1978 Eastern Suburbs FC season

The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Eastern Suburbs (now Hakoah Sydney City East Football Club). In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Eastern Suburbs finished 2nd in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup quarter-finals by Brisbane City

Eastern Suburbs

1978 season
Head Coach	Gerry Chaldi
Stadium	Wentworth Park Olympic Park Sydney Sports Ground
National Soccer League	2nd
NSL Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Ernie Campbell (10) All: Ernie Campbell (10)
Highest home attendance	9,136 vs. Marconi Fairfield (17 September 1978) National Soccer League Finals
Lowest home attendance	1,010 vs. Brisbane Lions (12 March 1978) National Soccer League
Average home league attendance	3,385
Biggest win	5–0 vs. Sydney Olympic (H) (28 May 1978) National Soccer League
Biggest defeat	0–3 vs. South Melbourne (A) (29 July 1978) National Soccer League 0–3 vs. Brisbane City (A) (24 September 1978) 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	Todd Clarke
2	DF	AUS	Kevin Mullen
3	DF	SCO	Eddie Thomson
4	DF	AUS	Steve O'Connor
5	DF	SCO	Henry Mowbray
6	MF	AUS	John Stevenson
7	MF	AUS	Joe Watson
8	MF	AUS	Murray Barnes
9	FW	AUS	Ernie Campbell
10	FW	ENG	Terry Smith
11	FW	BRA	Hilton Silva

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	DF	ENG	Alan Kershaw
13	FW	SCO	Bobby McGuinness
14		ENG	Jeff Illingworth
15	MF	AUS	Bobby Smith
16		AUS	Simco Silva
17	FW	WAL	Mark Trenter
18	MF	AUS	Ian Souness
19	MF	BRA	Luis de Melo
20	GK	AUS	Tony Pezzano
—	DF	AUS	George Townsend

Competitions

Overview

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	2nd	26	15	5	6	49	27	+22	057.69
NSL Cup	31 May 1978	24 September 1978	First round	Quarter-finals	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	066.67
Total					29	17	5	7	55	31	+24	058.62

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

Main article: 1978 National Soccer League

League table

Pos	Team	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
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:

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	15	5	6	49	27	+22	50	8	2	3	25	11	+14	7	3	3	24	16	+8

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

Round	1	2	4	3	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	19	20	21	22	18	23	24	25	26
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	D	W	W	D	L	L	D	L	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W
Position	1	5	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	7	5	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	2
Points	2	2	3	5	7	8	8	8	9	9	11	13	15	16	18	19	19	21	23	25	25	27	29	31	33	35

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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Newcastle KB United v Eastern Suburbs

5 March 1978 1	Newcastle KB United	1–4	Eastern Suburbs	Newcastle
15:00 AEST	Boden 78' (pen.)	Report	Watson 36' Silva 62', 64' Barnes 82'	Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 15,067 Referee: Peter Rampley

Eastern Suburbs v Brisbane Lions

12 March 1978 2	Eastern Suburbs	1–3	Brisbane Lions	Sydney
	Campbell 32'	Report	Hughes 59', 68', 75'	Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 1,010 Referee: Tim Davies

Footscray JUST v Eastern Suburbs

25 March 1978 4	Footscray JUST	1–1	Eastern Suburbs	Melbourne
	Ristovski 88'	Report	Stevenson 23' (pen.)	Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ken Allen

Eastern Suburbs v Fitzroy United

27 March 1978 3	Eastern Suburbs	2–1	Fitzroy United	Melbourne
	Mullen 57' Stevenson 77'	Report	Tront 79'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Dennis McDermott
Note: This home fixture for Eastern Suburbs was moved to Olympic Park in Melbourne by the NSL.

