1979 St George-Budapest FC season

August 2023 August 2023 St George-Budapest 1979 Head Coach Josef GeleiRaul Blanco St George Stadium National Soccer League 11th NSL Cup Runners-up Roy CottonPhil O'Connor(7 each) Phil O'Connor (10) 3,874vs. Sydney Olympic(17 June 1979)National Soccer League 1,783vs. Sydney City(1 April 1979)National Soccer League 2250 1783 1968 1867 1815 3475 3874 1876 3873 2143 2466 2007 3017 0 6–2vs. Ipswich United (H)(25 April 1979)NSL Cup 0–5vs. Sydney City (H)(1 April 1979)National Soccer League 1978 1980 The 1979 season was the third in the National Soccer League for St George-Budapest (now St George Football Club). In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. St George-Budapest finished 11th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the Final of the NSL Cup. Players 1 GK AUS Martin Coe 2 DF AUS Doug Utjesenovic 3 DF AUS George Harris 4 DF AUS Peter Terry 5 DF AUS Robbie O'Shea 6 AUS Brendan Grosse 7 FW ENG Peter Hensman 8 DF AUS John O'Shea 9 AUS Stefan Matic 10 MF ENG Roy Cotton 11 FW AUS Phil O'Connor 12 GK AUS Mike Fraser 13 DF AUS Mike O'Shea 14 ENG Nick Fenoughty 15 DF ARG Rudi Della Picca 16 AUS Tom Mihajlovic 18 AUS Neville Morgan 19 MF AUS Mark Barton 20 MF AUS Rudolfo Gnavi 21 MF AUS Paul Kay 22 MF AUS Peter Katholos 25 AUS Emery Holmik DF AUS Nigel Groome Competitions Overall record 2 National Soccer League 12 March 1979 23 August 1979 Matchday 1 11th 7 6 13 27 43 NSL Cup 25 April 1979 30 September 1979 First round Runners-up 2 2 1 12 8 National Soccer League 1979 National Soccer League League table STG Results summary 3 4 6 13 21 4 2 7 14 22 worldfootball.net April 2023 Results by round table b 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 15 Round Ground A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A Result L/L/W/L/L/L/L/L/W/L/L/L/W/D/L/D/D/D/W/W/W/D/L/L/D/W Position 12/12/12/13/13/13/13/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/13/14/14/13/13/13/14/13/13/13/11 Points 0p/0p/2p/2p/2p/2p/2p/2p/4p/4p/4p/4p/6p/7p/7p/8p/9p/10p/12p/14p/16p/17p/17p/17p/18p/20p green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss Home Away gold yellow1 worldfootball.net Matches #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 1 12 March 1979 Heidelberg United 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round1 St George-Budapest Cole 60 Olympic Park Melbourne 5,000http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html 1979 National Soccer League Results Stock Greg OzFootball Nick Karlich L 2 18 March 1979 St George-Budapest 2–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round2 Canberra City O'Connor 31 Morgan 51 Stark 3 26 Salgado 6 Moulis 74 St George Stadium Sydney 2,250 Henry Witschge L 3 25 March 1979 Brisbane Lions 2–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round3 St George-Budapest Hughes 7 Amos 31 J. O'Shea 55 76 O'Connor 89 pen. Perry Park Brisbane 1,520 Ken Allen W 4 1 April 1979 St George-Budapest 0–5 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round4 Sydney City Smith 31 56 75 Stevenson 25 Barnes 63 St George Stadium Sydney 1,783 Richard Lorenc L 5 8 April 1979 Marconi Fairfield 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round5 St George-Budapest Degney 60 Sharne 67 Katholos 48 Marconi Oval Sydney 4,356 Jim Reeves L 6 15 April 1979 St George-Budapest 0–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round6 Adelaide City Northcote 73 Marocchi 76 St George Stadium Sydney 1,968 Henry Witschge L 7 22 April 1979 St George-Budapest 0–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round7 Footscray JUST Ollerton 20 Ristovski 87 St George Stadium Sydney 1,867 Tony Boskovic L 8 29 April 1979 South Melbourne 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round8 St George-Budapest Christopoulos 66 Evans 79 Middle Park Soccer Stadium Melbourne 4,500 Tony Beazleigh L 9 6 May 1979 St George-Budapest 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round9 West Adelaide J. O'Shea 19 O'Connor 23 St George Stadium Sydney 1,815 Tim Davies W 10 13 May 1979 Brisbane City 4–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round10 St George-Budapest Kelso 16 Coyne 55 Low 68 69 Perry Park Brisbane 2,200 Des Miles L 11 3 June 1979 St George-Budapest 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round11 APIA Leichhardt Matic 15 Butler 24 41 St George Stadium Sydney 3,475 Jack Wood L 12 9 June 1979 14:30 AEST Newcastle KB United 4–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round12 St George-Budapest Drinkwater 2 68 pen. Summerscales 32 Cowburn 75 Cotton 43 Hensman 89 Newcastle International Sports Centre Newcastle 8,288 Jim Reeves L 13 17 June 1979 St George-Budapest 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round13 Sydney Olympic Cotton 13 Morgan 75 St George Stadium Sydney 3,874 Richard Lorenc W 14 24 June 1979 Canberra City 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round14 St George-Budapest Byrne 34 Cotton 83 Bruce Stadium Canberra 3,220 Bob Mee D 16 8 July 1979 Sydney City 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round16 St George-Budapest Stevenson 42 Souness 50 Smith 62 O'Connor 21 Wentworth Park Sydney 1,741 Dave Nugent L 17 15 July 1979 St George-Budapest 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round17 Brisbane Lions Gnavi 87 Fairbrother 25 St George Stadium Sydney 1,876 Peter Rampley D 18 22 July 1979 St