1981 Brisbane City FC season
1981 season | |
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Head Coach | George Potter |
Stadium | Perry Park |
National Soccer League | 3rd |
NSL Cup | Quarter-finals |
Top goalscorer | League: Paul Wilkinson (12) All: Paul Wilkinson (14) |
Highest home attendance | 5,000 vs. Brisbane Lions (19 July 1981) National Soccer League 5,000 vs. Newcastle KB United (2 August 1981) National Soccer League |
Lowest home attendance | 1,000 vs. Mareeba United (8 June 1981) NSL Cup |
Average home league attendance | 2,660 |
Biggest win | 4–0 vs. Marconi Fairfield (21 June 1981) National Soccer League |
Biggest defeat | 0–3 vs. Canberra City (14 June 1981) National Soccer League |
The 1981 season was the fifth in the National Soccer League for Brisbane City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Brisbane City finished 3rd 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.
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Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
National Soccer League | 15 February 1981 | 13 September 1981 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 40.00 |
NSL Cup | 8 February 1981 | 17 June 1981 | First round | Quarter-finals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 66.67 |
Total | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 42.42 |
Source: Competitions
National Soccer League
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 47 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 16 | −3 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss
15 February 1981 1 | Brisbane City | 2–1 | West Adelaide | Brisbane |
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Report | Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 1,500[1] Referee: Dave Nugent |
22 February 1981 2 | Sydney City | 1–1 | Brisbane City | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Doug Rennie |
1 March 1981 3 | Brisbane City | 0–0 | Canberra City | Brisbane |
Report | Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Gary Power |
8 March 1981 4 | Marconi Fairfield | 1–1 | Brisbane City | Sydney |
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Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 3,420 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
15 March 1981 5 | Brisbane City | 3–0 | Sydney Olympic | Brisbane |
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Report | Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Dave Nugent |
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 | Brisbane City | 2–0 | Footscray JUST | Brisbane |
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Report | Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Jack Wood |
12 April 1981 8 | Brisbane Lions | 1–0 | Brisbane City | Brisbane |
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Report | Stadium: Richlands Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Ken Allen |
18 April 1981 9 | Brisbane City | 2–1 | Blacktown City | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Des Miles |
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 | Brisbane City | 0–0 | APIA Leichhardt | Brisbane |
Report | Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Jack Wood |
10 May 1981 12 | Wollongong City | 0–0 | Brisbane City | Wollongong |
Report | Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 5,309 Referee: Tim Davies |
17 May 1981 26 | Brisbane City | 1–0 | Wollongong City | Brisbane |
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Report | Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Dave Nugent |
24 May 1981 14 | Preston Makedonia | 1–1 | Brisbane City | Melbourne |
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Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Stewart Mellings |
31 May 1981 15 | Adelaide City | 1–0 | Brisbane City | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Don Campbell |
7 June 1981 16 | Brisbane City | 2–0 | Sydney City | Brisbane |
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Report | Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Bob Mee |
14 June 1981 17 | Canberra City | 3–0 | Brisbane City | Canberra |
Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 2,891 Referee: Ken Allen |
21 June 1981 18 | Brisbane City | 4–0 | Marconi Fairfield | Brisbane |
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Report | Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Alf Rodway |
28 June 1981 19 | Sydney Olympic | 1–1 | Brisbane City | Sydney |
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Stadium: Pratten Park Attendance: 5,346 Referee: Peter Rampley |
5 July 1981 20 | Brisbane City | 1–2 | Heidelberg United | Brisbane |
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Report | Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Dave Nugent |
12 July 1981 21 | Footscray JUST | 1–0 | Brisbane City | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
19 July 1981 22 | Brisbane City | 1–0 | Brisbane Lions | Brisbane |
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Report | Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Tim Davies |
26 July 1981 23 | Blacktown City | 1–2 | Brisbane City | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Gabbie Stadium Attendance: 3,144 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
2 August 1981 24 | Brisbane City | 1–1 | Newcastle KB United | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Ballymore Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Peter Rampley |
9 August 1981 25 | APIA Leichhardt | 2–2 | Brisbane City | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Lambert Park Attendance: 4,301 Referee: Gary Power |
12 August 1981 13 | Brisbane City | 1–1 | South Melbourne | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Dave Nugent |
23 August 1981 27 | South Melbourne | 0–2 | Brisbane City | Melbourne |
Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
30 August 1981 28 | Brisbane City | 1–2 | Preston Makedonia | Brisbane |
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Report | Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Col Amos |
6 September 1981 29 | Brisbane City | 3–1 | Adelaide City | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Jim Fearn |
13 September 1981 30 | West Adelaide | 1–1 | Brisbane City | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Jim Rossis |
NSL Cup
[edit]Win Draw Loss
8 February 1981 First round | Brisbane City | 1–0 | Mount Gravatt | Brisbane |
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Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: [2] |
8 June 1981 Second round | Brisbane City | 3–0 | Mareeba United | Brisbane |
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Report | Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Col Amos |
17 June 1981 Quarter-finals | West Adelaide | 4–2 | Brisbane City | Adelaide |
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Jim Rossis |
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 | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Kim Wishart | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Jimmy Dunne | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
David Ratcliffe | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Steve Perry | 17+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
6 | MF | ![]() |
Larry Gaffney | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
7 | FW | ![]() |
Joe Palinkas | 18+4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Frank Pimblett | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Willie Conner | 8+8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
10 | MF | ![]() |
Kevin Low | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
11 | FW | ![]() |
Kevin Caldwell | 14+4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 3 |
12 | FW | ![]() |
Barry Kelso | 17+3 | 4 | 0+3 | 0 | 23 | 4 |
14 | MF | ![]() |
Bobby Hamilton | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 8 |
15 | FW | ![]() |
Paul Wilkinson | 29 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 14 |
16 | MF | ![]() |
John McVeigh | 15+2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 2 |
17 | DF | ![]() |
Billy Wilkinson | 30 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 1 |
18 | MF | ![]() |
David Vincenzino | 8+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
19 | DF | ![]() |
Michael Tripp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
20 | GK | ![]() |
Martin Coe | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
— | FW | ![]() |
Dominic Confessore | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
— | MF | ![]() |
Angelo Falco | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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 | ||||||
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1 | 2 | DF | ![]() |
Jimmy Dunne | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
2 | 8 | MF | ![]() |
Frank Pimblett | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | 3 | DF | ![]() |
David Ratcliffe | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
11 | FW | ![]() |
Kevin Caldwell | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | 12 | FW | ![]() |
Barry Kelso | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
6 | 6 | MF | ![]() |
Larry Gaffney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
7 | 17 | DF | ![]() |
Billy Wilkinson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
8 | 7 | FW | ![]() |
Joe Palinkas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
14 | MF | ![]() |
Bobby Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
15 | FW | ![]() |
Paul Wilkinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | MF | ![]() |
John McVeigh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | 5 | DF | ![]() |
Steve Perry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
18 | MF | ![]() |
David Vincenzino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 36 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 2 |
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 |
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1 | 20 | ![]() |
Martin Coe | 9 | 1 | 10 |
2 | 1 | ![]() |
Kim Wishart | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Total | 11 | 2 | 13 |
References
[edit]- ^ Stock, Greg. "1981 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
- ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1981 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
- ^ "Brisbane City 1981 Squad". OzFootball.