Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| 1977 season | |
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| Manager | Les Scheinflug |
| Stadium | Perry Park |
| National Soccer League | 9th |
| NSL Cup | First round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Geoff Morris (10) All: Geoff Morris (10) |
| Highest home attendance | 7,400 vs. Brisbane City (14 August 1977) National Soccer League |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,482 vs. West Adelaide (25 September 1977) National Soccer League |
| Average home league attendance | 4,050 |
| Biggest win | 4–0 vs. Western Suburbs (H) (25 July 1977) National Soccer League |
| Biggest defeat | 0–4 vs. Eastern Suburbs (H) (6 June 1977) National Soccer League 1–5 vs. West Adelaide (A) (27 June 1977) National Soccer League |
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Brisbane Lions (now Queensland Lions Football Club). In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the inaugural NSL Cup.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| National Soccer League | 3 April 1977 | 25 September 1977 | Matchday 1 | 9th | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 34.62 |
| NSL Cup | 21 September 1977 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 33.33 | ||||
Source: Competitions
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 7 | West Adelaide | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 26 |
| 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 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 24 | −15 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Win Draw Loss
| 3 April 19771 | Adelaide City | 0–0 | Brisbane Lions | Adelaide |
| Report | Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 6,320 [1] Referee: Don Campbell |
| 10 April 19772 | Brisbane Lions | 0–1 | Canberra City | Brisbane |
| Report |
| Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 4,178 Referee: Jack Wood |
| 17 April 19773 | Western Suburbs | 3–0 | Brisbane Lions | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 1,037 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
| 24 April 19774 | Brisbane Lions | 0–2 | Sydney Olympic | Brisbane |
| Report |
| Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 5,111 Referee: Des Miles |
| 1 May 19775 | Fitzroy United | 4–1 | Brisbane Lions | Melbourne |
| Report |
| Stadium: Fitzroy Cricket Ground Attendance: 4,560 Referee: David Yelland |
| 8 May 19777 | Brisbane City | 3–1 | Brisbane Lions | Brisbane |
| Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 6,418 Referee: Dennis McDermott |
| 22 May 19778 | Brisbane Lions | 1–1 | Marconi Fairfield | Brisbane |
| Report |
| Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Jack Wood |
| 29 May 19779 | St George | 0–0 | Brisbane Lions | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 3,164 Referee: Barry Wilkinson |
| 5 June 197710 | Brisbane Lions | 0–4 | Eastern Suburbs | Brisbane |
| Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Des Miles |
| 11 June 197711 | South Melbourne | 1–0 | Brisbane Lions | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Middle Park Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Stewart Mellings |
| 19 June 197712 | Brisbane Lions | 2–1 | Mooroolbark | Brisbane |
| Report |
| Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 4,218 Referee: Dave Nugent |
| 26 June 197713 | West Adelaide | 5–1 | Brisbane Lions | Adelaide |
| Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 5,115 Referee: Don Campbell |
| 2 July 197714 | Canberra City | 1–2 | Brisbane Lions | Canberra |
| Report | Stadium: Manuka Oval Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Peter Rampley |
| 8 July 19776 | Brisbane Lions | 2–0 | Footscray JUST | Brisbane |
| Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Dave Nugent |
| 17 July 197716 | Sydney Olympic | 1–0 | Brisbane Lions | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 3,470 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
| 24 July 197717 | Brisbane Lions | 4–0 | Western Suburbs | Brisbane |
| Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 4,326 Referee: Dave Nugent |
| 31 July 197718 | Brisbane Lions | 2–1 | Heidelberg United | Brisbane |
| Report |
| Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 4,501 Referee: Dieter Klose |
| 6 August 197719 | Footscray JUST | 4–2 | Brisbane Lions | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Middle Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Tony Beazleigh |
| 14 August 197720 | Brisbane Lions | 2–1 | Brisbane City | Brisbane |
| Report |
| Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 7,400 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
| 17 August 197715 | Brisbane Lions | 1–1 | Adelaide City | Brisbane |
| Report |
| Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,207 Referee: Jack Wood |
| 21 August 197721 | Marconi Fairfield | 0–1 | Brisbane Lions | Sydney |
| Report |
| Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 2,453 |
| 28 August 197722 | Brisbane Lions | 1–1 | St George | Brisbane |
| Report |
| Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,835 Referee: Dave Nugent (Ron Richmond 75') |
| 4 September 197723 | Eastern Suburbs | 2–0 | Brisbane Lions | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,205 Referee: Tim Davies |
| 11 September 197724 | Brisbane Lions | 2–0 | South Melbourne | Brisbane |
| Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,528 Referee: Bill Jones |
| 18 September 197725 | Mooroolbark | 0–1 | Brisbane Lions | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Esther Park Attendance: 399 Referee: Stewart Mellings |
| 25 September 197726 | Brisbane Lions | 1–4 | West Adelaide | Brisbane |
| Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 2,482 Referee: John Tattersall |
Win Draw Loss
| 21 September 1977 First round | Brisbane City | 3–2 | Brisbane Lions | Brisbane |
| Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Peter Rampley |
Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list. [2] [3]
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| — | DF |  | Colin Bennett | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| — | GK |  | Phil Dando | 22+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| — | — | | Charles Dench | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | DF |  | Roy Drinkwater | 9+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Iain Fagan | 24+2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
