1977 Brisbane Lions SC season

Brisbane Lions 1977 football season
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

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

Overall record

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

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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

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

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Adelaide City v Brisbane Lions
3 April 1977 1 Adelaide City 0–0 Brisbane Lions Adelaide
Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 6,320[1]
Referee: Don Campbell
Brisbane Lions v Canberra City
10 April 1977 2 Brisbane Lions 0–1 Canberra City Brisbane
Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,178
Referee: Jack Wood
Western Suburbs v Brisbane Lions
17 April 1977 3 Western Suburbs 3–0 Brisbane Lions Sydney
 Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,037
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Brisbane Lions v Sydney Olympic
24 April 1977 4 Brisbane Lions 0–2 Sydney Olympic Brisbane
Report
  • D. Allan 57', 68'
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 5,111
Referee: Des Miles
Fitzroy United v Brisbane Lions
1 May 1977 5 Fitzroy United 4–1 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
 Report
  • Morris 84'
 Stadium: Fitzroy Cricket Ground
Attendance: 4,560
Referee: David Yelland
Brisbane City v Brisbane Lions
8 May 1977 7 Brisbane City 3–1 Brisbane Lions Brisbane
 Report
  • Morris 77' (pen.)
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 6,418
Referee: Dennis McDermott
Brisbane Lions v Marconi Fairfield
22 May 1977 8 Brisbane Lions 1–1 Marconi Fairfield Brisbane
  • Morris (34)
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Jack Wood
St George v Brisbane Lions
29 May 1977 9 St George 0–0 Brisbane Lions Sydney
Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 3,164
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
Brisbane Lions v Eastern Suburbs
5 June 1977 10 Brisbane Lions 0–4 Eastern Suburbs Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Des Miles
South Melbourne v Brisbane Lions
11 June 1977 11 South Melbourne 1–0 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
  • Hagegmanouil 80'
 Report Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Stewart Mellings
Brisbane Lions v Mooroolbark
19 June 1977 12 Brisbane Lions 2–1 Mooroolbark Brisbane
  • Fagan 5'
  • Neale 10'
 Report
  • Tront 84'
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,218
Referee: Dave Nugent
West Adelaide v Brisbane Lions
26 June 1977 13 West Adelaide 5–1 Brisbane Lions Adelaide
 Report
  • Morris 77' (pen.)
 Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 5,115
Referee: Don Campbell
Canberra City v Brisbane Lions
2 July 1977 14 Canberra City 1–2 Brisbane Lions Canberra
  • Stark 42'
 Report
  • Morris 37' (pen.), 60'
 Stadium: Manuka Oval
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Peter Rampley
Brisbane Lions v Footscray JUST
8 July 1977 6 Brisbane Lions 2–0 Footscray JUST Brisbane
  • Morris 63'
  • Neale 67'
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Dave Nugent
Sydney Olympic v Brisbane Lions
17 July 1977 16 Sydney Olympic 1–0 Brisbane Lions Sydney
  • Botham 55'
 Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 3,470
Referee: Tony Boskovic
Brisbane Lions v Western Suburbs
24 July 1977 17 Brisbane Lions 4–0 Western Suburbs Brisbane
  • Murray 28', 75', 90'
  • Laszlo 50'
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,326
Referee: Dave Nugent
Brisbane Lions v Heidelberg United
31 July 1977 18 Brisbane Lions 2–1 Heidelberg United Brisbane
  • Neale 5'
  • Fagan 87'
 Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,501
Referee: Dieter Klose
Footscray JUST v Brisbane Lions
6 August 1977 19 Footscray JUST 4–2 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
 Report
  • Laszlo 1'
  • Morris 28'
 Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
Brisbane Lions v Brisbane City
14 August 1977 20 Brisbane Lions 2–1 Brisbane City Brisbane
  • Morris 30'
  • Laszlo 41'
 Report
  • Tokesi 28'
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 7,400
Referee: Tony Boskovic
Brisbane Lions v Adelaide City
17 August 1977 15 Brisbane Lions 1–1 Adelaide City Brisbane
  • Morris 70'
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,207
Referee: Jack Wood
Marconi Fairfield v Brisbane Lions
21 August 1977 21 Marconi Fairfield 0–1 Brisbane Lions Sydney
Report
  • Fagan 24'
 Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 2,453
Brisbane Lions v St George
28 August 1977 22 Brisbane Lions 1–1 St George Brisbane
  • Laszlo 77'
 Report
  • Morgan 87'
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,835
Referee: Dave Nugent (Ron Richmond 75')
Eastern Suburbs v Brisbane Lions
4 September 1977 23 Eastern Suburbs 2–0 Brisbane Lions Sydney
  • Stevenson 8'
  • Smith 78'
 Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 2,205
Referee: Tim Davies
Brisbane Lions v South Melbourne
11 September 1977 24 Brisbane Lions 2–0 South Melbourne Brisbane
  • Murray 21'
  • Laszlo 30'
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,528
Referee: Bill Jones
Mooroolbark v Brisbane Lions
18 September 1977 25 Mooroolbark 0–1 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
  • Neale 85'
 Report Stadium: Esther Park
Attendance: 399
Referee: Stewart Mellings
Brisbane Lions v West Adelaide
25 September 1977 26 Brisbane Lions 1–4 West Adelaide Brisbane
Report
  • McGregor 38'
  • Amos 62'
  • McGachey 71'
  • Pantelis 74'
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,482
Referee: John Tattersall

NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

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

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

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

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

  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.