1977



MOORABBIN CITY SOCCER CLUB

President: Ian Rigg

Secretary: Laurie Spence

Treasurer: Frank Schutze

Ground: Victory Park, Patterson Road, Bentleigh

Coach: Dennis Ruecroft


Cumberland Cup Southern Round One

Rosebud 0 Moorabbin City 1

Wednesday February 16. Olympic Park, Rosebud.

Moorabbin City:

Cumberland Cup Southern Round Two

Moorabbin City 3 Mornington 1

Wednesday February 23. Monterey Reserve, Frankston.

Moorabbin City:

Cumberland Cup Southern Round Three

Moorabbin City 1 Dandenong City 3

Wednesday March 2. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City:

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round One

Moorabbin City 0 Port Melbourne 2

Saturday April 16. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City: included Jimmy Brown, Tony Morgan, Allan Stephen.


Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Two

Park Rangers 2 Moorabbin City 2 

Saturday April 23. Albert Park.

Moorabbin City:

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Three

Moorabbin City 1 (C Kelly 68') Chelsea 1 (32')

Saturday April 30. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City: included Les Stirrup (Dave Owen 5'), Colman Kelly.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Four

Yallourn 4 Moorabbin City 0

Saturday May 7. Ovals Drive, Yallourn.

Moorabbin City:
 
Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Five

Moorabbin City 1 (Gregory)  Heidelberg 1

Saturday May 14. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City: included Steve Gregory.


Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Six

Prahran City 2 Moorabbin City 2 (Stephen. Bris)

Saturday May 21. Como Park, Prahran.

Moorabbin City: included Colin Crawford, Allan Stephen, Claude Senese, John Bris.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Seven

Moorabbin City 1 (Rosa) Coburg 1

Saturday May 28. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City: included Keith Watling, Dennis Ruecroft, John Bris, Ciro Rosa.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Eight

Essendon City 3 (Fragale 1' F Tribuzio 17' Marcato 72') Moorabbin City 0

Saturday June 4. Ormond Park, Moonee Ponds.

Moorabbin City: Keith Watling, Jimmy Brown, O'Neill, Peter Crawford, Steve Thomas, Senese, John Bris, Steve Gregory, Allan Stephen, Colman Kelly, Ciro Rosa.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Nine

Ringwood United 2 Moorabbin City 2

Saturday June 11. Hubbard Reserve, Ringwood.

Moorabbin City:

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Eleven

Knox City 5 (Atkins 20'  Flynn 60' Howarth 65' Waller  70' Weston 75') Moorabbin City 1 (Ruecroft)

Saturday June 25. H.V.Jones Reserve, Ferntree Gully.

Moorabbin City: included Dennis Ruecroft.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Twelve

Port Melbourne 1 (64') Moorabbin City 1 (C Kelly 75')

Saturday June 2. J.L.Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne.

Moorabbin City: included John Tsagadouris, Damien Kelly, Steve Gregory, Colman Kelly.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Thirteen

Moorabbin City 0 Park Rangers 4

Saturday July 9. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City:
 
Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Fourteen

Chelsea 3 Moorabbin City 2 (Owen x2)

Saturday July 16. Edithvale Reserve, Edithvale.

Moorabbin City: included John Parton, Dave Owen.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Fifteen

Moorabbin City 1 (D Kelly) Yallourn 4

Saturday July 23. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City: included Damien Kelly, Ciro Rosa.
 
Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Sixteen

Heidelberg 2 (McQuilken 5' Jones 54') Moorabbin City 2 (Stephen 27' 50')

Saturday July 30. Hawker Street Reserve, West Ivanhoe.

Moorabbin City: John Parton, Jimmy Brown, Dudley Winters, Steve Thomas, Tony Morgan, Dennis Ruecroft, Ciro Rosa, Steve Gregory, Fred Canstilieris, Dave Owen, Allan Stephen.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Seventeen

Moorabbin City 0 Prahran City 3

Saturday August 6. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City: included John Tsagadouris, Steve Gregory.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Eighteen

Coburg 1 (Malcolm) Moorabbin City 2 (D Kelly)

Saturday August 13. Hosken Reserve, North Coburg.

Moorabbin City: included Steve Thomas, John Tsagadouris, Damien Kelly, Colin Crawford.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Nineteen

Moorabbin City 2 (Ruecroft x2) Essendon City 1

Saturday August 20. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City: included John Tsagadouris, Fred Cantsilieris, Dennis Ruecroft, Ciro Rosa. 

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Twenty

Moorabbin City 1 (Rosa) Ringwood United 1

Saturday August 27. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City: included John Tsagadouris, Jimmy Brown, Fred Cantsilieris, Ciro Rosa.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Twenty-One

Broadmeadows City 2 Moorabbin City 3 (Rosa x2, Gregory)

Saturday September 3. King Street, Broadmeadows.

Moorabbin City: included Ciro Rosa, Steve Gregory.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Ten

Moorabbin City 3 (Ruecroft, Gregory, Stephen) Broadmeadows City 0   

Sunday September 4. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City: included Dennis Ruecroft, Allan Stephen, Steve Gregory.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Twenty-Two

Moorabbin City 2 (Gregory, Ruecroft 70') Knox City 1 (Waller)

Saturday September 10. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City: included Dennis Ruecroft, Allan Stephen, Steve Gregory.



Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three 1977 Pld W D L GF GA Pts
Knox City 22 14 4 4 51 23 32
Port Melbourne 22 13 5 4 44 23 31
Chelsea 22 13 5 4 44 24 31
Prahran City 22 10 6 6 44 33 26
Heidelberg 22 7 9 6 30 28 23
Essendon City 22 6 7 9 27 37 19
Moorabbin City 22 5 9 8 29 46 19
Broadmeadows City 22 7 4 11 26 37 18
Yallourn 22 5 7 10 42 45 17
Coburg 22 7 3 12 23 39 17
Park Rangers 22 6 4 12 26 32 16
Ringwood United 22 4 7 11 27 46 15

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