# 1978 Fitzroy United FC season

The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Fitzroy United (now Heidelberg United 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.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Peter Blasby |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Arthur McMillan |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Bob Provan |
| 6 | DF | SCO | Pat Bannon (captain) |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Ken Taylor |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Jim Campbell |
| 9 | MF | AUS | Andy Bozikas |
| 10 | FW | AUS | Mike Micevski |
| 11 | FW | AUS | Branko Buljevic |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | FW | SCO | Joe Tront |
| 14 | DF | AUS | Nick Rakovalis |
| 15 | MF | AUS | Theo Selemidis |
| 16 | FW | AUS | Gary Cole |
| 18 | | AUS | Doug Hay |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Jim Marner |
| — | DF | SCO | Jim O'Reilly |
| — | DF | AUS | Jim Tansey |
| — | DF | AUS | Charlie Yankos |

## Competitions
### Overall record

| 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 | 5th | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 39 | +0 | 034.62 |
| NSL Cup | 17 May 1978 | 24 September 1978 | First round | Quarter-finals | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 037.93 |
Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 3 | South Melbourne | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 32 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Marconi Fairfield | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 30 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Fitzroy United | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 26 | |
| 6 | Brisbane Lions | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 26 | |
| 7 | St George-Budapest | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 25 | |
* ↑ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1978 National Soccer League.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: worldfootball.net

#### Results by round

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

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### 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 | | Peter Blasby | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Arthur McMillan | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | | Bob Provan | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Pat Bannon | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | | Ken Taylor | 24+1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 4 |
| 8 | MF | | Jim Campbell | 25+1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 14 |
| 9 | MF | | Andy Bozikas | 19+4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 6 |
| 10 | FW | | Mike Micevski | 8+11 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | Branko Buljevic | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 7 |
| 12 | FW | | Joe Tront | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | | Nick Rakovalis | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | Theo Selemidis | 10+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | | Gary Cole | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 13 |
| 18 | — | | Doug Hay | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | | Jim Mariner | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Jim O'Reilly | 24+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Jim Tansey | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| — | DF | | Charlie Yankos | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 3 | DF | | Bob Provan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | DF | | Arthur McMillan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 6 | DF | | Pat Bannon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 7 | MF | | Ken Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 8 | MF | | Jim Campbell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | — | DF | | Jim Tansey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 10 | FW | | Mike Micevski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | FW | | Branko Buljevic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 15 | MF | | Theo Selemidis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 18 | — | | Doug Hay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | — | DF | | Jim O'Reilly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 |

### 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 | | Peter Blasby | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 20 | | Jim Mariner | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 4 | 0 | 4 |