1978 Fitzroy United FC season

The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Fitzroy United (now Heidelberg United Football Club). In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.

Fitzroy United
1978 season
Head CoachTony Boggi
John Margaritis
StadiumMiddle Park
Schintler Reserve
Wentworth Park
Olympic Park
National Soccer League5th
NSL CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Jim Campbell (12)
All: Jim Campbell (14)
Highest home attendance12,000
vs. Marconi Fairfield
(4 June 1978)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance3,000
vs. Brisbane City
(5 March 1978)
National Soccer League
3,000
vs. St George-Budapest
(23 June 1978)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance4,929
Biggest win4–1 (twice)
3–0 (once)
6–3 (once)
Biggest defeat0–4
vs. Marconi Fairfield (A)
(12 March 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
1 GK   AUS Peter Blasby
2 DF   SCO Arthur McMillan
3 DF   SCO Bob Provan
6 DF   SCO Pat Bannon (captain)
7 MF   AUS Ken Taylor
8 MF   AUS Jim Campbell
9 MF   AUS Andy Bozikas
10 FW   AUS Mike Micevski
11 FW   AUS Branko Buljevic
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW   SCO Joe Tront
14 DF   AUS Nick Rakovalis
15 MF   AUS Theo Selemidis
16 FW   AUS Gary Cole
18   AUS Doug Hay
20 GK   AUS Jim Marner
DF   SCO Jim O'Reilly
DF   AUS Jim Tansey
DF   AUS Charlie Yankos

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 5th 26 9 8 9 39 39 +0 034.62
NSL Cup 17 May 1978 24 September 1978 First round Quarter-finals 3 2 1 0 9 5 +4 066.67
Total 29 11 9 9 48 44 +4 037.93

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 Qualification
3 South Melbourne 26 12 8 6 45 30 +15 32 Qualification to Finals series[a]
4 Marconi Fairfield 26 12 6 8 46 31 +15 30
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
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1978 National Soccer League.

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 8 9 39 39  0 35 6 3 4 19 14  +5 3 5 5 20 25  −5

Results by round

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Round1243567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAAH
ResultWLLLDDDLWDDWWWDDWWLLLWWDLL
Position410131013141414141414876565455556655
Points22223455789111315161719212121212325262626
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 Fitzroy United 1–0 Brisbane City Melbourne
  • Bozikas   79'
Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,000[1]
Referee: Stewart Mellings
12 March 1978 2 Marconi Fairfield 4–0 Fitzroy United Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 5,891
Referee: Richard Lorenc
26 March 1978 4 Fitzroy United 0–3 Western Suburbs Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
27 March 1978 3 Eastern Suburbs 2–1 Fitzroy United Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Dennis McDermott
Note: This match was moved to play at Olympic Park in Melbourne as Eastern Suburbs' home fixture.
2 April 1978 5 South Melbourne 1–1 Fitzroy United Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Nick Karlich
8 April 1978 6 Fitzroy United 1–1 West Adelaide Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: David Yelland
15 April 1978 7 Canberra City 2–2 Fitzroy United Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Brian Fowler
23 April 1978 8 St George-Budapest 2–0 Fitzroy United Sydney
Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,160
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
30 April 1978 9 Fitzroy United 3–1 Sydney Olympic Sydney
Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 3,580
Referee: Doug Rennie
Note: This match was moved to play at Wentworth Park in Sydney as Fitzroy United's home fixture due to punishment by NSL for an assault on a referee.
6 May 1978 10 Newcastle KB United 2–2 Fitzroy United Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 7,826
14 May 1978 11 Fitzroy United 0–0 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Bob Henderson
20 May 1978 12 Fitzroy United 3–0 Adelaide City Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Stewart Mellings
27 May 1978 13 Footscray JUST 1–2 Fitzroy United Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 4,500
4 June 1978 14 Fitzroy United 4–1 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Nick Karlich
11 June 1978 15 Brisbane City 1–1 Fitzroy United Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Dave Nugent
18 June 1978 16 Fitzroy United 1–1 Eastern Suburbs Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Dennis McDermott
25 June 1978 17 Western Suburbs 2–3 Fitzroy United Sydney
Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 2,458
Referee: Henry Witschge
2 July 1978 18 Fitzroy United 4–1 South Melbourne Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 10,000
9 July 1978 19 West Adelaide 3–2 Fitzroy United Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 5,993
Referee: Graham Neal
16 July 1978 20 Fitzroy United 0–1 Canberra City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Nick Karlich
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 Sydney Olympic 1–3 Fitzroy United Sydney
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,676
Referee: Tony Boskovic
6 August 1978 23 Fitzroy United 1–0 Newcastle KB United Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Chris Bambridge
13 August 1979 24 Brisbane Lions 1–1 Fitzroy United Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Jack Wood
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 Fitzroy United 0–1 Footscray JUST Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Stewart Mellings

NSL Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss

17 May 1978 First round Fitzroy United 6–3 Prahran Slavia Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: [2]
2 August 1978 Second round Fitzroy United 2–1 (a.e.t.) South Melbourne Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge
24 September 1978 Quarter-finals Canberra City 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Fitzroy United Canberra
Report
Stadium: Canberra Stadium
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Peter Rampley

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
1 GK   Peter Blasby 19 0 1 0 20 0
2 DF   Arthur McMillan 25 1 3 0 28 1
3 DF   Bob Provan 24 0 3 0 27 0
6 DF   Pat Bannon 25 1 1 0 26 1
7 MF   Ken Taylor 24+1 3 3 1 28 4
8 MF   Jim Campbell 25+1 12 3 2 29 14
9 MF   Andy Bozikas 19+4 3 2 3 25 6
10 FW   Mike Micevski 8+11 0 2+1 0 22 0
11 FW   Branko Buljevic 22 6 3 1 25 7
12 FW   Joe Tront 2 1 0 0 2 1
14 DF   Nick Rakovalis 0+1 0 0+1 0 2 0
15 MF   Theo Selemidis 10+3 0 2+1 0 16 0
16 FW   Gary Cole 25 11 3 2 28 13
18   Doug Hay 2+1 0 0 0 3 0
20 GK   Jim Mariner 7 0 2 0 9 0
DF   Jim O'Reilly 24+1 0 3 0 28 0
DF   Jim Tansey 25 1 3 0 28 1
DF   Charlie Yankos 0 0 0+1 0 1 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 3 DF   Bob Provan 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
2 2 DF   Arthur McMillan 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
6 DF   Pat Bannon 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
7 MF   Ken Taylor 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
8 MF   Jim Campbell 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
6 DF   Jim Tansey 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 10 FW   Mike Micevski 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 FW   Branko Buljevic 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 MF   Theo Selemidis 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18   Doug Hay 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
DF   Jim O'Reilly 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 21 0 0 2 0 0 23 0 0

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 1   Peter Blasby 3 0 3
2 20   Jim Mariner 1 0 1
Total 4 0 4

References

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  1. ^ Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
  2. ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
  3. ^ "Fitzroy United 1978 Squad". OzFootball.