1978 Sydney Olympic FC season
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Sydney Olympic Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Sydney Olympic finished 8th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the second round of the NSL Cup.
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Head Coach | Tom Anderson George Gibson Joe Marston Kaz Kulak |
Stadium | Arlington Oval Erskineville Oval Wentworth Park Garside Park St George Stadium |
National Soccer League | 8th |
NSL Cup | Second round |
Top goalscorer | League: Alan Ainslie (7) All: Alan Ainslie (7) |
Highest home attendance | 6,702 vs. Marconi Fairfield (21 May 1978) National Soccer League |
Lowest home attendance | 1,000 vs. Auburn (24 May 1978) National Soccer League |
Average home league attendance | 3,915 |
Biggest win | 2–0 (3 times) 3–1 (once) |
Biggest defeat | 0–5 vs. Eastern Suburbs (A) (28 May 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.
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Competitions
Overall record
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 | 25 September 1978 | Matchday 1 | 8th | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 34.62 |
NSL Cup | 24 May 1978 | 19 July 1978 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 50.00 |
Total | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 35.71 |
Source: Competitions
National Soccer League
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
10 | Adelaide City | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 24 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Results summary
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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 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 20 | −1 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Results by round
Matches
Win Draw Loss
5 March 1978 1 | Sydney Olympic | 0–1 | Western Suburbs | Sydney |
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Stadium: Arlington Oval Attendance: 4,124[1] Referee: Jim Reeves |
12 March 1978 2 | South Melbourne | 1–1 | Sydney Olympic | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
19 March 1978 3 | West Adelaide | 0–1 | Sydney Olympic | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Graham Neal |
26 March 1978 4 | Sydney Olympic | 1–2 | Canberra City | Sydney |
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Stadium: Erskineville Oval Attendance: 4,133 Referee: Alf Rodway |
2 April 1978 5 | Sydney Olympic | 2–0 | St George-Budapest | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: Arlington Oval Attendance: 4,629 Referee: Henry Witschge |
8 April 1978 6 | Adelaide City | 0–1 | Sydney Olympic | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 5,895 Referee: Bobby Kerr |
15 April 1978 7 | Newcastle KB United | 1–1 | Sydney Olympic | Newcastle |
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Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 5,287 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
23 April 1978 8 | Sydney Olympic | 2–4 | Brisbane Lions | Sydney |
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Stadium: Erskineville Oval Attendance: 3,685 Referee: Peter Rampley |
30 April 1978 9 | Fitzroy United | 3–1 | Sydney Olympic | Sydney |
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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. |
7 May 1978 10 | Sydney Olympic | 1–1 | Footscray JUST | Sydney |
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Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 6,311 Referee: Alf Rodway |
14 May 1978 11 | Brisbane City | 3–2 | Sydney Olympic | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Jack Wood |
21 May 1978 12 | Sydney Olympic | 1–1 | Marconi Fairfield | Sydney |
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Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 6,702 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
28 May 1978 13 | Eastern Suburbs | 5–0 | Sydney Olympic | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 5,928 Referee: Tim Davies |
4 June 1978 14 | Sydney Olympic | 1–2 | South Melbourne | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: Erskineville Oval Referee: Barry Wilkinson |
11 June 1978 15 | Western Suburbs | 2–2 | Sydney Olympic | Sydney |
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Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 4,725 |
17 June 1978 16 | Sydney Olympic | 2–4 | West Adelaide | Sydney |
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Stadium: Erskineville Oval Attendance: 1,860 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
24 June 1978 17 | Canberra City | 1–3 | Sydney Olympic | Canberra |
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Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 4,300 Referee: Doug Rennie |
2 July 1978 18 | St George-Budapest | 1–2 | Sydney Olympic | Sydney |
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Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 963 Referee: Tim Davies |
9 July 1978 19 | Sydney Olympic | 2–1 | Adelaide City | Sydney |
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Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 2,152 Referee: Jim Reeves |
16 July 1978 20 | Sydney Olympic | 1–1 | Newcastle KB United | Sydney |
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Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 4,953 Referee: Peter Rampley |
23 July 1978 21 | Brisbane Lions | 1–2 | Sydney Olympic | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Dave Nugent |
30 July 1978 22 | Sydney Olympic | 1–3 | Fitzroy United | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 3,676 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
6 August 1978 23 | Footscray JUST | 2–3 | Sydney Olympic | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Tony Beazleigh |
13 August 1978 24 | Sydney Olympic | 2–1 | Brisbane City | Sydney |
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Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 1,138 Referee: Jim Reeves |
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 | Sydney Olympic | 0–2 | Eastern Suburbs | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 3,530 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
NSL Cup
Win Draw Loss
24 May 1978 First round | Sydney Olympic | 2–0 | ![]() | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: Garside Park Attendance: 1,000[2] |
19 July 1978 Second round | Eastern Suburbs | 4–0 | Sydney Olympic | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 1,023 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 | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Gary Meier | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Billy Palmer | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Mike Cross | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
Stuart Markland | 19+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Dave McIntosh | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 |
6 | — | ![]() |
Bill Starvopodis | 4+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
7 | FW | ![]() |
Derek Laing | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 4 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Alex Jamieson | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
9 | — | ![]() |
Con Davourlis | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
10 | MF | ![]() |
Joe Senkalski | 6+5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
11 | MF | ![]() |
Alan Ainslie | 24+2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 7 |
12 | FW | ![]() |
Ray Botham | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
13 | DF | ![]() |
Ken Wilson | 17+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
14 | DF | ![]() |
Paul Luckett | 15+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
15 | MF | ![]() |
Peter Raskopoulos | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
17 | DF | ![]() |
Richard Bell | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
20 | — | ![]() |
Herc Karakostas | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
— | FW | ![]() |
Don Allan | 11+3 | 5 | 1+1 | 1 | 16 | 6 |
— | — | ![]() |
Greg Allan | 11+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
— | — | ![]() |
Nick Constantinou | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
— | DF | ![]() |
Paul Cotton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
— | MF | ![]() |
Jim Herron | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
— | DF | ![]() |
John Karaspyros | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
— | FW | ![]() |
Billy Pirie | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
— | FW | ![]() |
Chris Thamnidis | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 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 | ||||||
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1 | 4 | DF | ![]() |
Stuart Markland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
2 | 5 | DF | ![]() |
Dave McIntosh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
3 | 7 | FW | ![]() |
Derek Laing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Alex Jamieson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | 3 | DF | ![]() |
Mike Cross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
6 | — | ![]() |
Bill Starvopodis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | DF | ![]() |
Paul Luckett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
— | — | ![]() |
Greg Allan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 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. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | NSL | NSL Cup | Total |
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1 | 1 | ![]() |
Gary Meier | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2 | 20 | ![]() |
Herc Karakostas | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 4 | 1 | 5 |
References
- Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.net.
- Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
- Persoglia, Tony; Stock, Greg. "Sydney Olympic 1978 Squad". OzFootball.net.