Australia 1976


State Leagues 1976

Australian Capital Territory | New South Wales | Queensland | South Australia | Tasmania | Victoria | Western Australia


Australian Capital Territory 1976

NB: see also Federal Capital Territory 1976

Division One

Final Table:

 1. West Woden Juventus      16  13  1  2  63-16  27  Qualified
 2. Inter Monaro             16  13  1  2  45-13  27  Qualified
 3. Croatia Deakin           16  12  1  3  72-23  25  Qualified
 4. Downer Olympic           16  10  2  4  45-21  22  Qualified
 5. Narrabundah-Melrose      16   7  2  7  28-44  16  Qualified
 6. Canberra North           16   4  2 10  22-54  10
 7. Belconnen United         16   1  4 11  13-47   6
 8. Forrest United           16   2  2 12  15-50   6
 9. Turner Eagles            16   2  1 13  13-48   5
 -. Phillip United           withdrew after 6 matches; all results annulled

NB: Melrose Lyons and Narrabundah merged into Narrabundah-Melrose.

Final Series

Qualifying Finals [Sep 5]
Downer Olympic        2-0 Narrabundha-Melrose   
Inter Monaro          2-0 Croatia Deakin        
 
Semifinals [Sep 12]
West Woden Juventus   1-1 Inter Monaro          [aet, 4-2 pen]
Croatia Deakin        5-3 Downer Olympic        
 
Preliminary Final [Sep 19]
Croatia Deakin        5-3 Inter Monaro          
 
Grand Final [Sep 26]
West Woden Juventus   2-1 Croatia Deakin     

New South Wales 1976

NB: see also New South Wales 1976.

Division One

Final Table:

 1. St.George Budapest       22  17  4  1  65-17  38  Qualified
 2. APIA Leichhardt          22  15  5  2  49-17  35  Qualified
 3. Hakoah Eastern Suburbs   22  13  5  4  45-20  31  Qualified
 4. Marconi Fairfield        22  11  4  7  52-35  26  Qualified
 5. Pan Hellenic             22   9  7  6  22-19  25
 6. South Sydney Croatia     22   6  8  8  32-33  20
 7. Wollongong City          22   6  7  9  34-47  19
 8. Granville Parramatta     22   6  7  9  22-39  19
 9. Western Suburbs          22   8  2 12  33-38  18
10. Sutherland Shire         22   6  6 10  28-34  18
11. Auburn                   22   2  5 15  15-51   9
12. Manly Warringah          22   1  4 17   8-55   6

NB: St.George Budapest, Hakoah Eastern Suburbs, Pan Hellenic, Marconi Fairfield 
    and Western Suburbs all entered the new National Soccer Leeague 1977;
    Balgownie Rangers were renamed Wollongong City.

Final Series
Hakoah Eastern Suburbs      0-2 Marconi Fairfield  
St.George Budapest          2-3 APIA Leichhardt   
St.George Budapest          2-1 Marconi Fairfield  

Grand Final
APIA Leichhardt             1-0 St.George Budapest  

Division Two

Final Table:

 1. Riverside Avala          22  18  2  2  54-22  38
 2. Yugal Prague             22  16  1  5  56-27  33
 3. Bankstown                22  13  5  4  36-20  31
 4. Canterbury-Marrickville  22  12  4  6  55-35  28
 5. Arncliffe Scots          22  12  4  6  47-39  28
 6. Northern Districts       22   9  1 12  32-41  19
 7. Polonia North Side       22   6  5 11  33-45  17
 8. Marrickville Rockdale    22   6  5 11  19-36  17
 9. Toongabbie               22   5  6 11  33-40  16
10. Guildford Wanderers      22   7  2 13  29-43  16
11. North Sydney Inter       22   2  7 13  21-39  11
12. Melita Eagles            22   3  4 15  29-57  10

NB: Riverside Rapid were renamed Riverside Avala.
    .
Division Three

Final Table:

 1. Ku-Ring-Gai              22  13  5  4  49-18  31  Qualified
 2. Queens Park              22  14  3  5  47-24  31  Qualified
 3. Revesby Workers          22  12  4  6  42-32  28  Qualified
 4. Warringah Saints         22   9  8  5  36-30  26  Qualified
 5. Belmore                  22   8 10  4  43-40  26
 6. Gladesville Ravens       22   9  7  6  34-29  25
 7. Riverstone Schofields    22   8  7  7  35-34  23
 8. Nepean Corinthian        22   8  4 10  31-39  20
 9. West Ryde Rovers         22   7  2 13  29-36  16
10. University of NSW        22   5  5 12  39-48  15
11. Campbelltown City        22   3  6 13  20-44  12
12. Port Hacking             22   2  7 13  18-49  11

NB: Nepean United and Corinthian BESC merged into Nepean Corinthian.

