1981 Sydney City FC season

February 2024 February 2024 Sydney City 1981 Head Coach Eddie Thomson Sydney Sports GroundSt George StadiumES Marks Athletics Field National Soccer League 1st NSL Cup Third round Ken BodenIan Souness(12 each) Ken Boden (18) 6,892vs. Sydney Olympic(5 July 1981)National Soccer League 1,200vs. West Adelaide(1 March 1981)National Soccer League 1500 1200 3458 2611 1726 2614 1492 2414 1500 6892 3427 1452 4216 2417 2106 0 5–0vs. Marconi Fairfield (H)(15 March 1981)National Soccer League5–0vs. Wollongong Wolves (A)(23 August 1981)National Soccer League 1–3vs. Marconi Fairfield (N)(30 January 1981)Charity Shield0–2vs. Canberra City (A)(7 March 1981)National Soccer League0–2vs. Brisbane City (A)(7 June 1981)National Soccer League 1980 1982 The 1981 season was the fifth in the National Soccer League for Sydney City (Hakoah Sydney City East Football Club). In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Sydney City finished 1st in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the third round of the NSL Cup. Players 1 GK AUS Todd Clarke 2 DF AUS Kevin Mullen 3 DF AUS John Spanos 4 DF AUS Steve O'Connor 5 DF SCO Ian Bruce 6 FW SCO Willie Murray 7 MF AUS Joe Watson 8 MF AUS Murray Barnes 9 MF AUS Ken Boden 10 FW AUS John Kosmina 11 FW BRA Hilton Silva 12 MF AUS Jimmy Cant 14 DF CRI Gerry Gomez 16 MF AUS Jim Patikas 18 MF AUS Ian Souness 20 GK AUS Tony Pezzano 21 MF AUS Grant Lee MF AUS Agenor Muniz DF SCO Alex Robertson Competitions Overall record 3 National Soccer League 15 February 1981 13 September 1981 Matchday 1 1st 19 5 6 59 30 NSL Cup 22 March 1981 27 May 1981 First round Third round 2 1 0 6 2 Charity Shield 30 January 1981 Final Runners-up 0 0 1 1 3 National Soccer League 1981 National Soccer League League table SYC Results summary 11 4 0 37 14 8 1 6 22 16 worldfootball.net September 2022 Results by round table b 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 13 20 21 10 Round Ground A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H Result W/D/W/L/W/D/W/L/D/W/W/W/W/L/W/W/L/W/W/W/L/W/L/D/W/W/W/D/W/W Position 4/5/4/7/3/3/3/5/3/5/3/2/1/2/1/1/2/2/1/1/6/1/1/2/2/1/1/1/1/1 Points 2p/3p/5p/5p/7p/8p/10p/10p/11p/13p/15p/17p/19p/19p/21p/23p/23p/25p/27p/29p/29p/31p/31p/32p/34p/36p/38p/39p/41p/43p 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 W 2 22 February 1981 Sydney City 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round2 Brisbane City Boden 37 pen. Caldwell 74 pen. Sydney Sports Ground Sydney 1,500 Doug Rennie D 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 W 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 L 5 15 March 1981 Sydney City 5–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round5 Marconi Fairfield Boden 10 11 73 Gomez 85 90 ES Marks Athletics Field Sydney 3,458 Tim Davies W 6 29 March 1981 Sydney Olympic 2–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round6 Sydney City Raskopoulos 61 Gavin 62 Boden 19 Barnes 31 Pratten Park Sydney 4,728 Jim Reeves D 7 5 April 1981 Sydney City 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round7 Heidelberg United Boden 36 ES Marks Athletics Field Sydney 2,611 Ken Small W 8 12 April 1981 Footscray JUST 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round8 Sydney City Belic 67 Schintler Reserve Melbourne 1,000 Dennis Voutsinas L 9 19 April 1981 Sydney City 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round9 Brisbane Lions Souness 20 Millman 27 ES Marks Athletics Field Sydney 1,726 Richard Lorenc D 11 3 May 1981 Sydney City 4–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round11 Newcastle KB United Kosmina 1 25 Barnes 39 68 Jones 72 ES Marks Athletics Field Sydney 2,614 Henry Witschge W 12 10 May 1981 15:00 AEST APIA Leichhardt 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round12 Sydney City Souness 78 Lambert Park Sydney 4,284 Bob Mee W 14 24 May 1981 South Melbourne 1–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round14 Sydney City Evans 59 Bruce 49 Boden 64 86 Middle Park Soccer Stadium Melbourne 8,000 Bobby Kerr W 15 31 May 1981 Sydney City 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round15 Preston Makedonia Souness 18 pen. Watson 57 ES Marks Athletics Field Sydney 1,492 Tim Davies W 16 7 June 1981 Brisbane City 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round16 Sydney City Gaffney 65 P. Wilkinson 77 Spencer Park Brisbane 2,500 Bob Mee 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 W 18 21 June 1981 15:00 AEST 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 W 19 28 June 1981 Marconi Fairfield 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round19 Sydney City Jankovics 58 Marconi Stadium Sydney 6,165 Barry Harwood L 13 1 July 1981 Sydney City 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round13 Wollongong City Cant 68 St George Stadium Sydney 1,500 Peter Rampley W 20 5 July 1981 15:00 AEST Sydney City 5–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round20 Sydney Olympic Cant 14 Souness 21 Barnes 31 39 64 Koussas 36 89 Raskopoulos 66 Jennings 71 ES Marks Athletics Field Sydney 6,892 Peter Rampley W 21 12 July 1981 Heidelberg United 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round21 Sydney City Barnes 75 Olympic Park Melbourne 4,500 Jack Johnston W 10 15 July 1981 Blacktown City 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round10 Sydney City Krstic 21 