Sydney Olympic
1978 season
Head CoachTom Anderson
George Gibson
Joe Marston
Kaz Kulak
StadiumArlington Oval
Erskineville Oval
Wentworth Park
Garside Park
St George Stadium
National Soccer League8th
NSL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Alan Ainslie (7)
All: Alan Ainslie (7)
Highest home attendance6,702
vs. Marconi Fairfield
(21 May 1978)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,000
vs. Auburn
(24 May 1978)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance3,915
Biggest win2–0 (3 times)
3–1 (once)
Biggest defeat0–5
vs. Eastern Suburbs (A)
(28 May 1978)
National Soccer League

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.

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 Gary Meier
2 DF Australia AUS Billy Palmer
3 DF England ENG Mike Cross
4 DF Scotland SCO Stuart Markland
5 DF Australia AUS Dave McIntosh
6 Australia AUS Bill Starvopodis
7 FW Scotland SCO Derek Laing
8 MF Scotland SCO Alex Jamieson
9 Australia AUS Con Davourlis
10 MF Australia AUS Joe Senkalski
11 MF Australia AUS Alan Ainslie
12 FW England ENG Ray Botham
13 DF Scotland SCO Ken Wilson
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF England ENG Paul Luckett
15 MF Australia AUS Peter Raskopoulos
17 DF Australia AUS Richard Bell
20 Australia AUS Herc Karakostas
FW Australia AUS Don Allan
Australia AUS Greg Allan
Australia AUS Nick Constantinou
DF England ENG Paul Cotton
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jim Herron
DF Australia AUS John Karaspyros
FW Scotland SCO Billy Pirie
FW Australia AUS Chris Thamnidis

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 25 September 1978 Matchday 1 8th 26 9 7 10 35 43 −8 034.62
NSL Cup 24 May 1978 19 July 1978 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 050.00
Total 28 10 7 11 37 47 −10 035.71

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 9 7 10 35 43  −8 34 3 3 7 16 23  −7 6 4 3 19 20  −1

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAH
ResultLDWLWWDLLDLDLLDLWWWDWLWWDW
Position91271055569111210131313131111998108778
Points01335788899101010111113151718202022242527
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

