1981 Heidelberg United FC season

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Heidelberg United
1981 season
Head CoachManny Poulakais
Jimmy Rooney
Len McKendry
StadiumOlympic Park
Olympic Park No. 2
National Soccer League8th
NSL CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Gary Cole (16)
All: Gary Cole (17)
Highest home attendance8,000
vs. Preston Makedonia
(8 March 1981)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance500
vs. Brisbane Lions
(26 August 1981)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance3,531
Biggest win5–0
vs. West Adelaide
(9 August 1981)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–3
vs. Wollongong City
(22 February 1981)
National Soccer League
← 1980
1982 →

The 1981 season was the fifth in the National Soccer League for Heidelberg United. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Heidelberg United finished 8th in their National Soccer League season and were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the NSL Cup.

Players[edit]

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 Jeff Olver
2 DF Scotland SCO Arthur McMillan
3 DF Australia AUS Jim Tansey
4 DF Australia AUS John Yzendoorn
5 DF Scotland SCO Pat Bannon
6 MF Australia AUS Theo Selemidis
7 MF Australia AUS Jimmy Rooney
8 MF Australia AUS Jim Campbell
9 FW Australia AUS Jamie Paton
10 FW Australia AUS George Pavlidis
11 MF Australia AUS Andy Bozikas
12 DF Australia AUS Charlie Yankos
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Scotland SCO Bob Provan
15 MF Australia AUS Ken Taylor
16 FW Australia AUS Gary Cole
17 MF England ENG Jim Williams
20 GK Australia AUS Jack Reilly
— MF Australia AUS George Itsou
— DF England ENG Don MacLeod
— Republic of Ireland IRL Joe McGrory
— DF Australia AUS John Mihailidis
— Republic of Ireland IRL Liam Monagle
— FW Australia AUS Tom Tasevski

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

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 8th 30 12 7 11 48 40 +8 040.00
NSL Cup 11 March 1981 17 June 1981 First round Quarter-finals 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 033.33
Total 33 13 8 12 51 42 +9 039.39

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League[edit]

Main article: 1981 National Soccer League

League table[edit]

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[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 12 7 11 48 40  +8 43 6 4 5 19 16  +3 6 3 6 29 24  +5

Results by round[edit]

Round123451067891112141516171819202122242526232713282930
GroundAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAAHHAHHAH
ResultDLLLLWWLDLWDLLWDWLWLWLWWDDDWWW
Position715161616141515161614131414131312121212111312111111131088
Points1111135566899911121414161618182022232425272931
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

15 February 1981 1 APIA Leichhardt 2–2 Heidelberg United Sydney
  • Hughes 13', 89'
 Report
Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 4,025[1]
Referee: Peter Rampley
22 February 1981 2 Heidelberg United 0–3 Wollongong City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park No. 2
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: David Yelland
1 March 1981 3 South Melbourne 2–1 Heidelberg United Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Jack Johnston
8 March 1981 4 Heidelberg United 2–3 Preston Makedonia Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Dennis Voutsinas
15 March 1981 5 Adelaide City 3–1 Heidelberg United Adelaide
 Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,576
Referee: Graham Neal
22 March 1981 10 Heidelberg United 1–0 Sydney Olympic Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,637
Referee: David Yelland
29 March 1981 6 Heidelberg United 2–0 Brisbane City Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park No. 2
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Stewart Mellings
5 April 1981 7 Sydney City 1–0 Heidelberg United Sydney
 Report Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field
Attendance: 2,611
Referee: Ken Small
12 April 1981 8 Heidelberg United 1–1 Canberra City Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,192
Referee: Evan Venios
19 April 1981 9 Marconi Fairfield 3–1 Heidelberg United Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Peter Rampley
3 May 1981 11 Heidelberg United 2–0 West Adelaide Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Dennis Voutsinas
10 May 1981 12 Footscray JUST 2–2 Heidelberg United Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Stewart Mellings
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 Heidelberg United 1–2 Newcastle KB United Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Evan Venios
7 June 1981 16 Wollongong City 3–4 Heidelberg United Wollongong
 Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 4,371
Referee: Doug Rennie (Barry Wilkinson 80')
14 June 1981 17 Heidelberg United 0–0 South Melbourne Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,241
Referee: Peter Rampley
21 June 1981 18 Preston Makedonia 0–2 Heidelberg United Melbourne
Report
Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge
28 June 1981 19 Heidelberg United 1–2 Adelaide City Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Bob Mee
5 July 1981 20 Brisbane City 1–2 Heidelberg United Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Spencer Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Dave Nugent
12 July 1981 21 Heidelberg United 0–1 Sydney City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Jack Johnston
19 July 1981 22 Canberra City 1–5 Heidelberg United Canberra
 Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 4,060
Referee: Tony Boskovic
2 August 1981 24 Sydney Olympic 2–1 Heidelberg United Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 5,600
Referee: Col Amos
9 August 1981 25 West Adelaide 0–5 Heidelberg United Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Don Campbell
16 August 1981 26 Heidelberg United 2–0 Footscray JUST Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Graham Neal
19 August 1981 23 Heidelberg United 1–1 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge
23 August 1981 27 Brisbane Lions 0–0 Heidelberg United Brisbane
Report Stadium: Richlands Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Col Amos
26 August 1981 13 Heidelberg United 2–2 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 500
Referee: Jim Fearn
30 August 1981 28 Heidelberg United 3–1 Blacktown City Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Barry Harwood
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 Heidelberg United 1–0 APIA Leichhardt Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park No. 2
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge

NSL Cup[edit]

Main article: 1981 NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

11 March 1981 First round Heidelberg United 2–0 South Melbourne Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 6,300[2]
Referee: Dennis Voutsinas
25 March 1981 Second round Heidelberg United 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		 Preston Makedonia Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Bob Mee
Penalties
17 June 1981 Quarter-finals Heidelberg United 0–1 Adelaide City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tony Boskovic

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

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 Jeff Olver 27 0 1 0 28 0
2 DF Scotland Arthur McMillan 30 0 3 0 33 0
3 DF Australia Jim Tansey 10 1 1 0 11 1
4 DF Australia John Yzendoorn 30 3 3 0 33 3
5 DF Scotland Pat Bannon 5 0 1 0 6 0
6 MF Australia Theo Selemidis 30 1 3 1 33 2
7 MF Australia Jimmy Rooney 28+2 1 3 0 33 1
8 MF Australia Jim Campbell 25+2 6 2 0 29 6
9 FW Australia Jamie Paton 22 8 2 0 24 8
10 FW Australia George Pavlidis 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
11 MF Australia Andy Bozikas 18+4 3 2 1 24 4
12 DF Australia Charlie Yankos 22 2 2 0 24 2
14 DF Scotland Bob Provan 24+4 0 3 0 31 0
15 MF Australia Ken Taylor 12+3 2 2 0 17 2
16 FW Australia Gary Cole 29+1 16 3 1 33 17
17 MF England Jim Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 GK Australia Jack Reilly 3 0 2 0 5 0
— MF Australia George Itsou 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
— DF England Don MacLeod 1+1 0 0 0 2 0
— — Republic of Ireland Joe McGrory 5+2 2 0 0 7 2
— DF Australia John Mihailidis 3 0 0 0 3 0
— — Republic of Ireland Liam Monagle 3+3 1 0 0 6 1
— FW Australia Tom Tasevski 3+2 1 0+2 0 7 1

Disciplinary record[edit]

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 4 DF Australia John Yzendoorn 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
8 MF Australia Jim Campbell 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
16 FW Australia Gary Cole 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
4 1 GK Australia Jeff Olver 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
2 DF Scotland Arthur McMillan 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 MF Australia Jimmy Rooney 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14 DF Scotland Bob Provan 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
15 MF Australia Ken Taylor 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
9 3 DF Australia Jim Tansey 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6 MF Australia Theo Selemidis 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 FW Australia Jamie Paton 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
12 DF Australia Charlie Yankos 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 20 0 0 3 0 0 23 0 0

Clean sheets[edit]

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 Jeff Olver 8 0 8
2 20 Australia Jack Reilly 1 1 2
Total 9 1 10

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stock, Greg. "1981 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
  2. ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1981 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
  3. ^ "Heidelberg United 1981 Squad". OzFootball.
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