The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for St George-Budapest (now St George Football Club). In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
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Head Coach | Ilija Takac Joe Vlasits |
Stadium | St George Stadium Garside Park |
National Soccer League | 7th |
NSL Cup | Second round |
Top goalscorer | League: Phil O'Connor (12) All: Phil O'Connor (12) |
Highest home attendance | 4,953 vs. Brisbane Lions (16 July 1978) National Soccer League |
Lowest home attendance | 722 vs. APIA Leichhardt (17 May 1978) NSL Cup |
Average home league attendance | 2,534 |
Biggest win | 4–1 (3 times) |
Biggest defeat | 2–5 vs. South Melbourne (A) (10 June 1978) National Soccer League |
Players edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions edit
Overall record edit
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
National Soccer League | 5 March 1978 | 27 August 1978 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 42.31 |
NSL Cup | 17 May 1978 | 19 July 1978 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 50.00 |
Total | 28 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 42.86 |
Source: Competitions
National Soccer League edit
League table edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
8 | Sydney Olympic | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 25 |
9 | Western Suburbs | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 24 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Results summary edit
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 23 | −2 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Results by round edit
Matches edit
Win Draw Loss
5 March 1978 1 | St George-Budapest | 0–2 | South Melbourne | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 3,853[1] Referee: Tony Boskovic |
12 March 1978 2 | West Adelaide | 1–4 | St George-Budapest | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 5,233 Referee: Jim Johnston |
26 March 1978 4 | Adelaide City | 1–0 | St George-Budapest | Adelaide |
Report | Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 5,800 Referee: Dennis Stanley |
27 March 1978 3 | St George-Budapest | 2–1 | Canberra City | Sydney |
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Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 2,533 Referee: Peter Rampley |
2 April 1978 5 | Sydney Olympic | 2–0 | St George-Budapest | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Arlington Oval Attendance: 4,629 Referee: Henry Witschge |
9 April 1978 6 | St George-Budapest | 2–3 | Newcastle KB United | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 1,637 Referee: Doug Rennie |
15 April 1978 7 | Brisbane Lions | 0–0 | St George-Budapest | Brisbane |
Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Dave Nugent |
23 April 1978 8 | St George-Budapest | 2–0 | Fitzroy United | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 2,160 Referee: Barry Wilkinson |
29 April 1978 9 | Footscray JUST | 2–0 | St George-Budapest | Melbourne |
Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
7 May 1978 10 | St George-Budapest | 2–0 | Brisbane City | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 2,005 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
14 May 1978 11 | Marconi Fairfield | 2–1 | St George-Budapest | Sydney |
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Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 8,093 Referee: Jim Reeves |
21 May 1978 12 | St George-Budapest | 1–3 | Eastern Suburbs | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Brian Fowler |
28 May 1978 13 | Western Suburbs | 2–1 | St George-Budapest | Sydney |
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Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 5,928 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
4 June 1978 14 | St George-Budapest | 0–1 | West Adelaide | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 3,254 Referee: Henry Witschge |
10 June 1978 15 | South Melbourne | 5–2 | St George-Budapest | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Jack Readshaw |
17 June 1978 16 | Canberra City | 1–1 | St George-Budapest | Canberra |
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Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Tony Beazleigh |
25 June 1978 17 | St George-Budapest | 2–1 | Adelaide City | Sydney |
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Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 2,452 Referee: Peter Rampley |
2 July 1978 18 | St George-Budapest | 1–2 | Sydney Olympic | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 963 Referee: Tim Davies |
8 July 1978 19 | Newcastle KB United | 1–2 | St George-Budapest | Newcastle |
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Report | Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 10,197 Referee: Doug Rennie |
16 July 1978 20 | St George-Budapest | 2–2 | Brisbane Lions | Sydney |
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Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 4,953 Referee: Bill Jones |
23 July 1978 21 | Fitzroy United | 1–4 | St George-Budapest | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Tony Beazleigh |
30 July 1978 22 | St George-Budapest | 3–1 | Footscray JUST | Sydney |
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Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 3,676 Referee: Henry Witschge |
6 August 1978 23 | Brisbane City | 1–4 | St George-Budapest | Brisbane |
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Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Jack Wood |
13 August 1978 24 | St George-Budapest | 2–1 | Marconi Fairfield | Sydney |
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Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 3,234 Referee: Peter Rampley |
20 August 1978 25 | Eastern Suburbs | 4–2 | St George-Budapest | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,747 Referee: Jim Reeves |
27 August 1978 26 | St George-Budapest | 1–0 | Western Suburbs | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 1,025 Referee: Bill Jones |
NSL Cup edit
Win Draw Loss
17 May 1978 First round | St George-Budapest | 2–1 | APIA Leichhardt | Sydney |
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Stadium: Garside Park Attendance: 722[2] |
19 July 1978 Second round | Western Suburbs | 1–0 | St George-Budapest | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 1,023 Referee: Henry Witschge |
Statistics edit
Appearances and goals edit
Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[3][2]
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Martin Coe | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Doug Utjesenovic | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
3 | MF | Ralph Coates | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |
4 | DF | John O'Shea | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 4 | |
5 | DF | George Harris | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
6 | — | Brendan Grosse | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
7 | — | Carlos Mendez | 8+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
9 | DF | Robbie O'Shea | 14+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
10 | — | Neville Morgan | 25+1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 6 | |
11 | FW | Phil O'Connor | 24+1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 12 | |
12 | — | Emery Holmik | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
13 | DF | Peter Terry | 18+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
14 | — | Zoran Durisic | 4+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
15 | — | Paul Jones | 15+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
17 | FW | Peter Hensman | 17+4 | 6 | 1+1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | |
18 | DF | Mike O'Shea | 6+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
20 | GK | Tim Patterson | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
21 | GK | Ray Clemence | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
22 | MF | Paul Kay | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
— | FW | Isadore Acosta | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
— | MF | Mark Barton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
— | MF | Mike Dale | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
— | MF | Rudolfo Gnavi | 11+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
— | — | David Jirsa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
— | DF | Michael Rendell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
— | DF | Herminio Toñánez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
— | — | Jim Vlassis | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
— | — | Watson | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Disciplinary record edit
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 | ||||||
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1 | 5 | DF | George Harris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | — | MF | Rudolfo Gnavi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | 2 | DF | Doug Utjesenovic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | — | Brendan Grosse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
17 | FW | Doug Utjesenovic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
— | DF | John O'Shea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Clean sheets edit
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 |
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1 | 1 | Martin Coe | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
Total | 4 | 0 | 4 |
References edit
- ^ Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
- ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
- ^ "St. George 1978 Squad". OzFootball.