State Teams (Men's)
1975-1979
success in Asia

9 February 1975
Western Australia 2 (John Davidson, Ray Ilott 86)
Legia Warsaw 4 (Kazimiersz Deyna 2, Tadeusz Nowak, Jan Pieszko)
Status: Friendly
Western Australia (squad): Steve Pateman, Sauro Iozzelli, John Polykett, Steve Stacey, Denis Barstow, Gary Mateljan, Alex Senjuschenko, Dave Brooks, John Davidson, Alan Vest, Gary Marocchi, Stephen Sceats, Ernie Hannigan, Ray Ilott, Ken Morton, Colin Bowles
Legia Warsaw (squad): Piotr Mowlik, Marian Lachowicz, Jacek Oszko, Adam Topolski, Waldemer Tuminski, Tadeusz Cypka, Krzysztof Krajweski, Palika Nidziolka, Leslaw Cmikiewicz, Kazimiersz Deyna, Wieslaw Pacocha, Stefan Bialas, Jan Pieszko, Adam Admus, Jerzy Jagiello, Robert Gadocha, Tadeusz Nowak, Waldyslaw Dabrowski, Bogdan Kwapisz, Zbigniew Nowack
Coaches: Alan Vest (Western Australia), Jaroslav Vejvodo (Legia Warsaw)
Referee: Barry Harwood
Venue: Perry Lakes Stadium, Floreat
Attendance:

1975 Marah Halim Tournament
Summary coming soon…
5 April 1975
Surabaya 1
Western Australia 4 (David O’Callaghan 2, Nick MacCallum, Ken Morton)
Status: Marah Halim Tournament
Surabaya:
Western Australia (squad): Tony Witschge, Steve Pateman, Sauro Iozzelli, Denis Barstow, David Jones, Steve Stacey (c), Bob Taylor, Gary Marocchi, Aldo Trinca, Stephen Sceats, Ernie Hannigan, David Brooks, Nick MacCallum, Ken Morton, David O’Callaghan, Bert Kirkpatrick
Coaches: Alan Vest (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Medan, Indonesia
Attendance:
8 April 1975
Thailand 1
Western Australia 2 (Nick MacCallum, David O’Callaghan)
Status: Marah Halim Tournament
Thailand:
Western Australia (squad): Tony Witschge, Steve Pateman, Sauro Iozzelli, Denis Barstow, David Jones, Steve Stacey (c), Bob Taylor, Gary Marocchi, Aldo Trinca, Stephen Sceats, Ernie Hannigan, David Brooks, Nick MacCallum, Ken Morton, David O’Callaghan, Bert Kirkpatrick
Coaches: Alan Vest (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Medan, Indonesia
Attendance:
13 April 1975
East Java 2
Western Australia 1 (Ken Morton)
Status: Marah Halim Tournament
East Java:
Western Australia (squad): Tony Witschge, Steve Pateman, Sauro Iozzelli, Denis Barstow, David Jones, Steve Stacey (c), Bob Taylor, Gary Marocchi, Aldo Trinca, Stephen Sceats, Ernie Hannigan, David Brooks, Nick MacCallum, Ken Morton, David O’Callaghan, Bert Kirkpatrick
Coaches: Alan Vest (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Medan, Indonesia
Attendance:

17 April 1975
Japan 2
Western Australia 4 (Nick MacCallum 3, David O’Callaghan)
Status: Marah Halim Tournament
Japan:
Western Australia (squad): Tony Witschge, Steve Pateman, Sauro Iozzelli, Denis Barstow, David Jones, Steve Stacey (c), Bob Taylor, Gary Marocchi, Aldo Trinca, Stephen Sceats, Ernie Hannigan, David Brooks, Nick MacCallum, Ken Morton, David O’Callaghan, Bert Kirkpatrick
Coaches: Alan Vest (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Medan, Indonesia
Attendance:
20 April 1975
Persija Jakarta 1
Western Australia 2 (David Brooks, Ken Morton)
Status: Marah Halim Tournament
Persija Jakarta:
Western Australia (squad): Tony Witschge, Steve Pateman, Sauro Iozzelli, Denis Barstow, David Jones, Steve Stacey (c), Bob Taylor, Gary Marocchi, Aldo Trinca, Stephen Sceats, Ernie Hannigan, David Brooks, Nick MacCallum, Ken Morton, David O’Callaghan, Bert Kirkpatrick
Coaches: Alan Vest (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Medan, Indonesia
Attendance:
22 April 1975
PSMS Medan 0
