# 1977 St George-Budapest FC season

The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for St George-Budapest (now St George Football Club). In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. St George-Budapest finished 6th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the first round of the NSL Cup.

## 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 | Martin Coe |
| 2 | DF | AUS | George Harris (captain) |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Paul Cotton |
| 4 | DF | AUS | John O'Shea |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Harry Williams |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Brendan Grosse |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Charlie George |
| 8 | FW | AUS | Mark Jankovics |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Neville Morgan |
| 10 | MF | AUS | Rudolfo Gnavi |
| 11 | FW | AUS | Phil O'Connor |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | FW | SCO | Fred Aitken |
| 13 | DF | AUS | Robert O'Shea |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Peter Hensman |
| 16 | DF | AUS | Doug Utjesenovic |
| 18 | MF | SCO | Willie Hamilton |
| 19 | DF | AUS | Peter Terry |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Dave McQuire |
| — | MF | AUS | Roberto Echeverria |
| — | | AUS | Emery Holmik |
| — | | AUS | Carlos Mendez |
| — | DF | AUS | Mike O'Shea |

## Transfers
### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 10–16 January 1977 | FW | Attila Abonyi | Sydney Croatia | $8,000 | |
| 10–16 January 1977 | FW | Jimmy Rooney | Marconi Fairfield | $20,000 | |

## 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 | 24 September 1977 | Matchday 1 | 6th | 26 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 026.92 |
| NSL Cup | 22 September 1977 | 22 September 1977 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 27 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 025.93 |
Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 4 | Adelaide City | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 31 |
| 5 | Western Suburbs | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 29 |
| 6 | St George-Budapest | 26 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 28 |
| 7 | West Adelaide | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 26 |
| 8 | Footscray JUST | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 24 |

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

#### 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 |
| 1 | GK | | Martin Coe | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | George Harris | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Paul Cotton | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | | John O'Shea | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | | Harry Williams | 19+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | Brendan Grosse | 23+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | | Charlie George | 5+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | | Mark Jankovics | 24 | 4 | 0+1 | 1 | 25 | 5 |
| 9 | FW | | Neville Morgan | 17+6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 8 |
| 10 | MF | | Rudolfo Gnavi | 23+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | | Phil O'Connor | 23+2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 8 |
| 12 | FW | | Fred Aitken | 11+6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| 13 | DF | | Robert O'Shea | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 |
| 15 | FW | | Peter Hensman | 6+5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| 16 | DF | | Doug Utjesenovic | 7+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | Willie Hamilton | 8+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| 19 | DF | | Peter Terry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | | Dave McQuire | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Roberto Echeverria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | — | | Emery Holmik | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| — | — | | Carlos Mendez | 2+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| — | DF | | Mike O'Shea | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 5 | DF | | Harry Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 6 | MF | | Brendan Grosse | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 10 | MF | | Rudolfo Gnavi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | DF | | George Harris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | GK | | Martin Coe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 11 | FW | | Phil O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 15 | FW | | Peter Hensman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |

### 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 | 1 | | Martin Coe | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 20 | | Dave McQuire | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 6 | 0 | 6 |