1982 Wollongong City FC season

The 1982 season was the second in the history of Wollongong City (now Wollongong Wolves). It was also the second season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Wollongong City finished 3rd in their National Soccer League season and were eliminated in the Preliminary Final by St George-Budapest, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup first round by Sydney City.

Wollongong City

1982 season
Manager	Ken Morton Chris Dunleavy Willie Wallace
Stadium	Wollongong Showground
National Soccer League	3rd
NSL Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Phil O'Connor (17) All: Phil O'Connor (18)
Highest home attendance	6,341 vs. St George-Budapest (26 September 1982) National Soccer League Finals
Lowest home attendance	500 vs. Sydney City (14 June 1982) NSL Cup
Average home league attendance	3,452
Biggest win	3–0 vs. Canberra City (H) (4 July 1982) National Soccer League
Biggest defeat	0–4 vs. West Adelaide (A) (28 February 1982) National Soccer League 1–5 vs. Sydney City (H) (14 June 1982) NSL Cup
← 1981 1983 →

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   SCO Jim Preston 2 MF   AUS Peter Willis 3 DF   AUS Arno Bertogna 4 DF   ENG Chris Dunleavy 5 DF   ENG Jeff Ainsworth 6 MF   ENG Lee Adam 7 FW   AUS Glen Fontana 8 MF   ENG John Fleming 9 MF   ENG Roy Cotton 10 MF   AUS Larry Gaffney

No. Pos. Nation Player 11 FW   AUS Phil O'Connor 12 DF   AUS Ray Vliestra 14 FW   AUS Jock Morlando 15 DF   AUS Phil Kerr 18 MF   NZL Clive Campbell 20 GK   AUS Natch Vardareff — FW   SCO Derek Laing — MF   AUS Peter Tredinnick — DF   ENG Alan Waldron

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
National Soccer League	14 February 1982	5 September 1982	Matchday 1	3rd	30	16	3	11	43	46	−3	053.33
National Soccer League Finals	19 September 1982	26 September 1982	Elimination Semi-Final	Preliminary Final	2	1	0	1	3	3	+0	050.00
NSL Cup	14 June 1982		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	1	5	−4	000.00
Total					33	17	3	13	47	54	−7	051.52

Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Sydney City (C)	30	20	5	5	68	28	+40	45	Qualification to Finals series^[a]
2	St George-Budapest	30	14	8	8	47	40	+7	36
3	Wollongong City	30	16	3	11	43	46	−3	35
4	Heidelberg United	30	13	8	9	42	37	+5	34
5	Preston Makedonia	30	12	10	8	45	41	+4	34
6	South Melbourne	30	11	9	10	46	37	+9	31
7	APIA Leichhardt	30	12	7	11	49	54	−5	31
8	Sydney Olympic	30	12	6	12	52	42	+10	30
9	West Adelaide	30	10	8	12	44	40	+4	28
10	Marconi Fairfield	30	12	4	14	44	43	+1	28
11	Brisbane Lions	30	10	8	12	39	42	−3	28
12	Newcastle KB United	30	10	7	13	43	52	−9	27
13	Adelaide City	30	6	12	12	36	44	−8	24
14	Footscray JUST	30	5	14	11	34	46	−12	24
15	Canberra City	30	7	10	13	37	54	−17	24
16	Brisbane City	30	5	11	14	32	55	−23	21

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Notes:

1. The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1982 National Soccer League.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H
Result	L	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	W	D	L	L	L	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	L	W	W
Position	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	12	11	11	13	14	14	13	13	12	10	11	8	8	7	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3

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

Matches

South Melbourne v Wollongong City

14 February 1982 1	South Melbourne	3–0	Wollongong City	Melbourne
	Egan   53' (?) Davidson   ?'	Report		Stadium: Middle Park Attendance: 1,800^[1] Referee: Stewart Mellings

Wollongong City v Sydney City

21 February 1982 2	Wollongong City	1–3	Sydney City	Wollongong
	O'Connor   25'	Report	Patikas   5', 76' Kosmina   86'	Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Ken Small

West Adelaide v Wollongong City

28 February 1982 3	West Adelaide	4–0	Wollongong City	Adelaide
	Honeyman   40', 55', 68' Heys   87'	Report		Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,365 Referee: Jim Rossis

