1978 National Soccer League

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National Soccer League
Season 1978
Dates5 March — 17 September 1978
Matches played182
Goals scored532 (2.92 per match)
Top goalscorer Ken Boden
Clive Eaton
(14 goals each)
Best goalkeeper Allan Maher
(10 clean sheets)
Biggest home win Eastern Suburbs 5–0 Sydney Olympic
(28 March 1978)
South Melbourne 5–0 Adelaide City
(13 August 1978)
Highest scoring Marconi Fairfield 6–2 Western Suburbs
(16 April 1978)
Longest winning run8 matches
West Adelaide
Longest unbeaten run13 matches
Marconi Fairfield
Longest winless run15 matches
Canberra City
Longest losing run7 matches
Brisbane City
Highest attendance18,000
South Melbourne 1–1 Fitzroy United
(2 April 1978)
Lowest attendance330
Brisbane Lions 1–1 South Melbourne
(26 March 1978)
Total attendance848,226
Average attendance4,686
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1979 →

The 1978 National Soccer League was the second season of the National Soccer League, the former top-tier Australian soccer league, since its establishment in 1977. The premiers were West Adelaide.

Contents

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Adelaide City Adelaide Olympic Sports Field 5,000
Brisbane City Brisbane Perry Park 5,000
Brisbane Lions Brisbane Perry Park 5,000
Canberra City Canberra
Queanbeyan 		Manuka Oval
Seiffert Oval		16,000
15,000
Eastern Suburbs Sydney Sydney Sports Ground 35,000
Fitzroy United Melbourne Olympic Park Stadium 18,500
Footscray Melbourne Middle Park 18,000
Marconi-Fairfield Sydney Marconi Stadium 9,000
Newcastle KB United Newcastle Newcastle International Sports Centre 30,000
South Melbourne Melbourne Middle Park 18,000
St George Sydney Sydney Sports Ground
Marconi Stadium 		35,000
9,000
Sydney Olympic Sydney Sydney Sports Ground
Wentworth Park 		35,000
10,000
Western Suburbs Sydney Sydney Sports Ground
Englefield Stadium		35,000
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West Adelaide Adelaide Hindmarsh Stadium 16,500

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 West Adelaide (C)2616464227+1536Qualification to Finals series [a]
2 Eastern Suburbs 2615564927+2235
3 South Melbourne 2612864530+1532
4 Marconi Fairfield 2612684631+1530
5 Fitzroy United 269893939026
6 Brisbane Lions 2681083739−226
7 St George-Budapest 26113124140+125
8 Sydney Olympic 2697103543−825
9 Western Suburbs 2696114145−424
10 Adelaide City 2696113844−624
11 Newcastle KB United 26610103340−722
12 Footscray JUST 2678112937−822
13 Canberra City 26510112841−1320
14 Brisbane City 2673162949−2017
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ↑ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1978 National Soccer League.

Results

Home \ Away ADC BRC BRL CAN ESU FIT FOO MAR NUN SME STG SYO WSA WSU
Adelaide City —3–21–43–10–13–20–14–01–11–11–00–11–24–2
Brisbane City 2–1—0–11–00–31–13–00–31–23–41–43–20–10–0
Brisbane Lions 3–11–2—2–21–11–10–00–32–11–10–01–21–03–1
Canberra City 2–24–02–1—1–22–21–10–02–20–31–11–31–12–2
Eastern Suburbs 1–22–01–33–0—2–11–20–01–00–04–25–02–13–0
Fitzroy United 3–01–00–00–11–1—0–14–11–04–11–43–11–10–3
Footscray 0–12–24–01–21–11–2—0–20–10–22–02–32–22–3
Marconi Fairfield 1–13–23–12–01–24–01–2—4–21–12–10–02–06–2
Newcastle KB United 2–22–32–23–01–42–21–11–0—1–11–21–10–12–1
South Melbourne 5–00–12–10–03–01–14–00–33–0—5–21–10–22–1
St George-Budapest 2–12–02–22–11–32–03–12–12–30–2—1–20–11–0
Sydney Olympic 2–12–12–41–20–21–31–11–11–11–22–0—2–40–1
West Adelaide 1–12–03–02–03–23–21–22–11–03–11–40–1—2–0
Western Suburbs 2–33–12–21–03–22–30–03–11–13–02–12–21–2—
Source: OzFootball.net
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals series

The top four teams in the league entered a playoff series, however the winner of the grand final match was not considered the overall winner of the NSL season, unlike other NSL grand finals. [1]

Individual awards

Notes

  1. ↑ Curran, Brian (20 September 1978). "'Think Australian' advice to Soccer". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 February 2015.

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