1978

RICHMOND SOCCER CLUB

President: Hans Kuss

Secretary: Erhard Mattert

Treasurer: Anne Boehm

Ground: Richmond Park, Yarra Boulevard, Burnley

Coach: Hans Feige then Albert Martin

Dockerty Cup Preliminary Round One

Richmond 7 Malvern City 1

Saturday February 2. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond:

Dockerty Cup Preliminary Round Two

Geelong 1 Richmond 0

Saturday March 4. Stead Park, Corio.

Richmond:

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round One

Richmond 3 (G Dodin 5' Antoniou 25' Veljanovski 37') Ferntree Gully 1 

Saturday April 8. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: included Gilbert Dodin, Nick Antoniou, Kire Veljanovski.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Two

Moreland 5 Richmond 4 (Curjica x3, Arentz)

Saturday April 15. Campbell Reserve, Moreland.

Richmond: included Gilbert Dodin, Topalidis, Connie Arentz, Rajko Curcija.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Three

Melbourne 0 Richmond 3 (Topalidis 10' G Dodin, Veljanovski 70')

Saturday April 22. Albert Park Oval, Albert Park.

Richmond: included Gilbert Dodin, Tom Topalidis, Rajko Curcija, Kire Veljanovski.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Four

Richmond 1 (Topalidis 32') Eltham 1 (van der Swart 63')

Saturday April 29. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: Herbie Muench, George Livatidis, Marko Radojcic, Neil Skinner, Connie Arentz, Kire Veljanovski, Tom Topalidis, Renato Poci, Rajko Curcija, Alex Straubinger, Gilbert Dodin.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Five

Bell Park 0 Richmond 3 (Curcija x3)

Saturday May 6. Bell Park Sports Club, Batesford.

Richmond: included Alex Straubinger, Neil Skinner, George Livatidis, Rajko Curcija.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Six

Richmond 5 (Curcija x2, Arentz, Poci, Manson) Fitzroy United 0

Saturday May 13. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: included Neil Skinner, Renato Poci, Alex Straubinger, Phil Dodin, Connie Arentz, Mick Manson, Rajko Curcija.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Seven

Knox City 1 (McConville 70') Richmond 1 (Curcija 43')

Saturday May 22. H.V.Jones Reserve, Ferntree Gully.

Richmond: included Herbie Muench, Livatidis, Alex Straubinger, Phil Dodin, Rajko Curcija.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Eight

Richmond 1 (Radojcic) Brighton 1

Saturday May 29. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: included Livatidis, Phil Dodin, Renato Poci, Marko Radojcic, Rajko Curcija.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Nine

Port Melbourne 3 Richmond 1 (Manson)

Saturday June 3. J.L.Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne.

Richmond: included Herbie Muench, Alex Staubinger, Neil Skinner, Gilbert Dodin, Marko Radojcic, Kire Veljanovski, Mick Manson, Rajko Curcija.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Ten

Richmond 3 (Radojic 14' Straubinger 33', ?) Footscray 2 (Visic 57' ? 84')

Saturday June 10. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: included Gilbert Dodin, Alex Straubinger, Marko Radojcic, Mick Manson.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Eleven

St Albans 1 Richmond 3 (Manson, Arentz, Skinner)

Saturday June 17. Churchill Reserve, St Albans.

Richmond: included Neil Skinner, Phil Dodin, Mick Manson, Connie Arentz.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Twelve

Ferntree Gully 0 Richmond 0

Saturday June 24. Knox Park, Knoxfield.

Richmond: Harburn, George Livatidis, David Foster, Neil Skinner, Mick Manson, Connie Arentz, Manfred Kuhn, Marko Radojcic, Nick Antoniou, Alex Straubinger, Gilbert Dodin. Reserves - Herbie Muench, Karl Werner.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Thirteen

Richmond 1 (Curcija) Moreland 3 (Marshall x2, Ferreter)

Saturday July 1. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: Harburn, Radojcic, George Livatidis, Neil Skinner, Mick Manson, Connie Arentz, Jimmy Dorcevski, Karl Werner, Rajko Curcija, Alex Straubinger, Gilbert Dodin. Reserves - Herbie Muench, Manfred Kuhn, David Foster.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Fourteen

Richmond 1 (Curcija) Melbourne 2

Saturday July 8. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: included Neil Skinner, Otti Damaschun, Kire Veljanosvski, Alex Straubinger, Rajko Curcija, Mick Manson.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Fifteen

Eltham 2 (McIntosh, Raynes) Richmond 3 (Curcija x2, Veljanovski)

Saturday July 15. No.2 Oval Lower Eltham Park, Eltham.

Richmond: Herbie Muench, George Livatidis, Gilbert Dodin, Neil Skinner, Otti Damaschun, Connie Arentz, Kire Veljanovski, Mick Manson, Rajko Curcija, Alex Straubinger, Marko Radojcic, Karl Werner.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Sixteen

Richmond 3 (Curcija x2, G Dodin) Bell Park 4

Saturday July 22. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: included Gilbert Dodin, Rajko Curcija.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Eighteen

Richmond 1 (Manson) Knox City 1

Saturday August 5. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: included Mick Manson, Alex Straubinger (Connie Arentz 12').

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Twenty

Richmond 2 (Veljanovski, Curcija) Port Melbourne 2

Saturday August 19. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: included Tom Topalidis, Neil Skinner, Gilbert Dodin, Connie Arentz, Kire Veljanovski, Mick Manson, Rajko Curcija, (Manfred Kuhn 65').

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Twenty-One

Footscray 1 Richmond 2 (Curcija, Radojcic)

Saturday August 26. Schintler Reserve, Footscray.

Richmond: included Herbie Muench, Neil Skinner, Marko Radojic, Gilbert Dodin, Rajko Curcija.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Twenty-Two

Richmond 3 (Manson 25' Straubinger 80' Topalidis 83') St Albans 0

Saturday September 2. Richmond Park, Burnley.

Richmond: included Herbie Muench, Mick Manson, Kire Veljanovski (Nick Antoniou 75'), Livatidis, Marko Radojcic, Alex Straubinger, Tom Topalidis, Rajko Curcija.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Seventeen

Fitzroy United 1 (10') Richmond 1 (G Dodin 25')

Saturday September 9. John Cain Reserve, Thornbury.

Richmond: included Alex Straubinger, Kire Veljanovski, Gilbert Dodin, Marko Radojcic, Mick Manson. 

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two Round Nineteen

Brighton 2 Richmond 3 (Arentz 60' Curcija 68' 85')

Sunday September 17. Dendy Park, Brighton.

Richmond: included Connie Arentz, Alex Straubinger, Tom Topalidis, Mick Manson, Rajko Curcija.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Two 1978	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Melbourne	22	14	3	5	42	20	31
Moreland	22	14	2	6	46	33	30
Port Melbourne	22	12	5	5	51	33	29
Knox City	22	12	4	6	38	20	28
Richmond	22	10	7	5	48	33	27
Footscray	22	12	1	9	40	29	25
Bell Park	22	8	6	8	35	39	22
St Albans	22	6	5	11	24	43	17
Fitzroy United	22	6	4	12	29	43	16
Ferntree Gully	22	6	3	13	20	37	15
Eltham	22	5	3	14	28	55	13
Brighton	22	3	5	14	26	43	11