# 1978 Newcastle KB United season

The 1978 season was the first in the history of Newcastle KB United. It was also the first season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Newcastle KB United finished 11th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup semi-finals by Brisbane City.

## 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 | NZL | Phil Dando |
| 2 | MF | AUS | Peter Willis |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Neil Endacott |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Craig Mason |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Bill Summerscales |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Roy Drinkwater (Captain) |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Lloyd Hardes |
| 8 | | AUS | Slav Catalovski |
| 9 | MF | AUS | Ken Boden |
| 11 | MF | NZL | Bill Amey |
| 12 | MF | AUS | John Turnbull |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | | AUS | Mike Galpin |
| 14 | DF | AUS | John Sneddon |
| 15 | DF | AUS | Colin Curran |
| 16 | MF | AUS | Peter Tredinnick |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Bob Mountford |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Craig Johnston |
| 19 | FW | AUS | Alan Vest |
| 20 | | AUS | Ossie Bellamy |
| — | FW | AUS | Ray Baartz |
| — | FW | ENG | Bobby Charlton |
| — | MF | AUS | Joe Senkalski |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| National Soccer League | 5 March 1978 | 27 August 1978 | Matchday 1 | 11th | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 023.08 |
| NSL Cup | 17 May 1978 | 1 October 1978 | First round | Semi-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 075.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 030.00 |
Source: Competitions

### National Soccer League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |
| 12 | Footscray JUST | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 22 |
| 13 | Canberra City | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 20 |

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | L | L | D | W | D | D | D | D | W | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | D | D | L | L | D | W | W |
| Position | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Points | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 |

#### Matches
### NSL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | National Soccer League | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | NSL Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Phil Dando | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | | Peter Willis | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Neil Endacott | 16+1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | | Craig Mason | 26 | 3 | 3+1 | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | | Bill Summerscales | 26 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | | Roy Drinkwater | 26 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | | Lloyd Hardes | 13+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | | Slav Catalovski | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | | Ken Boden | 26 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 15 |
| 11 | MF | | Bill Amey | 16+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | | John Turnbull | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | — | | Mike Galpin | 22+1 | 3 | 3+1 | 1 | 27 | 4 |
| 14 | DF | | John Sneddon | 8+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | Colin Curran | 25+1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| 16 | MF | | Peter Tredinnick | 8+5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | | Bob Mountford | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 18 | MF | | Craig Johnston | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | | Alan Vest | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Bobby Charlton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Joe Senkalski | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Player(s) transferred out but featured this season ||||||||||
| 10 | MF | | Paul Kay | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | National Soccer League | National Soccer League | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | NSL Cup | NSL Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 11 | MF | | Bill Amey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | MF | | Peter Willis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 4 | MF | | Craig Mason | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 17 | FW | | Bob Mountford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | DF | | Bill Summerscales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 15 | DF | | Colin Curran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 18 | MF | | Craig Johnston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 |

### 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 | | Phil Dando | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 3 | 2 | 5 |