| 1978 National Soccer League Squads Written by Tony Persoglia and Greg Stock |
| 1977 |
Results | Table | Top Scorers | Squads | NSL Cup | NSL Index | 1979
Club | Adelaide City | Brisbane City | Brisbane Lions | Canberra City | Eastern Suburbs Hakoah | Fitzroy United | Footscray JUST | Marconi | Newcastle KB United | South Melbourne | St. George | Sydney Olympic | West Adelaide | Western Suburbs
Sources: Soccer Action, Soccer World.
| Eastern Suburbs Hakoah 1978 Squad | ||||
| Player Details | Home-and-Away Season | Top 4 Finals | Full Name | Birth Date | Position | Start | Sub | App | Gls | Red | Cls | Start | Sub | App | Gls | Red | Cls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Barnes | 16-Jan-1954 | Midfielder | 22 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Ernie Campbell | 20-Oct-1949 | Forward | 20 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Todd Clarke | 28-Apr-1951 | Goalkeeper | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Luis de Melo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jeff Illingworth | 22-Jun-1958 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Alan Kershaw | 23-Apr-1954 | Defender | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Bobby McGuinness | 29-Jan-1954 | Forward | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Henry Mowbray | 01-May-1947 | Defender | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Kevin Mullen | 17-Jan-1954 | Defender | 23 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Steve O'Connor | 24-Nov-1954 | Defender | 25 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Tony Pezzano | 23-Oct-1960 | Goalkeeper | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Hilton Silva | 1952 | Forward | 26 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Simco Silva | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Bobby Smith | Midfielder | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Terry Smith | 10-Sep-1951 | Forward | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Ian Souness | 26-Jan-1959 | Midfielder | 17 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| John Stevenson | 17-Jun-1953 | Midfielder | 24 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Eddie Thomson | 25-Feb-1947 | Defender | 23 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| George Townsend | Defender | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Mark Trenter | 16-Apr-1958 | Forward | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Joe Watson | 01-Jan-1952 | Midfielder | 25 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||
Coach: Gerry Chaldi. 26 matches: Won 15; Drew 5; Lost 6.
Top 4 Finals: 2 matches: Won 2; Drew 0; Lost 0.