1981 Adelaide City FC season

September 2023 September 2023 Adelaide City 1981 Bob D'Ottavi Hindmarsh StadiumOlympic Sports Field National Soccer League 7th NSL Cup Semi-finals Dave Mitchell (9) Dave Mitchell (12) 6,328vs. Kingsway Olympic(22 March 1981)NSL Cup 2,200vs. Sydney City(15 February 1981)National Soccer League2,200vs. Preston Makedonia(17 May 1981)National Soccer League 2200 2300 3576 3200 3100 3100 2200 3300 3289 3500 3300 3700 3100 5100 3000 0 5–1vs. Blacktown City (A)(12 April 1981)National Soccer League 0–3vs. APIA Leichhardt (A)(3 June 1981)National Soccer League1–4vs. Wollongong City (A)(9 August 1981)National Soccer League0–3vs. Preston Makedonia (A)(23 August 1981)National Soccer League 1980 1982 The 1981 season was the fifth in the National Soccer League for Adelaide City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Adelaide City finished 7th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the semi-finals of the NSL Cup. Players 1 GK AUS Peter Marshall 2 DF SCO Bobby Rusell 3 DF AUS Bugsy Nyskohus 4 DF AUS John Besir 5 DF AUS David Jones 8 MF AUS John Perin 9 MF AUS Gary Marocchi 10 FW AUS John Nyskohus 11 FW AUS Dave Mitchell 12 MF AUS Brian Northcote 13 MF AUS Sergio Melta 14 FW AUS Peter Rankin 15 FW AUS Greg Buch 16 MF AUS Charlie Villani 20 GK SCO Steve Peressin DF NZL Glenn Dods FW ENG Justin Fashanu on loan from Norwich City DF AUS Chris Manou DF AUS Chris Miller GK AUS Jack Przybylski FW AUS Luciano Signore Competitions Overall record 2 National Soccer League 15 February 1981 13 September 1981 Matchday 1 7th 13 6 11 46 42 NSL Cup 8 February 1981 29 July 1981 First round Semi-finals 3 0 1 8 5 National Soccer League 1981 National Soccer League League table ADE Results summary 9 2 4 22 13 4 4 7 24 29 worldfootball.net August 2023 Results by round table b 11 12 13 14 15 10 Round Ground H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A Result L/D/L/L/W/D/W/W/W/L/D/W/W/W/L/W/W/W/W/L/L/D/D/D/L/W/L/W/L/L Position 12/12/14/15/11/12/10/8/6/8/8/8/8/7/5/5/4/3/1/3/5/4/4/4/5/3/6/5/6/7 Points 0p/1p/1p/1p/3p/4p/6p/8p/10p/10p/11p/13p/15p/17p/17p/19p/21p/23p/25p/25p/25p/26p/27p/28p/28p/30p/30p/32p/32p/32p 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 Adelaide City 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round1 Sydney City Kosmina 49 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 2,200http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html 1981 National Soccer League Results Stock Greg OzFootball Bobby Kerr L 2 22 February 1981 16:00 AEDT 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 Adelaide City 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round3 Marconi Fairfield Jankovics 63 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 2,300 Don Campbell L 4 8 March 1981 Sydney Olympic 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round4 Adelaide City Jennings 69 Koussas 75 Laing 89 Ankudinoff 27 o.g. St George Stadium Sydney 4,254 Peter Rampley L 5 15 March 1981 Adelaide City 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round5 Heidelberg United Villani 8 B. Nyskohus 78 J. Nyskohus 89 pen. Cole 11 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 3,576 Graham Neal W 6 29 March 1981 Footscray JUST 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round6 Adelaide City Cozzella 28 Mitchell 59 Schintler Reserve Melbourne 2,000 Evan Venios D 7 5 April 1981 Adelaide City 3–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round7 Brisbane Lions Russell 4 Mitchell 8 Marocchi 17 Bryce 13 Hermiston 77 Olympic Sports Field Adelaide 3,200 Jim Rossis W 8 12 April 1981 Blacktown City 1–5 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round8 Adelaide City Cuk 24 Mitchell 4 76 J. Nyskohus 30 Russell 60 Northcote 66 Gabbie Stadium Sydney 2,348 Doug Rennie W 9 19 April 1981 Adelaide City 4–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round9 Newcastle KB United Nyskohus 13 63 pen. Villani 58 Russell 65 Kamasz 27 Olympic Sports Field Adelaide 3,100 Bobby Kerr W 11 3 May 1981 Adelaide City 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round11 Wollongong City Mitchell 34 Fontana 44 McBreen 72 Olympic Sports Field Adelaide 3,100 Stewart Mellings L 12 10 May 1981 South Melbourne 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round12 Adelaide City Middle Park Soccer Stadium Melbourne 4,000 Chris Bambridge D 13 17 May 1981 Adelaide City 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round13 Preston Makedonia J. Nyskohus 26 Olympic Sports Field Adelaide 2,200 Graham Neal W 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 W 15 31 May 1981 Adelaide City 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round15 Brisbane City Mitchell 81 Olympic Sports Field Adelaide 3,300 Don Campbell W 10 3 June 1981 APIA Leichhardt 3–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round10 Adelaide City Soper 65 90 Bradley 80 Lambert Park Sydney 3,500 Jim Reeves L 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 W 17 14 June 1981 15:00 AEST Marconi Fairfield 1–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round17 Adelaide City Jankovics 50 Mitchell 1 Villani 20 Marocchi 39 Northcote 45 Marconi Stadium Sydney 3,241 Tim Davies W 18 21 June 1981 Adelaide City 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round18 Sydney Olympic Melta 20 Mitchell 36 Fashanu 