1980 Brisbane Lions SC season
1980 season | |
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Head Coach | Matt Carson |
Stadium | Lions Stadium |
National Soccer League | 7th |
NSL Cup | Semi-finals |
Top goalscorer | League: Ron Millman (8) All: Ron Millman (9) |
Highest home attendance | 3,231 vs. Blacktown City (27 April 1980) National Soccer League |
Lowest home attendance | 1,500 vs. West Adelaide (30 March 1980) National Soccer League 1,500 vs. Heidelberg United (13 August 1980) National Soccer League |
Average home league attendance | 2,474 |
Biggest win | 3–0 vs. Grange Thistle (H) (25 April 1980) NSL Cup |
Biggest defeat | 1–4 vs. Blacktown City (A) (17 August 1980) National Soccer League 1–4 vs. Newcastle KB United (H) (14 September 1980) National Soccer League |
The 1980 season was the fourth 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 7th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the semi-finals 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 1980 | 28 September 1980 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 26.92 |
NSL Cup | 25 April 1980 | 10 September 1980 | First round | Semi-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 75.00 |
Total | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 33.33 |
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 | Sydney City (C) | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 37 | Qualification to Finals series[a] |
2 | Heidelberg United | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 36 | |
3 | South Melbourne | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 35 | |
4 | Marconi Fairfield | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 34 | |
5 | Adelaide City | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 30 | |
6 | Newcastle KB United | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 30 | |
7 | Brisbane Lions | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 25 | |
8 | APIA Leichhardt | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 23 | |
9 | Footscray JUST | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 23 | |
10 | Canberra City | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 21 | |
11 | Blacktown City | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 21 | |
12 | Brisbane City | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 18 | |
13 | West Adelaide | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 46 | −22 | 17 | |
14 | St George-Budapest (R) | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 32 | 65 | −33 | 14 | Relegated to the 1981 NSW State League |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1980 National Soccer League.
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 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 19 | −4 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss
9 March 1980 1 | Canberra City | 2–4 | Brisbane Lions | Canberra |
Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 5,400[1] Referee: Len Allen |
16 March 1980 2 | Brisbane Lions | 1–2 | South Melbourne | Brisbane |
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Report | Stadium: Lions Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Dave Nugent |
22 March 1980 3 | Footscray JUST | 3–1 | Brisbane Lions | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,210 Referee: Stewart Mellings |
30 March 1980 4 | Brisbane Lions | 2–1 | West Adelaide | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Lions Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Col Amos |
6 April 1980 5 | Adelaide City | 0–0 | Brisbane Lions | Adelaide |
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,345 Referee: Bobby Kerr |
13 April 1980 6 | Brisbane Lions | 2–0 | Sydney City | Brisbane |
Report | Stadium: Lions Stadium Attendance: 3,114 Referee: Ken Allen |
20 April 1980 7 | St George-Budapest | 2–3 | Brisbane Lions | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 2,094 Referee: R. Warren |
27 April 1980 8 | Brisbane Lions | 1–0 | Blacktown City | Brisbane |
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Report | Stadium: Lions Stadium Attendance: 3,231 Referee: Des Miles |
4 May 1980 9 | Marconi Fairfield | 2–1 | Brisbane Lions | Sydney |
15:00 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 4,825 Referee: Tim Davies |
11 May 1980 10 | Brisbane Lions | 2–1 | APIA Leichhardt | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Lions Stadium Attendance: 2,836 Referee: Jim Reeves |
18 May 1980 11 | Newcastle KB United | 0–0 | Brisbane Lions | Newcastle |
Report | Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 7,486 Referee: Alf Rodway |
8 June 1980 14 | South Melbourne | 2–2 | Brisbane Lions | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Jack Johnston |
15 June 1980 15 | Brisbane Lions | 0–0 | Canberra City | Brisbane |
Report | Stadium: Lions Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Dave Nugent |
22 June 1980 16 | West Adelaide | 1–1 | Brisbane Lions | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 2,789 Referee: Bobby Kerr |
29 June 1980 12 | Brisbane City | 1–1 | Brisbane Lions | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,372 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
13 July 1980 17 | Brisbane Lions | 1–1 | Footscray JUST | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Lions Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Doug Rennie |
20 July 1980 18 | Brisbane Lions | 1–2 | Adelaide City | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Lions Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Col Amos |
27 July 1980 19 | Sydney City | 1–1 | Brisbane Lions | Sydney |