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

Eastern Suburbs v Marconi Fairfield

9 April 1978 6	Eastern Suburbs	0–0	Marconi Fairfield	Sydney
		Report		Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 3,598 Referee: Barry Wilkinson

Eastern Suburbs v Adelaide City

16 April 1978 7	Eastern Suburbs	1–2	Adelaide City	Sydney
	Campbell 22'	Report	J. Nyskohus 6' Northcote 67'	Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 1,283 Referee: Jim Reeves

Western Suburbs v Eastern Suburbs

23 April 1978 8	Western Suburbs	3–2	Eastern Suburbs	Sydney
	Harding 35' C. Eaton 43' Fisher 51'	Report	Campbell 78' Silva 86'	Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 2,476 Referee: Henry Witschge

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

West Adelaide v Eastern Suburbs

7 May 1978 10	West Adelaide	3–2	Eastern Suburbs	Adelaide
	Bozanic 20' O'Connor 53' (o.g.) McGregor 56'	Report	Barnes 22', 37'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 5,341 Referee: Tony Beazleigh

Eastern Suburbs v Canberra City

14 May 1978 11	Eastern Suburbs	3–0	Canberra City	Sydney
15:00 AEST	O'Connor 66' Campbell 72' Souness 89'	Report		Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,685 Referee: Peter Rampley

St George-Budapest v Eastern Suburbs

21 May 1978 12	St George-Budapest	1–3	Eastern Suburbs	Sydney
	Mendez 42'	Report	H. Silva 57' Watson 65' Trenter 90+3'	Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Brian Fowler

Eastern Suburbs v Sydney Olympic

28 May 1978 13	Eastern Suburbs	5–0	Sydney Olympic	Sydney
	Watson 21', 46' Trenter 42' Silva 55' D. Allan 85' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 5,928 Referee: Tim Davies

Brisbane Lions v Eastern Suburbs

4 June 1978 14	Brisbane Lions	1–1	Eastern Suburbs	Brisbane
	Thomson 2' (o.g.)	Report	Bennett 47' (o.g.)	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Bob Mee

Eastern Suburbs v Newcastle KB United

11 June 1978 15	Eastern Suburbs	1–0	Newcastle KB United	Sydney
13:00 AEST	Campbell 16'	Report		Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 4,725 Referee: Richard Lorenc

Fitzroy United v Eastern Suburbs

18 June 1978 16	Fitzroy United	1–1	Eastern Suburbs	Melbourne
	Tansey 35'	Report	E. Campbell 77'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Dennis McDermott

Eastern Suburbs v Footscray JUST

25 June 1978 17	Eastern Suburbs	1–2	Footscray JUST	Sydney
	Trenter 89'	Report	Rujevic 55' Lujic 71'	Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,458 Referee: Brian Fowler

Marconi Fairfield v Eastern Suburbs

9 July 1978 19	Marconi Fairfield	1–2	Eastern Suburbs	Sydney
	Ollerton 15'	Report	Stevenson 61' (pen.) Silva 76'	Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 5,731 Referee: Henry Witschge

Adelaide City v Eastern Suburbs

16 July 1978 20	Adelaide City	0–1	Eastern Suburbs	Adelaide
		Report	Trenter 28'	Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 5,600 Referee: Chris Bambridge

Eastern Suburbs v Western Suburbs

23 July 1978 21	Eastern Suburbs	3–0	Western Suburbs	Sydney
	Souness 41' Campbell 52' Silva 80'	Report		Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 1,113 Referee: Richard Lorenc

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 Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Don Campbell

Eastern Suburbs v Brisbane City

30 July 1978 18	Eastern Suburbs	2–0	Brisbane City	Sydney
	Campbell 54' Souness 77'	Report		Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 1,023 Referee: Tim Davies

Eastern Suburbs v West Adelaide

6 August 1978 23	Eastern Suburbs	2–1	West Adelaide	Sydney
	Smith 14' Silva 36'	Report	Honeyman 2'	Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 4,102 Referee: Jack Readshaw

