# 1983 Wollongong City FC season

The 1983 season was the third in the history of Wollongong City (now Wollongong Wolves). It was also the third season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Wollongong City finished 15th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup first round by Canberra City.

## 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 |
| 1 | GK | SCO | Jim Preston |
| 2 | MF | AUS | Peter Willis |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Steve Pollard |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Chris Dunleavy |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Ray Vliestra |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Jeff Ainsworth |
| 7 | DF | ENG | Alan Waldron |
| 8 | MF | ENG | John Fleming |
| 9 | MF | ENG | Roy Cotton |
| 10 | MF | AUS | Larry Gaffney |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 11 | FW | AUS | Phil O'Connor |
| 12 | | ENG | Jim McBreen |
| 13 | DF | AUS | Phil Kerr |
| 14 | FW | AUS | Glen Fontana |
| 15 | DF | AUS | David Green |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Natch Vardareff |
| — | | AUS | Phil Muhlbauer |
| — | DF | AUS | Jamie Dummett |
| — | DF | AUS | Scott Dickson |
| — | MF | AUS | Warren Baker |

### 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 | 13 March 1983 | 9 October 1983 | Matchday 1 | 15th | 30 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 013.33 |
| NSL Cup | 6 March 1983 | 6 March 1983 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 31 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 42 | 57 | −15 | 012.90 |
Last updated: complete Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | St George-Budapest (C) | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 55 |
| 2 | Sydney City | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 54 |
| 3 | Preston Makedonia | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 52 |
| 4 | South Melbourne | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 52 |
| 5 | Newcastle KB United | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 49 |
| 6 | Heidelberg United | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 43 |
| 7 | Sydney Olympic | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 41 |
| 8 | APIA Leichhardt | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 39 |
| 9 | Marconi Fairfield | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 38 |
| 10 | Canberra City | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 38 |
| 11 | Adelaide City | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 36 |
| 12 | Footscray JUST | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 36 |
| 13 | West Adelaide | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 33 |
| 14 | Brisbane City | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 50 | −17 | 33 |
| 15 | Wollongong City | 30 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 27 |
| 16 | Brisbane Lions | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 61 | −25 | 26 |

#### 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | D | D | L | D | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | D | D | D | D | L | D | L | L | W | D | L | D | L | W | D | D | W |
| Position | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |

#### 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 | | Jim Preston | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | | Peter Willis | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
| 3 | DF | | Steve Pollard | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Chris Dunleavy | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | | Ray Vliestra | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Jeff Ainsworth | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | | Alan Waldron | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | John Fleming | 23(1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| 9 | MF | | Roy Cotton | 29 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 13 |
| 10 | MF | | Larry Gaffney | 24(2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | | Phil O'Connor | 28 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 12 |
| 12 | | | Jim McBreen | 22(1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| 13 | DF | | Phil Kerr | 20(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | | Glen Fontana | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | David Green | 1(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | | Natch Vardareff | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Warren Baker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Scott Dickson | 11(3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| — | DF | | Jamie Dummett | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Phil Muhlbauer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total |
| 1 | 1 | GK | | Jim Preston | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 20 | GK | | Natch Vardareff | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 4 | 0 | 4 |