# 1978 Marconi Fairfield FC season

The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Marconi Fairfield (now Marconi Stallions 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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Allan Maher |
| 2 | | AUS | Barry Jones |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Paul Degney |
| 4 | MF | AUS | John Russell |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Ivo Prskalo |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Ray Richards |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Gary Byrne |
| 8 | FW | ITA | Roberto Vieri |
| 9 | MF | AUS | Jimmy Rooney (captain) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 10 | FW | AUS | Berti Mariani |
| 11 | FW | AUS | Peter Sharne |
| 12 | DF | AUS | Richie Williams |
| 13 | MF | AUS | Stuart Selvage |
| 14 | FW | AUS | Mark Jankovics |
| 15 | DF | AUS | Peter Brogan |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Mike Berry |
| 19 | FW | AUS | Peter Ollerton |
| — | | AUS | Telamo Domingo |

## 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 | 4th | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 046.15 |
| NSL Cup | 21 June 1978 | 21 June 1978 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 044.44 |
Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 2 | Eastern Suburbs | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 27 | +22 | 35 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 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 | |
* ↑ 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 | 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 | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | D | L |
| Position | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Points | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

#### Finals series

The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1978 National Soccer League.

### 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 | | Allan Maher | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2 | — | | Barry Jones | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Paul Degney | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | | John Russell | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Ivo Prskalo | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | Ray Richards | 8+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | | Gary Byrne | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| 8 | FW | | Roberto Vieri | 24 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 11 |
| 9 | MF | | Jimmy Rooney | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
| 10 | FW | | Berti Mariani | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 |
| 11 | FW | | Peter Sharne | 24+1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 |
| 12 | DF | | Richie Williams | 4+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | | Stuart Selvage | 6+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | | Mark Jankovics | 19+2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 |
| 15 | DF | | Peter Brogan | 5+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | | Mike Berry | 1+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | | Peter Ollerton | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| — | — | | Telamo Domingo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | 5 | DF | | Ivo Prskalo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 6 | MF | | Ray Richards | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 8 | FW | | Roberto Vieri | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 19 | FW | | Peter Ollerton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | GK | | Allan Maher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | DF | | Barry Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | MF | | Paul Degney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | MF | | Gary Byrne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 10 | FW | | Berti Mariani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 11 | FW | | Peter Sharne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 13 | MF | | Stuart Selvage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 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 |
| 1 | 1 | | Allan Maher | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 10 | 1 | 11 |