1978 Adelaide City FC season
1978 season | |
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Manager | Edmund Kreft Les Scheinflug |
Stadium | Olympic Sports Field Hindmarsh Stadium |
National Soccer League | 10th |
NSL Cup | Runners-up |
Top goalscorer | League: John Nyskohus (7) All: John Nyskohus (9) |
Highest home attendance | 11,734 vs. West Adelaide (28 May 1978) National Soccer League |
Lowest home attendance | 1,500 vs. Brisbane Lions (19 August 1978) National Soccer League |
Average home league attendance | 5,695 |
Biggest win | 5–0 vs. Noarlunga United (H) (24 May 1978) NSL Cup |
Biggest defeat | 0–5 vs. South Melbourne (A) (13 August 1978) National Soccer League |
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.
Players
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
Overall record
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 | 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
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 26 | −10 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss
5 March 1978 1 | Adelaide City | 0–1 | Footscray JUST | Adelaide |
Report |
| 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
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
Appearances and goals
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 | ||||
— | 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
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 | — | 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
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 | — | ![]() | Peter Marshall | 2 | 3 | 5 |
2 | — | ![]() | Roger Romanowicz | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 3 | 3 | 6 |