| Club: | Marconi Fairfield |
| Season: | 1978 |
| Mgrtitle: | Head Coach |
| Manager: | Rale Rasic |
| Stadium: | Marconi Oval |
| League: | National Soccer League |
| League Result: | 4th |
| Cup1: | NSL Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | First round |
| League Topscorer: | Roberto Vieri (11) |
| Season Topscorer: | Roberto Vieri (11) |
| Highest Attendance: | 8,936 vs. Newcastle KB United (28 May 1978) National Soccer League |
| Lowest Attendance: | 3,000 vs. Footscray JUST (17 June 1978) National Soccer League |
| Average Attendance: | |
| Largest Win: | 4–0 vs. Fitzroy United (H) (12 March 1978) National Soccer League 6–2 vs. Western Suburbs (H) (16 April 1978) National Soccer League |
| Largest Loss: | 0–4 vs. Adelaide City (A) (2 July 1978) National Soccer League |
| Prevseason: | 1977 |
| Nextseason: | 1979 |
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Marconi Fairfield (now Marconi Stallions Football Club). In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
See main article: 1978 National Soccer League.
The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1978 National Soccer League.
See main article: 1978 NSL Cup.
Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[1]
| Player | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK | < | --National Soccer League--> | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2 | — | < | --National Soccer League--> | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 4 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 8+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| 7 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | ||
| 8 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 24 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 11 | ||
| 9 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 4 | ||
| 10 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 | ||
| 11 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 24+1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | ||
| 12 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 4+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 13 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 6+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 14 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 19+2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | ||
| 15 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 5+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 18 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 19 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
| — | — | < | --National Soccer League--> | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | Player | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 6 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 3 | 8 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5 | 1 | GK | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 7 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 10 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 11 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 13 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total< | --National Soccer League--> | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | |||||
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.