State Teams (Men's)
1970-1974
The new decade opened with the State men’s team continuing to explore Asia, competing in tournaments in Indonesia and Malaysia against the national teams of Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea and Singapore amongst others.
On the home front the State team welcomed an increasing number of European sides to Perth, including Moscow Dynamo, Manchester City, FC Zurich, Aberdeen and Chelsea as well as an England FA representative side and New Zealand national team.
2 January 1970
Western Australia 2 (John Van Oosten 30, 67)
Hertha 03 Zehlendorf 2 (Klaus Koppe 57, Wolfgang Suhnholz 60)
Status: Friendly
Western Australia: Owen Nuttridge, Tommy Carruthers, Alex Shenjuschenko, John Miller, Richard Kuzimski, Mike McKinlay, Alf Debono, Peter Holt, George Holzman, John Van Oosten, Zyggie Olschok — Terry Eikhoudt, Stan Bartley, Gary Mateljan, Archie Van Dongen, Alan Cooney
Hertha 03 Zehlendorf (incomplete): Klaus Koppe, Wolfgang Suhnholz
Coaches: Doug Stewart (Western Australia)
Referee: Barry Harwood
Venue: Lake Monger Velodrome, Mount Hawthorn
Attendance: 6,000
30 January 1970
Western Australia 0
Inter Bratislava 4 (George Sykora 2, Anton Oblonzinsky, Mikulas Krnac)
Status: Friendly
Western Australia: Pipo Crifo, Alex Senjuschenko, Richard Kuzimski, Mike McKinley, Denis Yeomans (Zyggie Olschok), Tommy Carruthers, Jim Logan, Peter Holt, Archive Van Dongen, Alf Debono, Gary Mateljan — Jaroslav Klimak, Bruno Marocchi, Stan Bartley
Inter Bratislava (incomplete): Anton Oblonzinsky, Mikulas Krnac, George Sykora
Coaches: Doug Stewart (Western Australia)
Referee: John Allan
Venue: Lake Monger Velodrome, Mount Hawthorn
Attendance: 4,000
18 February 1970
Western Australia 0
Moscow Dynamo 5 (Gendi Yevrujichin 2, Yuri Semin, Vladimir Eshtrekov, Victor Anichkin)
Status: Friendly
Western Australia: Peter Mitchell, Alex Senjuschenko, Eric Edmonds, Gary Mateljan, Richard Kuzimski, Jim Logan, Denis Yeomans, Alf Debono, Peter Holt, John Van Oosten, Zyggie Olschok
Moscow Dynamo (incomplete): Yuri Semin, Vladimir Eshtrekov, Victor Anichkin, Gendi Yevrujichin
Coaches: Doug Stewart (Western Australia)
Referee: Barry Harwood
Venue: Claremont Showgrounds, Claremont
Attendance: 12,000
29 April 1970
Western Australia 2 (John Van Oosten, David O’Callaghan)
Australia 6 (Adrian Alston, Jim Armstrong, Billy Votjek, John Warren, Gary Manuel, Gary Quested)
Status: Friendly
Western Australia: Peter Mitchell, Richard Kuzimski, Alan Cooney, Roger Dale, Paul Leber, Tommy Carruthers, Alan Pendleton, Brian Newell, Peter Holt, John Van Oosten, David O’Callaghan — Eric Edmonds, Hugh Miller, Archie Van Dongen, Alf Debono, Bruno Marocchi
Australia: Jack Reilly (Ron Corry 46), Dennis Yaager, John Perin, Manfred Schaefer, Peter Wilson (Sandy Irvine), Jim Mackay, Gary Quested, Jim Armstrong (Gary Manuel), John Warren, Adrian Alston (Danny McKinnon), Billy Vojtek
Coaches: Doug Stewart (Western Australia), Joe Vlasits (Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Lake Monger Velodrome, Mount Hawthorn
Attendance:
10 May 1970
Western Australia 1 (Bobby Hynd)
Manchester City 1 (Bobby Owen)
Status: Friendly
Western Australia: Owen Nuttridge, Tommy Carruthers, Alan Cooney, Hugh Miller, Eric Edmonds, Gary Mateljan, Alf Debono, Peter Holt, David O’Callaghan, Bobby Hynd, John Van Oosten — Peter Mitchell
Manchester City:
Coaches: Doug Stewart (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Perry Lakes Stadium Floreat
Attendance: 12,000
1970 Jakarta Anniversary Cup
The Soccer Federation of Western Australia expanded their horizons by accepting an invitation to play in the inaugural Jakarta Anniversary Cup, a six-team tournament commemorating the establishment of Indonesian Government.
