1977 Brisbane Lions SC season

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Brisbane Lions
1977 season
ManagerLes Scheinflug
StadiumPerry Park
National Soccer League9th
NSL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Geoff Morris (10)
All: Geoff Morris (10)
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The 1977 season was Brisbane Lions's first season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the inaugural NSL Cup. Brisbane Lions finished ninth in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup first round by Brisbane City.

Players[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Australia AUS Colin Bennett
— GK New Zealand NZL Phil Dando
— Australia AUS Charles Dench
— DF England ENG
— MF Australia AUS
— MF Australia AUS
— MF Australia AUS Willie Henderson
— MF Australia AUS
— Australia AUS
— Australia AUS Paul Laszlo
— DF Australia AUS
— GK Northern Ireland NIR Roddy McKenzie
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG
— Australia AUS
— FW Australia AUS Paul Laszlo
— DF Australia AUS Alan Niven
— MF Australia AUS
— Australia AUS Ian Park
— DF England ENG
— MF England ENG
— DF England ENG
— Australia AUS
— Australia AUS
— DF Australia AUS

Competitions[]

National Soccer League[]

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Soccer League 26 9 5 12 27 41 −14 034.62
NSL Cup 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 000.00
Total 27 9 5 13 29 44 −15 033.33

Source: Competitions

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Eastern Suburbs (C) 26 13 11 2 52 28 +24 37 League Champions
2 Marconi 26 15 7 4 42 21 +21 37
3 Fitzroy 26 12 8 6 41 34 +7 32
4 Adelaide City 26 12 7 7 50 31 +19 31
5 Western Suburbs 26 11 7 8 38 29 +9 29
6 St George 26 7 14 5 39 35 +4 28
7 West Adelaide 26 8 10 8 38 32 +6 26
8 Footscray 26 9 6 11 36 39 −3 24
9 Brisbane Lions 26 9 5 12 27 41 −14 23
10 Brisbane City 26 8 6 12 30 35 −5 22
11 South Melbourne 26 7 8 11 27 35 −8 22
12 Sydney Olympic 26 7 7 12 25 38 −13 21
13 Canberra City 26 5 7 14 22 39 −17 17
14 Mooroolbark (R) 26 5 5 16 31 61 −30 15 Relegation to the 1978 Victoria Metropolitan League Three
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

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 9 5 12 27 41  −14 32 6 3 4 18 17  +1 3 2 8 9 24  −15

Results by round[]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultDLLLLWLDDLLWLWDLWWLWWDLWWL
Position6101214141312131313131313121212121212121111121099
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

