1978 Marconi Fairfield FC season

The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Marconi Fairfield (now Marconi Stallions Football Club). In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.

Marconi Fairfield
1978 season
Head CoachRale Rasic
StadiumMarconi Oval
National Soccer League4th
NSL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Roberto Vieri (11)
All: Roberto Vieri (11)
Highest home attendance8,936
vs. Newcastle KB United
(28 May 1978)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance3,000
vs. Footscray JUST
(17 June 1978)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance5,861
Biggest win4–0
vs. Fitzroy United (H)
(12 March 1978)
National Soccer League
6–2
vs. Western Suburbs (H)
(16 April 1978)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–4
vs. Adelaide City (A)
(2 July 1978)
National Soccer League

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 Allan Maher
2 Australia AUS Barry Jones
3 DF Australia AUS Paul Degney
4 MF Australia AUS John Russell
5 DF Australia AUS Ivo Prskalo
6 MF Australia AUS Ray Richards
7 MF Australia AUS Gary Byrne
8 FW Italy ITA Roberto Vieri
9 MF Australia AUS Jimmy Rooney (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 FW Australia AUS Berti Mariani
11 FW Australia AUS Peter Sharne
12 DF Australia AUS Richie Williams
13 MF Australia AUS Stuart Selvage
14 FW Australia AUS Mark Jankovics
15 DF Australia AUS Peter Brogan
18 DF England ENG Mike Berry
19 FW Australia AUS Peter Ollerton
Australia AUS Telamo Domingo

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 4th 26 12 6 8 46 31 +15 046.15
NSL Cup 21 June 1978 First round First round 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
Total 27 12 7 8 46 31 +15 044.44

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Eastern Suburbs 26 15 5 6 49 27 +22 35 Qualification to Finals series[lower-alpha 1]
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
6 Brisbane Lions 26 8 10 8 37 39 2 26
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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 12 6 8 46 31  +15 42 8 3 2 30 14  +16 4 3 6 16 17  −1

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWWWDDWWWDWDWLWLWLLLDLWLDL
Position21111111111111111112342434
Points24689101214161719202222242426262626272729293030
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

5 March 1978 1 Brisbane Lions 0–3 Marconi Fairfield Brisbane
Report
  • Sharne 27'
  • Jankovics 47', 53'
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,000[1]
Referee: Des Miles (Col Amos 46')
12 March 1978 2 Marconi Fairfield 4–0 Fitzroy United Sydney
15:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 5,891
Referee: Richard Lorenc
18 March 1978 3 Footscray JUST 0–2 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
Report
  • Parrott 30' (o.g.)
  • Mariani 51'
Stadium: Junction Oval
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: David Yelland
26 March 1978 4 Marconi Fairfield 3–2 Brisbane City Sydney
15:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 6,700
Referee: Tim Davies
2 April 1978 5 Marconi Fairfield 1–1 Adelaide City Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 6,608
Referee: Peter Rampley
9 April 1978 6 Eastern Suburbs 0–0 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 3,598
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
16 April 1978 7 Marconi Fairfield 6–2 Western Suburbs Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 5,719
Referee: Doug Rennie
23 April 1978 8 South Melbourne 0–3 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 17,728
Referee: Stewart Mellings
30 April 1978 9 Marconi Fairfield 2–0 West Adelaide Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 6,479
Referee: Richard Lorenc
6 May 1978 10 Canberra City 0–0 Marconi Fairfield Canberra
15:00 AEST Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 7,450
Referee: Henry Witschge
14 May 1978 11 Marconi Fairfield 2–1 St George-Budapest Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 8,093
Referee: Jim Reeves
21 May 1978 12 Sydney Olympic 1–1 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
  • Jamieson 40'
Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 6,702
Referee: Tony Boskovic
28 May 1978 13 Marconi Fairfield 4–2 Newcastle KB United Sydney
15:00 AEST
  • Mariani 19'
  • Sharne 62', 80'
  • Drinkwater 75' (o.g.)
Report
  • Galpin 5', 49'
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 8,936
Referee: Doug Rennie
4 June 1978 14 Fitzroy United 4–1 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Nick Karlich
11 June 1978 15 Marconi Fairfield 3–1 Brisbane Lions Sydney
Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 3,461
Referee: Tim Davies
17 June 1978 16 Marconi Fairfield 1–2 Footscray JUST Sydney
Report
  • Rujevic 73'
  • Nicolaides 87'
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jim Reeves
25 June 1978 17 Brisbane City 0–3 Marconi Fairfield Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,550
Referee: Dave Nugent
2 July 1978 18 Adelaide City 4–0 Marconi Fairfield Adelaide
Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: David Yelland
9 July 1978 19 Marconi Fairfield 1–2 Eastern Suburbs Sydney
15:00 AEST Report
  • Stevenson 61' (pen.)
  • Silva 76'
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 5,731
Referee: Henry Witschge
16 July 1978 20 Western Suburbs 3–1 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
  • Fisher 23', 40'
  • Vernon 85'
Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 2,126
Referee: Tim Davies
23 July 1978 21 Marconi Fairfield 1–1 South Melbourne Sydney
Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 5,813
Referee: Bill Jones
30 July 1978 22 West Adelaide 2–1 Marconi Fairfield Adelaide
  • Norris 21'
  • Pillans 55'
Report
  • Mariani 6'
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 12,671
Referee: Stewart Melllings
6 August 1978 23 Marconi Fairfield 2–0 Canberra City Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 4,519
Referee: Richard Lorenc
13 August 1978 24 St George-Budapest 2–1 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,234
Referee: Peter Rampley
20 August 1978 25 Marconi Fairfield 0–0 Sydney Olympic Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 5,241
Referee: Tony Boskovic
27 August 1978 26 Newcastle KB United 1–0 Marconi Fairfield Newcastle
14:30 AEST
  • Endacott 56'
Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 16,614
Referee: Richard Lorenc

