 5–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round24 West Adelaide Blair 3 Evans 18 26 61 Stevenson 46 Middle Park Soccer Stadium Melbourne 4,000 Dennis Voutsinas L 25 9 August 1981 West Adelaide 0–5 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round25 Heidelberg United Cole 47 61 74 Campbell 77 84 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 3,500 Don Campbell L 26 16 August 1981 Preston Makedonia 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round26 West Adelaide Brown 83 Lucchesi 84 B.T. Connor Reserve Melbourne 2,500 Chris Bambridge L 23 19 August 1981 West Adelaide 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round23 Sydney Olympic Koussas 1 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 1,500 Jim Rossis L 27 23 August 1981 West Adelaide 3–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round27 Footscray JUST Honeyman 30 Topaz 64 Lorenzoni 80 Verweij 29 Lujic 63 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 2,500 Bob Kerr W 28 30 August 1981 Adelaide City 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round28 West Adelaide J. Nyskohus 14 Melta 19 Smythe 50 Olympic Sports Field Adelaide 3,000 Stewart Mellings L 29 6 September 1981 West Adelaide 1–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round29 Brisbane Lions Stefanopoulos 85 Williamson 34 70 Low 59 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 1,500 Don Campbell L 30 13 September 1981 West Adelaide 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round30 Brisbane City Forde 76 Wilkinson 26 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 1,500 Jim Rossis D NSL Cup 1981 NSL Cup #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA First round 11 March 1981 West Adelaide 3–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLCup.html#Round8 Para Hills Brown 53 Tymczyszyn 81 pen. Pillans 85 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLCup.html 1981 National Soccer League Cup Results Stock Greg OzFootball.net W Second round 22 March 1981 West Adelaide 3–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLCup.html#Round9 Cumberland United McGachey 48 Manecas 56 Norris 86 Mahoney 33 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 6,328 Barry Harwood W Quarter-finals 17 June 1981 West Adelaide 4–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLCup.html#QuarterFinals Brisbane City Lorenzoni 18 Manecas 57 ? Smythe 88 Caldwell 11 Hamilton 48 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 1,800 Jim Rossis W Semi-finals 29 July 1981 West Adelaide 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLCup.html#SemiFinals Adelaide City Bozanic 62 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 6,200 Barry Harwood W Final 20 September 1981 15:00 AEST Brisbane Lions 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLCup.html#Final West Adelaide Daunt 4 Ferris 75 Williamson 87 pen. Topaz 82 Canberra Stadium Canberra 6,132 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/1981/1981NSLSquads_WA.html West Adelaide 1981 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 29 0 5 0 34 0 2 DF ENG Peter Tymczyszyn 11 1 2 1 13 2 3 FW AUS Dave Pillans 4+1 0 1 1 6 1 4 MF SCO Neil McGachey 8 0 1+1 1 10 1 5 DF ISR Shraga Topaz 22 3 4 1 26 4 6 MF AUS Vic Bozanic 24 2 4 1 28 3 7 MF AUS Peter Boyle soccer 14 3 2 0 16 3 8 FW ANG Lopez Manecas 18+2 4 4 3 24 7 9 FW AUS Tim Brown soccer, born 1961 21+4 1 3+1 1 29 2 10 MF SCO Graham Honeyman 26+1 2 4 0 31 2 11 MF SCO Ian McGregor footballer, born 1956 19+1 1 3 0 23 1 12 DF YUG Zoran Maricic 18+1 0 5 0 24 0 13 DF AUS Gordon Haig 5+6 0 0 0 11 0 15 FW RSA 1928 Graham Norris footballer 13 0 0+1 1 14 1 16 FW AUS George Koulianos 2+1 0 1+1 0 5 0 17 DF AUS Ian McKie 14+4 0 2 0 20 0 18 FW AUS Steve Atsalas 0+2 0 0 0 2 0 20 GK AUS David Miller soccer 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 FW AUS Jim Hughes soccer 0+2 0 0 0 2 0 22 DF AUS Steve Baker soccer 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 23 DF AUS Tom Totsikas 0 0 1 0 1 0 24 DF AUS Barry Reynolds soccer 1+1 0 0 0 2 0 — — AUS Tom Forde soccer 20+1 2 2 0 23 2 — — AUS Colin Gregson 1+2 0 0 0 3 0 — DF GRE Con Kambas 15 0 2+1 0 18 0 — FW AUS Peter Kowalski 8+2 0 1+1 0 12 0 — — AUS Aldo Lorenzoni 7+6 3 2+1 1 16 4 — — AUS Robert Marwe 3+1 0 0 0 4 0 — FW IRL Vic Smythe 12 2 2+1 1 15 3 — FW AUS Bill Stefanopoulos 3 1 0 0 3 1 — DF AUS Jim Vahavolios 1 0 0 0 1 0 — FW SCO Jim Wright Scottish footballer 10+3 0 1 0 14 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 5 DF ISR Shraga Topaz 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 10 MF SCO Graham Honeyman 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 3 12 DF YUG Zoran Maricic 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 4 6 MF AUS Vic Bozanic 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 — — AUS Tom Forde 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 6 7 MF AUS Peter Boyle soccer 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 11 MF SCO Ian McGregor footballer, born 1956 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 2 DF ENG Peter Tymczyszyn 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 FW RSA 1928 Graham Norris footballer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 DF SCO Ian McKie 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 — DF GRE Con Kambas 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 — FW IRL Vic Smythe 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 26 0 2 3 0 0 29 0 2 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 4 2 6 Total 4 2 6 References Category:West Adelaide SC seasons West Adelaide