1979

RICHMOND SOCCER CLUB

President: Hans Kuss

Secretary: Otti Damaschun

Treasurer: Anne Boehm

Ground: Richmond Park, Yarra Boulevard, Burnley

Coach: Dave O'Connor

Tommy Burns Memorial Cup Preliminary Round

Richmond 5 Springvale City 0

Saturday February 17. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond:

Tommy Burns Memorial Cup Round One

Richmond 9 (Curcija x4, Straubinger x2, Arentz, Radojcic, Veljanovski) Mooroolbark United 1

Saturday February 24. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: included Connie Arentz, Marko Radojcic, Alex Straubinger, Kire Veljanovski, Rajko Curcija.

Dockerty Cup Preliminary Round Two

Port Melbourne 3 Richmond 1 (Visic 82')

Saturday March 3. J.L.Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne.

Richmond: included Slavko Visic.

Tommy Burns Memorial Cup Quarter-Final

Richmond 2 (Curcija, O'Connor) Broadmeadows City 0 after extra-time

Sunday March 4. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: included Dave O'Connor, Topalidis, Rajko Curcija.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round One

Richmond 1 (Arentz 44') Port Melbourne 3 (Kypreos x3)

Saturday April 7. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: included Tom Topalidis, Conny Arentz, Rajko Curcija.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Two

Keilor Austria 1 Richmond 0

Saturday April 14. Keilor Park Reserve, Keilor.

Richmond: Leo De Mann, Phil Dodin, Ron Ryff, Neil Skinner, Dave O'Connor, Gilbert Dodin, Tom Topalidis, Rajko Curcija, Jenkins (Les Topalidis), Alex Straubinger, Slavko Visic (Mick Manson).

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Three

Richmond 2 (Curcija, O.G.) Waverley City 2

Saturday April 21. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: included Leo De Mann, Alex Straubinger, Tom Topalidis, Rajko Curcija, Les Topalidis.

Tommy Burns Memorial Cup Semi-Final

Western Suburbs 2 (Moore 20' Pocock 85') Richmond 1 (Curcija 29')

Wednesday April 25. Wembley Park, Box Hill.

Richmond: Leo De Mann, Phil Dodin, Gilbert Dodin, Kire Veljanovski, Neil Skinner, Karl Werner, Mick Manson, Dave O'Connor, Rajko Curcija, Alex Straubinger, Les Topalidis (Tom Loh 11' (Nick Antoniou 70')).

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Four

South Melbourne 1 Richmond 0

Saturday April 28. Middle Park Stadium, Middle Park.

Richmond: included Alex Straubinger, Gilbert Dodin, Rajko Curcija.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Five

Richmond 2 (Curcija 20' Manson 70') Ferntree Gully 1

Saturday May 5. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: included Alex Straubinger, Mick Manson, Rajko Curcija.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Six

Fitzroy United 2 Richmond 2 (Ryff 42' L Topalidis 70')

Saturday May 12. 

Richmond: included Ron Ryff, Alex Straubinger, Mick Manson, Les Topalidis, Rajko Curcija.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Seven

Richmond 1 (Marshall 5') Footscray 0

Saturday May 19. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: included Leo De Mann, Alex Straubinger, Mick Manson, Alex Marshall, Tom Topalidis, Rajko Curcija.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Eight.

Doncaster Rovers 2 (Anselma 73' Forsyth 82') Richmond 0

Saturday May 26. Donvale Reserve, Donvale.

Richmond: included Leo De Mann (Herbie Muench 83'), Neil Skinner, Alex Straubinger, Rajko Curcija.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Nine

Richmond 5 (Curcija 25' 80' Wallace 35' 50 O'Connor) Bell Park 1

Saturday June 2. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: included Phil Dodin, Mike Kupunic, Ron Ryff, Alex Straubinger, Dave O'Connor, Johnny Wallace, Rajko Curcija, Alex Marshall.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Ten

St Albans 1 Richmond 5 (Marshall 4' ?' Wallace 9' Curcija 40' Manson)

Saturday June 9. Churchill Reserve, St Albans.

