Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| 1978 season | |
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| Head Coach | Tom Anderson George Gibson Joe Marston Kaz Kulak |
| Stadium | Arlington Oval Erskineville Oval Wentworth Park Garside Park St George Stadium |
| National Soccer League | 8th |
| NSL Cup | Second round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Alan Ainslie (7) All: Alan Ainslie (7) |
| Highest home attendance | 6,702 vs. Marconi Fairfield (21 May 1978) National Soccer League |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,000 vs. Auburn (24 May 1978) National Soccer League |
| Average home league attendance | 3,915 |
| Biggest win | 2–0 (3 times) 3–1 (once) |
| Biggest defeat | 0–5 vs. Eastern Suburbs (A) (28 May 1978) National Soccer League |
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.
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 | 25 September 1978 | Matchday 1 | 8th | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 34.62 |
| NSL Cup | 24 May 1978 | 19 July 1978 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 50.00 |
| Total | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 35.71 | ||||
Source: Competitions
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 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 |
| 10 | Adelaide City | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 24 |
| 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 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 20 | −1 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Win Draw Loss
| 5 March 19781 | Sydney Olympic | 0–1 | Western Suburbs | Sydney |
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| Stadium: Arlington Oval Attendance: 4,124 [1] Referee: Jim Reeves |
| 12 March 19782 | South Melbourne | 1–1 | Sydney Olympic | Melbourne |
| Report |
| Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
| 19 March 19783 | West Adelaide | 0–1 | Sydney Olympic | Adelaide |
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| Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Graham Neal |
| 26 March 19784 | Sydney Olympic | 1–2 | Canberra City | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Erskineville Oval Attendance: 4,133 Referee: Alf Rodway |
| 2 April 19785 | Sydney Olympic | 2–0 | St George-Budapest | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Arlington Oval Attendance: 4,629 Referee: Henry Witschge |
| 8 April 19786 | Adelaide City | 0–1 | Sydney Olympic | Adelaide |
| Report |
| Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 5,895 Referee: Bobby Kerr |
| 15 April 19787 | Newcastle KB United | 1–1 | Sydney Olympic | Newcastle |
| Report |
| Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 5,287 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
| 23 April 19788 | Sydney Olympic | 2–4 | Brisbane Lions | Sydney |
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| Stadium: Erskineville Oval Attendance: 3,685 Referee: Peter Rampley |
| 30 April 19789 | Fitzroy United | 3–1 | Sydney Olympic | Sydney |
| Report |
| Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 3,580 Referee: Doug Rennie | ||
| Note: This match was moved to play at Wentworth Park in Sydney as Fitzroy United's home fixture due to punishment by NSL for an assault on a referee. | ||||
| 7 May 197810 | Sydney Olympic | 1–1 | Footscray JUST | Sydney |
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| Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 6,311 Referee: Alf Rodway |
| 14 May 197811 | Brisbane City | 3–2 | Sydney Olympic | Brisbane |
| Report |
| Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Jack Wood |
| 21 May 197812 | Sydney Olympic | 1–1 | Marconi Fairfield | Sydney |
| Report |
| Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 6,702 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
| 28 May 197813 | Eastern Suburbs | 5–0 | Sydney Olympic | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 5,928 Referee: Tim Davies |
| 4 June 197814 | Sydney Olympic | 1–2 | South Melbourne | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Erskineville Oval Referee: Barry Wilkinson |
| 11 June 197815 | Western Suburbs | 2–2 | Sydney Olympic | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 4,725 |
| 17 June 197816 | Sydney Olympic | 2–4 | West Adelaide | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Erskineville Oval Attendance: 1,860 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
| 24 June 197817 | Canberra City | 1–3 | Sydney Olympic | Canberra |
| Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 4,300 Referee: Doug Rennie |
| 2 July 197818 | St George-Budapest | 1–2 | Sydney Olympic | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 963 Referee: Tim Davies |
| 9 July 197819 | Sydney Olympic | 2–1 | Adelaide City | Sydney |
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| Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 2,152 Referee: Jim Reeves |
| 16 July 197820 | Sydney Olympic | 1–1 | Newcastle KB United | Sydney |
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| Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 4,953 Referee: Peter Rampley |
| 23 July 197821 | Brisbane Lions | 1–2 | Sydney Olympic | Brisbane |
| Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Dave Nugent |
| 30 July 197822 | Sydney Olympic | 1–3 | Fitzroy United | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 3,676 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
| 6 August 197823 | Footscray JUST | 2–3 | Sydney Olympic | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Tony Beazleigh |
| 13 August 197824 | Sydney Olympic | 2–1 | Brisbane City | Sydney |
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| Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 1,138 Referee: Jim Reeves |
| 20 August 197825 | Marconi Fairfield | 0–0 | Sydney Olympic | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 5,241 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
| 27 August 197826 | Sydney Olympic | 0–2 | Eastern Suburbs | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 3,530 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
Win Draw Loss
| 24 May 1978 First round | Sydney Olympic | 2–0 |  Auburn | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Garside Park Attendance: 1,000 [2] |
| 19 July 1978 Second round | Eastern Suburbs | 4–0 | Sydney Olympic | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 1,023 Referee: Tim Davies |
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 |  | Gary Meier | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Billy Palmer | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  | Mike Cross | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |  | Stuart Markland | 19+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Dave McIntosh | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 |
| 6 | — | | Bill Starvopodis | 4+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | | Derek Laing | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 4 |
| 8 | MF | | Alex Jamieson | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| 9 | — | | Con Davourlis | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | | Joe Senkalski | 6+5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| 11 | MF | | Alan Ainslie | 24+2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 7 |
| 12 | FW | | Ray Botham | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | | Ken Wilson | 17+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | | Paul Luckett | 15+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | Peter Raskopoulos | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | | Richard Bell | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 20 | — | | Herc Karakostas | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Don Allan | 11+3 | 5 | 1+1 | 1 | 16 | 6 |
| — | — | | Greg Allan | 11+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| — | — | | Nick Constantinou | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Paul Cotton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| — | MF |  | Jim Herron | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| — | DF | | John Karaspyros | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Billy Pirie | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| — | FW | | Chris Thamnidis | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 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 | 4 | DF | | Stuart Markland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 5 | DF | | Dave McIntosh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | FW | | Derek Laing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Alex Jamieson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 3 | DF | | Mike Cross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | — | | Bill Starvopodis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | | Paul Luckett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| — | — | | Greg Allan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 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 | | Gary Meier | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 20 | | Herc Karakostas | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
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. 191f51
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 St George-Budapest. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. St George-Budapest finished 6th 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 Sydney Olympic Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Sydney Olympic finished 12th 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 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 South Melbourne 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 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 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.
