# 1978 St George-Budapest FC season

The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for St George-Budapest (now St George 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 | Martin Coe |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Doug Utjesenovic |
| 3 | MF | ENG | Ralph Coates |
| 4 | DF | AUS | John O'Shea |
| 5 | DF | AUS | George Harris |
| 6 | | AUS | Brendan Grosse |
| 7 | | AUS | Carlos Mendez |
| 9 | DF | AUS | Robbie O'Shea |
| 10 | | AUS | Neville Morgan |
| 11 | FW | AUS | Phil O'Connor |
| 12 | | AUS | Emery Holmik |
| 13 | DF | AUS | Peter Terry |
| 14 | | AUS | Zoran Durisic |
| 15 | | AUS | Paul Jones |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Peter Hensman |
| 18 | DF | AUS | Mike O'Shea |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Tim Patterson |
| 21 | GK | ENG | Ray Clemence |
| 22 | MF | AUS | Paul Kay |
| — | FW | PAR | Isadore Acosta |
| — | MF | AUS | Mark Barton |
| — | MF | AUS | Mike Dale |
| — | MF | AUS | Rudolfo Gnavi |
| — | | AUS | David Jirsa |
| — | DF | AUS | Michael Rendell |
| — | DF | PAR | Herminio Toñánez |
| — | | AUS | Jim Vlassis |

## 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 | 7th | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 042.31 |
| NSL Cup | 17 May 1978 | 19 July 1978 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 28 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 042.86 |
Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |
| 8 | Sydney Olympic | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 25 |
| 9 | Western Suburbs | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 24 |

#### 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | L | W | L | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | W |
| Position | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| Points | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 |

#### 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 | | Martin Coe | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Doug Utjesenovic | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 3 | MF | | Ralph Coates | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| 4 | DF | | John O'Shea | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 4 |
| 5 | DF | | George Harris | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 6 | — | | Brendan Grosse | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| 7 | — | | Carlos Mendez | 8+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | | Robbie O'Shea | 14+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 10 | — | | Neville Morgan | 25+1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 6 |
| 11 | FW | | Phil O'Connor | 24+1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 12 |
| 12 | — | | Emery Holmik | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | | Peter Terry | 18+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 14 | — | | Zoran Durisic | 4+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 15 | — | | Paul Jones | 15+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| 17 | FW | | Peter Hensman | 17+4 | 6 | 1+1 | 1 | 23 | 7 |
| 18 | DF | | Mike O'Shea | 6+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | | Tim Patterson | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | | Ray Clemence | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Paul Kay | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Isadore Acosta | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Mark Barton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Mike Dale | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Rudolfo Gnavi | 11+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| — | — | | David Jirsa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Michael Rendell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Herminio Toñánez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| — | — | | Jim Vlassis | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | — | | Watson | 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 | 5 | DF | | George Harris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | — | MF | | Rudolfo Gnavi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | DF | | Doug Utjesenovic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | — | | Brendan Grosse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 17 | FW | | Doug Utjesenovic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | — | DF | | John O'Shea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 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 | | Martin Coe | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 4 | 0 | 4 |