1978 Canberra City FC season

The 1978 season was the second in the history of Canberra City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.

Canberra City

1978 season
Head Coach	Johnny Warren
Stadium	Bruce Stadium Seiffert Oval
National Soccer League	13th
NSL Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Terry Byrne Ivan Grujicic (9 each) All: Terry Byrne Ivan Grujicic (10 each)
Highest home attendance	7,450 vs. Marconi Fairfield (6 May 1978) National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance	2,600 vs. Fitzroy United (24 September 1978) NSL Cup
Average home league attendance	4,815
Biggest win	4–0 vs. West Woden Juventus (H) (10 May 1978) NSL Cup 4–0 vs. Brisbane City (H) (29 July 1978) National Soccer League
Biggest defeat	0–3 vs. Eastern Suburbs (A) (14 May 1978) National Soccer League 0–3 vs. Newcastle KB United (A) (1 July 1978) National Soccer League 0–3 vs. South Melbourne (A) (26 August 1978) National Soccer League

Players

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ENG	Ron Tilsed
2	DF	AUS	Danny Moulis
3	DF	AUS	Milan Milovanovic
4	DF	AUS	Tony Henderson
5		ARG	Luis Salgado
6	MF	AUS	John Davies
7	DF	AUS	Steve Hogg
8	MF	YUG	Ivan Grujicic
9	DF	AUS	Terry Byrne
10		AUS	Brian Stoddart
11	DF	SCO	John Brown

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	FW	AUS	Alan Reis
13	MF	ENG	Ian Heywood
14	MF	AUS	Jimmy Cant
15	FW	AUS	Bernard Lustica
16		AUS	Garry Parker
17	DF	FIJ	Keni Kawaleva
18	DF	ENG	Roy Stark
20	GK	AUS	David Lindenmayer
—		AUS	Ken Henderson
—	FW	SCO	Peter Marinello

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
National Soccer League	5 March 1978	26 August 1978	Matchday 1	13th	26	5	10	11	28	41	−13	019.23
NSL Cup	10 May 1978	1 October 1978	First round	Semi-finals	4	2	1	1	9	6	+3	050.00
Total					30	7	11	12	37	47	−10	023.33

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

Main article: 1978 National Soccer League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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
13	Canberra City	26	5	10	11	28	41	−13	20
14	Brisbane City	26	7	3	16	29	49	−20	17

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
26	5	10	11	28	41	−13	25	2	8	3	19	20	−1	3	2	8	9	21	−12

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

Round	1	2	4	3	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D	W	L	D	D	D	D	L	D	L	D	D	L	L	D	L	L	W	W	W	W	L	L	L	L
Position	7	7	7	9	6	6	6	5	8	9	13	11	9	12	12	12	14	14	14	12	10	9	11	11	13	13
Points	1	2	4	4	5	6	7	8	8	9	9	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	14	16	18	20	20	20	20	20

Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Canberra City v West Adelaide

5 March 1978 1	Canberra City	1–1	West Adelaide	Canberra
	Grujicic 82' (pen.)	Report	Norris 68'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Ken Allen

Canberra City v Adelaide City

12 March 1978 2	Canberra City	2–2	Adelaide City	Canberra
	Byrne 47' Grujicic 62'	Report	J. Nyskohus 22' Melta 36'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 6,580 Referee: Barry Wilkinson

Sydney Olympic v Canberra City

26 March 1978 4	Sydney Olympic	1–2	Canberra City	Sydney
	Senkalski 19' (pen.)	Report	Grujicic 9' (pen.) Byrne 17'	Stadium: Erskineville Oval Attendance: 4,133 Referee: Alf Rodway

St George-Budapest v Canberra City

27 March 1978 3	St George-Budapest	2–1	Canberra City	Sydney
	O'Connor 43' Hensman 61'	Report	Heywood 22'	Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 2,533 Referee: Peter Rampley