Unfortunately, coach Doug Stewart was prevented from taking his strongest squad to Indonesia with several players forced to chose between the trip to Jakarta and the prestigious Merdeka Tournament, which was held five weeks later, due to work commitments.
Dubbed an ‘Australian XI’ by organisers, the State team held their own against the national teams of Indonesia and Hong Kong only to go down to both. Their only success arrived in a pre-tournament friendly with East Java side Bogor State.
June 1970
Bogor State 1
Western Australia 3 (Len Dundo 2, Ray Langdale)
Status: Friendly
Bogor State:
Western Australia (squad): Saverio Madaschi, Brian McIntosh, Eric Edmonds, Gary Mateljan, Alan Pendleton, Hugh Miller, Tommy Carruthers, Sesto Riberi, Roger Dale, Bruno Marocchi, F.Drennan, David O’Callaghan, John Calhoun, Alex Grant, Ray Langdale, Len Dundo
Coaches: Doug Stewart (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Indonesia
Attendance:
17 June 1970
Indonesia 3
Western Australia 1 (Len Dundo)
Status: Jakarta Anniversary Cup
Indonesia:
Western Australia (squad): Saverio Madaschi, Brian McIntosh, Eric Edmonds, Gary Mateljan, Alan Pendleton, Hugh Miller, Tommy Carruthers, Sesto Riberi, Roger Dale, Bruno Marocchi, F.Drennan, David O’Callaghan, John Calhoun, Alex Grant, Ray Langdale, Len Dundo
Coaches: Doug Stewart (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Djkarta Stadium, Indonesia
Attendance:
24 June 1970
Hong Kong 2
Western Australia 1 (Len Dundo)
Status: Jakarta Anniversary Cup
Hong Kong:
Western Australia (squad): Saverio Madaschi, Brian McIntosh, Eric Edmonds, Gary Mateljan, Alan Pendleton, Hugh Miller, Tommy Carruthers, Sesto Riberi, Roger Dale, Bruno Marocchi, F.Drennan, David O’Callaghan, John Calhoun, Alex Grant, Ray Langdale, Len Dundo
Coaches: Doug Stewart (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Djkarta Stadium, Indonesia
Attendance:
30 June 1970
Western Australia 1 (Alan Cooney)
FC Zurich 1 (Georg Volkert 59)
Status: Friendly
Western Australia: Owen Nuttridge, Tommy Carruthers, Paul Leber, Alan Cooney, Richard Kuzimski, Alf Debono, Brian Newell, Graham Oughton, Peter Holt, Bobby Hynd, Robert Lee
FC Zurich:
Coaches: Dick Jones (Western Australia)
Referee: John Allan
Venue: Lake Monger Velodrome, Mount Hawthorn
Attendance:
1970 Merdeka Tournament
A disappointing tenth place was all West Australia could muster from their fourth successive appearance at Malaysia’s Merdeka Tournament. The writing was on the wall when, just weeks out from departure, State coach Doug Stewart confirmed he unable to make the trip and Graham Oughton adopted the dual role of captain-coach.
The State side – the only non-national team in the tournament – won only twice in the preliminary rounds to finish fifth in the six-team Group A. That set-up a play-off for ninth with Thailand who, in monsoon conditions, adapted better to a flooded pitch to score a plucky 2-0 victory.
“Our team more than held their own in most game and though we won only two matches we could quite easily have been more successful with just an ounce of luck,” State team manager Barry Greenwood on his return to Perth. “WAs soccer reputation still stands high in Asia.” Nonetheless, West Australia would be invited back to Malaysia in 1971.
