1980 Victorian State League Cup Results

written by John Punshon
Source: Soccer Action


This was a round robin competition between the top four clubs.

Home Team v Away Team
Round One
Wednesday, October 8, 1980. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Referee: Jim Dixon.
Essendon Croatia
Peter Blasby, Steve Short, Keith Adams, Steve Kokoska, Ante Bilaver, Joe Tront, Alan Kerr, Howard Andrews, Noel Mitten, Carl Gilder, Tommy Cumming (John Gardiner 65). Coach: John Gardiner.
Goals: Gilder 34, Adams 40pk, Mitten 44, 55
4 - 0 St Kilda Hakoah
Mike O'Hara, Stuart Blair (Sean Rooney 60), Bill Jordanou, Steve Gadsby, Anton Dosen, Stan Webster, Ged Bannon, Ian McNeill, Chris Kent, Graham French, Richie McClunie. Coach: Fred Bunce.
Wednesday, October 8, 1980. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Preston Makedonia
Lou Kastner, Mike Rainey, Gordon Flavell, John Higham, Ljube Petrovski, Jeff Faulkner, George McMillan, Claude Lucchesi, Robbie Cullen, Peter Ollerton, Gary Ward. Coach Brian Edgley.
Goals: Ward 19, 35, Lucchesi
3 - 0 Green Gully
Lou Denys, David Hogben, Jimmy Dunne, John Patten, Grant Smart, Billy Vojtek, Gerry Bennett, Willie Vassallo, Andy Segi (Fab Mancinelli 75), Steve Bennie (Steve Crilly 69), Bill Morrey. Coach: Bobby McLachlan.
Round Two
Sunday, October 12, 1980. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
St Kilda Hakoah
Mike O'Hara, Steve Gadsby, Anton Dosen, Bill Jordanou, Gerry Edmondson, Ged Bannon, Ian McNeill, Stan Webster, Richie McClunie, Graham French, Michael Gesos (Colin Allison 75). Coach: Fred Bunce.
Goal: McClunie
1 - 0 Green Gully
Lou Denys, David Hogben, Jimmy Dunne, John Patten, Grant Smart (Dave Perkin 46), Billy Vojtek, Gerry Bennett, Willie Vassallo, Andy Segi, Steve Bennie (Dane Beranic 70), Bill Morrey. Coach: Bobby McLachlan.
Sunday, October 12, 1980. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 4,500 (dh). Referee: Marek Momont.
Essendon Croatia
Peter Blasby, Steve Short, Steve Kokoska, Keith Adams, Ante Bilaver, Joe Tront, Howard Andrews (Tommy Cumming 75), Alan Kerr, John Gardiner (Ken Murphy 70), Noel Mitten, Carl Gilder. Coach: John Gardiner.
Goals: Andrews 31, Kerr 67
2 - 2 Preston Makedonia
Lou Kastner, Mike Rainey, John Higham, Gordon Flavell, Ljube Petrovski, Jeff Faulkner, George McMillan, Claude Lucchesi, Robbie Cullen, Peter Ollerton, Gary Ward (Steve Beech 37). Coach Brian Edgley.
Goals: Cullen 29, Lucchesi
Round Three
Wednesday, October 15, 1980. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Preston Makedonia
Lou Kastner, Mike Rainey, John Higham, Gordon Flavell, Steve Beech, Ljube Petrovski, Jeff Faulkner, Claude Lucchesi, Robbie Cullen, Peter Ollerton, George McMillan. Coach Brian Edgley.
Goals: Lucchesi 25, 86, McMillan 68, 83
4 - 2 St Kilda Hakoah
Mike O'Hara (Mike Fryszer 45), Steve Gadsby, Anton Dosen, Bill Jordanou (Sean Rooney 65), Gerry Edmondson, Ged Bannon, Ian McNeill, Chris Kent, Stan Webster, Richie McClunie, Graham French. Coach: Fred Bunce.
Goals: Webster 1, Rainey 90og
Wednesday, October 15, 1980. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Green Gully
Lou Denys, Grant Smart, John Patten, Jimmy Dunne, David Hogben, Billy Vojtek, Gerry Bennett (Dave Perkin 77), Willie Vassallo, Andy Segi, Steve Bennie, Bill Morrey. Coach: Bobby McLachlan.
Goals: Segi 47, Bennie 58
2 - 1 Essendon Croatia
Chris Kovac, Steve Short, Keith Adams (Howard Andrews 74), Steve Kokoska, Ante Bilaver, Joe Tront, John Gardiner, Ken Murphy, Ivan Istuk, Mick Klarin, Ned Batinovic (Noel Mitten 79). Coach: John Gardiner.
Goal: Batinovic 51
1980 State League Cup Final
Sunday, October 19, 1980. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 5,641. Referee: Joe Slaats.
Essendon Croatia
Peter Blasby, Steve Short, John Gardiner, Steve Kokoska, Ante Bilaver, Joe Tront (Tommy Cumming 82), Alan Kerr (sent off 69), Keith Adams, Ken Murphy, Noel Mitten, Carl Gilder (sent off 52). Coach: John Gardiner.
Goal: Murphy 82
1 - 0 Preston Makedonia
Lou Kastner, Mike Rainey, Gordon Flavell (sent off 52), John Higham, Steve Beech, Ljube Petrovski, Jeff Faulkner (Eric Lesbirel 68), George McMillan, Robbie Cullen, Peter Ollerton, Claude Lucchesi. Coach Brian Edgley.