Canberra City v Newcastle KB United

1 April 1978 5	Canberra City	2–2	Newcastle KB United	Canberra
	Byrne 67' Stoddart 73'	Report	Mason 33' Drinkwater 39'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Des Miles

Brisbane Lions v Canberra City

9 April 1978 6	Brisbane Lions	2–2	Canberra City	Brisbane
	Paszlo 13' Hermiston 40' (pen.)	Report	Cant 9' Hermiston 15' (o.g.)	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Jack Wood

Canberra City v Fitzroy United

15 April 1978 7	Canberra City	2–2	Fitzroy United	Canberra
	Byrne 54' Grujicic 65' (pen.)	Report	Cole 60' Taylor 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 5,300 Referee: Brian Fowler

Canberra City v Footscray JUST

22 April 1978 8	Canberra City	1–1	Footscray JUST	Canberra
	Stark 72'	Report	Picioane 29'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 5,020 Referee: Tim Davies

Brisbane City v Canberra City

30 April 1978 9	Brisbane City	1–0	Canberra City	Brisbane
	Caldwell 43'	Report		Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Dieter Klose

Canberra City v Marconi Fairfield

6 May 1978 10	Canberra City	0–0	Marconi Fairfield	Canberra
		Report		Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 7,450 Referee: Henry Witschge

Eastern Suburbs v Canberra City

14 May 1978 11	Eastern Suburbs	3–0	Canberra City	Sydney
	O'Connor 66' Campbell 72' Souness 89'	Report		Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,685 Referee: Peter Rampley

Canberra City v Western Suburbs

20 May 1978 12	Canberra City	2–2	Western Suburbs	Canberra
	Grujicic 64', 82' (pen.)	Report	Fisher 22' O'Donnell 90+1'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: David Yelland

South Melbourne v Canberra City

27 May 1978 13	South Melbourne	0–0	Canberra City	Melbourne
		Report		Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Tony Beazleigh

Adelaide City v Canberra City

4 June 1978 14	Adelaide City	3–1	Canberra City	Adelaide
	Marocchi 1', 72' Muir 70'	Report	Grujicic 31'	Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 5,301 Referee: Don Campbell

West Adelaide v Canberra City

11 June 1978 15	West Adelaide	2–0	Canberra City	Adelaide
	McGregor 28' Norris 90'	Report		Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,321 Referee: Bobby Kerr

Canberra City v St George-Budapest

17 June 1978 16	Canberra City	1–1	St George-Budapest	Canberra
	Grujicic 29' (pen.)	Report	Coates 33'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Tony Beazleigh

Canberra City v Sydney Olympic

24 June 1978 17	Canberra City	1–3	Sydney Olympic	Canberra
	Byrne 85'	Report	Pirie 7', 63' D. Allan 70'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 4,300 Referee: Doug Rennie

Newcastle KB United v Canberra City

1 July 1978 18	Newcastle KB United	3–0	Canberra City	Newcastle
	Boden 2', 47' (pen.) Curran 82'	Report		Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 9,057 Referee: Barry Wilkinson

Canberra City v Brisbane Lions

8 July 1978 19	Canberra City	2–1	Brisbane Lions	Canberra
	Bennett 42' (o.g.) Burne 82'	Report	Neale 6'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 3,520 Referee: Richard Lorenc

Fitzroy United v Canberra City

16 July 1978 20	Fitzroy United	0–1	Canberra City	Melbourne
		Report	Marinello 85'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Nick Karlich

Footscray JUST v Canberra City

23 July 1978 21	Footscray JUST	1–2	Canberra City	Melbourne
	Palinkas 4'	Report	Byrne 36', 68'	Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge

Canberra City v Brisbane City

29 July 1978 22	Canberra City	4–0	Brisbane City	Canberra
	Byrne 57' Henderson 69' Stoddart 84' Grujicic 84'	Report		Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 4,211 Referee: David Yelland