Marconi Oval Sydney 1,200 Gary Power L 22 19 July 1981 Sydney City 3–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round22 Footscray JUST Watson 10 Boden 69 Barnes 81 ES Marks Athletics Field Sydney 3,427 Ken Allen W 23 26 July 1981 Brisbane Lions 4–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round23 Sydney City Hermiston 45 pen. Hamilton 46 Bennett 67 Low 73 Kosmina 4 58 Spanos 10 Richlands Stadium Brisbane 2,500 Alf Rodway L 24 2 August 1981 Sydney City 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round24 Blacktown City Souness 47 Jones 61 ES Marks Athletics Field Sydney 1,452 Ken Small D 25 9 August 1981 Newcastle KB United 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round25 Sydney City Senkalski 34 Kosmina 49 Watson 84 Newcastle International Sports Centre Newcastle 5,232 Bob Mee W 26 16 August 1981 Sydney City 3–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round26 APIA Leichhardt Kosmina 16 Boden 81 Watson 90 ES Marks Athletics Field Sydney 4,216 Jim Reeves W 27 23 August 1981 Wollongong City 0–5 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round27 Sydney City Boden 5 Kosmina 57 Souness 65 83 Barnes 88 Wollongong Showground Wollongong 3,974 Tim Davies W 28 30 August 1981 15:00 AEST Sydney City 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round28 South Melbourne Souness 66 Wooddin 46 ES Marks Athletics Field Sydney 4,217 Dave Nugent D 29 6 September 1981 Preston Makedonia 0–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round29 Sydney City Barnes 27 Kosmina 57 B.T. Connor Reserve Melbourne 6,000 Jack Johnston W 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 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 Sydney City 3–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLCup.html#Round1 Blacktown City Boden 28 pen. 37 86 Newcastle International Sports Centre Newcastle 1,310http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLCup.html 1981 National Soccer League Cup Results Stock Greg OzFootball Alf Rodway W Second round 6 May 1981 Sydney City 1–0 yes http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLCup.html#Round2 Weston Bears Boden 116 Marconi Oval Sydney 2,000 Ken Allen W Third round 27 May 1981 Marconi Fairfield 2–2 yes 5–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLCup.html#Round3 Sydney City Sharne ? Krncevic ? Boden 46 ? Marconi Oval Sydney Richard Lorenc D Charity Shield 1981 Charity Shield (NSL) Marconi Fairfield, as National Soccer League champions in the previous season, played against Marconi Fairfield who won the NSL Cup in the previous season in the 1981 Charity Shield.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article263336329 Charity match start for City in '81 Soccer The Australian Jewish Times 88A 18 New South Wales, Australia 15 January 1981 23 January 2024 16 National Library of Australia Final 30 January 1981 Sydney City 1–3 yes https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/263336716 Marconi Fairfield Kosmina ? Cant 90 o.g. Sharne ? ? Redfern Oval Sydney 3,500 Henry Witschge 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_SC.html Sydney City 1981 Squad OzFootball No. Squad number Pos. Position Nat. Nationality Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Charity Shield Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK AUS Todd Clarke 22 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 2 DF AUS Kevin Mullen soccer 16+1 1 2 0 0 0 19 1 3 DF AUS John Spanos 29 1 3 0 1 0 33 1 4 DF AUS Steve O'Connor 27 1 3 0 0 0 30 1 5 DF SCO Ian Bruce footballer 23+1 1 3 0 1 0 28 1 6 FW SCO Willie Murray Willie Murray (footballer, born 1954) 10+5 0 0+2 0 1 0 18 0 7 MF AUS Joe Watson soccer 29+1 4 3 0 1 0 34 4 8 MF AUS Murray Barnes 28 11 2+1 0 1 0 32 11 9 MF AUS Ken Boden 27+1 12 3 6 1 0 32 18 10 FW AUS John Kosmina 26 11 3 0 1 1 30 12 11 FW BRA Hilton Silva 1+3 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 12 MF AUS Jimmy Cant 17+8 2 1+1 0 1 0 28 2 14 DF CRI Gerry Gomez footballer 5+7 2 0+1 0 1 0 14 2 16 MF AUS Jim Patikas 19+5 1 2 0 0 0 26 1 18 MF AUS Ian Souness 27 12 3 0 1 0 31 12 20 GK AUS Tony Pezzano 8 0 3 0 1 0 12 0 21 MF AUS Grant Lee 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 — MF AUS Agenor Muniz soccer 7+1 0 1 0 0 0 9 0 — DF SCO Alex Robertson footballer, born 1954 9+5 0 0 0 0 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 18 MF AUS Ian Souness 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 2 DF AUS Kevin Mullen soccer 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 10 FW AUS John Kosmina 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 3 DF AUS John Spanos 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 8 MF AUS Murray Barnes 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 4 DF AUS Steve O'Connor 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 MF AUS Ken Boden 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 7 MF AUS Joe Watson soccer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 DF CRC Gerry Gomez footballer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 MF AUS Jim Patikas 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 22 0 1 4 0 0 26 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 Todd Clarke 8 0 8 2 20 AUS Tony Pezzano 4 2 6 Total 12 2 14 References 1981 Category:1981 National Soccer League (Australia) by team Category:1981 in sport in Sydney 1981