Newcastle KB United
1981 season
ManagerAlan Vest
Ray Baartz
National Soccer League10th
NSL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Bob Mountford (7)
All: Bob Mountford (8)
Highest home attendance7,567 vs. Wollongong City
(29 March 1981)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance3,827 vs. Canberra City
(10 May 1981)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance6,402
Biggest win4–0
vs. Preston Makedonia (H)
(12 April 1981)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat1–4 (3 times)

The 1981 season was the fourth in the history of Newcastle KB United. It was also the fourth season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Newcastle KB United finished 10th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup first round by Canberra City.

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 GK England ENG Paul Reaney
3 FW Australia AUS Howard Tredinnick
4 MF Australia AUS Joe Senkalski
5 DF Australia AUS Arno Bertogna
6 DF England ENG Roy Drinkwater
7 MF New Zealand NZL Steve Sumner
8 FW England ENG Bob Mountford
9 FW England ENG David Jones
10 FW England ENG Graham Heys
11 MF England ENG Ian Buckley
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF England ENG Craig Mason
14 DF Australia AUS John Sneddon
15 DF Australia AUS Colin Curran
16 FW England ENG David Kamasz
17 MF Australia AUS Malcolm McClelland
18 DF Australia AUS Brett Cowburn
19 FW New Zealand NZL Alf Stamp
20 GK New Zealand NZL Clint Gosling
21 Australia AUS Grant Storey
FW England ENG Mick Channon
DF Australia AUS Neil Endacott

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Soccer League 15 February 1981 13 September 1981 Matchday 1 10th 30 11 8 11 41 41 +0 036.67
NSL Cup 22 March 1981 First round First round 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 31 11 8 12 42 43 −1 035.48

Last updated: complete
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 by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWDWLDLWLLLLWLWDWWWDDLDDLLWDLW
Position122244747911111111101010888799899881010
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

15 February 1981 1 Newcastle KB United 3–0 Footscray JUST Newcastle
  • Buckley 9'
  • McClelland 25', 31'
Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 5,619[1]
Referee: Jim Reeves
22 February 1981 2 Brisbane Lions 0–1 Newcastle KB United Brisbane
Report
  • Buckley 87'
Stadium: Lions Stadium
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Dave Nugent
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 West Adelaide 0–1 Newcastle KB United Adelaide
Report
  • Mason 70'
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Bobby Kerr
15 March 1981 5 APIA Leichhardt 2–1 Newcastle KB United Sydney
Report Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 4,281
Referee: Bob Mee
29 March 1981 6 Newcastle KB United 1–1 Wollongong City Newcastle
  • Drinkwater 73'
Report
  • Fontana 37'
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 7,567
Referee: Doug Rennie
5 April 1981 7 South Melbourne 2–0 Newcastle KB United Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 6,888
Referee: Stewart Mellings
12 April 1981 8 Newcastle KB United 4–0 Preston Makedonia Newcastle
Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 4,278
Referee: Alf Rodway
19 April 1981 9 Adelaide City 4–1 Newcastle KB United Adelaide
Report
  • Kamasz 27'
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Bob Kerr
26 April 1981 10 Newcastle KB United 0–2 Brisbane City Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 4,569
Referee: Tony Boskovic
3 May 1981 11 Sydney City 4–1 Newcastle KB United Sydney
Report
  • Jones 72'
Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field
Attendance: 2,614
Referee: Henry Witschge
10 May 1981 12 Newcastle KB United 0–1 Canberra City Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 3,827
Referee: Jim Reeves
17 May 1981 13 Marconi Fairfield 1–2 Newcastle KB United Sydney
Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 2,603
Referee: Richard Lorenc
24 May 1981 14 Newcastle KB United 1–2 Sydney Olympic Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 5,545
Referee: Alf Rodway
31 May 1981 15 Heidelberg United 1–2 Newcastle KB United Melbourne
  • Campbell 42'
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Evan Venios
7 June 1981 16 Newcastle KB United 1–1 Brisbane Lions Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 6,060
Referee: Peter Rampley
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 Newcastle KB United 4–2 West Adelaide Newcastle
Report
  • Manecas 63', 78'
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 5,875
Referee: Doug Rennie
28 June 1981 19 Newcastle KB United 4–1 APIA Leichhardt Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 6,850
Referee: Evan Venios
5 July 1981 20 Wollongong City 0–0 Newcastle KB United Wollongong
Report Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Ken Small
12 July 1981 21 Newcastle KB United 0–0 South Melbourne Newcastle
Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 6,099
Referee: Alf Rodway
19 July 1981 22 Preston Makedonia 3–1 Newcastle KB United Melbourne
  • Lucchesi 45'
  • Brown 49'
  • Flavell 72'
Report Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jim Fearn
26 July 1981 23 Newcastle KB United 2–2 Adelaide City Newcastle
  • Drinkwater 66'
  • Heys 87'
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 4,787
Referee: Dave Nugent
2 August 1981 24 Brisbane City 1–1 Newcastle KB United Brisbane
  • Hamilton 70'
Report
Stadium: Ballymore Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Peter Rampley
9 August 1981 25 Newcastle KB United 1–2 Sydney City Newcastle
  • Senkalski 34'
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 5,232
Referee: Bob Mee
16 August 1981 26 Canberra City 4–1 Newcastle KB United Canberra
Report
  • Jones 8'
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Ken Allen
23 August 1981 27 Newcastle KB United 2–0 Marconi Fairfield Newcastle
Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 5,027
Referee: Peter Rampley
30 August 1981 28 Sydney Olympic 1–1 Newcastle KB United Sydney
  • Wilson 45'
Report
Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 5,155
Referee: Tony Boskovic
6 September 1981 29 Newcastle KB United 1–2 Heidelberg United Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 4,531
Referee: Dave Nugent
13 September 1981 30 Footscray JUST 0–1 Newcastle KB United Melbourne
Report
  • Heys 50'
Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Stewart Mellings

NSL Cup

22 March 1981 First round Canberra City 2–1 Newcastle KB United Canberra
  • Valeri 48', 64'
Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 3,025
Referee: Tim Davies

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 New Zealand Phil Dando 28010290
2 DF England Paul Reaney 27010280
3 FW Australia Howard Tredinnick 21100211
4 MF Australia Joe Senkalski 29(1)510315
5 DF Australia Arno Bertogna 14210152
6 DF England Roy Drinkwater 29310303
7 MF New Zealand Steve Sumner 17(1)300183
8 FW England Bob Mountford 26(1)711288
9 FW England David Jones 22(5)20(1)0282
10 FW England Graham Heys 23(4)500275
11 MF England Ian Buckley 12(1)210142
12 MF England Craig Mason 24(3)110281
14 DF Australia John Sneddon 501060
15 DF Australia Colin Curran 801090
16 FW England David Kamasz 12(5)110181
17 MF Australia Malcolm McClelland 15(1)210172
19 FW New Zealand Alf Stamp 3(6)20092
20 GK New Zealand Clint Gosling 2(2)00040
21 Australia Grant Storey 6(2)20082
FW England Mick Channon 430043
DF Australia Neil Endacott 300030
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
13 FW Australia Paul Burrows 0(1)00010

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
1 1 GK New Zealand Phil Dando 8 0 8
Total 8 0 8

References

  1. "1981 National Soccer League Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. "Newcastle KB United 1981 Squad". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  3. "1981 National Soccer League Cup Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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