# 1982 Wollongong City FC season

The 1982 season was the second in the history of Wollongong City (now Wollongong Wolves). It was also the second season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Wollongong City finished 3rd in their National Soccer League season and were eliminated in the Preliminary Final by St George-Budapest, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup first round by Sydney 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 | Arno Bertogna |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Chris Dunleavy |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Jeff Ainsworth |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Lee Adam |
| 7 | FW | AUS | Glen Fontana |
| 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 | DF | AUS | Ray Vliestra |
| 14 | FW | AUS | Jock Morlando |
| 15 | DF | AUS | Phil Kerr |
| 18 | MF | NZL | Clive Campbell |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Natch Vardareff |
| — | FW | SCO | Derek Laing |
| — | MF | AUS | Peter Tredinnick |
| — | DF | ENG | Alan Waldron |

## 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 | 14 February 1982 | 5 September 1982 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 053.33 |
| National Soccer League Finals | 19 September 1982 | 26 September 1982 | Elimination Semi-Final | Preliminary Final | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 050.00 |
| NSL Cup | 14 June 1982 | 14 June 1982 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 33 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 051.52 |
Last updated: complete Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Sydney City (C) | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 68 | 28 | +40 | 45 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | St George-Budapest | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 36 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Wollongong City | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 35 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Heidelberg United | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 34 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Preston Makedonia | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 34 | |
| 6 | South Melbourne | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 31 | |
| 7 | APIA Leichhardt | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 31 | |
| 8 | Sydney Olympic | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 30 | |
| 9 | West Adelaide | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 28 | |
| 10 | Marconi Fairfield | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 28 | |
| 11 | Brisbane Lions | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 28 | |
| 12 | Newcastle KB United | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 27 | |
| 13 | Adelaide City | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 24 | |
| 14 | Footscray JUST | 30 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 24 | |
| 15 | Canberra City | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 24 | |
| 16 | Brisbane City | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 55 | −23 | 21 | |
* ↑ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1982 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 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H |
| Result | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | L | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | W |
| Position | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |

#### Finals series
### 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 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | | Peter Willis | 25(2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | | Arno Bertogna | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | | Chris Dunleavy | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | | Jeff Ainsworth | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | Lee Adam | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 4 |
| 7 | FW | | Glen Fontana | 13(2) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | | John Fleming | 27(1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | | Roy Cotton | 28(2) | 11 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 11 |
| 10 | MF | | Larry Gaffney | 24(2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | | Phil O'Connor | 31 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 18 |
| 12 | DF | | Ray Vliestra | 7(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | | Jock Morlando | 1(2) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | Phil Kerr | 3(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | Clive Campbell | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | GK | | Natch Vardareff | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Derek Laing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Peter Tredinnick | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| — | DF | | Alan Waldron | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total |
| 1 | 1 | GK | | Jim Preston | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 20 | GK | | Natch Vardareff | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 8 | 0 | 8 |