Western Australia 2 (Bert Kirkpatrick, Ken Morton)
Status: Marah Halim Tournament
PSMS Medan:
Western Australia (squad): Tony Witschge, Steve Pateman, Sauro Iozzelli, Denis Barstow, David Jones, Steve Stacey (c), Bob Taylor, Gary Marocchi, Aldo Trinca, Stephen Sceats, Ernie Hannigan, David Brooks, Nick MacCallum, Ken Morton, David O’Callaghan, Bert Kirkpatrick
Coaches: Alan Vest (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Medan, Indonesia
Attendance:
24 April 1975
Thailand 1
Western Australia 3 (David Brooks, Ernie Hannigan, Nick MacCallum)
Status: Marah Halim Tournament
Thailand:
Western Australia (squad): Tony Witschge, Steve Pateman, Sauro Iozzelli, Denis Barstow, David Jones, Steve Stacey (c), Bob Taylor, Gary Marocchi, Aldo Trinca, Stephen Sceats, Ernie Hannigan, David Brooks, Nick MacCallum, Ken Morton, David O’Callaghan, Bert Kirkpatrick
Coaches: Alan Vest (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Medan, Indonesia
Attendance:

25 April 1975
South Korea 0
Western Australia 2 (Ernie Hannigan, Nick MacCallum)
Status: Marah Halim Tournament
South Korea:
Western Australia (squad): Tony Witschge, Steve Pateman, Sauro Iozzelli, Denis Barstow, David Jones, Steve Stacey (c), Bob Taylor, Gary Marocchi, Aldo Trinca, Stephen Sceats, Ernie Hannigan, David Brooks, Nick MacCallum, Ken Morton, David O’Callaghan, Bert Kirkpatrick
Coaches: Alan Vest (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Medan, Indonesia
Attendance: 40,000
4 May 1975
Western Australia 1 (Ray Ilott)
Middlesbrough 1 (David Mills)
Status: Friendly
Western Australia: Tony Witschge, David Jones, Denis Barstow, Steve Stacey (c), Bob Taylor, David Brooks, Stephen Sceats, Aldo Trinca, George McMillan, Ken Morton, Ray Ilott, Nick MacCallum
Middlesbrough:
Coaches: Alan Vest (Western Australia), Jackie Charlton (Middlesbrough)
Referee: Eddie Evans
Venue: Perry Lakes Stadium, Floreat
Attendance:
15 June 1975
Western Australia 1 (George McMillan)
Manchester United 2 (Steve Coppell, Sammy McIlroy)
Status: Friendly
Western Australia (squad): Saverio Madaschi, Tony Witschge, Steve Pateman, Denis Barstow, Steve Stacey (c), Bob Taylor, David Brooks, Stephen Sceats, Ray Ilott, John O’Connell, David O’Callaghan, George McMillan, Ken Morton, Aldo Trinca, Bert Kirkpatrick, Frank Bibby
Manchester United (squad): Alex Stepney, Alex Forsyth, Stewart Houston, Martin Buchan, Jim Holton, Steve James, Tony Young, Lou Macari, Sammy McIlroy, Gerry Daly, Stuart Pearson, Paddy Roche, Jim Nicholl, Brain Greenhoff, Steve Coppell, A.Albiston, L.McCreery, A.Grimshaw, P.Loughnan
Coaches: Alan Vest (Western Australia), Tommy Docherty (Manchester United)
Referee: Barry Harwood
Venue: Perry Lakes Stadium, Floreat
Attendance: 14,000
22 June 1975
Western Australia 2 (Ray Ilott, George McMillan)
Glasgow Rangers 1 (Derek Johnstone)
Status: Friendly
Western Australia (squad): Saverio Madaschi, Tony Witschge, David Jones, Denis Barstow, Steve Stacey, Bob Taylor, Sauro Iozzelli, Gary Marocchi, David Brooks, Stephen Sceats, John O’Connell, Ray Ilott, Frank Bibby, George McMillan, Ken Morton, Aldo Trinca, John Davidson, Bert Kirkpatrick
Glasgow Rangers: Stewart Kennedy, Peter McCloy, John Greig (c), Colin Stein, Colin jackson, Tom Forsyth, Tommy McLean, Bobby McKean, Derek Parlane, Alex McDonald, Derek Johnstone, Quinton Young, Alex Miller, Graham Fyfe, Alistair Dawson, Martin Henderson
Coaches: Alan Vest (Western Australia), Jock Wallace (Glasgow Rangers)
Referee: Barry Harwood
