# 1978 Molde FK season

The 1978 season was Molde's fifth consecutive year in the top flight, and their 7th season in total in the top flight of Norwegian football. This season Molde competed in 1. divisjon (first tier), the Norwegian Cup and the 1978–79 UEFA Cup.
In the league, Molde finished in 10th position, 21 points behind winners Start and were relegated to the 2. divisjon. Molde entered the first round of the 1978–79 UEFA Cup. On 27 September, they were eliminated by Torpedo Moscow with a 3–7 loss on aggregate.

## Squad

Source:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | NOR | Torleif Bergsås |
| — | GK | NOR | Inge Bratteteig |
| — | DF | NOR | Stål Bjørkly |
| — | DF | NOR | Erik Brakstad |
| — | DF | NOR | Torkild Brakstad |
| — | DF | NOR | Tor Gunnar Hagbø |
| — | DF | NOR | Svein Kanestrøm |
| — | DF | NOR | Einar Sekkeseter |
| — | DF | NOR | Bertil Stranden |
| — | MF | NOR | Per Arne Aase |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | NOR | Knut Bjørnå |
| — | MF | NOR | Åge Hareide |
| — | MF | NOR | Arild Haukaas |
| — | MF | NOR | Arnfinn Rye |
| — | FW | NOR | Jan Fuglset |
| — | FW | NOR | Stein Olav Hestad |
| — | FW | NOR | Harry Hestad |
| — | FW | NOR | Odd Ivar Moen |
| — | FW | NOR | Bjørner Oshaug |
| — | FW | NOR | Rune Ulvestad |

## Competitions
### 1. divisjon
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 36 | 58 | –22 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 33 | –11 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 25 | –11 | 6 |
Source:

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Start (C) | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 33 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Lillestrøm | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 31 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round |
| 3 | Viking | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 31 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Skeid | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 26 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Brann | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 25 | |
| 6 | Vålerengen | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 24 | |
| 7 | Bryne | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 22 | |
| 8 | Moss | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 20 | |
| 9 | Bodø/Glimt | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 18 | |
| 10 | Molde (R) | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 36 | 58 | −22 | 12 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 11 | Lyn (R) | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 53 | −30 | 11 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 12 | Steinkjer (R) | 22 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 51 | −31 | 11 | Relegation to Second Division |

### UEFA Cup
## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

Lacking information:
* Appearance statistics from 1. divisjon round 4 (away against Start), round 11 (at home against Moss), round 20 (at home against Vålerengen) and one goalscorer from round 4 (away against Start) are missing.
* Appearance statistics from Norwegian Cup round 2 (against Brekken) and round 3 (against Tornado) are missing.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | 1. divisjon | 1. divisjon | Norwegian Cup | Norwegian Cup | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | NOR | Torleif Bergsås | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | GK | NOR | Inge Bratteteig | 21 | 0 | 15+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | NOR | Stål Bjørkly | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | NOR | Erik Brakstad | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | NOR | Torkild Brakstad | 23 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| | DF | NOR | Tor Gunnar Hagbø | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| | DF | NOR | Svein Kanestrøm | 13 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | NOR | Einar Sekkeseter | 16 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | NOR | Bertil Stranden | 24 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | NOR | Per Arne Aase | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | NOR | Knut Bjørnå | 19 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | MF | NOR | Åge Hareide | 17 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | NOR | Arild Haukaas | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | NOR | Arnfinn Rye | 17 | 6 | 12+1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | NOR | Jan Fuglset | 13 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | FW | NOR | Harry Hestad | 15 | 2 | 11+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | NOR | Stein Olav Hestad | 23 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | NOR | Odd Ivar Moen | 19 | 3 | 12+3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | NOR | Bjørner Oshaug | 6 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | NOR | Rune Ulvestad | 17 | 4 | 12+2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Position | Player | 1. divisjon | Norwegian Cup | UEFA Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | Stein Olav Hestad | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | MF | Arnfinn Rye | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | FW | Jan Fuglset | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | DF | Torkild Brakstad | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | DF | Einar Sekkeseter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | FW | Rune Ulvestad | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | Knut Bjørnå | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | FW | Odd Ivar Moen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | MF | Åge Hareide | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | Tor Gunnar Hagbø | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | Harry Hestad | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | | Unknown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | TOTALS | 36 | 10 | 3 | 49 |