Western Suburbs
1978 season
Head CoachMichael Laing
StadiumEnglefield Stadium
Marconi Oval
Wentworth Park
National Soccer League9th
NSL CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Clive Eaton (14)
All: Clive Eaton (16)
Highest home attendance5,928
vs. St George-Budapest
(28 May 1978)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance500
vs. Brisbane City
(9 April 1978)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance2,450
Biggest win3–0
vs. Fitzroy United (A)
(26 March 1978)
National Soccer League
3–0
vs. South Melbourne (H)
(6 August 1979)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat2–6
vs. Marconi Fairfield (A)
(16 April 1978)
National Soccer League

The 1978 season was the second and final season in the National Soccer League for Western Suburbs Soccer Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Western Suburbs finished 9th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the quarter-finals 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 Poland POL Wally Lachowicz
2 DF Australia AUS Rod Skellern
3 Australia AUS Warren Turnbull
4 DF England ENG Bob Noble
5 DF Australia AUS Peter Wilson (captain)
6 MF Australia AUS Dave Harding
7 MF Australia AUS Peter Stone
8 MF Australia AUS Brian O'Donnell
9 FW Australia AUS Andy Scott
10 FW Australia AUS Clive Eaton
11 Australia AUS John Vernon
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF Australia AUS Ian Rowden
13 FW Australia AUS Alan Fisher
20 GK Australia AUS Greg Woodhouse
DF Australia AUS Greg Ankudinoff
DF Australia AUS Barry Campbell
Australia AUS Mark Davies
Australia AUS Brian Dodd
Australia AUS Rob Drewes
GK England ENG Terry Eaton
Australia AUS Mark Samuels

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 27 August 1978 Matchday 1 9th 26 9 6 11 41 45 −4 034.62
NSL Cup 24 May 1978 3 September 1978 First round Quarter-finals 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 066.67
Total 29 11 6 12 44 46 −2 037.93

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
11 Newcastle KB United 26 6 10 10 33 40 7 22
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 9 6 11 41 45  −4 33 6 4 3 25 18  +7 3 2 8 16 27  −11

Results by round

Round1243567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAHHHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHA
ResultWDWDDWLWLLLDWLDLLWDWLLWLWL
Position43364332236667789887787989
Points235679911111111121414151515171820202022222424
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 Western Suburbs 1–1 Newcastle KB United Sydney
  • C. Eaton 70'
Report
Stadium: Englefield Stadium
Attendance: 1,053
Referee: Dennis McDermott
26 March 1978 4 Fitzroy United 0–3 Western Suburbs Melbourne
Report
  • Fisher 21'
  • C. Eaton 25', 47'
Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
27 March 1978 3 Western Suburbs 2–2 Brisbane Lions Sydney
  • Fisher 18'
  • Samuels 78'
Report
Stadium: Englefield Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
2 April 1978 5 Western Suburbs 0–0 Footscray JUST Sydney
Report Stadium: Englefield Stadium
Attendance: 1,023
Referee: Tony Boskovic
9 April 1978 6 Western Suburbs 3–1 Brisbane City Sydney
  • C. Eaton 37'
  • Scott 57'
  • Perry 67' (o.g.)
Report
  • Conner 17'
Stadium: Englefield Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Richard Lorenc
16 April 1978 7 Marconi Fairfield 6–2 Western Suburbs Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 5,719
Referee: Doug Rennie
23 April 1978 8 Western Suburbs 3–2 Eastern Suburbs Sydney
  • Harding 35'
  • C. Eaton 43'
  • Fisher 51'
Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 2,476
Referee: Henry Witschge
30 April 1978 9 Adelaide City 4–2 Western Suburbs Adelaide
Report
  • Fisher 62'
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Don Campbell
6 May 1978 10 South Melbourne 2–1 Western Suburbs Melbourne
Report
  • Vernon 2'
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Jim Dixon
14 May 1978 11 Western Suburbs 1–2 West Adelaide Sydney
Report
  • McGregor 50'
  • Honeyman 70'
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 2,685
Referee: Tim Davies
20 May 1978 12 Canberra City 2–2 Western Suburbs Canberra
  • Grujicic 64', 82' (pen.)
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: David Yelland
28 May 1978 13 Western Suburbs 2–1 St George-Budapest Sydney
  • Vernon 51', 77'
Report
  • Morgan 55'
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 5,928
Referee: Richard Lorenc
3 June 1978 14 Newcastle KB United 2–1 Western Suburbs Newcastle
14:30 AEST
Report
  • Scott 72'
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 6,789
Referee: Peter Rampley
11 June 1978 15 Western Suburbs 2–2 Sydney Olympic Sydney
Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 4,725
18 June 1978 16 Brisbane Lions 3–1 Western Suburbs Brisbane
Report
  • Fisher 89'
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Jack Wood
25 June 1978 17 Western Suburbs 2–3 Fitzroy United Sydney
  • Turnbull 63'
  • Eaton 79'
Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 2,458
Referee: Henry Witschge
1 July 1978 18 Footscray JUST 2–3 Western Suburbs Melbourne
  • Palinkas 20'
  • Lujic 55'
Report
  • Turnbull 63'
  • Eaton 68'
  • Fisher 72'
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Stewart Mellings
9 July 1978 19 Brisbane City 0–0 Western Suburbs Brisbane
Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Dave Nugent
16 July 1978 20 Western Suburbs 3–1 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
  • Fisher 23', 40'
  • Vernon 85'
Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 2,126
Referee: Tim Davies
23 July 1978 21 Eastern Suburbs 3–0 Western Suburbs Sydney
Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 1,113
Referee: Richard Lorenc
30 July 1978 22 Western Suburbs 2–3 Adelaide City Sydney
Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 1,023
Referee: Peter Rampley
6 August 1979 23 Western Suburbs 3–0 South Melbourne Sydney
  • Eaton 4', 36', 60'
Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 4,102
Referee: Tony Boskovic
13 August 1978 24 West Adelaide 2–0 Western Suburbs Adelaide
  • Norris 42'
  • Boyle 61'
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 4,321
Referee: Jim Johnston
20 August 1978 25 Western Suburbs 1–0 Canberra City Sydney
Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 2,747
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
27 August 1978 26 St George-Budapest 1–0 Western Suburbs Sydney
Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 1,025
Referee: Bill Jones

NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

24 May 1978 First round Western Suburbs 2–0 New South Wales Sutherland Sydney
Report Stadium: Garside Park
Attendance: [2]
19 July 1978 Second round Western Suburbs 1–0 St George-Budapest Sydney
  • C. Eaton 4'
Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 1,023
Referee: Henry Witschge
3 September 1978 Quarter-finals Newcastle KB United 1–0 Western Suburbs Newcastle
  • Tredinnick 86'
Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 6,417
Referee: Jack Wood

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 Poland Wally Lachowicz 70 10 80
2 DF Australia Rod Skellern 24+10 30 280
3 Australia Warren Turnbull 262 30 292
4 DF England Bob Noble 100 00 100
5 DF Australia Peter Wilson 210 20 230
6 MF Australia Dave Harding 264 30 294
7 MF Australia Peter Stone 252 31 283
8 MF Australia Brian O'Donnell 261 20 281
9 FW Australia Andy Scott 14+23 2+10 193
10 FW Australia Clive Eaton 2614 32 2916
11 Australia John Vernon 13+54 30 214
12 DF Australia Ian Rowden 16+30 30 220
13 FW Australia Alan Fisher 17+49 10 229
20 GK Australia Greg Woodhouse 9+10 10 110
DF Australia Greg Ankudinoff 30 00 30
DF Australia Barry Campbell 40 10 50
Australia Mark Davies 0+10 00 10
Australia Brian Dodd 50 00 50
Australia Rob Drewes 20 10 30
GK England Terry Eaton 100 10 110
Australia Mark Samuels 2+71 0+10 101

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 9 FW Australia Andy Scott 101 000 101
2 8 MF Australia Brian O'Donnell 500 000 500
3 4 DF England Bob Noble 300 000 300
10 FW Australia Clive Eaton 300 000 300
5 3 Australia Warren Turnbull 200 000 200
6 MF Australia Dave Harding 200 000 200
13 FW Australia Alan Fisher 200 000 200
8 5 DF Australia Peter Wilson 100 000 100
11 Australia John Vernon 100 000 100
12 DF Australia Ian Rowden 100 000 100
GK England Terry Eaton 100 000 100
Total 2201 000 2201

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 England Terry Eaton 40 4
2 20 Australia Greg Woodhouse 21 3
3 1 Poland Wally Lachowicz 01 1
Total628

References

  1. Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
  2. 1 2 Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
  3. Persoglia, Tony; Stock, Greg. "Western Suburbs 1978 Squad". OzFootball.
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