1984 Wollongong City FC season

Wollongong City 1984 football season
Wollongong City
1984 season
ChairmanLaurie Kelly
ManagerAdrian Alston
StadiumWollongong Showground
Groundz Precinct
Towradgi Park
National Soccer League12th
NSL CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Peter Kotamanidis (8)
All: Peter Kotamanidis (9)
Highest home attendance2,500 vs. Sydney City
(11 March 1984)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance224 vs. Canberra City
(1 September 1984)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance955
Biggest defeat0–5
vs. Sydney City (A)
(8 July 1984)
National Soccer League
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The 1984 season was the fourth in the history of Wollongong City (now Wollongong Wolves). It was also the fourth season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Wollongong City finished 12th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup group stage.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Ron Tilsed
2 DF Australia AUS David Green
3 DF Australia AUS Phil Kerr
4 DF Australia AUS Zivko Hristovski
5 DF Australia AUS Ray Vliestra
6 MF Australia AUS Brian Condron
7 FW Australia AUS Peter Beggs
8 FW Australia AUS Alex Bundalo
9 FW Australia AUS Glen Fontana
10 MF Australia AUS Peter Kotamanidis
11 MF Australia AUS Larry Gaffney
12 DF Australia AUS Steve Ristevski
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 FW Australia AUS Peter Kukulovski
14 MF Australia AUS Peter Willis
15 DF Australia AUS Grant Isedale
16 MF England ENG John Fleming
17 DF Australia AUS Jamie Dummett
20 GK Australia AUS Natch Vardareff
— MF Australia AUS Warren Baker
— FW Australia AUS Earl Canvin
— FW Australia AUS Tony Corradini
— DF Australia AUS Scott Dickson
— MF Scotland SCO Ray Farrell
— FW Australia AUS Darren Nees

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Soccer League 4 March 1984 7 October 1984 Matchday 1 12th 28 5 5 18 22 59 −37 017.86
NSL Cup 23 May 1984 3 June 1984 Group stage Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 000.00
Total 31 5 5 21 24 64 −40 016.13

Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions

Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

Northern Conference

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sydney City 28 17 8 3 67 21 +46 42 Qualification to Finals series
2 Sydney Olympic 28 16 8 4 61 27 +34 40
3 Marconi Fairfield 28 12 8 8 58 39 +19 32
4 APIA Leichhardt 28 12 8 8 43 35 +8 32
5 Blacktown City 28 12 6 10 43 48 −5 30
6 Sydney Croatia 28 8 11 9 32 38 −6 27
7 Penrith City 28 8 10 10 29 41 −12 26
8 Newcastle Rosebud United 28 11 4 13 35 52 −17 26
9 Canberra Arrows 28 12 1 15 47 39 +8 25
10 St George-Budapest 28 8 9 11 38 41 −3 25
11 Melita Eagles (R) 28 8 8 12 23 38 −15 24 Relegation to the 1985 NSW State League
12 Wollongong City 28 5 5 18 22 59 −37 15
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Southern Conference

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 South Melbourne (C) 28 18 4 6 48 20 +28 40 Qualification to Finals series
2 Heidelberg United 28 14 7 7 37 27 +10 35
3 Melbourne Croatia 28 13 7 8 38 31 +7 33
4 Brisbane Lions 28 12 6 10 38 36 +2 30
5 Brunswick Juventus 28 13 4 11 36 42 −6 30
6 Preston Makedonia 28 11 6 11 42 33 +9 28
7 Adelaide City 28 10 5 13 33 34 −1 25
8 Footscray JUST 28 10 5 13 29 33 −4 25
9 Green Gully 28 9 6 13 34 36 −2 24
10 West Adelaide 28 8 5 15 40 52 −12 21
11 Brisbane City 28 8 5 15 21 39 −18 21
12 Sunshine George Cross 28 5 6 17 24 57 −33 16
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results by round

Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Canberra City v Wollongong City
4 March 1984 1 Canberra City 4–0 Wollongong City Canberra
  • Farina 23', 53'
  • Brockbank 28'
  • Jones 75'
 Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,023[1]
Referee: Glynn Davies
Wollongong City v Sydney City
11 March 1984 2 Wollongong City 1–3 Sydney City Wollongong
  • Bundalo 2'
 Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 1,706
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Brisbane City v Wollongong City
18 March 1984 3 Brisbane City 1–1 Wollongong City Brisbane
  • Fabrizio 72'
 Report
  • Bundalo 84'
 Stadium: Spencer Park
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Dave Nugent
Penrith City v Wollongong City
24 March 1984 4 Penrith City 3–2 Wollongong City Sydney
  • Jackson 20' (pen.)
  • Colusso 83'
  • Hale 85'
 Report
  • Bundalo 49'
  • Fontana 88'
 Stadium: Cook Park
Attendance: 701
Referee: Terry Seacy
Wollongong City v Sydney Olympic
1 April 1984 5 Wollongong City 0–3 Sydney Olympic Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Doug Rennie
Wollongong City v Sydney Croatia
10 April 1984 6 Wollongong City 2–1 Sydney Croatia Wollongong
  • Farrell 26'
  • Kotamanidis 86'
 Report
Stadium: Dapto Showground
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Green Gully v Wollongong City
15 April 1984 7 Green Gully 1–1 Wollongong City Melbourne
  • Cannell 74' (pen.)
 Report
  • Fontana 54'
 Stadium: Green Gully Reserve
Attendance: 700
Referee: Sam Zoumas
Wollongong City v Melita Eagles
22 April 1984 8 Wollongong City 1–1 Melita Eagles Wollongong
  • Kotamanidis 39'
 Report
  • Duarte 70'
 Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 1,031
Referee: Bill Monteverde
Wollongong City v Newcastle KB United
23 April 1984 9 Wollongong City 1–0 Newcastle KB United Wollongong
  • Beggs 32'
 Report Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Marconi Fairfield v Wollongong City
4 May 1984 10 Marconi Fairfield 4–0 Wollongong City Sydney
 Report Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 1,545
Referee: Ken Small
Wollongong City v St George-Budapest
13 May 1984 11 Wollongong City 1–2 St George-Budapest Wollongong
  • Kotamanidis 16'
 Report Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 987
Referee: Graham Warne
Blacktown City v Wollongong City
20 May 1984 12 Blacktown City 2–0 Wollongong City Sydney
  • Selvage 10'
  • McLaughlin 55'
 Report Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 1,102
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Wollongong City v Sydney Croatia
24 June 1984 13 Wollongong City 0–1 Sydney Croatia Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 786
Referee: Gary Power
Wollongong City v APIA Leichhardt
1 July 1984 14 Wollongong City 0–3 APIA Leichhardt Wollongong
Report
  • Gray ?'
  • Caban ?'
  • Bradley ?'
 Stadium: Towradgi Park
Attendance: 588
Referee: Arthur Owens
Sydney City v Wollongong City
8 July 1984 15 Sydney City 5–0 Wollongong City Sydney
 Report Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field
Attendance: 735
Referee: Graham Warne
Wollongong City v Brisbane Lions
15 July 1984 16 Wollongong City 3–2 Brisbane Lions Wollongong
  • Kotamanidis ?', ?'
  • Beggs ?'
 Report Stadium: Towradgi Park
Attendance: 437
Referee: Rex Leighton
Wollongong City v Penrith City
22 July 1984 17 Wollongong City 0–2 Penrith City Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 604
Referee: Peter Rampley
Sunshine George Cross v Wollongong City
29 July 1984 18 Sunshine George Cross 1–1 Wollongong City Melbourne
Report
  • Fontana 86'
 Stadium: Chaplin Reserve
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Sam Zoumas
Sydney Olympic v Wollongong City
5 August 1984 19 Sydney Olympic 3–0 Wollongong City Sydney
 Report Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 1,877
Referee: Ken Small
Sydney Croatia v Wollongong City
12 August 1984 20 Sydney Croatia 2–0 Wollongong City Sydney
  • Jurin 17'
  • Gaffney 61' (o.g.)
 Report Stadium: King Tomislav Park
Attendance: 2,852
Referee: Gary Power
Melita Eagles v Wollongong City
19 August 1984 21 Melita Eagles 0–1 Wollongong City Sydney
Report
  • Bundalo 65'
 Stadium: Melita Stadium
Attendance: 735
Referee: Tim Davies
Canberra City v Wollongong City
26 August 1984 22 Canberra City 4–0 Wollongong City Canberra
  • Gibson 22', 65' (pen.)
  • Harkins 88'
  • Bryant 90+1'
 Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 786
Referee: Neil Murray
Wollongong City v Canberra City
1 September 1984 23 Wollongong City 0–1 Canberra City Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Groundz Precinct
Attendance: 224
Referee: Tim Davies
Wollongong City v Marconi Fairfield
9 September 1984 24 Wollongong City 1–3 Marconi Fairfield Wollongong
  • Kotamanidis 90'
 Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 700
Referee: Ken Small
St George-Budapest v Wollongong City
16 September 1984 25 St George-Budapest 3–2 Wollongong City Sydney
  • Barton 6'
  • Slater 15'
  • Petkovski 90'
 Report
  • Vlietstra 42'
  • Kotamanidis 55'
 Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 960
Referee: Peter Rampley
Wollongong City v Blacktown City
23 September 1984 26 Wollongong City 1–2 Blacktown City Wollongong
  • Kotamanidis 77'
 Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 600
Referee: Glyn Davies
APIA Leichhardt v Wollongong City
28 September 1984 27 APIA Leichhardt 1–1 Wollongong City Sydney
  • Bradley 31'
 Report
  • Willis 46' (pen.)
 Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 642
Referee: Ken Small
Newcastle Rosebud United v Wollongong City
7 October 1984 28 Newcastle Rosebud United 1–2 Wollongong City Newcastle
  • McQuarrie 83'
 Report
  • Fontana 10'
  • Kerr 80'
 Stadium: Adamstown Oval
Attendance: 2,990
Referee: Rob Davies

