1986 Wollongong City FC season

Wollongong City 1986 football season
Wollongong City
1986 season
ManagerJohn Fleming
StadiumWollongong Showground
National Soccer League8th
NSL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Robert Giraldi (7)
All: Robert Giraldi (8)
Highest home attendance6,130 vs. Sydney Olympic
(9 June 1986)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,121 vs. Newcastle Rosebud United
(13 August 1986)
National Soccer League
1,121 vs. Canberra City
(7 September 1986)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance2,418
Biggest win3–1 (twice)
2–0 (twice)
Biggest defeat1–4
vs. Newcastle Rosebud United (H)
(13 August 1986)
National Soccer League
← 1985
1988 →

The 1986 season was the sixth in the history of Wollongong City (now Wollongong Wolves). It was also the sixth season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Wollongong City finished 8th to be relegated in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup second round by Sydney Olympic.

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 Warwick Young
2 DF Australia AUS David Green
3 FW Australia AUS Jock Morlando
4 DF Australia AUS Scott Dickson
5 DF Australia AUS Ray Vliestra (Captain)
6 MF Australia AUS Brian Cokely
7 MF Australia AUS Robert Giraldi
8 MF Uruguay URU Saúl Rivero
9 MF Australia AUS David Batten
10 MF Australia AUS Peter Kotamanidis
11 FW Scotland SCO Willie Murray
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF Australia AUS Larry Gaffney
13 FW Australia AUS Bernie Godzik
14 MF Australia AUS Rade Stefanovski
15 FW Australia AUS Pat Brodnik
16 DF Australia AUS Reg Chilby
17 MF Uruguay URU Leon Arcosa
20 GK Australia AUS Sean Billington
— Australia AUS John Brown
— MF Australia AUS Randall Easthorpe
— Australia AUS Richard Piel

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Soccer League 30 March 1986 14 September 1986 Matchday 1 8th 22 9 5 8 26 25 +1 040.91
NSL Cup 23 March 1986 27 April 1986 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
Total 24 10 5 9 29 28 +1 041.67

Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

Northern Conference

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sydney Croatia 22 14 4 4 43 18 +25 32 Qualification for the Finals series
2 Sydney Olympic 22 9 9 4 33 22 +11 27
3 St George-Budapest 22 11 5 6 33 29 +4 27
4 Marconi Fairfield 22 9 7 6 35 22 +13 25
5 Sydney City 22 8 8 6 36 27 +9 24 Qualification for the Finals series and Oceania Cup Winners' Cup[a]
6 Newcastle Rosebud United (R) 22 9 6 7 36 33 +3 24 Relegation to the 1987 NSW State League
7 APIA Leichhardt 22 9 6 7 25 23 +2 24
8 Wollongong City (R) 22 9 5 8 26 25 +1 23 Relegation to the 1987 NSW State League
9 Blacktown City (R) 22 8 4 10 24 36 −12 20
10 Canberra City (R) 22 5 6 11 21 27 −6 16
11 Canterbury Marrickville (R) 22 2 7 13 17 41 −24 11
12 Inter Monaro (R) 22 3 5 14 17 43 −26 11
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Sydney City qualified for the 1987 Oceania Cup Winners' Cup as the 1986 NSL Cup winners.

Southern Conference

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Brunswick Juventus 22 11 6 5 37 21 +16 28 Qualification for the Finals series
2 Footscray JUST 22 10 8 4 29 27 +2 28
3 Adelaide City (C) 22 10 7 5 32 19 +13 27 Qualification for the Finals series and Oceania Club Championship
4 Sunshine George Cross 22 8 11 3 26 17 +9 27 Qualification for the Finals series
5 Heidelberg United 22 9 8 5 35 25 +10 26
6 Preston Makedonia 22 8 9 5 30 20 +10 25
7 South Melbourne 22 10 5 7 27 20 +7 25
8 Brisbane Lions (R) 22 7 5 10 27 28 −1 19 Relegation to the 1987 Brisbane Premier League
9 West Adelaide (R) 22 7 4 11 26 34 −8 18 Relegation to the 1987 South Australian Division One
10 Melbourne Croatia 22 6 6 10 25 33 −8 18
11 Brisbane City (R) 22 3 7 12 18 46 −28 13 Relegation to the 1987 Brisbane Premier League
12 Green Gully (R) 22 2 6 14 16 38 −22 10 Relegation to the 1987 Victorian 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

