1979 APIA Leichhardt FC season

APIA Leichhardt FC
1979 season
Chairman	Stuart Macdonald
Manager	Jimmy Adam
National Soccer League	8th
NSL Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; Ken Reed (7); All: ; Ken Reed (8)
Highest home attendance	10,856 v Marconi; 13 May 1979
Lowest home attendance	850 v South Melbourne; 23 September 1979

The 1979 season was APIA Leichhardt's first season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.

Squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	AUS	Terry Butler
—	DF	SCO	Eric Carruthers
—	DF	SCO	Jim Dempsey
—	FW	AUS	Rob Drewes
—	DF	AUS	Bob McGinn
—	GK	AUS	Dave McQuire
—	MF	SCO	Brian O'Donnell
—	DF	AUS	Mark Pullen
—	DF	ITA	Rosario Rampanti
—	FW	ENG	Ken Reed


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	AUS	Ray Richards
—	FW	AUS	Elwyn Roberts
—	DF	AUS	Ian Rowden
—		AUS	Mark Samuels
—	FW	AUS	Andy Scott
—	DF	AUS	Rod Skellern
—	MF	AUS	Peter Stone
—	DF	AUS	Warren Turnbull
—		AUS	John Vernon
—	DF	AUS	Peter Wilson
—	GK	AUS	Greg Woodhouse

[1]

Results

National Soccer League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Marconi Fairfield (C)	26	15	6	5	58	32	+26	40[lower-alpha 1]	Qualification to Finals series[lower-alpha 2]
2	Heidelberg United	26	14	7	5	44	30	+14	36[lower-alpha 1]
3	Sydney City	26	15	3	8	47	29	+18	34[lower-alpha 1]
4	Brisbane City	26	14	5	7	38	30	+8	34[lower-alpha 1]
5	Adelaide City	26	13	6	7	43	27	+16	33[lower-alpha 1]
6	Newcastle KB United	26	11	9	6	43	30	+13	32[lower-alpha 1]
7	West Adelaide	26	10	4	12	28	31	−3	25[lower-alpha 1]
8	APIA Leichhardt	26	11	3	12	29	37	−8	25
9	Brisbane Lions	26	8	6	12	28	40	−12	22
10	Footscray JUST	26	8	3	15	29	43	−14	20[lower-alpha 1]
11	St George-Budapest	26	7	6	13	27	43	−16	20
12	Canberra City	26	6	8	12	25	41	−16	20
13	Sydney Olympic (R)	26	7	5	14	23	30	−7	19	Relegated to the 1980 NSW State League
14	South Melbourne	26	6	3	17	26	45	−19	16[lower-alpha 1]

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:

A Bonus Point was awarded for victories of 4 goals or more.
The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1979 National Soccer League.

9 March 1979 1	APIA Leichhardt	0-1	West Adelaide	Sydney
			McCulloch 37'	Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 5,723 Referee: Tony Boskovic

18 March 1979 2	Brisbane City	2-0	APIA Leichhardt	Brisbane
	Echeverria 22' Caldwell 71' (pen.)			Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Jack Wood

25 March 1979 3	Adelaide City	0-1	APIA Leichhardt	Adelaide
			Samuels 74'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 5,176 Referee: Barry Harwood

1 April 1979 4	APIA Leichhardt	1-3	Newcastle KB United	Sydney
	Scott 2'		Drinkwater 68', 73' Boden 77'	Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,673 Referee: Henry Witschge

8 April 1979 5	Sydney Olympic	0-2	APIA Leichhardt	Sydney
			Carruthers 14' (pen.) Stone 87'	Stadium: Pratten Park Attendance: 6,751 Referee: Tim Davies

15 April 1979 6	APIA Leichhardt	1-0	Heidelberg United	Sydney
	Reed 36'			Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 4,267 Referee: Peter Rampley

21 April 1979 7	Canberra City	0-0	APIA Leichhardt	Canberra
				Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 5,300 Referee: Ken Allen

29 April 1979 8	APIA Leichhardt	2-1	Brisbane Lions	Sydney
	Rampanti 16' Wilson 65'		Brennan 21'	Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,473 Referee: Jim Reeves

6 May 1979 9	Sydney City	2-3	APIA Leichhardt	Sydney
	Smith 6', 80'		Reed 19', 53' Carruthers 89'	Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,835 Referee: Richard Lorenc

13 May 1979 10	APIA Leichhardt	0-0	Marconi	Sydney
				Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 10,856 Referee: Stewart Mellinga

3 June 1979 11	St George	1-2	APIA Leichhardt	Sydney
	Matic 15'		Butler 24', 41'	Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 3,475 Referee: Jack Wood

10 June 1979 12	APIA Leichhardt	3-2	Footscray JUST	Sydney
	Roberts 11' Dempsey 65' Jovicic 86' (o.g.)		Palinkas 54' Kondarios 70'	Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 4,287 Referee: Henry Witschge

18 June 1979 13	South Melbourne	1-2	APIA Leichhardt	Melbourne
	Lutton 38'		Butler 22' Pye 85' (o.g.)	Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Don Campbell

