1977 Sydney Olympic FC season

Sydney Olympic

1977 season
Head Coach	Bruce Stowell Kaz Kulak
Stadium	Sydney Sports Ground Wentworth Park
National Soccer League	12th
NSL Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Billy Pirie (7) All: Billy Pirie (7)
Highest home attendance	6,217 vs. West Adelaide (17 April 1977) National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance	1,025 vs. Adelaide City (14 August 1977) National Soccer League
Average home league attendance	3,724
Biggest win	4–0 vs. Brisbane City (H) (4 June 1977) National Soccer League
Biggest defeat	0–4 vs. West Adelaide (H) (17 April 1977) National Soccer League 0–4 vs. Canberra City (A) (30 July 1977) National Soccer League
Home colours

The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Sydney Olympic Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Sydney Olympic finished 12th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the first round of the NSL Cup.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	AUS	Don Allan
—		AUS	Greg Allan
—	DF	AUS	Richard Bell
—	FW	ENG	Ray Botham
—	DF	ENG	Mike Cross
—		AUS	Bernie Cullerton
—		AUS	Michael Drossos
—	DF	SCO	George Gibson
—		AUS	Tony Ikonomou
—	FW	AUS	Jim Izatt
—	MF	SCO	Alex Jamieson
—		AUS	Bill Kardambis
—	DF	ENG	Paul Luckett

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	AUS	Greg Lynch
—		AUS	Neil Malone
—	DF	AUS	Dave McIntosh
—	GK	AUS	Gary Meier
—	DF	AUS	Billy Palmer
—		AUS	Lazaros Paraskevas
—	FW	AUS	Brian Parker
—	FW	SCO	Billy Pirie
—	MF	AUS	Peter Raskopoulos
—	MF	AUS	Joe Senkalski
—	FW	AUS	Chris Thamnidis
—	DF	SCO	Ken Wilson

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
National Soccer League	2 April 1977	25 September 1977	Matchday 1	12th	26	7	7	12	25	38	−13	026.92
NSL Cup	20 September 1977		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Total					27	7	7	13	26	40	−14	025.93

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

Main article: 1977 National Soccer League

League table

Pos	Team	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	7	7	12	25	38	−13	28	5	3	5	16	17	−1	2	4	7	9	21	−12

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	13	12	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	L	W	D	W	L	W	L	W	D	L	W	L	D	W	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	D	D
Position	13	12	13	11	10	9	10	9	11	8	9	8	6	9	9	9	9	9	11	10	10	10	11	12	12	12
Points	0	1	1	3	4	6	6	8	8	10	11	11	13	13	14	16	16	16	16	18	18	19	19	19	20	21

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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Sydney Olympic v South Melbourne

2 April 1977 1	Sydney Olympic	0–2	South Melbourne	Sydney
		Report	Ollerton 72', 85'	Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 5,872 Referee: Tony Boskovic

Mooroolbark v Sydney Olympic

10 April 1977 2	Mooroolbark	1–1	Sydney Olympic	Melbourne
	Tront 39' (pen.)	Report	Botham 28'	Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Bob Henderson

Sydney Olympic v West Adelaide

17 April 1977 3	Sydney Olympic	0–4	West Adelaide	Sydney
		Report	Kosmina 42', 46' McGregor 56' Honeyman 87'	Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 6,217 Referee: Barry Wilkinson

Brisbane Lions v Sydney Olympic

24 April 1977 4	Brisbane Lions	0–2	Sydney Olympic	Brisbane
		Report	D. Allan 57', 68'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 5,111 Referee: Des Miles

Sydney Olympic v Canberra City

1 May 1977 5	Sydney Olympic	2–2	Canberra City	Sydney
	D. Allan 3' Botham 56'	Report	Stoddart 22' Henderson 81'	Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 3,616 Referee: Brian Fowler

Western Suburbs v Sydney Olympic

8 May 1977 6	Western Suburbs	0–2	Sydney Olympic	Sydney
		Report	Cross 15' Pirie 34'	Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 7,253 Referee: Bob Mee

Adelaide City v Sydney Olympic

15 May 1977 7	Adelaide City	3–0	Sydney Olympic	Adelaide
	Muniz 1' Deans 21' Northcote 32'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Don Campbell

Sydney Olympic v Fitzroy United

22 May 1977 8	Sydney Olympic	3–1	Fitzroy United	Sydney
	Pirie 54', 81' McIntosh 65'	Report	Buljevic 50'	Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 5,857 Referee: John van der Linde

Footscray JUST v Sydney Olympic

28 May 1977 9	Footscray JUST	1–0	Sydney Olympic	Melbourne
	Kondarios 81'	Report		Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Bob Henderson

Sydney Olympic v Brisbane City

4 June 1977 10	Sydney Olympic	4–0	Brisbane City	Sydney
	Botham 16', 60' Pirie 72', 88'	Report		Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 2,753 Referee: Tim Davies

Marconi Fairfield v Sydney Olympic

12 June 1977 11	Marconi Fairfield	0–0	Sydney Olympic	Sydney
		Report		Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 9,580 Referee: Harold Hall

Eastern Suburbs v Sydney Olympic

26 June 1977 13	Eastern Suburbs	2–0	Sydney Olympic	Sydney
	Barnes 6' Smith 67'	Report		Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 6,115 Referee: Tony Boskovic