Final Series
Ku-Ring-Gai                 0-2 Revesby Workers  
Queens Park                 3-1 Warringah Saints 

Grand Final
Revesby Workers             0-0 Queens Park                 [aet]

Grand Final Replay
Revesby Workers             0-2 Queens Park  

Inter Suburban Division One

Final Table:

 1. Blacktown United         22  15  7  0  76-23  37  Qualified
 2. Bondi Marine             22  14  5  3  52-24  33  Qualified
 3. Lethbridge Rangers       22   9  9  4  56-41  27  Qualified
 4. Wenty Waratah            22  11  4  7  47-34  26  Qualified
 5. Yagoona                  22   8  9  5  34-27  25
 6. Padstow Park             22   8  7  7  48-41  23
 7. Baulkham Hills           22   7  8  7  36-41  22
 8. Ryde District            22   7  4 11  42-46  18
 9. Greenwich                22   5  8  9  27-41  18
10. Holroyd Rangers          22   4  6 12  35-62  14
11. Artarmon                 22   5  3 14  24-45  13
12. Chelsea                  22   2  4 16  17-69   8

Final Series
Blacktown United            4-2 Lethbridge Rangers
Bondi Marine                3-3 Wenty Waratah      
Bondi Marine                1-3 Wenty Waratah               [annulled and awarded to Bondi Marine]

Grand Final
Blacktown United            0-1 Bondi Marine  

Northern New South Wales - Division One

Final Table:

 1. Adamstown Rosebud        22  15  4  3  69-22  34  Final Series
 2. Wallsend                 22  15  4  3  43-21  34  Final Series
 3. Cardiff                  22  12  5  5  47-27  29  Final Series
 4. Weston Workers           22  11  4  7  43-21  26  Final Series
 5. Toronto Awaba            22   9  3 10  41-37  21
 6. Austral United           22  10  1 11  37-46  21
 7. West Wallsend            22   7  6  9  42-49  20
 8. Highfields Azzurri       22   7  5 10  32-48  19
 9. Lake Macquarie Roosters  22   6  6 10  33-35  18
10. Edgeworth Eagles         22   7  4 11  34-46  18
11. Maitland                 22   4  4 14  24-55  12
12. Cessnock City Hornets    22   5  2 15  21-59  12

NB: Hamilton Azzurri were renamed Highfields Azzurri.

Final Series
Cardiff                     3-1 Weston Workers  
Adamstown Rosebud           1-0 Wallsend       
Wallsend                    0-0 Cardiff        
Wallsend                    2-0 Cardiff         

Grand Final
Adamstown Rosebud           3-0 Wallsend 

Northern New South Wales - Division Two

Final Table:

 1. Central Coast United     22  17  4  1  66-24  38  Final Series
 2. Belmont Swansea          22  13  5  4  66-31  31  Final Series
 3. Charlestown United       22  14  3  5  52-28  31  Final Series
 4. Stewarts & Lloyds        22  12  3  7  52-28  27  Final Series
 5. Jesmond                  22   9  8  5  39-32  26
 6. West Lakes United        22  11  3  8  48-40  25
 7. Mayfield United          22   8  6  8  36-36  22
 8. New Lambton South        22   8  3 11  47-51  19
 9. Lambton                  22   6  3 13  29-48  15
10. Raymond Terrace          22   6  3 13  27-69  15
11. Kotara South             22   3  4 15  23-50  10
12. Merewether Advance       22   1  3 18  17-65   5

Final Series

NB: no results known.