5 March 1978 1 Sydney Olympic 0–1 Western Suburbs Sydney
Report
  • Fisher 75'
Stadium: Arlington Oval
Attendance: 4,124[1]
Referee: Jim Reeves
12 March 1978 2 South Melbourne 1–1 Sydney Olympic Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Chris Bambridge
19 March 1978 3 West Adelaide 0–1 Sydney Olympic Adelaide
Report
  • Senkalski 46'
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Graham Neal
26 March 1978 4 Sydney Olympic 1–2 Canberra City Sydney
  • Senkalski 19' (pen.)
Report
  • Grujicic 9' (pen.)
  • Byrne 17'
Stadium: Erskineville Oval
Attendance: 4,133
Referee: Alf Rodway
2 April 1978 5 Sydney Olympic 2–0 St George-Budapest Sydney
Report Stadium: Arlington Oval
Attendance: 4,629
Referee: Henry Witschge
8 April 1978 6 Adelaide City 0–1 Sydney Olympic Adelaide
Report
  • D. Allan 57'
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 5,895
Referee: Bobby Kerr
15 April 1978 7 Newcastle KB United 1–1 Sydney Olympic Newcastle
Report
  • Senkalski 31'
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 5,287
Referee: Tony Boskovic
23 April 1978 8 Sydney Olympic 2–4 Brisbane Lions Sydney
Report
Stadium: Erskineville Oval
Attendance: 3,685
Referee: Peter Rampley
30 April 1978 9 Fitzroy United 3–1 Sydney Olympic Sydney
  • Cole 8', 38'
  • Campbell 48'
Report
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
  • Laing 58'
Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 6,311
Referee: Alf Rodway
14 May 1978 11 Brisbane City 3–2 Sydney Olympic Brisbane
Report
  • D. Allan 72', 80'
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Jack Wood
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 Eastern Suburbs 5–0 Sydney Olympic Sydney
  • Watson 21', 46'
  • Trenter 42'
  • Silva 55'
  • D. Allan 85' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 5,928
Referee: Tim Davies
4 June 1978 14 Sydney Olympic 1–2 South Melbourne Sydney
  • Davourlis 45'
Report Stadium: Erskineville Oval
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
11 June 1978 15 Western Suburbs 2–2 Sydney Olympic Sydney
Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 4,725
17 June 1978 16 Sydney Olympic 2–4 West Adelaide Sydney
Report
  • McGachey 23', 24'
  • McGregor 70'
  • Boyle 87'
Stadium: Erskineville Oval
Attendance: 1,860
Referee: Richard Lorenc
24 June 1978 17 Canberra City 1–3 Sydney Olympic Canberra
  • Byrne 85'
Report
  • Pirie 7', 63'
  • D. Allan 70'
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 4,300
Referee: Doug Rennie
2 July 1978 18 St George-Budapest 1–2 Sydney Olympic Sydney
  • Hensman 35'
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 963
Referee: Tim Davies
9 July 1978 19 Sydney Olympic 2–1 Adelaide City Sydney
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,152
Referee: Jim Reeves
16 July 1978 20 Sydney Olympic 1–1 Newcastle KB United Sydney
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 4,953
Referee: Peter Rampley
23 July 1978 21 Brisbane Lions 1–2 Sydney Olympic Brisbane
Report
  • McIntosh 39'
  • Bell 89'
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Dave Nugent
30 July 1978 22 Sydney Olympic 1–3 Fitzroy United Sydney
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,676
Referee: Tony Boskovic
6 August 1978 23 Footscray JUST 2–3 Sydney Olympic Melbourne
  • Kondarios 49'
  • Lujic 81'
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
13 August 1978 24 Sydney Olympic 2–1 Brisbane City Sydney
Report
  • Kelso 26'
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 New South Wales Auburn Sydney
  • Laing 45'
  • D. Allan 68'
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
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Australia Gary Meier 230 10 240
2 DF Australia Billy Palmer 160 20 180
3 DF England Mike Cross 250 20 270
4 DF Scotland Stuart Markland 19+10 10 210
5 DF Australia Dave McIntosh 245 10 255
6 Australia Bill Starvopodis 4+30 10 80
7 FW Scotland Derek Laing 263 21 284
8 MF Scotland Alex Jamieson 243 20 263
9 Australia Con Davourlis 81 00 81
10 MF Australia Joe Senkalski 6+53 20 133
11 MF Australia Alan Ainslie 24+27 10 277
12 FW England Ray Botham 2+10 10 40
13 DF Scotland Ken Wilson 17+41 10 221
14 DF England Paul Luckett 15+20 20 190
15 MF Australia Peter Raskopoulos 1+20 00 30
17 DF Australia Richard Bell 121 10 131
20 Australia Herc Karakostas 30 10 40
FW Australia Don Allan 11+35 1+11 166
Australia Greg Allan 11+10 00 120
Australia Nick Constantinou 20 00 20
DF England Paul Cotton 20 00 20
MF Republic of Ireland Jim Herron 1+10 00 20
DF Australia John Karaspyros 0+10 00 10
FW Scotland Billy Pirie 86 10 96
FW Australia Chris Thamnidis 2+20 0+10 50

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 4 DF Australia Stuart Markland 201 000 201
2 5 DF Australia Dave McIntosh 300 000 300
3 7 FW Scotland Derek Laing 200 000 200
8 MF Scotland Alex Jamieson 200 000 200
5 3 DF England Mike Cross 100 000 100
6 Australia Bill Starvopodis 100 000 100
14 DF Australia Paul Luckett 100 000 100
Australia Greg Allan 100 000 100
Total 1301 000 1301

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 Gary Meier 40 4
2 20 Australia Herc Karakostas 01 0
Total415

References

  1. Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.net.
  2. 1 2 Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
  3. Persoglia, Tony; Stock, Greg. "Sydney Olympic 1978 Squad". OzFootball.net.
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