# 1977 Western Suburbs SC (NSW) season

The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Western Suburbs Soccer Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Western Suburbs finished 5th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the quarter-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 |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Terry Eaton |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Colin Curran |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Steve Perry |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Bob Noble |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Peter Wilson |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Dave Harding |
| 7 | | ENG | Bob Fryer |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Peter Stone |
| 9 | FW | RSA | Graham Norris |
| 10 | FW | AUS | Clive Eaton |
| 11 | MF | AUS | Alan Ainslie |
| 12 | | AUS | Ian Turnbull |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | MF | AUS | Lloyd Hardes |
| 20 | GK | POL | Wally Lachowicz |
| — | DF | ENG | Mike Berry |
| — | | AUS | Brian Dodd |
| — | FW | AUS | Alan Fisher |
| — | FW | AUS | Ken Lindsay |
| — | | ENG | Pat Lowrey |
| — | FW | ENG | Ian Moores |
| — | DF | AUS | Ian Rowden |
| — | | AUS | Mark Samuels |
| — | | AUS | Warren Turnbull |

### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
| 26 January 1977 | DF | Mike Berry | Southampton | Free transfer | |
| 26 January 1977 | FW | Graham Norris | Crystal Palace | Free transfer | |

## 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 | 3 April 1977 | 25 September 1977 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 042.31 |
| NSL Cup | 20 September 1977 | 2 October 1977 | First round | Quarter-finals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 042.86 |
Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | Fitzroy United | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 32 |
| 4 | Adelaide City | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 31 |
| 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 |

#### 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 | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | D | W | D | D | L | L | D | W | W | L | D | W | L | L | D | L | W | L | W |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Points | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 |

#### 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 | | Terry Eaton | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Colin Curran | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | | Steve Perry | 25+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | | Bob Noble | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | | Peter Wilson | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | | Dave Harding | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 4 |
| 7 | — | | Bob Fryer | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | | Peter Stone | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | | Graham Norris | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 9 |
| 10 | FW | | Clive Eaton | 23+1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 7 |
| 11 | MF | | Alan Ainslie | 20+1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| 12 | — | | Ian Turnbull | 9+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | | Lloyd Hardes | 9+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | | Wally Lachowicz | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Mike Berry | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | — | | Brian Dodd | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Alan Fisher | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Ken Lindsay | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| — | — | | Pat Lowrey | 3+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| — | FW | | Ian Moores | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| — | DF | | Ian Rowden | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | — | | Mark Samuels | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | — | | Warren Turnbull | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |

### 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 | 9 | FW | | Graham Norris | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 4 | DF | | Bob Noble | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | GK | | Terry Eaton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | DF | | Steve Perry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | DF | | Peter Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | MF | | Dave Harding | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 7 | — | | Bob Fryer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 8 | MF | | Peter Stone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 |

### 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 | | Terry Eaton | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 11 | 0 | 11 |