1978 Adelaide City FC season
1978 season | |
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Manager | Edmund Kreft Les Scheinflug |
Stadium | Olympic Sports Field Hindmarsh Stadium |
National Soccer League | 10th |
NSL Cup | Runners-up |
Top goalscorer | League: John Nyskohus (7) All: John Nyskohus (9) |
Highest home attendance | 11,734 vs. West Adelaide (28 May 1978) National Soccer League |
Lowest home attendance | 1,500 vs. Brisbane Lions (19 August 1978) National Soccer League |
Average home league attendance | 5,695 |
Biggest win | 5–0 vs. Noarlunga United (H) (24 May 1978) NSL Cup |
Biggest defeat | 0–5 vs. South Melbourne (A) (13 August 1978) National Soccer League |
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Adelaide City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, Adelaide City competed in the NSL Cup.
Players
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
National Soccer League | 5 March 1978 | 27 August 1978 | Matchday 1 | 10th | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 34.62 |
NSL Cup | 24 May 1978 | 8 October 1978 | First round | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 80.00 |
Total | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 41.94 |
Source: Competitions
National Soccer League
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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8 | Sydney Olympic | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 25 |
9 | Western Suburbs | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 24 |
10 | Adelaide City | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 24 |
11 | Newcastle KB United | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 22 |
12 | Footscray JUST | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 26 | −10 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss
5 March 1978 1 | Adelaide City | 0–1 | Footscray JUST | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 6,500[1] Referee: Don Campbell |
12 March 1978 2 | Canberra City | 2–2 | Adelaide City | Canberra |
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Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 6,580 Referee: Barry Wilkinson |
19 March 1978 3 | Brisbane City | 2–1 | Adelaide City | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Dave Nugent |
26 March 1978 4 | Adelaide City | 1–0 | St George-Budapest | Adelaide |
Report | Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 5,800 Referee: Dennis Stanley |
2 April 1978 5 | Marconi Fairfield | 1–1 | Adelaide City | Sydney |
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Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 6,608 Referee: Peter Rampley |
8 April 1978 6 | Adelaide City | 0–1 | Sydney Olympic | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 5,895 Referee: Bobby Kerr |
16 April 1978 7 | Eastern Suburbs | 1–2 | Adelaide City | Sydney |
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Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 1,283 Referee: Jim Reeves |
23 April 1978 8 | Adelaide City | 1–1 | Newcastle KB United | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 5,123 Referee: Graham Neal |
30 April 1978 9 | Adelaide City | 4–2 | Western Suburbs | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Don Campbell |
7 May 1978 10 | Brisbane Lions | 3–1 | Adelaide City | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,000 Referee: John van der Lynde |
14 May 1978 11 | Adelaide City | 1–1 | South Melbourne | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 7,856 Referee: Jim Johnston |
20 May 1978 12 | Fitzroy United | 3–0 | Adelaide City | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Stewart Mellings |
28 May 1978 13 | Adelaide City | 1–2 | West Adelaide | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 11,734 Referee: Jim Dixon |
4 June 1978 14 | Adelaide City | 3–1 | Canberra City | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 5,301 Referee: Don Campbell |
10 June 1978 15 | Footscray JUST | 0–1 | Adelaide City | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 1,000 |
18 June 1978 16 | Adelaide City | 3–2 | Brisbane City | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Jack Tarling |
25 June 1978 17 | St George-Budapest | 2–1 | Adelaide City | Sydney |
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Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 2,452 Referee: Peter Rampley |
2 July 1978 18 | Adelaide City | 4–0 | Marconi Fairfield | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 5,000 Referee: David Yelland |
9 July 1978 19 | Sydney Olympic | 2–1 | Adelaide City | Sydney |
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Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 2,152 Referee: Jim Reeves |
16 July 1978 20 | Adelaide City | 0–1 | Eastern Suburbs | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 5,600 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
22 July 1978 21 | Newcastle KB United | 2–2 | Adelaide City | Newcastle |
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Report | Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 7,434 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
30 July 1978 22 | Western Suburbs | 2–3 | Adelaide City | Sydney |
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Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 1,023 Referee: Peter Rampley |
13 August 1978 24 | South Melbourne | 5–0 | Adelaide City | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Nick Karlich |
19 August 1978 23 | Adelaide City | 1–4 | Brisbane Lions | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Dennis Stanley |
20 August 1978 25 | Adelaide City | 3–2 | Fitzroy United | Adelaide |
Report | Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 3,223 Referee: Don Campbell |
27 August 1978 26 | West Adelaide | 1–1 | Adelaide City | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 16,251 Referee: Peter Rampley |
NSL Cup
[edit]Win Draw Loss
24 May 1978 First round | Adelaide City | 5–0 | Noarlunga United | Adelaide |
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19 July 1978 Second round | Adelaide City | 1–0 | West Adelaide | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 6,856 Referee: Graham Neal |
24 September 1978 Quarter-finals | Essendon Croatia | 0–1 | Adelaide City | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
1 October 1978 Semi-finals | Adelaide City | 3–1 | Canberra City | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 2,651 Referee: Tim Davies |
8 October 1978 Final | Brisbane City | 2–1 | Adelaide City | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 4,900 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[3][2]
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
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John Besir | 18+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
— | — | ![]() |
Danny Dance | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
— | FW | ![]() |
Dixie Deans | 10+1 | 5 | 2+1 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
— | MF | ![]() |
Graham Fyfe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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Henry Kolecki | 5+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
— | FW | ![]() |
John Kosmina | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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Frank Lister | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
— | MF | ![]() |
Gary Marocchi | 17+1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 6 |
— | GK | ![]() |
Peter Marshall | 20+2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
— | — | ![]() |
Robert Marwe | 11+5 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 | 20 | 2 |
— | MF | ![]() |
Zoran Matić | 11+2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
— | DF | ![]() |
Pat McCluskey | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
— | MF | ![]() |
Sergio Melta | 6+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
— | FW | ![]() |
Jim Muir | 10+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
— | MF | ![]() |
Agenor Muniz | 12+5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 5 |
— | MF | ![]() |
Brian Northcote | 23+2 | 4 | 3+1 | 0 | 29 | 4 |
— | DF | ![]() |
Bogdan Nyskohus | 26 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 2 |
— | FW | ![]() |
John Nyskohus | 24 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 9 |
— | MF | ![]() |
John Perin | 24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 5 |
— | MF | ![]() |
Dave Rigby | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
— | GK | ![]() |
Roger Romanowicz | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
— | — | ![]() |
Philip Russo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
— | DF | ![]() |
Fred Yung | 18+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
Disciplinary record
[edit]Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total | ||||||
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1 | — | FW | ![]() |
Dixie Deans | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2 | — | — | ![]() |
Frank Lister | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
— | MF | ![]() |
John Perin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | — | DF | ![]() |
John Besir | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
— | MF | ![]() |
Brian Northcote | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
— | DF | ![]() |
Bogdan Nyskohus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | — | DF | ![]() |
Pat McCluskey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
— | MF | ![]() |
Sergio Melta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
— | DF | ![]() |
Agenor Muniz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 |
Clean sheets
[edit]Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | NSL | NSL Cup | Total |
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1 | — | ![]() |
Peter Marshall | 2 | 3 | 5 |
2 | — | ![]() |
Roger Romanowicz | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 3 | 3 | 6 |
References
[edit]- ^ Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.net.
- ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.net.
- ^ "Adelaide City 1978 Squad". ozfootball.net.