Canberra City v Eastern Suburbs

12 August 1978 24	Canberra City	1–2	Eastern Suburbs	Canberra
	Heywood 34'	Report	Thomson 16' Smith 23'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 3,311 Referee: Dave Nugent

Eastern Suburbs v St George-Budapest

20 August 1978 25	Eastern Suburbs	4–2	St George-Budapest	Sydney
	Grosse 22' (o.g.) Stevenson 26' Smith 62', 82'	Report	Morgan 25' O'Connor 46'	Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,747 Referee: Jim Reeves

Sydney Olympic v Eastern Suburbs

27 August 1978 26	Sydney Olympic	0–2	Eastern Suburbs	Sydney
		Report	Smith 61' Barnes 71'	Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 3,530 Referee: Chris Bambridge

Finals series

West Adelaide v Eastern Suburbs

3 September 1978 Semi-finals	West Adelaide	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Eastern Suburbs	Adelaide
	Koulianos 12' Reynolds 14'	Report	Souness 20' Barnes 53' Campbell 117'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Tony Beazleigh

Eastern Suburbs v Marconi Fairfield

17 September 1978 Grand Final	Eastern Suburbs	4–2	Marconi Fairfield	Sydney
	Smith 25' Watson 38' Trenter 41' Campbell 44'	Report	Ollerton 23' Vieri 60'	Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 9,136 Referee: Don Campbell

NSL Cup

Main article: 1978 NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Southside Eagles v Eastern Suburbs

31 May 1978 First round	Southside Eagles	1–2	Eastern Suburbs	Brisbane
	Millman 37'	Report	Thomson 50' Watson 83'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: Referee: Dave Nugent

Eastern Suburbs v Sydney Olympic

19 July 1978 Second round	Eastern Suburbs	4–0	Sydney Olympic	Sydney
	Souness 17' Barnes 21' Smith 25'	Report		Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 1,023 Referee: Tim Davies

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

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	National Soccer League		NSL Cup		Total
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Todd Clarke	25	0	3	0	28	0
2	DF		Kevin Mullen	25	1	3	0	28	1
3	DF		Eddie Thomson	24	1	3	1	27	2
4	DF		Steve O'Connor	27	1	3	0	30	1
5	DF		Henry Mowbray	27	0	2	0	29	0
6	MF		John Stevenson	26	5	3	0	29	5
7	MF		Joe Watson	27	6	3	1	30	7
8	MF		Murray Barnes	24	5	3	1	27	6
9	FW		Ernie Campbell	21+4	10	2	0	27	10
10	FW		Terry Smith	9+4	6	1+2	2	16	8
11	FW		Hilton Silva	28	8	3	0	31	8
12	DF		Alan Kershaw	2+2	0	0+1	0	5	0
13	FW		Bobby McGuinness	1	0	0	0	1	0
14	—		Jeff Illingworth	2+1	0	0	0	3	0
15	MF		Bobby Smith	8+3	0	0+1	0	12	0
16	—		Simco Silva	3	0	0	0	3	0
17	FW		Mark Trenter	5+4	5	2+1	0	12	5
18	MF		Ian Souness	19	4	2	1	21	5
19	MF		Luis de Melo	2	0	0	0	2	0
20	GK		Tony Pezzano	3	0	0	0	3	0
—	DF		George Townsend	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
1	9	FW		Ernie Campbell	3	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	1
2	3	DF		Eddie Thomson	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
3	2	DF		Kevin Mullen	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
4	4	DF		Steve O'Connor	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
5	8	MF		Murray Barnes	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	11	FW		Hilton Silva	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	17	FW		Mark Trenter	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
8	5	DF		Henry Mowbray	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	6	MF		John Stevenson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	10	FW		Terry Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	12	DF		Alan Kershaw	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	15	MF		Bobby Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					22	0	2	0	0	0	22	0	2

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		Todd Clarke	9	1	10
2	20		Tony Pezzano	1	0	1
Total				10	1	11