1980 St George-Budapest FC season

St George-Budapest 1980 football season
St George-Budapest
1980 season
Head CoachRaul Blanco
StadiumSt George Stadium
Sydney Cricket Ground
National Soccer League14th
NSL CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Dennis Duarte (11)
All: Dennis Duarte (13)
Highest home attendance6,000
vs. South Melbourne
(18 May 1980)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance720
vs. Inter Monaro
(25 April 1980)
NSL Cup
Average home league attendance2,880
Biggest win4–1
vs. Inter Monaro (H)
(25 April 1980)
NSL Cup
4–1
vs. Blacktown City (H)
(15 June 1980)
National Soccer League
3–0
vs. Blacktown City (A)
(6 July 1980)
NSL Cup
Biggest defeat1–6
vs. Adelaide City (A)
(27 July 1980)
National Soccer League
← 1979
1982 →

The 1980 season was the fourth in the National Soccer League for St George-Budapest (now St George Football Club). In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. St George-Budapest finished 14th to be relegated in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the quarter-finals 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 Mike Fraser
2 DF Australia AUS Nigel Groome
3 DF Australia AUS Peter Terry
4 DF Australia AUS David Skeen
5 DF Australia AUS Doug Utjesenovic (captain)
6 MF Australia AUS Rudolfo Gnavi
7 MF Australia AUS Paul Kay
8 MF Australia AUS Peter Stone
9 FW Australia AUS Peter Beggs
10 MF Australia AUS Peter Katholos
11 MF England ENG Roy Cotton
12 GK Australia AUS Don Smith
13 MF Australia AUS Mark Barton
14 MF Australia AUS Billy Griffith
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Australia AUS Dave McIntosh
16 MF Australia AUS Aaron Scharfegger
17 FW Australia AUS Ernie Campbell
18 FW Australia AUS Dennis Duarte
19 Australia AUS Howard Hadley
20 MF Australia AUS John Russell
— Australia AUS Billy Buloch
— MF Australia AUS John Davies
— England ENG Nick Fenoughty
— Australia AUS Ron Fraser
— Australia AUS Tom Mihajlovic
— DF Australia AUS Steve Ververis
— DF Australia AUS Richard Yamine

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 14th 26 5 4 17 32 65 −33 019.23
NSL Cup 25 April 1980 3 August 1980 First round Quarter-finals 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 066.67
Total 29 7 4 18 39 70 −31 024.14

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 5 4 17 32 65  −33 19 3 2 8 17 32  −15 2 2 9 15 33  −18

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Blacktown City v St George-Budapest
9 March 1980 1 Blacktown City 4–2 St George-Budapest Sydney
15:00 AEDT
Report
  • Beggs 29'
  • McIntosh 50'
 Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 3,478[1]
Referee: Henry Witschge
St George-Budapest v APIA Leichhardt
16 March 1980 2 St George-Budapest 1–0 APIA Leichhardt Sydney
  • Kay 5'
 Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,864
Referee: Tony Boskovic
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
St George-Budapest v Canberra City
30 March 1980 4 St George-Budapest 1–5 Canberra City Sydney
15:00 AEDT
  • Duarte 65'
 Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,033
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Footscray JUST v St George-Budapest
6 April 1980 5 Footscray JUST 5–3 St George-Budapest Melbourne
  • Jovanovic 15'
  • Lujic 26'
  • Kondarios 50'
  • Vasic 76'
  • Ollerton 86'
 Report
  • Kay 47'
  • Duarte 64', 78'
 Stadium: Western Oval
Attendance: 3,540
Referee: Evan Venios
St George-Budapest v Adelaide City
13 April 1980 6 St George-Budapest 1–4 Adelaide City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,264
Referee: Des Miles
St George-Budapest v Brisbane Lions
20 April 1980 7 St George-Budapest 2–3 Brisbane Lions Sydney
 Report
  • Lindsay 58'
  • Ontong 70'
  • McGregor 79'
 Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,094
Referee: R. Warren
Marconi Fairfield v St George-Budapest
27 April 1980 8 Marconi Fairfield 0–0 St George-Budapest Sydney
15:00 AEST Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 4,624
Referee: Jim Reeves
St George-Budapest v Newcastle KB United
4 May 1980 9 St George-Budapest 0–3 Newcastle KB United Sydney
Report
  • Cowburn 17'
  • Heys 20'
  • P. Tredinnick 60'
 Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,429
Referee: Henry Witschge
Heidelberg United v St George-Budapest
11 May 1980 10 Heidelberg United 4–2 St George-Budapest Melbourne
  • Campbell 24'
  • Cole 62', 72'
  • Bozikas 71'
 Report
  • Duarte 15', 84'
 Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Chris Bambridge
St George-Budapest v South Melbourne
18 May 1980 11 St George-Budapest 0–3 South Melbourne Sydney
Report
Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Richard Lorenc
West Adelaide v St George-Budapest
25 May 1980 12 West Adelaide 1–0 St George-Budapest Adelaide
 Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Graham Neal
APIA Leichhardt v St George-Budapest
8 June 1980 14 APIA Leichhardt 1–2 St George-Budapest Sydney
Report
Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 2,812
Referee: Chris Bambridge
St George-Budapest v Blacktown City
15 June 1980 15 St George-Budapest 4–1 Blacktown City Sydney
15:00 AEDT
  • Campbell 14'
  • Griffith 16'
  • Duarte 75'
  • Stone 87'
 Report
  • Pointer 28'
 Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,269
Referee: Tony Boskovic
Canberra City v St George-Budapest
22 June 1980 16 Canberra City 4–1 St George-Budapest Canberra
 Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 3,450
Referee: Col Amos
St George-Budapest v Sydney City
29 June 1980 13 St George-Budapest 0–2 Sydney City Sydney
Report
  • Watson 70'
  • Stevenson 84'
 Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,118
Referee: Doug Rennie
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
St George-Budapest v Footscray JUST
20 July 1980 18 St George-Budapest 1–1 Footscray JUST Sydney
 Report
  • Vasic 66'
 Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,174
Referee: Jim Reeves
Adelaide City v St George-Budapest
27 July 1980 19 Adelaide City 6–1 St George-Budapest Adelaide
 Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Don Campbell
Brisbane Lions v St George-Budapest
10 August 1980 20 Brisbane Lions 0–0 St George-Budapest Brisbane
Report Stadium: Lions Stadium
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Dave Nugent
St George-Budapest v Marconi Fairfield
17 August 1980 21 St George-Budapest 0–3 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,217
Referee: Doug Rennie
Newcastle KB United v St George-Budapest
23 August 1980 22 Newcastle KB United 2–1 St George-Budapest Newcastle
  • Jones 56'
  • Senkalski 74'
 Report
  • Stone 70'
 Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 7,268
Referee: Jim Reeves
St George-Budapest v Heidelberg United
7 September 1980 23 St George-Budapest 3–5 Heidelberg United Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,231
Referee: Henry Witschge
South Melbourne v St George-Budapest
14 September 1980 24 South Melbourne 2–1 St George-Budapest Melbourne
  • Kakantonis 17'
  • Wright 35'
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Bobby Kerr
St George-Budapest v West Adelaide
21 September 1980 25 St George-Budapest 3–1 West Adelaide Sydney
  • Duarte 65', 77', 82'
 Report
  • Manecas 83'
 Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 1,638
Referee: Jack Johnston
Sydney City v St George-Budapest
28 September 1980 26 Sydney City 4–1 St George-Budapest Sydney
  • Boden 38', 48'
  • Trenter 60', 86'
 Report
  • Griffith 52'
 Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field
Attendance: 3,540
Referee: Tim Davies

NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

St George-Budapest v Australian Capital Territory Inter Monaro
25 April 1980 First round St George-Budapest 4–1 Australian Capital Territory Inter Monaro Sydney
  • Beggs 30', 47' (pen.)
  • Duarte 62'
  • Santolin 28' (o.g.)
 Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 720[2]
Referee: Tim Davies
Blacktown City v St George-Budapest
6 July 1980 Second round Blacktown City 0–3 St George-Budapest Sydney
Report
Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Dave Nugent
Marconi Fairfield v St George-Budapest
3 August 1980 Quarter-finals Marconi Fairfield 4–0 St George-Budapest Sydney
 Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 3,652
Referee: Henry Witschge

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 Mike Fraser 18 0 0 0 18 0
2 DF Australia Nigel Groome 7 0 0 0 7 0
3 DF Australia Peter Terry 17 0 2 0 19 0
4 DF Australia David Skeen 9 0 2 0 11 0
5 DF Australia Doug Utjesenovic 20 1 1 0 21 1
6 MF Australia Rudolfo Gnavi 8+1 0 1 0 10 0
7 MF Australia Paul Kay 12+5 2 1+1 0 19 2
8 MF Australia Peter Stone 16 2 0 0 16 2
9 FW Australia Peter Beggs 11+4 2 2+1 3 18 5
10 MF Australia Peter Katholos 18+3 3 3 1 24 4
11 MF England Roy Cotton 11+6 4 2 0 19 4
12 GK Australia Don Smith 8 0 1 0 9 0
13 MF Australia Mark Barton 9+3 1 1+1 0 14 1
14 MF Australia Billy Griffith 22 2 2 0 24 2
15 DF Australia Dave McIntosh 25 1 2 0 27 1
16 MF Australia Aaron Scharfegger 2 0 1 0 3 0
17 FW Australia Ernie Campbell 14 3 2 0 16 3
18 FW Australia Dennis Duarte 20+1 11 3 2 24 13
19 — Australia Howard Hadley 9+4 0 3 0 16 0
20 MF Australia John Russell 14 0 0 0 14 0
— — Australia Billy Buloch 0+1 0 0+1 0 2 0
— MF Australia John Davies 8 0 0 0 8 0
— — England Nick Fenoughty 0+2 0 0 0 2 0
— — Australia Ron Fraser 0+1 0 3 0 4 0
— — Australia Tom Mihajlovic 4+1 0 0 0 5 0
— DF Australia Steve Ververis 2 0 0 0 2 0
— DF Australia Richard Yamine 2+1 0 1 0 4 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 17 FW Australia Ernie Campbell 3 0 1 2 0 0 5 0 1
2 11 MF England Roy Cotton 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1
3 15 DF Australia Dave McIntosh 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
4 6 MF Australia Rudolfo Gnavi 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
5 9 FW Australia Peter Beggs 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
6 4 DF Australia David Skeen 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
7 MF Australia Paul Kay 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16 MF Australia Aaron Scharfegger 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
19 — Australia Howard Hadley 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
10 3 DF Australia Peter Terry 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 DF Australia Doug Utjesenovic 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
8 MF Australia Peter Stone 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 MF Australia Peter Katholos 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
13 MF Australia Mark Barton 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
— DF Australia Richard Yamine 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 30 0 2 6 0 0 36 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 12 Australia Don Smith 3 0 3
1 1 Australia Mike Fraser 1 1 2
Total 4 1 5

References

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