1978 Brisbane Lions SC season

March 2023 March 2023 Brisbane Lions 1978 Head Coach Brian DaykinGyula Vincze Perry Park National Soccer League 6th NSL Cup Second round Alan Hughes (10) Alan Hughes (10) 4,500vs. Brisbane City(27 August 1978)National Soccer League 330vs. South Melbourne(26 March 1978)National Soccer League 4000 330 3000 3000 3000 2500 3000 2300 3300 2100 3500 2100 4500 0 7–0vs. Annerley (H)(24 May 1978)NSL Cup 0–4vs. Footscray JUST (A)(20 August 1978)National Soccer League 1977 1979 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 2 SCO DF George Potter 3 SCO DF Jim Hermiston 4 AUS DF Colin Bennett 5 AUS DF Alan Niven 6 ENG FW John Neale 7 ENG MF Eddie Spearrit 8 AUS Paul Laszlo 10 SCO MF Alan Hughes 12 AUS MF Steve Amos 13 ENG FW Barrie Fairbrother 15 AUS DF Leon Wilson 16 ENG MF Geoff Morris AUS DF Ian Lawrie ENG GK Nigel Lowndes NIR GK Roddy McKenzie AUS MF John Ogden RSA 1928 MF Paul Ontong AUS Harry Stewart ENG DF Alan Venables AUS MF Graham Wilson Competitions Overall record 2 National Soccer League 5 March 1978 27 August 1978 Matchday 1 6th 8 10 8 37 39 NSL Cup 24 May 1978 19 July 1978 First round Second round 1 1 0 7 0 National Soccer League 1978 National Soccer League League table BRL Results summary 4 6 3 16 15 4 4 5 21 24 worldfootball.net March 2023 Results by round table b 4 3 13 14 12 24 23 Round 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 0p/2p/3p/4p/4p/5p/6p/8p/9p/11p/12p/14p/15p/16p/16p/18p/18p/20p/20p/21p/21p/23p/24p/26p/26p/26p 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 5 March 1978 Brisbane Lions 0–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round1 Marconi Fairfield Sharne 27 Jankovics 47 53 Perry Park Brisbane 4,000http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html 1978 National Soccer League Results Stock Greg OzFootball Des Miles (Col Amos 46') L 2 12 March 1978 Eastern Suburbs 1–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round2 Brisbane Lions Campbell 32 Hughes 59 68 74 Wentworth Park Sydney 1,010 Tim Davies W 4 26 March 1978 Brisbane Lions 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round4 South Melbourne Neale 43 Wright 74 Perry Park Brisbane 330 Dieter Klose D 3 27 March 1978 Western Suburbs 2–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round3 Brisbane Lions Fisher 18 Samuels 78 Morris 5 Neale 20 Englefield Stadium Sydney 1,000 Barry Wilkinson D 5 2 April 1978 West Adelaide 3–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round5 Brisbane Lions Jones 52 McGregor 61 Boyle 87 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 4,786 Don Campbell L 6 9 April 1978 Brisbane Lions 2–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round6 Canberra City Laszlo 13 Hermiston 40 pen. Cant 9 Hermiston 15 o.g. Perry Park Brisbane 3,000 Jack Wood D 7 15 April 1978 Brisbane Lions 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round7 St George-Budapest Perry Park Brisbane 3,000 Dave Nugent D 8 23 April 1978 Sydney Olympic 2–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round8 Brisbane Lions Ainslie 53 Wilson 80 Fairbrother 31 Hughes 34 Ontong 41 Laszlo 88 Erskineville Oval Sydney 3,685 Peter Rampley W 9 29 April 1978 Newcastle KB United 2–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round9 Brisbane Lions Boden 6 Mason 78 Hughes 82 Spearritt 84 Macquarie Field Newcastle 5,018 Barry Wilkinson D 10 7 May 1978 Brisbane Lions 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round10 Adelaide City Potter 28 Laszlo 63 Hermiston 78 Kolecki 9 Perry Park Brisbane 3,000 John Van Der Lynde W 11 14 May 1978 Fitzroy United 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round11 Brisbane Lions Olympic Park Melbourne 5,500 Bob Henderson D 13 28 May 1978 Brisbane City 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round13 Brisbane Lions Spearritt 47 Perry Park Brisbane 4,750 Jim Reeves W 14 4 June 1978 Brisbane Lions 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round14 Eastern Suburbs Thomson 2 o.g. Bennett 47 o.g. Perry Park Brisbane 3,000 Bob Mee D 12 5 June 1978 Brisbane Lions 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round12 Footscray JUST Perry Park Brisbane 2,500 Dieter Klose D 15 11 June 1978 Marconi Fairfield 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round15 Brisbane Lions Wilson 15 o.g. Neale 81 o.g. Vieri 87 pen. Morris 59 Marconi Oval Sydney 3,461 Tim Davies L 16 18 June 1978 Brisbane Lions 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round16 Western Suburbs Hughes 69 Amos 74 Fairbrother 77 Fisher 89 Perry Park Brisbane 2,300 Jack Wood W 17 25 June 1978 South Melbourne 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round17 