Finals series

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

3 September 1978 Semi-finals South Melbourne 2–3 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 6,200
Referee: Graham Neal
10 September 1978 Preliminary Final Marconi Fairfield 2–0 West Adelaide Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 6,885
Referee: Chris Bambridge
17 September 1978 Grand Final Eastern Suburbs 4–2 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 9,136
Referee: Don Campbell

NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

21 June 1978 First round Marconi Fairfield 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
New South Wales Sydney Croatia Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 4,175[2]
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 Australia Allan Maher 260 10 270
2 Australia Barry Jones 190 00 190
3 DF Australia Paul Degney 260 00 260
4 MF Australia John Russell 260 10 270
5 DF Australia Ivo Prskalo 230 10 240
6 MF Australia Ray Richards 8+21 10 111
7 MF Australia Gary Byrne 113 10 123
8 FW Italy Roberto Vieri 2411 10 2511
9 MF Australia Jimmy Rooney 264 10 274
10 FW Australia Berti Mariani 266 10 276
11 FW Australia Peter Sharne 24+16 00 256
12 DF Australia Richie Williams 4+40 10 90
13 MF Australia Stuart Selvage 6+40 0+10 110
14 FW Australia Mark Jankovics 19+29 00 219
15 DF Australia Peter Brogan 5+40 10 100
18 DF Australia Mike Berry 1+30 10 50
19 FW Australia Peter Ollerton 102 00 102
Australia Telamo Domingo 20 00 20

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 5 DF Australia Ivo Prskalo 401 000 401
6 MF Australia Ray Richards 401 000 401
3 8 FW Italy Roberto Vieri 200 000 200
19 FW Australia Peter Ollerton 200 000 200
5 1 GK Australia Allan Maher 100 000 100
2 DF Australia Barry Jones 100 000 100
3 MF Australia Paul Degney 100 000 100
7 MF Australia Gary Byrne 100 000 100
10 FW Australia Berti Mariani 100 000 100
11 FW Australia Peter Sharne 100 000 100
13 MF Australia Stuart Selvage 100 000 100
Total 1902 000 1902

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 Allan Maher 101 11
Total10111

References

  1. Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
  2. Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
  3. "Marconi 1978 Squad". OzFootball.
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