1979 Newcastle KB United season

The 1979 season was the second in the history of Newcastle KB United. It was also the second season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Newcastle KB United finished 6th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup semi-finals by St George-Budapest.

Newcastle KB United
1979 season
ManagerAlan Vest
National Soccer League6th
NSL CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Ken Boden (12)
All: Ken Boden (15)
Highest home attendance18,376 vs. Sydney Olympic
(14 April 1979)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance4,427 vs. Sydney City
(30 May 1979)
NSL Cup
Average home league attendance10,244
Biggest win5–1
vs. Canberra City (A)
(18 August 1979)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–3
vs. Brisbane Lions (A)
(6 May 1979)
National Soccer League

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 New Zealand NZL Phil Dando
2 MF Australia AUS Peter Willis
3 DF Australia AUS Neil Endacott
4 MF England ENG Craig Mason
5 DF England ENG Bill Summerscales
6 DF England ENG Roy Drinkwater
8 MF England ENG Ian Seddon
9 MF Australia AUS Ken Boden
10 FW England ENG Graham Heys
11 FW England ENG David Jones
12 MF Australia AUS Joe Senkalski
13 Australia AUS Mike Galpin
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Australia AUS John Sneddon
15 DF Australia AUS Colin Curran
16 MF Australia AUS Peter Tredinnick
17 England ENG Jim McBreen
18 DF Australia AUS Michael Boogaard
19 MF Australia AUS Malcolm McClelland
20 GK Scotland SCO Jim Preston
21 Australia AUS Keith Harris
22 DF Australia AUS Brett Cowburn
DF Australia AUS Arno Bertogna
Australia AUS Kevin Keelan

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Soccer League 11 March 1979 22 September 1979 Matchday 1 6th 26 11 9 6 43 30 +13 042.31
NSL Cup 25 April 1979 12 August 1979 First round Semi-finals 4 3 1 0 8 3 +5 075.00
Total 30 14 10 6 51 33 +18 046.67

Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions

League table

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

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWDWWDWWLLLLWLDWWDDDDWDLWDW
Position23211122335556444536545566
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

11 March 1979 1 Newcastle KB United 3–0[lower-alpha 1] South Melbourne Newcastle
14:30 AEDT
  • Curran 16'
  • Summerscales 57'
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 7,332[1]
Referee: Peter Rampley
18 March 1979 2 West Adelaide 1–1 Newcastle KB United Adelaide
14:30 ACDT
  • Pillans 80'
Report
  • Sneddon 88'
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 6,127
Referee: Graham Neale
25 March 1979 3 Newcastle KB United 4–1 Brisbane City Newcastle
14:30 AEDT
Report
  • Low 7'
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 9,032
Referee: Tim Davies
1 April 1979 4 APIA Leichhardt 1–3 Newcastle KB United Sydney
15:00 AEDT
  • Scott 2'
Report
  • Drinkwater 68', 73'
  • Boden 77'
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 2,673
Referee: Henry Witschge
8 April 1979 5 Adelaide City 0–0 Newcastle KB United Adelaide
14:30 ACST Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Don Campbell
14 April 1979 6 Newcastle KB United 2–0 Sydney Olympic Newcastle
  • Heys 58'
  • Cowburn 81'
Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 18,376
Referee: Richard Lorenc
22 April 1979 7 Heidelberg United 2–4 Newcastle KB United Melbourne
Report
  • Drinkwater 7'
  • Heys 35', 85'
  • Boden 49'
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Chris Bambridge
28 April 1979 8 Newcastle KB United 0–2 Canberra City Newcastle
14:30 AEST Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 8,359
Referee: Tony Boskovic
6 May 1979 9 Brisbane Lions 3–0 Newcastle KB United Brisbane
Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Peter Rampley
12 May 1979 10 Newcastle KB United 0–1 Sydney City Newcastle
14:30 AEST Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 9,832
Referee: Henry Witschge
3 June 1979 11 Marconi Fairfield 2–1 Newcastle KB United Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report
  • Drinkwater 80'
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 7,673
Referee: Richard Lorenc
9 June 1979 12 Newcastle KB United 4–2 St George-Budapest Newcastle
14:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 8,288
Referee: Jim Reeves
17 June 1979 13 Footscray JUST 2–0 Newcastle KB United Melbourne
15:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Stewart Mellings
23 June 1979 14 Newcastle KB United 0–0 West Adelaide Newcastle
14:30 AEST Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 8,687
Referee: Des Miles
1 July 1979 15 South Melbourne 1–2 Newcastle KB United Melbourne
Report
  • Drinkwater 6'
  • Senkalski 38'
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
7 July 1979 16 Newcastle KB United 1–0 APIA Leichhardt Newcastle
14:30 AEST
Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 10,012
Referee: Peter Rampley
15 July 1979 17 Brisbane City 1–1 Newcastle KB United Brisbane
  • Caldwell 72'
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,755
Referee: Henry Witschge
21 July 1979 18 Newcastle KB United 0–0 Adelaide City Newcastle
14:30 AEST Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 12,143
Referee: Tony Boskovic
29 July 1979 19 Sydney Olympic 1–1 Newcastle KB United Sydney
  • Eaton 50'
Report
  • Jones 1'
Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 3,575
Referee: Doug Rennie
4 August 1979 20 Newcastle KB United 3–3 Heidelberg United Newcastle
14:30 AEST
  • Senkalski 8'
  • Heys 28'
  • Boden 48'
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 10,134
Referee: Bill Jones
18 August 1979 21 Canberra City 1–5 Newcastle KB United Canberra
  • Farrell 67'
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,750
Referee: Dave Nugent
25 August 1979 22 Newcastle KB United 2–2 Brisbane Lions Newcastle
14:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 11,118
Referee: Richard Lorenc
1 September 1979 23 Sydney City 2–0 Newcastle KB United Gosford
  • Trenter 25'
  • Silva 74'
Report Stadium: Grahame Park
Attendance: 6,730
Referee: Tim Davies
8 September 1979 24 Newcastle KB United 2–1 Marconi Fairfield Newcastle
14:30 AEST
Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 12,448
Referee: Des Miles
16 September 1979 25 St George-Budapest 1–1 Newcastle KB United Sydney
  • Grosse 12'
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,017
Referee: Henry Witschge
22 September 1979 26 Newcastle KB United 3–0 Footscray JUST Newcastle
14:30 AEST
Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 7,422
Referee: Tony Boskovic

