1978 Eastern Suburbs FC season

June 2021 June 2021 Eastern Suburbs 1978 Head Coach Gerry Chaldi Wentworth ParkOlympic ParkSydney Sports Ground National Soccer League 2nd NSL Cup Quarter-finals Ernie Campbell (10) Ernie Campbell (10) 9,136vs. Marconi Fairfield(17 September 1978)National Soccer League Finals 1,010vs. Brisbane Lions(12 March 1978)National Soccer League 1010 4000 3598 1283 3580 2685 5928 4725 2458 1023 1113 4102 2747 9136 0 5–0vs. Sydney Olympic (H)(28 May 1978)National Soccer League 0–3vs. South Melbourne (A)(29 July 1978)National Soccer League0–3vs. Brisbane City (A)(24 September 1978)NSL Cup 1977 1979 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 Players 1 AUS GK Todd Clarke 2 AUS DF Kevin Mullen 3 SCO DF Eddie Thomson 4 AUS DF Steve O'Connor 5 SCO DF Henry Mowbray 6 AUS MF John Stevenson 7 AUS MF Joe Watson 8 AUS MF Murray Barnes 9 AUS FW Ernie Campbell 10 ENG FW Terry Smith 11 BRA FW Hilton Silva 12 ENG DF Alan Kershaw 13 SCO FW Bobby McGuinness 14 ENG Jeff Illingworth 15 AUS MF Bobby Smith 16 AUS Simco Silva 17 WAL FW Mark Trenter 18 AUS MF Ian Souness 19 BRA MF Luis de Melo 20 AUS GK Tony Pezzano AUS DF George Townsend Competitions Overview 2 National Soccer League 5 March 1978 27 August 1978 Matchday 1 2nd 15 5 6 49 27 NSL Cup 31 May 1978 24 September 1978 First round Quarter-finals 2 0 1 6 4 National Soccer League 1978 National Soccer League League table EAS Results summary 8 2 3 25 11 7 3 3 24 16 worldfootball.net March 2023 Results by round table b 4 3 19 20 21 22 18 Round 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 2p/2p/3p/5p/7p/8p/8p/8p/9p/9p/11p/13p/15p/16p/18p/19p/19p/21p/23p/25p/25p/27p/29p/31p/33p/35p 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 15:00 AEST Newcastle KB United 1–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round1 Eastern Suburbs Boden 78 pen. Watson 36 Silva 62 64 Barnes 82 Newcastle International Sports Centre Newcastle 15,067http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html 1978 National Soccer League Results OzFootball Peter Rampley W 2 12 March 1978 Eastern Suburbs 1–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round2 Brisbane Lions Campbell 32 Hughes 59 68 75 Wentworth Park Sydney 1,010 Tim Davies L 4 25 March 1978 Footscray JUST 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round4 Eastern Suburbs Ristovski 88 Stevenson 23 pen. Schintler Reserve Melbourne 3,000 Ken Allen D 3 27 March 1978 Eastern Suburbs 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round3 Fitzroy United Mullen 57 Stevenson 77 Tront 79 Olympic Park Melbourne 4,000 Dennis McDermott W This home fixture for Eastern Suburbs was moved to Olympic Park in Melbourne by the NSL. 5 2 April 1978 Brisbane City 0–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round5 Eastern Suburbs Stevenson 45 Watson 55 Tokesi 80 o.g. Perry Park Brisbane 2,400 John Van Der Lynde W 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 Eastern Suburbs 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round7 Adelaide City Campbell 22 J. Nyskohus 6 Northcote 67 Wentworth Park Sydney 1,283 Jim Reeves L 8 23 April 1978 Western Suburbs 3–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round8 Eastern Suburbs Harding 35 C. Eaton 43 Fisher 51 Campbell 78 Silva 86 Marconi Oval Sydney 2,476 Henry Witschge L 9 30 April 1978 Eastern Suburbs 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round9 South Melbourne Wentworth Park Sydney 3,580 Tony Boskovic D 10 7 May 1978 West Adelaide 3–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round10 Eastern Suburbs Bozanic 20 O'Connor 53 o.g. McGregor 56 Barnes 22 37 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 5,341 Tony Beazleigh L 11 14 May 1978 15:00 AEST Eastern Suburbs 3–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round11 Canberra City O'Connor 66 Campbell 72 Souness 89 Wentworth Park Sydney 2,685 Peter Rampley W 12 21 May 1978 St George-Budapest 1–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round12 Eastern Suburbs Mendez 42 H. Silva 57 Watson 65 Trenter 90+3 St George Stadium Sydney 1,200 Brian Fowler W 13 28 May 1978 Eastern Suburbs 5–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round13 Sydney Olympic Watson 21 46 Trenter 42 Silva 55 D. Allan 85 o.g. Wentworth Park Sydney 5,928 Tim Davies W 14 4 June 1978 Brisbane Lions 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round14 Eastern Suburbs Thomson 2 o.g. Bennett 47 o.g. Perry Park Brisbane 3,000 Bob Mee D 15 11 June 1978 13:00 AEST Eastern Suburbs 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round15 Newcastle KB United Campbell 16 Wentworth Park Sydney 4,725 Richard Lorenc W 16 18 June 1978 Fitzroy United 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round16 Eastern Suburbs Tansey 35 E. Campbell 77 Olympic Park Melbourne 3,500 Dennis McDermott D 17 25 June 1978 Eastern Suburbs 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round17 Footscray JUST Trenter 89 Rujevic 55 Lujic 71 Wentworth Park Sydney 2,458 Brian Fowler L 19 9 July 1978 