1980 National Soccer League

NSL 1980
League	National Soccer League
Sport	Association football
Duration	1980
Number of teams	14
NSL season
Champions	Sydney City
Top scorer	Gary Cole (21)

The National Soccer League 1980 season was the fourth season of the National Soccer League in Australia. The champions were Sydney City SC, their second title after winning the 1977 season (as Eastern Suburbs).

League table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sydney City !Sydney City (C)	26	16	5	5	51	26	+25	37	1980 National Soccer League Champions
2	Heidelberg United !Heidelberg United	26	15	6	5	55	33	+22	36
3	South Melbourne !South Melbourne	26	15	5	6	42	21	+21	35
4	Marconi Fairfield !Marconi Fairfield	26	14	6	6	53	32	+21	34
5	Adelaide City !Adelaide City	26	13	4	9	40	27	+13	30
6	Newcastle KB United !Newcastle KB United	26	12	6	8	32	31	+1	30
7	Brisbane Lions !Brisbane Lions	26	7	11	8	28	32	−4	25
8	APIA Leichhardt Tigers !APIA Leichhardt Tigers	26	8	7	11	27	35	−8	23
9	Footscray JUST !Footscray JUST	26	7	9	10	32	41	−9	23
10	Canberra City !Canberra City	26	7	7	12	34	33	+1	21
11	Blacktown City !Blacktown City	26	9	3	14	34	55	−21	21
12	Brisbane City !Brisbane City	26	4	10	12	29	36	−7	18
13	West Adelaide !West Adelaide	26	7	3	16	24	46	−22	17
14	St George-Budapest !St George-Budapest (R)	26	5	4	17	32	65	−33	14	Relegated to the 1981 NSW State League

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

Individual awards

Player of the Year: Jim Hermiston (Brisbane Lions)
U-21 Player of the Year: John Spanos (Sydney City)
Top Scorer(s): Gary Cole (Heidelberg United – 21 goals)
Coach of the Year: John Margeritis (South Melbourne)

References

OzFootball Archives - 1980 NSL Season

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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