1978 South Melbourne FC season

South Melbourne 1978 football season

South Melbourne
1978 season
Head Coach	David Maclaren Ted Smith
Stadium	Middle Park Soccer Stadium
National Soccer League	3rd
NSL Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Duncan Cummings (9) All: Duncan Cummings (10)
Highest home attendance	18,000 vs. Fitzroy United (2 April 1978) National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance	3,500 vs. Canberra City (27 May 1978) National Soccer League
Average home league attendance	7,383
Biggest win	5–0 vs. Adelaide City (H) (13 August 1978) National Soccer League
Biggest defeat	0–3 (twice) 1–4 (once)
← 1977 1979 →

The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for South Melbourne 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	AUS	John Hansen
2	DF	ENG	Mike Pye
3	DF	AUS	Kris Kalifatidis
4	MF	ENG	Stuart Baxter
5		GRE	Margaritis Hagegmanouil
6	DF	AUS	Bertie Lutton
7		NIR	Sammy Wright
8	MF	AUS	Billy Rogers
9	FW	AUS	Duncan Cummings
10	FW	AUS	Peter Ollerton
11	DF	SCO	Frank Munro


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	MF	AUS	Socrates Nicolaides
13	FW	SCO	Bobby McGuinness
14	MF	AUS	George Christopoulos
15	FW	AUS	Steve Kakantonis
16	FW	SCO	George Campbell
17	DF	AUS	Kyri Kyriakouleas
20	GK	AUS	Jack Reilly
—		AUS	Billy Bergman
—	FW	ENG	Alun Evans
—	MF	AUS	Chris Kent
—		AUS	Peter Vaughan

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
National Soccer League	5 March 1978	26 August 1978	Matchday 1	3rd	26	12	8	6	45	30	+15	046.15
NSL Cup	31 May 1978	2 August 1978	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	3	3	+0	050.00
Total					28	13	8	7	48	33	+15	046.43

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	West Adelaide (C)	26	16	4	6	42	27	+15	36	Qualification to Finals series^[a]
2	Eastern Suburbs	26	15	5	6	49	27	+22	35
3	South Melbourne	26	12	8	6	45	30	+15	32
4	Marconi Fairfield	26	12	6	8	46	31	+15	30
5	Fitzroy United	26	9	8	9	39	39	0	26

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ 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	12	8	6	45	30	+15	44	7	3	3	26	12	+14	5	5	3	19	18	+1

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

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

Matches

Win Draw Loss

St George-Budapest v South Melbourne

5 March 1978 1	St George-Budapest	0–2	South Melbourne	Sydney
		Report	Cummings 20' Rogers 50'	Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 3,853^[1] Referee: Tony Boskovic

South Melbourne v Sydney Olympic

12 March 1978 2	South Melbourne	1–1	Sydney Olympic	Melbourne
	Rogers 63'	Report	Ainslie 78'	Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Chris Bambridge

South Melbourne v Newcastle KB United

19 March 1978 3	South Melbourne	3–0	Newcastle KB United	Melbourne
	Ollerton 15', 74' Hagegmanouil 76'	Report		Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Jim Dixon

Brisbane Lions v South Melbourne

26 March 1978 4	Brisbane Lions	1–1	South Melbourne	Brisbane
	Neale 43'	Report	Wright 74'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 330 Referee: Dieter Klose

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

Footscray JUST v South Melbourne

9 April 1978 6	Footscray JUST	0–2	South Melbourne	Melbourne
		Report	Ollerton 45', 78'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 8,250 Referee: Bob Henderson

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

South Melbourne v Marconi Fairfield

23 April 1978 8	South Melbourne	0–3	Marconi Fairfield	Melbourne
		Report	Sharne 44' Vieri 67' (pen.) Jankovics 89'	Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 17,728 Referee: Stewart Mellings

Eastern Suburbs v South Melbourne

30 April 1978 9	Eastern Suburbs	0–0	South Melbourne	Sydney
		Report		Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 3,580 Referee: Tony Boskovic

South Melbourne v Western Suburbs

6 May 1978 10	South Melbourne	2–1	Western Suburbs	Melbourne
	Ollerton 6', 24'	Report	Vernon 2'	Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Jim Dixon

Adelaide City v South Melbourne

14 May 1978 11	Adelaide City	1–1	South Melbourne	Adelaide
	Muir 60'	Report	Christopoulos 16'	Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 7,856 Referee: Jim Johnston

West Adelaide v South Melbourne

21 May 1978 12	West Adelaide	3–1	South Melbourne	Adelaide
	Kambas 42' (pen.) Honeyman 76' Tymczyszyn 87'	Report	Ollerton 30'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Dennis Stanley

South Melbourne v Canberra City

27 May 1978 13	South Melbourne	0–0	Canberra City	Melbourne
		Report		Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Tony Beazleigh

Sydney Olympic v South Melbourne

4 June 1978 14	Sydney Olympic	1–2	South Melbourne	Sydney
	Davourlis 45'	Report	Campbell 5' Cummings 39'	Stadium: Erskineville Oval Referee: Barry Wilkinson

South Melbourne v St George-Budapest

10 June 1978 15	South Melbourne	5–2	St George-Budapest	Melbourne
	Hagegmanouil ?' Cummings ?' O'Connor ?' Rogers ?' Christopoulos ?'	Report	Morgan ?' Hensman ?'	Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Jack Readshaw

