1977 Mooroolbark SC season

Mooroolbark 1977 football season
Mooroolbark
1977 season
ManagerArchie Campbell
Brian Edgely
StadiumMiddle Park Soccer Stadium
Wembley Park
Esther Park
National Soccer League14th
NSL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gordon McGregor
Joe Tront (7 each)
All:
Gordon McGregor
Joe Tront (7 each)
Highest home attendance5,200
vs. Western Suburbs
(10 July 1977)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance300
vs. Adelaide City
(5 June 1977)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance1,481
Biggest win4–1
vs. Canberra City (A)
(24 September 1977)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat3–10
vs. Adelaide City (A)
(4 September 1977)
National Soccer League

The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Mooroolbark Soccer Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Mooroolbark finished 14th to be relegated in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup second round by Fitzroy United.

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 Lou Ivanoff
2 GK Australia AUS Paul Wilding
3 DF Australia AUS Alan Pongho
4 Australia AUS Mike Sinclair
5 MF Australia AUS Peter Vaughan
6 DF Australia AUS David Ellis
7 DF South Africa RSA Paul Ontong
8 DF South Africa RSA Geoff Ontong
9 Australia AUS Max Irvan
10 FW Australia AUS Mike Cleary
11 Australia AUS Mike Shuttleworth
13 England ENG Pat Lowrey
18 Australia AUS Nick Lowe
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Australia AUS Ian Williamson
— Australia AUS Derek Bailey
— FW Australia AUS Walter Bojczuk
— FW England ENG Barrie Fairbrother
— GK Australia AUS Terence Hawke
— DF Australia AUS Malcolm Hayward
— Australia AUS Eugene McConville
— FW Scotland SCO Gordon McGregor
— Australia AUS Paul O'Reilly
— Australia AUS Paul Priestley
— MF Australia AUS Dave Rigby
— MF Australia AUS Brian Thorn
— FW Scotland SCO Joe Tront

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Soccer League 3 April 1977 24 September 1977 Matchday 1 14th 26 5 5 16 31 61 −30 019.23
NSL Cup 22 September 1977 2 October 1977 First round Quarter-finals 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 050.00
Total 28 6 5 17 32 64 −32 021.43

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
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
14 Mooroolbark (R) 26 5 5 16 31 61 −30 15 Relegation to the 1978 Victoria Metropolitan League Three
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 5 5 16 31 61  −30 20 2 5 6 17 24  −7 3 0 10 14 37  −23

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Western Suburbs v Mooroolbark
3 April 1977 1 Western Suburbs 5–0 Mooroolbark Sydney
  • Lindsay 8'
  • Fryer 46'
  • Harding 61'
  • Eaton 68'
  • Norris 73'
 Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,000[1]
Referee: Peter Rampley
Mooroolbark v Sydney Olympic
10 April 1977 2 Mooroolbark 1–1 Sydney Olympic Melbourne
  • Tront 39' (pen.)
 Report
  • Botham 28'
 Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Bob Henderson
Fitzroy United v Mooroolbark
16 April 1977 3 Fitzroy United 2–0 Mooroolbark Melbourne
  • Gillan 34'
  • Cole 52'
 Report Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
Mooroolbark v Footscray JUST
24 April 1977 4 Mooroolbark 2–2 Footscray JUST Melbourne
  • Bojczuk 25'
  • Tront 72' (pen.)
 Report
  • Parrott 38'
  • Kondarios 47'
 Stadium: Wembley Park
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Jim Dixon
Brisbane City v Mooroolbark
1 May 1977 5 Brisbane City 3–1 Mooroolbark Brisbane
 Report
  • McGregor 87'
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 6,514
Referee: Jack Wood
Mooroolbark v Marconi Fairfield
7 May 1977 6 Mooroolbark 2–3 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
  • Tront 21' (pen.)
  • Pongho 31'
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Bob Henderson
St George-Budapest v Mooroolbark
14 May 1977 7 St George-Budapest 5–1 Mooroolbark Sydney
  • R. O'Shea 5'
  • O'Connor 26', 51'
  • J. O'Shea 44'
  • Morgan 70'
 Report
  • Tront 28' (pen.)
 Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 620
Referee: Peter Rampley
Mooroolbark v Eastern Suburbs
22 May 1977 8 Mooroolbark 2–2 Eastern Suburbs Melbourne
  • P. Ontong 56'
  • Tront 65'
 Report
  • Stevenson 11'
  • de Melo 26'
 Stadium: Wembley Park
Attendance: 1,150
Referee: Stewart Mellings
South Melbourne v Mooroolbark
28 May 1977 9 South Melbourne 2–0 Mooroolbark Melbourne
  • Gibson 17'
  • Rogers 50'
 Report Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: David Yelland
Mooroolbark v Adelaide City
5 June 1977 10 Mooroolbark 1–3 Adelaide City Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Jim Dixon
Mooroolbark v West Adelaide
12 June 1977 11 Mooroolbark 1–1 West Adelaide Melbourne
  • Ellis 83'
 Report
  • Boyle 65'
 Stadium: Esther Park
Attendance: 600
Referee: Bob Henderson
Brisbane Lions v Mooroolbark
19 June 1977 12 Brisbane Lions 2–1 Mooroolbark Brisbane
  • Fagan 5'
  • Neale 10'
 Report
  • Tront 84'
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,218
Referee: Dave Nugent
Mooroolbark v Canberra City
26 June 1977 13 Mooroolbark 3–2 Canberra City Melbourne
  • McGregor 40'
  • Tront 62'
  • Lowrey 77'
 Report
Stadium: Esther Park
Attendance: 550
Referee: Chris Bambridge
Sydney Olympic v Mooroolbark
3 July 1977 14 Sydney Olympic 1–2 Mooroolbark Sydney
 Report
  • P. Ontong 80', 84'
 Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 4,982
Referee: Dennis McDermott
Mooroolbark v Western Suburbs
10 July 1977 15 Mooroolbark 0–2 Western Suburbs Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Nick Karlich
Footscray JUST v Mooroolbark
17 July 1977 16 Footscray JUST 1–0 Mooroolbark Melbourne
  • G. Ontong 50' (o.g.)
 Report Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: David Yelland
Mooroolbark v Fitzroy United
24 July 1977 17 Mooroolbark 1–2 Fitzroy United Melbourne
  • Rigby 80'
 Report
  • Campbell 67'
  • Bozikas 82'
 Stadium: Esther Park
Attendance: 1,255
Referee: Stewart Mellings
Mooroolbark v Brisbane City
30 July 1977 18 Mooroolbark 1–1 Brisbane City Melbourne
Report
  • Gaffney 31'
 Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jim Dixon
Marconi Fairfield v Mooroolbark
7 August 1977 19 Marconi Fairfield 1–0 Mooroolbark Sydney
  • Mariani 42'
 Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 3,456
Referee: Bill Jones
Mooroolbark v St George-Budapest
13 August 1977 20 Mooroolbark 1–0 St George-Budapest Melbourne
  • McGregor 33'
 Report Stadium: Esther Park
Attendance: 800
Referee: Nick Karlich
Eastern Suburbs v Mooroolbark
21 August 1977 21 Eastern Suburbs 3–0 Mooroolbark Sydney
 Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 2,117
Referee: Doug Rennie
Mooroolbark v South Melbourne
28 August 1977 22 Mooroolbark 2–4 South Melbourne Melbourne
  • McGregor 30', 39' (pen.)
 Report
Stadium: Esther Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
Adelaide City v Mooroolbark
4 September 1977 23 Adelaide City 10–3 Mooroolbark Adelaide
 Report
  • Fairbrother 43'
  • McGregor 82'
  • Lowe 89'
 Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 4,700
Referee: Graham Neal
West Adelaide v Mooroolbark
11 September 1977 24 West Adelaide 1–2 Mooroolbark Adelaide
  • Pillans 22'
 Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: David Yelland
Mooroolbark v Brisbane Lions
18 September 1977 25 Mooroolbark 0–1 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
Report
  • Neale 85'
 Stadium: Esther Park
Attendance: 399
Referee: Stewart Mellings
Canberra City v Mooroolbark
24 September 1977 26 Canberra City 1–4 Mooroolbark Canberra
 Report
  • Lowrey 15', 71'
  • McGregor 47'
  • P. Ontong 58'
 Stadium: Manuka Oval
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Ken Allan

NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Mooroolbark v South Melbourne
22 September 1977 First round Mooroolbark 1–0 South Melbourne Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,000[2]
Referee: Tony Boskovic
Fitzroy United v Mooroolbark
2 October 1977 Quarter-finals Fitzroy United 3–0 Mooroolbark Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Barry Wilkinson

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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia Lou Ivanoff 9 0 2 0 11 0
2 GK Australia Paul Wilding 13+1 0 0 0 14 0
3 DF Australia Alan Pongho 22 1 2 0 24 1
4 — Australia Mike Sinclair 5+2 0 0 0 7 0
5 MF Australia Peter Vaughan 21 0 1 0 22 0
6 DF Australia David Ellis 8+6 1 0 0 14 1
7 DF South Africa Paul Ontong 22+3 4 2 0 27 4
8 DF South Africa Geoff Ontong 23+2 0 2 0 27 0
9 — Australia Max Irvan 21+1 0 1 0 23 0
10 FW Australia Mike Cleary 11+1 0 0 0 12 0
11 — Australia Mike Shuttleworth 3 0 0 0 3 0
13 — England Pat Lowrey 15+2 4 2 1 19 5
18 — Australia Nick Lowe 6 1 2 0 8 1
19 DF Australia Ian Williamson 6+2 0 2 0 10 0
— — Australia Derek Bailey 6+1 0 0 0 7 0
— FW Australia Walter Bojczuk 14+6 1 0 0 20 1
— FW England Barrie Fairbrother 12 3 2 0 14 3
— GK Australia Terence Hawke 4 0 0 0 4 0
— DF Australia Malcolm Hayward 0+2 0 0 0 2 0
— — Australia Eugene McConville 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
— FW Scotland Gordon McGregor 15+4 7 2 0 21 7
— — Australia Paul O'Reilly 8+1 0 0+1 0 10 0
— — Australia Paul Priestley 1+3 0 0 0 4 0
— MF Australia Dave Rigby 17 1 2 0 19 1
— MF Australia Brian Thorn 11+3 0 0+2 0 16 0
— FW Scotland Joe Tront 13 7 0 0 13 7

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 DF South Africa Paul Ontong 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
2 8 DF South Africa Geoff Ontong 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
3 3 DF Australia Alan Pongho 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
9 — Australia Max Irvan 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
5 4 — Australia Mike Sinclair 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6 DF Australia David Ellis 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 — Australia Nick Lowe 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
19 DF Australia Ian Williamson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
— — Australia Derek Bailey 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
— FW Australia Walter Bojczuk 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
— FW England Barrie Fairbrother 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
— — Australia Paul Priestly 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
— MF Australia Brian Thorn 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 18 0 0 2 0 0 20 0 0

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 Lou Ivanoff 0 1 1
2 Australia Paul Wilding 1 0 1
Total 1 1 2

References

  1. ^ Stock, Greg. "1977 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.net.
  2. ^ a b "1977 National Soccer League Cup Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Mooroolbark 1977 Squad". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 7 August 2022.