Players
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| 1978 season | |
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| Head Coach | David Maclaren Ted Smith |
| Stadium | Middle Park Soccer Stadium |
| National Soccer League | 3rd |
| NSL Cup | Second round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Duncan Cummings (9) All: Duncan Cummings (10) |
| Highest home attendance | 18,000 vs. Fitzroy United (2 April 1978) National Soccer League |
| Lowest home attendance | 3,500 vs. Canberra City (27 May 1978) National Soccer League |
| Average home league attendance | 7,383 |
| Biggest win | 5–0 vs. Adelaide City (H) (13 August 1978) National Soccer League |
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 (twice) 1–4 (once) |
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for South Melbourne Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| National Soccer League | 5 March 1978 | 26 August 1978 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 46.15 |
| NSL Cup | 31 May 1978 | 2 August 1978 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
| Total | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 46.43 | ||||
Source: Competitions
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | West Adelaide (C) | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 36 | Qualification to Finals series [lower-alpha 1] |
| 2 | Eastern Suburbs | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 27 | +22 | 35 | |
| 3 | South Melbourne | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 32 | |
| 4 | Marconi Fairfield | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 30 | |
| 5 | Fitzroy United | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 26 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 44 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 18 | +1 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Win Draw Loss
| 5 March 19781 | St George-Budapest | 0–2 | South Melbourne | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 3,853 [1] Referee: Tony Boskovic |
| 12 March 19782 | South Melbourne | 1–1 | Sydney Olympic | Melbourne |
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| Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
| 19 March 19783 | South Melbourne | 3–0 | Newcastle KB United | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Jim Dixon |
| 26 March 19784 | Brisbane Lions | 1–1 | South Melbourne | Brisbane |
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| Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 330 Referee: Dieter Klose |
| 2 April 19785 | South Melbourne | 1–1 | Fitzroy United | Melbourne |
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| Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Nick Karlich |
| 9 April 19786 | Footscray JUST | 0–2 | South Melbourne | Melbourne |
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| Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 8,250 Referee: Bob Henderson |
| 16 April 19787 | South Melbourne | 0–1 | Brisbane City | Melbourne |
| Report |
| Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,750 Referee: Jack Readshaw |
| 23 April 19788 | South Melbourne | 0–3 | Marconi Fairfield | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 17,728 Referee: Stewart Mellings |
| 30 April 19789 | Eastern Suburbs | 0–0 | South Melbourne | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 3,580 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
| 6 May 197810 | South Melbourne | 2–1 | Western Suburbs | Melbourne |
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| Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Jim Dixon |
| 14 May 197811 | Adelaide City | 1–1 | South Melbourne | Adelaide |
| Report |
| Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 7,856 Referee: Jim Johnston |
| 21 May 197812 | West Adelaide | 3–1 | South Melbourne | Adelaide |
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| Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Dennis Stanley |
| 27 May 197813 | South Melbourne | 0–0 | Canberra City | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Tony Beazleigh |
| 4 June 197814 | Sydney Olympic | 1–2 | South Melbourne | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Erskineville Oval Referee: Barry Wilkinson |
| 10 June 197815 | South Melbourne | 5–2 | St George-Budapest | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Jack Readshaw |
| 17 June 197816 | Newcastle KB United | 1–1 | South Melbourne | Newcastle |
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| Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 7,357 Referee: Tim Davies |
| 25 June 197817 | South Melbourne | 2–1 | Brisbane Lions | Melbourne |
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| Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,000 |
| 2 July 197818 | Fitzroy United | 4–1 | South Melbourne | Melbourne |
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| Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 10,000 |
| 9 July 197819 | South Melbourne | 4–0 | Footscray JUST | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Tony Beazleigh |
| 16 July 197820 | Brisbane City | 3–4 | South Melbourne | Brisbane |
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| Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Henry Witschge |
| 23 July 197821 | Marconi Fairfield | 1–1 | South Melbourne | Sydney |
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| Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 5,813 Referee: Bill Jones |
| 29 July 197822 | South Melbourne | 3–0 | Eastern Suburbs | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Don Campbell |
| 6 August 197923 | Western Suburbs | 3–0 | South Melbourne | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 4,102 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
| 13 August 197824 | South Melbourne | 5–0 | Adelaide City | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Nick Karlich |
| 20 August 197825 | South Melbourne | 0–2 | West Adelaide | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Tim Davies |
| 26 August 197826 | Canberra City | 0–3 | South Melbourne | Canberra |
| 15:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1978 National Soccer League.
| 3 September 1978 Semi-finals | South Melbourne | 2–3 | Marconi Fairfield | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 6,200 Referee: Graham Neal |
Win Draw Loss
| 31 May 1978 First round | Footscray JUST | 1–2 | South Melbourne | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 3,000 [2] |
| 2 August 1978 Second round | Fitzroy United | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | South Melbourne | Melbourne |
| Report |
| Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list. [3] [2]
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  | John Hansen | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  | Mike Pye | 25+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Kris Kalifatidis | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | | Stuart Baxter | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 5 | — |  | Margaritis Hagegmanouil | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | | Bertie Lutton | 21+1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 2 |
| 7 | — |  | Sammy Wright | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | | Billy Rogers | 25+1 | 4 | 1+1 | 1 | 28 | 5 |
| 9 | FW | | Duncan Cummings | 21+1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 10 |
| 10 | FW | | Peter Ollerton | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 |
| 11 | DF |  | Frank Munro | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | | Socrates Nicolaides | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | | Bobby McGuinness | 3+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | | George Christopoulos | 11+3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 |
| 15 | FW | | Steve Kakantonis | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | | George Campbell | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
| 17 | DF | | Kyri Kyriakouleas | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | | Jack Reilly | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| — | — | | Billy Bergman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Alun Evans | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| — | MF | | Chris Kent | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| — | — | | Peter Vaughan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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 | NSL Cup | Total | ||||||
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| 1 | 11 | DF | | Frank Munro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | DF | | Mike Pye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Bertie Lutton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | — | | Sammy Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | | Duncan Cummings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| — | FW | | Alun Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | ||||
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 |
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| 1 | 1 | | John Hansen | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 20 | | Jack Reilly | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 9 | |||
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Brisbane City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the inaugural NSL Cup. Although Brisbane City finished 10th in their National Soccer League season, they were winners in the NSL Cup.
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for South Melbourne Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. South Melbourne finished 11th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the first round of the NSL Cup.
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Footscray JUST. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Eastern Suburbs. 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
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Mooroolbark Soccer Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Mooroolbark finished 14th to be relegated in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup second round by Fitzroy United.
The 1978 season was the first in the history of Newcastle KB United. It was also the first season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Newcastle KB United finished 11th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup semi-finals by Brisbane City.
The 1977 season is the first in the National Soccer League for Marconi Fairfield. In addition to the domestic league, Marconi Fairfield competed in the NSL Cup as runners-up.
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for West Adelaide Soccer Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. West Adelaide finished 7th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the semi-finals of the NSL Cup.
The 1977 season was the first 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 5th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the NSL Cup.
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Adelaide City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, Adelaide City competed in the NSL Cup.
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.
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Brisbane Lions. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
The 1978 season was the second in the history of Canberra City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Fitzroy United. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Footscray JUST. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Marconi Fairfield. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for St George-Budapest. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Sydney Olympic Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Sydney Olympic finished 8th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the second round of the NSL Cup.
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for West Adelaide Soccer Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. West Adelaide finished 1st in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the second round of the NSL Cup.
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.
