# 1979 Sydney City FC season

The 1979 season was Sydney City's third season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Sydney City finished 3rd in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup quarter-finals by Newcastle KB United.

## 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 | Henry Mowbray |
| 6 | MF | AUS | John Stevenson |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Joe Watson |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Murray Barnes |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Ernie Campbell |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Terry Smith |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Hilton Silva |
| 12 | DF | SCO | Ian Bruce |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | DF | ENG | Alan Kershaw |
| 15 | MF | AUS | Marcos Silva |
| 16 | FW | BRA | Nelio Borges |
| 17 | FW | WAL | Mark Trenter |
| 18 | MF | AUS | Ian Souness |
| 19 | MF | AUS | Jim Patikas |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Tony Pezzano |
| 21 | MF | AUS | Lloyd Hardes |
| — | MF | BRA | Luis de Melo |
| — | DF | CRC | Gerry Gomez |
| — | FW | SCO | Danny McGeough |
| — | DF | AUS | Jim Webber |

## 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 1979 | 23 September 1979 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 057.69 |
| National Soccer League Finals | 7 October 1979 | 4 November 1979 | First round | Winners | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 060.00 |
| NSL Cup | 25 April 1979 | 30 May 1979 | First round | Quarter-finals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 058.82 |
Last updated: complete 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 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 | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | W | D | D | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W |
| Position | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |

#### Finals series

The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1979 National Soccer League.

### 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 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Kevin Mullen | 20(2) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | | Eddie Thomson | 16(2) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | | Steve O'Connor | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | John Stevenson | 30 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 8 |
| 7 | MF | | Joe Watson | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 6 |
| 8 | MF | | Murray Barnes | 30 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 9 |
| 9 | FW | | Ernie Campbell | 20(6) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | | Terry Smith | 16(1) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 |
| 11 | FW | | Hilton Silva | 22(2) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 4 |
| 12 | DF | | Ian Bruce | 28(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | | Alan Kershaw | 18(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | Marcos Silva | 1(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | FW | | Neilo Borges | 6(1) | 0 | 2(1) | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| 17 | FW | | Mark Trenter | 14(2) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 |
| 18 | MF | | Ian Souness | 28(1) | 4 | 2(1) | 0 | 32 | 4 |
| 19 | MF | | Jim Patikas | 1(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | | Tony Pezzano | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | | Lloyd Hardes | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Gerry Gomez | 3(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Danny McGeough | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Jim Webber | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total |
| 1 | 1 | GK | | Todd Clarke | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 12 | 0 | 12 |