1977 Western Suburbs SC (NSW) season

February 2023 February 2023 February 2023 Western Suburbs 1977 Head Coach Michael Laing Sydney Sports GroundEnglefield StadiumMarconi Oval National Soccer League 5th NSL Cup Quarter-finals Graham Norris (9) Graham Norris (9) 7,253vs. Sydney Olympic(8 May 1977)National Soccer League 521vs. Brisbane City(28 August 1977)National Soccer League 1000 1037 7253 1754 3245 1275 1347 1012 1796 1109 521 780 526 0 5–0vs. Mooroolbark (H)(3 April 1977)National Soccer League 0–4vs. Brisbane Lions (A)(24 July 1977)National Soccer League 1978 The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Western Suburbs Soccer Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Western Suburbs finished 5th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the NSL Cup. Players 1 ENG GK Terry Eaton 2 AUS DF Colin Curran 3 AUS DF Steve Perry 4 ENG DF Bob Noble 5 AUS DF Peter Wilson 6 AUS MF Dave Harding 7 ENG Bob Fryer 8 AUS MF Peter Stone 9 RSA 1928 FW Graham Norris 10 AUS FW Clive Eaton 11 AUS MF Alan Ainslie 12 AUS Ian Turnbull 13 AUS MF Lloyd Hardes 20 POL GK Wally Lachowicz ENG DF Mike Berry AUS Brian Dodd AUS FW Alan Fisher AUS FW Ken Lindsay ENG Pat Lowrey ENG FW Ian Moores AUS DF Ian Rowden AUS Mark Samuels AUS Warren Turnbull Transfers in Date from Position Name From Fee Ref. 26 January 1977 DF ENG Mike Berry ENG Southampton Free transfer Ambitious bids by Olympic, Hakoah Soccer Action 26 January 1977 4 FW RSA 1928 Graham Norris ENG Crystal Palace Competitions Overall record 2 National Soccer League 3 April 1977 25 September 1977 Matchday 1 5th 11 7 8 38 29 NSL Cup 20 September 1977 2 October 1977 First round Quarter-finals 1 1 0 3 2 National Soccer League 1977 National Soccer League League table WSU Results summary 5 5 3 21 12 6 2 5 17 17 worldfootball.net February 2023 Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H Result W/W/W/W/W/L/D/D/W/D/D/L/L/D/W/W/L/D/W/L/L/D/L/W/L/W Position 1/1/1/1/1/1/2/2/1/1/1/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/3/5/5/5/5/5/5 Points 2p/4p/6p/8p/10p/10p/11p/12p/14p/15p/16p/16p/16p/17p/19p/21p/21p/22p/24p/24p/24p/25p/25p/27p/27p/29p Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss gold red1 worldfootball.net Matches #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 1 3 April 1977 Western Suburbs 5–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round1 Mooroolbark Lindsay 8 Fryer 46 Harding 61 Eaton 68 Norris 74 Sydney Sports Ground Sydney 1,000http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html 1977 National Soccer League Results Stock Greg OzFootball.net Peter Rampley W 2 11 April 1977 West Adelaide 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round2 Western Suburbs Norris 45 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 7,128 Dennis Stanley W 3 17 April 1977 Western Suburbs 3–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round3 Brisbane Lions Perry 23 Wilson 41 Harding 71 Sydney Sports Ground Sydney 1,037 Richard Lorenc W 4 23 April 1977 Canberra City 0–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round4 Western Suburbs Norris 24 86 Fryer 36 Manuka Oval Canberra 2,000 Peter Rampley W 5 1 May 1977 Adelaide City 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round5 Western Suburbs Melta 53 Norris 32 8 Olympic Sports Field Adelaide 11,300 Dennis Stanley W 6 8 May 1977 Western Suburbs 0–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round6 Sydney Olympic Cross 15 Pirie 34 Sydney Sports Ground Sydney 7,253 Bob Mee L 7 14 May 1977 Fitzroy United 2–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round7 Western Suburbs Buljevic 9 Cole 59 Lowrey 75 Norris 81 Middle Park Soccer Stadium Melbourne 5,800 Jim Dixon D 8 21 May 1977 Western Suburbs 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round8 Footscray JUST Sydney Sports Ground Sydney 1,754 Tim Davies D 9 29 May 1977 Brisbane City 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round9 Western Suburbs Moores 10 Perry Park Brisbane 5,103 Dave Nugent W 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 11 June 1977 St George-Budapest 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round11 Western Suburbs Jankovics 86 Moores 8 Sydney Sports Ground Sydney 2,763 Richard Lorenc D 12 18 June 1977 Western Suburbs 3–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round12 Eastern Suburbs Wilson 11 Ainslie 53 Fryer 86 Kershaw 10 63 Barnes 50 55 Sydney Sports Ground Sydney 1,275 Barry Wilkinson L 13 26 June 1977 South Melbourne 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round13 Western Suburbs Gibson 58 Rogers 87 Middle Park Soccer Stadium Melbourne 5,000 Bob Henderson L 14 3 July 1977 Western Suburbs 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round14 West Adelaide Ainslie 64 McCulloch 45 Englefield