# 1978 Western Suburbs SC (NSW) season

The 1978 season was the second and final season in the National Soccer League for Western Suburbs Soccer Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Western Suburbs finished 9th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the quarter-finals of 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 | POL | Wally Lachowicz |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Rod Skellern |
| 3 | | AUS | Warren Turnbull |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Bob Noble |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Peter Wilson (captain) |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Dave Harding |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Peter Stone |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Brian O'Donnell |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Andy Scott |
| 10 | FW | AUS | Clive Eaton |
| 11 | | AUS | John Vernon |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | DF | AUS | Ian Rowden |
| 13 | FW | AUS | Alan Fisher |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Greg Woodhouse |
| — | DF | AUS | Greg Ankudinoff |
| — | DF | AUS | Barry Campbell |
| — | | AUS | Mark Davies |
| — | | AUS | Brian Dodd |
| — | | AUS | Rob Drewes |
| — | GK | ENG | Terry Eaton |
| — | | AUS | Mark Samuels |

## 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 | 9th | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 034.62 |
| NSL Cup | 24 May 1978 | 3 September 1978 | First round | Quarter-finals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 037.93 |
Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |
| 10 | Adelaide City | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 24 |
| 11 | Newcastle KB United | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 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 | 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 | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | W | D | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | W | L | D | L | L | W | D | W | L | L | W | L | W | L |
| Position | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Points | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 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 |
| 1 | GK | | Wally Lachowicz | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Rod Skellern | 24+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 3 | — | | Warren Turnbull | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | | Bob Noble | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Peter Wilson | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | Dave Harding | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | | Peter Stone | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | | Brian O'Donnell | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | | Andy Scott | 14+2 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | | Clive Eaton | 26 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 16 |
| 11 | — | | John Vernon | 13+5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 4 |
| 12 | DF | | Ian Rowden | 16+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | | Alan Fisher | 17+4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 9 |
| 20 | GK | | Greg Woodhouse | 9+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Greg Ankudinoff | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Barry Campbell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| — | — | | Mark Davies | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | — | | Brian Dodd | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| — | — | | Rob Drewes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| — | GK | | Terry Eaton | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| — | — | | Mark Samuels | 2+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |

### 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 | 9 | FW | | Andy Scott | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 8 | MF | | Brian O'Donnell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | DF | | Bob Noble | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 10 | FW | | Clive Eaton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | — | | Warren Turnbull | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | MF | | Dave Harding | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 13 | FW | | Alan Fisher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 5 | DF | | Peter Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | — | | John Vernon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | DF | | Ian Rowden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | — | GK | | Terry Eaton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 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 | — | | Terry Eaton | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 20 | | Greg Woodhouse | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | | Wally Lachowicz | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 6 | 2 | 8 |