1978 Canberra City FC season
1978 season | |
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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 |
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.
Players
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]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 | 26 August 1978 | Matchday 1 | 13th | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 19.23 |
NSL Cup | 10 May 1978 | 1 October 1978 | First round | Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 50.00 |
Total | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 23.33 |
Source: Competitions
National Soccer League
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Results summary
[edit]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 | 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
[edit]Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss
5 March 1978 1 | Canberra City | 1–1 | West Adelaide | Canberra |
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Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 6,000[1] Referee: Ken Allen |
12 March 1978 2 | Canberra City | 2–2 | Adelaide City | Canberra |
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Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 6,580 Referee: Barry Wilkinson |
26 March 1978 4 | Sydney Olympic | 1–2 | Canberra City | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Erskineville Oval Attendance: 4,133 Referee: Alf Rodway |
27 March 1978 3 | St George-Budapest | 2–1 | Canberra City | Sydney |
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Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 2,533 Referee: Peter Rampley |
1 April 1978 5 | Canberra City | 2–2 | Newcastle KB United | Canberra |
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Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Des Miles |
9 April 1978 6 | Brisbane Lions | 2–2 | Canberra City | Brisbane |
Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Jack Wood |
15 April 1978 7 | Canberra City | 2–2 | Fitzroy United | Canberra |
Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 5,300 Referee: Brian Fowler |
22 April 1978 8 | Canberra City | 1–1 | Footscray JUST | Canberra |
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Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 5,020 Referee: Tim Davies |
30 April 1978 9 | Brisbane City | 1–0 | Canberra City | Brisbane |
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Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Dieter Klose |
6 May 1978 10 | Canberra City | 0–0 | Marconi Fairfield | Canberra |
Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 7,450 Referee: Henry Witschge |
14 May 1978 11 | Eastern Suburbs | 3–0 | Canberra City | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,685 Referee: Peter Rampley |
20 May 1978 12 | Canberra City | 2–2 | Western Suburbs | Canberra |
Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: David Yelland |
27 May 1978 13 | South Melbourne | 0–0 | Canberra City | Melbourne |
Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Tony Beazleigh |
4 June 1978 14 | Adelaide City | 3–1 | Canberra City | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 5,301 Referee: Don Campbell |
11 June 1978 15 | West Adelaide | 2–0 | Canberra City | Adelaide |
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,321 Referee: Bobby Kerr |
17 June 1978 16 | Canberra City | 1–1 | St George-Budapest | Canberra |
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Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Tony Beazleigh |
24 June 1978 17 | Canberra City | 1–3 | Sydney Olympic | Canberra |
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Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 4,300 Referee: Doug Rennie |
1 July 1978 18 | Newcastle KB United | 3–0 | Canberra City | Newcastle |
Report | Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 9,057 Referee: Barry Wilkinson |
8 July 1978 19 | Canberra City | 2–1 | Brisbane Lions | Canberra |
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Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 3,520 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
16 July 1978 20 | Fitzroy United | 0–1 | Canberra City | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Nick Karlich |
23 July 1978 21 | Footscray JUST | 1–2 | Canberra City | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
29 July 1978 22 | Canberra City | 4–0 | Brisbane City | Canberra |
Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 4,211 Referee: David Yelland |
6 August 1978 23 | Marconi Fairfield | 2–0 | Canberra City | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 4,519 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
12 August 1978 24 | Canberra City | 1–2 | Eastern Suburbs | Canberra |
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Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 3,311 Referee: Dave Nugent |
20 August 1978 25 | Western Suburbs | 1–0 | Canberra City | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,747 Referee: Barry Wilkinson |
26 August 1978 26 | Canberra City | 0–3 | South Melbourne | Canberra |
Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
NSL Cup
[edit]Win Draw Loss
10 May 1978 First round | Canberra City | 4–0 | West Woden Juventus | Queanbeyan |
Report | Stadium: Seiffert Oval Attendance: [2] |
2 August 1978 Second round | Sunshine George Cross | 2–3 | Canberra City | Queanbeyan |
Report | Stadium: Seiffert Oval Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
24 September 1978 Quarter-finals | Canberra City | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Fitzroy United | Canberra |
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Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Peter Rampley |
1 October 1978 Semi-finals | Adelaide City | 3–1 | Canberra City | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 2,651 Referee: Tim Davies |
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 | |||
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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
[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 | ||||||
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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
[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 |
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1 | 1 | Ron Tilsed | 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.
- ^ "Canberra City 1978 Squad". ozfootball.net.