| Club: | Brisbane City |
| Season: | 1978 |
| Manager: | Dennis Ford Barrie Truman |
| Stadium: | Perry Park |
| League: | National Soccer League |
| League Result: | 14th |
| Cup1: | NSL Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Winners |
| League Topscorer: | Alan Marley (6) |
| Season Topscorer: | Barry Kelso (9) |
| Highest Attendance: | 5,000 vs. Footscray JUST (12 March 1978) 5,000 vs. Adelaide City (19 March 1978) National Soccer League |
| Lowest Attendance: | 1,500 vs. Eastern Suburbs (24 September 1978) NSL Cup |
| Average Attendance: | |
| Largest Win: | 3–0 vs. Footscray JUST (H) (12 March 1978) National Soccer League 3–0 vs. Eastern Suburbs (H) (24 September 1978) NSL Cup |
| Largest Loss: | 0–4 vs. Canberra City (A) (29 July 1978) National Soccer League |
| Prevseason: | 1977 |
| Nextseason: | 1979 |
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.
Brisbane City finished 14th in the National Soccer League campaign, although won the NSL Cup in the Final against Adelaide City.
See main article: 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--> | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 11+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 3 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 18+3 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 6 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 25+1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 3 | ||
| 7 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 13+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||
| 8 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 17+4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 9 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 18+2 | 6 | 1+1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | ||
| 10 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 20+1 | 3 | 1+2 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| 11 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 20+3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 7 | ||
| 13 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 11+7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 2 | ||
| 15 | — | < | --National Soccer League--> | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 20 | GK | < | --National Soccer League--> | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| — | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| — | — | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| — | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| — | GK | < | --National Soccer League--> | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| — | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 11+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| — | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 10+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| — | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 8 | 5 | 4+1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | ||
| — | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| — | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| — | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 0+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 | Player | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | MF |  | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 11 | FW | | < | --National Soccer League--> | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | — | GK | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 4 | — | FW | | < | --National Soccer League--> | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | — | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 3 | FW | | < | --National Soccer League--> | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 4 | DF | | < | --National Soccer League--> | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | | < | --National Soccer League--> | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | MF |  | < | --National Soccer League--> | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | FW | | < | --National Soccer League--> | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | 2 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | FW | | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| — | MF | | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| — | FW | | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total< | --National Soccer League--> | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 5 | |||||
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 | Goalkeeper | NSL | NSL Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 20 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||||