1980

RICHMOND SOCCER CLUB

President: Hans Kuss

Secretary: Erich Bormann

Treasurer: Walter Dressler

Ground: Richmond Park, Yarra Boulevard, Burnley

Coach: Dave O'Connor (to August 13), Alfred Kleinert (from August 14)

Dockerty Cup Preliminary Round One

Richmond 1 (L Topalidis) Doncaster Rovers 2

Saturday March 8. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: included Les Topalidis.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round One

Dandenong City 2 Richmond 1 (Topalidis)

Saturday April 12. Booth Reserve, Dandenong.

Richmond: Herbie Muench, Alex Straubinger, Mike Kupunic, Ron Ryff (Brazil), Connie Arentz, Ian McCarthy, Neil Skinner, Dave O'Connor, Rajko Curcija, Mick Manson (Slavko Visic), Les Topalidis.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Two

Richmond 0 Albion Rovers 3 (Stevens, D'Sylva x2)

Saturday April 19. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: Herbie Muench, Brazil, Connie Arentz, Neil Skinner, Mike Kupinic, John Wallace, Ian McCarthy, Dave O'Connor, Rajko Curcija, Alex Straubinger, Les Topalidis. Reserves - Karl Werner, Mick Manson, Joe Kiss.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Three

Maribyrnong Polonia 1 Richmond 0

Saturday April 26. Maribyrnong Reserve, Maribyrnong.

Richmond: included Thompson, Gilbert Dodin, Neil Skinner, Alex Straubinger.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Four

Richmond 2 (Wallace 33' O.G. 44') Northcote City 1 (6')

Sunday May 4. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: included Dave O'Connor, Alex Straubinger, Johnny Wallace, Karl Werner.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Five

Moreland 2 (1' 75') Richmond 1 (McCarthy 85')

Saturday May 10. Campbell Reserve, Coburg.

Richmond: Herbie Muench, Thompson, Alex Straubinger, Neil Skinner, Mike Kupunic, Karl Werner, Johnny Wallace, Dave O'Connor, Ian McCarthy, Rajko Curcija, Mick Manson.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Six

Richmond 1 (Manson 86') Altona Gate 2 (76' 79')

Sunday May 18. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: included (Manfred Kuhn), Mick Manson.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Seven

Keilor Austria 2 (Dorward 10' Craig 59') Richmond 2 (Curcija 64' Marshall 81') 

Sunday May 25. Keilor Park Reserve, Keilor.

Richmond: Joe Kiss, Thompson, Neil Skinner, Alex Straubinger, Mike Kupunic, Slavko Visic, Les Topalidis (Mick Manson), Dave O'Connor (Manfred Kuhn), Alex Marshall, Ian McCarthy, Rajko Curcija.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Eight.

Richmond 3 (Curcija 58' Manson 69' Marshall 82') Ringwood City 2 (15' 78')

Saturday May 31. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: Joe Kiss, Dave O'Connor, Bass, Alex Straubinger, Mike Kupunic, Karl Werner (Les Topalidis), Slavko Visic, Ian McCarthy, Mick Manson, Alex Marshall, Rajko Curcija.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Nine

Box Hill 0 Richmond 1 (Manson 9')

Saturday June 7. Wembley Park, Box Hill.

Richmond: Joe Kiss, Dave O'Connor, Thompson, Mike Kupunic, Alex Straubinger, Ian McCarthy, Slavko Visic, Les Topalidis, Rajko Curcija, Mick Manson, Alex Marshall.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Ten

Richmond 1 (O'Connor) Springvale City 1

Sunday June 15. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: Joe Kiss, Mike Kupinic, Thompson, Dave O'Connor, Alex Straubinger, Ian McCarthy, Slavko Visic, Les Topalidis (Gilbert Dodin), Rajko Curcija, Mick Manson, Alex Marshall.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Eleven

Richmond 1 (O'Connor) Doveton 1

Saturday June 21. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: Joe Kiss, Mike Kupunic, Alex Straubinger, Thompson, Gilbert Dodin, Slavko Visic, Rajko Curcija, Dave O'Connor, Darryl Beer, Ian McCarthy, Mick Manson (Les Topalidis).

