1978 Brisbane City FC season

March 2023 March 2023 Brisbane City 1978 Dennis FordBarrie Truman Perry Park National Soccer League 14th NSL Cup Winners Alan Marley (6) Barry Kelso (9) 5,000vs. Footscray JUST(12 March 1978)National Soccer League5,000vs. Adelaide City(19 March 1978)National Soccer League 1,500vs. Eastern Suburbs(24 September 1978)NSL Cup 5000 5000 2400 4200 4100 4500 4750 3200 3550 2300 3000 2500 2600 0 3–0vs. Footscray JUST (H)(12 March 1978)National Soccer League3–0vs. Eastern Suburbs (H)(24 September 1978)NSL Cup 0–4vs. Canberra City (A)(29 July 1978)National Soccer League 1977 1979 The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Brisbane City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, Brisbane City competed in the NSL Cup. Brisbane City finished 14th in the National Soccer League campaign, although won the NSL Cup in the Final against Adelaide City. Players 1 GK AUS Kim Wishart 2 DF SCO Ian Rathmell captain 3 FW AUS Brian Kibbey 4 DF AUS Peter Tokesi 5 DF AUS Steve Perry 6 MF AUS Larry Gaffney 7 FW AUS Willie Conner 8 MF ENG Frank Pimblett 9 MF NZL Alan Marley 10 MF AUS Roberto Echeverria 11 FW AUS Kevin Caldwell 13 FW AUS John Coyne 15 AUS Eusebio Ibanez 20 GK AUS Bob Barlow FW AUS Mark Brusasco AUS Steve Clark MF AUS Iain Fagan GK AUS Savro Iozelli FW AUS Ian Johnston FW AUS Barry Kelso MF SCO John Lavelle DF AUS David Ratcliffe FW AUS Craig Wallace FW SCO George Williamson Competitions Overall record 2 National Soccer League 5 March 1978 27 August 1978 Matchday 1 14th 7 3 16 29 49 NSL Cup 14 June 1978 8 October 1978 First round Winners 4 1 0 8 1 National Soccer League 1978 National Soccer League League table BRC Results summary 4 2 7 15 22 3 1 9 14 27 worldfootball.net March 2023 Results by round table b 19 20 21 22 18 Round Ground A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/H/A/A/A/H/A/H/A Result L/W/W/L/L/L/W/L/W/L/W/W/L/D/D/L/L/D/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/W Position 9/4/3/5/8/11/9/12/9/12/8/7/8/8/9/9/10/12/14/14/14/12/14/14/14/14 Points 0p/2p/4p/4p/4p/4p/6p/6p/8p/8p/10p/12p/12p/13p/14p/14p/14p/15p/15p/15p/15p/15p/15p/15p/15p/17p 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 Fitzroy United 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round1 Brisbane City Bozkias 79 Middle Park Soccer Stadium Melbourne 3,000http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html 1978 National Soccer League Results Stock Greg OzFootball Stewart Mellings L 2 12 March 1978 Brisbane City 3–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round2 Footscray JUST Gaffney 32 Echeverria 49 Caldwell 55 Perry Park Brisbane 5,000 Jack Wood W 3 19 March 1978 Brisbane City 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round3 Adelaide City Echeverria 48 Marley 54 Marocchi 90 Perry Park Brisbane 5,000 Dave Nugent W 4 26 March 1978 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 L 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 L 6 9 April 1978 Western Suburbs 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round6 Brisbane City C. Eaton 37 Scott 57 Perry 67 o.g. Conner 17 Englefield Stadium Sydney 500 Richard Lorenc L 7 16 April 1978 South Melbourne 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round7 Brisbane City Echeverria 80 Middle Park Soccer Stadium Melbourne 5,750 Jack Readshaw W 8 23 April 1978 Brisbane City 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round8 West Adelaide McGachey 44 Perry Park Brisbane 4,200 Bob Mee L 9 30 April 1978 Brisbane City 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round9 Canberra City Caldwell 43 Perry Park Brisbane 4,100 Dieter Klose W 10 7 May 1978 St George-Budapest 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round10 Brisbane City Gnavi 46 Durisic 83 St George Stadium Sydney 2,005 Tony Boskovic L 11 14 May 1978 Brisbane City 3–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round11 Sydney Olympic Marley 22 44 Conner 61 D. Allan 72 80 Perry Park Brisbane 4,500 Jack Wood W 12 24 May 1978 Newcastle KB United 2–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round12 Brisbane City Boden 8 Curran 75 Mason 13 o.g. Gaffney 50 Coyne 82 Newcastle International Sports Centre Newcastle 6,208 Brian Fowler W 13 28 May 1978 Brisbane City 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round13 Brisbane Lions Spearritt 47 Perry Park Brisbane 4,750 Jim Reeves L 14 3 June 1978 Footscray JUST 2–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round14 Brisbane City Lujic 49 Rujevic 57 Rujevic 43 o.g. Caldwell 58 Schintler Reserve Melbourne 1,000 Dieter Klose D 15 11 June 1978 Brisbane City 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round15 Fitzroy United Caldwell 37 pen. Campbell 59 Perry Park Brisbane 3,200 Dave Nugent D 16 18 June 1978 Adelaide City 3–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round16 Brisbane City Deans 32 41 Marocchi 40 B. Nyskohus 66 o.g. Lavelle 72 Olympic Sports Field Adelaide 5,000 Jack Tarling 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 L 19 9 July 1978 Brisbane City 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round19 Western Suburbs