1980 Brisbane City FC season

Brisbane City 1980 football season
Brisbane City
1980 season
Head CoachNereo Saftich
Steve Perry
George Potter
Gyula Vincze
StadiumPerry Park
National Soccer League12th
NSL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Barry Kelso (9)
All: Barry Kelso (9)
Highest home attendance3,372
vs. Brisbane Lions
(29 June 1980)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,000
vs. Mount Gravatt
(25 April 1980)
NSL Cup
Average home league attendance2,451
Biggest win7–0
vs. Heidelberg United (H)
(27 July 1980)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–4
vs. Marconi Fairfield (A)
(30 March 1980)
National Soccer League
← 1979
1981 →

The 1980 season was the fourth in the National Soccer League for Brisbane City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Brisbane City finished 12th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the first round of the NSL Cup.

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 Australia AUS Kim Wishart
2 DF England ENG George Potter
3 DF Australia AUS David Ratcliffe
4 DF Australia AUS Peter Tokesi
5 DF Australia AUS Steve Perry
6 MF Australia AUS Larry Gaffney
7 FW Hungary HUN Joe Palinkas
8 MF England ENG Frank Pimblett
9 DF Australia AUS Michael Tripp
10 MF Scotland SCO Kevin Low
11 FW Australia AUS Kevin Caldwell
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW Australia AUS Barry Kelso
13 FW Australia AUS Mark Brusasco
14 MF Scotland SCO Bobby Hamilton
15 Australia AUS Jim McCluskey
16 FW Australia AUS Willie Conner
17 DF Scotland SCO Billy Wilkinson
18 FW Australia AUS Dominic Confessore
20 GK Australia AUS Martin Coe
— FW Australia AUS John Coyne
— MF Australia AUS Boze Runje
— MF Australia AUS David Vincenzino

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Soccer League 9 March 1980 28 September 1980 Matchday 1 12th 26 4 10 12 29 36 −7 015.38
NSL Cup 25 April 1980 First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 27 4 10 13 29 37 −8 014.81

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sydney City (C) 26 16 5 5 51 26 +25 37 Qualification to Finals series[a]
2 Heidelberg United 26 15 6 5 55 33 +22 36
3 South Melbourne 26 15 5 6 42 21 +21 35
4 Marconi Fairfield 26 14 6 6 53 32 +21 34
5 Adelaide City 26 13 4 9 40 27 +13 30
6 Newcastle KB United 26 12 6 8 32 31 +1 30
7 Brisbane Lions 26 7 11 8 28 32 −4 25
8 APIA Leichhardt 26 8 7 11 27 35 −8 23
9 Footscray JUST 26 7 9 10 32 41 −9 23
10 Canberra City 26 7 7 12 34 33 +1 21
11 Blacktown City 26 9 3 14 34 55 −21 21
12 Brisbane City 26 4 10 12 29 36 −7 18
13 West Adelaide 26 7 3 16 24 46 −22 17
14 St George-Budapest (R) 26 5 4 17 32 65 −33 14 Relegated to the 1981 NSW State League
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; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1980 National Soccer League.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 4 10 12 29 36  −7 22 4 4 5 18 13  +5 0 6 7 11 23  −12

