1978 St George-Budapest FC season
1978 season | |
---|---|
Head Coach | Ilija Takac Joe Vlasits |
Stadium | St George Stadium Garside Park |
National Soccer League | 7th |
NSL Cup | Second round |
Top goalscorer | League: Phil O'Connor (12) All: Phil O'Connor (12) |
Highest home attendance | 4,953 vs. Brisbane Lions (16 July 1978) National Soccer League |
Lowest home attendance | 722 vs. APIA Leichhardt (17 May 1978) NSL Cup |
Average home league attendance | 2,534 |
Biggest win | 4–1 (3 times) |
Biggest defeat | 2–5 vs. South Melbourne (A) (10 June 1978) National Soccer League |
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for St George-Budapest (now St George 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.
|
|
Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
National Soccer League | 5 March 1978 | 27 August 1978 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 42.31 |
NSL Cup | 17 May 1978 | 19 July 1978 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 50.00 |
Total | 28 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 42.86 |
Source: Competitions
National Soccer League
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | Fitzroy United | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 26 |
6 | Brisbane Lions | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 26 |
7 | St George-Budapest | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 25 |
8 | Sydney Olympic | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 25 |
9 | Western Suburbs | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 24 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 23 | −2 |
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 | West Adelaide | 1–4 | St George-Budapest | Adelaide |
|
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 5,233 Referee: Jim Johnston |
26 March 1978 4 | Adelaide City | 1–0 | St George-Budapest | Adelaide |
Report | Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 5,800 Referee: Dennis Stanley |
27 March 1978 3 | St George-Budapest | 2–1 | Canberra City | Sydney |
Report |
|
Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 2,533 Referee: Peter Rampley |
2 April 1978 5 | Sydney Olympic | 2–0 | St George-Budapest | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Arlington Oval Attendance: 4,629 Referee: Henry Witschge |
9 April 1978 6 | St George-Budapest | 2–3 | Newcastle KB United | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 1,637 Referee: Doug Rennie |
15 April 1978 7 | Brisbane Lions | 0–0 | St George-Budapest | Brisbane |
Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Dave Nugent |
23 April 1978 8 | St George-Budapest | 2–0 | Fitzroy United | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 2,160 Referee: Barry Wilkinson |
29 April 1978 9 | Footscray JUST | 2–0 | St George-Budapest | Melbourne |
Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
7 May 1978 10 | St George-Budapest | 2–0 | Brisbane City | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 2,005 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
14 May 1978 11 | Marconi Fairfield | 2–1 | St George-Budapest | Sydney |
Report |
|
Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 8,093 Referee: Jim Reeves |
21 May 1978 12 | St George-Budapest | 1–3 | Eastern Suburbs | Sydney |
|
Report | Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Brian Fowler |
28 May 1978 13 | Western Suburbs | 2–1 | St George-Budapest | Sydney |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 5,928 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
4 June 1978 14 | St George-Budapest | 0–1 | West Adelaide | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 3,254 Referee: Henry Witschge |
10 June 1978 15 | South Melbourne | 5–2 | St George-Budapest | Melbourne |
|
Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Jack Readshaw |
17 June 1978 16 | Canberra City | 1–1 | St George-Budapest | Canberra |
Report |
|
Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Tony Beazleigh |
25 June 1978 17 | St George-Budapest | 2–1 | Adelaide City | Sydney |
Report |
|
Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 2,452 Referee: Peter Rampley |
2 July 1978 18 | St George-Budapest | 1–2 | Sydney Olympic | Sydney |
|
Report | Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 963 Referee: Tim Davies |
8 July 1978 19 | Newcastle KB United | 1–2 | St George-Budapest | Newcastle |
|
Report | Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 10,197 Referee: Doug Rennie |
16 July 1978 20 | St George-Budapest | 2–2 | Brisbane Lions | Sydney |
Report |
|
Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 4,953 Referee: Bill Jones |
23 July 1978 21 | Fitzroy United | 1–4 | St George-Budapest | Melbourne |
|
Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Tony Beazleigh |
30 July 1978 22 | St George-Budapest | 3–1 | Footscray JUST | Sydney |
Report |
|
Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 3,676 Referee: Henry Witschge |
6 August 1978 23 | Brisbane City | 1–4 | St George-Budapest | Brisbane |
|
Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Jack Wood |
13 August 1978 24 | St George-Budapest | 2–1 | Marconi Fairfield | Sydney |
15:00 AEST | Report |
|
Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 3,234 Referee: Peter Rampley |
20 August 1978 25 | Eastern Suburbs | 4–2 | St George-Budapest | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,747 Referee: Jim Reeves |
27 August 1978 26 | St George-Budapest | 1–0 | Western Suburbs | Sydney |
|
Report | Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 1,025 Referee: Bill Jones |
NSL Cup
[edit]Win Draw Loss
17 May 1978 First round | St George-Budapest | 2–1 | ![]() | Sydney |
Report |
|
Stadium: Garside Park Attendance: 722[2] |
19 July 1978 Second round | Western Suburbs | 1–0 | St George-Budapest | Sydney |
|
Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 1,023 Referee: Henry Witschge |
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 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Martin Coe | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Doug Utjesenovic | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
3 | MF | ![]() |
Ralph Coates | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
John O'Shea | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 4 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
George Harris | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
6 | — | ![]() |
Brendan Grosse | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
7 | — | ![]() |
Carlos Mendez | 8+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
9 | DF | ![]() |
Robbie O'Shea | 14+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
10 | — | ![]() |
Neville Morgan | 25+1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 6 |
11 | FW | ![]() |
Phil O'Connor | 24+1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 12 |
12 | — | ![]() |
Emery Holmik | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
13 | DF | ![]() |
Peter Terry | 18+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
14 | — | ![]() |
Zoran Durisic | 4+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
15 | — | ![]() |
Paul Jones | 15+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
17 | FW | ![]() |
Peter Hensman | 17+4 | 6 | 1+1 | 1 | 23 | 7 |
18 | DF | ![]() |
Mike O'Shea | 6+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
20 | GK | ![]() |
Tim Patterson | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
21 | GK | ![]() |
Ray Clemence | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
22 | MF | ![]() |
Paul Kay | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
— | FW | ![]() |
Isadore Acosta | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
— | MF | ![]() |
Mark Barton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
— | MF | ![]() |
Mike Dale | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
— | MF | ![]() |
Rudolfo Gnavi | 11+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
— | — | ![]() |
David Jirsa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
— | DF | ![]() |
Michael Rendell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
— | DF | ![]() |
Herminio Toñánez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
— | — | ![]() |
Jim Vlassis | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
— | — | ![]() |
Watson | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 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 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() | |||||
1 | 5 | DF | ![]() |
George Harris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
2 | — | MF | ![]() |
Rudolfo Gnavi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
3 | 2 | DF | ![]() |
Doug Utjesenovic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
6 | — | ![]() |
Brendan Grosse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | FW | ![]() |
Doug Utjesenovic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
— | DF | ![]() |
John O'Shea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | ![]() |
Martin Coe | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Total | 4 | 0 | 4 |
References
[edit]- ^ Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
- ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
- ^ "St. George 1978 Squad". OzFootball.