1978 Brisbane Lions SC season

The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Brisbane Lions (now Queensland Lions Football Club). In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.

Brisbane Lions
1978 season
Head CoachBrian Daykin
Gyula Vincze
StadiumPerry Park
National Soccer League6th
NSL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Alan Hughes (10)
All: Alan Hughes (10)
Highest home attendance4,500
vs. Brisbane City
(27 August 1978)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance330
vs. South Melbourne
(26 March 1978)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance2,818
Biggest win7–0
vs. Annerley (H)
(24 May 1978)
NSL Cup
Biggest defeat0–4
vs. Footscray JUST (A)
(20 August 1978)
National Soccer League
← 1977
1979 →

Players

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   ENG George Potter
3 DF   SCO Jim Hermiston
4 DF   AUS Colin Bennett
5 DF   AUS Alan Niven
6 FW   ENG John Neale
7 MF   ENG Eddie Spearrit
8   AUS Paul Laszlo
10 MF   SCO Alan Hughes
12 MF   AUS Steve Amos
13 FW   ENG Barrie Fairbrother
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF   AUS Leon Wilson
16 MF   ENG Geoff Morris
DF   AUS Ian Lawrie
GK   ENG Nigel Lowndes
GK   NIR Roddy McKenzie
MF   AUS John Ogden
MF   RSA Paul Ontong
  AUS Harry Stewart
DF   ENG Alan Venables
MF   AUS Graham Wilson

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Soccer League 5 March 1978 27 August 1978 Matchday 1 6th 26 8 10 8 37 39 −2 030.77
NSL Cup 24 May 1978 19 July 1978 First round Second round 2 1 1 0 7 0 +7 050.00
Total 28 9 11 8 44 39 +5 032.14

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Marconi Fairfield 26 12 6 8 46 31 +15 30 Qualification to Finals series[a]
5 Fitzroy United 26 9 8 9 39 39 0 26
6 Brisbane Lions 26 8 10 8 37 39 −2 26
7 St George-Budapest 26 11 3 12 41 40 +1 25
8 Sydney Olympic 26 9 7 10 35 43 −8 25
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1978 National Soccer League.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 8 10 8 37 39  −2 34 4 6 3 16 15  +1 4 4 5 21 24  −3

Results by round

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Round1243567891011131412151617181920212224232526
GroundHAHAAHHAAHAAHHAHAHAAHHHAAH
ResultLWDDLDDWDWDWDDLWLWLDLWDWLL
Position14888118108643455656666665566
Points0234456891112141516161818202021212324262626
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

