# 1978 Brisbane City FC season

The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Brisbane City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, Brisbane City competed in the NSL Cup.
Brisbane City finished 14th in the National Soccer League campaign, although won the NSL Cup in the Final against Adelaide City.

## 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 | Kim Wishart |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Ian Rathmell (captain) |
| 3 | FW | AUS | Brian Kibbey |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Peter Tokesi |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Steve Perry |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Larry Gaffney |
| 7 | FW | AUS | Willie Conner |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Frank Pimblett |
| 9 | MF | NZL | Alan Marley |
| 10 | MF | AUS | Roberto Echeverria |
| 11 | FW | AUS | Kevin Caldwell |
| 13 | FW | AUS | John Coyne |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | | AUS | Eusebio Ibanez |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Bob Barlow |
| — | FW | AUS | Mark Brusasco |
| — | | AUS | Steve Clark |
| — | MF | AUS | Iain Fagan |
| — | GK | AUS | Savro Iozelli |
| — | FW | AUS | Ian Johnston |
| — | FW | AUS | Barry Kelso |
| — | MF | SCO | John Lavelle |
| — | DF | AUS | David Ratcliffe |
| — | FW | AUS | Craig Wallace |
| — | FW | SCO | George Williamson |

## 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 | 14th | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 49 | −20 | 026.92 |
| NSL Cup | 14 June 1978 | 8 October 1978 | First round | Winners | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 080.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 31 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 035.48 |
Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |
| 13 | Canberra City | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 20 |
| 14 | Brisbane City | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 49 | −20 | 17 |

#### 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 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | D | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W |
| Position | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Points | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 |

#### 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 | | Kim Wishart | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Ian Rathmell | 11+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 3 | FW | | Brian Kibbey | 18+3 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Peter Tokesi | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Steve Perry | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | Larry Gaffney | 25+1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 3 |
| 7 | FW | | Willie Conner | 13+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | | Frank Pimblett | 17+4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | | Alan Marley | 18+2 | 6 | 1+1 | 0 | 22 | 6 |
| 10 | MF | | Roberto Echeverria | 20+1 | 3 | 1+2 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
| 11 | FW | | Kevin Caldwell | 20+3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 7 |
| 13 | FW | | John Coyne | 11+7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 2 |
| 15 | — | | Eusebio Ibanez | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | | Bob Barlow | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Mark Brusasco | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| — | — | | Steve Clark | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Iain Fagan | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| — | GK | | Savro Iozelli | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Ian Johnston | 11+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| — | MF | | John Lavelle | 10+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| — | FW | | Barry Kelso | 8 | 5 | 4+1 | 4 | 13 | 9 |
| — | DF | | David Ratcliffe | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Craig Wallace | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | FW | | George Williamson | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 10 | MF | | Roberto Echeverria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 11 | FW | | Kevin Caldwell | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | — | GK | | Savro Iozelli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | — | FW | | Barry Kelso | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | — | MF | | John Lavelle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | FW | | Brian Kibbey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | DF | | Peter Tokesi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | MF | | Larry Gaffney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 9 | MF | | Alan Marley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 13 | FW | | John Coyne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2 | DF | | Ian Rathmell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 5 | DF | | Steve Perry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 7 | FW | | Willie Conner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | — | MF | | Iain Fagan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | — | FW | | Ian Johnston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 5 |

### 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 | | Kim Wishart | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 20 | | Bob Barlow | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 4 | 4 | 8 |