Brisbane Lions Christopoulos 30 Campbell 40 Fairbrother ? Middle Park Soccer Stadium Melbourne 5,000 L 18 2 July 1978 Brisbane Lions 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round18 West Adelaide Neale 73 Perry Park Brisbane 3,300 Peter Rampley W 19 8 July 1978 Canberra City 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round19 Brisbane Lions Bennett 42 o.g. Byrne 82 Neale 6 Bruce Stadium Canberra 3,520 Richard Lorenc L 20 16 July 1978 St George-Budapest 2–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round20 Brisbane Lions Morgan 7 Grosse 85 Hughes 18 63 St George Stadium Sydney 4,953 Bill Jones D 21 23 July 1978 Brisbane Lions 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round21 Sydney Olympic Morris 31 McIntosh 39 Bell 89 Perry Park Brisbane 2,100 Dave Nugent L 22 30 July 1978 Brisbane Lions 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round22 Newcastle KB United Fairbrother 16 Hermiston 18 Boden 90 Perry Park Brisbane 3,500 Jack Wood W 24 13 August 1978 Brisbane Lions 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round24 Fitzroy United Amos 57 Campbell 22 Perry Park Brisbane 2,100 Jack Wood D 23 19 August 1978 Adelaide City 1–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round23 Brisbane Lions Muniz 76 pen. Laszlo 22 B. Nyskohus 58 o.g. Hughes 62 Ontong 88 Olympic Sports Field Adelaide 1,500 Dennis Stanley W 25 20 August 1978 Footscray JUST 4–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round25 Brisbane Lions Ilioski 8 Lujic 26 Picioane 43 Nicolaides 75 Middle Park Soccer Stadium Melbourne 12,000 David Yelland L 26 27 August 1978 Brisbane Lions 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLResults.html#Round26 Brisbane City Hughes 78 Caldwell 50 pen. Kelso 90+2 Perry Park Brisbane 4,500 Jack Wood L NSL Cup 1978 NSL Cup #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA First round 24 May 1978 Brisbane Lions 7–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLCup.html#Round1 Annerley Laszlo ? ? Spearritt ? Fairbrother ? Morris ? Amos ? Ontong ? Perry Park Brisbane http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLCup.html 1978 National Soccer League Cup Results Stock Greg OzFootball W Second round 19 July 1978 Brisbane City 0–0 yes 5–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLCup.html#Round2 Brisbane Lions Perry Park Brisbane Dave Nugent D Statistics Appearances and goals Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1978/1978NSLSquads_BL.html Brisbane Lions 1978 Squad ozfootball.net No. Squad number Pos. Position Nat. Nationality Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 2 DF SCO George Potter footballer 26 1 2 0 28 1 3 DF SCO Jim Hermiston 26 3 2 0 28 3 4 DF AUS Colin Bennett soccer 23 0 2 0 25 0 5 DF AUS Alan Niven 19 0 1 0 20 0 6 FW ENG John Neale footballer 25+1 4 0 0 26 4 7 MF ENG Eddie Spearritt 15+1 2 2 1 18 3 8 — AUS Paul Laszlo soccer 21+2 4 1+1 2 25 6 10 MF SCO Alan Hughes footballer, born 1945 25+1 10 2 0 28 10 12 MF AUS Steve Amos 16+5 2 1+1 1 23 3 13 FW ENG Barrie Fairbrother 15+3 4 1 1 19 5 15 DF AUS Leon Wilson soccer 13+1 0 2 0 16 0 16 MF ENG Geoff Morris footballer, born 1949 15+1 3 2 1 18 4 — DF AUS Ian Lawrie 1+4 0 0 0 5 0 — GK ENG Nigel Lowndes 22 0 2 0 24 0 — GK NIR Roddy McKenzie footballer, born 1945 4 0 0 0 4 0 — MF ENG Geoff Morris footballer, born 1949 15+1 3 0 0 16 3 — FW ENG John Neale footballer 25+1 4 2 0 28 4 — MF AUS John Ogden soccer 3+3 0 0+1 0 7 0 — MF RSA 1928 Paul Ontong 12+4 2 0+1 1 17 3 — — AUS Harry Stewart soccer 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 — DF ENG Alan Venables 4+1 0 0 0 5 0 — MF AUS Graham Wilson soccer 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. Squad number Pos. Position Nat. Nationality Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total 1 7 MF ENG Eddie Spearritt 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 10 MF SCO Alan Hughes footballer, born 1952 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 8 — AUS Paul Laszlo soccer 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 12 MF AUS Steve Amos 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 MF ENG Geoff Morris footballer, born 1949 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 — GK ENG Nigel Lowndes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 — MF AUS John Neale footballer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 — DF ENG 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. Squad number Nat. Nationality Goalkeeper NSL NSL Cup Total 1 — ENG Nigel Lowndes 5 2 7 Total 5 2 7 References Category:Queensland Lions FC seasons Brisbane Lions