1978 Brisbane Lions SC season

Brisbane Lions

1978 season
Head Coach	Brian Daykin Gyula Vincze
Stadium	Perry Park
National Soccer League	6th
NSL Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Alan Hughes (10) All: Alan Hughes (10)
Highest home attendance	4,500 vs. Brisbane City (27 August 1978) National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance	330 vs. South Melbourne (26 March 1978) National Soccer League
Average home league attendance	2,818
Biggest win	7–0 vs. Annerley (H) (24 May 1978) NSL Cup
Biggest defeat	0–4 vs. Footscray JUST (A) (20 August 1978) National Soccer League
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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.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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

Overall record

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

Main article: 1978 National Soccer League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

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

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

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

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

Matches

  Win  Draw  Loss

Brisbane Lions v Marconi Fairfield

5 March 19781	Brisbane Lions	0–3	Marconi Fairfield	Brisbane
		Report	Sharne 27' Jankovics 47', 53'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 4,000 [1] Referee: Des Miles (Col Amos 46')

Eastern Suburbs v Brisbane Lions

12 March 19782	Eastern Suburbs	1–3	Brisbane Lions	Sydney
	Campbell 32'	Report	Hughes 59', 68', 74'	Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 1,010 Referee: Tim Davies

Brisbane Lions v South Melbourne

26 March 19784	Brisbane Lions	1–1	South Melbourne	Brisbane
	Neale 43'	Report	Wright 74'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 330 Referee: Dieter Klose

Western Suburbs v Brisbane Lions

27 March 19783	Western Suburbs	2–2	Brisbane Lions	Sydney
	Fisher 18' Samuels 78'	Report	Morris 5' Neale 20'	Stadium: Englefield Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Barry Wilkinson

West Adelaide v Brisbane Lions

2 April 19785	West Adelaide	3–0	Brisbane Lions	Adelaide
	Jones 52' McGregor 61' Boyle 87'	Report		Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,786 Referee: Don Campbell

Brisbane Lions v Canberra City

9 April 19786	Brisbane Lions	2–2	Canberra City	Brisbane
	Laszlo 13' Hermiston 40' (pen.)	Report	Cant 9' Hermiston 15' (o.g.)	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Jack Wood

Brisbane Lions v St George-Budapest

15 April 19787	Brisbane Lions	0–0	St George-Budapest	Brisbane
		Report		Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Dave Nugent

Sydney Olympic v Brisbane Lions

23 April 19788	Sydney Olympic	2–4	Brisbane Lions	Sydney
	Ainslie 53' Wilson 80'	Report	Fairbrother 31' Hughes 34' Ontong 41' Laszlo 88'	Stadium: Erskineville Oval Attendance: 3,685 Referee: Peter Rampley

Newcastle KB United v Brisbane Lions

29 April 19789	Newcastle KB United	2–2	Brisbane Lions	Newcastle
	Boden 6' Mason 78'	Report	Hughes 82' Spearritt 84'	Stadium: Macquarie Field Attendance: 5,018 Referee: Barry Wilkinson

Brisbane Lions v Adelaide City

7 May 197810	Brisbane Lions	3–1	Adelaide City	Brisbane
	Potter 28' Laszlo 63' Hermiston 78'	Report	Kolecki 9'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,000 Referee: John Van Der Lynde

Fitzroy United v Brisbane Lions

14 May 197811	Fitzroy United	0–0	Brisbane Lions	Melbourne
		Report		Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Bob Henderson

Brisbane City v Brisbane Lions

28 May 197813	Brisbane City	0–1	Brisbane Lions	Brisbane
		Report	Spearritt 47'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 4,750 Referee: Jim Reeves

Brisbane Lions v Eastern Suburbs

4 June 197814	Brisbane Lions	1–1	Eastern Suburbs	Brisbane
	Thomson 2' (o.g.)	Report	Bennett 47' (o.g.)	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Bob Mee

Brisbane Lions v Footscray JUST

5 June 197812	Brisbane Lions	0–0	Footscray JUST	Brisbane
		Report		Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Dieter Klose

Marconi Fairfield v Brisbane Lions

11 June 197815	Marconi Fairfield	3–1	Brisbane Lions	Sydney
	Wilson 15' (o.g.) Neale 81' (o.g.) Vieri 87' (pen.)	Report	Morris 59'	Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 3,461 Referee: Tim Davies

Brisbane Lions v Western Suburbs

18 June 197816	Brisbane Lions	3–1	Western Suburbs	Brisbane
	Hughes 69' Amos 74' Fairbrother 77'	Report	Fisher 89'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Jack Wood

South Melbourne v Brisbane Lions

25 June 197817	South Melbourne	2–1	Brisbane Lions	Melbourne
	Christopoulos 30' Campbell 40'	Report	Fairbrother ?'	Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,000

Brisbane Lions v West Adelaide

2 July 197818	Brisbane Lions	1–0	West Adelaide	Brisbane
	Neale 73'	Report		Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Peter Rampley

Canberra City v Brisbane Lions

8 July 197819	Canberra City	2–1	Brisbane Lions	Canberra
	Bennett 42' (o.g.) Byrne 82'	Report	Neale 6'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 3,520 Referee: Richard Lorenc

St George-Budapest v Brisbane Lions

16 July 197820	St George-Budapest	2–2	Brisbane Lions	Sydney
	Morgan 7' Grosse 85'	Report	Hughes 18', 63'	Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 4,953 Referee: Bill Jones

Brisbane Lions v Sydney Olympic

23 July 197821	Brisbane Lions	1–2	Sydney Olympic	Brisbane
	Morris 31'	Report	McIntosh 39' Bell 89'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Dave Nugent

Brisbane Lions v Newcastle KB United

30 July 197822	Brisbane Lions	2–1	Newcastle KB United	Brisbane
	Fairbrother 16' Hermiston 18'	Report	Boden 90'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Jack Wood

Brisbane Lions v Fitzroy United

13 August 197824	Brisbane Lions	1–1	Fitzroy United	Brisbane
	Amos 57'	Report	Campbell 22'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Jack Wood

Adelaide City v Brisbane Lions

19 August 197823	Adelaide City	1–4	Brisbane Lions	Adelaide
	Muniz 76' (pen.)	Report	Laszlo 22' B. Nyskohus 58' (o.g.) Hughes 62' Ontong 88'	Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Dennis Stanley

Footscray JUST v Brisbane Lions

20 August 197825	Footscray JUST	4–0	Brisbane Lions	Melbourne
	Ilioski 8' Lujic 26' Picioane 43' Nicolaides 75'	Report		Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: David Yelland

Brisbane Lions v Brisbane City

27 August 197826	Brisbane Lions	1–2	Brisbane City	Brisbane
	Hughes 78'	Report	Caldwell 50' (pen.) Kelso 90+2'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Jack Wood

NSL Cup

Main article: 1978 NSL Cup

  Win  Draw  Loss

Brisbane Lions v Annerley

24 May 1978 First round	Brisbane Lions	7–0	Annerley	Brisbane
	Laszlo ?', ?' Spearritt ?' Fairbrother ?' Morris ?' Amos ?' Ontong ?'	Report		Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: [2]

Brisbane City v Brisbane Lions

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

Appearances and goals

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

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

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

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