62 K. Wilson 53 pen. Olympic Sports Field Adelaide 3,500 Graham Neal W 19 28 June 1981 Heidelberg United 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round19 Adelaide City Cole 51 Northcote 10 J. Nyskohus 49 pen. Olympic Park Melbourne 4,000 Bob Mee W 20 5 July 1981 Adelaide City 1–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round20 Footscray JUST J. Nyskohus 59 Ilioski 15 Cozzella 82 84 Olympic Sports Field Adelaide 3,300 Don Campbell L 21 12 July 1981 Brisbane Lions 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round21 Adelaide City Ferris 57 Williamson 83 Melta 52 Richlands Stadium Brisbane 2,500 Col Amos L 22 19 July 1981 Adelaide City 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round22 Blacktown City Olympic Sports Field Adelaide 3,700 Bobby Kerr D 23 26 July 1981 Newcastle KB United 2–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round23 Adelaide City Drinkwater 66 Heys 87 Fashanu 5 Melta 21 Newcastle International Sports Centre Newcastle 4,787 Dave Nugent D 24 2 August 1981 Adelaide City 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round24 APIA Leichhardt Olympic Sports Field Adelaide 3,100 Chris Bambridge D 25 9 August 1981 Wollongong City 4–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round25 Adelaide City Bertogna 3 Fleming 10 McBreen 44 Lathan 48 Northcote 65 Wollongong Showground Wollongong 3,879 Tony Boskovic L 26 16 August 1981 Adelaide City 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round26 South Melbourne Northcote 61 Perin 80 pen. Olympic Sports Field Adelaide 5,100 Peter Rampley W 27 23 August 1981 Preston Makedonia 3–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round27 Adelaide City Ollerton 15 pen. Lucchesi 42 Brown 73 B.T. Connor Reserve Melbourne 3,500 Evan Venios L 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 W 29 6 September 1981 Brisbane City 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round29 Adelaide City Jones 42 o.g. Kelso 63 P. Wilkinson 69 Jones 26 Spencer Park Brisbane 2,000 Jim Fearn L 30 13 September 1981 Sydney City 5–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round30 Adelaide City Souness 1 7 pen. Barnes 17 Mullen 50 Patikas 87 Melta 4 Mitchell 6 Jones 56 pen. ES Marks Athletics Field Sydney 2,106 Peter Rampley L NSL Cup 1981 NSL Cup #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA First round 8 February 1981 Adelaide City 4–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLCup.html#Round1 South Australia Adelaide Croatia Mitchell 17 Marocchi 19 B. Nyskohus 76 Northcote 80 Williams 60 Caggiano 64 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 Adelaide City 3–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLCup.html#Round2 Western Australia Kingsway Olympic Mitchell 22 55 Villani 35 (unknown) ? ? Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 6,328 Bobby Kerr W Quarter-finals 17 June 1981 Heidelberg United 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLCup.html#QuarterFinals Adelaide City Fashanu 87 Olympic Park Melbourne 2,000 Tony Boskovic 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 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_AC.html Adelaide City 1981 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 Peter Marshall soccer 15 0 2 0 17 0 2 DF SCO Bobby Russell footballer, born 1955 30 4 4 0 34 4 3 DF AUS Bugsy Nyskohus 30 1 4 1 34 2 4 DF AUS John Besir 1 0 1 0 2 0 5 DF AUS David Jones soccer, born 1955 29 3 4 0 33 3 8 MF AUS John Perin 26 1 2 0 28 1 9 MF AUS Gary Marocchi 28+1 3 4 1 33 4 10 FW AUS John Nyskohus 30 8 3 0 33 8 11 FW AUS Dave Mitchell soccer 25 9 4 3 29 12 12 MF AUS Brian Northcote 23+2 6 1+2 1 28 7 13 MF AUS Sergio Melta 26+3 5 2 0 31 5 14 FW AUS Peter Rankin 0+8 0 1 0 9 0 15 FW AUS Greg Buch 1+4 0 1 0 6 0 16 MF AUS Charlie Villani 22+2 3 4 1 28 4 20 GK SCO Steve Peressin 2+3 0 2+1 0 8 0 — DF NZL Glen Dods 9+2 0 1 0 12 0 — FW ENG Justin Fashanu 6 2 1+1 1 8 3 — DF AUS Chris Manou 6+2 0 1 0 9 0 — DF AUS Chris Miller soccer 3+4 0 1+1 0 9 0 — GK AUS Jack Przybylski 13+1 0 0 0 14 0 — FW AUS Luciano Signore 5+3 0 1+1 0 10 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 8 MF AUS John Perin 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 5 DF AUS David Jones soccer, born 1955 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 — FW ENG Justin Fashanu 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 12 MF AUS Brian Northcote 6 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 5 16 MF AUS Charlie Villani 4 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 6 13 MF AUS Sergio Melta 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 7 10 FW AUS John Nyskohus 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 3 DF AUS Bugsy Nyskohus 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 MF AUS Gary Marocchi 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 2 DF SCO Bobby Russell footballer, born 1955 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 FW AUS Dave Mitchell soccer 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 — DF NZL Glen Dods 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 30 0 4 4 0 0 34 0 4 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 Peter Marshall soccer 6 1 7 2 — AUS Jack Przybylski 2 0 2 3 20 AUS Steve Peressin 1 0 1 Total 9 1 10 References Category:Adelaide City FC seasons Adelaide City