The 1978 season was the second in the history of Canberra City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| National Soccer League | 5 March 1978 | 26 August 1978 | Matchday 1 | 13th | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 19.23 |
| NSL Cup | 10 May 1978 | 1 October 1978 | First round | Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 50.00 |
| Total | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 23.33 | ||||
Source: Competitions
National Soccer League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 10 | Adelaide City | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 24 |
| 11 | Newcastle KB United | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 22 |
| 12 | Footscray JUST | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 22 |
| 13 | Canberra City | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 20 |
| 14 | Brisbane City | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 49 | −20 | 17 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 21 | −12 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Results by round
Matches
Win Draw Loss
| 5 March 1978 1 | Canberra City | 1–1 | West Adelaide | Canberra |
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Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 6,000[1] Referee: Ken Allen |
| 12 March 1978 2 | Canberra City | 2–2 | Adelaide City | Canberra |
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Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 6,580 Referee: Barry Wilkinson |
| 26 March 1978 4 | Sydney Olympic | 1–2 | Canberra City | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Erskineville Oval Attendance: 4,133 Referee: Alf Rodway |
| 27 March 1978 3 | St George-Budapest | 2–1 | Canberra City | Sydney |
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Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 2,533 Referee: Peter Rampley |
| 1 April 1978 5 | Canberra City | 2–2 | Newcastle KB United | Canberra |
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Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Des Miles |
| 9 April 1978 6 | Brisbane Lions | 2–2 | Canberra City | Brisbane |
| Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Jack Wood |
| 15 April 1978 7 | Canberra City | 2–2 | Fitzroy United | Canberra |
| Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 5,300 Referee: Brian Fowler |
| 22 April 1978 8 | Canberra City | 1–1 | Footscray JUST | Canberra |
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Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 5,020 Referee: Tim Davies |
| 30 April 1978 9 | Brisbane City | 1–0 | Canberra City | Brisbane |
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Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Dieter Klose |
| 6 May 1978 10 | Canberra City | 0–0 | Marconi Fairfield | Canberra |
| Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 7,450 Referee: Henry Witschge |
| 14 May 1978 11 | Eastern Suburbs | 3–0 | Canberra City | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,685 Referee: Peter Rampley |
| 20 May 1978 12 | Canberra City | 2–2 | Western Suburbs | Canberra |
| Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: David Yelland |
| 27 May 1978 13 | South Melbourne | 0–0 | Canberra City | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Tony Beazleigh |
| 4 June 1978 14 | Adelaide City | 3–1 | Canberra City | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 5,301 Referee: Don Campbell |
| 11 June 1978 15 | West Adelaide | 2–0 | Canberra City | Adelaide |
| Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,321 Referee: Bobby Kerr |
| 17 June 1978 16 | Canberra City | 1–1 | St George-Budapest | Canberra |
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Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Tony Beazleigh |
| 24 June 1978 17 | Canberra City | 1–3 | Sydney Olympic | Canberra |
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Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 4,300 Referee: Doug Rennie |
| 1 July 1978 18 | Newcastle KB United | 3–0 | Canberra City | Newcastle |
| Report | Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 9,057 Referee: Barry Wilkinson |
| 8 July 1978 19 | Canberra City | 2–1 | Brisbane Lions | Canberra |
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Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 3,520 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
| 16 July 1978 20 | Fitzroy United | 0–1 | Canberra City | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Nick Karlich |
| 23 July 1978 21 | Footscray JUST | 1–2 | Canberra City | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
| 29 July 1978 22 | Canberra City | 4–0 | Brisbane City | Canberra |
| Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 4,211 Referee: David Yelland |
| 6 August 1978 23 | Marconi Fairfield | 2–0 | Canberra City | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 4,519 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
| 12 August 1978 24 | Canberra City | 1–2 | Eastern Suburbs | Canberra |
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Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 3,311 Referee: Dave Nugent |
| 20 August 1978 25 | Western Suburbs | 1–0 | Canberra City | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,747 Referee: Barry Wilkinson |
| 26 August 1978 26 | Canberra City | 0–3 | South Melbourne | Canberra |
| Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
NSL Cup
Win Draw Loss
| 10 May 1978 First round | Canberra City | 4–0 | West Woden Juventus | Queanbeyan |
| Report | Stadium: Seiffert Oval Attendance: [2] |
| 2 August 1978 Second round | Sunshine George Cross | 2–3 | Canberra City | Queanbeyan |
| Report | Stadium: Seiffert Oval Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
| 24 September 1978 Quarter-finals | Canberra City | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Fitzroy United | Canberra |
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Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Peter Rampley |
| 1 October 1978 Semi-finals | Adelaide City | 3–1 | Canberra City | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 2,651 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 | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
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Ron Tilsed | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
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Danny Moulis | 17+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |
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Milan Milovanovic | 15+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |
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Tony Henderson | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
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Luis Selgado | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | MF |
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John Davies | 17+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| 7 | DF |
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Steve Hogg | 15+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | 
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Ivan Grujicic | 19+3 | 9 | 2+1 | 1 | 25 | 10 |
| 9 | DF |
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Terry Byrne | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 10 |
| 10 | — |
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Brian Stoddart | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| 11 | DF | 
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John Brown | 19 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 12 | FW |
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Alan Reis | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF |
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Ian Heywood | 17+5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| 14 | MF |
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Jimmy Cant | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 2 |
| 15 | FW |
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Bernard Lustica | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | — |
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Garry Parker | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | 
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Keni Kawaleva | 5+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 18 | DF |
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Roy Stark | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 20 | GK |
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David Lindenmayer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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Ken Henderson | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| — | FW |
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Peter Marinello | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
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 | ||||||
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| 1 | 9 | DF |
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Terry Byrne | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF |
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Jimmy Cant | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | 10 | — |
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Brian Stoddart | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | DF |
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Tony Henderson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | GK |
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Ron Tilsed | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | DF |
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John Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 2 | DF |
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Danny Moulis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF |
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John Davies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF |
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Ivan Grujicic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | MF |
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Ian Heywood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | — |
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Garry Parker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | DF |
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Keni Kawaleva | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 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. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | NSL | NSL Cup | Total |
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Ron Tilsed | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||
References
- ^ Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
- ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
- ^ "Canberra City 1978 Squad". ozfootball.net.