Results by round

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

Matches

Wollongong City v Marconi Fairfield
30 March 1986 1 Wollongong City 2–1 Marconi Fairfield Wollongong
 Report
  • Tredinnick ?'
 Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 1,200[1]
Referee: Roger Doenau
Blacktown City v Wollongong City
6 April 1986 2 Blacktown City 1–0 Wollongong City Sydney
  • Thornthwaite 49'
 Report Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 1,342
Referee: Jim Reeves
Wollongong City v Canterbury Marrickville
13 April 1986 3 Wollongong City 3–1 Canterbury Marrickville Wollongong
 Report
  • Borges 14'
 Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Ken Small
Inter Monaro v Wollongong City
20 April 1986 4 Inter Monaro 1–3 Wollongong City Queanbeyan
  • Carbone 70'
 Report
  • Kotamanidis 55' (pen.)
  • Giraldi 58'
  • Murray 61'
 Stadium: Seiffert Oval
Attendance: 729
Referee: Neil Murray
Wollongong City v St George-Budapest
3 May 1986 5 Wollongong City 0–0 St George-Budapest Wollongong
Report Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 2,736
Referee: Terry Seacy
Newcastle Rosebud United v Wollongong City
10 May 1986 6 Newcastle Rosebud United 0–1 Wollongong City Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Adamstown Oval
Attendance: 828
Referee: Graham Warne
Wollongong City v Sydney Croatia
18 May 1986 7 Wollongong City 1–0 Sydney Croatia Wollongong
  • Giraldi 65'
 Report Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 5,968
Referee: Rob Davies
APIA Leichhardt v Wollongong City
25 May 1986 8 APIA Leichhardt 1–1 Wollongong City Sydney
  • Baran 76'
 Report
Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 2,004
Referee: Arthur Owens
Wollongong City v Sydney Olympic
9 June 1986 9 Wollongong City 0–1 Sydney Olympic Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 6,130
Referee: Graham Warne
Canberra City v Wollongong City
15 June 1986 10 Canberra City 0–0 Wollongong City Canberra
Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 943
Referee: Graham Warne
Wollongong City v Sydney City
22 June 1986 11 Wollongong City 1–1 Sydney City Wollongong
  • Kotamanidis 37'
 Report
Stadium: Wollongong City
Attendance: 1,831
Referee: Gary Power
Marconi Fairfield v Wollongong City
29 June 1986 12 Marconi Fairfield 1–0 Wollongong City Sydney
  • Brown 84'
 Report Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 1,672
Referee: Graham Warne
Wollongong City v Blacktown City
6 July 1986 13 Wollongong City 2–3 Blacktown City Wollongong
  • Giraldi 41'
  • Easthorpe 54'
 Report
  • Denyer 50' (pen.)
  • Thornthwaite 63'
  • Carroll 86'
 Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 1,345
Referee: Tony Pollard
Canterbury Marrickville v Wollongong City
12 July 1986 14 Canterbury Marrickville 1–1 Wollongong City Sydney
  • Zrilic 64' (pen.)
 Report
  • Kotamanidis 82'
 Stadium: Arlington Oval
Attendance: 858
Referee: Bob Marshall
Wollongong City v Inter Monaro
20 July 1986 15 Wollongong City 2–0 Inter Monaro Wollongong
  • Giraldi 65', 80'
 Report Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Manny Loupis
St George-Budapest v Wollongong City
27 July 1986 16 St George-Budapest 3–1 Wollongong City Sydney
  • O'Shea 29'
  • Fletcher 40'
  • Koczka 58'
 Report
  • Giraldi 90'
 Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 1,027
Referee: Tony Pollard
Wollongong City v Newcastle Rosebud United
13 August 1986 17 Wollongong City 1–4 Newcastle Rosebud United Wollongong
  • Brodnik 82'
 Report
  • Maier 60'
  • Quarrie 64'
  • Jones 89', 90'
 Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 1,121
Referee: Graham Warne
Sydney Croatia v Wollongong City
17 August 1986 18 Sydney Croatia 3–1 Wollongong City Sydney
 Report
  • Brodnik 8'
 Stadium: King Tomislav Park
Attendance: 4,623
Referee: Ken Small
Wollongong City v APIA Leichhardt
24 August 1986 19 Wollongong City 1–2 APIA Leichhardt Wollongong
  • Morlando 12'
 Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 1,542
Referee: Gary Power
Sydney Olympic v Wollongong City
31 August 1986 20 Sydney Olympic 1–2 Wollongong City Sydney
 Report
  • Giraldi 5'
  • Brodnik 90'
 Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Gary Power
Wollongong City v Canberra City
7 September 1986 21 Wollongong City 1–0 Canberra City Wollongong
  • Brodnik 76'
 Report Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 1,121
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Sydney City v Wollongong City
14 September 1986 22 Sydney City 0–2 Wollongong City Sydney
Report
  • Brodnik 2'
  • Morlando 47'
 Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field
Attendance: 754
Referee: Graham Warne

