NB: first ever edition; prior to this season, only state competitions had been contested;
see also 1977 National Soccer League.
Final Table:
1. Eastern Suburbs 26 13 11 2 52-28 37 Champions
2. Marconi Fairfield 26 15 7 4 42-21 37
3. Fitzroy 26 12 8 6 41-34 32
4. Adelaide City 26 12 7 7 50-31 31
5. Western Suburbs 26 11 7 8 38-29 29
6. St.George Budapest 26 7 14 5 39-35 28
7. West Adelaide Hellas 26 8 10 8 38-32 26
8. Footscray JUST 26 9 6 11 36-39 24
9. Brisbane Lions 26 9 5 12 27-41 23
10. Brisbane City 26 8 6 12 30-35 22
11. South Melbourne 26 7 8 11 27-35 22
12. Sydney Olympic 26 7 7 12 25-38 21
13. Canberra City 26 5 7 14 22-39 17
14. Mooroolbark United 26 5 5 16 31-61 15 Relegated
NB: Hakoah Eastern Suburbs were renamed Eastern Suburbs;
Adelaide Juventus were renamed Adelaide City;
Pan Hellenic were renamed Sydney Olympic.
NB: see also National Cup 1977. Quarterfinals Brisbane City 2-1 Western Suburbs [aet] Mooroolbark 0-3 Fitzroy United Marconi Fairfield 2-1 Canberra City West Adelaide bye Semifinals West Adelaide 2-3 Brisbane City Fitzroy United 2-3 Marconi Fairfield Final [Oct 9, Perry Park, Brisbane; att: 9000] Brisbane City 1-1 Marconi Fairfield [aet, 5-3 pen]
NB: see also Federal Capital Territory 1977 Division One Final Table: 1. Inter Monaro 14 12 2 0 60-13 26 Qualified 2. West Woden Juventus 14 8 5 1 60-21 21 Qualified 3. Croatia Deakin 14 7 2 5 40-25 16 Qualified 4. Downer Olympic 14 6 4 4 27-19 16 Qualified 5. Canberra City 14 7 1 6 32-26 15 6. Narrabundah Melrose 14 3 4 7 26-32 10 7. Canberra North 14 3 1 10 17-59 7 8. Belconnen United 14 0 1 13 9-76 1 NB: Inter Monaro moved to the New South Wales League after the season. Finals Series Semifinals [Sep 11] Inter Monaro 3-2 West Woden Juventus Downer Olympic 4-4 Croatia Deakin [aet, 9-8 pen] Preliminary Final [Sep 18] West Woden Juventus 3-0 Downer Olympic Grand Final [Sep 25] Inter Monaro 3-2 West Woden Juventus Division Two Final Table: 1. Canberra United 14 12 0 2 44-15 24 Qualified 2. ANU FC 14 9 3 2 42-17 21 Qualified 3. Queanbeyan City 14 8 4 2 50-18 20 Qualified 4. RMC 14 7 1 6 25-38 15 Qualified 5. Concordia Phillip 14 3 4 7 22-36 10 6. CCAE 14 4 1 9 20-31 9 7. Weston Creek 14 3 1 10 25-58 7 8. Turner Eagles 14 2 2 10 27-42 6 Final Series Canberra United 4-2 ANU FC Queanbeyan City 2-4 RMC ANU FC 4-1 RMC Grand Final Canberra United 3-1 ANU FC
Division One
Final Table:
1. Croatia Sydney 22 17 4 1 49-15 38 Qualified
2. APIA Leichhardt 22 15 6 1 46-15 36 Qualified
3. Auburn 22 11 5 6 35-25 27 Qualified
4. Sutherland Shire 22 10 6 6 38-21 26 Qualified
5. Avala 22 7 8 7 31-26 22
6. Arncliffe Scots 22 10 2 10 34-39 22
7. Wollongong City 22 7 6 9 32-35 20
8. Manly Warringah 22 9 2 11 23-29 20
9. Granville Parramatta 22 4 9 9 23-31 17
10. Bankstown 22 7 3 12 30-40 17
11. Hellas Cant.-Marrickv. 22 6 2 14 28-47 14
12. Yugal Prague 22 1 3 18 10-56 5
NB: Riverside Avala were renamed Avala;
Canterbury-Marrickville were renamed Hellas Canterbury-Marrickville;
Wollongong City withdrew after the season.