1 August 1970
Burma 1 (Hla Htya 26)
Western Australia 0
Status: Merdeka Tournament
Burma:
Western Australia (squad): Owen Nuttridge, Tommy Carruthers, Alan Pendleton, Hugh Miller, Eric Edmonds, Peter Holt, Brian Newell, Graham Oughton (c), Len Dundo, Bobby Hynd, David O’Callaghan, Paul Leber, Bruno Marocchi, Alf Debono, Richard Kuzimski, Archie Van Dongen, Chris Wissink
Coaches: Graham Oughton (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Merdeka Stadium, Malaysia
Attendance:
3 August 1970
South Vietnam 1 (Do Thoi Vinh 46)
Western Australia 3 (Len Dundo 9, 86, Bobby Hynd 50)
Status: Merdeka Tournament
South Vietnam:
Western Australia (squad): Owen Nuttridge, Tommy Carruthers, Alan Pendleton, Hugh Miller, Eric Edmonds, Peter Holt, Brian Newell, Graham Oughton (c), Len Dundo, Bobby Hynd, David O’Callaghan, Paul Leber, Bruno Marocchi, Alf Debono, Richard Kuzimski, Archie Van Dongen, Chris Wissink
Coaches: Graham Oughton (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Merdeka Stadium, Malaysia
Attendance:
5 August 1970
India 2 (Maga Singh 48, 70)
Western Australia 0
Status: Merdeka Tournament
India:
Western Australia (squad): Owen Nuttridge, Tommy Carruthers, Alan Pendleton, Hugh Miller, Eric Edmonds, Peter Holt, Brian Newell, Graham Oughton (c), Len Dundo, Bobby Hynd, David O’Callaghan, Paul Leber, Bruno Marocchi, Alf Debono, Richard Kuzimski, Archie Van Dongen, Chris Wissink
Coaches: Graham Oughton (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Merdeka Stadium, Malaysia
Attendance:
7 August 1970
Malaysia 4 (Shaharuddin Abdullah 10, 23, Zulkifla Norbit 15, Ali Bakar 89)
Western Australia 1 (David O’Callaghan 20)
Status: Merdeka Tournament
Malaysia:
Western Australia (squad): Owen Nuttridge, Tommy Carruthers, Alan Pendleton, Hugh Miller, Eric Edmonds, Peter Holt, Brian Newell, Graham Oughton (c), Len Dundo, Bobby Hynd, David O’Callaghan, Paul Leber, Bruno Marocchi, Alf Debono, Richard Kuzimski, Archie Van Dongen, Chris Wissink
Coaches: Graham Oughton (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Merdeka Stadium, Malaysia
Attendance: 20,000
9 August 1970
Taiwan 1 (Ho Sun Wah 2)
Western Australia 3 (Richard Kuzimski 8, Bobby Hynd 88, Len Dundo 89)
Status: Merdeka Tournament
Taiwan:
Western Australia: Owen Nuttridge, Tommy Carruthers, Alan Pendleton, Hugh Miller, Eric Edmonds, Peter Holt, Brian Newell, Graham Oughton (c), Len Dundo, Bobby Hynd, David O’Callaghan, Paul Leber, Bruno Marocchi, Alf Debono, Richard Kuzimski, Archie Van Dongen, Chris Wissink
Coaches: Graham Oughton (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Merdeka Stadium, Malaysia
Attendance:
12 August 1970
Thailand 2 (Niwatana Sriswasadi 48, 75)
Western Australia 0
Status: Merdeka Tournament
Thailand:
Western Australia: Owen Nuttridge, Tommy Carruthers, Alan Pendleton (Archie Van Dongen 64), Hugh Miller, Eric Edmonds, Alf Debono, Brian Newell, David O’Callaghan (Richard Kuzimski 67), Len Dundo, Bobby Hynd, Graham Oughton
Coaches: Graham Oughton (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Merdeka Stadium, Malaysia
Attendance:
17 August 1970
Singapore 1
Western Australia 8 (Len Dundo 3, Bobby Hynd 2, Peter Holt, Archie Van Dongen, Alf Debono)
Status: Friendly
Singapore:
Western Australia: Owen Nuttridge, Tommy Carruthers, Alan Pendleton, Hugh Miller, Eric Edmonds, Peter Holt, Brian Newell, Graham Oughton (c), Len Dundo, Bobby Hynd, David O’Callaghan, Paul Leber, Bruno Marocchi, Alf Debono, Richard Kuzimski, Archie Van Dongen
Coaches: Graham Oughton (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Singapore
Attendance:
13 January 1971
Western Australia 0
VSS Kosice 2
Status: Friendly
Western Australia: Owen Nuttridge, Eric Edmonds, Tommy Carruthers, Hugh Miller, Graham Oughton (c), Archie Van Dongen, Bruno Marocchi, John Davidson, Colin Love (Keith Thomas), Ray Ilott, Len Dundo
VSS Kosice:
Coaches: John Adshead (Western Austalia)
Referee: Roy Stedman
Venue: Lake Monger Velodrome, Mount Hawthorn
Attendance:
21 February 1971
Western Australia 3 (Hugh Miller 25, John Van Oosten, John Davidson 84)
Moscow Dynamo 3 (Vladmir Larin 15, Yuri Avrutski 80, 88)
Status: Friendly
Western Australia (squad): Owen Nuttridge, Bruno Marocchi, Alan Pendleton, Hugh Miller (c), Eric Edmonds, Dieter Golli, Tommy Barber, Len Dundo, John Van Oosten, Ray Ilott, David O’Callaghan, Jaroslav Klimak, Archie Van Dongen, John Davidson, Fred Way
Moscow Dynamo (squad): Valeryi Balayasnikov, Vladimir Pilguy, Vladimir Shtapov, Nikolai Antonevich, Valeri Zykov,Vladimir Dolbonosov, Viktor Anichkin, Anatoliy Kozhemyakin, Vladimir Kozlov, Yuri Semin, Yuri Avrutski, Yevgeni Zhukov, Utkin, Vladimir Larin, Aleksander Makhovikov, Anatoly Baidachny, Vladimir Basalayev, Alexander Grebnev, Piskuna
Coaches: John Adshead (Western Austalia)
Referee: John Allan
Venue: Subiaco Oval, Subiaco
Attendance:
1971 Jakarta Anniversary Cup
West Australian maintained their presence in Asia by participating in the Jakarta Anniversary Cup. However, the tour almost fell at the first hurdle with the Indonesia Football Association refusing to invite West Australia on account of the previous years’ poor performance.
Julius Re, president of the Soccer Federation of West Australia, flew to Jakarta to negotiate a compromise. Consequently, three former eastern states players now residing in Perth – Jim Sambrook, Keith Gibson and John Lovell – were included in John Adshead’s 17-player squad.
Unfortunately, the combined ‘Australia XI’ were slow to ignite, scraping out a draw with Cambodia and losing to Malaysia before defeating South Korea in the play-off for fifth. It would be four years before West Australia was next invited to compete in Asia.