Richmond: included Mick Manson, Dave O'Connor, Johnny Wallace, Alex Marshall, Rajko Curcija.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Eleven

Knox City 1 Richmond 1 (Curcija)

Saturday June 16. 

Richmond: included Mike Kupunic, Alex Straubinger, Rajko Curcija.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Twelve

Port Melbourne 2 Richmond 0

Saturday June 23. J.L.Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne.

Richmond: included Herbie Muench, Alex Straubinger, Phil Dodin, Johnny Wallace.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Thirteen

Richmond 2 (O'Connor 23' Wallace 32') Keilor Austria 0

Saturday June 30. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: Herbie Muench, Phil Dodin, Ron Ryff, Neil Skinner, Mike Kupunic, Conny Arentz, Dave O'Connor, Johnny Wallace, Rajko Curcija, Alex Straubinger, Slavko Visic.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Fourteen

Waverley City 0 Richmond 3 (Arentz 24' Wallace 40' O'Connor 79')

Saturday July 7. Gardiners Creek Reserve, Burwood.

Richmond: included Herbie Muench, Dave O'Connor, Connie Arentz, Johnny Wallace, Slavko Visic, Rajko Curcija.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Fifteen

Richmond 6 (Curcija x4,  Manson, O'Connor) South Melbourne 0

Saturday July 14. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: included Mick Manson, Dave O'Connor, Slavko Visic (Alex Marshall), Rajko Curcija.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Sixteen

Ferntree Gully 0 Richmond 1 (Manson 30')

Saturday July 21. Knox Park, Knoxfield.

Richmond: included Connie Arentz, Mick Manson, Dave O'Connor.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Seventeen

Richmond 6 (Manson 12' Curcija 33' 55' 85' Visic 60' Wallace 81') Fitzroy United 1

Saturday July 28. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: included Mick Manson, Johnny Wallace, Slavko Visic, Rajko Curcija.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Eighteen

Footscay 3 (Talevski, Ristic, Aceski) Richmond 0

Saturday August 4. Schintler Reserve, Footscray.

Richmond: included Mick Manson, Dave O'Connor, Johnny Wallace, Rajko Curcija.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Nineteen

Richmond 3 (O'Connor, Visic, O.G.) Doncaster Rovers 0

Saturday August 11. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: included Neil Skinner, Johnny Wallace, Topalidis, Dave O'Connor, Slavko Visic, Rajko Curcija.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Twenty

Bell Park 0 Richmond 2 (O'Connor 22' 27')

Saturday August 18. Lynnburn Road, Batesford.

Richmond: included Slavko Visic, Dave O'Connor.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Twenty-One

Richmond 5 (Manson 11' Wallace 20' Curcija 74' Poci 76' G Dodin) St Albans 0

Saturday August 25. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: include Mick Manson, Gilbert Dodin, Poci, Johnny Wallace, Slavko Visic, Rajko Curcija.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Twenty-Two

Richmond 4 (O'Connor x2, Manson x2) Knox City 3

Saturday September 1. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: Herbie Muench, Phil Dodin, Mike Kupunic, Neil Skinner, Ron Ryff (Gilbert Dodin 46'), Connie Arentz, Johnny Wallace, Slavko Visic (Les Topalidis 70'), Dave O'Connor, Rajko Curcija, Mick Manson.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two 1979	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Keilor	22	13	4	5	45	27	30
Richmond	22	13	3	6	51	24	29
Port Melbourne	22	9	10	3	37	29	28
Doncaster Rovers	22	10	7	5	45	32	27
Knox City	22	7	11	4	32	25	25
South Melbourne	22	9	7	6	36	34	25
Waverley City	22	10	4	8	36	39	24
Fitzroy United	22	9	2	11	30	34	20
Footscray	22	5	8	9	31	35	18
Bell Park	22	8	1	13	26	36	17
Ferntree Gully	22	3	6	13	23	39	12
St Albans	22	2	5	15	18	56	9