# 1979 APIA Leichhardt FC season

The 1979 season was the first in the National Soccer League for APIA Leichhardt Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. APIA Leichhardt finished 8th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the second round of the NSL Cup.

## 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 | AUS | Greg Woodhouse |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Rod Skellern |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Warren Turnbull |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Eric Carruthers |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Peter Wilson |
| 6 | DF | AUS | Ian Rowden |
| 7 | DF | ITA | Rosario Rampanti |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Terry Butler |
| 10 | MF | AUS | Peter Stone |
| 11 | | AUS | John Vernon |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Ken Reed |
| 13 | MF | AUS | Ray Richards |
| 14 | MF | SCO | Brian O'Donnell |
| 15 | DF | AUS | Bob McGinn |
| 16 | FW | AUS | Rob Drewes |
| 17 | | AUS | Mark Samuels |
| 18 | GK | AUS | Dave McQuire |
| — | DF | SCO | Jim Dempsey |
| — | DF | AUS | Mark Pullen |
| — | FW | AUS | Elwyn Roberts |

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| National Soccer League | 9 March 1979 | 23 September 1979 | Matchday 1 | 8th | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 042.31 |
| NSL Cup | 25 April 1979 | 20 May 1979 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 28 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 042.86 |
Source: Competitions

### National Soccer League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Marconi Fairfield (C) | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 58 | 32 | +26 | 40 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Heidelberg United | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 36 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Sydney City | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 34 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Brisbane City | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 34 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Adelaide City | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 33 | |
| 6 | Newcastle KB United | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 32 | |
| 7 | West Adelaide | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 25 | |
| 8 | APIA Leichhardt | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 25 | |
| 9 | Brisbane Lions | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 22 | |
| 10 | Footscray JUST | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 20 | |
| 11 | St George-Budapest | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 20 | |
| 12 | Canberra City | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 20 | |
| 13 | Sydney Olympic (R) | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 19 | Relegated to the 1980 NSW State League |
| 14 | South Melbourne | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 16 | |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A Bonus Point was awarded for victories of 4 goals or more.
* ↑ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1979 National Soccer League.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: worldfootball.net

#### Results by round

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

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### NSL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | National Soccer League | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | NSL Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Greg Woodhouse | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Rod Skellern | 13+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Warren Turnbull | 16+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Eric Carruthers | 18+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | | Peter Wilson | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | | Ian Rowden | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | | Rosario Rampanti | 19+1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | | Terry Butler | 23+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | | Peter Stone | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
| 11 | — | | John Vernon | 7+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | | Ken Reed | 22+1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 8 |
| 13 | MF | | Ray Richards | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | | Brian O'Donnell | 16+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | Bob McGinn | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 16 | FW | | Rob Drewes | 6+8 | 2 | 0+1 | 1 | 15 | 3 |
| 17 | — | | Mark Samuels | 3+5 | 1 | 1+1 | 2 | 10 | 3 |
| 18 | GK | | Dave McQuire | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Jim Dempsey | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| — | DF | | Mark Pullen | 14+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Elwyn Roberts | 12+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| Player(s) transferred out but featured this season ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | | Andy Scott | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |

### 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 | National Soccer League | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | NSL Cup | NSL Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 12 | FW | | Ken Reed | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | DF | | Warren Turnbull | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | DF | | Peter Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | DF | | Eric Carruthers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 14 | MF | | Brian O'Donnell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 15 | DF | | Bob McGinn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | — | DF | | Jim Dempsey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | DF | | Rosario Rampanti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | — | DF | | Mark Pullen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | — | FW | | Elwyn Roberts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2 | DF | | Rod Skellern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 8 | MF | | Terry Butler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | FW | | Rob Drewes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 34 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 |

### 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 | 1 | | Greg Woodhouse | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 1 | 18 | | Dave McQuire | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 7 | 1 | 8 |