1978 National Soccer League

NSL 1978
League	National Soccer League
Sport	Association football
Duration	1978
Number of teams	14
NSL season
Premier	West Adelaide
Top scorer	Ken Boden Clive Eaton (14 each)

The National Soccer League 1978 season was the second season of the National Soccer League in Australia. The premiers were West Adelaide.

League standings


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	West Adelaide !West Adelaide (C)	26	16	4	6	42	27	+15	36	1978 National Soccer League Champions
2	Eastern Suburbs !Eastern Suburbs	26	15	5	6	49	27	+22	35
3	South Melbourne !South Melbourne	26	12	8	6	45	30	+15	32
4	Marconi Fairfield !Marconi Fairfield	26	12	6	8	46	31	+15	30
5	Fitzroy United !Fitzroy United	26	9	8	9	39	39	0	26
6	Brisbane Lions !Brisbane Lions	26	8	10	8	37	39	−2	26
7	St George-Budapest !St George-Budapest	26	11	3	12	41	40	+1	25
8	Sydney Olympic !Sydney Olympic	26	9	7	10	35	43	−8	25
9	Western Suburbs !Western Suburbs (R)	26	9	6	11	41	45	−4	24	Team withdrew at end of season
10	Adelaide City !Adelaide City	26	9	6	11	38	44	−6	24
11	Newcastle KB United !Newcastle KB United	26	6	10	10	33	40	−7	22
12	Footscray JUST !Footscray JUST	26	7	8	11	29	37	−8	22
13	Canberra City !Canberra City	26	5	10	11	28	41	−13	20
14	Brisbane City !Brisbane City	26	7	3	16	29	49	−20	17

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Finals series

The top four teams in the league entered a playoff series, however the winner of the grand final match was not considered the overall winner of the NSL season, unlike other NSL grand finals.^[1]

Individual awards

Player of the Year: Ken Boden (Newcastle KB United)
U-21 Player of the Year: Ian Souness (Eastern Suburbs)
Top Scorer(s): Ken Boden (Newcastle KB United – 14 goals) Clive Eaton (Western Suburbs – 14 goals)
Coach of the Year: Gary Chaldi (Eastern Suburbs)

Notes

↑ Curran, Brian (20 September 1978). "'Think Australian' advice to Soccer". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 February 2015.

References

National Soccer League

List of NSL champions List of NSL players

Seasons	1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04

Teams	APIA Leichhardt Adelaide City Adelaide United Blacktown City Brisbane City SC Brisbane Lions SC Brisbane Strikers Brunswick Juventus Canberra City SC Canberra Cosmos Canterbury-Marrickville Carlton S.C. Collingwood Warriors Eastern Pride Football Kingz Footscray JUST Green Gully Cavaliers Heidelberg United Inter Monaro Marconi Stallions Melbourne Knights Mooroolbark SC Newcastle Breakers Newcastle Jets Newcastle KB United Newcastle Rosebud United Northern Spirit Parramatta Eagles Parramatta Power Penrith City SC Perth Glory Preston Lions FC South Melbourne St George Saints Sunshine George Cross Sydney City Sydney Olympic Sydney United FC West Adelaide Western Suburbs SC Wollongong Macedonia Wollongong Wolves

Cups	1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97

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