Final Series
Auburn 2-0 Sutherland Shire
Croatia Sydney 2-1 APIA Leichhardt
APIA Leichhardt 0-2 Auburn
Grand Final
Croatia Sydney 2-0 Auburn
Division Two
Final Table:
1. Melita Eagles 22 16 6 0 59-14 38 Qualified
2. Toongabbie 22 16 5 1 59-19 37 Qualified
3. Revesby Workers 22 13 4 5 42-36 30 Qualified
4. Ku-Ring-Gai 22 10 7 5 48-28 27 Qualified
5. Marrickville Rockdale 22 8 7 7 40-33 23
6. Queens Park 22 8 4 10 30-39 20
7. Polonia North Side 22 7 5 10 33-40 19
8. Warringah Saints 22 6 5 11 34-44 17
9. Guildford Wanderers 22 6 5 11 28-45 17
10. Gladesville Hornsby 22 6 4 12 30-45 16
11. Belmore 22 3 7 12 28-48 13
12. North Sydney Inter 22 2 3 17 21-61 7
NB: Northern Districts were renamed Gladesville Hornsby.
Final Series
Melita Eagles 1-3 Revesby Workers
Toongabbie 1-4 Ku-Ring-Gai
Grand Final
Revesby Workers unk Ku-Ring-Gai
Division Three
Final Table:
1. Blacktown United 22 15 4 3 51-24 34 Qualified
2. University of NSW 22 12 4 6 48-31 28 Qualified
3. Nepean Corinthian 22 11 6 5 47-33 28 Qualified
4. Gladesville Ravens 22 9 6 7 34-24 24 Qualified
5. Port Hacking 22 9 5 8 45-40 23
6. Bondi Marine 22 8 7 7 38-39 23
7. Lethbridge Rangers 22 8 4 10 33-40 20
8. Yagoona 22 6 7 9 37-43 19
9. Riverstone Schofields 22 7 3 12 29-37 17
10. Wenty Waratah 22 6 4 12 29-45 16
11. West Ryde Rovers 22 6 4 12 28-46 16
12. Campbelltown City 22 4 8 10 26-43 16
Final Series
Blacktown United 0-1 Nepean Corinthian
University of NSW 2-0 Gladesville Ravens
Grand Final
Nepean Corinthian 2-1 University of NSW
Division Four
Final Table:
1. Lane Cove United 22 14 4 4 36-20 32 Qualified
2. Bathurst 75 22 14 3 5 46-24 31 Qualified
3. Dee Why 22 13 4 5 51-24 30 Qualified
4. Ryde District 22 12 4 6 39-25 28 Qualified
5. Baulkham Hills 22 12 4 6 42-29 28
6. Padstow Park 22 11 0 11 40-40 22
7. Sydney University 22 7 7 8 33-37 21
8. Greenwich 22 8 3 11 36-40 19
9. North Bankstown 22 5 7 10 32-41 17
10. Artarmon 22 5 5 12 26-38 15
11. Holroyd Rangers 22 6 3 13 29-56 15
12. Chelsea 22 2 2 18 18-54 6
Final Series
NB: only the result of the Grand Final is available.