6 June 1971
Cambodia 2
Western Australia 2 (John Van Oosten, Ray Ilott)
Status: Jakarta Anniversary Cup
Cambodia:
Western Australia: Owen Nuttridge, Tommy O’May, Alan Pendleton, Hugh Miller (c), Eric Edmonds, John Lovell (Tommy Barber), Keith Gibson, Len Dundo, John Van Oosten, Ray Ilott, John Davidson
Coaches: John Adshead (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Djakarta, Indonesia
Attendance:
9 June 1971
Malaysia 3
Western Australia 2 (John Van Oosten, Ray Ilott)
Status: Jakarta Anniversary Cup
Malaysia:
Western Australia: Owen Nuttridge, Tommy O’May, Alan Pendleton, Hugh Miller (c), Eric Edmonds (Keith Thomas), John Lovell (Tommy Barber), Keith Gibson, Len Dundo, John Van Oosten, Ray Ilott, John Davidson
Coaches: John Adshead (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Djakarta, Indonesia
Attendance:
11 June 1971
South Korea 0
Western Australia 2 (Ray Ilott, Willie Beattie)
Status: Jakarta Anniversary Cup
South Korea:
Western Australia (squad): Owen Nuttridge, Tommy O’May, Alan Pendleton, Hugh Miller (c), Keith Gibson, Eric Edmonds, Keith Thomas, John Lovell, Tommy Barber, Len Dundo, John Van Oosten, Ray Ilott, John Davidson, David O’Callaghan, Jim Sambrook, Willie Beattie, John Lovell, Jaroslav Klimak
Coaches: John Adshead (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Djakarta, Indonesia
Attendance:
June 1971
Bertimina 1
Western Australia 1 (John Davidson)
Status: Friendly
Bertimina:
Western Australia: Jaroslav Klimak, Tommy O’May, Alan Pendleton, Jim Sambrook, Keith Thomas, Hugh Miller (c), John Davidson, Len Dundo, John Van Oosten, Ray Ilott, David O’Callaghan
Coaches: John Adshead (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Palembang, Indonesia
Attendance:
20 June 1971
Persija Jakarta 0
Western Australia 3 (Jim Sambrook 2, John Van Oosten)
Status: Friendly
Persija Jakarta:
Western Australia (squad): Owen Nuttridge, Alan Pendleton, Keith Thomas, Jim Sambrook, John Davidson, John Lovell, Keith Gibson, Tommy O’May, Tommy Barber, Hugh Miller (c), Eric Edmonds, David O’Callaghan, Derek Heaton, Ray Ilott, Len Dundo, David Harrison, Jaroslav Klimak
Coaches: John Adshead (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Palembang, Indonesia
Attendance:
27 June 1971
Western Australia 1 (David Harrison)
England FA 6
Status: Friendly
Western Australia: Owen Nuttridge, Tommy O’May, Alan Pendelton, Hugh Miller (c), Eric Edmonds, John Davidson, Jim Sambrook, David Harrison, David O’Callaghan, John Van Oosten, Ray Ilott — Len Dundo, Keith Thomas
England FA (squad): Peter Grummit, Peter Wall, Alan Stephenson, Peter Hindley, Keith Eddy, Norman Piper, Mick Mills, Chris Chilton, Ken Wagstaffe, Malcolm MacDonald, Rodney Marsh, David Watson, Chris Garland, George McVittie, Mike Keen, Barry Bridges
Coaches: John Adshead (Western Australia)
Referee: Roy Stedman
Venue: Perry Lakes Stadium, Floreat
Attendance: 9,000
1 January 1972
Western Australia 1 (John Davidson)
Hertha 03 Zehlendorf 1
Status: Friendly
Western Australia: Owen Nuttridge, Jim Sambrook, Alan Cooney, Hugh Miller (c), Eric Edmonds, Reg Davies, Paul Messer, John Davidson, David O’Callaghan, Ray Ilott, John Davies — Alex Genovese, Eric Marocchi
Hertha 03 Zehlendorf:
Coaches:
Referee: Roy Stedman
Venue: Lake Monger Velodrome, Mount Hawthorn
Attendance:
18 June 1972
Western Australia 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3
Status: Friendly
Western Australia: Saverio Madaschi (Owen Nuttridge), Jim Sambrook, Ray Ilott, Gary Mateljan, Dave Brady, Hugh Miller (c), Mike McKinlay, Paul Messer, John Davidson, John O’Connell, John Davies — Mike Saunt, Eric Marocchi, Alan Pendleton, Ian Thomson, Alex Genovese, Reg Davies
