# 1978 Adelaide City FC season

The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Adelaide City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, Adelaide City competed in 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 |
| — | DF | AUS | John Besir |
| — | | AUS | Danny Dance |
| — | FW | SCO | Dixie Deans |
| — | MF | SCO | Graham Fyfe |
| — | | AUS | Henry Kolecki |
| — | FW | AUS | John Kosmina |
| — | | ENG | Frank Lister |
| — | MF | AUS | Gary Marocchi |
| — | GK | AUS | Peter Marshall |
| — | | AUS | Robert Marwe |
| — | MF | YUG | Zoran Matić |
| — | DF | AUS | Pat McCluskey |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | AUS | Sergio Melta |
| — | FW | SCO | Jim Muir |
| — | MF | AUS | Agenor Muniz |
| — | MF | AUS | Brian Northcote |
| — | DF | AUS | Bogdan Nyskohus |
| — | FW | AUS | John Nyskohus |
| — | MF | AUS | John Perin |
| — | MF | AUS | Dave Rigby |
| — | GK | AUS | Roger Romanowicz |
| — | | AUS | Philip Russo |
| — | DF | AUS | Fred Yung |

## 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 | 10th | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 034.62 |
| NSL Cup | 24 May 1978 | 8 October 1978 | First round | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 080.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 041.94 |
Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |
| 12 | Footscray JUST | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 22 |

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

#### 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 |
| — | DF | | John Besir | 18+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| — | — | | Danny Dance | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Dixie Deans | 10+1 | 5 | 2+1 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| — | MF | | Graham Fyfe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| — | — | | Henry Kolecki | 5+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| — | FW | | John Kosmina | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| — | — | | Frank Lister | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Gary Marocchi | 17+1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 6 |
| — | GK | | Peter Marshall | 20+2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| — | — | | Robert Marwe | 11+5 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 | 20 | 2 |
| — | MF | | Zoran Matić | 11+2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| — | DF | | Pat McCluskey | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Sergio Melta | 6+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| — | FW | | Jim Muir | 10+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| — | MF | | Agenor Muniz | 12+5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 5 |
| — | MF | | Brian Northcote | 23+2 | 4 | 3+1 | 0 | 29 | 4 |
| — | DF | | Bogdan Nyskohus | 26 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 2 |
| — | FW | | John Nyskohus | 24 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 9 |
| — | MF | | John Perin | 24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 5 |
| — | MF | | Dave Rigby | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| — | GK | | Roger Romanowicz | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| — | — | | Philip Russo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Fred Yung | 18+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 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 | — | FW | | Dixie Deans | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | — | — | | Frank Lister | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | — | MF | | John Perin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | — | DF | | John Besir | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | — | MF | | Brian Northcote | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | — | DF | | Bogdan Nyskohus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | — | DF | | Pat McCluskey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | — | MF | | Sergio Melta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | — | DF | | Agenor Muniz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 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 | — | | Peter Marshall | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | — | | Roger Romanowicz | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 3 | 3 | 6 |