# 1979 Newcastle KB United season

The 1979 season was the second in the history of Newcastle KB United. It was also the second season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Newcastle KB United finished 6th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup semi-finals by St George-Budapest.

## 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 | NZL | Phil Dando |
| 2 | MF | AUS | Peter Willis |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Neil Endacott |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Craig Mason |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Bill Summerscales |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Roy Drinkwater |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Ian Seddon |
| 9 | MF | AUS | Ken Boden |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Graham Heys |
| 11 | FW | ENG | David Jones |
| 12 | MF | AUS | Joe Senkalski |
| 13 | | AUS | Mike Galpin |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | DF | AUS | John Sneddon |
| 15 | DF | AUS | Colin Curran |
| 16 | MF | AUS | Peter Tredinnick |
| 17 | | ENG | Jim McBreen |
| 18 | DF | AUS | Michael Boogaard |
| 19 | MF | AUS | Malcolm McClelland |
| 20 | GK | SCO | Jim Preston |
| 21 | | AUS | Keith Harris |
| 22 | DF | AUS | Brett Cowburn |
| — | DF | AUS | Arno Bertogna |
| — | | AUS | Kevin Keelan |

## 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 | 11 March 1979 | 22 September 1979 | Matchday 1 | 6th | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 042.31 |
| NSL Cup | 25 April 1979 | 12 August 1979 | First round | Semi-finals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 075.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 046.67 |
Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Marconi Fairfield (C) | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 58 | 32 | +26 | 40 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Heidelberg United | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 36 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Sydney City | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 34 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Brisbane City | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 34 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Adelaide City | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 33 | |
| 6 | Newcastle KB United | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 32 | |
| 7 | West Adelaide | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 25 | |
| 8 | APIA Leichhardt | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 25 | |
| 9 | Brisbane Lions | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 22 | |
| 10 | Footscray JUST | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 20 | |
| 11 | St George-Budapest | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 20 | |
| 12 | Canberra City | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 20 | |
| 13 | Sydney Olympic (R) | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 19 | Relegated to the 1980 NSW State League |
| 14 | South Melbourne | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 16 | |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A Bonus Point was awarded for victories of 4 goals or more.
* ↑ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1979 National Soccer League.

#### 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 | D | W | W | D | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | W | W | D | D | D | D | W | D | L | W | D | W |
| Position | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Points | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 32 |

#### Matches

Notes:
* ↑ Awarded score. Original score 2–1 to Newcastle KB United; result was changed after the Australian Soccer Federation determined that South Melbourne fielded ineligible player Tony Tuner.

### NSL Cup
## 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 | | Phil Dando | 17+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | | Peter Willis | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Neil Endacott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | | Craig Mason | 1+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Bill Summerscales | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 4 |
| 6 | DF | | Roy Drinkwater | 26 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 7 |
| 8 | MF | | Ian Seddon | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | | Ken Boden | 26 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 15 |
| 10 | FW | | Graham Heys | 24 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 7 |
| 11 | FW | | David Jones | 1+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | | Joe Senkalski | 14+1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 5 |
| 14 | DF | | John Sneddon | 9+6 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | | Colin Curran | 26 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 6 |
| 16 | MF | | Peter Tredinnick | 18+8 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 17 | — | | Jim McBreen | 2+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Malcolm McClelland | 18+6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 20 | GK | | Jim Preston | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 21 | — | | Keith Harris | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | | Brett Cowburn | 13+1 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| — | DF | | Arno Bertogna | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| — | — | | Kevin Keelan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 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 | | Phil Dando | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 20 | | Jim Preston | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 7 | 2 | 9 |