Grand Final
Dee Why 1-1 Ryde District
Grand Final Replay
Dee Why 2-0 Ryde District
Northern New South Wales - Division One
Final Table:
1. Weston Workers 22 17 0 5 54-24 34 Final Series
2. Edgeworth Eagles 22 16 0 6 52-32 32 Final Series
3. Adamstown Rosebud 22 13 4 5 44-28 30 Final Series
4. Wallsend 22 12 3 7 45-28 27 Final Series
5. West Wallsend 22 11 5 6 41-31 27
6. Highfields Azzurri 22 10 3 9 44-34 23
7. Lake Macquarie Roosters 22 8 5 9 32-32 21
8. Toronto Awaba 22 9 1 12 44-45 19
9. Austral United 22 6 5 11 33-55 17
10. Cardiff 22 7 2 13 23-31 16
11. Central Coast United 22 6 1 15 26-54 13
12. Maitland 22 1 3 18 15-59 5
Final Series
Adamstown Rosebud 1-1 Wallsend
Adamstown Rosebud 1-2 Wallsend
Weston Workers 0-3 Edgeworth Eagles
Weston Workers 1-0 Wallsend
Grand Final
Weston Workers 1-0 Edgeworth Eagles
Northern New South Wales - Division Two
Final Table:
1. Cessnock City Hornets 22 17 3 2 66-25 37 Final Series
2. Belmont Swansea 22 14 5 3 43-24 33 Final Series
3. Charlestown United 22 10 6 6 39-32 26 Final Series
4. West Lakes United 22 11 4 7 43-36 26 Final Series
5. Lambton Jaffas 22 10 6 6 38-33 26
6. New Lambton South 22 8 5 9 41-49 21
7. Stewarts & Lloyds 22 6 7 9 32-39 19
8. Belmont 22 6 5 11 32-44 17
9. Jesmond 22 5 6 11 31-36 16
10. Mayfield United 22 5 5 12 37-49 15
11. University 22 6 3 13 24-45 15
12. Raymond Terrace 22 4 5 13 27-41 13
Final Series
Charlestown United 1-2 West Lakes United
Cessnock City Hornets 1-3 Belmont Swansea
Cessnock City Hornets bt West Lakes United
Grand Final
Belmont Swansea 1-0 Cessnock City Hornets
Northern New South Wales - Division Three
Final Table:
1. Gosford Rangers 22 17 3 2 106-29 37 Final Series
2. Hamilton Red Star 22 13 6 3 54-19 32 Final Series
3. Beresfield United 22 14 3 5 55-39 31 Final Series
4. Cooks Hill United 22 13 1 8 49-35 27 Final Series
5. Kotara South 22 12 2 8 57-32 26
6. Kurri Kurri 22 8 6 8 45-38 22
7. Kahibah 22 8 5 9 48-51 21
8. South Cardiff 22 7 5 10 32-40 19
9. Stockton 22 7 3 12 28-51 17
10. Merewether Advance 22 6 4 12 35-41 16
11. Cardiff Railway 22 5 4 13 37-72 14
12. Muswellbrook 22 0 2 20 10-109 2
Final Series
NB: no results known.
Northern New South Wales - Division Four
Top Final Table:
1. Swansea Workers
Brisbane Division One
Final Table:
1. St.George-Souths 22 13 4 5 42-24 30 Final Series
2. Southside Eagles 22 13 4 5 54-36 30 Final Series
3. Annerley 22 7 10 5 33-30 24 Final Series
4. Redlands United 22 10 3 9 43-41 23 Final Series
5. Richlands Windmills 22 8 6 8 37-30 22
6. Merton-Easts 22 9 4 9 29-28 22
7. St.Helens United 22 9 4 9 32-33 22
8. Mount Gravatt 22 9 4 9 32-40 22
9. North Brisbane 22 8 5 9 39-33 21
10. Spencer Park United 22 8 5 9 35-32 21
11. Wynnum 22 5 8 9 31-45 18
12. Bardon Latrobe 22 3 3 16 22-57 9
NB: Richland Windmills was the reserve side of Brisbane Lions, and
Spencer Park United was the reserve side of Brisbane City; both
Brisbane City and Brisbane Lions had joined the National Soccer
League.
Final Series
Annerley 1-4 Redlands United
St.George-Souths 2-3 Southside Eagles
St.George-Souths 0-2 Redlands United
Grand Final
Redlands United 5-1 Southside Eagles
Brisbane Division Two
Final Table:
1. Grange Thistle 22 16 6 0 86-21 38
2. Sunnyside United 22 15 2 5 53-22 32
3. Coalstars 22 10 5 7 42-43 25
4. Trident 22 10 3 9 38-39 23
5. Taringa Rovers 22 9 5 8 33-37 23
6. Gold Coast United 22 8 4 10 31-37 20
7. Valley 22 9 1 12 47-70 19
8. Souths United 22 6 6 10 37-47 18
9. Oxley United 22 6 6 10 26-42 18
10. Redcliffe 22 7 3 12 37-47 17
11. Acacia Ridge 22 6 5 11 33-47 17
12. Mitchelton 22 4 6 12 32-43 14
Grand Final
Grange Thistle 2-1 Sunnyside United
Brisbane Division Three
Final Table:
1. Darra United 22 15 4 3 80-31 34
2. Rovers United 22 14 4 4 43-23 32
3. Pine Rivers United 22 13 4 5 57-41 30
4. St.Albans 22 12 3 7 47-26 27
5. The Gap 22 10 4 8 36-28 24
6. Grovely 22 8 6 8 46-40 22
7. Newmarket 22 9 3 10 41-39 21
8. North Star 22 8 5 9 31-32 21
9. Annerley B 22 7 2 13 34-54 16
10. Willowburn 22 4 6 12 30-56 14
11. Nerang 22 5 4 13 29-61 14
12. Booval Stars 22 3 3 16 21-64 9
[*] Grovely and Annerley B withdrew after the season.