Venue: Perry Lakes Stadium, Floreat
Attendance: 9,000
16 November 1975
Western Australia 1 (David O’Callaghan)
Australia ‘B’ 0
Status: Friendly
Western Australia: Tony Witschge, Sauro Iozzelli, Frank Bibby, David Jones, Bob Taylor, Stephen Sceats, Gordon McCulloch, John Davidson, Nick MacCallum, Ken Morton, David O’Callaghan
Australia ‘B’:
Coaches: Alan Vest (Western Australia)
Referee: Barry Harwood
Venue: Perry Lakes Stadium, Floreat
Attendance:

24 March 1976
Western Australia 2 (George McMillan, Tony Trinca)
Toronto Metros-Croatia 0
Status: Friendly
Western Australia (squad): Tony Witschge, Saverio Madaschi, Sauro Iozzelli, Denis Barstow (c), David Jones, Frank Bibby, Steve Stacey, Vince Radcliffe, Gary Marocchi, Gordon McCulloch, Stephen Sceats, John O’Connell, George McMillan, Tony Trinca, Ray Ilott, John Davies
Toronto Metros-Croatia:
Coaches: Alan Vest (Western Australia)
Referee: Barry Harwood
Venue: Lake Monger Velodrome, Mount Hawthorn
Attendance:
1 April 1976
Western Australia 2 (Bert Kirkpatrick, Tony Trinca)
Jakarta 2 (Risdianto, Andi Lala)
Status: Friendly
Western Australia (squad): Tony Witschge, Steve Martin, Sauro Iozzelli, Arno Bertogna, David Jones, Ian Emslie, John Fiamengo, Stephen Sceats, Gary Marocchi, Tony Trinca, John O’Connell, Bert Kirkpatrick, Clive Pearce, Wally Migas
Jakarta:
Coaches: Alan Vest (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Lake Monger Velodrome, Mount Hawthorn
Attendance:
1976 Marah Halim Tournament
Summary coming soon…
30 April 1976
Thailand 0
Western Australia 1 (Ray Ilott)
Status: Marah Halim Tournament
Thailand:
Western Australia (squad): Saverio Madaschi, Tony Witschge, Sauro Iozzelli, Denis Barstow (c), David Jones, Peter Johnston, Hugh Miller, Ray Ilott, Gary Marocchi, Stephen Sceats, Gordon McCulloch, John O’Connell, Tony Trinca, George McMillan, Nick MacCallum, John Davies, David O’Callaghan
Coaches: Alan Vest (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Medan, Indonesia
Attendance:
4 May 1976
Persiraja Banda Aceh 2
Western Australia 7 (Tony Trinca 2, Gary Marocchi, Nick MacCallum, Sauro Iozzelli, George McMillan, Ray Ilott)
Status: Marah Halim Tournament
Persiraja Banda Aceh:
Western Australia (squad): Saverio Madaschi, Tony Witschge, Sauro Iozzelli, Denis Barstow (c), David Jones, Peter Johnston, Hugh Miller, Ray Ilott, Gary Marocchi, Stephen Sceats, Gordon McCulloch, John O’Connell, Tony Trinca, George McMillan, Nick MacCallum, John Davies, David O’Callaghan
Coaches: Alan Vest (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Medan, Indonesia
Attendance:

9 May 1976
Persebaya 0
Western Australia 2 (Nick MacCallum, David O’Callaghan)
Status: Marah Halim Tournament
Persebaya:
Western Australia (squad): Saverio Madaschi, Tony Witschge, Sauro Iozzelli, Denis Barstow (c), David Jones, Peter Johnston, Hugh Miller, Ray Ilott, Gary Marocchi, Stephen Sceats, Gordon McCulloch, John O’Connell, Tony Trinca, George McMillan, Nick MacCallum, John Davies, David O’Callaghan
Coaches: Alan Vest (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Medan, Indonesia
Attendance:
12 May 1976
South Korea 2
Western Australia 1 (Nick MacCallum)
Status: Marah Halim Cup
South Korea:
Western Australia (squad): Saverio Madaschi, Tony Witschge, Sauro Iozzelli, Denis Barstow (c), David Jones, Peter Johnston, Hugh Miller, Ray Ilott, Gary Marocchi, Stephen Sceats, Gordon McCulloch, John O’Connell, Tony Trinca, George McMillan, Nick MacCallum, John Davies, David O’Callaghan
