National Soccer League 1978
Encyclopedia
The National Soccer League 1978 season was the second season of the National Soccer League
in Australia
. The champions were West Adelaide SC
.
National Soccer League
The National Soccer League is the former national association football competition in Australasia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977, until its demise in 2004...
in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The champions were West Adelaide SC
West Adelaide SC
West Adelaide Soccer Club is an Australian football club from Adelaide, Australia. Currently it plays in the FFSA State League Competition. It participated in the National Soccer League from the 1977 season until the end of the 1998/99 season, except for the periods 1987-89 and 1990-91. It was...
.
League table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | West Adelaide West Adelaide SC West Adelaide Soccer Club is an Australian football club from Adelaide, Australia. Currently it plays in the FFSA State League Competition. It participated in the National Soccer League from the 1977 season until the end of the 1998/99 season, except for the periods 1987-89 and 1990-91. It was... |
26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 27 | 36 |
| 2 | Eastern Suburbs Sydney City Soccer Club Sydney City Soccer Club is a football club from Sydney, Australia.The club was formed in 1939 as Sydney Hakoah by members of the Sydney Jewish community. They played between 1977 and 1986 in the National Soccer League as Eastern Suburbs and Sydney City... |
26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 27 | 35 |
| 3 | South Melbourne South Melbourne FC South Melbourne FC is a football club based in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Considered the most successful association football club in Australia, they have won four national championships, a string of Victorian State League titles, and represented Oceania in the 2000 FIFA Club World... |
26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 45 | 30 | 32 |
| 4 | Marconi Fairfield Marconi Stallions The Marconi Stallions Football Club is an Australian football club located in Sydney, Australia. The club won the National Soccer League title a record four times, along with South Melbourne FC and Sydney City SC... |
26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 31 | 30 |
| 5 | Fitzroy Fitzroy Football Club The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897... |
26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 26 |
| 6 | Brisbane Lions Queensland Lions Soccer Club Queensland Lions Football Club is an football club based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.-History:The club was founded in 1957 as Hollandia-Inala Soccer Club by Dutch immigrants. From the start they were based at grounds in the Brisbane suburb of Richlands, where they still play... |
26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 39 | 26 |
| 7 | St George Saints St George Saints The St. George Saints Football Club are an Association football club based in the St. George region of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. The club plays its home games at St. George Stadium, after playing a brief stint at Belmore Sports Ground in the 2007-08. The St... |
26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 41 | 40 | 25 |
| 8 | Sydney Olympic Sydney Olympic FC Sydney Olympic Football Club is an Australian football club that plays in the NSW Premier League. It competed in the National Soccer League from 1977 until the league's demise in 2004, having won the championship in 1989–90, 2001–02, the League Cup in 1980, the minor premiership in 2002–03 and the... |
26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 43 | 25 |
| 9 | Western Suburbs Western Suburbs SC (NSW) The Western Suburbs Soccer Club is a defunct Australian football club that was based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club was a founding member of the National Soccer League in 1977.-History:... |
26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 45 | 24 |
| 10 | Adelaide City Adelaide City Adelaide City is a football club in Adelaide, South Australia. They are also known as The Zebras. They played in the National Soccer League for 27 Seasons but withdrew just prior to the 2003/2004 season. They now play in the South Australian Super League. City won the inaugural Super League... |
26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 44 | 24 |
| 11 | Newcastle KB United Newcastle KB United Newcastle KB United are a defunct Australian association football club. They participated in the National Soccer League from 1978 until early in the 1984 season.-History:... |
26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 40 | 22 |
| 12 | Footscray JUST Footscray JUST Footscray JUST is a defunct association football club from Melbourne, Australia.Established in 1950 by migrants from Yugoslavia they played in the Victorian leagues with a fair amount of success, winning five Victorian State League titles, and three Dockerty Cup titles... |
26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 37 | 22 |
| 13 | Canberra City Canberra City SC Canberra City Football Club, also known for some time as the Canberra Arrows, is an Australian football club based in Canberra in the ACT... |
26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 41 | 20 |
| 14 | Brisbane City | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 49 | 17 |
Individual awards
- Player of the Year: Ken BodenKen BodenKen Boden is an Australian former footballer, who played at both professional and international levels as a midfielder.-Club career:...
(Newcastle KB UnitedNewcastle KB UnitedNewcastle KB United are a defunct Australian association football club. They participated in the National Soccer League from 1978 until early in the 1984 season.-History:...
) - U-21 Player of the Year: Ian Souness (Eastern SuburbsSydney City Soccer ClubSydney City Soccer Club is a football club from Sydney, Australia.The club was formed in 1939 as Sydney Hakoah by members of the Sydney Jewish community. They played between 1977 and 1986 in the National Soccer League as Eastern Suburbs and Sydney City...
) - Top Scorer(s): Ken BodenKen BodenKen Boden is an Australian former footballer, who played at both professional and international levels as a midfielder.-Club career:...
(Newcastle KB UnitedNewcastle KB UnitedNewcastle KB United are a defunct Australian association football club. They participated in the National Soccer League from 1978 until early in the 1984 season.-History:...
– 14 goals) Clive Eaton (Western SuburbsWestern SuburbsWestern Suburbs is an association football club in Porirua, New Zealand. They play their home matches at Endeavour Park in the Porirua suburb of Whitby and compete in the Central Premier League....
– 14 goals) - Coach of the Year: Gary Chaldi (Eastern SuburbsSydney City Soccer ClubSydney City Soccer Club is a football club from Sydney, Australia.The club was formed in 1939 as Sydney Hakoah by members of the Sydney Jewish community. They played between 1977 and 1986 in the National Soccer League as Eastern Suburbs and Sydney City...
)