Northern New South Wales - Division Three

Final Table:

 1. University               22  18  2  2  73-21  38
 2. Belmont Swansea          22  18  1  3 108-22  37
 3. Kurri Kurri              22  15  1  6  83-33  31
 4. Beresfield United        22  14  3  5  75-36  31
 5. Kahibah                  22  14  2  6  60-36  30
 6. Cooks Hill United        22  14  1  7  60-35  29
 7. Cardiff Railway          22   9  2 11  69-63  20
 8. Stockton                 22   7  1 14  54-73  15
 9. South Cardiff            22   5  0 17  32-73  10
10. Muswellbrook             22   4  2 16  28-111 10
11. Valentine                22   3  1 18  37-109  7
12. RAAF                     22   3  0 19  27-94   6

Final Series

NB: no results known.

Northern New South Wales - Division Four

Top Final Table:

 1. Gosford Rangers
 2. Hamilton Red Star

Queensland 1976

Brisbane Division One

Final Table:

 1. Brisbane City            22  17  1  4  75-22  35  Final Series
 2. Brisbane Lions           22  12  3  7  55-34  27  Final Series
 3. Merton-Easts             22  12  3  7  36-29  27  Final Series
 4. Redlands United          22  10  6  6  31-23  26  Final Series
 5. Southside Eagles         22  10  6  6  45-37  26
 6. St.George-Souths         22  12  2  8  42-35  26
 7. North Brisbane           22  10  5  7  37-32  25
 8. Mount Gravatt            22   9  4  9  28-32  22
 9. St.Helens United         22   6  5 11  22-40  17
10. Bardon Latrobe           22   6  1 15  28-61  13
11. Coalstars                22   2  7 13  18-48  11
12. Grange Thistle           22   3  3 16  28-52   9

NB: Brisbane City and Brisbane Lions entered the new National Soccer League 1977.

Final Series
Merton-Easts                0-1 Redlands United 
Brisbane City               1-2 Brisbane Lions   
Brisbane City               2-0 Redlands United 

Grand Final
Brisbane City               3-1 Brisbane Lions

Brisbane Division Two

Final Table:

 1. Annerley                 22  15  5  2  39-11  35
 2. Wynnum                   22  12  6  4  43-21  30
 3. Gold Coast United        22  12  6  4  45-25  30
 4. Mitchelton               22   9  7  6  39-34  25
 5. Oxley United             22   9  5  8  31-19  23
 6. Taringa Rovers           22   9  5  8  30-29  23
 7. Redcliffe                22   9  4  9  46-39  22
 8. Souths United            22   8  2 12  31-38  18
 9. Trident                  22   7  4 11  27-41  18
10. Sunnyside United         22   6  5 11  28-48  17
11. Rovers United            22   4  5 13  24-40  13
12. Gap                      22   3  4 15  13-51  10

Brisbane Division Three

Final Table:

 1. Acacia Ridge             22  15  6  1  64-14  36
 2. Fortitude Valley         22  15  4  3  77-29  34
 3. Darra United             22  12  5  5  62-37  29
 4. Newmarket                22   9  7  6  43-28  25
 5. Willowburn               22   8  5  9  47-53  21
 6. North Star               22   9  3 10  38-45  21
 7. Annerley B               22   7  6  9  38-48  20
 8. Pine Rivers United       22   8  3 11  43-62  19
 9. Grovely                  22   6  7  9  29-48  19
10. St.Albans                22   6  5 11  28-45  17
11. Olympic                  22   3  7 12  20-47  13
12. Toowong                  22   2  6 14  26-59  10

Brisbane Division Four

Final Table:

 1. Booval Stars             22  15  5  2  75-34  35
 2. Nerang                   22  15  4  3  66-28  34
 3. The Gap B                22  15  4  3  47-27  34
 4. Brighton District        22  13  3  6  78-55  29
 5. University of Queensland 22  10  4  8  53-46  24
 6. Acacia Ridge B           22   9  3 10  51-44  21
 7. Newmarket B              22   9  3 10  47-57  21
 8. Bardon Latrobe B         22   7  4 11  36-38  18
 9. Darra United B           22   5  8  9  41-54  18
10. Logan Athletic           22   6  1 15  44-63  13
11. Taringa Rovers B         22   4  2 16  28-68  10
12. Wynnum District B        22   3  1 18  31-83   7

NB: Bardon Latrobe B withdrew after the season.

