Canberra City
1978 season
Head CoachJohnny Warren
StadiumBruce Stadium
Seiffert Oval
National Soccer League13th
NSL CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Terry Byrne
Ivan Grujicic (9 each)

All: Terry Byrne
Ivan Grujicic (10 each)
Highest home attendance7,450
vs. Marconi Fairfield
(6 May 1978)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance2,600
vs. Fitzroy United
(24 September 1978)
NSL Cup
Average home league attendance4,815
Biggest win4–0
vs. West Woden Juventus (H)
(10 May 1978)
NSL Cup
4–0
vs. Brisbane City (H)
(29 July 1978)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–3
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

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 England ENG Ron Tilsed
2 DF Australia AUS Danny Moulis
3 DF Australia AUS Milan Milovanovic
4 DF Australia AUS Tony Henderson
5 Argentina ARG Luis Salgado
6 MF Australia AUS John Davies
7 DF Australia AUS Steve Hogg
8 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Ivan Grujicic
9 DF Australia AUS Terry Byrne
10 Australia AUS Brian Stoddart
11 DF Scotland SCO John Brown
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW Australia AUS Alan Reis
13 MF England ENG Ian Heywood
14 MF Australia AUS Jimmy Cant
15 FW Australia AUS Bernard Lustica
16 Australia AUS Garry Parker
17 DF Fiji FIJ Keni Kawaleva
18 DF England ENG Roy Stark
20 GK Australia AUS David Lindenmayer
Australia AUS Ken Henderson
FW Scotland SCO Peter Marinello

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 26 August 1978 Matchday 1 13th 26 5 10 11 28 41 −13 019.23
NSL Cup 10 May 1978 1 October 1978 First round Semi-finals 4 2 1 1 9 6 +3 050.00
Total 30 7 11 12 37 47 −10 023.33

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 5 10 11 28 41  −13 25 2 8 3 19 20  −1 3 2 8 9 21  −12

Results by round

Round1243567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHHAAHAHHAHAHAAAHHAHAAHAHAH
ResultDDWLDDDDLDLDDLLDLLWWWWLLLL
Position7779666589131191212121414141210911111313
Points12445678899101111111212121416182020202020
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

5 March 1978 1 Canberra City 1–1 West Adelaide Canberra
  • Grujicic 82' (pen.)
Report
  • Norris 68'
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 6,000[1]
Referee: Ken Allen
12 March 1978 2 Canberra City 2–2 Adelaide City Canberra
  • Byrne 47'
  • Grujicic 62'
Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 6,580
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
26 March 1978 4 Sydney Olympic 1–2 Canberra City Sydney
  • Senkalski 19' (pen.)
Report
  • Grujicic 9' (pen.)
  • Byrne 17'
Stadium: Erskineville Oval
Attendance: 4,133
Referee: Alf Rodway
27 March 1978 3 St George-Budapest 2–1 Canberra City Sydney
Report
  • Heywood 22'
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,533
Referee: Peter Rampley
1 April 1978 5 Canberra City 2–2 Newcastle KB United Canberra
  • Byrne 67'
  • Stoddart 73'
Report
  • Mason 33'
  • Drinkwater 39'
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
  • Byrne 54'
  • Grujicic 65' (pen.)
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Brian Fowler
22 April 1978 8 Canberra City 1–1 Footscray JUST Canberra
  • Stark 72'
Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 5,020
Referee: Tim Davies
30 April 1978 9 Brisbane City 1–0 Canberra City Brisbane
  • Caldwell 43'
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
  • Grujicic 64', 82' (pen.)
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
Report
  • Grujicic 31'
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 5,301
Referee: Don Campbell
11 June 1978 15 West Adelaide 2–0 Canberra City Adelaide
  • McGregor 28'
  • Norris 90'
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 4,321
Referee: Bobby Kerr
17 June 1978 16 Canberra City 1–1 St George-Budapest Canberra
  • Grujicic 29' (pen.)
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
24 June 1978 17 Canberra City 1–3 Sydney Olympic Canberra
  • Byrne 85'
Report
  • Pirie 7', 63'
  • D. Allan 70'
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
Report
  • Neale 6'
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 3,520
Referee: Richard Lorenc
16 July 1978 20 Fitzroy United 0–1 Canberra City Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Nick Karlich
23 July 1978 21 Footscray JUST 1–2 Canberra City Melbourne
  • Palinkas 4'
Report
  • Byrne 36', 68'
Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge
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
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
  • Heywood 34'
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 3,311
Referee: Dave Nugent
20 August 1978 25 Western Suburbs 1–0 Canberra City Sydney
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

  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
  • Paparas 26'
  • Reed 65'
Report
  • Davies 42'
  • Byrne 62'
  • Grujicic 80'
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
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Peter Rampley
1 October 1978 Semi-finals Adelaide City 3–1 Canberra City Adelaide
Report
  • Stoddart 4'
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 2,651
Referee: Tim Davies

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
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK England Ron Tilsed 240 30 270
2 DF Australia Danny Moulis 17+10 10 190
3 DF Australia Milan Milovanovic 15+20 10 180
4 DF Australia Tony Henderson 261 30 291
5 Argentina Luis Selgado 2+10 20 50
6 MF Australia John Davies 17+10 31 211
7 DF Australia Steve Hogg 15+20 10 180
8 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivan Grujicic 19+39 2+11 2510
9 DF Australia Terry Byrne 239 31 2610
10 Australia Brian Stoddart 172 30 202
11 DF Scotland John Brown 190 1+10 210
12 FW Australia Alan Reis 0+10 00 10
13 MF England Ian Heywood 17+52 30 252
14 MF Australia Jimmy Cant 231 31 262
15 FW Australia Bernard Lustica 0+30 00 30
16 Australia Garry Parker 90 00 90
17 DF Fiji Keni Kawaleva 5+10 20 80
18 DF England Roy Stark 251 20 271
20 GK Australia David Lindenmayer 20 00 20
Australia Ken Henderson 0+20 00 20
FW Scotland Peter Marinello 111 00 111

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 9 DF Australia Terry Byrne 401 000 401
14 MF Australia Jimmy Cant 401 000 401
3 10 Australia Brian Stoddart 400 000 400
4 4 DF Australia Tony Henderson 300 000 300
5 1 GK England Ron Tilsed 200 000 200
11 DF Scotland John Brown 200 000 200
7 2 DF Australia Danny Moulis 100 000 100
6 MF Australia John Davies 100 000 100
8 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivan Grujicic 100 000 100
13 MF England Ian Heywood 100 000 100
16 Australia Garry Parker 100 000 100
17 DF Fiji Keni Kawaleva 100 000 100
Total 2402 100 2502

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 England Ron Tilsed 40 4
Total404

References

  1. Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
  2. 1 2 Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
  3. "Canberra City 1978 Squad". ozfootball.net.
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