Stadium Sydney 1,347 Tony Boskovic D 15 10 July 1977 Mooroolbark 0–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round15 Western Suburbs Stone 65 Ainslie 87 pen. Middle Park Soccer Stadium Melbourne 5,200 Nick Karlich W 16 17 July 1977 Western Suburbs 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round16 Canberra City Eaton 2 59 Curran 86 Kawaleva 31 Englefield Stadium Sydney 1,012 Bill Jones W 17 24 July 1977 Brisbane Lions 4–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round17 Western Suburbs Murray 28 75 90 Laszlo 50 Perry Park Brisbane 4,326 Dave Nugent L 18 31 July 1977 Western Suburbs 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round18 Adelaide City Englefield Stadium Sydney 1,796 Tony Boskovic D 19 7 August 1977 Sydney Olympic 0–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round19 Western Suburbs Curran 13 Eaton 62 83 Sydney Sports Ground Sydney 2,960 Richard Lorenc W 20 31 August 1977 Western Suburbs 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round20 Fitzroy United Buljevic 61 Englefield Stadium Sydney 1,109 Peter Rampley L 21 20 August 1977 Footscray JUST 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round21 Western Suburbs Palinkas 21 Picioane 77 Noble 69 Middle Park Soccer Stadium Melbourne 1,100 Chris Bambridge L 22 28 August 1977 Western Suburbs 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round22 Brisbane City Englefield Stadium Sydney 521 Henry Witschge D 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 L 24 11 September 1977 Western Suburbs 3–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round24 St George-Budapest Norris 6 C. Eaton 18 Harding 45 Hamilton 56 73 Englefield Stadium Sydney 780 Barry Wilkinson W 25 18 September 1977 Eastern Suburbs 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round25 Western Suburbs Smith 55 Stevenson 83 pen. Norris 49 Wentworth Park Sydney 1,278 Don Campbell L 26 25 September 1977 Western Suburbs 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLResults.html#Round26 South Melbourne Wilson 53 Manley 76 o.g. Englefield Stadium Sydney 526 Henry Witschge 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 Western Suburbs 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLCup.html#Round1 Sydney Olympic Turnbull 31 78 Jamieson 86 Marconi Oval Sydney 2,237http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLCup.html 1977 National Soccer League Cup Results Stock Greg OzFootball.net Tim Davies W Quarter-finals 2 October 1977 Brisbane City 1–1 yes 5–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1977/1977NSLCup.html#QuarterFinals Western Suburbs Johnston 5 Harding 55 Perry Park Brisbane 4,000 David Yelland 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_WS.html Western Suburbs 1977 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 ENG Terry Eaton 26 0 1 0 27 0 2 DF AUS Colin Curran 26 2 2 0 28 2 3 DF AUS Steve Perry soccer 25+1 1 2 0 28 1 4 DF ENG Bob Noble footballer 22 1 2 0 24 1 5 DF AUS Peter Wilson soccer, born 1947 25 3 2 0 27 3 6 MF AUS Dave Harding 25 3 2 1 27 4 7 — ENG Bob Fryer 13 3 0 0 13 3 8 MF AUS Peter Stone soccer, born 1954 25 1 2 0 27 1 9 FW RSA 1928 Graham Norris footballer 21 9 2 0 23 9 10 FW AUS Clive Eaton 23+1 7 1 0 25 7 11 MF AUS Alan Ainslie 20+1 3 2 0 23 3 12 — AUS Ian Turnbull soccer 9+2 0 1 0 12 0 13 MF AUS Lloyd Hardes 9+1 0 0+1 0 11 0 20 GK POL Wally Lachowicz 0 0 1 0 1 0 — DF ENG Mike Berry footballer 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 — — AUS Brian Dodd 1+4 0 0 0 5 0 — FW AUS Alan Fisher soccer 2+1 0 1 0 4 0 — FW AUS Ken Lindsay soccer 6 1 0 0 6 1 — — ENG Pat Lowrey 3+3 1 0 0 6 1 — FW ENG Ian Moores 5 2 0 0 5 2 — DF AUS Ian Rowden 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 — — AUS Mark Samuels Mark Samuels (soccer) 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 — — AUS Warren Turnbull 0 0 1 2 1 2 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 9 FW RSA 1928 Graham Norris footballer 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 4 DF ENG Bob Noble footballer 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 3 1 GK ENG Terry Eaton 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 3 DF AUS Steve Perry soccer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 DF AUS Peter Wilson soccer, born 1947 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 MF AUS Dave Harding 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 — ENG Bob Fryer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 MF AUS Peter Stone soccer, born 1954 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 16 0 2 0 0 0 16 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 ENG Terry Eaton 11 0 11 Total 11 0 11 References 1977 Category:1977 National Soccer League (Australia) by team Category:1977 in sport in Sydney