# 1980 Sydney City FC season

The 1980 season was Sydney City's fourth season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Sydney City finished 1st in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup quarter-finals by Brisbane Lions.

## 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 | Todd Clarke |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Kevin Mullen |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Eddie Thomson (Captain) |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Steve O'Connor |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Ian Bruce |
| 6 | MF | AUS | John Stevenson |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Joe Watson |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Murray Barnes |
| 9 | MF | AUS | Ken Boden |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Terry Smith |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Hilton Silva |
| 12 | DF | AUS | John Spanos |
| 14 | DF | CRC | Gerry Gomez |
| 16 | MF | AUS | Jim Patikas |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Marcos Silva |
| 18 | MF | AUS | Ian Souness |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Tony Pezzano |
| — | FW | BRA | Nelio Borges |

## 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 | 9 March 1980 | 28 September 1980 | Matchday 1 | 1st | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 061.54 |
| National Soccer League Finals | 11 October 1980 | 26 October 1980 | Semi-finals | Runners-up | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 050.00 |
| NSL Cup | 25 April 1980 | 3 August 1980 | First round | Quarter-finals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 31 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 63 | 34 | +29 | 061.29 |
Last updated: complete Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sydney City (C) | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 37 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Heidelberg United | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 36 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | South Melbourne | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 35 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Marconi Fairfield | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 34 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Adelaide City | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 30 | |
| 6 | Newcastle KB United | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 30 | |
| 7 | Brisbane Lions | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 25 | |
| 8 | APIA Leichhardt | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 23 | |
| 9 | Footscray JUST | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 23 | |
| 10 | Canberra City | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 21 | |
| 11 | Blacktown City | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 21 | |
| 12 | Brisbane City | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 18 | |
| 13 | West Adelaide | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 46 | −22 | 17 | |
| 14 | St George-Budapest (R) | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 32 | 65 | −33 | 14 | Relegated to the 1981 NSW State League |
* ↑ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1980 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | D | L | W |
| Position | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Finals series
### 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 | | Todd Clarke | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Kevin Mullen | 20(3) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | | Eddie Thomson | 11(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Steve O'Connor | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Ian Bruce | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | John Stevenson | 28 | 8 | 1(2) | 0 | 31 | 8 |
| 7 | MF | | Joe Watson | 26(2) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Murray Barnes | 23(1) | 10 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 13 |
| 9 | MF | | Ken Boden | 28 | 14 | 2(1) | 2 | 31 | 16 |
| 10 | FW | | Terry Smith | 11(2) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
| 11 | FW | | Hilton Silva | 18(1) | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | | John Spanos | 25(2) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 3 |
| 14 | DF | | Gerry Gomez | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | | Jim Patikas | 1(6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Marcos Silva | 0(6) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| 18 | MF | | Ian Souness | 16(9) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 2 |
| 20 | GK | | Tony Pezzano | 7(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Neilo Borges | 2(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Player(s) transferred out but featured this season ||||||||||
| 19 | FW | | Mark Trenter | 14(1) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total |
| 1 | 20 | GK | | Tony Pezzano | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | GK | | Todd Clarke | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 7 | 0 | 7 |