# 1986 Wollongong City FC season

The 1986 season was the sixth in the history of Wollongong City (now Wollongong Wolves). It was also the sixth season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Wollongong City finished 8th to be relegated in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup second round by Sydney Olympic.

## 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 | Warwick Young |
| 2 | DF | AUS | David Green |
| 3 | FW | AUS | Jock Morlando |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Scott Dickson |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Ray Vliestra (Captain) |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Brian Cokely |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Robert Giraldi |
| 8 | MF | URU | Saúl Rivero |
| 9 | MF | AUS | David Batten |
| 10 | MF | AUS | Peter Kotamanidis |
| 11 | FW | SCO | Willie Murray |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | MF | AUS | Larry Gaffney |
| 13 | FW | AUS | Bernie Godzik |
| 14 | MF | AUS | Rade Stefanovski |
| 15 | FW | AUS | Pat Brodnik |
| 16 | DF | AUS | Reg Chilby |
| 17 | MF | URU | Leon Arcosa |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Sean Billington |
| — | | AUS | John Brown |
| — | MF | AUS | Randall Easthorpe |
| — | | AUS | Richard Piel |

## 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 | 30 March 1986 | 14 September 1986 | Matchday 1 | 8th | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 040.91 |
| NSL Cup | 23 March 1986 | 27 April 1986 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 041.67 |
Last updated: complete Source: Competitions

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

Northern Conference
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sydney Croatia | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 18 | +25 | 32 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 2 | Sydney Olympic | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 27 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 3 | St George-Budapest | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 27 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 4 | Marconi Fairfield | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 25 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 5 | Sydney City | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 24 | Qualification for the Finals series and Oceania Cup Winners' Cup |
| 6 | Newcastle Rosebud United (R) | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 24 | Relegation to the 1987 NSW State League |
| 7 | APIA Leichhardt | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 24 | |
| 8 | Wollongong City (R) | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 23 | Relegation to the 1987 NSW State League |
| 9 | Blacktown City (R) | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 20 | Relegation to the 1987 NSW State League |
| 10 | Canberra City (R) | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 16 | Relegation to the 1987 NSW State League |
| 11 | Canterbury Marrickville (R) | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 41 | −24 | 11 | Relegation to the 1987 NSW State League |
| 12 | Inter Monaro (R) | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 43 | −26 | 11 | Relegation to the 1987 NSW State League |
* ↑ Sydney City qualified for the 1987 Oceania Cup Winners' Cup as the 1986 NSL Cup winners.
Southern Conference
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Brunswick Juventus | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 28 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 2 | Footscray JUST | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 28 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 3 | Adelaide City (C) | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 27 | Qualification for the Finals series and Oceania Club Championship |
| 4 | Sunshine George Cross | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 27 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 5 | Heidelberg United | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 26 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 6 | Preston Makedonia | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 25 | |
| 7 | South Melbourne | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 25 | |
| 8 | Brisbane Lions (R) | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 19 | Relegation to the 1987 Brisbane Premier League |
| 9 | West Adelaide (R) | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 18 | Relegation to the 1987 South Australian Division One |
| 10 | Melbourne Croatia | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 18 | |
| 11 | Brisbane City (R) | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 46 | −28 | 13 | Relegation to the 1987 Brisbane Premier League |
| 12 | Green Gully (R) | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 38 | −22 | 10 | Relegation to the 1987 Victorian State 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | L | D | D | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | W |
| Position | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |

#### 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 |
| 1 | GK | | Warwick Young | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | David Green | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 3 | FW | | Jock Morlando | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | | Scott Dickson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Ray Vliestra | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | Brian Cokely | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Robert Giraldi | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 |
| 8 | MF | | Saúl Rivero | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| 9 | MF | | David Batten | 7(6) | 3 | 1(1) | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | | Peter Kotamanidis | 19(2) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 4 |
| 11 | FW | | Willie Murray | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | | Larry Gaffney | 14(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | | Rade Stefanovski | 9(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | | Pat Brodnik | 9(6) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 |
| 16 | DF | | Reg Chilby | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Leon Arcosa | 7(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | | Sean Billington | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| — | | | John Brown | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Randall Easthorpe | 6(3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| — | | | Richard Piel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players transferred out but featured this season ||||||||||
| 13 | FW | | Bernie Godzik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total |
| 1 | — | GK | | Warwick Young | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 7 | 0 | 7 |