# 1983 Newcastle KB United season

The 1983 season was the sixth in the history of Newcastle KB United. It was also the sixth season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Newcastle KB United finished 5th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup second round by Sydney Olympic.

## 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 | NZL | Clint Gosling |
| 3 | FW | AUS | Howard Tredinnick |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Craig Mason |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Peter Burke |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Gary Watson |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Joe Senkalski |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Bob Mountford |
| 9 | MF | AUS | David Lowe |
| 10 | | AUS | David Jones |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Ian Buckley |
| 12 | FW | AUS | Simon Brandt |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | DF | AUS | Ralph Maier |
| 14 | DF | AUS | Brett Cowburn |
| 16 | MF | AUS | Grant Lee |
| 17 | DF | AUS | Michael Boogaard |
| 18 | DF | AUS | Andy Stankovic |
| 19 | MF | AUS | Bernard Kerby |
| — | FW | AUS | Nigel Drysdale |
| — | MF | AUS | Tony Caban |
| — | FW | ENG | Mick Channon |
| — | GK | AUS | Robert Cox |

## 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 | 13 March 1983 | 8 October 1983 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 046.67 |
| NSL Cup | 5 March 1983 | 4 April 1983 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 046.88 |
Last updated: complete Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | St George-Budapest (C) | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 55 |
| 2 | Sydney City | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 54 |
| 3 | Preston Makedonia | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 52 |
| 4 | South Melbourne | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 52 |
| 5 | Newcastle KB United | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 49 |
| 6 | Heidelberg United | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 43 |
| 7 | Sydney Olympic | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 41 |
| 8 | APIA Leichhardt | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 39 |
| 9 | Marconi Fairfield | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 38 |
| 10 | Canberra City | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 38 |
| 11 | Adelaide City | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 36 |
| 12 | Footscray JUST | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 36 |
| 13 | West Adelaide | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 33 |
| 14 | Brisbane City | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 50 | −17 | 33 |
| 15 | Wollongong City | 30 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 27 |
| 16 | Brisbane Lions | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 61 | −25 | 26 |

#### 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | D | W | D | D | W | D | L |
| Position | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

#### 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 | | Clint Gosling | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 3 | FW | | Howard Tredinnick | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | | Craig Mason | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 6 |
| 5 | DF | | Peter Burke | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
| 6 | DF | | Gary Watson | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Joe Senkalski | 22(7) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
| 8 | FW | | Bob Mountford | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 8 |
| 9 | MF | | David Lowe | 27 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 12 |
| 10 | | | David Jones | 28(1) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 5 |
| 11 | MF | | Ian Buckley | 2(3) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | | Simon Brandt | 4(1) | 1 | 0(1) | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | | Ralph Maier | 21(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | | Brett Cowburn | 11(7) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| 16 | MF | | Grant Lee | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| 17 | DF | | Michael Boogaard | 8(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | | Bernard Kerby | 6(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| — | FW | | Nigel Drysdale | 2(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Tony Caban | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| — | FW | | Mick Channon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total |
| 1 | 1 | GK | | Clint Gosling | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 12 | 1 | 13 |