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)
Highest home attendance7,400
vs. Brisbane City
(14 August 1977)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance2,482
vs. West Adelaide
(25 September 1977)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance4,050
Biggest win4–0
vs. Western Suburbs (H)
(25 July 1977)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–4
vs. Eastern Suburbs (H)
(6 June 1977)
National Soccer League
1–5
vs. West Adelaide (A)
(27 June 1977)
National Soccer League
1978 →

The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Brisbane Lions (now Queensland Lions Football Club). In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the inaugural NSL Cup.

Players[edit]

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 Roy Drinkwater
— MF Australia AUS Iain Fagan
— MF Australia AUS Ron Harland
— MF Australia AUS Willie Henderson
— MF Scotland SCO Alan Hughes
— Australia AUS Laszlo Koroknai
— Australia AUS Paul Laszlo
— DF Australia AUS Ian Lawrie
— GK Northern Ireland NIR Roddy McKenzie
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Geoff Morris
— Australia AUS Tom Murray
— FW England ENG John Neale
— DF Australia AUS Alan Niven
— MF Australia AUS John Ogden
— Australia AUS Ian Park
— DF England ENG George Potter
— MF England ENG Eddie Spearrit
— DF England ENG Alan Venables
— Australia AUS Gerry Walker
— Australia AUS John Wilkinson
— DF Australia AUS Leon Wilson

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Soccer League 3 April 1977 25 September 1977 Matchday 1 9th 26 9 5 12 27 41 −14 034.62
NSL Cup 21 September 1977 First round First round 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 000.00
Total 27 9 5 13 29 44 −15 033.33

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League[edit]

Main article: 1977 National Soccer League

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 West Adelaide 26 8 10 8 38 32 +6 26
8 Footscray JUST 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
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results summary[edit]

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[edit]

Round1234578910111213146161718192015212223242526
GroundAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHHAHHAHAHAH
ResultDLLLLLDDLLWLWWLWWLWDWDLWWL
Position6101214141213131313131313131212121212121111121099
Points1111112333557991113131516181919212323
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

3 April 1977 1 Adelaide City 0–0 Brisbane Lions Adelaide
Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 6,320[1]
Referee: Don Campbell
10 April 1977 2 Brisbane Lions 0–1 Canberra City Brisbane
Report
  • Stoddart 51'
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,178
Referee: Jack Wood
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
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 5,111
Referee: Des Miles
1 May 1977 5 Fitzroy United 4–1 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Fitzroy Cricket Ground
Attendance: 4,560
Referee: David Yelland
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: Jack Wood
29 May 1977 9 St George 0–0 Brisbane Lions Sydney
Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 3,164
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
5 June 1977 10 Brisbane Lions 0–4 Eastern Suburbs Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Des Miles
11 June 1977 11 South Melbourne 1–0 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Stewart Mellings
19 June 1977 12 Brisbane Lions 2–1 Mooroolbark Brisbane
 Report
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: Don Campbell
2 July 1977 14 Canberra City 1–2 Brisbane Lions Canberra
 Report
Stadium: Manuka Oval
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Peter Rampley
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
 Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 3,470
Referee: Tony Boskovic
24 July 1977 17 Brisbane Lions 4–0 Western Suburbs Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,326
Referee: Dave Nugent
31 July 1977 18 Brisbane Lions 2–1 Heidelberg United Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,501
Referee: Dieter Klose
6 August 1977 19 Footscray JUST 4–2 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
14 August 1977 20 Brisbane Lions 2–1 Brisbane City Brisbane
 Report
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: Jack Wood
21 August 1977 21 Marconi Fairfield 0–1 Brisbane Lions Sydney
Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 2,453
28 August 1977 22 Brisbane Lions 1–1 St George Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,835
Referee: Dave Nugent (Ron Richmond 75')
4 September 1977 23 Eastern Suburbs 2–0 Brisbane Lions Sydney
 Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 2,205
Referee: Tim Davies
11 September 1977 24 Brisbane Lions 2–0 South Melbourne Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,528
Referee: Bill Jones
18 September 1977 25 Mooroolbark 0–1 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Esther Park
Attendance: 399
Referee: Stewart Mellings
25 September 1977 26 Brisbane Lions 1–4 West Adelaide Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,482
Referee: John Tattersall

NSL Cup[edit]

Main article: 1977 NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

21 September 1977 First round Brisbane City 3–2 Brisbane Lions Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Peter Rampley

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nat. Player 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 24 0
— — Australia Charles Dench 1 0 0 0 1 0
— DF England Roy Drinkwater 9+1 0 0 0 10 0
— MF Australia Iain Fagan 24+2 3 1 0 27 3
— MF England Ron Harland 2+1 0 0 0 3 0
— MF Scotland Willie Henderson 5+1 0 0+1 0 7 0
— MF Scotland Alan Hughes 5+1 0 0 0 6 0
— — Australia Laszlo Koroknai 2+2 0 0 0 4 0
— — Australia Paul Laszlo 25+1 5 1 0 27 5
— DF Australia Ian Lawrie 2+3 0 0 0 5 0
— GK Northern Ireland Roddy McKenzie 4 0 0 0 4 0
— MF Australia Geoff Morris 21+1 10 1 0 23 10
— — Australia Tom Murray 7+1 4 1 0 9 4
— FW England John Neale 24+1 4 1 1 26 5
— DF Australia Alan Niven 20+2 0 1 0 23 0
— MF Australia John Ogden 2 0 0 0 2 0
— MF New Zealand Ian Park 21+1 0 1 0 23 0
— DF England George Potter 25 0 1 0 26 0
— MF England Eddie Spearritt 15 1 1 1 16 2
— DF England Alan Venables 7+4 0 0 0 11 0
— — Australia Gerry Walker 2+1 0 0 0 3 0
— — Australia John Wilkinson 2 0 0 0 2 0
— DF Australia Leon Wilson 13+1 0 0 0 14 0

Disciplinary record[edit]

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. Pos. Nat. Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 — DF Australia Alan Niven 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2
2 — MF Scotland Alan Hughes 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 — MF Australia Geoff Morris 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
— FW England John Neale 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
— MF New Zealand Ian Park 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
— DF England George Potter 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 — DF Australia Colin Bennett 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
— DF England Roy Drinkwater 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
— MF Australia Iain Fagan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
— MF England Ron Harland 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
— MF England Eddie Spearritt 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 14 0 3 1 0 0 15 0 3

Clean sheets[edit]

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. Nat. Goalkeeper NSL NSL Cup Total
1 — New Zealand Phil Dando 6 0 6
2 — Northern Ireland Roddy McKenzie 1 0 1
Total 7 0 7

References[edit]

  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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