Sydney Olympic v St George-Budapest

29 June 1977 12	Sydney Olympic	2–0	St George-Budapest	Sydney
	Cross 32' Senkalski 60'	Report		Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 2,923 Referee: Peter Rampley

Sydney Olympic v Mooroolbark

3 July 1977 14	Sydney Olympic	1–2	Mooroolbark	Sydney
	Pirie 11' (pen.)	Report	P. Ontong 80', 84'	Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 4,982 Referee: Dennis McDermott

South Melbourne v Sydney Olympic

10 July 1977 15	South Melbourne	1–1	Sydney Olympic	Melbourne
	Mitten 46'	Report	Pirie 75'	Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Jim Dixon

Sydney Olympic v Brisbane Lions

17 July 1977 16	Sydney Olympic	1–0	Brisbane Lions	Sydney
	Botham 55'	Report		Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 3,470 Referee: Tony Boskovic

West Adelaide v Sydney Olympic

24 July 1977 17	West Adelaide	1–0	Sydney Olympic	Adelaide
	Kosmina 80'	Report		Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,125 Referee: Don Campbell

Canberra City v Sydney Olympic

30 July 1977 18	Canberra City	4–0	Sydney Olympic	Canberra
	Grujicic 3' Henderson 35' Alston 81' McIntosh 85' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Manuka Oval Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Henry Witschge

Sydney Olympic v Western Suburbs

7 August 1977 19	Sydney Olympic	0–3	Western Suburbs	Sydney
		Report	Curran 13' Eaton 62', 83'	Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 2,960 Referee: Richard Lorenc

Sydney Olympic v Adelaide City

14 August 1977 20	Sydney Olympic	3–1	Adelaide City	Sydney
	Senkalski 29' McIntosh 34' Botham 68'	Report	Deans 85'	Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 1,025 Referee: Peter Rampley

Fitzroy United v Sydney Olympic

21 August 1977 21	Fitzroy United	2–0	Sydney Olympic	Melbourne
	Taylor ?' (pen.) Cole ?'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 3,000

Sydney Olympic v Footscray JUST

28 August 1977 22	Sydney Olympic	0–0	Footscray JUST	Sydney
		Report		Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 2,056 Referee: Bill Jones

Brisbane City v Sydney Olympic

4 September 1977 23	Brisbane City	3–0	Sydney Olympic	Brisbane
	Conner 44' Johnston 47' Tokesi 60'	Report		Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 4,420 Referee: Jack Wood

Sydney Olympic v Marconi Fairfield

11 September 1977 24	Sydney Olympic	0–2	Marconi Fairfield	Sydney
		Report	Rooney 16' Sharne 41'	Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 3,691 Referee: Richard Lorenc

St George-Budapest v Sydney Olympic

18 September 1977 25	St George-Budapest	3–3	Sydney Olympic	Sydney
	Mendez 27' Hensman 51' Morgan 90+2'	Report	Senkalski 22', 81' (pen.) McIntosh 76'	Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 1,502 Referee: Dennis McDermott

Sydney Olympic v Eastern Suburbs

25 September 1977 26	Sydney Olympic	0–0	Eastern Suburbs	Sydney
		Report		Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,987 Referee: Chris Bambridge

NSL Cup

Main article: 1977 NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Western Suburbs v Sydney Olympic

20 September 1977 First round	Western Suburbs	2–1	Sydney Olympic	Sydney
	Turnbull 31', 78'	Report	Jamieson 86'	Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 2,237 Referee: Tim Davies (Ray Sandell)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	National Soccer League		NSL Cup		Total
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
—	FW		Don Allan	20+1	3	0	0	21	3
—	—		Greg Allan	18+2	0	0	0	20	0
—	DF		Richard Bell	13	0	1	0	14	0
—	FW		Ray Botham	26	6	1	0	27	6
—	DF		Mike Cross	24+1	2	1	0	26	2
—	—		Bernie Cullerton	13	0	0	0	13	0
—	—		Michael Drossos	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
—	DF		George Gibson	19	0	0	0	19	0
—	—		Tony Ikonomou	4+3	0	0	0	7	0
—	FW		Jim Izatt	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
—	MF		Alex Jamieson	11	0	1	1	12	1
—	—		Bill Kardambis	0+4	0	0	0	4	0
—	DF		Paul Luckett	22+2	0	1	0	25	0
—	FW		Greg Lynch	5	0	0	0	5	0
—	—		Neil Malone	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
—	DF		Dave McIntosh	18	3	1	0	19	3
—	GK		Gary Meier	26	0	1	0	27	0
—	DF		Billy Palmer	12+2	0	1	0	15	0
—	—		Lazaros Paraskevas	0+3	0	0+1	0	4	0
—	FW		Brian Parker	2+1	0	0	0	3	0
—	FW		Billy Pirie	8+1	7	0	0	9	7
—	MF		Peter Raskopoulos	7+1	0	1	0	9	0
—	MF		Joe Senkalski	25	4	1	0	26	4
—	FW		Chris Thamnidis	10+7	0	1	0	18	0
—	DF		Ken Wilson	3+2	0	0+1	0	6	0

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
1	—	FW		Don Allan	3	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	1
2	—	FW		Chris Thamnidis	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
3	—	FW		Dave McIntosh	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
4	—	DF		Richard Bell	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	—	DF		Mike Cross	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					9	0	2	0	0	0	9	0	2

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	—		Gary Meier	8	0	8
Total				8	0	8