NSL Cup

Canterbury Marrickville v Wollongong City
23 March 1986 First round Canterbury Marrickville 2–3 Wollongong City Sydney
  • Hantzis 49' (pen.), 64'
 Report
  • Rivero 24'
  • Giraldi 57'
  • Kotamanidis 77'
 Stadium: Melita Stadium
Attendance: 520
Referee: Ken Small
Sydney Olympic v Wollongong City
27 April 1986 Second round Sydney Olympic 1–0 Wollongong City Sydney
  • Stevenson 77'
 Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 5,569
Referee: Richard Lorenc

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 Australia Warwick Young 21 0 1 0 22 0
2 DF Australia David Green 21 0 2 0 23 0
3 FW Australia Jock Morlando 20 2 2 0 22 2
4 DF Australia Scott Dickson 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Australia Ray Vliestra 21 0 2 0 23 0
6 MF Australia Brian Cokely 19 0 2 0 21 0
7 MF Australia Robert Giraldi 21 7 2 1 23 8
8 MF Uruguay Saúl Rivero 7 4 1 1 8 5
9 MF Australia David Batten 7(6) 3 1(1) 0 15 3
10 MF Australia Peter Kotamanidis 19(2) 3 2 1 23 4
11 FW Scotland Willie Murray 14 1 2 0 16 1
12 MF Australia Larry Gaffney 14(2) 0 2 0 18 0
14 MF Australia Rade Stefanovski 9(3) 0 0 0 12 0
15 FW Australia Pat Brodnik 9(6) 5 1 0 16 5
16 DF Australia Reg Chilby 21 0 2 0 23 0
17 MF Uruguay Leon Arcosa 7(1) 0 0(1) 0 9 0
20 GK Australia Sean Billington 1 0 1 0 2 0
— Australia John Brown 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0
— MF Australia Randall Easthorpe 6(3) 1 0 0 9 1
— Australia Richard Piel 2 0 0 0 2 0
Players transferred out but featured this season
13 FW Australia Bernie Godzik 1 0 0 0 1 0

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
1 — GK Australia Warwick Young 7 0 7
Total 7 0 7

References

  1. ^ "1986 National Soccer League Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Australia's Premier Football Player Archive". ozfootball.net. Aussie Footballers. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  3. ^ "1986 National Soccer League Cup Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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