Blacktown City
1981 season
ManagerRale Rasic
StadiumGabbie Stadium
National Soccer League15th
NSL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Paul Burrows
Jovan Djordjevic
Peter Jones
Brian O'Donnell
(4 each)

All:
Paul Burrows
Jovan Djordjevic
Peter Jones
Brian O'Donnell
(4 each)
Highest home attendance4,462
vs. Sydney Olympic
(23 August 1981)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,200
vs. Sydney City
(15 July 1981)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance2,753
Biggest win4–0
vs. West Adelaide
(7 June 1981)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat1–5
vs. Adelaide City
(12 April 1981)
National Soccer League

The 1981 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Blacktown City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Blacktown City finished 15th 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 Bruce James
2 DF Australia AUS Robert Wheatley
3 DF Australia AUS Steve Pollard
4 DF Australia AUS Milan Milovanovic
5 DF Australia AUS Cliff Pointer
6 MF Australia AUS Stuart Selvage
7 FW Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Jovan Djordjevic
8 MF Chile CHI Ricky Hormazabal
9 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Branko Culina
10 MF Australia AUS Brian O'Donnell
11 FW Australia AUS Paul Burrows
12 MF Australia AUS Michael Quarmby
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF Australia AUS Peter Cuk
14 MF Chile CHI Carlos Ortega
15 DF Australia AUS Tony Rasmussen
16 FW Australia AUS Craig Wallace
17 FW Australia AUS Peter Jones
18 MF Australia AUS Dean Milosevic
20 GK Australia AUS Barry Hoare
GK Australia AUS Peter Freeman
MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Branislav Krstic
MF Australia AUS Neil Manning
FW Australia AUS Neil Pearson

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Soccer League 14 February 1981 13 September 1981 Matchday 1 15th 30 6 9 15 32 47 −15 020.00
NSL Cup 22 March 1981 First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 000.00
Total 31 6 9 16 32 50 −18 019.35

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Sydney City (C) 30 19 5 6 59 30 +29 43
2 South Melbourne 30 13 13 4 41 27 +14 39
3 Brisbane City 30 12 11 7 37 25 +12 35
4 APIA Leichhardt 30 12 11 7 39 33 +6 35
5 Canberra City 30 13 7 10 41 32 +9 33
6 Brisbane Lions 30 11 11 8 41 33 +8 33
7 Adelaide City 30 13 6 11 46 42 +4 32
8 Heidelberg United 30 12 7 11 48 40 +8 31
9 Sydney Olympic 30 11 9 10 46 46 0 31
10 Newcastle KB United 30 11 8 11 41 41 0 30
11 Wollongong City 30 8 12 10 35 39 4 28
12 Preston Makedonia 30 9 7 14 39 41 2 25
13 Footscray JUST 30 9 7 14 32 48 16 25
14 Marconi Fairfield 30 9 7 14 23 45 22 25
15 Blacktown City (R) 30 6 9 15 32 47 15 21 Relegated to the 1982 NSW State League
16 West Adelaide 30 5 4 21 26 57 31 14
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 summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 6 9 15 32 47  −15 27 3 4 8 17 25  −8 3 5 7 15 22  −7

Results by round

Round123456789111213141516171819202110222324252627282930
GroundHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDLDLDDWLLDLLWLWLLLLDWDLDLWLLDW
Position71412131313111313131414131312121313141413151515151515151515
Points1122346667779911111111111214151516161818181921
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