Coaches: Alan Vest (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Medan, Indonesia
Attendance:
14 May 1976
Japan 0
Western Australia 1 (George McMillan)
Status: Marah Halim Cup
Japan:
Western Australia (squad): Saverio Madaschi, Tony Witschge, Sauro Iozzelli, Denis Barstow (c), David Jones, Peter Johnston, Hugh Miller, Ray Ilott, Gary Marocchi, Stephen Sceats, Gordon McCulloch, John O’Connell, Tony Trinca, George McMillan, Nick MacCallum, John Davies, David O’Callaghan
Coaches: Alan Vest (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Medan, Indonesia
Attendance:
16 May 1976
Burma 0
Western Australia 4 (Nick MacCallum 3, Gary Marocchi)
Status: Marah Halim Cup
Burma:
Western Australia (squad): Saverio Madaschi, Tony Witschge, Sauro Iozzelli, Denis Barstow (c), David Jones, Peter Johnston, Hugh Miller, Ray Ilott, Gary Marocchi, Stephen Sceats, Gordon McCulloch, John O’Connell, Tony Trinca, George McMillan, Nick MacCallum, John Davies, David O’Callaghan
Coaches: Alan Vest (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Medan, Indonesia
Attendance:
17 May 1976
South Korea 0
Western Australia 2 (George McMillan, Nick MacCallum)
Status: Marah Halim Cup
South Korea:
Western Australia (squad): Saverio Madaschi, Tony Witschge, Sauro Iozzelli, Denis Barstow (c), David Jones, Peter Johnston, Hugh Miller, Ray Ilott, Gary Marocchi, Stephen Sceats, Gordon McCulloch, John O’Connell, Tony Trinca, George McMillan, Nick MacCallum, John Davies, David O’Callaghan
Coaches: Alan Vest (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Medan, Indonesia
Attendance: 50,000
23 May 1976
Western Australia 0
Tottenham Hotspur 4 (Martin Chivers 3, Chris Jones)
Status: Friendly
Western Australia: Tony Witschge, Sauro Iozzelli, Denis Barstow, David Jones, Peter Johnston, Gary Marocchi, Gordon McCulloch, Stephen Sceats, Ray Ilott, Goerge McMillan — Tony Trinca, John Davies, Hugh Miller, John O’Connell
Tottenham Hotspur (squad): Barry Daines, Terry Naylor, Mick Stead, John Pratt, Willie Young, Keith Osgood, Ralph Coates, Steve Perryman (c), Martin Chivers, Chris Jones, Jimmy Neighbour, Glenn Hoddle, Steve Walford, Gerry Armstrong, Mark Kendall
Coaches: Alan Vest (Western Australia)
Referee: Barry Harwood
Venue: Perry Lakes Stadium, Floreat
Attendance: 10,000

30 May 1976
Western Australia 2 (George McMillan)
Sunderland 2 (Mel Holden, Bobby Kerr)
Status: Friendly
Western Australia (squad): Tony Witschge, Steve Martin, Sauro Iozzelli, Denis Barstow, Peter Johnston, David Jones, Hugh Miller, Gary Marocchi, Gordon McCulloch, Stephen Sceats, John O’Connell, Ray Ilott, Frank Bibby, George McMillan, Tony Trinca, John Davies, Dave O’Callaghan
Sunderland: Jim Montgomery, Dick Malone, Joe Bolton, Bobby Moncur, Jeff Clarke, Bobby Kerr, Billy Hughes, Mel Holden, Brian Robson, Gary Rowell, Dennis Longhorn, Jackie Ashurst, Roy Greenwood, Ray Train, Michael Henderson
Coaches: Alan Vest (Western Australia)
Referee: Barry Harwood
Venue: Perry Lakes Stadium, Floreat
Attendance: 3,000
3 January 1977
Western Australia 2 (Ray Ilott 2)
Hertha 03 Zehlendorf 2
Status: Friendly
Western Australia (squad): Steve Martin, Frank Bibby, Peter Johnston, David Jones, Denis Barstow (c), Ken Sandercock, Ray Ilott, Gordon McCulloch, Chris Glennon, Paul Hallum, Tony Trinca, Saverio Madaschi, Gordon Byron, Sauro Iozzelli
Hertha 03 Zehlendorf:
Coaches: Bill Dumbell (Western Australia)
Referee: Barry Harwood
Venue: Lake Monger Velodrome, Mount Hawthorn
Attendance: 3,000
1977 Marah Halim Tournament