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Brisbane City v Footscray JUST
9 March 1980 1 Brisbane City 1–1 Footscray JUST Brisbane
  • Caldwell 79' (pen.)
 Report
  • Caldwell 11' (o.g.)
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,150[1]
Referee: Peter Rampley
Adelaide City v Brisbane City
16 March 1980 2 Adelaide City 0–0 Brisbane City Adelaide
Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Don Campbell
Brisbane City v St George-Budapest
23 March 1980 3 Brisbane City 0–1 St George-Budapest Brisbane
Report
  • Beggs 11'
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,050
Referee: Bob Mee
Marconi Fairfield v Brisbane City
30 March 1980 4 Marconi Fairfield 4–0 Brisbane City Sydney
 Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 4,725
Referee: Tony Boskovic
Brisbane City v Newcastle KB United
6 April 1980 5 Brisbane City 1–2 Newcastle KB United Brisbane
  • Kelso 16'
 Report
  • Senkalski 80'
  • Kamasz 83'
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,900
Referee: Tim Davies
Heidelberg United v Brisbane City
13 April 1980 6 Heidelberg United 3–1 Brisbane City Melbourne
  • Cole 5', 44', 75'
 Report
  • Kelso 42'
 Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
Brisbane City v South Melbourne
20 April 1980 7 Brisbane City 0–1 South Melbourne Brisbane
Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,634
Referee: Richard Lorenc
West Adelaide v Brisbane City
27 April 1980 8 West Adelaide 1–0 Brisbane City Adelaide
14:30 ACST
  • Norris 54'
 Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,900
Referee: Bobby Kerr
Brisbane City v Sydney City
4 May 1980 9 Brisbane City 1–0 Sydney City Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,536
Referee: Stewart Mellings
Blacktown City v Brisbane City
11 May 1980 10 Blacktown City 3–1 Brisbane City Sydney
 Report
  • Palinkas 74'
 Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 2,972
Referee: Peter Rampley
Brisbane City v APIA Leichhardt
18 May 1980 11 Brisbane City 1–0 APIA Leichhardt Brisbane
  • Gaffney 70'
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,215
Referee: Chris Bambridge
Canberra City v Brisbane City
1 June 1980 13 Canberra City 1–1 Brisbane City Canberra
  • O'Shea 72'
 Report
  • Kelso 73'
 Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 3,580
Referee: Chris Bambridge
Brisbane City v Adelaide City
8 June 1980 14 Brisbane City 1–2 Adelaide City Brisbane
  • Hamilton 44'
 Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,380
Referee: Jim Reeves
Footscray JUST v Brisbane City
14 June 1980 15 Footscray JUST 1–1 Brisbane City Melbourne
  • Ilioski 3'
 Report
  • McCluskey 52'
 Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Evan Venios
Brisbane City v Marconi Fairfield
22 June 1980 16 Brisbane City 2–1 Marconi Fairfield Brisbane
  • Potter 53' (pen.)
  • McCluskey 77'
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,337
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
Brisbane City v Brisbane Lions
29 June 1980 12 Brisbane City 1–1 Brisbane Lions Brisbane
  • Kelso 67'
 Report
  • Ontong 86'
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,372
Referee: Tony Boskovic
St George-Budapest v Brisbane City
13 July 1980 17 St George-Budapest 1–1 Brisbane City Sydney
15:00 AEST Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,107
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Newcastle KB United v Brisbane City
19 July 1980 18 Newcastle KB United 1–1 Brisbane City Newcastle
  • Heys 14'
 Report
  • Hamilton 32'
 Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 5,190
Referee: Doug Rennie
Brisbane City v Heidelberg United
27 July 1980 19 Brisbane City 7–0 Heidelberg United Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,547
Referee: Peter Rampley
South Melbourne v Brisbane City
10 August 1980 20 South Melbourne 3–3 Brisbane City Melbourne
  • Rogers 22'
  • Bannon 78'
  • Evans 90'
 Report
  • Conner 57', 80'
  • Kelso 83'
 Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Evans Venios
Brisbane City v West Adelaide
17 August 1980 21 Brisbane City 1–1 West Adelaide Brisbane
Report
  • Manecas 71'
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,563
Referee: Henry Witschge
Sydney City v Brisbane City
31 August 1980 22 Sydney City 2–1 Brisbane City Sydney
15:00 AEST
  • Watson 3'
  • Gomez 8'
 Report
  • Palinkas 5'
 Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field
Attendance: 1,502
Referee: Ken Allen
Brisbane City v Blacktown City
7 September 1980 23 Brisbane City 1–2 Blacktown City Brisbane
Report
  • Wilkinson 14', 85'
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,312
Referee: Bob Mee
APIA Leichhardt v Brisbane City
14 September 1980 24 APIA Leichhardt 2–1 Brisbane City Sydney
 Report
  • Kelso 42'
 Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 2,103
Referee: Jim Reeves
Brisbane Lions v Brisbane City
21 September 1980 25 Brisbane Lions 1–0 Brisbane City Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Lions Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Henry Witschge
Brisbane City v Canberra City
28 September 1980 26 Brisbane City 1–1 Canberra City Brisbane
  • Gaffney 10'
 Report
  • Maclaren 72'
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,863
Referee: Tony Boskovic

NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Brisbane City v Queensland Mount Gravatt
25 April 1980 First round Brisbane City 0–1 Queensland Mount Gravatt Brisbane
Report
  • Bland 81'
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,000[2]
Referee: Dave Nugent

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

No. Pos. Nat. Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia Kim Wishart 17 0 0 0 17 0
2 DF England George Potter 24+1 0 1 0 26 0
3 DF Australia David Ratcliffe 25 4 1 0 26 4
5 DF Australia Steve Perry 25+1 0 1 0 27 0
6 MF Australia Larry Gaffney 17+1 2 1 0 19 2
7 FW Hungary Joe Palinkas 17+4 3 1 0 22 3
8 MF England Frank Pimblett 17 0 0 0 17 0
9 DF Australia Michael Tripp 2+3 0 1 0 6 0
10 MF Scotland Kevin Low 16+4 1 0+1 0 21 1
11 FW Australia Kevin Caldwell 15+7 1 0+1 0 23 1
12 FW Australia Barry Kelso 24+1 9 1 0 26 9
13 FW Australia Mark Brusasco 6+9 2 0 0 15 2
14 MF Scotland Bobby Hamilton 18 2 0 0 18 2
15 — Australia Jim McCluskey 6 2 0 0 6 2
16 FW Australia Willie Conner 11 2 0 0 11 2
17 DF Scotland Billy Wilkinson 26 0 1 0 27 0
18 FW Australia Dominic Confessore 2+2 0 1 0 5 0
20 GK Australia Martin Coe 9+2 0 1 0 12 0
— FW Australia John Coyne 7 0 1 0 8 0
— MF Australia Boze Runje 1 0 0 0 1 0
— MF Australia David Vincenzino 1+2 0 0 0 3 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. Pos. Nat. Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 10 MF Australia Kevin Low 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1
2 6 MF Australia Larry Gaffney 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 11 FW Australia Kevin Caldwell 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
4 3 DF Australia David Ratcliffe 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
12 FW Australia Barry Kelso 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
14 MF Scotland Bobby Hamilton 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
7 7 MF Hungary Joe Palinkas 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
13 FW Australia Mark Brusasco 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
9 2 DF England George Potter 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
8 MF England Frank Pimblett 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
17 DF Scotland Billy Wilkinson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 22 0 2 0 0 0 22 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. Nat. Goalkeeper NSL NSL Cup Total
1 1 Australia Kim Wishart 3 0 3
2 20 Australia Martin Coe 1 0 1
Total 4 0 4

References

  1. ^ Stock, Greg. "1980 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
  2. ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1980 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
  3. ^ "Brisbane City 1980 Squad". OzFootball.