# 1980 Newcastle KB United season

The 1980 season was the third in the history of Newcastle KB United. It was also the third season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Newcastle KB United finished 6th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup second round by Marconi Fairfield.

## 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 | NZL | Phil Dando |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Paul Reaney |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Neil Endacott |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Brett Cowburn |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Bill Summerscales |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Roy Drinkwater |
| 7 | DF | AUS | Arno Bertogna |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Dave Deakin |
| 9 | FW | WAL | Mark Trenter |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Graham Heys |
| 11 | FW | ENG | David Kamasz |
| 12 | MF | AUS | Joe Senkalski |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | FW | ENG | David Jones |
| 14 | DF | AUS | John Sneddon |
| 15 | DF | AUS | Colin Curran |
| 16 | MF | AUS | Peter Tredinnick |
| 17 | FW | AUS | Howard Tredinnick |
| 18 | DF | AUS | Michael Boogaard |
| 19 | MF | AUS | Malcolm McClelland |
| 20 | GK | SCO | Jim Preston |
| 21 | FW | AUS | Richard Endacott |
| 22 | FW | AUS | Paul Burrows |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Craig Mason |
| — | FW | AUS | Craig Wallace |

## 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 | 6th | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 046.15 |
| NSL Cup | 25 April 1980 | 5 July 1980 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 046.43 |
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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | D | L | D | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | D |
| Position | 5 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |

#### 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 | | Phil Dando | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Paul Reaney | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Brett Cowburn | 9(1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | | Bill Summerscales | 7(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Roy Drinkwater | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 3 |
| 7 | DF | | Arno Bertogna | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | | Dave Deakin | 5(2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | | Mark Trenter | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | | Graham Heys | 20(2) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 8 |
| 11 | FW | | David Kamasz | 5(4) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | | Joe Senkalski | 17(1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| 13 | FW | | David Jones | 24 | 5 | 1(1) | 0 | 26 | 5 |
| 14 | DF | | John Sneddon | 10(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | Colin Curran | 23(1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | | Peter Tredinnick | 18(3) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| 17 | FW | | Howard Tredinnick | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Malcolm McClelland | 9(4) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| 20 | GK | | Jim Preston | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | | Paul Burrows | 11(4) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 |
| 23 | MF | | Craig Mason | 19(3) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| — | FW | | Craig Wallace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total |
| 1 | 1 | GK | | Phil Dando | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 20 | GK | | Jim Preston | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 8 | 1 | 9 |