1977 Brisbane City FC season

Brisbane City

1977 season
Head Coach	Iain Kesson Nereo Saftich
Stadium	Perry Park
National Soccer League	10th
NSL Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Willie Conner (4) John Coyne (4) Ian Johnston (4) All: Ian Johnston (6)
Highest home attendance	7,000 vs. Marconi Fairfield (9 October 1977) NSL Cup
Lowest home attendance	3,870 vs. Footscray JUST (18 September 1977) National Soccer League
Average home league attendance	5,391
Biggest win	3–0 vs. Sydney Olympic (H) (5 September 1977) National Soccer League 3–0 vs. West Adelaide (H) (5 October 1977) NSL Cup
Biggest defeat	0–4 vs. Sydney Olympic (A) (5 June 1977) National Soccer League

The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Brisbane City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the inaugural NSL Cup. Although Brisbane City finished 10th in their National Soccer League season, they were winners in the NSL Cup.

Players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK   ARG Osvaldo Borzi — FW   AUS Kevin Caldwell — FW   AUS Willie Conner — FW   AUS John Coyne — MF   AUS Roberto Echeverria — MF   AUS Larry Gaffney — DF   AUS Karl Herdle — DF   SCO Jim Hermiston — FW   AUS Ian Johnston — FW   AUS Brian Kibbey

No. Pos. Nation Player —   AUS Ron Kidd — MF   SCO John Lavelle — MF   SCO Tom McLeod — DF   DEN Peter Neilson —   AUS Ian Perry — MF   ENG Frank Pimblett — DF   SCO Ian Rathmell — DF   AUS Peter Tokesi — FW   AUS Craig Wallace

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
National Soccer League	3 April 1977	25 September 1977	Matchday 1	10th	26	8	6	12	30	35	−5	030.77
NSL Cup	21 September 1977	9 October 1977	First round	Winners	4	2	2	0	8	4	+4	050.00
Total					30	10	8	12	38	39	−1	033.33

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

Main article: 1977 National Soccer League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Footscray JUST	26	9	6	11	36	39	−3	24
9	Brisbane Lions	26	9	5	12	27	41	−14	23
10	Brisbane City	26	8	6	12	30	35	−5	22
11	South Melbourne	26	7	8	11	27	35	−8	22
12	Sydney Olympic	26	7	7	12	25	38	−13	21

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results summary

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	6	12	30	35	−5	30	6	3	4	16	10	+6	2	3	8	14	25	−11

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	7	8	9	10	6	11	12	13	14	16	17	18	15	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	D	W	W	W	L	L	L	D	D	L	W	D	W	L	D	L	W	L	L	D	W	L	L	W
Position	10	14	11	9	7	7	8	9	11	7	10	11	10	10	10	11	10	10	10	11	12	12	10	11	11	10
Points	0	0	1	3	5	7	7	7	7	8	9	9	11	12	14	14	15	15	17	17	17	18	20	20	20	22

Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win  Draw  Loss

Brisbane City v Marconi Fairfield

3 April 19771	Brisbane City	0–1	Marconi Fairfield	Brisbane
		Report	Sharne 83'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 5,214 Referee: Des Miles

St George-Budapest v Brisbane City

11 April 19772	St George-Budapest	3–2	Brisbane City	Sydney
	Hensman 28' Jankovics 29' O'Connor 47'	Report	Herdle 67' Johnston 75'	Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Brian Fowler

Brisbane City v Eastern Suburbs

17 April 19773	Brisbane City	0–0	Eastern Suburbs	Brisbane
		Report		Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 6,322 Referee: Dave Nugent

South Melbourne v Brisbane City

23 April 19774	South Melbourne	0–1	Brisbane City	Melbourne
		Report	Pimblett 73'	Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Bob Henderson

