1978 Brisbane City FC season

The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Brisbane City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, Brisbane City competed in the NSL Cup.

Brisbane City
1978 season
ManagerDennis Ford
Barrie Truman
StadiumPerry Park
National Soccer League14th
NSL CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Alan Marley (6)
All: Barry Kelso (9)
Highest home attendance5,000
vs. Footscray JUST
(12 March 1978)
National Soccer League
5,000
vs. Adelaide City
(19 March 1978)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,500
vs. Eastern Suburbs
(24 September 1978)
NSL Cup
Average home league attendance3,623
Biggest win3–0
vs. Footscray JUST (H)
(12 March 1978)
National Soccer League
3–0
vs. Eastern Suburbs (H)
(24 September 1978)
NSL Cup
Biggest defeat0–4
vs. Canberra City (A)
(29 July 1978)
National Soccer League
← 1977
1979 →

Brisbane City finished 14th in the National Soccer League campaign, although won the NSL Cup in the Final against Adelaide City.

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 Kim Wishart
2 DF   SCO Ian Rathmell (captain)
3 FW   AUS Brian Kibbey
4 DF   AUS Peter Tokesi
5 DF   AUS Steve Perry
6 MF   AUS Larry Gaffney
7 FW   AUS Willie Conner
8 MF   ENG Frank Pimblett
9 MF   NZL Alan Marley
10 MF   AUS Roberto Echeverria
11 FW   AUS Kevin Caldwell
13 FW   AUS John Coyne
No. Pos. Nation Player
15   AUS Eusebio Ibanez
20 GK   AUS Bob Barlow
FW   AUS Mark Brusasco
  AUS Steve Clark
MF   AUS Iain Fagan
GK   AUS Savro Iozelli
FW   AUS Ian Johnston
FW   AUS Barry Kelso
MF   SCO John Lavelle
DF   AUS David Ratcliffe
FW   AUS Craig Wallace
FW   SCO George Williamson

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 14th 26 7 3 16 29 49 −20 026.92
NSL Cup 14 June 1978 8 October 1978 First round Winners 5 4 1 0 8 1 +7 080.00
Total 31 11 4 16 37 50 −13 035.48

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
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

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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 7 3 16 29 49  −20 24 4 2 7 15 22  −7 3 1 9 14 27  −13

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617192021221823242526
GroundAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHHHAAAHAHA
ResultLWWLLLWLWLWWLDDLLDLLLLLLLW
Position943581191291287889910121414141214141414
Points024444668810121213141414151515151515151517
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
  • Bozkias   79'
Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,000[1]
Referee: Stewart Mellings
12 March 1978 2 Brisbane City 3–0 Footscray JUST Brisbane
Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jack Wood
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 Marconi Fairfield 3–2 Brisbane City Sydney
Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 6,700
Referee: Tim Davies
2 April 1978 5 Brisbane City 0–3 Eastern Suburbs Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: John Van Der Lynde
9 April 1978 6 Western Suburbs 3–1 Brisbane City Sydney
Report
Stadium: Englefield Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Richard Lorenc
16 April 1978 7 South Melbourne 0–1 Brisbane City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,750
Referee: Jack Readshaw
23 April 1978 8 Brisbane City 0–1 West Adelaide Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Bob Mee
30 April 1978 9 Brisbane City 1–0 Canberra City Brisbane
Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,100
Referee: Dieter Klose
7 May 1978 10 St George-Budapest 2–0 Brisbane City Sydney
Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,005
Referee: Tony Boskovic
14 May 1978 11 Brisbane City 3–2 Sydney Olympic Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Jack Wood
24 May 1978 12 Newcastle KB United 2–3 Brisbane City Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 6,208
Referee: Brian Fowler
28 May 1978 13 Brisbane City 0–1 Brisbane Lions Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,750
Referee: Jim Reeves
3 June 1978 14 Footscray JUST 2–2 Brisbane City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Dieter Klose
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 Adelaide City 3–2 Brisbane City Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jack Tarling
25 June 1978 17 Brisbane City 0–3 Marconi Fairfield Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,550
Referee: Dave Nugent
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 Brisbane City 3–4 South Melbourne Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Henry Witschge
23 July 1978 21 West Adelaide 2–0 Brisbane City Adelaide
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 4,300
Referee: Don Campbell
29 July 1978 22 Canberra City 4–0 Brisbane City Canberra
Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 4,211
Referee: David Yelland
30 July 1978 18 Eastern Suburbs 2–0 Brisbane City Sydney
Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 1,023
Referee: Tim Davies
6 August 1978 23 Brisbane City 1–4 St George-Budapest Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Jack Wood
13 August 1978 24 Sydney Olympic 2–1 Brisbane City Sydney
Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 1,138
Referee: Jim Reeves
20 August 1978 25 Brisbane City 1–2 Newcastle KB United Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Dave Nugent
27 August 1978 26 Brisbane Lions 1–2 Brisbane City Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Jack Wood