Brisbane Division Four
Final Table:
1. Salisbury 22 17 1 4 60-20 35
2. Olympic 22 15 3 4 73-38 33
3. Acacia Ridge B 22 15 2 5 60-28 32
4. Inala Rangers 22 13 3 6 59-31 29
5. Brighton District 22 13 3 6 55-44 29
6. Darra United B 22 12 1 9 56-36 25
7. University of Queensland 21 9 3 9 49-43 21
8. The Gap B 22 8 3 11 46-39 19
9. Toowong 21 6 5 10 35-37 17
10. Rovers United B 22 6 3 13 28-55 15
11. Newmarket B 22 2 1 19 26-59 5
12. Logan Athletic 22 1 0 21 12-129 2
NB: Inala Rangers promoted to Division Three;
all reserve teams withdrew after the season.
Division One Final Table: 1. Polonia Adelaide 18 10 6 2 31-17 26 Champions 2. Beograd Woodville 18 11 2 5 44-24 24 3. Enfield Victoria 18 8 6 4 28-19 22 4. Croatia 18 9 4 5 34-26 22 5. USC Lion 18 9 4 5 30-23 22 6. ED Azzurri 18 6 6 6 25-25 18 7. Playford City 18 7 3 8 27-26 17 8. Cumberland United 18 4 4 10 14-25 12 9. Para Hills 18 2 6 10 19-39 10 10. Campbelltown Budapest 18 1 5 12 13-41 7 Division Two Final Table: 1. Noarlunga United 18 13 4 1 45-14 30 2. Birkalla Rovers 18 11 5 2 42-23 27 3. Port Adelaide 18 9 6 3 37-18 24 4. Salisbury United 18 10 2 6 29-28 22 5. Munno Para Apac 18 9 3 6 36-23 21 6. Modbury 18 5 3 10 29-38 13 7. Windsor Athletic 18 2 8 8 18-30 12 8. South Adelaide 18 4 4 10 25-45 12 9. Don Largs United 18 4 3 11 19-38 11 10. Woodville Melita 18 2 4 12 22-45 8 NB: Malta United and Woodville Districts merged into Woodville Melita. Division Three Table: 1. Orange Sturt United 18 16 0 2 73- 9 32 2. SAIT 18 10 2 6 43-29 22 3. West Torrens 18 10 0 8 47-30 20 4. WREI 18 8 4 6 38-28 20 5. Adelaide University 17 9 1 7 35-28 19 6. Flinders University 17 3 2 12 15-55 8 7. Mitcham 18 1 1 16 13-85 3 NB: WREI withdrew after the season. Metro League Final Table: 1. Torrens College Blue 24 20 3 1 100-23 43 2. Adelaide University Gr. 24 17 5 2 66-31 39 3. Flinders University B 24 18 1 5 87-30 37 4. Adelaide University Wh. 24 12 6 6 65-44 30 5. Adelaide University Bla. 24 12 3 9 65-42 27 6. Italian Students 24 12 1 11 73-49 25 7. Graduates 24 10 4 10 66-46 24 8. Sturt College 24 7 6 11 49-52 20 9. SAIT B 24 6 6 12 32-59 18 10. Torrens College Gold 24 8 2 14 39-77 18 11. Adelaide University Red 24 8 1 15 61-86 17 12. Orange Sturt 24 4 2 18 31-82 10 13. Adelaide University Blue 24 1 2 21 17-130 4 NB: Adelaide University Green and Sturt College withdrew after the season.
