1978 Brisbane City FC season

Brisbane City 1978 football season
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 →

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

Players

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

Competitions

Overall record

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

League table

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 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

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

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Fitzroy United v Brisbane City
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
Brisbane City v Footscray JUST
12 March 1978 2 Brisbane City 3–0 Footscray JUST Brisbane
  • Gaffney 32'
  • Echeverria 49'
  • Caldwell 55'
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jack Wood
Brisbane City v Adelaide City
19 March 1978 3 Brisbane City 2–1 Adelaide City Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Dave Nugent
Marconi Fairfield v Brisbane City
26 March 1978 4 Marconi Fairfield 3–2 Brisbane City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 6,700
Referee: Tim Davies
Brisbane City v Eastern Suburbs
2 April 1978 5 Brisbane City 0–3 Eastern Suburbs Brisbane
Report
  • Stevenson 45'
  • Watson 55'
  • Tokesi 80' (o.g.)
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: John Van Der Lynde
Western Suburbs v Brisbane City
9 April 1978 6 Western Suburbs 3–1 Brisbane City Sydney
  • C. Eaton 37'
  • Scott 57'
  • Perry 67' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Conner 17'
 Stadium: Englefield Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Richard Lorenc
South Melbourne v Brisbane City
16 April 1978 7 South Melbourne 0–1 Brisbane City Melbourne
Report
  • Echeverria 80'
 Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,750
Referee: Jack Readshaw
Brisbane City v West Adelaide
23 April 1978 8 Brisbane City 0–1 West Adelaide Brisbane
Report
  • McGachey 44'
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Bob Mee
Brisbane City v Canberra City
30 April 1978 9 Brisbane City 1–0 Canberra City Brisbane
  • Caldwell 43'
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,100
Referee: Dieter Klose
St George-Budapest v Brisbane City
7 May 1978 10 St George-Budapest 2–0 Brisbane City Sydney
 Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,005
Referee: Tony Boskovic
Brisbane City v Sydney Olympic
14 May 1978 11 Brisbane City 3–2 Sydney Olympic Brisbane
 Report
  • D. Allan 72', 80'
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Jack Wood
Newcastle KB United v Brisbane City
24 May 1978 12 Newcastle KB United 2–3 Brisbane City Newcastle
 Report
  • Mason 13' (o.g.)
  • Gaffney 50'
  • Coyne 82'
 Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 6,208
Referee: Brian Fowler
Brisbane City v Brisbane Lions
28 May 1978 13 Brisbane City 0–1 Brisbane Lions Brisbane
Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,750
Referee: Jim Reeves
Footscray JUST v Brisbane City
3 June 1978 14 Footscray JUST 2–2 Brisbane City Melbourne
  • Lujic 49'
  • Rujevic 57'
 Report
  • Rujevic 43' (o.g.)
  • Caldwell 58'
 Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Dieter Klose
Brisbane City v Fitzroy United
11 June 1978 15 Brisbane City 1–1 Fitzroy United Brisbane
  • Caldwell 37' (pen.)
 Report
  • Campbell 59'
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Dave Nugent
Adelaide City v Brisbane City
18 June 1978 16 Adelaide City 3–2 Brisbane City Adelaide
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jack Tarling
Brisbane City v Marconi Fairfield
25 June 1978 17 Brisbane City 0–3 Marconi Fairfield Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,550
Referee: Dave Nugent
Brisbane City v Western Suburbs
9 July 1978 19 Brisbane City 0–0 Western Suburbs Brisbane
Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Dave Nugent
Brisbane City v South Melbourne
16 July 1978 20 Brisbane City 3–4 South Melbourne Brisbane
  • Marley 22'
  • Kelso 27'
  • Perry 90'
 Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Henry Witschge
West Adelaide v Brisbane City
23 July 1978 21 West Adelaide 2–0 Brisbane City Adelaide
  • Pillans 63'
  • Jones 77'
 Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 4,300
Referee: Don Campbell
Canberra City v Brisbane City
29 July 1978 22 Canberra City 4–0 Brisbane City Canberra
  • Byrne 57'
  • Henderson 69'
  • Stoddart 84'
  • Grujicic 84'
 Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 4,211
Referee: David Yelland
Eastern Suburbs v Brisbane City
30 July 1978 18 Eastern Suburbs 2–0 Brisbane City Sydney
 Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 1,023
Referee: Tim Davies
Brisbane City v St George-Budapest
6 August 1978 23 Brisbane City 1–4 St George-Budapest Brisbane
  • Kelso 60'
 Report
  • Hensman 37'
  • O'Connor 41', 53'
  • Morgan 49'
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Jack Wood
Sydney Olympic v Brisbane City
13 August 1978 24 Sydney Olympic 2–1 Brisbane City Sydney
 Report
  • Kelso 26'
 Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 1,138
Referee: Jim Reeves
Brisbane City v Newcastle KB United
20 August 1978 25 Brisbane City 1–2 Newcastle KB United Brisbane
  • Kelso 2'
 Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Dave Nugent
Brisbane Lions v Brisbane City
27 August 1978 26 Brisbane Lions 1–2 Brisbane City Brisbane
  • Hughes 78'
 Report
  • Caldwell 50' (pen.)
  • Kelso 90+2'
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Jack Wood

NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Brisbane City v St George-Souths
14 June 1978 First round Brisbane City 1–0 St George-Souths Brisbane
  • Coyne 16'
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: [2]
Referee: Jack Wood
Brisbane City v Brisbane Lions
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
Brisbane City v Eastern Suburbs
24 September 1978 Quarter-finals Brisbane City 3–0 Eastern Suburbs Brisbane
  • Caldwell 48' (pen.)
  • Kelso 82', ?'
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Stewart Mellings
Brisbane City v Newcastle KB United
1 October 1978 Semi-finals Brisbane City 2–0 (a.e.t.) Newcastle KB United Brisbane
  • Caldwell 105' (pen.)
  • Kelso 119'
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Henry Witschge
Brisbane City v Adelaide City
8 October 1978 Final Brisbane City 2–1 Adelaide City Brisbane
  • Kelso 28'
  • Pimblett 77'
 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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia Kim Wishart 24 0 4 0 28 0
2 DF Scotland Ian Rathmell 11+1 0 4 0 16 0
3 FW Australia Brian Kibbey 18+3 0 4+1 0 26 0
4 DF Australia Peter Tokesi 23 0 2 0 25 0
5 DF Australia Steve Perry 25 1 5 0 30 1
6 MF Australia Larry Gaffney 25+1 2 4 1 30 3
7 FW Australia Willie Conner 13+4 2 1 0 18 2
8 MF England Frank Pimblett 17+4 0 4 0 25 0
9 MF New Zealand Alan Marley 18+2 6 1+1 0 22 6
10 MF Australia Roberto Echeverria 20+1 3 1+2 0 24 3
11 FW Australia Kevin Caldwell 20+3 5 5 2 28 7
13 FW Australia John Coyne 11+7 1 5 1 23 2
15 — Australia Eusebio Ibanez 2+3 0 0 0 5 0
20 GK Australia Bob Barlow 2 0 1 0 3 0
— FW Australia Mark Brusasco 3 0 0+3 0 6 0
— — Australia Steve Clark 1+1 0 0 0 2 0
— MF Australia Iain Fagan 8+1 0 0 0 9 0
— GK Australia Savro Iozelli 11 0 1 0 12 0
— FW Australia Ian Johnston 11+5 0 1+1 0 18 0
— MF Scotland John Lavelle 10+1 1 4 0 15 1
— FW Australia Barry Kelso 8 5 4+1 4 13 9
— DF Australia David Ratcliffe 5 0 4 0 9 0
— FW Australia Craig Wallace 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
— FW Scotland George Williamson 0+1 0 0 0 1 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
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 10 MF Australia Roberto Echeverria 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2
2 11 FW Australia Kevin Caldwell 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1
3 — GK Scotland Savro Iozelli 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
4 — FW Australia Barry Kelso 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 — MF Scotland John Lavelle 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
6 3 FW Australia Brian Kibbey 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
7 4 DF Australia Peter Tokesi 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
6 MF Australia Larry Gaffney 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
9 MF New Zealand Alan Marley 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
13 FW Australia John Coyne 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
11 2 DF Scotland Ian Rathmell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 DF Australia Steve Perry 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 FW Australia Willie Conner 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
— MF Australia Iain Fagan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
— FW Australia Ian Johnston 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 22 0 4 1 0 1 23 0 5

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

References

  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.
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