1979 Brisbane Lions SC season

July 2023 July 2023 Brisbane Lions 1979 Head Coach Eddie SpearrittMatt Carson Perry Park National Soccer League 9th NSL Cup Second round Tony Brennan (10) Tony Brennan (10) 3,500vs. Brisbane City(22 April 1979)National Soccer League 800vs. West Adelaide(29 July 1979)National Soccer League 2000 1520 1500 3500 1300 1200 1500 1500 1200 800 850 1050 1460 0 3–0vs. Newcastle KB United(6 May 1979)National Soccer League3–0vs. Canberra City(16 September 1979)National Soccer League 0–6vs. Adelaide City(17 June 1979)National Soccer League 1978 1980 The 1979 season was the third in the National Soccer League for Brisbane Lions (now Queensland Lions Football Club), based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Brisbane Lions finished 9th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the second round of the NSL Cup. Players 2 DF AUS Ian Lawrie 3 DF AUS Alan Niven 4 MF ENG Eddie Spearritt 5 DF AUS Colin Bennett 6 DF SCO Jim Hermiston 7 MF SCO Alan Hughes 8 FW ENG Barrie Fairbrother 9 FW AUS Craig Wallace 10 MF AUS Steve Amos 11 MF RSA 1928 Paul Ontong 12 MF AUS John Ogden 13 MF AUS Graham Wilson 14 AUS Paul Laszlo 15 FW AUS Tom McGregor 17 FW AUS Craig Low 19 GK AUS Tony Scanlan 20 GK ENG Nigel Lowndes FW AUS Clark Anderson FW AUS Tony Brennan FW AUS Willie Conner AUS Jeff Dann MF SCO John Lavelle FW AUS Ron Millman AUS John Russell Competitions Overall record 2 National Soccer League 9 March 1979 23 September 1979 Matchday 1 9th 8 6 12 28 30 NSL Cup 25 April 1979 20 May 1979 First round Second round 0 1 1 2 3 National Soccer League 1979 National Soccer League League table BRL Results summary 5 1 7 18 24 3 5 5 10 16 worldfootball.net September 2022 Results by round table b 16 17 18 19 20 15 22 21 Round Ground H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/A/H/H/A/H/A Result L/W/L/L/W/L/L/L/W/W/L/W/L/L/W/D/L/L/D/D/D/W/D/D/W/L Position 11/10/11/11/11/12/12/12/12/11/12/10/12/12/11/11/12/12/11/12/11/11/11/10/9/9 Points 0p/2p/2p/2p/4p/4p/4p/4p/6p/8p/8p/10p/10p/10p/12p/13p/13p/13p/14p/15p/16p/18p/19p/20p/22p/22p green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss Home Away gold yellow1 worldfootball.net Matches #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 1 9 March 1979 Brisbane Lions 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round1 Sydney City Hermiston 53 Souness 40 Stevenson 76 pen. Perry Park Brisbane 2,000http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html 1979 National Soccer League Results Stock Greg OzFootball 2 July 2023 3 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231003201836/http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html live Des Miles L 2 18 March 1979 Marconi Fairfield 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round2 Brisbane Lions Wallace 5 Marconi Oval Sydney 3,800 Richard Lorenc W 3 25 March 1979 Brisbane Lions 2–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round3 St George-Budapest Hughes 7 Amos 31 J. O'Shea 55 76 O'Connor 89 pen. Perry Park Brisbane 1,520 Ken Allen L 4 1 April 1979 Footscray JUST 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round4 Brisbane Lions Kondarios 20 Picioane 27 37 Spearritt 89 Olympic Park No. 2 Melbourne 3,123 Chris Bambridge L 5 8 April 1979 Brisbane Lions 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round5 South Melbourne Hughes 67 Brennan 72 Perry Park Brisbane 1,500 Tony Boskovic W 6 15 April 1979 West Adelaide 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round6 Brisbane Lions Pillans 49 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 5,260 Barry Harwood L 7 22 April 1979 Brisbane Lions 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round7 Brisbane City Spearritt 85 Kelso 44 71 Perry Park Brisbane 3,500 Richard Lorenc L 8 29 April 1979 APIA Leichhardt 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round8 Brisbane Lions Rampanti 16 Wilson 65 Brennan 21 Wentworth Park Sydney 2,473 Jim Reeves L 9 6 May 1979 Brisbane Lions 3–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round9 Newcastle KB United Brennan 37 65 79 Perry Park Brisbane 1,300 Peter Rampley W 10 13 May 1979 Sydney Olympic 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round10 Brisbane Lions Brennan 70 Pratten Park Sydney 2,142 Bill Jones W 11 3 June 1979 Brisbane Lions 1–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round11 Heidelberg United Fairbrother 7 Cole 9 Bennett 39 o.g. Paton 88 Perry Park Brisbane 1,200 Peter Rampley L 12 10 June 1979 Canberra City 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round12 Brisbane Lions Grujicic 82 Wilson 59 Brennan 87 Bruce Stadium Canberra 7,510 Ken Allen W 13 17 June 1979 Brisbane Lions 0–6 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round13 Adelaide City Villani 29 61 J. Nyskohus 45 50 Kent 72 Dods 79 Perry Park Brisbane 1,500 Henry Witschge L 14 24 June 1979 Brisbane Lions 0–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round14 Marconi Fairfield Jankovics 22 49 Krncevic 60 Byrne 66 Perry Park Brisbane 1,500 Doug Rennie L 16 8 July 1979 Brisbane Lions 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round16 Footscray JUST Brennan 74 Perry Park Brisbane 1,200 Jim Reeves W 17 15 July 1979 St George-Budapest 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round17 Brisbane Lions Gnavi 87 Fairbrother 25 St George Stadium Sydney 