North Division One Final Table: 1. Devonport City 18 16 2 0 89-13 34 2. Burnie Spartans 18 13 2 3 65-29 28 3. Launceston Juventus 18 10 4 4 55-24 24 4. Launceston United 18 9 4 5 54-27 22 5. George Town United 18 7 5 6 31-28 18 6. Ulverstone 18 8 0 10 36-47 16 7. Launceston Matric 18 5 2 11 28-54 12 8. Ravenswood Olympic 18 5 0 13 27-69 10 9. Launceston Croatia 18 3 3 12 19-43 9 10. St.Leonards Rovers 18 2 2 14 19-89 6 South South Winfield League Division One Final Table: 1. White Eagles 18 12 4 2 48-15 28 2. Ctoatia Glenorchy 18 10 5 3 46-22 25 3. Rapid Wrest Point 18 10 4 4 55-33 24 4. Olympia 18 11 2 5 44-31 24 5. Metro Claremont 18 8 4 6 44-34 20 6. Hobart Juventus 18 6 8 4 35-32 20 7. Caledonians 18 5 6 7 35-43 16 8. South Hobart 18 2 6 10 21-48 10 9. Dnipro-Hobart 18 3 3 12 16-46 9 10. University 18 1 2 15 21-61 4 NB: Sandy Bay Olympia were renamed Olympia. North West League Top Final Table: 1. Roseberry Championship Playoff Final White Eagles 2-2 Devonport City Devonport City 1-2 White Eagles South South Winfield League Division Two Table: 1. Lindesfarne St.Mirren 20 16 1 3 120-22 33 2. Eastern Suburbs 20 15 2 3 106-30 32 3. Kingborough 20 14 1 5 78-33 29 4. University B 19 4 2 13 40-78 10 5. Malaysian Tigers 18 2 3 13 26-93 7 6. Nelson United 19 1 3 15 19-133 5 South Metropolitan Division Three Reported Table: 1. Kingborough B 17 13 1 3 60-17 27 2. Eastern Suburbs B 16 10 2 4 52-22 22 3. Kingborough C 16 9 3 4 33-21 21 4. Caledonians B 17 9 1 7 44-37 19 5. Lindesfarne St.Mirren B 16 7 2 7 38-32 16 6. University C 17 4 1 12 28-65 9 7. Salvos 14 0 0 14 9-70 0 NB: one more win than loss; odd number of matches.
NB: see also Victoria 1977 State League Final Table: 1. George Cross Courage 22 14 6 2 48-16 34 Champions 2. Prahran Slavia 22 10 7 5 33-27 27 3. Juventus 22 9 8 5 31-20 26 4. Altona City 22 7 11 4 30-24 25 5. Frankston City 22 10 5 7 30-32 25 6. Sunshine City 22 9 6 7 38-33 24 7. Essendon Lions 22 8 4 10 28-24 20 8. Ringwood City 22 8 4 10 24-37 20 9. Hakoah-St.Kilda 22 4 11 7 16-20 19 10. Preston Makedonia 22 5 9 8 23-30 19 11. Green Gully 22 3 11 8 23-35 17 12. Maribyrnong Polonia 22 2 4 16 21-47 8 Metropolitan League Division One Final Table: 1. Albion Rovers 22 17 1 4 61-24 35 2. Croydon City 22 14 4 4 43-18 32 3. Ardeer 22 11 5 6 34-16 27 4. Box Hill 22 11 5 6 46-26 27 5. Keilor Austria 22 10 5 7 37-22 25 6. Dandenong City 22 8 6 8 40-32 22 7. Waverley City 22 9 4 9 25-27 22 8. Springvale City 22 8 4 10 30-31 20 9. Keilor City 22 7 6 9 30-39 20 10. Western Suburbs 22 7 4 11 24-41 18 11. Melbourne 22 4 4 14 26-56 12 12. St.Albans Saints 22 1 2 19 16-80 4 NB: Newport were renamed Ardeer. Metropolitan League Division Two Final Table: 1. Doveton 22 16 4 2 58-13 36 2. Collingwood City 22 13 3 6 50-30 29 3. Richmond 22 10 6 6 34-28 26 4. Eltham 22 9 7 6 37-29 25 5. Fitzroy United B 22 8 