NSL Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss

14 June 1978 First round Brisbane City 1–0 St George-Souths Brisbane
Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: [2]
Referee: Jack Wood
19 July 1978 Second round Brisbane City 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Brisbane Lions Brisbane
Report Stadium: Perry Park
Referee: Dave Nugent
24 September 1978 Quarter-finals Brisbane City 3–0 Eastern Suburbs Brisbane
Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Stewart Mellings
1 October 1978 Semi-finals Brisbane City 2–0 (a.e.t.) Newcastle KB United Brisbane
Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Henry Witschge
8 October 1978 Final Brisbane City 2–1 Adelaide City Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,900
Referee: Tony Boskovic

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   Kim Wishart 24 0 4 0 28 0
2 DF   Ian Rathmell 11+1 0 4 0 16 0
3 FW   Brian Kibbey 18+3 0 4+1 0 26 0
4 DF   Peter Tokesi 23 0 2 0 25 0
5 DF   Steve Perry 25 1 5 0 30 1
6 MF   Larry Gaffney 25+1 2 4 1 30 3
7 FW   Willie Conner 13+4 2 1 0 18 2
8 MF   Frank Pimblett 17+4 0 4 0 25 0
9 MF   Alan Marley 18+2 6 1+1 0 22 6
10 MF   Roberto Echeverria 20+1 3 1+2 0 24 3
11 FW   Kevin Caldwell 20+3 5 5 2 28 7
13 FW   John Coyne 11+7 1 5 1 23 2
15   Eusebio Ibanez 2+3 0 0 0 5 0
20 GK   Bob Barlow 2 0 1 0 3 0
FW   Mark Brusasco 3 0 0+3 0 6 0
  Steve Clark 1+1 0 0 0 2 0
MF   Iain Fagan 8+1 0 0 0 9 0
GK   Savro Iozelli 11 0 1 0 12 0
FW   Ian Johnston 11+5 0 1+1 0 18 0
MF   John Lavelle 10+1 1 4 0 15 1
FW   Barry Kelso 8 5 4+1 4 13 9
DF   David Ratcliffe 5 0 4 0 9 0
FW   Craig Wallace 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
FW   George Williamson 0+1 0 0 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 10 MF   Roberto Echeverria 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2
2 11 FW   Kevin Caldwell 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1
3 GK   Savro Iozelli 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
4 FW   Barry Kelso 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 MF   John Lavelle 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
6 3 FW   Brian Kibbey 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
7 4 DF   Peter Tokesi 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
6 MF   Larry Gaffney 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
9 MF   Alan Marley 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
13 FW   John Coyne 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
11 2 DF   Ian Rathmell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 DF   Steve Perry 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 FW   Willie Conner 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
MF   Iain Fagan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
FW   Ian Johnston 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 22 0 4 1 0 1 23 0 5

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   Kim Wishart 4 3 7
2 20   Bob Barlow 0 1 1
Total 4 4 8

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.net.
  3. ^ "Brisbane City 1978 Squad". ozfootball.net.