# 1982 Newcastle KB United season

The 1982 season was the fifth in the history of Newcastle KB United. It was also the fifth season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Newcastle KB United finished 12th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup first round by Marconi Fairfield.

## 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 | NZL | Phil Dando |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Neil Endacott |
| 3 | FW | AUS | Howard Tredinnick |
| 4 | MF | AUS | Joe Senkalski |
| 5 | MF | ENG | Craig Mason |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Roy Drinkwater |
| 7 | | AUS | Brett Gemmell |
| 8 | MF | AUS | David Lowe |
| 9 | FW | ENG | David Jones |
| 10 | FW | NZL | Alf Stamp |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Ian Buckley |
| 12 | MF | AUS | Trevor Smythe |
| 13 | | AUS | Iain McGregor |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | AUS | Malcolm McClelland |
| 15 | DF | AUS | Colin Curran |
| 16 | DF | AUS | John Sneddon |
| 17 | | SCO | Stuart Robertson |
| 18 | MF | MAS | Gary Dooley |
| 19 | DF | AUS | Andy Stankovic |
| 20 | GK | NZL | Clint Gosling |
| — | FW | AUS | Nigel Drysdale |
| — | | AUS | Jim Hermiston |
| — | MF | ENG | Craig Johnston |
| — | MF | AUS | Bernard Kerby |
| — | DF | AUS | Ralph Maier |
| — | DF | AUS | Andrew Thompson |

## Competitions
### Overview

| 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 | 14 February 1982 | 5 September 1982 | Matchday 1 | 12th | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 033.33 |
| NSL Cup | 14 June 1982 | 14 June 1982 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 032.26 |
Last updated: complete Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Sydney City (C) | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 68 | 28 | +40 | 45 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | St George-Budapest | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 36 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Wollongong City | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 35 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Heidelberg United | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 34 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Preston Makedonia | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 34 | |
| 6 | South Melbourne | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 31 | |
| 7 | APIA Leichhardt | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 31 | |
| 8 | Sydney Olympic | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 30 | |
| 9 | West Adelaide | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 28 | |
| 10 | Marconi Fairfield | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 28 | |
| 11 | Brisbane Lions | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 28 | |
| 12 | Newcastle KB United | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 27 | |
| 13 | Adelaide City | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 24 | |
| 14 | Footscray JUST | 30 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 24 | |
| 15 | Canberra City | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 24 | |
| 16 | Brisbane City | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 55 | −23 | 21 | |
* ↑ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1982 National Soccer League.

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | L | L | D | W | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | D | W | W | D | W | W | L |
| Position | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 |

#### Matches
### NSL Cup
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | National Soccer League | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | NSL Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Phil Dando | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Neil Endacott | 11(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 3 | FW | | Howard Tredinnick | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | | Joe Senkalski | 16(1) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | | Craig Mason | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | | Roy Drinkwater | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 |
| 7 | | | Brett Gemmell | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | | David Lowe | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 9 |
| 9 | FW | | David Jones | 24(4) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | | Alf Stamp | 12(11) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | | Ian Buckley | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | | Trevor Smythe | 10(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 13 | | | Iain McGregor | 3(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | | Malcolm McClelland | 18(1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| 15 | DF | | Colin Curran | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | | John Sneddon | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 17 | | | Stuart Robertson | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | Gary Dooley | 8(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | | Clint Gosling | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Nigel Drysdale | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| — | | | Jim Hamilton | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| — | MF | | Craig Johnston | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| — | MF | | Bernard Kerby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Ralph Maier | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Andrew Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total |
| 1 | 1 | GK | | Phil Dando | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 20 | GK | | Clint Gosling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 5 | 0 | 5 |