# 1984 Wollongong City FC season

The 1984 season was the fourth in the history of Wollongong City (now Wollongong Wolves). It was also the fourth season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Wollongong City finished 12th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup group stage.

## 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 | ENG | Ron Tilsed |
| 2 | DF | AUS | David Green |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Phil Kerr |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Zivko Hristovski |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Ray Vliestra |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Brian Condron |
| 7 | FW | AUS | Peter Beggs |
| 8 | FW | AUS | Alex Bundalo |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Glen Fontana |
| 10 | MF | AUS | Peter Kotamanidis |
| 11 | MF | AUS | Larry Gaffney |
| 12 | DF | AUS | Steve Ristevski |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | FW | AUS | Peter Kukulovski |
| 14 | MF | AUS | Peter Willis |
| 15 | DF | AUS | Grant Isedale |
| 16 | MF | ENG | John Fleming |
| 17 | DF | AUS | Jamie Dummett |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Natch Vardareff |
| — | MF | AUS | Warren Baker |
| — | FW | AUS | Earl Canvin |
| — | FW | AUS | Tony Corradini |
| — | DF | AUS | Scott Dickson |
| — | MF | SCO | Ray Farrell |
| — | FW | AUS | Darren Nees |

### 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 | 4 March 1984 | 7 October 1984 | Matchday 1 | 12th | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 59 | −37 | 017.86 |
| NSL Cup | 23 May 1984 | 3 June 1984 | Group stage | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 31 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 64 | −40 | 016.13 |
Last updated: complete Source: Competitions

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

Northern Conference
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sydney City | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 67 | 21 | +46 | 42 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Sydney Olympic | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 61 | 27 | +34 | 40 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Marconi Fairfield | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 58 | 39 | +19 | 32 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | APIA Leichhardt | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 32 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Blacktown City | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 30 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 6 | Sydney Croatia | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 27 | |
| 7 | Penrith City | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 26 | |
| 8 | Newcastle Rosebud United | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 26 | |
| 9 | Canberra Arrows | 28 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 25 | |
| 10 | St George-Budapest | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 25 | |
| 11 | Melita Eagles (R) | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 38 | −15 | 24 | Relegation to the 1985 NSW State League |
| 12 | Wollongong City | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 59 | −37 | 15 | |
Southern Conference
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Melbourne (C) | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 20 | +28 | 40 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Heidelberg United | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 35 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Melbourne Croatia | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 33 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Brisbane Lions | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 30 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Brunswick Juventus | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 30 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 6 | Preston Makedonia | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 28 | |
| 7 | Adelaide City | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 25 | |
| 8 | Footscray JUST | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 25 | |
| 9 | Green Gully | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 24 | |
| 10 | West Adelaide | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 21 | |
| 11 | Brisbane City | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 21 | |
| 12 | Sunshine George Cross | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 57 | −33 | 16 | |

#### 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 |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A |
| Result | L | L | D | L | L | W | D | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | W |
| Position | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |

#### 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 | | Ron Tilsed | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | David Green | 25(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Phil Kerr | 16(6) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | | Zivko Hristovski | 10(5) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Ray Vliestra | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | Brian Condron | 19 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | | Peter Beggs | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 3 |
| 8 | FW | | Alex Bundalo | 26(1) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 4 |
| 9 | FW | | Glen Fontana | 17(3) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
| 10 | MF | | Peter Kotamanidis | 24(4) | 8 | 2(1) | 1 | 31 | 9 |
| 11 | MF | | Larry Gaffney | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | | Steve Ristevski | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | | Peter Kukulovski | 1(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | | Peter Willis | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | | Grant Isedale | 2(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | John Fleming | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | | Jamie Dummett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | | Natch Vardareff | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Warren Baker | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Earl Canvin | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Tony Corradini | 2(1) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Scott Dickson | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Ray Farrell | 2(4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| — | FW | | Darren Nees | 0(3) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 4 | 0 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total |
| 1 | 1 | GK | | Ron Tilsed | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 20 | GK | | Natch Vardareff | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2 | 0 | 2 |