Brisbane City v Mooroolbark

1 May 19775	Brisbane City	3–1	Mooroolbark	Brisbane
	Coyne 7' Hermiston 13' (pen.) Gaffney 61'	Report	McGregor 87'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 6,514 Referee: Jack Wood

Brisbane City v Brisbane Lions

8 May 19777	Brisbane City	3–1	Brisbane Lions	Brisbane
	Hermiston 37' (pen.) Echeverria 71' Johnston 87'	Report	Morris 77' (pen.)	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 6,418 Referee: Dennis McDermott

Canberra City v Brisbane City

21 May 19778	Canberra City	2–0	Brisbane City	Canberra
	O'Connor 8' Henderson 48'	Report		Stadium: Manuka Oval Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Richard Lorenc

Brisbane City v Western Suburbs

29 May 19779	Brisbane City	0–1	Western Suburbs	Brisbane
		Report	Moores 10'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 5,103 Referee: Dave Nugent

Sydney Olympic v Brisbane City

4 June 197710	Sydney Olympic	4–0	Brisbane City	Sydney
	Botham 16', 60' Pirie 72', 8'	Report		Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 2,753 Referee: Tim Davies

West Adelaide v Brisbane City

10 June 19776	West Adelaide	3–3	Brisbane City	Adelaide
	Honeyman 12' Boyle 28' (pen.) Kosmina 48'	Report	Hermiston 52' (pen.) Wallace 80', 84'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Graham Neal

Brisbane City v Fitzroy United

12 June 197711	Brisbane City	1–1	Fitzroy United	Brisbane
	Pimblett 86'	Report	Cole 20'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 4,723 Referee: Jack Wood

Footscray JUST v Brisbane City

19 June 197712	Footscray JUST	2–1	Brisbane City	Melbourne
	Kondarios 39' Kazi 49'	Report	Coyne 28'	Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Jim Dixon

Brisbane City v Adelaide City

26 June 197713	Brisbane City	1–0	Adelaide City	Brisbane
	Gaffney 7'	Report		Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 6,249 Referee: Des Miles

Brisbane City v St George-Budapest

3 July 197714	Brisbane City	1–1	St George-Budapest	Brisbane
	Pimblett 32'	Report	O'Connor 77'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 6,514 Referee: Dave Nugent

Brisbane City v South Melbourne

17 July 197716	Brisbane City	2–0	South Melbourne	Brisbane
	O'Connor 46' Coyne 87'	Report		Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 5,187 Referee: Des Miles

Eastern Suburbs v Brisbane City

23 July 197717	Eastern Suburbs	3–1	Brisbane City	Sydney
	Coyne 42' (o.g.) Watson 48' Manecas 55'	Report	Wallace 84'	Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 5,482 Referee: Peter Rampley

Mooroolbark v Brisbane City

30 July 197718	Mooroolbark	1–1	Brisbane City	Melbourne
	Fairbrother 75'	Report	Gaffney 31'	Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Jim Dixon

Marconi Fairfield v Brisbane City

5 August 197715	Marconi Fairfield	1–0	Brisbane City	Sydney
	Byrne 46'	Report		Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 2,784 Referee: Henry Witschge

Brisbane City v West Adelaide

7 August 197719	Brisbane City	1–0	West Adelaide	Brisbane
	Conner 85'	Report		Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 5,223 Referee: Jack Wood

Brisbane Lions v Brisbane City

14 August 197720	Brisbane Lions	2–1	Brisbane City	Brisbane
	Morris 30' Laszlo 41'	Report	Tokesi 28'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 7,400 Referee: Tony Boskovic

Brisbane City v Canberra City

21 August 197721	Brisbane City	0–1	Canberra City	Brisbane
		Report	Alston 87'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 4,328 Referee: Dieter Klose

Western Suburbs v Brisbane City

28 August 197722	Western Suburbs	0–0	Brisbane City	Sydney
		Report		Stadium: Englefield Stadium Attendance: 521 Referee: Henry Witschge