Newcastle KB United v South Melbourne

17 June 1978 16	Newcastle KB United	1–1	South Melbourne	Newcastle
14:30 AEST	Summerscales 72'	Report	Cummings 63'	Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 7,357 Referee: Tim Davies

South Melbourne v Brisbane Lions

25 June 1978 17	South Melbourne	2–1	Brisbane Lions	Melbourne
	Christopoulos 30' Campbell 40'	Report	Fairbrother ?'	Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,000

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

South Melbourne v Footscray JUST

9 July 1978 19	South Melbourne	4–0	Footscray JUST	Melbourne
	Campbell 2' Cummings 45' Evans 61' Christopoulos 84'	Report		Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Tony Beazleigh

Brisbane City v South Melbourne

16 July 1978 20	Brisbane City	3–4	South Melbourne	Brisbane
	Marley 22' Kelso 27' Perry 90'	Report	Cummings 10' Christopoulos 37' Campbell 47' Evans 71'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Henry Witschge

Marconi Fairfield v South Melbourne

23 July 1978 21	Marconi Fairfield	1–1	South Melbourne	Sydney
	Vieri 29' (pen.)	Report	Evans 10'	Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 5,813 Referee: Bill Jones

South Melbourne v Eastern Suburbs

29 July 1978 22	South Melbourne	3–0	Eastern Suburbs	Melbourne
	Evans 25' Hagegmanouil 85' (pen.) Thomson 89' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Don Campbell

Western Suburbs v South Melbourne

6 August 1979 23	Western Suburbs	3–0	South Melbourne	Sydney
	Eaton 4', 36', 60'	Report		Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 4,102 Referee: Tony Boskovic

South Melbourne v Adelaide City

13 August 1978 24	South Melbourne	5–0	Adelaide City	Melbourne
	Evans 35', 86' Baxter 62' Kalafatidis 78' Cummings 85'	Report		Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Nick Karlich

South Melbourne v West Adelaide

20 August 1978 25	South Melbourne	0–2	West Adelaide	Melbourne
		Report	McGregor 15' Jones 50'	Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Tim Davies

Canberra City v South Melbourne

26 August 1978 26	Canberra City	0–3	South Melbourne	Canberra
15:00 AEST		Report	Lutton 2' Cummings 58', 75'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Tony Boskovic

Finals series

The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1978 National Soccer League.

South Melbourne v Marconi Fairfield

3 September 1978 Semi-finals	South Melbourne	2–3	Marconi Fairfield	Melbourne
	Cummings 41' Evans 55'	Report	Jones 1' Sharne 8' Ollerton 44'	Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 6,200 Referee: Graham Neal

NSL Cup

Win Draw Loss

Footscray JUST v South Melbourne

31 May 1978 First round	Footscray JUST	1–2	South Melbourne	Melbourne
	Ristovski ?'	Report	Rogers 27' Lutton 57'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 3,000^[2]

Fitzroy United v South Melbourne

2 August 1978 Second round	Fitzroy United	2–1 (a.e.t.)	South Melbourne	Melbourne
	Buljevic 88' Taylor 110'	Report	Cummigs 89'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge

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
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		John Hansen	16	0	1	0	17	0
2	DF		Mike Pye	25+1	0	2	0	28	0
3	DF		Kris Kalifatidis	23	1	1	0	24	1
4	MF		Stuart Baxter	25	1	2	0	27	1
5	—		Margaritis Hagegmanouil	26	3	2	0	28	3
6	DF		Bertie Lutton	21+1	1	2	1	24	2
7	—		Sammy Wright	24	1	2	0	26	1
8	MF		Billy Rogers	25+1	4	1+1	1	28	5
9	FW		Duncan Cummings	21+1	9	2	1	24	10
10	FW		Peter Ollerton	12	7	0	0	12	7
11	DF		Frank Munro	5	0	1	0	6	0
12	MF		Socrates Nicolaides	1+1	0	0	0	2	0
13	FW		Bobby McGuinness	3+4	0	0+1	0	8	0
14	MF		George Christopoulos	11+3	5	2	0	16	5
15	FW		Steve Kakantonis	1+1	0	0	0	2	0
16	FW		George Campbell	14	4	2	0	16	4
17	DF		Kyri Kyriakouleas	1+1	0	0	0	2	0
20	GK		Jack Reilly	10	0	1	0	11	0
—	—		Billy Bergman	1	0	0	0	1	0
—	FW		Alun Evans	7	6	1	0	8	6
—	MF		Chris Kent	13	1	0	0	13	1
—	—		Peter Vaughan	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
Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player
1	11	DF		Frank Munro	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
2	2	DF		Mike Pye	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	6	DF		Bertie Lutton	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	7	—		Sammy Wright	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	9	FW		Duncan Cummings	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	—	FW		Alun Evans	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Total					5	0	1	1	0	0	6	0	1

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.	Goalkeeper	NSL	Total
1	1	John Hansen	5	5
2	20	Jack Reilly	4	4
Total			9	9

References

^ Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
^ ^a ^b Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
^ "South Melbourne 1978 Squad". OzFootball.

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National teams

Senior
U23 (1979 FIFA World Youth Championship qualifying)

League competitions

National Soccer League

Cup competitions

NSL Cup
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Club seasons
National Soccer League	Adelaide City Brisbane City Brisbane Lions Canberra City Eastern Suburbs Fitzroy United Footscray JUST Marconi Fairfield Newcastle KB United South Melbourne St George-Budapest Sydney Olympic West Adelaide Western Suburbs