1989 Wollongong City FC season

Wollongong City
1989 season
ManagerJohn Fleming
Doug Collins
StadiumBrandon Park
National Soccer League9th
NSL CupSecond round
Highest home attendance4,756
vs. Sydney Croatia
(5 February 1989)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance465
vs. APIA Leichhardt
(15 April 1989)
NSL Cup
Biggest win4–1
vs. Blacktown City
(26 January 1989); and
3–0
vs. Heidelberg United
(9 April 1989)
Biggest defeat0–6
vs. Marconi
(11 March 1989)
National Soccer League

The 1989 season was the ninth in the history of Wollongong City. It was also the club's ninth season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, the club also participated in the NSL Cup. Wollongong City finished 9th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup second round by APIA Leichhardt.

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
— GK  AUS Warwick Young
— DF  AUS David Skeen
— DF  ENG Mike Hollifield
— DF  AUS Peter Kotamanidis
— DF  AUS Ray Vliestra
— DF  AUS Jock Morlando
— MF  AUS Rade Stefanovski
— DF  AUS Mineo Bonetig
— FW  AUS Randell Easthorpe
— FW  AUS Pat Brodnik
— FW  SCO Danny Crainie
— MF  AUS John Brown
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  AUS Robert Giraldi
— MF  AUS Jason Higgs
— MF  AUS Brian Cokely
—  AUS Goran Trajceski
— DF  AUS Jeff Allport
— FW  AUS John Danzo
— FW  AUS David Batten
— FW  AUS Walter Calbanese
— MF  AUS Tom Pontidas
— MF  AUS Sean Ingham
— MF  AUS Hernan Fernandez
— MF  AUS Ernesto Lorca

Source: National Soccer League Yearbook 1989,[1] Australian Soccer Annual[2]

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Soccer League 22 January 1989 16 July 1989 Matchday 1 9th 26 8 7 11 22 29 −7 030.77
NSL Cup 15 April 1989 Second round Second round 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 27 8 7 12 23 31 −8 029.63

Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

Main article: 1989 National Soccer League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Sydney Croatia 26 10 8 8 25 25 0 28
8 South Melbourne 26 9 8 9 44 37 +7 26
9 Wollongong City 26 8 7 11 22 29 −7 23
10 APIA Leichhardt 26 7 9 10 27 35 −8 23
11 Sunshine George Cross 26 7 5 14 25 38 −13 19
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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 8 7 11 22 29  −7 23 5 4 4 15 16  −1 3 3 7 7 13  −6

Results by round

Round123456789101112131411521617181920212223242526
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAAAHAHAH
ResultDWLWLDWLLLWLWDWLLDLLDDDLWW
Position=72=758865910101087791010101010101010109
Points133556888810101213151515161616171819192123
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Notes:
1 Matchday 14 (vs. APIA Leichhardt) was moved to the end of the season due to the World Cup Qualifiers

2 Matchday 15 (vs. Blacktown City) was played after Round 21, however Wollongong points and position are retroactively adjusted for the end of the round.