Wolverhampton Wanderers:
Coaches:
Referee: R.Hankey
Venue: Perry Lakes Stadium, Floreat
Attendance: 12,900
3 October 1972
Western Australia 2 (John Davidson, Len Dundo)
New Zealand 3
Status: Friendly
Western Australia: Owen Nuttridge, Jim Sambrook, Mike McKinlay, F.Cartlidge, Paul Messer (c), Ian Thomson, John O’Connell, Frank Bibby, John Davidson, Len Dundo, Reg Davies (Brian Newell)
New Zealand:
Coaches: John Adshead (Western Australia)
Referee: John Allen
Venue: Lake Monger Velodrome, Mount Hawthorn
Attendance:
6 May 1973
Western Australia 0
Stoke City 3
Status: Friendly
Western Australia: Mike Palmer, Dave Brady, Jim Sambrook, Gary Mateljan, Hugh Miller (c), John O’Connell, Bill Hicks, Eric Marocchi, Bobby Hynd, Jeff Williams, Ray Ilott — Peter Mitchell, Chris Lovatsis, Jeff Ruellan, Alex Genovese, Mike McKinlay
Stoke City:
Coaches: John Adshead (Western Australia)
Referee: John Allen
Venue: Perry Lakes Stadium, Floreat
Attendance: 15,000
27 May 1973
Western Australia 0
Bournemouth 4
Status: Friendly
Western Australia: Peter Mitchell, Jim Sambrook, Gary Mateljan, Hugh Miller (c), Mike McKinlay, Dave Brady, John O’Connell, John Lovell, Alex Genovese, Bobby Hynd, Ray Ilott — Mike Palmer, Eric Marocchi, Chris Lovatsis, Bill Hicks, Jeff Williams
Bournemouth:
Coaches: John Adshead (Western Australia)
Referee: John Allen
Venue: Perry Lakes Stadium, Floreat
Attendance:
7 October 1973
Western Australia 0
South Australia 1
Status: Friendly
Western Australia: Peter Mitchell, Tommy Carruthers, Hugh Miller (c), Mike Saunt, Gary Mateljan, Dave Brady, Alf Blackmore, John O’Connell (Eric Marocchi), John Van Oosten, Bobby Hynd, Jim Sambrook (Denis Barstow)
South Australia:
Coaches: John Adshead (Western Australia)
Referee: Barry Harwood
Venue: Leederville Oval, Leederville
Attendance:
12 May 1974
Western Australia 3 (David O’Callaghan 18, John Davidson, Ray Ilott 81)
Aberdeen 5 (own goal 33, Billy Pirie 58, 61, Duncan Davidson 69, 73)
Status: Friendly
Western Australia (squad): Peter Mitchell, Mike Palmer, Bob Taylor, Mike Quayle, Geoff Cole, David Jones, Denis Barstow, Bruno Madaschi, John O’Connell, Reg Davies, Stephen Sceats, Jeff Williams, Dave Sneddon, John Davidson, David O’Callaghan, Ray Ilott, Ernie Hannigan, Peter Garnham
Aberdeen (squad): Bobby Clark, Andy Geoghegan, Chich McLelland, Eddie Thomson, Jim Hermiston, Billy Williamson, Ian Hair, Willy Young, Willie Miller, Arthur Graham, Jim Henry, Ian Taylor, Joe Smith, John Craig, Davie Robb, Ian Purdie, Duncan Davidson, Drew Jarvie, Billy Pirie, Walker McCall, Noel Ward
Coaches: Alan Vest (Western Australia), Jim Bonthrone (Aberdeen)
Referee: Barry Harwood
Venue: Perry Lakes Stadium, Floreat
Attendance: 6,000
26 May 1974
Western Australia 0
Chelsea 1
Status: Friendly
Western Australia (squad): Peter Mitchell, Mike Palmer, Bob Taylor, Mike Quayle, Geoff Cole, David Jones, Denis Barstow, Bruno Madaschi, John Sydenham, Reg Davies, Stephen Sceats, Jeff Williams, Dave Sneddon, Ray Ilott, John Davidson, David O’Callaghan, Peter Garnham
Chelsea:
Coaches: Alan Vest (Western Australia)
Referee: Barry Harwood
Venue: Perry Lakes Stadium, Floreat
Attendance: 15,000
1974
South Australia 3
Western Australia 2 (Ray Ilott, Ernie Hannigan)
Status: Friendly
South Australia:
Western Australia (squad): Peter Mitchell, Mike Palmer, Bob Taylor, Jim Sambrook, Geoff Cole, David Jones, Denis Barstow, Reg Davies, Stephen Sceats, Jeff Williams, Alf Blackmore, Ray Ilott, David O’Callaghan, Peter Garnham, Ernie Hannigan
Coaches: Alan Vest (Western Australia)
Referee: Don Campbell
Venue: Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Attendance:
