South Melbourne
1977 season
Head CoachManny Poulakakis
Con Xanthopoulos
StadiumMiddle Park Soccer Stadium
National Soccer League11th
NSL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Peter Ollerton (6)
All: Peter Ollerton (6)
Highest home attendance15,000
vs. St George-Budapest
(13 June 1977)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance2,000
vs. Eastern Suburbs
(14 August 1977)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance4,823
Biggest win2–0 (4 times)
4–2 (once)
Biggest defeat0–3
vs. Marconi Fairfield (A)
(30 April 1977)
National Soccer League
2–5
vs. Fitzroy United (A)
(3 July 1977)
National Soccer League

The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for South Melbourne Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. South Melbourne finished 11th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the first round 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
MF Australia AUS Jim Alexiou
Australia AUS George Bozikis
FW Australia AUS Duncan Cummings
MF Australia AUS John Daperis
DF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Anton Dosen
FW Australia AUS Graham French
MF Australia AUS John Gardiner
MF Australia AUS Ian Gibson
Greece GRE Margaritis Hagegmanouil
DF Australia AUS Kris Kalifatidis
MF Australia AUS Chris Kent
No. Pos. Nation Player
Australia AUS Reno Lia
FW England ENG Malcolm Macdonald
MF Australia AUS Jimmy Mackay
DF Scotland SCO Malcolm Manley
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Noel Mitten
FW Australia AUS Peter Ollerton
DF England ENG Mike Pye
GK Australia AUS Jack Reilly
MF Australia AUS Billy Rogers
GK Greece GRE Lou Tsigaris
DF Australia AUS Arthur Xanthopoulos

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Name From Fee Ref.
22–23 January 1977GKJack ReillyFitzroy United$3,500[1]
MFScotland Ian GibsonFitzroy United$3,500[1]

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Soccer League 2 April 1977 25 September 1977 Matchday 1 11th 26 7 8 11 27 35 −8 026.92
NSL Cup 22 September 1977 First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 27 7 8 12 27 36 −9 025.93

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Brisbane Lions 26 9 5 12 27 41 14 23
10 Brisbane City 26 8 6 12 30 35 5 22
11 South Melbourne 26 7 8 11 27 35 8 22
12 Sydney Olympic 26 7 7 12 25 38 13 21
13 Canberra City 26 5 7 14 22 39 17 17
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 7 8 11 27 35  −8 29 3 5 5 12 13  −1 4 3 6 15 22  −7

Results by round

Round1234578910116131415121617181920212223242526
GroundAHAHAAHHAHHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHA
ResultWDDLLWDWDWLWLDWLLLDDLWLLDL
Position445689108981055557888999991011
Points23444679101212141415171717171819192121212222
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

2 April 1977 1 Sydney Olympic 0–2 South Melbourne Sydney
Report
  • Ollerton 72', 85'
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 5,872[2]
Referee: Tony Boskovic
11 April 1977 2 South Melbourne 1–1 Fitzroy United Melbourne
Report
  • Provan 88'
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge
17 April 1977 3 Footscray JUST 2–2 South Melbourne Melbourne
  • Palinkas 16'
  • Kazi 69'
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 8,750
Referee: David Yelland
23 April 1977 4 South Melbourne 0–1 Brisbane City Melbourne
Report
  • Pimblett 73'
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Bob Henderson
30 April 1977 5 Marconi Fairfield 3–0 South Melbourne Sydney
Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Tim Davies
15 May 1977 7 Eastern Suburbs 0–1 South Melbourne Sydney
Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 750
Referee: Brian Fowler
21 May 1977 8 South Melbourne 0–0 Adelaide City Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Chris Bambridge
28 May 1977 9 South Melbourne 2–0 Mooroolbark Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: David Yelland
5 June 1977 10 West Adelaide 1–1 South Melbourne Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
11 June 1977 11 South Melbourne 1–0 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
  • Hagegmanouil 80'
Report Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Stewart Mellings
13 June 1977 6 South Melbourne 2–3 St George-Budapest Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Stewart Mellings
26 June 1977 13 South Melbourne 2–0 Western Suburbs Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bob Henderson
3 July 1977 14 Fitzroy United 5–2 South Melbourne Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: David Yelland
10 July 1977 15 South Melbourne 1–1 Sydney Olympic Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Jim Dixon
15 July 1977 12 Canberra City 0–2 South Melbourne Queanbeyan
Report
Stadium: Seiffert Oval
Attendance: 1,500
17 July 1977 16 Brisbane City 2–0 South Melbourne Brisbane
Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 5,187
Referee: Des Miles
24 July 1977 17 South Melbourne 0–2 Footscray JUST Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge
30 July 1977 18 South Melbourne 1–2 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: David Yelland
7 August 1977 19 St George-Budapest 1–1 South Melbourne Sydney
  • Morgan 8'
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 3,456
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
14 August 1977 20 South Melbourne 0–0 Eastern Suburbs Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: David Yelland
21 August 1977 21 Adelaide City 2–0 South Melbourne Adelaide
  • Leane 75'
  • Northcote 90'
Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Richard Lorenc
28 August 1977 22 Mooroolbark 2–4 South Melbourne Melbourne
  • McGregor 30', 39' (pen.)
Report
Stadium: Esther Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
3 September 1977 23 South Melbourne 1–2 West Adelaide Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Jim Dixon
11 September 1977 24 Brisbane Lions 2–0 South Melbourne Brisbane
  • Murray 21'
  • Laszlo 30'
Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,528
Referee: Bill Jones
18 September 1977 25 South Melbourne 1–1 Canberra City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Jim Dixon
25 September 1977 26 Western Suburbs 2–0 South Melbourne Sydney
Report Stadium: Englefield Stadium
Attendance: 526
Referee: Henry Witschge

NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

22 September 1977 First round Mooroolbark 1–0 South Melbourne Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,000[3]
Referee: Tony Boskovic

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[4][3]

No. Pos. Nat. Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
MF Australia Jim Alexiou 5+70 00 120
Australia George Bozikis 2+20 00 40
FW Australia Duncan Cummings 6+13 10 83
MF Australia John Daperis 210 10 220
DF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Anton Dosen 10+30 00 130
FW Australia Graham French 18+52 00 232
FW Australia John Gardiner 140 00 140
MF Scotland Ian Gibson 22+15 10 245
Australia Margaritis Hagegmanouil 20+31 00 231
DF Australia Kris Kalifatidis 241 10 251
MF Australia Chris Kent 15+20 10 180
Australia Reno Lia 00 0+10 10
FW England Malcolm Macdonald 33 00 33
MF Australia Jimmy Mackay 10 00 10
DF Scotland Malcolm Manley 20 10 30
MF Republic of Ireland Noel Mitten 91 00 91
FW Australia Peter Ollerton 216 10 226
DF England Mike Pye 261 10 271
GK Australia Jack Reilly 240 10 250
MF Australia Billy Rogers 164 10 174
GK Greece Lou Tsigaris 20 00 20
DF Australia Arthur Xanthopoulos 250 10 260

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 FW Australia Peter Ollerton 101 000 101
2 DF Australia Kris Kalifatidis 400 000 400
3 MF Australia John Daperis 200 000 200
MF Scotland Ian Gibson 200 000 200
FW Australia Graham French 200 000 200
Greece Margaritis Hagegmanouil 200 000 200
7 FW Australia Duncan Cummings 100 000 100
DF Australia Arthur Xanthopoulos 100 000 100
Total 1501 000 1501

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 Australia Jack Reilly 80 8
Total808

References

  1. 1 2 "Tansey, O'Reilly: $14,000 – Gibson and Reilly: $7,000". Soccer Action. 26 January 1977. p. 1.
  2. Stock, Greg. "1977 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.net.
  3. 1 2 Stock, Greg. "1977 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.net.
  4. Persoglia, Tony; Stock, Greg. "South Melbourne 1977 Squad". OzFootball.net.
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