Brisbane City v Sydney Olympic

4 September 197723	Brisbane City	3–0	Sydney Olympic	Brisbane
	Conner 44' Johnston 47' Tokesi 60'	Report		Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 4,420 Referee: Jack Wood

Fitzroy United v Brisbane City

11 September 197724	Fitzroy United	3–2	Brisbane City	Melbourne
	Bannon 58' Cole 62', 66'	Report	Johnston 73' Cole 78' (o.g.)	Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Dennis Stanley

Brisbane City v Footscray JUST

16 September 197725	Brisbane City	1–3	Footscray JUST	Brisbane
	Coyne 73'	Report	Vasic 35' Ristovski 60' Palinkas 85'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,870 Referee: Dave Nugent

Adelaide City v Brisbane City

25 September 197726	Adelaide City	1–2	Brisbane City	Adelaide
	Deans 55'	Report	Caldwell 39' Conner 57'	Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 2,482 Referee: John Tattersall

NSL Cup

Main article: 1977 NSL Cup

  Win  Draw  Loss

Brisbane City v Brisbane Lions

21 September 1977 First round	Brisbane City	3–2	Brisbane Lions	Brisbane
	Echeverria 3' Caldwell 49', 68'	Report	Spearritt 17' Neale 75'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Peter Rampley

Brisbane City v Western Suburbs

2 October 1977 Quarter-finals	Brisbane City	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Western Suburbs	Brisbane
	Johnston 5'	Report	Harding 55'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 4,000 Referee: David Yelland

Brisbane City v West Adelaide

5 October 1977 Semi-finals	Brisbane City	3–0 (a.e.t.)	West Adelaide	Brisbane
	Johnston 93' Pimblett 102' Kibbey 118'	Report		Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 5,000

Brisbane City v Marconi Fairfield

9 October 1977 Final	Brisbane City	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Marconi Fairfield	Brisbane
	Tokesi 60'	Report	Sharne 40'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Stewart Mellings

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list. ^{[1] [2]}

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	National Soccer League		NSL Cup		Total
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
—	GK		Osvaldo Borzi	26	0	4	0	30	0
—	FW		Kevin Caldwell	15+9	1	4	2	28	3
—	FW		Willie Conner	17+8	4	4	0	29	4
—	FW		John Coyne	20+5	4	0+4	0	29	4
—	MF		Roberto Echeverria	23	1	4	1	27	2
—	MF		Larry Gaffney	26	3	4	0	30	3
—	—		Karl Herdle	4+4	1	0	0	8	1
—	DF		Jim Hermiston	20	3	4	0	24	3
—	FW		Ian Johnston	15	4	4	2	19	6
—	FW		Brian Kibbey	14+2	0	0+2	1	18	1
—	—		Ron Kidd	0+2	0	0	0	2	0
—	MF		John Lavelle	12+1	0	0	0	13	0
—	MF		Tom McLeod	3+4	0	4	0	11	0
—	DF		Peter Neilson	2	0	0	0	2	0
—	—		Ian Perry	3	0	0	0	3	0
—	MF		Frank Pimblett	25+1	3	4	1	30	4
—	DF		Ian Rathmell	26	0	4	0	30	0
—	DF		Peter Tokesi	26	2	4	1	30	3
—	FW		Craig Wallace	9+1	3	0	0	10	3

Disciplinary record

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	—	FW		Ian Johnston	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
	—	DF		Peter Tokesi	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
3	—	MF		Roberto Echeverria	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	—	DF		Ian Rathmell	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
5
	—	FW		Kevin Caldwell	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	—	—		Karl Herdle	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	—	MF		John Lavelle	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	—	FW		Craig Wallace	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					10	0	0	4	0	0	14	0	0

Clean sheets

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	—		Osvaldo Borzi	7	1	8
Total				7	1	8

References

1. "Brisbane City 1977 Squad". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
2. "1977 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 4 February 2023.