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Twelve

Richmond 4 (Beer 29' 54' Curcija 51' Marshall 83') Dandenong City 1 (70')

Saturday June 28. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: Joe Kiss, Mike Kupunic (Neil Skinner), Alex Straubinger, Thompson, Slavko Visic, Alex Marshall, Darryl Beer, Ian McCarthy, Rajko Curcija, Mick Manson, Topalidis..

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Thirteen

Albion Rovers 2 (26' 32') Richmond 0

Saturday July 6. Selwyn Park, Sunshine.

Richmond: included Mike Kupinic, Darryl Beer.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Fourteen

Richmond 0 Maribyrnong Polonia 1

Sunday July 13. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: included Joe Kiss, Mike Kupunic, Thompson, Rajko Curcija.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Fifteen

Northcote City 1 Richmond 2 (Groenewald, Topalidis)

Sunday July 20. John Cain Reserve, Thornbury.

Richmond: included Joe Kiss, Mike Kupinic, Ian McCarthy, Groenewald, Topalidis.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Sixteen

Richmond 3 (Werner 7' 32' Beer 42') Moreland 0

Sunday July 27. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: included Mike Kupinic, Topalidis, Karl Werner, Darryl Beer, Ian McCarthy.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Seventeen

Altona Gate 1 Richmond 0

Saturday August 2. Paisley Park, Altona North.

Richmond: Herbie Muench, Thompson, Gilbert Dodin (Rajko Curcija), Neil Skinner, Mike Kupunic, Karl Werner, Les Topalidis (Groenewald), Ian McCarthy, Dave O'Connor, Darryl Beer, Mick Manson.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Eighteen

Richmond 0 Keilor Austria 3

Sunday August 10. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: Herbie Muench, Topalidis, Neil Skinner, Mike Kupinic, Karl Werner, Mick Manson, Dave O'Connor, Darryl Beer, Ian McCarthy, Rajko Curcija, Groenewald. Reserves - Dodin, Topalidis, Bass.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Nineteen

Ringwood City 2 (Anderson 50' Luyten 78') Richmond 0

Saturday August 16. Jubilee Park, Ringwood.

Richmond: Joe Kiss, Thompson, Neil Skinner, Mike Kupinic, Dodin, Ernie Groenewald (Alex Straubinger 70'), Mick Manson (Karl Werner 46;), Ian McCarthy, Darryl Beer, Alex Marshall, Rajko Curcija.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Twenty

Richmond 1 (Marshall 29') Box Hill 1 (53')

Saturday August 23. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: Joe Kiss, Thompson, Dodin, Neil Skinner, Mike Kupunic, Karl Werner, Groenewald (Mick Manson), Rajko Curcija, Darryl Beer, Ian McCarthy, Alex Marshall.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Twenty-One

Sunday August 31. Ross Reserve, Noble Park.

Springvale City 0 Richmond 2 (Manson 23' Beer 80')

Richmond: included Alex Marshall, Mick Manson, Darryl Beer, Rajko Curcija.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Round Twenty-Two

Doveton 1 (18') Richmond 1 (Marshall 55')

Sunday September 7. Waratah Reserve, Doveton.

Richmond: Herbie Muench, Thompson, Gilbert Dodin, Neil Skinner (Darryl Beer), Mike Kupunic, Karl Werner (Groenewald), Ian McCarthy, Alex Straubinger, Alex Marshall, Mick Manson.

Metropolitan League Cup Round Two

Coburg 3 Richmond 0

Saturday September 20. Hosken Reserve, North Coburg.

Richmond: Herbie Muench. Thompson, Gilbert Dodin, Neil Skinner, Mike Kupunic, Karl Werner, Ian McCarthy, Alex Straubinger, Darryl Beer, Topalidis (Groenewald 20'), Mick Manson.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division One 1980	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Doveton	22	12	8	2	35	15	32
Ringwood City	22	15	1	6	37	17	31
Maribyrnong Polonia	22	11	4	7	27	18	26
Northcote City	22	11	4	7	38	28	26
Box Hill	22	8	6	8	22	26	22
Albion Rovers	22	8	5	9	33	31	21
Keilor	22	7	7	8	17	19	21
Richmond	22	7	5	10	25	29	19
Altona Gate	22	6	7	9	28	38	19
Moreland	22	5	7	10	24	40	17
Springvale City	22	4	7	11	16	27	15
Dandenong City	22	5	5	12	28	42	15