Marconi Fairfield v Canberra City

6 August 1978 23	Marconi Fairfield	2–0	Canberra City	Sydney
	Mariani 50' Jankoivcs 90'	Report		Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 4,519 Referee: Richard Lorenc

Canberra City v Eastern Suburbs

12 August 1978 24	Canberra City	1–2	Eastern Suburbs	Canberra
	Heywood 34'	Report	Thomson 16' Smith 23'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 3,311 Referee: Dave Nugent

Western Suburbs v Canberra City

20 August 1978 25	Western Suburbs	1–0	Canberra City	Sydney
	Stone 80'	Report		Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,747 Referee: Barry Wilkinson

Canberra City v South Melbourne

26 August 1978 26	Canberra City	0–3	South Melbourne	Canberra
		Report	Lutton 2' Cummings 58', 75'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Tony Boskovic

NSL Cup

Main article: 1978 NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Canberra City v West Woden Juventus

10 May 1978 First round	Canberra City	4–0	West Woden Juventus	Queanbeyan
	Henderson 51', 57', ?' Grujicic ?'	Report		Stadium: Seiffert Oval Attendance:

Sunshine George Cross v Canberra City

2 August 1978 Second round	Sunshine George Cross	2–3	Canberra City	Queanbeyan
	Paparas 26' Reed 65'	Report	Davies 42' Byrne 62' Grujicic 80'	Stadium: Seiffert Oval Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge

Canberra City v Fitzroy United

24 September 1978 Quarter-finals	Canberra City	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Fitzroy United	Canberra
	Cant 45'	Report	Cole 30'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Peter Rampley

Adelaide City v Canberra City

1 October 1978 Semi-finals	Adelaide City	3–1	Canberra City	Adelaide
	Marwe 8' Muniz 52', 89'	Report	Stoddart 4'	Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 2,651 Referee: Tim Davies

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	National Soccer League		NSL Cup		Total
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Ron Tilsed	24	0	3	0	27	0
2	DF		Danny Moulis	17+1	0	1	0	19	0
3	DF		Milan Milovanovic	15+2	0	1	0	18	0
4	DF		Tony Henderson	26	1	3	0	29	1
5	—		Luis Selgado	2+1	0	2	0	5	0
6	MF		John Davies	17+1	0	3	1	21	1
7	DF		Steve Hogg	15+2	0	1	0	18	0
8	MF		Ivan Grujicic	19+3	9	2+1	1	25	10
9	DF		Terry Byrne	23	9	3	1	26	10
10	—		Brian Stoddart	17	2	3	0	20	2
11	DF		John Brown	19	0	1+1	0	21	0
12	FW		Alan Reis	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
13	MF		Ian Heywood	17+5	2	3	0	25	2
14	MF		Jimmy Cant	23	1	3	1	26	2
15	FW		Bernard Lustica	0+3	0	0	0	3	0
16	—		Garry Parker	9	0	0	0	9	0
17	DF		Keni Kawaleva	5+1	0	2	0	8	0
18	DF		Roy Stark	25	1	2	0	27	1
20	GK		David Lindenmayer	2	0	0	0	2	0
—	—		Ken Henderson	0+2	0	0	0	2	0
—	FW		Peter Marinello	11	1	0	0	11	1

Disciplinary record

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	9	DF		Terry Byrne	4	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	1
	14	MF		Jimmy Cant	4	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	1
3	10	—		Brian Stoddart	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
4	4	DF		Tony Henderson	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
5	1	GK		Ron Tilsed	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	11	DF		John Brown	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
7	2	DF		Danny Moulis	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	6	MF		John Davies	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	8	MF		Ivan Grujicic	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	13	MF		Ian Heywood	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	16	—		Garry Parker	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	17	DF		Keni Kawaleva	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					24	0	2	1	0	0	25	0	2

Clean sheets

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		Ron Tilsed	4	0	4
Total				4	0	4