NSL Cup

Newcastle Rosebud United v Wollongong City
23 May 1984 Group stage Newcastle Rosebud United 2–1 Wollongong City Sydney
  • Fontana 18' (o.g.)
  • Senkalski 35' (pen.)
 Report
  • Kotamindis 45'
 Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 979
Referee: Arthur Owens
St George-Budapest v Wollongong City
27 May 1984 Group stage St George-Budapest 2–1 Wollongong City Sydney
 Report
  • Beggs 8'
 Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Doug Rennie
Wollongong City v APIA Leichhardt
3 June 1984 Group stage Wollongong City 0–1 APIA Leichhardt Wollongong
Report
  • Caban 2'
 Stadium: Towradgi Park
Attendance: 600
Referee: Peter Rampley

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.[2][3]

No. Pos. Nat. Name National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Ron Tilsed 13 0 2 0 15 0
2 DF Australia David Green 25(1) 0 2 0 28 0
3 DF Australia Phil Kerr 16(6) 1 3 0 25 1
4 DF Australia Zivko Hristovski 10(5) 0 3 0 18 0
5 DF Australia Ray Vliestra 27 1 3 0 30 1
6 MF Australia Brian Condron 19 0 1(1) 0 21 0
7 FW Australia Peter Beggs 25 2 3 1 28 3
8 FW Australia Alex Bundalo 26(1) 4 2 0 29 4
9 FW Australia Glen Fontana 17(3) 4 2 0 22 4
10 MF Australia Peter Kotamanidis 24(4) 8 2(1) 1 31 9
11 MF Australia Larry Gaffney 24 0 1 0 25 0
12 MF Australia Steve Ristevski 1(1) 0 0 0 2 0
13 FW Australia Peter Kukulovski 1(3) 0 0 0 4 0
14 MF Australia Peter Willis 26 1 3 0 29 1
15 DF Australia Grant Isedale 2(1) 0 3 0 6 0
16 MF England John Fleming 21 0 0 0 21 0
17 DF Australia Jamie Dummett 4 0 0 0 4 0
20 GK Australia Natch Vardareff 15 0 1 0 16 0
— MF Australia Warren Baker 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0
— FW Australia Earl Canvin 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0
— FW Australia Tony Corradini 2(1) 0 0(2) 0 5 0
— DF Australia Scott Dickson 2 0 3 0 5 0
— MF Scotland Ray Farrell 2(4) 1 0 0 6 1
— FW Australia Darren Nees 0(3) 0 0(1) 0 4 0

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
1 1 GK England Ron Tilsed 1 0 1
20 GK Australia Natch Vardareff 1 0 1
Total 2 0 2

References

  1. ^ "1984 National Soccer League Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Australia's Premier Football Player Archive". ozfootball.net. Aussie Footballers. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  3. ^ "1984 National Soccer League Cup Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
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