# 1980 Heidelberg United FC season

The 1980 season was the fourth in the National Soccer League for Heidelberg United. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Heidelberg United finished 2nd in their National Soccer League season and were eliminated in the Final 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 | AUS | Jeff Olver |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Arthur McMillan |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Jim Tansey |
| 4 | DF | AUS | John Yzendoorn |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Pat Bannon |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Jimmy Rooney (captain) |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Theo Selemidis |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Jim Campbell |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Jamie Paton |
| 10 | DF | AUS | Charlie Yankos |
| 11 | MF | AUS | Andy Bozikas |
| 14 | DF | SCO | Bob Provan |
| 15 | MF | AUS | Ken Taylor |
| 16 | FW | AUS | Gary Cole |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Jim Williams |
| 23 | GK | AUS | Yakka Banovic |

## 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 | 9 March 1980 | 28 September 1980 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 057.69 |
| NSL Cup | 25 April 1980 | 15 October 1980 | First round | Runners-up | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 056.25 |
Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sydney City (C) | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 37 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Heidelberg United | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 36 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | South Melbourne | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 35 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Marconi Fairfield | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 34 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Adelaide City | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 30 | |
| 6 | Newcastle KB United | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 30 | |
| 7 | Brisbane Lions | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 25 | |
| 8 | APIA Leichhardt | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 23 | |
| 9 | Footscray JUST | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 23 | |
| 10 | Canberra City | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 21 | |
| 11 | Blacktown City | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 21 | |
| 12 | Brisbane City | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 18 | |
| 13 | West Adelaide | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 46 | −22 | 17 | |
| 14 | St George-Budapest (R) | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 32 | 65 | −33 | 14 | Relegated to the 1981 NSW State League |
* ↑ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1980 National Soccer League.

#### 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 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | D | L | W |
| Position | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Points | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 36 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

#### Finals series

The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1980 National Soccer League.

### 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 | | Jeff Olver | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Arthur McMillan | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Jim Tansey | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | John Yzendoorn | 24 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 5 |
| 5 | DF | | Pat Bannon | 26 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | Jimmy Rooney | 22+1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | | Theo Selemidis | 26 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | | Jim Campbell | 26 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 6 |
| 9 | FW | | Jamie Paton | 26 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 16 |
| 10 | DF | | Charlie Yankos | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | Andy Bozikas | 24+1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 5 |
| 14 | DF | | Bob Provan | 2+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | Ken Taylor | 4+6 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | | Gary Cole | 26 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 22 |
| 17 | MF | | Jim Williams | 2+6 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | | Yakka Banovic | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 |

### 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 | 4 | DF | | John Yzendoorn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 5 | DF | | Pat Bannon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 7 | MF | | Theo Selemidis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 11 | MF | | Andy Bozikas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 14 | DF | | Bob Provan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 16 | FW | | Gary Cole | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | DF | | Arthur McMillan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | MF | | Jimmy Rooney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | MF | | Jim Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 9 | FW | | Jamie Paton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 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 | | Jeff Olver | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 23 | | Yakka Banovic | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 9 | 4 | 13 |