# 1977 Canberra City FC season

The 1977 season was the first in the history of Canberra City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in 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 | ENG | Ron Tilsed |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Danny Moulis |
| 3 | DF | SCO | John Brown |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Tony Henderson |
| 5 | | AUS | Nick Boskov |
| 8 | MF | YUG | Ivan Grujicic |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Brian Stoddart |
| 10 | FW | AUS | Adrian Alston |
| 11 | | AUS | Michael Black |
| 12 | MF | AUS | Alan Bourke |
| 14 | MF | AUS | Jimmy Cant |
| 15 | DF | FIJ | Keni Kawaleva |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | DF | AUS | Steve Hogg |
| 17 | MF | ARG | Vic Fernandez |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Roy Stark |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Dave O'Connor |
| — | MF | AUS | John Davies |
| — | GK | AUS | Malcolm Haynes |
| — | DF | AUS | Steve Kojsza |
| — | | AUS | Oscar Langone |
| — | | ARG | Luis Salgado |
| — | MF | SCO | John Stoddart |
| — | | AUS | Greg Willet |

## 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 | 2 April 1977 | 24 September 1977 | Matchday 1 | 13th | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 019.23 |
| NSL Cup | 21 September 1977 | 3 October 1977 | First round | Quarter-finals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 45 | −20 | 021.43 |
Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 10 | Brisbane City | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 22 | |
| 11 | South Melbourne | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 22 | |
| 12 | Sydney Olympic | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 21 | |
| 13 | Canberra City | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 17 | |
| 14 | Mooroolbark (R) | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 61 | −30 | 15 | Relegation to the 1978 Victoria Metropolitan League Three |

#### 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 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | W | D | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | W | L | D | D | L |
| Position | 11 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Points | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |

#### 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 | | Ron Tilsed | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Danny Moulis | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | | John Brown | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Tony Henderson | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 5 |
| 5 | — | | Nick Boskov | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Ivan Grujicic | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
| 9 | FW | | Brian Stoddart | 22+1 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | | Adrian Alston | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| 11 | — | | Michael Black | 7+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | | Alan Bourke | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 |
| 14 | MF | | Jimmy Cant | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | Keni Kawaleva | 8+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | | Steve Hogg | 13+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Vic Fernandez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | | Roy Stark | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | | Dave O'Connor | 6+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| — | MF | | John Davies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| — | GK | | Malcolm Haynes | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Steve Kojsza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | — | | Oscar Langone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| — | — | | Luis Salgado | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| — | MF | | John Stoddart | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| — | — | | Greg Willet | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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 | 9 | FW | | Brian Stoddart | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 8 | MF | | Ivan Grujicic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | — | MF | | John Stoddart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 14 | FW | | Jimmy Cant | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | DF | | Tony Henderson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | — | | Nick Boskov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 10 | FW | | Adrian Alston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 3 | DF | | John Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 1 | GK | | Ron Tilsed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | — | DF | | Steve Kojsza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | — | — | | Oscar Langone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 |

### 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 | | Ron Tilsed | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | — | | Malcolm Haynes | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 8 | 0 | 8 |