1978 National Soccer League results
1978 Season Round 1 Results
written by John Punshon

Played (1/07/1978) Middle Park
Referee : Stewart Mellings, Crowd : 1000
Footscray JUST
Dennis Boland, Igor Hazabent, Jim Kriaris (John Nicolaides 75), Jim Kondarios, Andy Kazi, Zoran Ilioski, Mirko Rujevic, Joe Picioane, Zdravko Lujic, Joe Palinkas (Dragan Vasic 75), Mendo Ristovski
Goals : Palinkas 20, Lujic 55
Coach : Cedo Cirkovic
2 - 3 Western Suburbs
Greg Woodhouse, Barry Campbell (Rod Skellern 46), Ian Rowden, Peter Wilson, Brian O'Donnell, Peter Stone, Dave Harding, Warren Turnbull, Alan Fisher, Clive Eaton, Rob Drewes (John Vernon 46)
Goals : Turnbull 63, Eaton 68, Stone 72
Coach : Mike Laing

Played (1/07/1978) International Sports Centre
Referee : Barry Wilkinson, Crowd : 9057
Newcastle KB United
Phil Dando, Peter Willis, Col Curran, Bill Summerscales, Roy Drinkwater, Craig Mason, Craig Johnston, Bill Amey, Mike Galpin, Bob Mountford, Ken Boden
Goals : Boden 2, 47pk, Curran 82
Coach : Alan Vest
3 - 0 Canberra City
David Lindenmayer, Steve Hogg (Ian Heywood 61), John Brown, Roy Stark, Mike Milovanovic, Tony Henderson, Brian Stoddardt, Jim Cant, John Davies, Terry Byrne, Peter Marinello
Coach : John Warren

Played (2/07/1978) Olympic Sports Field
Referee : David Yelland, Crowd : 5000
Adelaide City
Peter Marshall, Bugsy Nyskohus, Jim Muir, John Besir, Frank Lister, John Perin, Agenor Muniz, Robert Marwe, Dixie Deans, John Nyskohus, Brian Northcote
Goals : J Nyskohus 35, 50, Northcote 65, Perin 85
Coach : Les Scheinflug
4 - 0 Marconi-Fairfield
Alan Maher, Peter Brogan, Paul Degney, John Russell, Ivo Prskalo, Stuart Selvage, Peter Ollerton, Roberto Vieri, Jim Rooney, Bertie Mariani, Peter Sharne
Coach : Rale Rasic

Played (2/07/1978) Perry Park
Referee : Peter Rampley, Crowd : 3300
Brisbane Lions
Nigel Lownds, Leon Wilson, Jim Hermiston, Col Bennett, Alan Niven, George Potter, John Neale (Harry Stewart 85), Steve Amos, Paul Laszlo, Barry Fairbrother, Alan Hughes
Goal : Neale 73
Coach : Gyula Vincze
1 - 0 West Adelaide
Martyn Crook, Barry Reynolds, David Jones, Con Kambas, Peter Tymczyszyn, Peter Boyle, Neil McGachey, Vic Bozanic (Graham Norris 67), Graham Honeyman, Dave Pillans, Ian McGregor
Coach : Jim Adam

Played (2/07/1978) Olympic Park
Referee : ??, Crowd : 10000
Fitzroy United
Peter Blasby, Arthur McMillan, Bob Provan, Jim O'Reilly, Jim Tansey, Ken Taylor (Mike Micevski 69), Pat Bannon, Jim Campbell, Andy Bozikas, Gary Cole, Branko Buljevic
Goals : Campbell 23, Buljevic 57, 62, McMillan 86
Coach : John Margaritis
4 - 1 South Melbourne
Jack Reilly, Mike Pye, Kris Kalifatidis, Stuart Baxter, Margaritis Hagegmanouil, Bertie Lutton, Sammy Wright, George Christopoulos (Bobby McGuinness 46), Duncan Cummings, Billy Rogers, George Campbell
Goal : Rogers 6
Coach : Dave MacLaren

Played (2/07/1978) Barton Park
Referee : Tim Davies, Crowd : 963
St George
Martin Coe, Rafael Tonanez (Robbie O'Shea 82), Doug Utjesenovic, Brendan Grosse, George Harris, Ralph Coates, Peter Terry, John O'Shea, Peter Hensman, Phil O'Connor, Neville Morgan
Goals : Hensman 35
Coach : Joe Vlasits
1 - 2 Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, Dave McIntosh, Paul Luckett, Richie Bell, Ken Wilson, Mike Cross, Derek Laing, Alex Jamieson, Don Allan, Bill Pirie, Alan Ainslie
Goals : Jamieson 50, Ainslie 90
Coach : George Gibson

Played (30/07/1978) Wentworth Park
Referee : Tim Davies, Crowd : 1023
Eastern Suburbs Hakoah
Todd Clarke, Kevin Mullen, Eddie Thomson, Steve O'Connor, Henry Mowbray, John Stevenson, Ian Souness, Murray Barnes, Joe Watson, Ernie Campbell, Hilton Silva
Goals : Campbell 54, Souness 77
Coach : Gerry Chaldi
2 - 0 Brisbane City
Kim Wishart, Savro Iozelli, Brian Kibbey, Peter Tokesi, Steve Perry, Larry Gaffney, Mark Brusasco, John Lavelle, Alan Marley (John Coyne 73), Roberto Echeverria, Ian Johnston
Coach : Dennis Ford
Match played as a double header