# 1977 Mooroolbark SC season

The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Mooroolbark Soccer Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Mooroolbark finished 14th to be relegated in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup second round by Fitzroy United.

## 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 | AUS | Lou Ivanoff |
| 2 | GK | AUS | Paul Wilding |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Alan Pongho |
| 4 | | AUS | Mike Sinclair |
| 5 | MF | AUS | Peter Vaughan |
| 6 | DF | AUS | David Ellis |
| 7 | DF | RSA | Paul Ontong |
| 8 | DF | RSA | Geoff Ontong |
| 9 | | AUS | Max Irvan |
| 10 | FW | AUS | Mike Cleary |
| 11 | | AUS | Mike Shuttleworth |
| 13 | | ENG | Pat Lowrey |
| 18 | | AUS | Nick Lowe |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | DF | AUS | Ian Williamson |
| — | | AUS | Derek Bailey |
| — | FW | AUS | Walter Bojczuk |
| — | FW | ENG | Barrie Fairbrother |
| — | GK | AUS | Terence Hawke |
| — | DF | AUS | Malcolm Hayward |
| — | | AUS | Eugene McConville |
| — | FW | SCO | Gordon McGregor |
| — | | AUS | Paul O'Reilly |
| — | | AUS | Paul Priestley |
| — | MF | AUS | Dave Rigby |
| — | MF | AUS | Brian Thorn |
| — | FW | SCO | Joe Tront |

## 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 | 3 April 1977 | 24 September 1977 | Matchday 1 | 14th | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 61 | −30 | 019.23 |
| NSL Cup | 22 September 1977 | 2 October 1977 | First round | Quarter-finals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 32 | 64 | −32 | 021.43 |
Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 10 | Brisbane City | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 22 | |
| 11 | South Melbourne | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 22 | |
| 12 | Sydney Olympic | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 21 | |
| 13 | Canberra City | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 17 | |
| 14 | Mooroolbark (R) | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 61 | −30 | 15 | Relegation to the 1978 Victoria Metropolitan League Three |

#### 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 | 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 | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | W |
| Position | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Points | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 |

#### 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 |
| 1 | GK | | Lou Ivanoff | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2 | GK | | Paul Wilding | 13+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Alan Pongho | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| 4 | — | | Mike Sinclair | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | | Peter Vaughan | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | David Ellis | 8+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | | Paul Ontong | 22+3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
| 8 | DF | | Geoff Ontong | 23+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 9 | — | | Max Irvan | 21+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | | Mike Cleary | 11+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 11 | — | | Mike Shuttleworth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | — | | Pat Lowrey | 15+2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 |
| 18 | — | | Nick Lowe | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | | Ian Williamson | 6+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| — | — | | Derek Bailey | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Walter Bojczuk | 14+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| — | FW | | Barrie Fairbrother | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| — | GK | | Terence Hawke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Malcolm Hayward | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| — | — | | Eugene McConville | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Gordon McGregor | 15+4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 |
| — | — | | Paul O'Reilly | 8+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| — | — | | Paul Priestley | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Dave Rigby | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| — | MF | | Brian Thorn | 11+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Joe Tront | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 |

### 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 | 7 | DF | | Paul Ontong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 8 | DF | | Geoff Ontong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | DF | | Alan Pongho | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 9 | — | | Max Irvan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | — | | Mike Sinclair | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | DF | | David Ellis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 18 | — | | Nick Lowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 19 | DF | | Ian Williamson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | — | — | | Derek Bailey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | — | FW | | Walter Bojczuk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | — | FW | | Barrie Fairbrother | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | — | — | | Paul Priestly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | — | MF | | Brian Thorn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |

### 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 | 1 | | Lou Ivanoff | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | | Paul Wilding | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1 | 1 | 2 |