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 W 20 16 July 1978 Adelaide City 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round20 Eastern Suburbs Trenter 28 Olympic Sports Field Adelaide 5,600 Chris Bambridge W 21 23 July 1978 Eastern Suburbs 3–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round21 Western Suburbs Souness 41 Campbell 52 Silva 80 Wentworth Park Sydney 1,113 Richard Lorenc W 22 29 July 1978 South Melbourne 3–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round22 Eastern Suburbs Evans 25 Hagegmanouil 85 pen. Thomson 89 o.g. Middle Park Melbourne 7,000 Don Campbell L 18 30 July 1978 Eastern Suburbs 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round18 Brisbane City Campbell 54 Souness 77 Wentworth Park Sydney 1,023 Tim Davies W 23 6 August 1978 Eastern Suburbs 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round23 West Adelaide Smith 14 Silva 36 Honeyman 2 Wentworth Park Sydney 4,102 Jack Readshaw W 24 12 August 1978 Canberra City 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round24 Eastern Suburbs Heywood 34 Thomson 16 Smith 23 Bruce Stadium Canberra 3,311 Dave Nugent W 25 20 August 1978 Eastern Suburbs 4–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round25 St George-Budapest Grosse 22 o.g. Stevenson 26 Smith 62 82 Morgan 25 O'Connor 46 Wentworth Park Sydney 2,747 Jim Reeves W 26 27 August 1978 Sydney Olympic 0–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round26 Eastern Suburbs Smith 61 Barnes 71 Wentworth Park Sydney 3,530 Chris Bambridge W Finals series Semi-finals 3 September 1978 West Adelaide 2–3 yes http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Finals Eastern Suburbs Koulianos 12 Reynolds 14 Souness 20 Barnes 53 Campbell 117 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 4,800 Tony Beazleigh 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 W NSL Cup 1978 NSL Cup #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA First round 31 May 1978 Southside Eagles 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLCup.html#Round1 Eastern Suburbs Millman 37 Thomson 50 Watson 83 Perry Park Brisbane http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLCup.html 1978 National Soccer League Cup Results Stock Greg OzFootball Dave Nugent W Second round 19 July 1978 Eastern Suburbs 4–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLCup.html#Round2 Sydney Olympic Souness 17 Barnes 21 Smith 25 Wentworth Park Sydney 1,023 Tim Davies W Quarter-finals 24 September 1978 Brisbane City 3–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLCup.html#QuarterFinals Eastern Suburbs Caldwell 48 pen. Kelso 82 ? Perry Park Brisbane 1,500 Stewart Mellings L Statistics Appearances and goals Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLSquads_ES.html Eastern Suburbs Hakoah 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 Todd Clarke 25 0 3 0 28 0 2 DF AUS Kevin Mullen soccer 25 1 3 0 28 1 3 DF SCO Eddie Thomson 24 1 3 1 27 2 4 DF AUS Steve O'Connor 27 1 3 0 30 1 5 DF SCO Henry Mowbray 27 0 2 0 29 0 6 MF AUS John Stevenson soccer 26 5 3 0 29 5 7 MF AUS Joe Watson soccer 27 6 3 1 30 7 8 MF AUS Murray Barnes 24 5 3 1 27 6 9 FW AUS Ernie Campbell 21+4 10 2 0 27 10 10 FW ENG Terry Smith footballer, born 1951 9+4 6 1+2 2 16 8 11 FW BRA Hilton Silva 28 8 3 0 31 8 12 DF ENG Alan Kershaw 2+2 0 0+1 0 5 0 13 FW SCO Bobby McGuinness 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 — ENG Jeff Illingworth 2+1 0 0 0 3 0 15 MF AUS Bobby Smith Australian soccer 8+3 0 0+1 0 12 0 16 — AUS Simco Silva 3 0 0 0 3 0 17 FW WAL Mark Trenter 5+4 5 2+1 0 12 5 18 MF AUS Ian Souness 19 4 2 1 21 5 19 MF BRA Luis de Melo 2 0 0 0 2 0 20 GK AUS Tony Pezzano 3 0 0 0 3 0 — DF AUS George Townsend soccer 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. Squad number Pos. Position Nat. Nationality Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total 1 9 FW AUS Ernie Campbell 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 3 DF SCO Eddie Thomson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 DF AUS Kevin Mullen soccer 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 DF AUS Steve O'Connor 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 8 MF AUS Murray Barnes 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 FW BRA Hilton Silva 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17 FW WAL Mark Trenter 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 5 DF SCO Henry Mowbray 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 MF AUS John Stevenson soccer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 FW ENG Terry Smith fooballer, born 1951 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 DF ENG Alan Kershaw 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 MF AUS Bobby Smith Australian soccer 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. Squad number Nat. Nationality Goalkeeper NSL NSL Cup Total1 1 AUS Todd Clarke 9 1 102 20 AUS Tony Pezzano 1 0 1 Total 10 1 11 References 1978 Category:1978 National Soccer League (Australia) by team Category:1978 in sport in Sydney