1978 Marconi Fairfield FC season

April 2023 April 2023 Marconi Fairfield 1978 Head Coach Rale Rasic Marconi Oval National Soccer League 4th NSL Cup First round Roberto Vieri (11) Roberto Vieri (11) 8,936vs. Newcastle KB United(28 May 1978)National Soccer League 3,000vs. Footscray JUST(17 June 1978)National Soccer League 5891 6700 6608 5719 6479 8093 8936 3461 3000 5731 5813 4519 5241 0 4–0vs. Fitzroy United (H)(12 March 1978)National Soccer League6–2vs. Western Suburbs (H)(16 April 1978)National Soccer League 0–4vs. Adelaide City (A)(2 July 1978)National Soccer League 1977 1979 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. Players 1 GK AUS Allan Maher 2 AUS Barry Jones 3 DF AUS Paul Degney 4 MF AUS John Russell 5 DF AUS Ivo Prskalo 6 MF AUS Ray Richards 7 MF AUS Gary Byrne 8 FW ITA Roberto Vieri 9 MF AUS Jimmy Rooney captain 10 FW AUS Berti Mariani 11 FW AUS Peter Sharne 12 DF AUS Richie Williams 13 MF AUS Stuart Selvage 14 FW AUS Mark Jankovics 15 DF AUS Peter Brogan 18 DF ENG Mike Berry 19 FW AUS Peter Ollerton AUS Telamo Domingo Competitions Overall record 2 National Soccer League 5 March 1978 27 August 1978 Matchday 1 4th 12 6 8 46 31 NSL Cup 21 June 1978 First round First round 0 1 0 0 0 National Soccer League 1978 National Soccer League League table MAR Results summary 8 3 2 30 14 4 3 6 16 17 worldfootball.net April 2023 Results by round table b Round Ground A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A Result W/W/W/W/D/D/W/W/W/D/W/D/W/L/W/L/W/L/L/L/D/L/W/L/D/L Position 2/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/2/3/4/2/4/3/4 Points 2p/4p/6p/8p/9p/10p/12p/14p/16p/17p/19p/20p/22p/22p/24p/24p/26p/26p/26p/26p/27p/27p/29p/29p/30p/30p green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss Home Away gold yellow1 worldfootball.net Matches #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 1 5 March 1978 Brisbane Lions 0–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round1 Marconi Fairfield Sharne 27 Jankovics 47 53 Perry Park Brisbane 4,000http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html 1978 National Soccer League Results Stock Greg OzFootball Des Miles (Col Amos 46') W 2 12 March 1978 15:00 AEDT Marconi Fairfield 4–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round2 Fitzroy United Vieri 15 Rooney 40 Jankovics 50 Byrne 70 Marconi Oval Sydney 5,891 Richard Lorenc W 3 18 March 1978 Footscray JUST 0–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round3 Marconi Fairfield Parrott 30 o.g. Mariani 51 Junction Oval Melbourne 4,200 David Yelland W 4 26 March 1978 15:00 AEDT Marconi Fairfield 3–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round4 Brisbane City Jankovics 36 Rooney 44 Byrne 68 pen. Marley 12 86 Marconi Oval Sydney 6,700 Tim Davies W 5 2 April 1978 15:00 AEST Marconi Fairfield 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round5 Adelaide City Byrne 44 pen. J. Nyskohus 40 Marconi Oval Sydney 6,608 Peter Rampley D 6 9 April 1978 Eastern Suburbs 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round6 Marconi Fairfield Wentworth Park Sydney 3,598 Barry Wilkinson D 7 16 April 1978 15:00 AEST Marconi Fairfield 6–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round7 Western Suburbs Vieri 9 pen. 71 76 pen. Rooney 11 Jankovics 63 Mariani 70 Harding 15 C. Eaton 16 Marconi Oval Sydney 5,719 Doug Rennie W 8 23 April 1978 South Melbourne 0–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round8 Marconi Fairfield Sharne 44 Vieri 67 pen. Jankovics 89 Middle Park Soccer Stadium Melbourne 17,728 Stewart Mellings W 9 30 April 1978 15:00 AEST Marconi Fairfield 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round9 West Adelaide Mariani 16 Jankovics 48 Marconi Oval Sydney 6,479 Richard Lorenc W 10 6 May 1978 15:00 AEST Canberra City 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round10 Marconi Fairfield Bruce Stadium Canberra 7,450 Henry Witschge D 11 14 May 1978 Marconi Fairfield 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round11 St George-Budapest Sharne 44 Jankovics 46 O'Connor 46 Marconi Oval Sydney 8,093 Jim Reeves W 12 21 May 1978 Sydney Olympic 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round12 Marconi Fairfield Jamieson 40 Vieri 58 Wentworth Park Sydney 6,702 Tony Boskovic D 13 28 May 1978 15:00 AEST Marconi Fairfield 4–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round13 Newcastle KB United Mariani 19 Sharne 62 80 Drinkwater 75 o.g. Galpin 5 49 Marconi Oval Sydney 8,936 Doug Rennie W 14 4 June 1978 Fitzroy United 4–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round14 Marconi Fairfield Buljevic 13 Cole 27 Campbell 44 Bozikas 50 Richars 55 Olympic Park Melbourne 12,000 Nick Karlich L 15 11 June 1978 Marconi Fairfield 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round15 Brisbane Lions Wilson 15 o.g. Neale 81 o.g. Vieri 87 pen. Morris 59 Marconi Oval Sydney 3,461 Tim Davies W 16 17 June 1978 Marconi Fairfield 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round16 Footscray JUST Rooney 72 Rujevic 73 Nicolaides 87 Marconi Oval Sydney 3,000 Jim Reeves L 17 25 June 1978 Brisbane City 0–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round17 Marconi