1,876 Peter Rampley D 18 22 July 1979 South Melbourne 3–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round18 Brisbane Lions Campbell 59 81 Lutton 88 Middle Park Soccer Stadium Melbourne 2,500 Stewart Mellings L 19 29 July 1979 Brisbane Lions 2–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round19 West Adelaide Brennan 23 Dooley 71 o.g. Norris 5 Batchelor 77 Kosmina 88 Perry Park Brisbane 800 Ken Allen L 20 5 August 1979 Brisbane City 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round20 Brisbane Lions Perry Park Brisbane 4,445 Tony Boskovic D 15 22 August 1979 Sydney City 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round15 Brisbane Lions Trenter 67 Fairbrother 43 Sydney Sports Ground Sydney 500 Doug Rennie D 22 25 August 1979 Newcastle KB United 2–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round22 Brisbane Lions Boden 10 Curran 45 Millman 68 Hermiston 87 pen. Newcastle International Sports Centre Newcastle 11,118 Richard Lorenc D 21 29 August 1979 Brisbane Lions 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round21 APIA Leichhardt Spearritt 36 Fairbrother 67 Stone 88 Perry Park Brisbane 850 Bob Mee W 23 2 September 1979 Brisbane Lions 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round23 Sydney Olympic Perry Park Brisbane 1,050 Bill Jones D 24 9 September 1979 Heidelberg United 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round24 Brisbane Lions Olympic Park Melbourne 2,500 Graham Neal D 25 16 September 1979 Brisbane Lions 3–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round25 Canberra City Hughes 66 86 Brennan 89 Perry Park Brisbane 1,460 Peter Rampley W 26 23 September 1979 Adelaide City 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLResults.html#Round26 Brisbane Lions Perin 56 J. Nyskohus 57 Olympic Sports Field Adelaide 3,200 Richard Lorenc L NSL Cup 1979 NSL Cup #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA First round 25 April 1979 Brisbane Lions 2–2 yes 5–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLCup.html#Round1 Queensland Southside Eagles Ontong 15 Hermiston 80 Millman 13 McCabe 63 pen. Perry Park Brisbane 2,000http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLCup.html 1979 National Soccer League Cup Results Stock Greg OzFootball 2 July 2023 25 June 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230625051902/http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLCup.html live Jack Wood D Second round 20 May 1979 Brisbane City 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLCup.html#Round2 Brisbane Lions Low 28 Perry Park Brisbane 2,500 Tony Boskovic L Statistics Appearances and goals Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLSquads_BL.html Brisbane Lions 1979 Squad OzFootball 3 September 2023 29 July 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230729120322/http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1979/1979NSLSquads_BL.html live No. Squad number Pos. Position Nat. Nationality Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 2 DF AUS Ian Lawrie 23+2 0 1+1 0 27 0 3 DF AUS Alan Niven 14 0 2 0 16 0 4 MF ENG Eddie Spearritt 18+1 3 2 0 21 3 5 DF AUS Colin Bennett soccer 26 0 2 0 28 0 6 DF SCO Jim Hermiston 26 2 2 1 28 3 7 MF SCO Alan Hughes footballer, born 1952 19+3 4 1 0 23 4 8 FW ENG Barrie Fairbrother 16+1 4 1 0 18 4 9 FW AUS Craig Wallace soccer 10+4 1 0+1 0 15 1 10 MF AUS Steve Amos 5+1 1 1 0 7 1 11 MF RSA 1928 Paul Ontong 18+4 0 2 1 24 1 12 MF AUS John Ogden soccer 12+1 0 0 0 13 0 13 MF AUS Graham Wilson soccer 7+2 1 1 0 10 1 14 — AUS Paul Laszlo soccer 5+4 0 1 0 10 0 15 FW AUS Tom McGregor soccer 4 0 1 0 5 0 17 FW AUS Craig Low soccer 1+2 0 1+1 0 5 0 19 GK AUS Tony Scanlan 1 0 1 0 2 0 20 GK AUS Nigel Lowndes 25 0 1 0 26 0 — FW AUS Clark Anderson soccer 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 — FW AUS Tony Brennan soccer 21+2 10 1 0 24 10 — FW AUS Willie Conner 7 0 0 0 7 0 — — AUS Jeff Dann 1 0 0 0 1 0 — MF SCO John Lavelle footballer 9 0 0 0 9 0 — FW AUS Ron Millman soccer 11+1 1 0 0 12 1 — — AUS John Russell soccer 7+4 0 2 0 13 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. Squad number Pos. Position Nat. Nationality Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total 1 2 DF AUS Ian Lawrie 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 4 MF ENG Eddie Spearritt 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 — FW AUS Terry Brennan soccer 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 4 11 MF RSA 1928 Paul Ontong 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 7 MF SCO Alan Hughes footballer, born 1952 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 6 DF SCO Jim Hermiston 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 FW AUS Craig Wallace soccer 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 5 DF AUS Colin Bennett soccer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 FW ENG Barrie Fairbrother 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 GK AUS Nigel Lowndes soccer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 — FW AUS Ron Millman 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 21 0 0 1 0 2 22 0 2 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. Squad number Nat. Nationality Goalkeeper NSL NSL Cup Total 1 20 AUS Nigel Lowndes soccer 9 0 9 Total 9 0 9 References Category:Queensland Lions FC seasons Brisbane Lions