5 March 1978 1 Brisbane Lions 0–3 Marconi Fairfield Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,000[1]
Referee: Des Miles (Col Amos 46')
12 March 1978 2 Eastern Suburbs 1–3 Brisbane Lions Sydney
Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 1,010
Referee: Tim Davies
26 March 1978 4 Brisbane Lions 1–1 South Melbourne Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 330
Referee: Dieter Klose
27 March 1978 3 Western Suburbs 2–2 Brisbane Lions Sydney
Report
Stadium: Englefield Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
2 April 1978 5 West Adelaide 3–0 Brisbane Lions Adelaide
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 4,786
Referee: Don Campbell
9 April 1978 6 Brisbane Lions 2–2 Canberra City Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jack Wood
15 April 1978 7 Brisbane Lions 0–0 St George-Budapest Brisbane
Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Dave Nugent
23 April 1978 8 Sydney Olympic 2–4 Brisbane Lions Sydney
Report
Stadium: Erskineville Oval
Attendance: 3,685
Referee: Peter Rampley
29 April 1978 9 Newcastle KB United 2–2 Brisbane Lions Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Macquarie Field
Attendance: 5,018
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
7 May 1978 10 Brisbane Lions 3–1 Adelaide City Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: John Van Der Lynde
14 May 1978 11 Fitzroy United 0–0 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Bob Henderson
28 May 1978 13 Brisbane City 0–1 Brisbane Lions Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,750
Referee: Jim Reeves
4 June 1978 14 Brisbane Lions 1–1 Eastern Suburbs Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Bob Mee
5 June 1978 12 Brisbane Lions 0–0 Footscray JUST Brisbane
Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Dieter Klose
11 June 1978 15 Marconi Fairfield 3–1 Brisbane Lions Sydney
Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 3,461
Referee: Tim Davies
18 June 1978 16 Brisbane Lions 3–1 Western Suburbs Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Jack Wood
25 June 1978 17 South Melbourne 2–1 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
2 July 1978 18 Brisbane Lions 1–0 West Adelaide Brisbane
Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Peter Rampley
8 July 1978 19 Canberra City 2–1 Brisbane Lions Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 3,520
Referee: Richard Lorenc
16 July 1978 20 St George-Budapest 2–2 Brisbane Lions Sydney
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 4,953
Referee: Bill Jones
23 July 1978 21 Brisbane Lions 1–2 Sydney Olympic Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Dave Nugent
30 July 1978 22 Brisbane Lions 2–1 Newcastle KB United Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Jack Wood
13 August 1978 24 Brisbane Lions 1–1 Fitzroy United Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Jack Wood
19 August 1978 23 Adelaide City 1–4 Brisbane Lions Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Dennis Stanley
20 August 1978 25 Footscray JUST 4–0 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: David Yelland
27 August 1978 26 Brisbane Lions 1–2 Brisbane City Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Jack Wood

NSL Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss

24 May 1978 First round Brisbane Lions 7–0 Annerley Brisbane
Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: [2]
19 July 1978 Second round Brisbane City 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Brisbane Lions Brisbane
Report Stadium: Perry Park
Referee: Dave Nugent

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[3][2]

No. Pos. Nat. Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF   George Potter 26 1 2 0 28 1
3 DF   Jim Hermiston 26 3 2 0 28 3
4 DF   Colin Bennett 23 0 2 0 25 0
5 DF   Alan Niven 19 0 1 0 20 0
6 FW   John Neale 25+1 4 0 0 26 4
7 MF   Eddie Spearritt 15+1 2 2 1 18 3
8   Paul Laszlo 21+2 4 1+1 2 25 6
10 MF   Alan Hughes 25+1 10 2 0 28 10
12 MF   Steve Amos 16+5 2 1+1 1 23 3
13 FW   Barrie Fairbrother 15+3 4 1 1 19 5
15 DF   Leon Wilson 13+1 0 2 0 16 0
16 MF   Geoff Morris 15+1 3 2 1 18 4
DF   Ian Lawrie 1+4 0 0 0 5 0
GK   Nigel Lowndes 22 0 2 0 24 0
GK   Roddy McKenzie 4 0 0 0 4 0
MF   Geoff Morris 15+1 3 0 0 16 3
FW   John Neale 25+1 4 2 0 28 4
MF   John Ogden 3+3 0 0+1 0 7 0
MF   Paul Ontong 12+4 2 0+1 1 17 3
  Harry Stewart 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
DF   Alan Venables 4+1 0 0 0 5 0
MF   Graham Wilson 1+3 0 0 0 4 0

Disciplinary record

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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 No. Pos. Nat. Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
                 
1 7 MF   Eddie Spearritt 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
10 MF   Alan Hughes 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
3 8   Paul Laszlo 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
4 12 MF   Steve Amos 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
16 MF   Geoff Morris 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
GK   Nigel Lowndes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
MF   John Neale 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
DF   Alan Venables 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0

Clean sheets

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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 No. Nat. Goalkeeper NSL NSL Cup Total
1   Nigel Lowndes 5 2 7
Total 5 2 7

References

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  1. ^ Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
  2. ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
  3. ^ "Brisbane Lions 1978 Squad". ozfootball.net.