George-Budapest 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round18 Marconi Fairfield Russell 70 o.g. Mariani 88 St George Stadium Sydney 3,873 Bill Jones D 19 29 July 1979 Adelaide City 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round19 St George-Budapest Kent 89 O'Connor 45 Olympic Sports Field Adelaide 4,200 Bob Kerr D 20 5 August 1979 Footscray JUST 1–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round20 St George-Budapest Lujic 42 Cotton 43 53 89 Olympic Park Melbourne 1,000 Nick Karlich W 21 18 August 1979 St George-Budapest 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round21 South Melbourne Hensman 81 St George Stadium Sydney 2,143 Tim Davies W 22 26 August 1979 West Adelaide 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round22 St George-Budapest Cotton 35 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 2,512 Don Campbell W 15 29 August 1979 St George-Budapest 2–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round15 Heidelberg United O'Connor 82 85 Paton 35 Campbell 60 St George Stadium Sydney 2,466 Tim Davies D 23 2 September 1979 St George-Budapest 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round23 Brisbane City Brusasco 2 St George Stadium Sydney 2,007 Peter Rampley L 24 9 September 1979 APIA Leichhardt 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round24 St George-Budapest Drewes 44 Wentworth Park Sydney 3,026 Tony Boskovic L 25 16 September 1979 St George-Budapest 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round25 Newcastle KB United Grosse 12 Boden 46 St George Stadium Sydney 3,017 Henry Witschge D 26 23 September 1979 Sydney Olympic 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round26 St George-Budapest Katholos 74 Marconi Oval Sydney 2,103 Stewart Mellings W NSL Cup 1979 NSL Cup #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA First round 25 April 1979 St George-Budapest 6–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLCup.html#Round1 Queensland Ipswich United Morgan ? ? Katholos ? ? J. O'Shea ? O'Connor ? R. Wilson ? Kathage ? St George Stadium Sydney 1,982http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLCup.html 1979 National Soccer League Cup Results Stock Greg OzFootball Richard Lorenc W Second round 20 May 1979 St George-Budapest 3–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLCup.html#Round2 APIA Leichhardt J. O'Shea 53 O'Connor 58 Hensman 86 Reed 9 Rampanti 61 St George Stadium Sydney 2,783 Bill Jones W Quarter-finals 27 May 1979 Brisbane City 1–1 yes 3–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLCup.html#QuarterFinals St George-Budapest Ratcliffe 17 Hensman 11 Perry Park Brisbane 2,500 Chris Bambridge D Semi-finals 12 August 1979 Newcastle KB United 0–0 yes 2–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLCup.html#SemiFinals St George-Budapest Newcastle International Sports Centre Newcastle 15,177 Ken Allen D Final 30 September 1979 Adelaide City 3–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLCup.html#Final St George-Budapest J. Nyskohus 54 76 B. Nyskohus 65 O'Connor 21 J. O'Shea 48 Olympic Sports Field Adelaide 3,100 Stewart Mellings L Statistics Appearances and goals Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLSquads_SG.html St. George 1979 Squad OzFootball No. Squad number Pos. Position Nat. Nationality Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK AUS Martin Coe 11 0 3 0 14 0 2 DF AUS Doug Utjesenovic 21 0 5 0 26 0 3 DF AUS George Harris soccer 25 0 4 0 29 0 4 DF AUS Peter Terry soccer 6 0 0 0 6 0 5 DF AUS Robbie O'Shea 26 0 5 0 31 0 6 — AUS Brendan Grosse 16+4 1 1 0 21 1 7 FW ENG Peter Hensman 13+7 2 2+2 2 24 4 8 DF AUS John O'Shea soccer 26 3 5 3 31 6 9 — AUS Stefan Matic 9+2 1 1 0 12 1 10 MF ENG Roy Cotton 21+2 7 4 0 27 7 11 FW AUS Phil O'Connor 22 7 5 3 27 10 12 GK AUS Mike Fraser soccer 15 0 2 0 17 0 14 — ENG Nick Fenoughty 6+4 0 1+1 0 12 0 15 DF ARG Rudi Della Picca 16+2 0 4 0 22 0 16 — AUS Tom Mihajlovic 12+1 0 2 0 15 0 18 — AUS Neville Morgan 7+4 2 2+1 2 14 4 19 MF AUS Mark Barton soccer 1+1 0 1 0 3 0 20 MF AUS Rudolfo Gnavi 20+1 1 3 0 24 1 21 MF AUS Paul Kay soccer 1+5 0 0+2 0 8 0 22 MF AUS Peter Katholos 12+2 2 5 2 19 4 25 — AUS Emery Holmik 0+1 0 1 0 2 0 — DF AUS Nigel Groome 0+1 0 0 0 1 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 20 MF AUS Rudolfo Gnavi 6 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 2 3 DF AUS George Harris soccer 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 7 FW AUS Peter Hensman 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 10 MF ENG Roy Cotton 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 15 DF AUS Rudi Della Picca 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 22 MF AUS Peter Katholos 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 2 DF AUS Doug Utjesenovic 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 DF AUS Robbie O'Shea 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 DF AUS John O'Shea soccer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 — ENG Nick Fenoughty 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 — AUS Tom Mihajlovic 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 21 0 0 5 0 0 26 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 12 AUS Mike Fraser soccer 4 1 5 2 1 AUS Martin Coe 1 0 1 Total 5 1 6 References 1979 Category:1979 National Soccer League (Australia) by team Category:1979 in sport in Sydney