# 1980 Adelaide City FC season

The 1980 season was the fourth in the National Soccer League for Adelaide City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Adelaide City finished 5th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the semi-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 | AUS | Peter Marshall |
| 2 | DF | NZL | Glen Dods |
| 3 | DF | AUS | David Jones |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Bobby Rusell |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Bugsy Nyskohus |
| 6 | MF | AUS | John Perin |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Agenor Muniz |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Brian Northcote |
| 10 | FW | AUS | John Nyskohus |
| 11 | MF | AUS | Gary Marocchi |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | MF | AUS | Sergio Melta |
| 13 | FW | IRL | Vic Smythe |
| 15 | FW | AUS | Luciano Signore |
| 16 | DF | AUS | John Besir |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Colin Barnes |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Justin Fashanu |
| 20 | GK | SCO | Steve Peressin |
| — | | AUS | Louis Casamiro |
| — | FW | AUS | Dave Mitchell |

## 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 | 5th | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 050.00 |
| NSL Cup | 25 April 1980 | 10 September 1980 | First round | Semi-finals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 075.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 053.33 |
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 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | D | L | W | D | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | W | W |
| Position | 11 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Points | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 |

#### 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 | | Peter Marshall | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Glen Dods | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | | David Jones | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | | Bobby Russell | 23+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Bugsy Nyskohus | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | John Perin | 23 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Agenor Muniz | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | | Brian Northcote | 10+5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | | John Nyskohus | 26 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 16 |
| 11 | MF | | Gary Marocchi | 13+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | | Sergio Melta | 21+3 | 2 | 3+1 | 1 | 28 | 3 |
| 13 | FW | | Vic Smythe | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | | Luciano Signore | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | | John Besir | 9+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | | Colin Barnes | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 |
| 19 | FW | | Justin Fashanu | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 20 | GK | | Steve Peressin | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | — | | Louis Casamiro | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Dave Mitchell | 7+3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| Player(s) transferred out but featured this season ||||||||||
| — | FW | | Dixie Deans | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| — | FW | | Jim Muir | 3+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |

### 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 | 2 | DF | | Glen Dods | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 6 | MF | | John Perin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 8 | MF | | Brian Northcote | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 12 | MF | | Sergio Melta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | DF | | David Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | DF | | Bobby Russell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | MF | | Agenor Muniz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 11 | MF | | Gary Marocchi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 5 | DF | | Bugsy Nyskohus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 18 | FW | | Colin Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | — | FW | | Dave Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 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 | | Peter Marshall | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | 20 | | Steve Peressin | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 (1) |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 8 | 0 (1) | 8 (1) |