1979 Newcastle KB United season

Newcastle KB United 1979 football season
Newcastle KB United
1979 season
ManagerAlan Vest
StadiumNewcastle International Sports Centre
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 attendance10,245
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
← 1978
1980 →

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.

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

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Marconi Fairfield (C) 26 15 6 5 58 32 +26 40[a] Qualification to Finals series[b]
2 Heidelberg United 26 14 7 5 44 30 +14 36[a]
3 Sydney City 26 15 3 8 47 29 +18 34[a]
4 Brisbane City 26 14 5 7 38 30 +8 34[a]
5 Adelaide City 26 13 6 7 43 27 +16 33[a]
6 Newcastle KB United 26 11 9 6 43 30 +13 32[a]
7 West Adelaide 26 10 4 12 28 31 −3 25[a]
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[a]
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[a]
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. ^ a b c d e f g h i 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

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

Matches

Newcastle KB United v South Melbourne
11 March 1979 1 Newcastle KB United 3–0[a] South Melbourne Newcastle
14:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 7,332[1]
Referee: Peter Rampley
West Adelaide v Newcastle KB United
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
Newcastle KB United v Brisbane City
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
APIA Leichhardt v Newcastle KB United
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
Adelaide City v Newcastle KB United
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
Newcastle KB United v Sydney Olympic
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
Heidelberg United v Newcastle KB United
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
Newcastle KB United v Canberra City
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
Brisbane Lions v Newcastle KB United
6 May 1979 9 Brisbane Lions 3–0 Newcastle KB United Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Peter Rampley
Newcastle KB United v Sydney City
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
Marconi Fairfield v Newcastle KB United
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
Newcastle KB United v St George-Budapest
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
Footscray JUST v Newcastle KB United
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
Newcastle KB United v West Adelaide
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
South Melbourne v Newcastle KB United
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
Newcastle KB United v APIA Leichhardt
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
Brisbane City v Newcastle KB United
15 July 1979 17 Brisbane City 1–1 Newcastle KB United Brisbane
  • Caldwell 72'
 Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,755
Referee: Henry Witschge
Newcastle KB United v Adelaide City
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
Sydney Olympic v Newcastle KB United
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
Newcastle KB United v Heidelberg United
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
Canberra City v Newcastle KB United
18 August 1979 21 Canberra City 1–5 Newcastle KB United Canberra
  • Farrell 67'
 Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,750
Referee: Dave Nugent
Newcastle KB United v Brisbane Lions
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
Sydney City v Newcastle KB United
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
Newcastle KB United v Marconi Fairfield
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
St George-Budapest v Newcastle KB United
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
Newcastle KB United v Footscray JUST
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

Newcastle KB United v Edgeworth Eagles
25 April 1979 First round Newcastle KB United 3–2 Edgeworth Eagles Newcastle
 Report
  • Blazejewski 75'
  • Parkinson 90'
 Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: [2]
Referee: Bill Jones
Newcastle KB United v Sydney Olympic
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
Newcastle KB United v Sydney City
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
Newcastle KB United v St George-Budapest
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

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 New Zealand Phil Dando 17+1 0 2 0 20 0
2 MF Australia Peter Willis 24 0 4 0 28 0
3 DF Australia Neil Endacott 2 0 0 0 2 0
4 MF England Craig Mason 1+5 0 2 0 8 0
5 DF England Bill Summerscales 20 3 4 1 24 4
6 DF England Roy Drinkwater 26 7 4 0 30 7
8 MF England Ian Seddon 9 0 1 0 10 0
9 MF Australia Ken Boden 26 12 4 3 30 15
10 FW England Graham Heys 24 6 4 1 28 7
11 FW England David Jones 1+3 1 0 0 4 1
12 MF Australia Joe Senkalski 14+1 2 3 3 18 5
14 DF Australia John Sneddon 9+6 1 0+2 0 17 1
15 DF Australia Colin Curran 26 6 4 0 30 6
16 MF Australia Peter Tredinnick 18+8 0 1+2 0 29 0
17 — England Jim McBreen 2+4 0 0+1 0 7 0
19 MF Australia Malcolm McClelland 18+6 1 3 0 27 1
20 GK Scotland Jim Preston 9 0 2 0 11 0
21 — Australia Keith Harris 6 0 1 0 7 0
22 DF Australia Brett Cowburn 13+1 2 2+1 0 17 2
— DF Australia Arno Bertogna 15 0 3 0 18 0
— — Australia Kevin Keelan 6 0 0 0 6 0

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 1 New Zealand Phil Dando 4 1 5
2 20 Scotland Jim Preston 3 1 4
Total 7 2 9

References

  1. ^ "1979 National Soccer League Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1979 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
  3. ^ "Newcastle KB United 1979 Squad". OzFootball.
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