Summary coming soon…
19 March 1977
Thailand 2
Western Australia 1 (Bill Murray)
Status: Marah Halim Tournament
Thailand:
Western Australia (squad): Saverio Madaschi, Steve Martin, Arno Bertogna, Bill Murray, Peter Johnston, Denis Barstow, George McMillan, Chris Glennon, Gordon Byron, Frank Bibby, John Fiamengo, Aldo Trinca, Peter Holt, Stephen Sceats, Laurie Smith, Tim Gladding, Sauro Iozzelli
Coaches: Ron Tindall (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Medan, Indonesia
Attendance:
23 March 1977
Ujang Pandang 0
Western Australia 2 (George McMillan 2)
Status: Marah Halim Tournament
Ujang Pandang:
Western Australia (squad): Saverio Madaschi, Steve Martin, Arno Bertogna, Bill Murray, Peter Johnston, Denis Barstow, George McMillan, Chris Glennon, Gordon Byron, Frank Bibby, John Fiamengo, Aldo Trinca, Peter Holt, Stephen Sceats, Laurie Smith, Tim Gladding, Sauro Iozzelli
Coaches: Ron Tindall (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Medan, Indonesia
Attendance:
28 March 1977
Jakarta 1
Western Australia 0
Status: Marah Halim Tournament
Jakarta:
Western Australia (squad): Saverio Madaschi, Steve Martin, Arno Bertogna, Bill Murray, Peter Johnston, Denis Barstow, George McMillan, Chris Glennon, Gordon Byron, Frank Bibby, John Fiamengo, Aldo Trinca, Peter Holt, Stephen Sceats, Laurie Smith, Tim Gladding, Sauro Iozzelli
Coaches: Ron Tindall (Western Australia)
Referee:
Venue: Medan, Indonesia
Attendance:
12 June 1977
Western Australia 1 (Jeff Harris)
Middlesbrough 3
Status: Friendly
Western Australia: Saverio Madaschi, Sauro Iozzelli, Peter Johnston, Denis Barstow, Peter Holt, John Davidson, Bill Murray, Ray Ilott, Chris Proctor, Arno Bertogna, Brent Atherton — Steve Martin, Stephen Sceats, Dave Fidoe, Jeff Harris, Mike Saunt
Middlesbrough:
Coaches: Ron Tindall (Western Australia)
Referee: Barry Harwood
Venue: Perry Lakes Stadium, Floreat
Attendance: 3,000

14 May 1978
Western Australia 1 (Ray Ilott)
Dundee 3
Status: Friendly
Western Australia (squad): Mike Palmer, Steve Martin, Keith Jones, Stephen Snell, Stephen Sceats, Robin Witschge, John Polykett (c), Mike Grubb, Ray Ilott, Bill Murray, Dave Brand, Chris Proctor, Mike Smith, Denis Barstow, Peter Johnston, Phil Cole
Dundee:
Coaches: Ron Tindall (Western Australia)
Referee: Barry Harwood
Venue: Subiaco Oval, Subiaco
Attendance:
13 May 1978
Western Australia 1 (Graham Cramphorn)
Norwich City 2
Status: Friendly
Western Australia: Tony Witschge, Keith Jones, Robin Witschge, Vince Alcock, Phil Cole, Lee Adam, Stephen Sceats (c), John Davidson, Ray Ilott, Billy Murray, Frank Smerili — Saverio Madaschi, Sauro Iozzelli, Ken Sandercock, Stephen Snell, Graham Cramphorn
Norwich City (squad): Roger Hansbury, Kevin Bond, Ian Davies, Mick McGuire, Phil Hoadley, Tony Powell, Richard Symonds, Kevin Reeves, Justin Fashanu, Keith Robson, Martin Peters, Duncan Forbes, Steve Goble, Mark Nightingale, Clive Barker
Coaches: John Ward (Western Australia), John Bond (Norwich City)
Referee: Eddie Evans
Venue: WACA Ground, East Perth
Attendance: 8,000
9 December 1979
Western Australia 4 (John Davidson 3, Gordon Byron)
Skopje Vardar 4
Status: Friendly
Western Australia: Tony Witschge, Willie McNally, Sauro Iozzelli, Phil Cole, John Polykett, John Spanos, Lee Adam, Stephen Sceats (c), Gordon Byron, John Davidson, Bill Murray, Tony Trinca, Aldo Trinca, Peter Baczynski, Mike Smith, Dave Fidoe
Skopje Vardar:
Coaches:
Referee: Barry Harwood
Venue: Perth Oval, Perth
Attendance: 1,800