Marconi Fairfield
1979 season
Head CoachRale Rasic
StadiumMarconi Oval
National Soccer League1st
NSL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Mark Jankovics (18)
All: Mark Jankovics (18)
Highest home attendance10,837
vs. APIA Leichhardt
(28 May 1978)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,575
vs. Brisbane City
(6 May 1979)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance5,272
Biggest win6–0
vs. South Melbourne (H)
(22 April 1979)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–4
vs. Heidelberg United (H)
(17 June 1979)
National Soccer League

The 1979 season was the third in the National Soccer League for Marconi Fairfield (now Marconi Stallions Football Club). In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Marconi Fairfield finished 1st 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
1 GK Australia AUS Allan Maher
2 DF Australia AUS Peter Brogan
3 DF Australia AUS Paul Degney
4 MF Australia AUS John Russell
5 DF Australia AUS Ivo Prskalo
6 DF Australia AUS Tony Henderson
7 MF Australia AUS Gary Byrne
8 FW Italy ITA Roberto Vieri
No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW Australia AUS Mark Jankovics
10 FW Australia AUS Berti Mariani
11 FW Australia AUS Peter Sharne
12 FW Australia AUS Eddie Krncevic
13 MF Australia AUS Stuart Selvage
14 FW Australia AUS Ken Lindsay
16 DF England ENG Mike Berry

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Soccer League 11 March 1979 16 September 1979 Matchday 1 1st 26 15 6 5 58 32 +26 057.69
NSL Cup 25 April 1979 First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Total 27 15 6 6 58 34 +24 055.56

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

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) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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 summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 15 6 5 58 32  +26 51 7 4 2 25 16  +9 8 2 3 33 16  +17

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314161718191520212223242526
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHA
ResultLLWDWWWWDDWWLWWWDDDWWWWLWL
Position1113422211111111111111111111
Points0034691214151618202023252728293032343638384040
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

11 March 1979 1 Canberra City 3–1 Marconi Fairfield Canberra
  • Fielding 49'
  • Byrne 63'
  • Davies 89'
Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 6,845[1]
Referee: Ken Allen
18 March 1979 2 Marconi Fairfield 0–1 Brisbane Lions Sydney
Report
  • Wallace 5'
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Richard Lorenc
25 March 1979 3 Sydney City 0–4 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 2,844
Referee: Tony Boskovic
1 April 1979 4 Marconi Fairfield 4–4 Adelaide City Sydney
Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 3,242
Referee: Peter Rampley
8 April 1979 5 Marconi Fairfield 2–1 St George-Budapest Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 4,356
Referee: Jim Reeves
15 April 1979 6 Footscray JUST 0–5 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Chris Bambridge
22 April 1979 7 Marconi Fairfield 6–0 South Melbourne Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Tim Davies
29 April 1979 8 West Adelaide 1–2 Marconi Fairfield Adelaide
  • Kambas 37'
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 7,800
Referee: Don Campbell
6 May 1979 9 Marconi Fairfield 3–3 Brisbane City Sydney
Report
  • Low 25', 78'
  • Gaffney 77'
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 1,575
Referee: Ken Allen
13 May 1979 10 APIA Leichhardt 0–0 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 10,856
Referee: Stewart Mellings
3 June 1979 11 Marconi Fairfield 2–1 Newcastle KB United Sydney
Report
  • Drinkwater 80'
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 7,673
Referee: Richard Lorenc
10 June 1979 12 Sydney Olympic 0–3 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
Report
Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 4,452
Referee: Tim Davies
17 June 1979 13 Marconi Fairfield 0–4 Heidelberg United Sydney
15:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 4,362
Referee: Des Miles
24 June 1979 14 Brisbane Lions 0–4 Marconi Fairfield Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Doug Rennie
8 July 1979 16 Adelaide City 2–4 Marconi Fairfield Adelaide
  • Kent 44', 57'
Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 7,800
Referee: Chris Bambridge
15 July 1979 17 Marconi Fairfield 1–0 Sydney City Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 8,784
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
22 July 1979 18 St George-Budapest 1–1 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
Report
  • Mariani 88'
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,873
Referee: Bill Jones
29 July 1979 19 Marconi Fairfield 0–0 Footscray JUST Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Peter Rampley
1 August 1979 15 Marconi Fairfield 1–1 Canberra City Sydney
Report
  • Byrne 62'
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 3,725
Referee: Henry Witschge
5 August 1979 20 South Melbourne 1–2 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jack Johnston
12 August 1979 21 Marconi Fairfield 2–1 West Adelaide Sydney
Report
  • Boyle 54'
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 5,480
Referee: Tony Boskovic
26 August 1979 22 Brisbane City 3–4 Marconi Fairfield Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 6,535
Referee: Stewart Mellings
2 September 1979 23 Marconi Fairfield 2–0 APIA Leichhardt Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 10,837
Referee: Chris Bambridge
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 Marconi Fairfield 2–0 Sydney Olympic Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
23 September 1979 26 Heidelberg United 3–2 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 5,630
Referee: Don Campbell

Finals series

The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1979 National Soccer League.

7 October 1979 1 Marconi Fairfield 2–1 Heidelberg United Sydney
Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 6,523
Referee: Ken Allen
14 October 1979 2 Brisbane City 2–1 Marconi Fairfield Brisbane
Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Chris Bambridge
21 October 1979 3 Marconi Fairfield 0–1 Sydney City Sydney
Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 4,782
Referee: Stewart Mellings

NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

25 April 1979 First round Marconi Fairfield 0–2 New South Wales Melita Eagles Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 4,578[2]
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
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Australia Allan Maher 260 10 270
2 DF Australia Peter Brogan 9+60 10 160
3 DF Australia Paul Degney 262 10 272
4 MF Australia John Russell 24+10 10 260
5 DF Australia Ivo Prskalo 250 10 260
6 DF Australia Tony Henderson 253 10 263
7 MF Australia Gary Byrne 245 10 255
8 FW Italy Roberto Vieri 18+11 10 201
9 FW Australia Mark Jankovics 2318 10 2418
10 FW Australia Berti Mariani 6+63 0+10 133
11 FW Australia Peter Sharne 2610 10 2710
12 FW Australia Eddie Krncevic 2613 10 2713
13 MF Australia Stuart Selvage 0+30 0+10 40
14 FW Australia Ken Lindsay 11+42 00 152
16 DF Australia Mike Berry 17+20 00 190

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 7 MF Australia Gary Byrne 401 000 401
2 3 DF Australia Paul Degney 500 000 500
5 DF Australia Ivo Prskalo 500 000 500
4 16 DF England Mike Berry 400 000 400
5 6 DF Australia Tony Henderson 300 000 300
6 9 FW Australia Mark Jankovics 200 000 200
11 FW Australia Peter Sharne 200 000 200
8 4 MF Australia John Russell 100 000 100
8 FW Italy Roberto Vieri 100 000 100
Total 2701 000 2701

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 Australia Allan Maher 100 10
Total10010

References

  1. Stock, Greg. "1979 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
  2. 1 2 Stock, Greg. "1979 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
  3. "Marconi 1979 Squad". OzFootball.
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