1978 Adelaide City FC season

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.

Adelaide City
1978 season
ManagerEdmund Kreft
Les Scheinflug
StadiumOlympic Sports Field
Hindmarsh Stadium
National Soccer League10th
NSL CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: John Nyskohus (7)
All: John Nyskohus (9)
Highest home attendance11,734
vs. West Adelaide
(28 May 1978)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,500
vs. Brisbane Lions
(19 August 1978)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance5,695
Biggest win5–0
vs. Noarlunga United (H)
(24 May 1978)
NSL Cup
Biggest defeat0–5
vs. South Melbourne (A)
(13 August 1978)
National Soccer League
← 1977
1979 →

Players

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   AUS John Besir
  AUS Danny Dance
FW   SCO Dixie Deans
MF   SCO Graham Fyfe
  AUS Henry Kolecki
FW   AUS John Kosmina
  ENG Frank Lister
MF   AUS Gary Marocchi
GK   AUS Peter Marshall
  AUS Robert Marwe
MF   YUG Zoran Matić
DF   AUS Pat McCluskey
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   AUS Sergio Melta
FW   SCO Jim Muir
MF   AUS Agenor Muniz
MF   AUS Brian Northcote
DF   AUS Bogdan Nyskohus
FW   AUS John Nyskohus
MF   AUS John Perin
MF   AUS Dave Rigby
GK   AUS Roger Romanowicz
  AUS Philip Russo
DF   AUS Fred Yung

Competitions

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Overall record

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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 10th 26 9 6 11 38 44 −6 034.62
NSL Cup 24 May 1978 8 October 1978 First round Runners-up 5 4 0 1 11 3 +8 080.00
Total 31 13 6 12 49 47 +2 041.94

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
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

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212224232526
GroundHAAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAAAHHA
ResultLDLWDLWDWLDLLWWWLWLLDWLLWD
Position9111291010810597121198777789710101010
Points011344679910101012141616181818192121212324
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

5 March 1978 1 Adelaide City 0–1 Footscray JUST Adelaide
Report
  • Nicolaides   28'
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 6,500[1]
Referee: Don Campbell
12 March 1978 2 Canberra City 2–2 Adelaide City Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 6,580
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
19 March 1978 3 Brisbane City 2–1 Adelaide City Brisbane
Report
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
Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 6,608
Referee: Peter Rampley
8 April 1978 6 Adelaide City 0–1 Sydney Olympic Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 5,895
Referee: Bobby Kerr
16 April 1978 7 Eastern Suburbs 1–2 Adelaide City Sydney
Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 1,283
Referee: Jim Reeves
23 April 1978 8 Adelaide City 1–1 Newcastle KB United Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 5,123
Referee: Graham Neal
30 April 1978 9 Adelaide City 4–2 Western Suburbs Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Don Campbell
7 May 1978 10 Brisbane Lions 3–1 Adelaide City Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: John van der Lynde
14 May 1978 11 Adelaide City 1–1 South Melbourne Adelaide
Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 7,856
Referee: Jim Johnston
20 May 1978 12 Fitzroy United 3–0 Adelaide City Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Stewart Mellings
28 May 1978 13 Adelaide City 1–2 West Adelaide Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 11,734
Referee: Jim Dixon
4 June 1978 14 Adelaide City 3–1 Canberra City Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 5,301
Referee: Don Campbell
10 June 1978 15 Footscray JUST 0–1 Adelaide City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 1,000
18 June 1978 16 Adelaide City 3–2 Brisbane City Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jack Tarling
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 Adelaide City 4–0 Marconi Fairfield Adelaide
Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: David Yelland
9 July 1978 19 Sydney Olympic 2–1 Adelaide City Sydney
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,152
Referee: Jim Reeves
16 July 1978 20 Adelaide City 0–1 Eastern Suburbs Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 5,600
Referee: Chris Bambridge
22 July 1978 21 Newcastle KB United 2–2 Adelaide City Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 7,434
Referee: Tony Boskovic
30 July 1978 22 Western Suburbs 2–3 Adelaide City Sydney
Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 1,023
Referee: Peter Rampley
13 August 1978 24 South Melbourne 5–0 Adelaide City Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Nick Karlich
19 August 1978 23 Adelaide City 1–4 Brisbane Lions Adelaide
Report
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
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 16,251
Referee: Peter Rampley

NSL Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss

24 May 1978 First round Adelaide City 5–0 Noarlunga United Adelaide
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: [2]
19 July 1978 Second round Adelaide City 1–0 West Adelaide Adelaide
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 6,856
Referee: Graham Neal
24 September 1978 Quarter-finals Essendon Croatia 0–1 Adelaide City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Richard Lorenc
1 October 1978 Semi-finals Adelaide City 3–1 Canberra City Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 2,651
Referee: Tim Davies
8 October 1978 Final Brisbane City 2–1 Adelaide City Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,900
Referee: Tony Boskovic

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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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
DF   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
  Henry Kolecki 5+3 3 0 0 8 3
FW   John Kosmina 4 0 1 1 5 1
  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

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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 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

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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   Peter Marshall 2 3 5
2   Roger Romanowicz 1 0 1
Total 3 3 6

References

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  1. ^ Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.net.
  2. ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.net.
  3. ^ "Adelaide City 1978 Squad". ozfootball.net.