# 1985 Wollongong City FC season

The 1985 season was the fifth in the history of Wollongong City (now Wollongong Wolves). It was also the fifth season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Wollongong City finished 10th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup second round by Newcastle Rosebud 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 |
| 2 | DF | AUS | David Green |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Zivko Hristovski |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Ray Vliestra |
| 6 | DF | AUS | Phil Kerr |
| 7 | FW | AUS | Bernie Godzik |
| 8 | FW | AUS | Alex Bundalo |
| 9 | MF | AUS | Peter Willis |
| 10 | MF | AUS | Peter Kotamanidis |
| 12 | | YUG | Dez Marton |
| 14 | DF | AUS | Scott Dickson |
| 16 | FW | AUS | Pat Brodnik |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Rade Stefanovski |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | AUS | Larry Gaffney |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Sean Billington |
| — | MF | AUS | Craig Baker |
| — | MF | AUS | Brian Condron |
| — | FW | AUS | Tony Corradini |
| — | FW | AUS | Domenic Giannone |
| — | MF | AUS | Phil Matias |
| — | | AUS | Peter Ruskin |
| — | GK | AUS | Natch Vardareff |
| — | GK | AUS | Kiri Velkov |
| — | MF | AUS | Anthony Welbourne |

### 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 | 10 March 1985 | 18 August 1985 | Matchday 1 | 10th | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 022.73 |
| NSL Cup | 3 March 1985 | 20 March 1985 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 025.00 |
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 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 19 | +23 | 35 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Sydney Croatia | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 22 | +28 | 33 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Marconi Fairfield | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 29 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Sydney Olympic | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 27 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | St George-Budapest | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 22 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 6 | Canberra City | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 22 | |
| 7 | Inter Monaro | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 20 | |
| 8 | Blacktown City | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 18 | |
| 9 | APIA Leichhardt | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 16 | |
| 10 | Wollongong City | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 16 | |
| 11 | Penrith City (R) | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 14 | Relegation to the 1986 NSW State League |
| 12 | Newcastle Rosebud United | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 45 | −25 | 12 | |

##### Southern Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Melbourne | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 33 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Brunswick Juventus (C) | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 29 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Heidelberg United | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 27 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Melbourne Croatia | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 24 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Preston Makedonia | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 24 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 6 | Sunshine George Cross | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 23 | |
| 7 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | Green Gully | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 18 | |
| 9 | Adelaide City | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 18 | |
| 10 | West Adelaide | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 17 | |
| 11 | Brisbane City | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 17 | |
| 12 | Footscray JUST | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 12 | |

#### 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 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | D | D | D | L | L | W | D | D | W |
| Position | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |

#### 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 |
| 2 | DF | | David Green | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Zivko Hristovski | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | | Ray Vliestra | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Phil Kerr | 12(3) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | | Bernie Godzik | 20(1) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 |
| 8 | FW | | Alex Bundalo | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| 9 | MF | | Peter Willis | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 4 |
| 10 | MF | | Peter Kotamanidis | 17(5) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 2 |
| 12 | FW | | Dez Marton | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | | Scott Dickson | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| 16 | FW | | Pat Brodnik | 10(8) | 6 | 1(1) | 0 | 20 | 6 |
| 17 | MF | | Rade Stefanovski | 7(6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Larry Gaffney | 13(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | | Sean Billington | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Craig Baker | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Brian Condron | 6(2) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Tony Corradini | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Domenic Giannone | 11(1) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 5 |
| — | MF | | Phil Matias | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| — | | | Peter Ruskin | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | GK | | Natch Vardareff | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| — | GK | | Kiri Velkov | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Anthony Welbourne | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total |
| 1 | — | GK | | Sean Billington | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | — | GK | | Kiri Velkov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 3 | 0 | 3 |