1978 Western Suburbs SC (NSW) season
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Head Coach | Michael Laing |
Stadium | Englefield Stadium Marconi Oval Wentworth Park |
National Soccer League | 9th |
NSL Cup | Quarter-finals |
Top goalscorer | League: Clive Eaton (14) All: Clive Eaton (16) |
Highest home attendance | 5,928 vs. St George-Budapest (28 May 1978) National Soccer League |
Lowest home attendance | 500 vs. Brisbane City (9 April 1978) National Soccer League |
Average home league attendance | 2,450 |
Biggest win | 3–0 vs. Fitzroy United (A) (26 March 1978) National Soccer League 3–0 vs. South Melbourne (H) (6 August 1979) National Soccer League |
Biggest defeat | 2–6 vs. Marconi Fairfield (A) (16 April 1978) National Soccer League |
The 1978 season was the second and final season in the National Soccer League for Western Suburbs Soccer Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Western Suburbs finished 9th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the quarter-finals of 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 | 27 August 1978 | Matchday 1 | 9th | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 34.62 |
NSL Cup | 24 May 1978 | 3 September 1978 | First round | Quarter-finals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 66.67 |
Total | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 37.93 |
Source: Competitions
National Soccer League
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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7 | St George-Budapest | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 25 |
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 |
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 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 27 | −11 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss
5 March 1978 1 | Sydney Olympic | 0–1 | Western Suburbs | Sydney |
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Stadium: Arlington Oval Attendance: 4,124[1] Referee: Jim Reeves |
12 March 1978 2 | Western Suburbs | 1–1 | Newcastle KB United | Sydney |
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Stadium: Englefield Stadium Attendance: 1,053 Referee: Dennis McDermott |
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 | Western Suburbs | 2–2 | Brisbane Lions | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Englefield Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Barry Wilkinson |
2 April 1978 5 | Western Suburbs | 0–0 | Footscray JUST | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Englefield Stadium Attendance: 1,023 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
9 April 1978 6 | Western Suburbs | 3–1 | Brisbane City | Sydney |
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Stadium: Englefield Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
16 April 1978 7 | Marconi Fairfield | 6–2 | Western Suburbs | Sydney |
15:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 5,719 Referee: Doug Rennie |
23 April 1978 8 | Western Suburbs | 3–2 | Eastern Suburbs | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 2,476 Referee: Henry Witschge |
30 April 1978 9 | Adelaide City | 4–2 | Western Suburbs | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Don Campbell |
6 May 1978 10 | South Melbourne | 2–1 | Western Suburbs | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Jim Dixon |
14 May 1978 11 | Western Suburbs | 1–2 | West Adelaide | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,685 Referee: Tim Davies |
20 May 1978 12 | Canberra City | 2–2 | Western Suburbs | Canberra |
Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: David Yelland |
28 May 1978 13 | Western Suburbs | 2–1 | St George-Budapest | Sydney |
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Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 5,928 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
3 June 1978 14 | Newcastle KB United | 2–1 | Western Suburbs | Newcastle |
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Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 6,789 Referee: Peter Rampley |
11 June 1978 15 | Western Suburbs | 2–2 | Sydney Olympic | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 4,725 |
18 June 1978 16 | Brisbane Lions | 3–1 | Western Suburbs | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Jack Wood |
25 June 1978 17 | Western Suburbs | 2–3 | Fitzroy United | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,458 Referee: Henry Witschge |
1 July 1978 18 | Footscray JUST | 2–3 | Western Suburbs | Melbourne |
Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Stewart Mellings |
9 July 1978 19 | Brisbane City | 0–0 | Western Suburbs | Brisbane |
Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Dave Nugent |
16 July 1978 20 | Western Suburbs | 3–1 | Marconi Fairfield | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,126 Referee: Tim Davies |
23 July 1978 21 | Eastern Suburbs | 3–0 | Western Suburbs | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 1,113 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
30 July 1978 22 | Western Suburbs | 2–3 | Adelaide City | Sydney |
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Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 1,023 Referee: Peter Rampley |
6 August 1979 23 | Western Suburbs | 3–0 | South Melbourne | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 4,102 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
13 August 1978 24 | West Adelaide | 2–0 | Western Suburbs | Adelaide |
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,321 Referee: Jim Johnston |
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 |
27 August 1978 26 | St George-Budapest | 1–0 | Western Suburbs | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 1,025 Referee: Bill Jones |
NSL Cup
[edit]Win Draw Loss
24 May 1978 First round | Western Suburbs | 2–0 | Sutherland | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Garside Park Attendance: [2] |
19 July 1978 Second round | Western Suburbs | 1–0 | St George-Budapest | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 1,023 Referee: Henry Witschge |
3 September 1978 Quarter-finals | Newcastle KB United | 1–0 | Western Suburbs | Newcastle |
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Report | Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 6,417 Referee: Jack Wood |
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 | Wally Lachowicz | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Rod Skellern | 24+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
3 | — | Warren Turnbull | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
4 | DF | Bob Noble | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Peter Wilson | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
6 | MF | Dave Harding | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 4 | |
7 | MF | Peter Stone | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 3 | |
8 | MF | Brian O'Donnell | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
9 | FW | Andy Scott | 14+2 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | |
10 | FW | Clive Eaton | 26 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 16 | |
11 | — | John Vernon | 13+5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 4 | |
12 | DF | Ian Rowden | 16+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
13 | FW | Alan Fisher | 17+4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 9 | |
20 | GK | Greg Woodhouse | 9+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
— | DF | Greg Ankudinoff | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
— | DF | Barry Campbell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
— | — | Mark Davies | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
— | — | Brian Dodd | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
— | — | Rob Drewes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
— | GK | Terry Eaton | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
— | — | Mark Samuels | 2+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 10 | 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 | FW | Andy Scott | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
2 | 8 | MF | Brian O'Donnell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | 4 | DF | Bob Noble | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | FW | Clive Eaton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
5 | 3 | — | Warren Turnbull | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | MF | Dave Harding | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
13 | FW | Alan Fisher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
8 | 5 | DF | Peter Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | — | John Vernon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
12 | DF | Ian Rowden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
— | GK | Terry Eaton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 |
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 | — | Terry Eaton | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
2 | 20 | Greg Woodhouse | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
3 | 1 | Wally Lachowicz | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 6 | 2 | 8 |
References
[edit]- ^ Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
- ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
- ^ Persoglia, Tony; Stock, Greg. "Western Suburbs 1978 Squad". OzFootball.