1985 Wollongong City FC season
Appearance
1985 season | |
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Chairman | Laurie Kelly |
Manager | Adrian Alston |
Stadium | Wollongong Showground |
National Soccer League | 10th |
NSL Cup | Second round |
Top goalscorer | League: Pat Brodnik (6) All: Pat Brodnik (6) |
Highest home attendance | 2,209 vs. Sydney Croatia (17 March 1985) National Soccer League |
Lowest home attendance | 502 vs. Newcastle Rosebud United (22 May 1985) National Soccer League |
Average home league attendance | 1,022 |
Biggest win | 3–0 vs. Blacktown City (H) (18 August 1985) National Soccer League |
Biggest defeat | 1–6 vs. Marconi Fairfield (A) (21 April 1985) National Soccer League |
The 1985 season was the fifth in the history of Wollongong City (now Wollongong Wolves). It was also the fifth season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Wollongong City finished 10th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup second round by Newcastle Rosebud United.
Players
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Overview
[edit]Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
National Soccer League | 10 March 1985 | 18 August 1985 | Matchday 1 | 10th | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 22.73 |
NSL Cup | 3 March 1985 | 20 March 1985 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | +0 | 50.00 |
Total | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 25.00 |
Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions
Competitions
[edit]National Soccer League
[edit]League table
[edit]- Northern Conference
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Sydney City | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 19 | +23 | 35 | Qualification to Finals series |
2 | Sydney Croatia | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 22 | +28 | 33 | |
3 | Marconi Fairfield | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 29 | |
4 | Sydney Olympic | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 27 | |
5 | St George-Budapest | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 22 | |
6 | Canberra City | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 22 | |
7 | Inter Monaro | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 20 | |
8 | Blacktown City | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 18 | |
9 | APIA Leichhardt | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 16 | |
10 | Wollongong City | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 16 | |
11 | Penrith City (R) | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 14 | Relegation to the 1986 NSW State League |
12 | Newcastle Rosebud United | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 45 | −25 | 12 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
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 |
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1 | South Melbourne | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 33 | Qualification to Finals series |
2 | Brunswick Juventus (C) | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 29 | |
3 | Heidelberg United | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 27 | |
4 | Melbourne Croatia | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 24 | |
5 | Preston Makedonia | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 24 | |
6 | Sunshine George Cross | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 23 | |
7 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 22 | |
8 | Green Gully | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 18 | |
9 | Adelaide City | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 18 | |
10 | West Adelaide | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 17 | |
11 | Brisbane City | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 17 | |
12 | Footscray JUST | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 12 |
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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]10 March 1985 1 | APIA Leichhardt | 4–2 | Wollongong City | Sydney |
17 March 1985 2 | Wollongong City | 2–1 | Sydney Croatia | Wollongong |
23 March 1985 3 | Sydney City | 5–2 | Wollongong City | Sydney |
31 March 1985 4 | Wollongong City | 4–2 | Inter Monaro | Wollongong |
7 April 1985 5 | Penrith City | 3–0 | Wollongong City | Sydney |
14 April 1985 6 | Wollongong City | 1–2 | Sydney Olympic | Wollongong |
21 April 1985 7 | Marconi Fairfield | 6–1 | Wollongong City | Sydney |
5 May 1985 9 | St George-Budapest | 1–1 | Wollongong City | Sydney |
12 May 1985 10 | Wollongong City | 0–2 | Canberra City | Wollongong |
19 May 1985 11 | Blacktown City | 3–0 | Wollongong City | Sydney |
22 May 1985 8 | Wollongong City | 1–2 | Newcastle Rosebud United | Wollongong |
26 May 1985 12 | Wollongong City | 1–0 | APIA Leichhardt | Wollongong |
10 June 1985 14 | Wollongong City | 1–1 | Sydney City | Wollongong |
16 June 1985 15 | Inter Monaro | 1–1 | Wollongong City | Queanbeyan |
22 June 1985 13 | Sydney Croatia | 5–1 | Wollongong City | Sydney |
23 June 1985 16 | Wollongong City | 0–0 | Penrith City | Wollongong |
30 June 1985 17 | Sydney Olympic | 1–0 | Wollongong City | Sydney |
7 July 1985 18 | Wollongong City | 2–3 | Marconi Fairfield | Wollongong |
13 July 1985 19 | Newcastle Rosebud United | 1–3 | Wollongong City | Newcastle |
21 July 1985 20 | Wollongong City | 2–2 | St George-Budapest | Wollongong |
28 July 1985 21 | Canberra City | 1–1 | Wollongong City | Canberra |
18 August 1985 22 | Wollongong City | 3–0 | Blacktown City | Wollongong |
NSL Cup
[edit]3 March 1985 First round | Wollongong City | 3–2 | Sydney Croatia | Wollongong |
20 March 1985 Second round | Newcastle Rosebud United | 3–2 | Wollongong City | Newcastle |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]Players with no appearances not included in the list.[2][3]
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
2 | DF | ![]() |
David Green | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
Zivko Hristovski | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Ray Vliestra | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
6 | DF | ![]() |
Phil Kerr | 12(3) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
7 | FW | ![]() |
Bernie Godzik | 20(1) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 |
8 | FW | ![]() |
Alex Bundalo | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
9 | MF | ![]() |
Peter Willis | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 4 |
10 | MF | ![]() |
Peter Kotamanidis | 17(5) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 2 |
12 | FW | ![]() |
Dez Marton | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
14 | DF | ![]() |
Scott Dickson | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
16 | FW | ![]() |
Pat Brodnik | 10(8) | 6 | 1(1) | 0 | 20 | 6 |
17 | MF | ![]() |
Rade Stefanovski | 7(6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
19 | MF | ![]() |
Larry Gaffney | 13(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
20 | GK | ![]() |
Sean Billington | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
— | MF | ![]() |
Craig Baker | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
— | MF | ![]() |
Brian Condron | 6(2) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 10 | 0 |
— | FW | ![]() |
Tony Corradini | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
— | FW | ![]() |
Domenic Giannone | 11(1) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 5 |
— | MF | ![]() |
Phil Matias | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
— | ![]() |
Peter Ruskin | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
— | GK | ![]() |
Natch Vardareff | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
— | GK | ![]() |
Kiri Velkov | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
— | MF | ![]() |
Anthony Welbourne | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Clean sheets
[edit]Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total |
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1 | — | GK | ![]() |
Sean Billington | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2 | — | GK | ![]() |
Kiri Velkov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 3 | 0 | 3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "1985 National Soccer League Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "Australia's Premier Football Player Archive". ozfootball.net. Aussie Footballers. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "1985 National Soccer League Cup Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 10 July 2022.