1978 National Soccer League

Australian soccer season the Australian season the Canadian season 1978 National Soccer League (Canada) season November 2015 November 2015 National Soccer League 1978 5 March — 17 September 1978 182 532 Ken BodenClive Eaton(14 goals each) Allan Maher(10 clean sheets) Eastern Suburbs 5–0 Sydney Olympic(28 March 1978)South Melbourne 5–0 Adelaide City(13 August 1978) Marconi Fairfield 6–2 Western Suburbs(16 April 1978) 8 matchesWest Adelaide 13 matchesMarconi Fairfield 15 matchesCanberra City 7 matchesBrisbane City 18,000South Melbourne 1–1 Fitzroy United(2 April 1978) 330Brisbane Lions 1–1 South Melbourne(26 March 1978) 1977 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. Teams Stadiums and locations Australia 440 right Locations of the 1978 National Soccer League teams Australia -37.81642 144.96545 80 Melbourne Blue pog.svg bottom Australia -33.87085 151.20733 80 Sydney Blue pog.svg bottom Australia -34.85217 138.63702 80 Adelaide City right Australia -27.43943 153.01145 80 Brisbane City top Australia -27.59187 152.94796 80 Brisbane Lions bottom Australia -35.25208 149.16023 80 Canberra City bottom Australia -32.91843 151.72591 80 Newcastle KB United top Australia -34.90682 138.57978 80 West Adelaide left Australia TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 -10 112 80 Sydney teams: Eastern Suburbs Marconi Fairfield St George-Budapest Sydney Olympic Western Suburbs Australia TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 -10 122 80 Melbourne teams: Fitzroy United Footscray JUST South Melbourne Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Team Location Stadium CapacityAdelaide CityAdelaideOlympic Sports Field5,000Brisbane CityBrisbanePerry Park5,000Brisbane LionsBrisbanePerry Park5,000Canberra CityCanberraQueanbeyanManuka OvalSeiffert Oval16,00015,000Eastern SuburbsSydneySydney Sports Ground35,000Fitzroy UnitedMelbourneOlympic Park Stadium18,500FootscrayMelbourneMiddle Park Stadium18,000Marconi FairfieldSydneyMarconi Stadium9,000Newcastle KB UnitedNewcastleNewcastle International Sports Centre30,000South MelbourneMelbourneMiddle Park Stadium18,000St GeorgeSydneySydney Sports GroundMarconi Stadium35,0009,000Sydney OlympicSydneySydney Sports GroundWentworth Park35,00010,000Western SuburbsSydneySydney Sports GroundEnglefield Stadium35,000?West AdelaideAdelaideHindmarsh Stadium16,500 League table main WDL rsssf.com 2 FS FS FS FS WAD, EAS, SOU, MAR, FIT, BRL, STG, SYD, WSU, ADE, NKU, FOO, CAN, BRC complete 9 6 11 38 44 7 3 16 29 49 8 10 8 37 39 5 10 11 28 41 15 5 6 49 27 9 8 9 39 39 7 8 11 29 37 12 6 8 46 31 6 10 10 33 40 12 8 6 45 30 11 3 12 41 40 9 7 10 35 43 16 4 6 42 27 9 6 11 41 45 C Adelaide City Brisbane City Brisbane Lions Canberra City Eastern Suburbs Fitzroy United Footscray JUST Marconi Fairfield Newcastle KB United St George-Budapest West Adelaide Western Suburbs South Melbourne Sydney Olympic 5 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored Q yellow1 Qualification to Finals series The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1978 National Soccer League. Results main OzFootball.net complete FBR ADC Adelaide City BRC Brisbane City BRL Brisbane Lions CAN Canberra City ESU Eastern Suburbs FIT Fitzroy United FOO Footscray MAR Marconi Fairfield NUN Newcastle KB United SME South Melbourne STG St George-Budapest SYO Sydney Olympic WSA West Adelaide WSU Western Suburbs 3–2 1–4 3–1 0–1 3–2 0–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 4–2 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–3 1–1 3–0 0–3 1–2 3–4 1–4 3–2 0–1 0–0 3–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–3 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 3–1 2–2 4–0 2–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–3 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–2 1–2 2–0 1–3 3–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–0 4–2 5–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 4–1 1–0 4–1 1–4 3–1 1–1 0–3 0–1 2–2 4–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–1 0–2 2–0 2–3 2–2 2–3 1–1 3–2 3–1 2–0 1–2 4–0 1–2 4–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 6–2 2–2 2–3 2–2 3–0 1–4 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 5–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 4–0 0–3 3–0 5–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 1–3 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–3 0–2 1–2 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–4 1–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–4 0–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 3–2 3–2 1–2 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–4 0–1 2–0 2–3 3–1 2–2 1–0 3–2 2–3 0–0 3–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 2–2 1–2 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1301&dat=19780920&id=0f1jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5uYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1103,6407015 'Think Australian' advice to Soccer The Sydney Morning Herald 20 September 1978 24 February 2015 Curran, Brian Individual awards Player of the Year: Ken Boden (Newcastle KB United) U-21 Player of the Year: Ian Souness (Eastern Suburbs) Top Scorer(s): Ken Boden (Newcastle KB United – 14 goals) Clive Eaton (Western Suburbs – 14 goals) Coach of the Year: Gary Chaldi (Eastern Suburbs) Notes References OzFootball Archives - 1978 NSL Season table OzFootball Archives - 1978 NSL Season results 1977 National Soccer League Australia