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1984 Wollongong City FC season

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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
← 1983
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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

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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

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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

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National Soccer League

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League table

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Northern Conference

Pos Team 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 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

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
GroundAHAAHHAHHAHAHHAHHAAAAAHHAHAA
ResultLLDLLWDDWLLLLLLWLDLLWLLLLLDW
Position12121112121212121012121212121212121212121212121212121212
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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4 March 1984 1 Canberra City 4–0 Wollongong City Canberra
Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,023[1]
Referee: Glynn Davies
11 March 1984 2 Wollongong City 1–3 Sydney City Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 1,706
Referee: Richard Lorenc
18 March 1984 3 Brisbane City 1–1 Wollongong City Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Spencer Park
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Dave Nugent
24 March 1984 4 Penrith City 3–2 Wollongong City Sydney
Report
Stadium: Cook Park
Attendance: 701
Referee: Terry Seacy
1 April 1984 5 Wollongong City 0–3 Sydney Olympic Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Doug Rennie
15 April 1984 7 Green Gully 1–1 Wollongong City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Green Gully Reserve
Attendance: 700
Referee: Sam Zoumas
22 April 1984 8 Wollongong City 1–1 Melita Eagles Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 1,031
Referee: Bill Monteverde
4 May 1984 10 Marconi Fairfield 4–0 Wollongong City Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 1,545
Referee: Ken Small
13 May 1984 11 Wollongong City 1–2 St George-Budapest Wollongong
Report Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 987
Referee: Graham Warne
24 June 1984 13 Wollongong City 0–1 Sydney Croatia Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 786
Referee: Gary Power
1 July 1984 14 Wollongong City 0–3 APIA Leichhardt Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Towradgi Park
Attendance: 588
Referee: Arthur Owens
8 July 1984 15 Sydney City 5–0 Wollongong City Sydney
Report Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field
Attendance: 735
Referee: Graham Warne
15 July 1984 16 Wollongong City 3–2 Brisbane Lions Wollongong
Report Stadium: Towradgi Park
Attendance: 437
Referee: Rex Leighton
22 July 1984 17 Wollongong City 0–2 Penrith City Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 604
Referee: Peter Rampley
29 July 1984 18 Sunshine George Cross 1–1 Wollongong City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Chaplin Reserve
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Sam Zoumas
5 August 1984 19 Sydney Olympic 3–0 Wollongong City Sydney
Report Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 1,877
Referee: Ken Small
12 August 1984 20 Sydney Croatia 2–0 Wollongong City Sydney
Report Stadium: King Tomislav Park
Attendance: 2,852
Referee: Gary Power
19 August 1984 21 Melita Eagles 0–1 Wollongong City Sydney
Report
Stadium: Melita Stadium
Attendance: 735
Referee: Tim Davies
26 August 1984 22 Canberra City 4–0 Wollongong City Canberra
Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 786
Referee: Neil Murray
1 September 1984 23 Wollongong City 0–1 Canberra City Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Groundz Precinct
Attendance: 224
Referee: Tim Davies
9 September 1984 24 Wollongong City 1–3 Marconi Fairfield Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 700
Referee: Ken Small
16 September 1984 25 St George-Budapest 3–2 Wollongong City Sydney
Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 960
Referee: Peter Rampley
23 September 1984 26 Wollongong City 1–2 Blacktown City Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 600
Referee: Glyn Davies
28 September 1984 27 APIA Leichhardt 1–1 Wollongong City Sydney
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 642
Referee: Ken Small
7 October 1984 28 Newcastle Rosebud United 1–2 Wollongong City Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Adamstown Oval
Attendance: 2,990
Referee: Rob Davies

NSL Cup

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27 May 1984 Group stage St George-Budapest 2–1 Wollongong City Sydney
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Doug Rennie
3 June 1984 Group stage Wollongong City 0–1 APIA Leichhardt Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Towradgi Park
Attendance: 600
Referee: Peter Rampley

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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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

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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

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  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.