1978 Fitzroy United FC season

Fitzroy United 1978 football season
Fitzroy United
1978 season
Head CoachTony Boggi
John Margaritis
StadiumMiddle Park
Schintler Reserve
Wentworth Park
Olympic Park
National Soccer League5th
NSL CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Jim Campbell (12)
All: Jim Campbell (14)
Highest home attendance12,000
vs. Marconi Fairfield
(4 June 1978)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance3,000
vs. Brisbane City
(5 March 1978)
National Soccer League
3,000
vs. St George-Budapest
(23 June 1978)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance4,929
Biggest win4–1 (twice)
3–0 (once)
6–3 (once)
Biggest defeat0–4
vs. Marconi Fairfield (A)
(12 March 1978)
National Soccer League
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The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Fitzroy United (now Heidelberg United 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 Australia AUS Peter Blasby
2 DF Scotland SCO Arthur McMillan
3 DF Scotland SCO Bob Provan
6 DF Scotland SCO Pat Bannon (captain)
7 MF Australia AUS Ken Taylor
8 MF Australia AUS Jim Campbell
9 MF Australia AUS Andy Bozikas
10 FW Australia AUS Mike Micevski
11 FW Australia AUS Branko Buljevic
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW Scotland SCO Joe Tront
14 DF Australia AUS Nick Rakovalis
15 MF Australia AUS Theo Selemidis
16 FW Australia AUS Gary Cole
18 Australia AUS Doug Hay
20 GK Australia AUS Jim Marner
— DF Scotland SCO Jim O'Reilly
— DF Australia AUS Jim Tansey
— DF Australia AUS Charlie Yankos

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 5th 26 9 8 9 39 39 +0 034.62
NSL Cup 17 May 1978 24 September 1978 First round Quarter-finals 3 2 1 0 9 5 +4 066.67
Total 29 11 9 9 48 44 +4 037.93

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 South Melbourne 26 12 8 6 45 30 +15 32 Qualification to Finals series[a]
4 Marconi Fairfield 26 12 6 8 46 31 +15 30
5 Fitzroy United 26 9 8 9 39 39 0 26
6 Brisbane Lions 26 8 10 8 37 39 −2 26
7 St George-Budapest 26 11 3 12 41 40 +1 25
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1978 National Soccer League.

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 9 8 9 39 39  0 35 6 3 4 19 14  +5 3 5 5 20 25  −5

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
  • Bozikas 79'
 Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,000[1]
Referee: Stewart Mellings
Marconi Fairfield v Fitzroy United
12 March 1978 2 Marconi Fairfield 4–0 Fitzroy United Sydney
 Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 5,891
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Fitzroy United v Western Suburbs
26 March 1978 4 Fitzroy United 0–3 Western Suburbs Melbourne
Report
  • Fisher 21'
  • C. Eaton 25', 47'
 Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
Eastern Suburbs v Fitzroy United
27 March 1978 3 Eastern Suburbs 2–1 Fitzroy United Melbourne
  • Mullen 57'
  • Stevenson 77' (pen.)
 Report
  • Tront 79'
 Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Dennis McDermott
Note: This match was moved to play at Olympic Park in Melbourne as Eastern Suburbs' home fixture.
South Melbourne v Fitzroy United
2 April 1978 5 South Melbourne 1–1 Fitzroy United Melbourne
  • Kent 45'
 Report
  • Cole 53'
 Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Nick Karlich
Fitzroy United v West Adelaide
8 April 1978 6 Fitzroy United 1–1 West Adelaide Melbourne
  • Cole 73'
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: David Yelland
Canberra City v Fitzroy United
15 April 1978 7 Canberra City 2–2 Fitzroy United Canberra
  • Byrne 54'
  • Grujicic 65' (pen.)
 Report
  • Cole 60'
  • Taylor 85' (pen.)
 Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Brian Fowler
St George-Budapest v Fitzroy United
23 April 1978 8 St George-Budapest 2–0 Fitzroy United Sydney
 Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,160
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
Fitzroy United v Sydney Olympic
30 April 1978 9 Fitzroy United 3–1 Sydney Olympic Sydney
  • Cole 8', 38'
  • Campbell 48'
 Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 3,580
Referee: Doug Rennie
Note: This match was moved to play at Wentworth Park in Sydney as Fitzroy United's home fixture due to punishment by NSL for an assault on a referee.
Newcastle KB United v Fitzroy United
6 May 1978 10 Newcastle KB United 2–2 Fitzroy United Newcastle
 Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 7,826
Fitzroy United v Brisbane Lions
14 May 1978 11 Fitzroy United 0–0 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Bob Henderson
Fitzroy United v Adelaide City
20 May 1978 12 Fitzroy United 3–0 Adelaide City Melbourne
  • Campbell 47', 50', 68'
 Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Stewart Mellings
Footscray JUST v Fitzroy United
27 May 1978 13 Footscray JUST 1–2 Fitzroy United Melbourne
  • Palinkas 6'
 Report
  • Cole 12', 65'
 Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 4,500
Fitzroy United v Marconi Fairfield
4 June 1978 14 Fitzroy United 4–1 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
  • Buljevic 13'
  • Cole 27'
  • Campbell 44'
  • Bozikas 50'
 Report
  • Richards 55'
 Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Nick Karlich
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
Fitzroy United v Eastern Suburbs
18 June 1978 16 Fitzroy United 1–1 Eastern Suburbs Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Dennis McDermott
Western Suburbs v Fitzroy United
25 June 1978 17 Western Suburbs 2–3 Fitzroy United Sydney
  • Turnbull 63'
  • Eaton 79'
 Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 2,458
Referee: Henry Witschge
Fitzroy United v South Melbourne
2 July 1978 18 Fitzroy United 4–1 South Melbourne Melbourne
  • Campbell 23'
  • Buljevic 57', 62'
  • McMillan 86'
 Report
  • Rogers 6'
 Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 10,000
West Adelaide v Fitzroy United
9 July 1978 19 West Adelaide 3–2 Fitzroy United Adelaide
  • Honeyman 52', 57'
  • Boyle 54'
 Report
  • Campbell 51'
  • Taylor 68' (pen.)
 Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 5,993
Referee: Graham Neal
Fitzroy United v Canberra City
16 July 1978 20 Fitzroy United 0–1 Canberra City Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Nick Karlich
Fitzroy United v St George-Budapest
23 July 1978 21 Fitzroy United 1–4 St George-Budapest Melbourne
  • Cole 42'
 Report
  • Grosse 12'
  • Terry 35'
  • Hensman 75'
  • Coates 90+1'
 Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
Sydney Olympic v Fitzroy United
30 July 1978 22 Sydney Olympic 1–3 Fitzroy United Sydney
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,676
Referee: Tony Boskovic
Fitzroy United v Newcastle KB United
6 August 1978 23 Fitzroy United 1–0 Newcastle KB United Melbourne
  • Taylor 69' (pen.)
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Chris Bambridge
Brisbane Lions v Fitzroy United
13 August 1979 24 Brisbane Lions 1–1 Fitzroy United Brisbane
  • Amos 57'
 Report
  • Campbell 22'
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Jack Wood
Adelaide City v Fitzroy United
20 August 1978 25 Adelaide City 3–2 Fitzroy United Adelaide
 Report
  • Cole 70'
  • Bannon 89'
 Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 3,223
Referee: Don Campbell
Fitzroy United v Footscray JUST
27 August 1978 26 Fitzroy United 0–1 Footscray JUST Melbourne
Report
  • Lujic 18'
 Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Stewart Mellings

NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Fitzroy United v Prahran Slavia
17 May 1978 First round Fitzroy United 6–3 Prahran Slavia Melbourne
  • Bozikas 25', 44', 53'
  • Campbell 71', 79'
  • Cole 72'
 Report
  • Miller 30'
  • Paton 67'
  • Train 90'
 Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: [2]
Fitzroy United v South Melbourne
2 August 1978 Second round Fitzroy United 2–1 (a.e.t.) South Melbourne Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge
Canberra City v Fitzroy United
24 September 1978 Quarter-finals Canberra City 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 Fitzroy United Canberra
 Report
  • Cole ?'
 Stadium: Canberra Stadium
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Peter Rampley

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 Peter Blasby 19 0 1 0 20 0
2 DF Scotland Arthur McMillan 25 1 3 0 28 1
3 DF Scotland Bob Provan 24 0 3 0 27 0
6 DF Scotland Pat Bannon 25 1 1 0 26 1
7 MF Australia Ken Taylor 24+1 3 3 1 28 4
8 MF Australia Jim Campbell 25+1 12 3 2 29 14
9 MF Australia Andy Bozikas 19+4 3 2 3 25 6
10 FW Australia Mike Micevski 8+11 0 2+1 0 22 0
11 FW Australia Branko Buljevic 22 6 3 1 25 7
12 FW Scotland Joe Tront 2 1 0 0 2 1
14 DF Australia Nick Rakovalis 0+1 0 0+1 0 2 0
15 MF Australia Theo Selemidis 10+3 0 2+1 0 16 0
16 FW Australia Gary Cole 25 11 3 2 28 13
18 — Australia Doug Hay 2+1 0 0 0 3 0
20 GK Australia Jim Mariner 7 0 2 0 9 0
— DF Scotland Jim O'Reilly 24+1 0 3 0 28 0
— DF Australia Jim Tansey 25 1 3 0 28 1
— DF Australia Charlie Yankos 0 0 0+1 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 3 DF Scotland Bob Provan 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
2 2 DF Scotland Arthur McMillan 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
6 DF Scotland Pat Bannon 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
7 MF Australia Ken Taylor 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
8 MF Australia Jim Campbell 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
6 — DF Australia Jim Tansey 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 10 FW Australia Mike Micevski 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 FW Australia Branko Buljevic 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 MF Australia Theo Selemidis 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 — Australia Doug Hay 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
— DF Scotland Jim O'Reilly 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 21 0 0 2 0 0 23 0 0

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 Peter Blasby 3 0 3
2 20 Australia Jim Mariner 1 0 1
Total 4 0 4

References

  1. ^ Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
  2. ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
  3. ^ "Fitzroy United 1978 Squad". OzFootball.
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