1978 South Melbourne FC season
1978 season | |
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Head Coach | David Maclaren Ted Smith |
Stadium | Middle Park Soccer Stadium |
National Soccer League | 3rd |
NSL Cup | Second round |
Top goalscorer | League: Duncan Cummings (9) All: Duncan Cummings (10) |
Highest home attendance | 18,000 vs. Fitzroy United (2 April 1978) National Soccer League |
Lowest home attendance | 3,500 vs. Canberra City (27 May 1978) National Soccer League |
Average home league attendance | 7,383 |
Biggest win | 5–0 vs. Adelaide City (H) (13 August 1978) National Soccer League |
Biggest defeat | 0–3 (twice) 1–4 (once) |
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for South Melbourne Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated 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 | 26 August 1978 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 46.15 |
NSL Cup | 31 May 1978 | 2 August 1978 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
Total | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 46.43 |
Source: Competitions
National Soccer League
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | West Adelaide (C) | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 36 | Qualification to Finals series[a] |
2 | Eastern Suburbs | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 27 | +22 | 35 | |
3 | South Melbourne | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 32 | |
4 | Marconi Fairfield | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 30 | |
5 | Fitzroy United | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 26 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1978 National Soccer League.
Results summary
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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 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 44 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 18 | +1 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss
5 March 1978 1 | St George-Budapest | 0–2 | South Melbourne | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 3,853[1] Referee: Tony Boskovic |
12 March 1978 2 | South Melbourne | 1–1 | Sydney Olympic | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
19 March 1978 3 | South Melbourne | 3–0 | Newcastle KB United | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Jim Dixon |
26 March 1978 4 | Brisbane Lions | 1–1 | South Melbourne | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 330 Referee: Dieter Klose |
2 April 1978 5 | South Melbourne | 1–1 | Fitzroy United | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Nick Karlich |
9 April 1978 6 | Footscray JUST | 0–2 | South Melbourne | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 8,250 Referee: Bob Henderson |
16 April 1978 7 | South Melbourne | 0–1 | Brisbane City | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,750 Referee: Jack Readshaw |
23 April 1978 8 | South Melbourne | 0–3 | Marconi Fairfield | Melbourne |
Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 17,728 Referee: Stewart Mellings |
30 April 1978 9 | Eastern Suburbs | 0–0 | South Melbourne | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 3,580 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
6 May 1978 10 | South Melbourne | 2–1 | Western Suburbs | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Jim Dixon |
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 |
21 May 1978 12 | West Adelaide | 3–1 | South Melbourne | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Dennis Stanley |
27 May 1978 13 | South Melbourne | 0–0 | Canberra City | Melbourne |
Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Tony Beazleigh |
4 June 1978 14 | Sydney Olympic | 1–2 | South Melbourne | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: Erskineville Oval Referee: Barry Wilkinson |
10 June 1978 15 | South Melbourne | 5–2 | St George-Budapest | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Jack Readshaw |
17 June 1978 16 | Newcastle KB United | 1–1 | South Melbourne | Newcastle |
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Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 7,357 Referee: Tim Davies |
25 June 1978 17 | South Melbourne | 2–1 | Brisbane Lions | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,000 |
2 July 1978 18 | Fitzroy United | 4–1 | South Melbourne | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 10,000 |
9 July 1978 19 | South Melbourne | 4–0 | Footscray JUST | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Tony Beazleigh |
16 July 1978 20 | Brisbane City | 3–4 | South Melbourne | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Henry Witschge |
23 July 1978 21 | Marconi Fairfield | 1–1 | South Melbourne | Sydney |
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Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 5,813 Referee: Bill Jones |
29 July 1978 22 | South Melbourne | 3–0 | Eastern Suburbs | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Don Campbell |
6 August 1979 23 | Western Suburbs | 3–0 | South Melbourne | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 4,102 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
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 |
20 August 1978 25 | South Melbourne | 0–2 | West Adelaide | Melbourne |
Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Tim Davies |
26 August 1978 26 | Canberra City | 0–3 | South Melbourne | Canberra |
15:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
Finals series
[edit]The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1978 National Soccer League.
3 September 1978 Semi-finals | South Melbourne | 2–3 | Marconi Fairfield | Melbourne |
Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 6,200 Referee: Graham Neal |
NSL Cup
[edit]Win Draw Loss
31 May 1978 First round | Footscray JUST | 1–2 | South Melbourne | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 3,000[2] |
2 August 1978 Second round | Fitzroy United | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | South Melbourne | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
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 | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
John Hansen | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Mike Pye | 25+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Kris Kalifatidis | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
4 | MF | ![]() |
Stuart Baxter | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
5 | — | ![]() |
Margaritis Hagegmanouil | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
6 | DF | ![]() |
Bertie Lutton | 21+1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 2 |
7 | — | ![]() |
Sammy Wright | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Billy Rogers | 25+1 | 4 | 1+1 | 1 | 28 | 5 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Duncan Cummings | 21+1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 10 |
10 | FW | ![]() |
Peter Ollerton | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 |
11 | DF | ![]() |
Frank Munro | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
12 | MF | ![]() |
Socrates Nicolaides | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
13 | FW | ![]() |
Bobby McGuinness | 3+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
14 | MF | ![]() |
George Christopoulos | 11+3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 |
15 | FW | ![]() |
Steve Kakantonis | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
16 | FW | ![]() |
George Campbell | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
17 | DF | ![]() |
Kyri Kyriakouleas | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
20 | GK | ![]() |
Jack Reilly | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
— | — | ![]() |
Billy Bergman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
— | FW | ![]() |
Alun Evans | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
— | MF | ![]() |
Chris Kent | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
— | — | ![]() |
Peter Vaughan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 11 | DF | ![]() |
Frank Munro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2 | 2 | DF | ![]() |
Mike Pye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
6 | DF | ![]() |
Bertie Lutton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | — | ![]() |
Sammy Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Duncan Cummings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
— | FW | ![]() |
Alun Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 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 | 1 | ![]() |
John Hansen | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2 | 20 | ![]() |
Jack Reilly | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Total | 9 | 0 | 9 |
References
[edit]- ^ Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
- ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
- ^ "South Melbourne 1978 Squad". OzFootball.