# 1977 South Melbourne FC season

The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for South Melbourne Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. South Melbourne finished 11th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the first round of the NSL Cup. 191f51

## 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 |
| — | MF | AUS | Jim Alexiou |
| — | | AUS | George Bozikis |
| — | FW | AUS | Duncan Cummings |
| — | MF | AUS | John Daperis |
| — | DF | YUG | Anton Dosen |
| — | FW | AUS | Graham French |
| — | MF | AUS | John Gardiner |
| — | MF | AUS | Ian Gibson |
| — | | GRE | Margaritis Hagegmanouil |
| — | DF | AUS | Kris Kalifatidis |
| — | MF | AUS | Chris Kent |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | | AUS | Reno Lia |
| — | FW | ENG | Malcolm Macdonald |
| — | MF | AUS | Jimmy Mackay |
| — | DF | SCO | Malcolm Manley |
| — | MF | IRL | Noel Mitten |
| — | FW | AUS | Peter Ollerton |
| — | DF | ENG | Mike Pye |
| — | GK | AUS | Jack Reilly |
| — | MF | AUS | Billy Rogers |
| — | GK | GRE | Lou Tsigaris |
| — | DF | AUS | Arthur Xanthopoulos |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
| 22–23 January 1977 | GK | Jack Reilly | Fitzroy United | $3,500 | |
| 22–23 January 1977 | MF | Ian Gibson | Fitzroy United | $3,500 | |

## 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 | 2 April 1977 | 25 September 1977 | Matchday 1 | 11th | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 026.92 |
| NSL Cup | 22 September 1977 | 22 September 1977 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 025.93 |
Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Brisbane Lions | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 23 |
| 10 | Brisbane City | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 22 |
| 11 | South Melbourne | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 22 |
| 12 | Sydney Olympic | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 21 |
| 13 | Canberra City | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 17 |

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

#### 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 |
| — | MF | | Jim Alexiou | 5+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| — | — | | George Bozikis | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Duncan Cummings | 6+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| — | MF | | John Daperis | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Anton Dosen | 10+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Graham French | 18+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| — | FW | | John Gardiner | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Ian Gibson | 22+1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 |
| — | — | | Margaritis Hagegmanouil | 20+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| — | DF | | Kris Kalifatidis | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| — | MF | | Chris Kent | 15+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| — | — | | Reno Lia | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Malcolm Macdonald | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| — | MF | | Jimmy Mackay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Malcolm Manley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Noel Mitten | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| — | FW | | Peter Ollerton | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 |
| — | DF | | Mike Pye | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| — | GK | | Jack Reilly | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Billy Rogers | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 |
| — | GK | | Lou Tsigaris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Arthur Xanthopoulos | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |

### 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 | — | FW | | Peter Ollerton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | — | DF | | Kris Kalifatidis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | — | MF | | John Daperis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | — | MF | | Ian Gibson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | — | FW | | Graham French | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | — | — | | Margaritis Hagegmanouil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | — | FW | | Duncan Cummings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | — | DF | | Arthur Xanthopoulos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 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 | — | | Jack Reilly | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 8 | 0 | 8 |