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Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field Attendance: 1,908 Referee: Henry Witschge |
10 August 1980 20 | Brisbane Lions | 0–0 | St George-Budapest | Brisbane |
Report | Stadium: Lions Stadium Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Dave Nugent |
13 August 1980 13 | Brisbane Lions | 1–2 | Heidelberg United | Brisbane |
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Report | Stadium: Lions Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Bob Mee |
17 August 1980 21 | Blacktown City | 4–1 | Brisbane Lions | Sydney |
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Stadium: Gabbie Stadium Attendance: 1,768 Referee: Tim Davies |
31 August 1980 22 | Brisbane Lions | 0–0 | Marconi Fairfield | Brisbane |
Report | Stadium: Lions Stadium Attendance: 3,212 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
7 September 1980 23 | APIA Leichhardt | 0–0 | Brisbane Lions | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Lambert Park Attendance: 1,720 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
14 September 1980 24 | Brisbane Lions | 1–4 | Newcastle KB United | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Lions Stadium Attendance: 2,367 Referee: Peter Rampley |
21 September 1980 25 | Brisbane Lions | 1–0 | Brisbane City | Brisbane |
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Report | Stadium: Lions Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Henry Witschge |
28 September 1980 26 | Heidelberg United | 1–0 | Brisbane Lions | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: Olympic Park No. 2 Attendance: 3,804 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
NSL Cup
[edit]Win Draw Loss
25 April 1980 First round | Brisbane Lions | 3–0 | ![]() | Brisbane |
Report | Stadium: Lions Stadium Attendance: [2] Referee: Jack Wood |
6 July 1980 Second round | Mount Gravatt ![]() | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Brisbane Lions | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 800 Referee: Peter Rampley |
3 August 1980 Quarter-finals | Brisbane Lions | 2–1 | Sydney City | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Lions Stadium Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Ken Allen |
10 September 1980 Semi-finals | Marconi Fairfield | 1–0 | Brisbane Lions | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Jack Johnston |
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 | ||||
1 | MF | ![]() |
Steve Amos | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2 | MF | ![]() |
Paul Ontong | 23 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 4 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Colin Bennett | 26 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 1 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
Jim Hermiston | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 2 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Alan Niven | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
6 | MF | ![]() |
Gerry Lindsay | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 3 |
8 | FW | ![]() |
Danny Wright | 5+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
9 | MF | ![]() |
Graham Wilson | 14+5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
10 | MF | ![]() |
John Ogden | 5+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
11 | FW | ![]() |
Ron Millman | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 9 |
15 | FW | ![]() |
Tom McGregor | 12+2 | 3 | 1+1 | 1 | 16 | 4 |
20 | GK | ![]() |
Tony Scanlan | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
21 | DF | ![]() |
Steve Hogg | 23+2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
22 | MF | ![]() |
Eddie Spearritt | 3+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
— | DF | ![]() |
Paul Burns | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
— | FW | ![]() |
Calvin Daunt | 2+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
— | MF | ![]() |
Alan Hughes | 8+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
— | FW | ![]() |
Mark McNaughton | 18+3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 3 |
— | DF | ![]() |
Ian Lawrie | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
— | GK | ![]() |
Nigel Lowndes | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
— | — | ![]() |
John Reid | 5+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season | |||||||||
— | MF | ![]() |
Johan Verweij | 16+4 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
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 | MF | ![]() |
Paul Ontong | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 6 | MF | ![]() |
Gerry Lindsay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
3 | 4 | DF | ![]() |
Jim Hermiston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Alan Niven | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
21 | DF | ![]() |
Steve Hogg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | 11 | FW | ![]() |
Ron Millman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
— | GK | ![]() |
Nigel Lowndes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
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 | ![]() |
Tony Scanlan | 6 | 1 | 7 |
2 | — | ![]() |
Nigel Lowndes | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Total | 9 | 1 | 10 |
References
[edit]- ^ Stock, Greg. "1980 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
- ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1980 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
- ^ "Brisbane Lions 1980 Squad". OzFootball.