Wollongong City v APIA Leichhardt

7 March 1982 4	Wollongong City	2–4	APIA Leichhardt	Wollongong
	Dunleavy   78' Campbell   ?'	Report	Soper   41', 47' Bradley   44' Morsello   66'	Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Tim Davies

Brisbane City v Wollongong City

14 March 1982 5	Brisbane City	3–1	Wollongong City	Brisbane
	Kelso   42' Conner   59' Carey   84'	Report	Fontana   34'	Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Bill Monteverde

Wollongong City v Footscray JUST

21 March 1982 6	Wollongong City	2–1	Footscray JUST	Wollongong
	Cotton   9', 79'	Report	Simic   34'	Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Brian Fowler

Canberra City v Wollongong City

28 March 1982 7	Canberra City	0–1	Wollongong City	Canberra
		Report	Cotton   56'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ken Allen

Wollongong City v Newcastle KB United

4 April 1982 8	Wollongong City	1–0	Newcastle KB United	Wollongong
	O'Connor   35'	Report		Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 3,890 Referee: Peter Rampley

Heidelberg United v Wollongong City

11 April 1982 9	Heidelberg United	0–2	Wollongong City	Melbourne
		Report	Cotton   24' O'Connor   87'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Evan Venios

Wollongong City v St George-Budapest

18 April 1982 10	Wollongong City	2–2	St George-Budapest	Wollongong
	Bertogna   13' Gaffney   15'	Report	Stone   59' Slater   75'	Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Tony Boskovic

Adelaide City v Wollongong City

25 April 1982 11	Adelaide City	3–0	Wollongong City	Adelaide
	Melta   49' Villani   74' Northcote   88'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 2,320 Referee: Don Campbell

Wollongong City v Marconi Fairfield

2 May 1982 12	Wollongong City	0–3	Marconi Fairfield	Wollongong
		Report	Jankovics   4' Bozanic   5' Licata   56'	Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Doug Rennie

Brisbane Lions v Wollongong City

9 May 1982 13	Brisbane Lions	2–0	Wollongong City	Brisbane
	Low   16' Williamson   85'	Report		Stadium: Richlands Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Alan Kibbler

Wollongong City v Preston Makedonia

16 May 1982 14	Wollongong City	1–0	Preston Makedonia	Wollongong
	Cotton   1'	Report		Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 3,176 Referee: Ken Small

Sydney Olympic v Wollongong City

23 May 1982 15	Sydney Olympic	0–1	Wollongong City	Sydney
		Report	Adam   13' (pen.)	Stadium: Pratten Park Attendance: 7,350 Referee: Ray Davies

Sydney City v Wollongong City

30 May 1982 16	Sydney City	3–3	Wollongong City	Sydney
	Murray   12' Borges   22' Mitchell   74'	Report	Adam   34' Willis   56' P. O'Connor   81'	Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field Attendance: 2,824 Referee: Richard Lorenc

Wollongong City v South Melbourne

6 June 1982 17	Wollongong City	1–0	South Melbourne	Wollongong
	O'Connor   79'	Report		Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 3,274 Referee: Peter Rampley

APIA Leichhardt v Wollongong City

13 June 1982 18	APIA Leichhardt	2–2	Wollongong City	Sydney
	Bradley   36' Giampaolo   43' (pen.)	Report	O'Connor   53', 87'	Stadium: Lambert Park Attendance: 3,828 Referee: Gary Power

Wollongong City v West Adelaide

20 June 1982 19	Wollongong City	2–0	West Adelaide	Wollongong
	Tredinnick   69' Cotton   86'	Report		Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 2,145 Referee: Tim Davies

Footscray JUST v Wollongong City

27 June 1982 20	Footscray JUST	1–2	Wollongong City	Melbourne
	Ristovski   71'	Report	O'Connor   25' Adam   59'	Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 1,200 Referee: David Yelland

Wollongong City v Canberra City

4 July 1982 21	Wollongong City	3–0	Canberra City	Wollongong
	O'Connor   53' Adam   56' (pen.) Dunleavy   65'	Report		Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 3,148 Referee: Gary Power

Newcastle KB United v Wollongong City

10 July 1982 22	Newcastle KB United	1–3	Wollongong City	Newcastle
	Drinkwater   37'	Report	Cotton   15', 30' Waldron   77'	Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 7,489 Referee: Bill Monteverde