South Australia 1976

Division One

Final Table:

 1. West Adelaide Hellas     18  14  3  1  52-17  31  Champions
 2. Adelaide Juventus        18  11  5  2  39-10  27
 3. Polonia Adelaide         18  12  1  5  37-15  25
 4. Croatia                  18  10  3  5  29-16  23
 5. USC Lion                 18   7  4  7  21-22  18
 6. Beograd Woodville        18   6  3  9  29-37  15
 7. Campbelltown Budapest    18   5  3 10  19-33  13
 8. Enfield Victoria         18   3  4 11   9-34  10
 9. Elizabeth City           18   3  3 12  15-37   9
10. ED Azzurri               18   2  5 11  15-44   9

NB: West Adelaide Hellas and Adelaide Juventus entered the new National Soccer Leeague 1977.

Division Two

Final Table:

 1. Para Hills               18  12  4  2  35-17  28
 2. Cumberland United        18  12  2  4  35-19  26
 3. Noarlunga United         18  10  3  5  32-21  23
 4. Port Adelaide            18  10  2  6  29-20  22
 5. Birkalla Rovers          18   8  4  6  27-18  20
 6. Munno Para Apac          18   9  2  7  30-22  20
 7. Modbury                  18   5  4  9  28-32  14
 8. Don Largs United         18   5  3 10  18-30  11  [-2]
 9. Malta United             18   2  4 12  15-41   8
10. Windsor Athletic         18   0  6 12  16-45   6

Division Three

Final Table:

 1. Salisbury United         18  13  2  3  47-14  28
 2. South Adelaide           18  11  4  3  47-22  26
 3. Orange Sturt United      18  10  4  4  37-23  24
 4. West Torrens             18  11  2  5  39-30  24
 5. Woodville Districts      18   8  5  5  35-23  21
 6. WREI                     18   8  3  7  32-24  19
 7. Flinders University      18   7  2  9  32-35  16
 8. Adelaide University      18   4  1 13  21-46   9
 9. Mitcham                  18   3  1 14  19-59   7
10. SAIT                     18   2  2 14  16-49   6

Metro League

Final Table:

 1. Italian Students         22  18  2  2  82-18  38
 2. Sturt College A          22  15  4  3  71-29  34
 3. Adelaide University Wh.  22  14  2  6  78-31  30
 4. Torrens College AE       22  13  4  5  61-29  30
 5. Adelaide University Bla. 22  10  5  7  50-57  25
 6. Graduates                22  11  2  9  74-47  24
 7. Flinders University B    22   9  5  8  58-48  23
 8. Adelaide University Gr.  22   8  4 10  45-43  20
 9. SAIT B                   22   8  2 12  49-52  18
10. Adelaide University Blue 22   4  1 17  24-99   9
11. Adelaide University Red  22   3  2 17  17-117  8
12. Sturt College B          22   2  1 19  12-51   5

Tasmania 1976

North Division One

Final Table:

 1. Launceston Juventus      18  14  1  3  51-21  29
 2. Launceston United        18  13  2  3  54-24  28
 3. George Town United       18  10  4  4  48-30  24
 4. Ulverstone               18  10  2  6  54-37  22
 5. Devonport City           18   8  4  6  49-28  20
 6. Ravenswood Olympic       18   8  2  8  34-37  18
 7. Burnie Spartans          18   4  6  8  35-39  14
 8. Launceston Croatia       18   5  2 11  27-42  12
 9. Launceston Matric        18   4  4 10  33-54  12
10. St.Leonards Rovers       18   0  1 17  10-83   1

NB: Burnie Spartans and Burnie Rovers merged into Burnie Spartans.

South South Winfield League Division One

Final Table:

 1. Rapid Wrest Point        18  12  4  2  49-18  28
 2. Sandy Bay Olympia        18  10  4  4  55-33  24
 3. Hobart Juventus          18  10  3  5  49-24  23
 4. White Eagles             18  10  3  5  56-32  23
 5. Glenorchy Croatia        18   9  4  5  53-36  22
 6. Metro Claremont          18   9  3  6  35-29  21
 7. Caledonians              18   7  5  6  45-42  19
 8. Dnipro-Hobart            18   4  0 14  13-57   8
 9. South Hobart             18   3  0 15  29-68   6
10. Eastern Suburbs          18   2  2 14  21-66   6

North West League

NB: league not held between 1969 and 1976.