Notes:

  1. Awarded score. Original score 2–1 to Newcastle KB United; result was changed after the Australian Soccer Federation determined that South Melbourne fielded ineligible player Tony Tuner.

NSL Cup

25 April 1979 First round Newcastle KB United 3–2 Edgeworth Eagles Newcastle
Report
  • Blazejewski 75'
  • Parkinson 90'
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Referee: Bill Jones
19 May 1979 Second round Newcastle KB United 3–0 Sydney Olympic Newcastle
  • Senkalski 24', 66', 71'
Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 6,027
Referee: Ken Allen
30 May 1979 Quarter-finals Newcastle KB United 2–1 (a.e.t.) Sydney City Newcastle
Report
  • Stevenson 64'
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 4,427
Referee: Stewart Mellings
12 August 1979 Semi-finals Newcastle KB United 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)
St George-Budapest Newcastle
Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 15,177
Referee: Ken Allen

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 New Zealand Phil Dando 17(1)020200
2 MF Australia Peter Willis 24040280
3 DF Australia Neil Endacott 200020
4 MF England Craig Mason 1(5)02080
5 DF England Bill Summerscales 20341244
6 DF England Roy Drinkwater 26740307
8 MF England Ian Seddon 9010100
9 MF Australia Ken Boden 2612433015
10 FW England Graham Heys 24641287
11 FW England David Jones 1(3)10041
12 MF Australia Joe Senkalski 14(1)233185
14 DF Australia John Sneddon 9(6)10(2)0171
15 DF Australia Colin Curran 26640306
16 MF Australia Peter Tredinnick 18(8)01(2)0290
17 England Jim McBreen 2(4)00(1)070
19 MF Australia Malcolm McClelland 18(6)130271
20 GK Scotland Jim Preston 9020110
21 Australia Keith Harris 601070
22 DF Australia Brett Cowburn 13(1)22(1)0172
DF Australia Arno Bertogna 15030180
Australia Kevin Keelan 600060

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
1 1 GK New Zealand Phil Dando 4 1 5
2 20 GK Scotland Jim Preston 3 1 4
Total 7 2 9

References

  1. "1979 National Soccer League Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  2. "Newcastle KB United 1979 Squad". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  3. "1979 National Soccer League Cup Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
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