# 1978 Eastern Suburbs FC season

The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Eastern Suburbs (now Hakoah Sydney City East Football Club). In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Eastern Suburbs finished 2nd in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup quarter-finals by Brisbane 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 | Todd Clarke |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Kevin Mullen |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Eddie Thomson |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Steve O'Connor |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Henry Mowbray |
| 6 | MF | AUS | John Stevenson |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Joe Watson |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Murray Barnes |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Ernie Campbell |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Terry Smith |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Hilton Silva |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Alan Kershaw |
| 13 | FW | SCO | Bobby McGuinness |
| 14 | | ENG | Jeff Illingworth |
| 15 | MF | AUS | Bobby Smith |
| 16 | | AUS | Simco Silva |
| 17 | FW | WAL | Mark Trenter |
| 18 | MF | AUS | Ian Souness |
| 19 | MF | BRA | Luis de Melo |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Tony Pezzano |
| — | DF | AUS | George Townsend |

## Competitions
### Overview

| 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 | 2nd | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 27 | +22 | 057.69 |
| NSL Cup | 31 May 1978 | 24 September 1978 | First round | Quarter-finals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 55 | 31 | +24 | 058.62 |
Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | West Adelaide (C) | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 36 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 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 | |
* ↑ 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 | 4 | 3 | 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 | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | D | W | W | D | L | L | D | L | W | W | W | D | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Points | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 35 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

#### Finals series
### 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 | | Todd Clarke | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Kevin Mullen | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | | Eddie Thomson | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | | Steve O'Connor | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | | Henry Mowbray | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | John Stevenson | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 5 |
| 7 | MF | | Joe Watson | 27 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 7 |
| 8 | MF | | Murray Barnes | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 6 |
| 9 | FW | | Ernie Campbell | 21+4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 |
| 10 | FW | | Terry Smith | 9+4 | 6 | 1+2 | 2 | 16 | 8 |
| 11 | FW | | Hilton Silva | 28 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 8 |
| 12 | DF | | Alan Kershaw | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | | Bobby McGuinness | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | — | | Jeff Illingworth | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | Bobby Smith | 8+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 16 | — | | Simco Silva | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | | Mark Trenter | 5+4 | 5 | 2+1 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| 18 | MF | | Ian Souness | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 5 |
| 19 | MF | | Luis de Melo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | | Tony Pezzano | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| — | DF | | George Townsend | 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 | 9 | FW | | Ernie Campbell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | DF | | Eddie Thomson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | DF | | Kevin Mullen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | DF | | Steve O'Connor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | MF | | Murray Barnes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 11 | FW | | Hilton Silva | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 17 | FW | | Mark Trenter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 5 | DF | | Henry Mowbray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 6 | MF | | John Stevenson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | FW | | Terry Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | DF | | Alan Kershaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 15 | MF | | Bobby Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 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 | | Todd Clarke | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 20 | | Tony Pezzano | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 10 | 1 | 11 |