14 February 1981 1 Blacktown City 2–2 Brisbane Lions Sydney
  • O'Donnell 28' (pen.)
  • Hormazabal 62'
Report
Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 2,138[1]
Referee: Tim Davies
22 February 1981 2 West Adelaide 2–0 Blacktown City Adelaide
  • McGregor 20'
  • Boyle 80'
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Graham Neal
1 March 1981 3 Newcastle KB United 1–1 Blacktown City Newcastle
  • Drinkwater 45'
Report
  • Selvage 41'
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 6,343
Referee: Chris Bambridge
8 March 1981 4 Blacktown City 0–1 APIA Leichhardt Sydney
Report Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 2,543
Referee: Ken Small
15 March 1981 5 Wollongong City 1–1 Blacktown City Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 5,637
Referee: Richard Lorenc
28 March 1981 6 Blacktown City 2–2 South Melbourne Sydney
Report
Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 2,451
Referee: Tim Davies
5 April 1981 7 Preston Makedonia 2–3 Blacktown City Melbourne
Report
  • Cuk 22'
  • Wallace 54', 74'
Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: David Yelland
12 April 1981 8 Blacktown City 1–5 Adelaide City Sydney
  • Cuk 24'
Report
Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 2,348
Referee: Doug Rennie
18 April 1981 9 Brisbane City 2–1 Blacktown City Brisbane
  • Hamilton 43', 87'
Report
Stadium: Spencer Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Des Miles
3 May 1981 11 Canberra City 2–2 Blacktown City Canberra
Report
  • Burrows 18', 34'
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 5,750
Referee: Ken Allen
10 May 1981 12 Blacktown City 0–2 Marconi Fairield Sydney
Report
Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 3,180
Referee: Tony Boskovic
17 May 1981 13 Sydney Olympic 1–0 Blacktown City Sydney
Report Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Henry Witschge
24 May 1981 14 Blacktown City 3–1 Heidelberg United Sydney
Report
Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 2,876
Referee: Tim Davies
31 May 1981 15 Footscray JUST 2–0 Blacktown City Melbourne
  • Ilioski 53'
  • Kakantonis 85'
Report Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Jim Fearn
7 June 1981 16 Blacktown City 4–0 West Adelaide Sydney
  • Burrows 11'
  • Djordjevic 73'
  • Jones 80'
  • Pointer 89'
Report Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 2,786
Referee: Ken Small
14 June 1981 17 Blacktown City 1–2 Newcastle KB United Sydney
  • Jones 81'
Report
  • Heys 13'
  • Tredinnick 36'
Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 3,348
Referee: Richard Lorenc
21 June 1981 18 APIA Leichhardt 3–2 Blacktown City Sydney
Report
Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 4,096
Referee: Jim Reeves
28 June 1981 19 Blacktown City 0–1 Wollongong City Sydney
Report
  • Tredinnick 76'
Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 2,965
Referee: Jim Reeves
5 July 1981 20 South Melbourne 2–1 Blacktown City Melbourne
  • Hormazabal 62' (o.g.)
  • Bannon 70'
Report
  • Jones 79'
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Dennis Yelland
12 July 1981 21 Blacktown City 0–0 Preston Makedonia Sydney
Report Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 3,067
Referee: Doug Rennie
15 July 1981 10 Blacktown City 1–0 Sydney City Sydney
  • Krstic 21'
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Gary Power
19 July 1981 22 Adelaide City 0–0 Blacktown City Adelaide
Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Bob Kerr
26 July 1981 23 Blacktown City 1–2 Brisbane City Sydney
Report
  • Kelso 33'
  • Conner 79'
Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 3,144
Referee: Tony Boskovic
2 August 1981 24 Sydney City 1–1 Blacktown City Sydney
  • Souness 47'
Report
  • Jones 61'
Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field
Attendance: 1,452
Referee: Ken Small
9 August 1981 25 Blacktown City 0–2 Canberra City Sydney
Report
Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 2,740
Referee: Tim Davies
16 August 1981 26 Marconi Fairfield 0–1 Blacktown City Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Doug Rennie
23 August 1981 27 Blacktown City 1–4 Sydney Olympic Sydney
  • Djordjevic 90'
Report
Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 4,462
Referee: Bob Mee
30 August 1981 28 Heidelberg United 3–1 Blacktown City Melbourne
Report
  • Rasmussen 79'
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Barry Harwood
6 September 1981 29 Blacktown City 1–1 Footscray JUST Sydney
  • Krstic 90'
Report
Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 2,040
Referee: Jim Reeves
13 September 1981 30 Brisbane Lions 0–1 Blacktown City Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Richlands Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Col Amos

NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

22 March 1981 First round Sydney City 3–0 Blacktown City Newcastle
Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 1,310[2]
Referee: Alf Rodway

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 Bruce James 290 10 300
2 DF Australia Robert Wheatley 21+30 10 250
3 DF Australia Steve Pollard 80 10 90
4 DF Australia Milan Milovanovic 230 10 240
5 DF Australia Cliff Pointer 301 10 311
6 MF Australia Stuart Selvage 301 10 311
7 FW Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jovan Djordjevic 244 00 244
8 MF Chile Ricky Hormazabal 221 10 231
9 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Branko Culina 18+23 10 213
10 MF Australia Brian O'Donnell 304 10 314
11 FW Australia Paul Burrows 234 10 244
12 MF Australia Michael Quarmby 0+10 00 10
13 DF Australia Peter Cuk 8+83 0+10 173
14 MF Chile Carlos Ortega 2+10 00 30
15 DF Australia Tony Rasmussen 17+51 0+10 231
16 FW Australia Craig Wallace 7+32 10 112
17 FW Australia Peter Jones 12+44 00 164
18 MF Australia Dean Milosevic 4+50 00 90
20 GK Australia Barry Hoare 10 00 10
MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Branislav Krstic 112 00 112
FW Australia Neil Pearson 0+10 00 10
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
19 FW New Zealand Brian Turner 10+12 00 112

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 8 MF Chile Ricky Hormazabal 600 101 701
2 4 DF Australia Milan Milovanovic 301 000 301
3 15 DF Australia Tony Rasmussen 700 100 800
4 11 FW Australia Paul Burrows 500 100 600
5 3 DF Australia Steve Pollard 300 000 300
5 DF Australia Cliff Pointer 300 000 300
7 FW Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jovan Djordjevic 300 000 300
17 FW Australia Peter Jones 300 000 300
9 1 GK Australia Bruce James 200 000 200
16 FW Australia Craig Wallace 200 000 200
11 2 DF Australia Robert Wheatley 100 000 100
9 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Branko Culina 100 000 100
10 MF Australia Brian O'Donnell 100 000 100
13 DF Australia Peter Cuk 100 000 100
18 MF Australia Dean Milosevic 100 000 100
MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Branislav Krstic 100 000 100
Total 4301 301 4602

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 Bruce James 60 6
Total606

References

  1. Stock, Greg. "1981 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
  2. 1 2 Stock, Greg. "1981 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
  3. "Blacktown City 1981 Squad". OzFootball.
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