24 June 1979 14	APIA Leichhardt	1-1	Brisbane City	Sydney
	Reed 55'			Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 5,023 Referee: Tony Boskovic

1 July 1979 15	West Adelaide	3-1	APIA Leichhardt	Adelaide
	Kosmina 17' Boyle 29' Norris 73'		Roberts 87'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Stewart Mellings

7 July 1979 16	Newcastle KB United	1-0	APIA Leichhardt	Newcastle
	Boden 32'			Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 10,012 Referee: Peter Rampley

15 July 1979 17	APIA Leichhardt	1-1	Adelaide City	Sydney
	Reed 87'		Deans 56'	Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,968 Referee: Dave Nugent

22 July 1979 18	APIA Leichhardt	0-2	Sydney Olympic	Sydney
			Jennings 71' Scott 80'	Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 5,386 Referee: Richard Lorenc

29 July 1979 19	Heidelberg United	2-1	APIA Leichhardt	Melbourne
	Paton 2' Cole 71'		Yzendoorn 43' (o.g.)	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Tony Beazleigh

5 August 1979 20	APIA Leichhardt	3-0	Canberra City	Sydney
	Reed 5', 46' McGinn 80'			Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 3,728 Referee: Henry Witschge

29 August 1979 21	Brisbane Lions	2-1	APIA Leichhardt	Brisbane
	Spearritt 36' Barry Fairbrother 67'		Stone 88'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 850 Referee: Bob Mee

26 August 1979 22	APIA Leichhardt	0-3	Sydney City	Sydney
			Barnes 42' Trenter 46' Silva 74'	Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 4,620 Referee: Tony Boskovic

2 September 1979 23	Marconi	2-0	APIA Leichhardt	Sydney
	Sharne 25' Krncevic 55'			Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 10,837 Referee: Chris Bambridge

9 September 1979 24	APIA Leichhardt	1-0	St George	Sydney
	Drewes 44'			Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 3,026 Referee: Tony Boskovic

15 September 1979 25	Footscray JUST	5-1	APIA Leichhardt	Melbourne
	Picioane 8' Ollerton 23' Palinkas 55' (pen.), pen.' Rujevic 65'		O'Donnell 14'	Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Don Campbell

23 September 1979 26	APIA Leichhardt	2-1	South Melbourne	Sydney
	Drewes 23' Stone 72'		Ristovski 47'	Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 850 Referee: Ken Allen

NSL Cup

25 April 1979 First Round	Sydney Croatia	0-3	APIA Leichhardt	Sydney
			Samuels 58', 60' Drewes 88'	Stadium: Wentworth Park Referee: Tim Davies

20 May 1979 Round of 16	St George	3-2	APIA Leichhardt	Sydney
	J.O'Shea 53' O'Connor 58' Hensman 86'		Reed 9' Rampanti 61'	Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 2,783 Referee: Bill Jones

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
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
—	MF		Terry Butler	23(1)	3	1	0	25	3
—	DF		Eric Carruthers	18(2)	2	2	0	22	2
—	DF		Jim Dempsey	17	1	1	0	18	1
—	FW		Rob Drewes	6(8)	2	0(1)	1	15	3
—	DF		Bob McGinn	14	1	1	0	15	1
—	GK		Dave McQuire	3	0	0	0	3	0
—	MF		Brian O'Donnell	16(5)	1	2	0	23	1
—	DF		Mark Pullen	14(3)	0	1(1)	0	19	0
—	DF		Rosario Rampanti	19(1)	1	1	1	20	2
—	FW		Ken Reed	22(1)	7	2	1	25	8
—	MF		Ray Richards	4(1)	0	0	0	5	0
—	FW		Elwyn Roberts	12(1)	2	0	0	13	2
—	FW		Ian Rowden	7	0	0	0	7	0
—	—		Mark Samuels	3(5)	1	1(1)	2	10	3
—	FW		Andy Scott	3(1)	1	0	0	4	1
—	DF		Rod Skellern	13(3)	0	1	0	17	0
—	MF		Peter Stone	22	3	2	0	24	3
—	DF		Warren Turnbull	16(2)	0	2	0	20	0
—	—		John Vernon	7(3)	0	1	0	11	0
—	DF		Peter Wilson	24	1	2	0	26	1
—	GK		Greg Woodhouse	23	0	2	0	25	0

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	National Soccer League	NSL Cup	Total
1	—	GK	Greg Woodhouse	6	1	7
2	—	GK	Dave McQuire	1	0	1
Total				7	1	8

References

"1979 NSL Squad: AL".
"APIA Leichhardt 1979 Squad". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
"1979 National Soccer League Cup Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 18 June 2022.

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[table_hth_MF0.61134143621258-2] A Bonus Point was awarded for victories of 4 goals or more.

[table_note_res_FS0.61134143621258-3] The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1979 National Soccer League.

[1] "1979 NSL Squad: AL".

[4] "APIA Leichhardt 1979 Squad". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 18 June 2022.

[5] "1979 National Soccer League Cup Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 18 June 2022.