Wollongong City v Heidelberg United

18 July 1982 23	Wollongong City	2–1	Heidelberg United	Wollongong
	O'Connor   39', 59'	Report	Paton   31'	Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Tim Davies

St George-Budapest v Wollongong City

25 July 1982 24	St George-Budapest	2–1	Wollongong City	Sydney
	Slater   51' Ratcliffe   80'	Report	Cotton   39'	Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 4,123 Referee: Bob Mee

Wollongong City v Adelaide City

1 August 1982 25	Wollongong City	2–1	Adelaide City	Wollongong
	O'Connor   30', 85'	Report	Nyskohus   64'	Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Doug Rennie

Marconi Fairfield v Wollongong City

8 August 1982 26	Marconi Fairfield	1–2	Wollongong City	Sydney
	Jankovics   ?'	Report	Tredinnick   12' Cotton   49'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 2,034 Referee: Ken Allen

Wollongong City v Brisbane Lions

15 August 1982 27	Wollongong City	0–2	Brisbane Lions	Wollongong
		Report	Hogg   73' Williamson   81'	Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 3,179 Referee: Gary Power

Preston Makedonia v Wollongong City

22 August 1982 28	Preston Makedonia	2–1	Wollongong City	Melbourne
	McMillan   61' Ward   68'	Report	O'Connor   50'	Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge

Wollongong City v Sydney Olympic

29 August 1982 29	Wollongong City	2–1	Sydney Olympic	Wollongong
	Fontana   2' O'Connor   9'	Report	Wilson   85'	Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 4,122 Referee: Tim Davies

Wollongong City v Brisbane City

5 September 1982 30	Wollongong City	3–1	Brisbane City	Wollongong
	Fleming   62' Fontana   77' O'Connor   86'	Report	Kelso   57'	Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 4,122 Referee: Tim Davies

Finals series

Heidelberg United v Wollongong City

19 September 1982 Elimination Semi-Final	Heidelberg United	1–3	Wollongong City	Melbourne
	Paton   40' (pen.)	Report	Tredinnick   30' O'Connor   55' Cotton   57' (pen.)	Stadium: Middle Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Tim Davies

Wollongong City v St George-Budapest

26 September 1982 Preliminary Final	Wollongong City	0–2	St George-Budapest	Wollongong
		Report	Wilkinson   51' Marton   76'	Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 6,341 Referee: Chris Bambridge

NSL Cup

Wollongong City v Sydney City

14 June 1982 First round	Wollongong City	1–5	Sydney City	Wollongong
	O'Connor   26'	Report	Kosmina   29', 88' Lee   50', 80' Borges   65'	Stadium: Memorial Park Attendance: 500 Referee: Doug Rennie

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		Jim Preston	20	0	1	0	21	0
2	MF		Peter Willis	25(2)	1	1	0	28	1
3	DF		Arno Bertogna	29	1	0	0	29	1
4	DF		Chris Dunleavy	26	2	1	0	27	2
5	DF		Jeff Ainsworth	32	0	1	0	33	0
6	MF		Lee Adam	32	4	1	0	33	4
7	FW		Glen Fontana	13(2)	3	0	0	15	3
8	MF		John Fleming	27(1)	1	1	0	29	0
9	MF		Roy Cotton	28(2)	11	1	0	31	11
10	MF		Larry Gaffney	24(2)	1	1	0	27	1
11	FW		Phil O'Connor	31	17	1	1	32	18
12	DF		Ray Vliestra	7(1)	0	1	0	9	0
14	FW		Jock Morlando	1(2)	0	0(1)	0	4	0
15	DF		Phil Kerr	3(5)	0	0	0	8	0
18	MF		Clive Campbell	4	1	0	0	4	1
20	GK		Natch Vardareff	12	0	0	0	12	0
—	FW		Derek Laing	1	0	0	0	1	0
—	MF		Peter Tredinnick	24	3	1	0	25	3
—	DF		Alan Waldron	13	1	0	0	13	1

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	National Soccer League	NSL Cup	Total
1	1	GK		Jim Preston	5	0	5
2	20	GK		Natch Vardareff	3	0	3
Total					8	0	8

References

1. "1981 National Soccer League Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
2. "Wollongong City 1982 Squad". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
3. "1982 National Soccer League Cup Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 25 June 2022.