Championship Playoff

Final
Rapid Wrest Point   3-2 Launceston Juventus  
Launceston Juventus 4-3 Rapid Wrest Point   [Rapid Wrest Point on pen]

South South Winfield League Division Two

Table:

 1. University               17  13  4  0  88-13  30
 2. Lindesfarne St.Mirren    18  11  3  4  64-28  25
 3. Malaysian Tigers         19  10  1  8  67-49  21
 4. Kingborough              18   7  3  8  38-32  17
 5. University B             18   7  0 11  37-57  14
 6. Salvos                   18   0  1 17   9-124  1

South Metropolitan Division Three

Table:

 1. University C             19  14  4  1  78-24  32
 2. Caledonians B            18  12  3  3  65-23  27
 3. Kingborough B            18   6  6  6  33-37  18
 4. University C             19   6  2 11  29-55  14
 5. Lindesfarne St.Mirren B  18   5  0 13  32-52  10
 6. Eastern Suburbs B        18   3  3 12  26-72   9

Victoria 1976

NB: see also Victoria 1976

State League

Final Table:

 1. South Melbourne Hellas   22  17  3  2  40-21  37  Champions
 2. Footscray JUST           22  11  6  5  36-20  28
 3. Mooroolbark United       22  10  7  5  37-24  27
 4. George Cross Courage     22  11  5  6  35-28  27
 5. Fitzroy United Alexander 22   9  7  6  28-23  25
 6. Sunshine City            22   9  5  8  34-29  23
 7. Preston Makedonia        22   6  8  8  23-26  20
 8. Prahran Slavia           22   7  6  9  18-21  20
 9. Ringwood City            22   4  9  9  27-35  17
10. Juventus                 22   5  6 11  19-28  16
11. Hakoah-St.Kilda          22   4  7 11  16-34  15
12. Maribyrnong Polonia      22   2  5 15  20-44   9

NB: South Melbourne Hellas, Footscray JUST, Mooroolbark United and
    Fitzroy United Alexander all entered the new National Soccer Leeague 1977.

Metropolitan League Division One

Final Table:

 1. Green Gully              22  15  6  1  54-15  36
 2. Altona City              22  15  4  3  39-11  34
 3. Essendon Lions           22  11  8  3  32-17  30
 4. Frankston City           22  12  4  6  36-21  28
 5. Box Hill                 22  12  2  8  37-26  26
 6. Albion Rovers            22   7  8  7  26-23  22
 7. Waverley City            22   7  6  9  27-33  20
 8. Croydon City             22   7  6  9  24-31  20
 9. Melbourne                22   6  4 12  29-37  16
10. St.Albans Saints         22   5  6 11  20-33  16
11. Western Suburbs          22   2  4 16  23-59   8
12. Keilor City              22   3  2 17  16-57   8

NB: St.Albans were renamed  St.Albans Saints.

Metropolitan League Division Two

Final Table:

 1. Dandenong City           22  13  5  4  41-17  31
 2. Springvale City          22  12  5  5  35-20  29
 3. Keilor Austria           22  12  5  5  31-27  29
 4. Newport                  22  10  8  4  38-21  28
 5. Princes Park             22  10  3  9  35-35  23
 6. Doveton                  22   8  6  8  29-31  22
 7. Richmond                 22   6  7  9  28-31  19
 8. Moreland                 22   7  5 10  16-23  19
 9. Ferntree Gully           22   5  8  9  12-23  18
10. Brighton                 22   5  7 10  36-43  17
11. Bayswater United         22   5  5 12  34-49  15
12. Heidelberg               22   4  6 12  17-32  14

NB: Moreland Thistle were renamed Moreland;
    Bayswater United withdrew after the season.