Fairfield Ollerton 62 Vieri 74 Sharne 89 Perry Park Brisbane 3,550 Dave Nugent W 18 2 July 1978 Adelaide City 4–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round18 Marconi Fairfield J. Nyskohus 35 50 Northcote 65 Perin 85 Olympic Sports Field Adelaide 5,000 David Yelland L 19 9 July 1978 15:00 AEST Marconi Fairfield 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round19 Eastern Suburbs Ollerton 15 Stevenson 61 pen. Silva 76 Marconi Oval Sydney 5,731 Henry Witschge L 20 16 July 1978 Western Suburbs 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round20 Marconi Fairfield Fisher 23 40 Vernon 85 Vieri 41 pen. Wentworth Park Sydney 2,126 Tim Davies L 21 23 July 1978 Marconi Fairfield 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round21 South Melbourne Vieri 29 pen. Evans 10 Marconi Oval Sydney 5,813 Bill Jones D 22 30 July 1978 West Adelaide 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round22 Marconi Fairfield Norris 21 Pillans 55 Mariani 6 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 12,671 Stewart Melllings L 23 6 August 1978 Marconi Fairfield 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round23 Canberra City Mariani 50 Jankoivcs 90 Marconi Oval Sydney 4,519 Richard Lorenc W 24 13 August 1978 15:00 AEST St George-Budapest 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round24 Marconi Fairfield Morgan 2 Coates 24 Vieri 56 St George Stadium Sydney 3,234 Peter Rampley L 25 20 August 1978 Marconi Fairfield 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round25 Sydney Olympic Marconi Oval Sydney 5,241 Tony Boskovic D 26 27 August 1978 14:30 AEST Newcastle KB United 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round26 Marconi Fairfield Endacott 56 Newcastle International Sports Centre Newcastle 16,614 Richard Lorenc L Finals series The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1978 National Soccer League. Semi-finals 3 September 1978 South Melbourne 2–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Finals Marconi Fairfield Cummings 41 Evans 55 Jones 1 Sharne 8 Ollerton 44 Middle Park Soccer Stadium Melbourne 6,200 Graham Neal W Preliminary Final 10 September 1978 Marconi Fairfield 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Finals West Adelaide Mariani 61 Sharne 81 Marconi Oval Sydney 6,885 Chris Bambridge W Grand Final 17 September 1978 Eastern Suburbs 4–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Finals Marconi Fairfield Smith 25 Watson 38 Trenter 41 Campbell 44 Ollerton 23 Vieri 60 Sydney Sports Ground Sydney 9,136 Don Campbell L NSL Cup 1978 NSL Cup #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA First round 21 June 1978 Marconi Fairfield 0–0 yes 3–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLCup.html#Round1 New South Wales Sydney Croatia Marconi Oval Sydney 4,175http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLCup.html 1978 National Soccer League Cup Results Stock Greg OzFootball Tim Davies D Statistics Appearances and goals Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLSquads_MA.html Marconi 1978 Squad OzFootball No. Squad number Pos. Position Nat. Nationality Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK AUS Allan Maher 26 0 1 0 27 0 2 — AUS Barry Jones soccer 19 0 0 0 19 0 3 DF AUS Paul Degney 26 0 0 0 26 0 4 MF AUS John Russell soccer 26 0 1 0 27 0 5 DF AUS Ivo Prskalo 23 0 1 0 24 0 6 MF AUS Ray Richards soccer 8+2 1 1 0 11 1 7 MF AUS Gary Byrne soccer 11 3 1 0 12 3 8 FW ITA Roberto Vieri 24 11 1 0 25 11 9 MF AUS Jimmy Rooney 26 4 1 0 27 4 10 FW AUS Berti Mariani 26 6 1 0 27 6 11 FW AUS Peter Sharne 24+1 6 0 0 25 6 12 DF AUS Richie Williams Australian soccer 4+4 0 1 0 9 0 13 MF AUS Stuart Selvage 6+4 0 0+1 0 11 0 14 FW AUS Mark Jankovics 19+2 9 0 0 21 9 15 DF AUS Peter Brogan 5+4 0 1 0 10 0 18 DF AUS Mike Berry footballer 1+3 0 1 0 5 0 19 FW AUS Peter Ollerton 10 2 0 0 10 2 — — AUS Telamo Domingo 2 0 0 0 2 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. Squad number Pos. Position Nat. Nationality Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total 1 5 DF AUS Ivo Prskalo 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 6 MF AUS Ray Richards soccer 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 8 FW ITA Roberto Vieri 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 19 FW AUS Peter Ollerton 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 1 GK AUS Allan Maher 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 DF AUS Barry Jones soccer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 MF AUS Paul Degney 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 MF AUS Gary Byrne soccer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 FW AUS Berti Mariani 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 FW AUS Peter Sharne 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 MF AUS Stuart Selvage 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 19 0 2 0 0 0 19 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. Squad number Nat. Nationality Goalkeeper NSL NSL Cup Total 1 1 AUS Allan Maher 10 1 11 Total 10 1 11 References 1978 Category:1978 National Soccer League (Australia) by team Category:1978 in sport in Sydney