1979 Brisbane Lions SC season
1979 season | |
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Head Coach | Eddie Spearritt Matt Carson |
Stadium | Perry Park |
National Soccer League | 9th |
NSL Cup | Second round |
Top goalscorer | League: Tony Brennan (10) All: Tony Brennan (10) |
Highest home attendance | 3,500 vs. Brisbane City (22 April 1979) National Soccer League |
Lowest home attendance | 800 vs. West Adelaide (29 July 1979) National Soccer League |
Average home league attendance | 1,491 |
Biggest win | 3–0 vs. Newcastle KB United (6 May 1979) National Soccer League 3–0 vs. Canberra City (16 September 1979) National Soccer League |
Biggest defeat | 0–6 vs. Adelaide City (17 June 1979) National Soccer League |
The 1979 season was the third 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. Brisbane Lions finished 9th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the second round of the NSL Cup.
Players
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
National Soccer League | 9 March 1979 | 23 September 1979 | Matchday 1 | 9th | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 30.77 |
NSL Cup | 25 April 1979 | 20 May 1979 | First round | Second round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
Total | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 28.57 |
Source: Competitions
National Soccer League
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Marconi Fairfield (C) | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 58 | 32 | +26 | 40[a] | Qualification to Finals series[b] |
2 | Heidelberg United | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 36[a] | |
3 | Sydney City | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 34[a] | |
4 | Brisbane City | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 34[a] | |
5 | Adelaide City | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 33[a] | |
6 | Newcastle KB United | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 32[a] | |
7 | West Adelaide | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 25[a] | |
8 | APIA Leichhardt | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 25 | |
9 | Brisbane Lions | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 22 | |
10 | Footscray JUST | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 20[a] | |
11 | St George-Budapest | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 20 | |
12 | Canberra City | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 20 | |
13 | Sydney Olympic (R) | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 19 | Relegated to the 1980 NSW State League |
14 | South Melbourne | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 16[a] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | −6 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss
9 March 1979 1 | Brisbane Lions | 1–2 | Sydney City | Brisbane |
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Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 2,000[1] Referee: Des Miles |
18 March 1979 2 | Marconi Fairfield | 0–1 | Brisbane Lions | Sydney |
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Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
25 March 1979 3 | Brisbane Lions | 2–3 | St George-Budapest | Brisbane |
Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 1,520 Referee: Ken Allen |
1 April 1979 4 | Footscray JUST | 3–1 | Brisbane Lions | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Olympic Park No. 2 Attendance: 3,123 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
8 April 1979 5 | Brisbane Lions | 2–0 | South Melbourne | Brisbane |
Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
15 April 1979 6 | West Adelaide | 1–0 | Brisbane Lions | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 5,260 Referee: Barry Harwood |
22 April 1979 7 | Brisbane Lions | 1–2 | Brisbane City | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
29 April 1979 8 | APIA Leichhardt | 2–1 | Brisbane Lions | Sydney |
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Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,473 Referee: Jim Reeves |
6 May 1979 9 | Brisbane Lions | 3–0 | Newcastle KB United | Brisbane |
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Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Peter Rampley |
13 May 1979 10 | Sydney Olympic | 0–1 | Brisbane Lions | Sydney |
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Stadium: Pratten Park Attendance: 2,142 Referee: Bill Jones |
3 June 1979 11 | Brisbane Lions | 1–3 | Heidelberg United | Brisbane |
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Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Peter Rampley |
10 June 1979 12 | Canberra City | 1–2 | Brisbane Lions | Canberra |
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Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 7,510 Referee: Ken Allen |
17 June 1979 13 | Brisbane Lions | 0–6 | Adelaide City | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Henry Witschge |
24 June 1979 14 | Brisbane Lions | 0–4 | Marconi Fairfield | Brisbane |
Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Doug Rennie |
8 July 1979 16 | Brisbane Lions | 1–0 | Footscray JUST | Brisbane |
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Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Jim Reeves |
15 July 1979 17 | St George-Budapest | 1–1 | Brisbane Lions | Sydney |
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Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 1,876 Referee: Peter Rampley |
22 July 1979 18 | South Melbourne | 3–0 | Brisbane Lions | Melbourne |
Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Stewart Mellings |
29 July 1979 19 | Brisbane Lions | 2–3 | West Adelaide | Brisbane |
Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 800 Referee: Ken Allen |
5 August 1979 20 | Brisbane City | 0–0 | Brisbane Lions | Brisbane |
Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 4,445 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
22 August 1979 15 | Sydney City | 1–1 | Brisbane Lions | Sydney |
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Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 500 Referee: Doug Rennie |
25 August 1979 22 | Newcastle KB United | 2–2 | Brisbane Lions | Newcastle |
Report | Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 11,118 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
29 August 1979 21 | Brisbane Lions | 2–1 | APIA Leichhardt | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 850 Referee: Bob Mee |
2 September 1979 23 | Brisbane Lions | 0–0 | Sydney Olympic | Brisbane |
Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Bill Jones |
9 September 1979 24 | Heidelberg United | 0–0 | Brisbane Lions | Melbourne |
Report | Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Graham Neal |
16 September 1979 25 | Brisbane Lions | 3–0 | Canberra City | Brisbane |
Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 1,460 Referee: Peter Rampley |
23 September 1979 26 | Adelaide City | 2–0 | Brisbane Lions | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
NSL Cup
[edit]Win Draw Loss
25 April 1979 First round | Brisbane Lions | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | ![]() | Brisbane |
Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 2,000[2] Referee: Jack Wood |
20 May 1979 Second round | Brisbane City | 1–0 | Brisbane Lions | Brisbane |
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Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[3][2]
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
2 | DF | ![]() |
Ian Lawrie | 23+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Alan Niven | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
4 | MF | ![]() |
Eddie Spearritt | 18+1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Colin Bennett | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
6 | DF | ![]() |
Jim Hermiston | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 3 |
7 | MF | ![]() |
Alan Hughes | 19+3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 |
8 | FW | ![]() |
Barrie Fairbrother | 16+1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Craig Wallace | 10+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
10 | MF | ![]() |
Steve Amos | 5+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
11 | MF | ![]() |
Paul Ontong | 18+4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
12 | MF | ![]() |
John Ogden | 12+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
13 | MF | ![]() |
Graham Wilson | 7+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
14 | — | ![]() |
Paul Laszlo | 5+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
15 | FW | ![]() |
Tom McGregor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
17 | FW | ![]() |
Craig Low | 1+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
19 | GK | ![]() |
Tony Scanlan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
20 | GK | ![]() |
Nigel Lowndes | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
— | FW | ![]() |
Clark Anderson | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
— | FW | ![]() |
Tony Brennan | 21+2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 10 |
— | FW | ![]() |
Willie Conner | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
— | — | ![]() |
Jeff Dann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
— | MF | ![]() |
John Lavelle | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
— | FW | ![]() |
Ron Millman | 11+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
— | — | ![]() |
John Russell | 7+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 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 | ||||||
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1 | 2 | DF | ![]() |
Ian Lawrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
4 | MF | ![]() |
Eddie Spearritt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
3 | — | FW | ![]() |
Terry Brennan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
4 | 11 | MF | ![]() |
Paul Ontong | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
5 | 7 | MF | ![]() |
Alan Hughes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
6 | 6 | DF | ![]() |
Jim Hermiston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Craig Wallace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | 5 | DF | ![]() |
Colin Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
8 | FW | ![]() |
Barrie Fairbrother | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
20 | GK | ![]() |
Nigel Lowndes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
— | FW | ![]() |
Ron Millman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 2 |
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 |
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1 | 20 | ![]() |
Nigel Lowndes | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Total | 9 | 0 | 9 |
References
[edit]- ^ Stock, Greg. "1979 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
- ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1979 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
- ^ "Brisbane Lions 1979 Squad". OzFootball.