# 1977 West Adelaide SC season

The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for West Adelaide Soccer Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. West Adelaide finished 7th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the semi-finals 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 |
| — | MF | AUS | Steve Amos |
| — | MF | AUS | John Batchelor |
| — | MF | AUS | Alan Bourke |
| — | FW | AUS | Peter Boyle |
| — | GK | AUS | Martyn Crook |
| — | | AUS | Ted de Lyster |
| — | FW | SCO | Graham Honeyman |
| — | DF | AUS | David Jones |
| — | FW | AUS | John Kosmina |
| — | FW | AUS | George Koulianos |
| — | FW | AUS | John Krytikos |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | SCO | Gordon McCulloch |
| — | MF | SCO | Neil McGachey |
| — | MF | SCO | Ian McGregor |
| — | FW | AUS | Nick Pantelis |
| — | FW | AUS | Dave Pillans |
| — | DF | AUS | Barry Reynolds |
| — | GK | IRL | Sam Service |
| — | MF | SCO | Graeme Souness |
| — | | AUS | Lucky Vagianos |
| — | | AUS | Richard Yeeles |
| — | FW | AUS | Alex Zervas |

## 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 | 7th | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 030.77 |
| NSL Cup | 20 September 1977 | 5 October 1977 | First round | Semi-finals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 028.57 |
Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |
| 9 | Brisbane Lions | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 23 |

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

#### 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 | | Steve Amos | 21+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| — | MF | | John Batchelor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Alan Bourke | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Peter Boyle | 16+2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4 |
| — | GK | | Martyn Crook | 20+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| — | — | | Ted de Lyster | 6+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| — | FW | | Graham Honeyman | 15+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| — | DF | | David Jones | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| — | FW | | John Kosmina | 23 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 13 |
| — | FW | | George Koulianos | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| — | FW | | John Krytikos | 0+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Gordon McCulloch | 17+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| — | MF | | Neil McGachey | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 4 |
| — | MF | | Ian McGregor | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 6 |
| — | FW | | Nick Pantelis | 4+6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| — | FW | | Dave Pillans | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| — | DF | | Barry Reynolds | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| — | GK | | Sam Service | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Graeme Souness | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| — | — | | Lucky Vagianos | 23+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| — | — | | Richard Yeeles | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Alex Zervas | 7+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |

### 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 | | Dave Pillans | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | — | FW | | Graham Honeyman | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | — | FW | | Nick Pantelis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | — | MF | | Steve Amos | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | — | — | | Lucky Vagianos | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | — | DF | | Barry Reynolds | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | — | FW | | Lucky Vagianos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | — | MF | | Gordon McCulloch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | — | MF | | Neil McGachey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | — | FW | | Alex Zervas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | — | FW | | Peter Boyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | — | DF | | David Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | — | MF | | Graeme Souness | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 5 |

### 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 | — | | Martyn Crook | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 6 | 0 | 6 |