| — | MF | | Ron Harland | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| — | MF |  | Willie Henderson | 5+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Alan Hughes | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| — | — | | Laszlo Koroknai | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| — | — | | Paul Laszlo | 25+1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5 |
| — | DF | | Ian Lawrie | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| — | GK |  | Roddy McKenzie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Geoff Morris | 21+1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 10 |
| — | — | | Tom Murray | 7+1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| — | FW | | John Neale | 24+1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 5 |
| — | DF | | Alan Niven | 20+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| — | MF | | John Ogden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Ian Park | 21+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| — | DF | | George Potter | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Eddie Spearritt | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 |
| — | DF | | Alan Venables | 7+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| — | — | | Gerry Walker | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| — | — | | John Wilkinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Leon Wilson | 13+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 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 | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total | ||||||
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| 1 | — | DF | | Alan Niven | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | — | MF | | Alan Hughes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | — | MF | | Geoff Morris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| — | FW | | John Neale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| — | MF | | Ian Park | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| — | DF | | George Potter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | — | DF | | Colin Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Roy Drinkwater | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| — | MF | | Iain Fagan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| — | MF | | Ron Harland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| — | MF | | Eddie Spearritt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | ||||
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 |
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| 1 | — | | Phil Dando | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | — | | Roddy McKenzie | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 7 | |||
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Adelaide City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, Adelaide City competed in the NSL Cup. The record for most goals in a game in Australia, was set by Adelaide City and Mooroolbark where Adelaide won 10–3 in Adelaide.
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.
The 1977 season was the first in the history of Canberra City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for South Melbourne Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. South Melbourne finished 11th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the first round of the NSL Cup. 191f51
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Eastern Suburbs. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the inaugural NSL Cup. Eastern Suburbs won the inaugural National Soccer League on goal difference to Marconi Fairfield.
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Fitzroy United. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the inaugural NSL Cup.
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Footscray JUST. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Mooroolbark Soccer Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Mooroolbark finished 14th to be relegated in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup second round by Fitzroy United.
The 1978 season was the first in the history of Newcastle KB United. It was also the first season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Newcastle KB United finished 11th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup semi-finals by Brisbane City.
The 1977 season is the first in the National Soccer League for Marconi Fairfield. In addition to the domestic league, Marconi Fairfield competed in the NSL Cup as runners-up.
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for St George-Budapest. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. St George-Budapest finished 6th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the first round of the NSL Cup.
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Sydney Olympic Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Sydney Olympic finished 12th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the first round of the NSL Cup.
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for West Adelaide Soccer Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. West Adelaide finished 7th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the semi-finals of the NSL Cup.
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Western Suburbs Soccer Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Western Suburbs finished 5th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the NSL Cup.
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Adelaide City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, Adelaide City competed in the NSL Cup.
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.
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Brisbane Lions. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
The 1978 season was the second in the history of Canberra City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Footscray JUST. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Marconi Fairfield. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