7 7 32-30 23 6. Ferntree Gully 22 8 6 8 29-31 22 7. Bell Park 22 6 8 8 34-45 20 8. Brighton 22 8 3 11 34-44 19 9. Footscray B 22 6 6 10 30-44 18 10. Moreland 22 5 8 9 28-43 18 11. Mooroolbark United B 22 5 5 12 32-43 15 12. South Melbourne Hellas 22 4 5 13 26-44 13 NB: Princes Park were renamed Collingwood City. Metropolitan League Division Three Final Table: 1. Knox City 22 14 4 4 51-23 32 2. Port Melbourne 22 13 5 4 44-23 31 3. Chelsea 22 13 5 4 44-24 31 4. Prahran City 22 10 6 6 44-33 26 5. Heidelberg 22 7 9 6 30-28 23 6. Essendon City Triestina 22 6 7 9 27-37 19 7. Moorabbin City 22 5 9 8 29-46 19 8. Broadmeadows City 22 7 4 11 26-37 18 9. Yallourn 22 5 7 10 42-45 17 10. Coburg United 22 7 3 12 23-39 17 11. Park Rangers 22 6 4 12 26-32 16 12. Ringwood United 22 4 7 11 27-46 15
Division One Final Table: 1. Floreat Athena 18 11 3 4 38-19 25 Champions 2. Inglewood Kiev 18 11 2 5 44-23 24 3. Spearwood Dalmatinac 18 9 3 6 33-22 21 4. Azzurri 18 9 3 6 45-37 21 5. Kingsway Olympic 18 7 4 7 34-37 18 6. Kwinana United 18 7 2 9 27-34 16 7. East Fremantle Tricolore 18 6 4 8 21-33 16 8. Ascot 18 6 3 9 28-39 15 9. Morley-Windmills 18 6 1 11 24-36 13 10. Rockingham United 18 4 3 11 24-38 11 Division Two Final Table: 1. Gosnells City 22 17 2 3 61-25 36 2. Macedonia United 22 14 3 5 47-22 31 3. Sorrento 22 13 3 6 38-25 29 4. Cracovia 22 12 4 6 42-32 28 5. North Perth Croatia 22 10 6 6 51-40 26 6. Swan Athletic 22 10 3 9 52-46 23 7. Bayswater United 22 10 2 10 40-32 22 8. Osborne Park Galeb 22 8 2 12 34-42 18 9. Canning Corinthian 22 8 1 13 43-58 17 10. Melville Alemannia 22 5 6 11 18-37 16 11. Perth City 22 3 7 12 17-38 13 12. Queens Park 22 1 3 18 20-66 5 NB: Gosnells Town were renamed Gosnells City . Division Three Final Table: 1. Kelmscott 22 14 4 4 62-23 32 2. Cockburn United 22 14 4 4 64-26 32 3. Lathlain Meazza 22 13 4 5 57-33 30 4. Bassendean Caledonian 22 14 2 6 55-32 30 5. Belmont Cloverdale 22 11 5 6 37-29 27 6. Stirling United 22 11 4 7 40-29 26 7. Subiaco City 22 10 2 10 42-43 22 8. Bedford United 22 5 5 12 27-33 15 9. University W.Australia 22 5 5 12 31-40 15 10. Northlands 22 6 3 13 30-54 15 11. Swan Valley 22 5 4 13 22-58 14 12. Ashfield Dynamo 22 1 4 17 20-87 6 Amateur Division One Final Table: 1. Whitford United 20 13 4 3 64-34 30 2. Windsor Athletic 20 10 6 4 55-44 26 3. Balga 20 10 4 6 54-31 24 4. Gosnells City B 20 10 4 6 48-36 24 5. North Perth United 20 8 8 4 44-33 24 6. Rockingham United 20 9 5 6 68-42 23 7. Morley-Windmills B 20 9 5 6 45-37 23 8. WA Maccabi 20 7 3 10 40-32 17 9. Kelmscott B 20 5 5 10 39-54 15 10. Westfield Park 20 3 4 13 27-73 10 11. Spearwood Dalmatinac B 20 1 2 17 12-80 4
1976.
1978.
Sources included: History of Soccer in New South Wales (http://melbournesoccer.blogspot.com/), https://www.elitetograssroots.net/qbst/
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