Metropolitan League Division Three

Final Table:

 1. Bell Park                22  12  6  4  45-30  30
 2. Eltham                   22  13  3  6  47-32  29
 3. Prahran City             22  12  5  5  43-32  29
 4. North Carlton            22  12  4  6  48-33  28
 5. Port Melbourne           22  10  4  8  55-39  24
 6. Coburg United            22   8  5  9  35-35  21
 7. Park Rangers             22   8  4 10  26-33  20
 8. Moorabbin City           22   8  3 11  33-40  19
 9. Chelsea                  22   7  5 10  26-38  19
10. Ringwood United          22   7  4 11  34-44  18
11. Yallourn                 22   5  5 12  37-56  15
12. Doncaster Rovers         22   3  6 13  25-42  12

NB: North Carlton withdrew after the season.

Western Australia 1976

Division One

Final Table:

 1. Azzurri                  18  14  2  2  54-32  30  Champions
 2. Morley-Windmills         18  11  1  6  46-30  23
 3. Floreat Athena           18   8  5  5  35-29  21
 4. Spearwood Dalmatinac     18   6  6  6  21-23  18
 5. Ascot                    18   6  5  7  39-39  17
 6. Inglewood Kiev           18   5  6  7  29-33  16
 7. East Fremantle Tricolore 18   5  5  8  21-36  15
 8. Kwinana United           18   4  6  8  25-30  14
 9. Kingsway Olympic         18   6  2 10  30-44  14
10. North Perth Croatia      18   4  4 10  27-31  12

Division Two

Final Table:

 1. Rockingham United        22  19  2  1  70-15  40
 2. Macedonia United         22  17  3  2  50-22  37
 3. Cracovia                 22  13  1  8  51-32  27
 4. Bayswater United         22  12  1  9  52-38  25
 5. Swan Athletic            22  10  4  8  41-32  24
 6. Melville Alemannia       22  11  1 10  34-32  23
 7. Osborne Park Galeb       22   7  6  9  32-37  20
 8. Gosnells Town            22   7  3 12  25-51  17
 9. Perth City               22   6  4 12  22-37  16
10. Queens Park              22   5  5 12  28-43  15
11. Swan Valley              22   3  6 13  25-55  12
12. Subiaco City             22   1  6 15  17-53   8

Division Three

Final Table:

 1. Canning Corinthian       22  18  2  2  73-31  38
 2. Sorrento                 22  17  1  4  68-28  35
 3. Cockburn United          22  13  3  6  68-37  29
 4. Stirling United          22  12  3  7  70-56  27
 5. Lathlain Meazza          22  12  2  8  62-46  26
 6. Kelmscott                22   8  6  8  40-47  22
 7. Belmont Cloverdale       22   9  2 11  36-44  20
 8. Bedford United           22   7  5 10  32-43  19
 9. University W.Australia   22   6  4 12  41-41  16
10. Bassendean Caledonian    22   6  4 12  37-66  16
11. Northlands               22   3  2 17  31-64   8
12. Ashfield Dynamo          22   3  2 17  22-77   8

NB: Wembley Neerlandia were renamed Stirling United.

Amateur Division One

Final Table:

 1. WA Maccabi               22  17  2  3  87-36  36
 2. Graylands Hostel         22  15  4  3  67-26  34
 3. Balga                    22  12  6  4  56-29  30
 4. North Perth United       22  13  4  5  52-44  30
 5. Windsor Athletic         22  13  1  8  51-32  27
 6. Morley-Windmills B       22  11  4  7  47-30  26
 7. Gosnells Town B          22   8  4 10  49-39  20
 8. Westfield Park           22   9  2 11  41-48  20
 9. Spearwood Dalmatinac B   22   5  3 14  35-69  13
10. Kelmscott B              22   5  1 16  22-56  11
11. University W.Australia B 22   4  3 15  19-64  11
12. Ascot Cougar             22   2  2 18  24-77   6


1975.

1977.

list of champions.

list of cup winners.

list of final tables.

list of regional champions.

list of regional cup winners.


About this document

Sources included: History of Soccer in New South Wales (http://melbournesoccer.blogspot.com/), https://www.elitetograssroots.net/qbst/

Prepared and maintained by Adri van Veen for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Adri van Veen
Last updated: 2 Apr 2025

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