Matches

22 January 1989 1 APIA Leichhardt 0–0 Wollongong City Leichhardt, Sydney
Report Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 1,630[3]
Referee: David Willcocks
26 January 1989 2 Wollongong City 4–1 Blacktown City Fairy Meadow, Wollongong
  • Crainie 4'
  • Easthorpe 46'
  • Denyer 48' (o.g.)
  • Brodnik 50'
 Report
Stadium: Brandon Park
Attendance: 1,591[3]
Referee: Bob Marshall
29 January 1989 3 St George 2–0 Wollongong City Rockdale, Sydney
 Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 1,659[3]
Referee: Alan Townsend
5 February 1989 4 Wollongong City 1–0 Sydney Croatia Fairy Meadow, Wollongong
  • Easthorpe 13'
 Report Stadium: Brandon Park
Attendance: 4,756[3]
Referee: Peter Spiers
12 February 1989 5 Preston Makedonia 1–0 Wollongong City Olympic Park, Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium
Attendance: 2,761[3]
Referee: Dean Voutsinas
19 February 1989 6 Wollongong City 0–0 Sunshine George Cross Fairy Meadow, Wollongong
Report Stadium: Brandon Park
Attendance: 1,412[3]
Referee: Arthur Owens
26 February 1989 7 South Melbourne 0–2 Wollongong City Middle Park, Melbourne
Report
  • Easthorpe 5'
  • Skeen 24'
 Stadium: Middle Park (stadium)
Attendance: 3,500[3]
Referee: John Santa Isabel
5 March 1989 8 Wollongong City 0–1 Adelaide City Fairy Meadow, Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Brandon Park
Attendance: 1,246[3]
Referee: Arthur Owens
11 March 1989 9 Wollongong City 0–6 Marconi Fairy Meadow, Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Brandon Park
Attendance: 1,648[3]
Referee: Chris Bambridge
17 March 1989 10 Sydney Olympic 3–1 Wollongong City Rockdale, Sydney
 Report
  • Morlando 13'
 Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,500[3]
Referee: John Santa Isabel
27 March 1989 11 Wollongong City 2–0 Melbourne Croatia Fairy Meadow, Wollongong
 Report Stadium: Brandon Park
Attendance: 2,500[3]
Referee: Alan Townsend
1 April 1989 12 Melbourne City JUST 2–0 Wollongong City Footscray, Melbourne
  • Murphy 19'
  • Retre 74'
 Report Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 1,190[3]
Referee: Jim Fearn
9 April 1989 13 Wollongong City 3–0 Heidelberg United Fairy Meadow, Wollongong
  • Easthorpe 32'
  • Cokely 37'
  • Brodnik 63'
 Report Stadium: Brandon Park
Attendance: 889[3]
Referee: Bob Jones
30 April 1989 16 Wollongong City 2–3 Preston Makedonia Fairy Meadow, Wollongong
  • Brodnik 17'
  • Skeen 89'
 Report
Stadium: Brandon Park
Attendance: 2,104[3]
Referee: Arthur Owens
7 May 1989 17 Sydney Croatia 1–0 Wollongong City Edensor Park, Sydney
 Report Stadium: Sydney Croatian Sports Centre
Attendance: 3,431[3]
Referee: Jim Fearn
14 May 1989 18 Wollongong City 0–0 St George Fairy Meadow, Wollongong
Report Stadium: Brandon Park
Attendance: 1,223[3]
Referee: Alan Townsend
21 May 1989 19 Sunshine George Cross 1–0 Wollongong City Sunshine, Melbourne
  • Lewis 69'
 Report Stadium: Chaplin Reserve
Attendance: 1,700[3]
Referee: John Fraser
28 May 1989 20 Wollongong City 1–4 South Melbourne Fairy Meadow, Wollongong
  • Brodnik 58'
 Report
Stadium: Brandon Park
Attendance: 1,205[3]
Referee: David Willcocks
4 June 1989 21 Adelaide City 1–1 Wollongong City Kensington, South Australia, Adelaide
 Report
  • Easthorpe 81'
 Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 1,500[3]
Referee: Dennis Voutsinas
11 June 1989 22 Marconi 0–0 Wollongong City Bossley Park, Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 2,653[3]
Referee: Bill Monteverde
14 June 1989 15 Blacktown City 0–1 Wollongong City Edensor Park, Sydney
Report
  • Ingham 34'
 Stadium: Sydney Croatian Sports Centre
Attendance: 406[3]
Referee: Richard Lorenc
18 June 1989 23 Wollongong City 0–0 Sydney Olympic Fairy Meadow, Wollongong
Report Stadium: Brandon Park
Attendance: 2,252[3]
Referee: John McConnell
25 June 1989 24 Melbourne Croatia 2–1 Wollongong City Sunshine North, Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Somers Street Stadium
Attendance: 4,084[3]
Referee: Barry Harwood
2 July 1989 25 Wollongong City 1–0 Melbourne City JUST Fairy Meadow, Wollongong
  • Kotamanidis 75'
 Report Stadium: Brandon Park
Attendance: 1,107[3]
Referee: Peter Spiers
9 July 1989 26 Heidelberg United 0–1 Wollongong City Heidelberg West, Melbourne
Report
  • Stefanovski 64'
 Stadium: Olympic Village
Attendance: 2,771[3]
Referee: Don Campbell
16 July 1989 14 Wollongong City 1–1 APIA Leichhardt Fairy Meadow, Wollongong
  • Easthorpe 3'
 Report
Stadium: Brandon Park
Attendance: 903[3]
Referee: Gary Power

NSL Cup

Main article: 1989 NSL Cup
15 April 1989 Second Round Wollongong City 1–2 APIA Leichhardt Fairy Meadow, Wollongong
 Report
Stadium: Brandon Park
Attendance: 465[4]
Referee: John McConnell

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.[5]

No. Pos Nat Player Total National Soccer League NSL Finals series NSL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF  ENG Mike Hollifield 27 0 26 0 0 0 1 0
DF  AUS Ray Vliestra 26 0 26 0 0 0 0 0
FW  SCO Danny Crainie 26 2 25 2 0 0 1 0
DF  AUS David Skeen 25 2 24 2 0 0 1 0
FW  AUS Randell Easthorpe 24 6 23 6 0 0 1 0
DF  AUS Jock Morlando 24 2 23 2 0 0 1 0
FW  AUS Pat Brodnik 22 4 22 4 0 0 0 0
DF  AUS Peter Kotamanidis 21 1 20 1 0 0 1 0
MF  AUS Rade Stefanovski 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0
GK  AUS Warwick Young 17 0 16 0 0 0 1 0
MF  AUS Robert Giraldi 16 0 15 0 0 0 1 0
MF  AUS Mineo Bonetig 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0
FW  AUS Walter Calbanese 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0
GK  AUS George Bouhoutsos 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
MF  AUS Jason Higgs 10 0 9 0 0 0 1 0
MF  AUS Brian Cokely 8 1 8 1 0 0 0 0
FW  AUS John Danzo 7 1 6 1 0 0 1 0
MF  AUS Tom Pontidas 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
MF  AUS Sean Ingham 6 1 6 1 0 0 0 0
FW  AUS David Batten 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
   AUS Goran Trajceski 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
MF  AUS Hernan Fernandez 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
MF  AUS Ernesto Lorca 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF  AUS John Brown 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF  AUS Jeff Allport 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Clean sheets

Player National Soccer League NSL Finals NSL Cup Total
Warwick Young 7 0 0 7
George Bouhoutsos 4 0 0 4
Total 11 0 0 11

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Soccer League Yearbook 1989". West End. 1989. p. 43. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Australian Soccer Annual 1989". Australian Soccer Weekly. 1989. p. 44. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "1989 National Soccer League Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  4. ^ "1989 NSLCup". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  5. ^ "National Soccer League Yearbook 1989–1990". West End. 1989. p. 34. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
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