3 April 1977 1 Adelaide City 0–0 Brisbane Lions Adelaide
Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 6,320[1]
Referee:
10 April 1977 2 Brisbane Lions 0–1 Canberra City Brisbane
Report
  • Stoddart Goal 51'
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,178
Referee:
17 April 1977 3 Western Suburbs 3–0 Brisbane Lions Sydney
 Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,037
Referee: Richard Lorenc
24 April 1977 4 Brisbane Lions 0–2 Sydney Olympic Brisbane
Report
  • Goal 57', 68'
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 5,111
Referee:
1 May 1977 5 Fitzroy United 4–1 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Fitzroy Cricket Ground
Attendance: 4,560
Referee:
8 May 1977 7 Brisbane City 3–1 Brisbane Lions Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 6,418
Referee: Dennis McDermott
22 May 1977 8 Brisbane Lions 1–1 Marconi-Fairfield Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,500
Referee:
29 May 1977 9 St George 0–0 Brisbane Lions Sydney
Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 3,164
Referee:
5 June 1977 10 Brisbane Lions 0–4 Eastern Suburbs Hakoah Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,100
Referee:
11 June 1977 11 South Melbourne 1–0 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
  • Goal 80'
 Report Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 4,800
Referee:
19 June 1977 12 Brisbane Lions 2–1 Mooroolbark Brisbane
  • Goal 5'
  • Goal 10'
 Report
  • Goal 84'
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,218
Referee: Dave Nugent
26 June 1977 13 West Adelaide 5–1 Brisbane Lions Adelaide
 Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 5,115
Referee:
2 July 1977 14 Canberra City 1–2 Brisbane Lions Canberra
  • Goal 42'
 Report
Stadium: Manuka Oval
Attendance: 1,800
Referee:
8 July 1977 6 Brisbane Lions 2–0 Footscray JUST Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Dave Nugent
17 July 1977 16 Sydney Olympic 1–0 Brisbane Lions Sydney
  • Goal 55'
 Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 3,470
Referee: Tony Boskovic
24 July 1977 17 Brisbane Lions 4–0 Western Suburbs Brisbane
  • Goal 28', 75', 90'
  • Goal 50'
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,326
Referee: Dave Nugent
31 July 1977 18 Brisbane Lions 2–1 Heidelberg United Brisbane
  • Goal 5'
  • Goal 87'
 Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,501
Referee:
6 August 1977 19 Footscray JUST 4–2 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee:
14 August 1977 20 Brisbane Lions 2–1 Brisbane City Brisbane
 Report
  • Goal 28'
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 7,400
Referee: Tony Boskovic
17 August 1977 15 Brisbane Lions 1–1 Adelaide City Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,207
Referee:
21 August 1977 21 Marconi-Fairfield 0–1 Brisbane Lions Sydney
Report
  • Goal 24'
 Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 2,453
28 August 1977 22 Brisbane Lions 1–1 St George Brisbane
  • Goal 77'
 Report
  • Goal 87'
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,835
Referee: Dave Nugent
4 September 1977 23 Eastern Suburbs Hakoah 2–0 Brisbane Lions Sydney
  • Goal 8'
  • Goal 78'
 Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 2,205
Referee:
11 September 1977 24 Brisbane Lions 2–0 South Melbourne Brisbane
  • Goal 21'
  • Goal 30'
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,528
Referee:
18 September 1977 25 Mooroolbark 0–1 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
  • Goal 85'
 Report Stadium: Esther Park
Attendance: 399
Referee:
25 September 1977 26 Brisbane Lions 1–4 West Adelaide Brisbane
 Report
  • Goal 38'
  • Goal 62'
  • Goal 71'
  • Goal 74'
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,482
Referee:

NSL Cup[]

21 September 1977 First round Brisbane City 3–2 Brisbane Lions Brisbane
  • Echeverria Goal 3'
  • Goal 49', 68'
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee:

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

Players with no appearances not included in the list.[2][3]

No. Pos. Nat. Name National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
– DF Australia Colin Bennett 23 0 1 0 24 0
– GK New Zealand Phil Dando 22(1) 0 1 0 23(1) 0
– – Australia Charles Dench 1 0 0 0 1 0
– DF England 9(1) 0 0 0 9(1) 0
– MF Australia 24(2) 3 1 0 25(2) 3
– MF England 2(1) 0 0 0 2(1) 0
– MF Scotland Willie Henderson 5(1) 0 0(1) 0 5(2) 0
– MF Scotland 5(1) 0 0 0 5(1) 0
– – Australia 2(2) 0 0 0 2(2) 0
– – Australia 25(1) 5 1 0 26(1) 5
– DF Australia 2(3) 0 0 0 2(3) 0
– GK Northern Ireland Roddy McKenzie 4 0 0 0 4 0
– MF Australia Geoff Morris 21(1) 10 1 0 22(1) 10
– – Australia 7(1) 4 1 0 8(1) 4
– FW Australia 24(1) 4 1 1 25(1) 5
– DF Australia Alan Niven 20(2) 0 1 0 21(2) 0
– MF Australia 2 0 0 0 2 0
– MF New Zealand Ian Park 21(1) 0 1 0 22(1) 0
– DF England 25 0 1 0 26 0
– MF England Eddie Spearritt 15 1 1 1 16 2
– DF England 7(4) 0 0 0 7(4) 0
– – Australia 2(1) 0 0 0 2(1) 0
– – Australia 2 0 0 0 2 0
– DF Australia 13(1) 0 0 0 13(1) 0

Goalscorers[]

Rank No. Pos Nat Name National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
1 — MF Australia Geoff Morris 10 0 10
2 — — Australia 5 0 5
— FW Australia 4 1 5
4 — — Australia 4 0 4
5 — MF Australia 3 0 3
6 — MF England Eddie Spearritt 1 1 2
Totals 27 2 29

Clean sheets[]

Rank No. Pos Nat Name National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
1 — GK New Zealand Phil Dando 6 0 6
2 — GK Northern Ireland Roddy McKenzie 1 0 1
Total 7 0 7

References[]

  1. ^ Stock, Greg. "1977 National Soccer League Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Brisbane Lions 1977 Squad". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  3. ^ "1977 National Soccer League Cup Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
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