Perry Park Brisbane 2,300 Dave Nugent D 20 16 July 1978 Brisbane City 3–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round20 South Melbourne Marley 22 Kelso 27 Perry 90 Cummings 10 Christopoulos 37 Campbell 47 Evans 71 Perry Park Brisbane 3,000 Henry Witschge L 21 23 July 1978 West Adelaide 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round21 Brisbane City Pillans 63 Jones 77 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 4,300 Don Campbell L 22 29 July 1978 Canberra City 4–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round22 Brisbane City Byrne 57 Henderson 69 Stoddart 84 Grujicic 84 Bruce Stadium Canberra 4,211 David Yelland 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 L 23 6 August 1978 Brisbane City 1–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round23 St George-Budapest Kelso 60 Hensman 37 O'Connor 41 53 Morgan 49 Perry Park Brisbane 2,500 Jack Wood L 24 13 August 1978 Sydney Olympic 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round24 Brisbane City Ainslie 10 McIntosh 65 Kelso 26 Wentworth Park Sydney 1,138 Jim Reeves L 25 20 August 1978 Brisbane City 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round25 Newcastle KB United Kelso 2 Boden 40 87 pen. Perry Park Brisbane 2,600 Dave Nugent L 26 27 August 1978 Brisbane Lions 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round26 Brisbane City Hughes 78 Caldwell 50 pen. Kelso 90+2 Perry Park Brisbane 4,500 Jack Wood W NSL Cup 1978 NSL Cup #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA First round 14 June 1978 Brisbane City 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLCup.html#Round1 St George-Souths Coyne 16 Perry Park Brisbane http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLCup.html 1978 National Soccer League Cup Results Stock Greg OzFootball.net Jack Wood W Second round 19 July 1978 Brisbane City 0–0 yes 5–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLCup.html#Round2 Brisbane Lions Perry Park Brisbane Dave Nugent D 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 W Semi-finals 1 October 1978 Brisbane City 2–0 yes http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLCup.html#SemiFinals Newcastle KB United Caldwell 105 pen. Kelso 119 Perry Park Brisbane 3,000 Henry Witschge W Final 8 October 1978 Brisbane City 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLCup.html#Final Adelaide City Kelso 28 Pimblett 77 Matić 31 Perry Park Brisbane 4,900 Tony Boskovic W Statistics Appearances and goals Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLSquads_BC.html Brisbane City 1978 Squad ozfootball.net No. Squad number Pos. Position Nat. Nationality Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK AUS Kim Wishart 24 0 4 0 28 0 2 DF SCO Ian Rathmell 11+1 0 4 0 16 0 3 FW AUS Brian Kibbey 18+3 0 4+1 0 26 0 4 DF AUS Peter Tokesi 23 0 2 0 25 0 5 DF AUS Steve Perry soccer 25 1 5 0 30 1 6 MF AUS Larry Gaffney 25+1 2 4 1 30 3 7 FW AUS Willie Conner 13+4 2 1 0 18 2 8 MF ENG Frank Pimblett 17+4 0 4 0 25 0 9 MF NZL Alan Marley 18+2 6 1+1 0 22 6 10 MF AUS Roberto Echeverria soccer 20+1 3 1+2 0 24 3 11 FW AUS Kevin Caldwell 20+3 5 5 2 28 7 13 FW AUS John Coyne soccer 11+7 1 5 1 23 2 15 — AUS Eusebio Ibanez 2+3 0 0 0 5 0 20 GK AUS Bob Barlow soccer 2 0 1 0 3 0 — FW AUS Mark Brusasco 3 0 0+3 0 6 0 — — AUS Steve Clark Australian soccer 1+1 0 0 0 2 0 — MF AUS Iain Fagan 8+1 0 0 0 9 0 — GK AUS Savro Iozelli 11 0 1 0 12 0 — FW AUS Ian Johnston soccer 11+5 0 1+1 0 18 0 — MF SCO John Lavelle footballer 10+1 1 4 0 15 1 — FW AUS Barry Kelso 8 5 4+1 4 13 9 — DF AUS David Ratcliffe 5 0 4 0 9 0 — FW AUS Craig Wallace soccer 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 — FW SCO George Williamson Scottish footballer 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 10 MF AUS Roberto Echeverria soccer 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 11 FW AUS Kevin Caldwell 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 — GK SCO Savro Iozelli 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 — FW AUS Barry Kelso 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 — MF SCO John Lavelle footballer 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 6 3 FW AUS Brian Kibbey 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 7 4 DF AUS Peter Tokesi 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 MF AUS Larry Gaffney 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 MF NZL Alan Marley 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13 FW AUS John Coyne soccer 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 2 DF SCO Ian Rathmell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 DF AUS Steve Perry soccer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 FW AUS Willie Conner 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 — MF AUS Iain Fagan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 — FW AUS Ian Johnston soccer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 22 0 4 1 0 1 23 0 5 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 Kim Wishart 4 3 7 2 20 AUS Bob Barlow soccer 0 1 1 Total 4 4 8 References Category:Brisbane City FC seasons Brisbane City