NB: see also 1978 National Soccer League. Final Table: 1. West Adelaide Hellas 26 16 4 6 42-27 36 Champions 2. Eastern Suburbs 26 15 5 6 49-27 35 3. South Melbourne 26 12 8 6 45-30 32 4. Marconi Fairfield 26 12 6 8 46-31 30 5. Fitzroy 26 9 8 9 39-39 26 6. Brisbane Lions 26 8 10 8 37-39 26 7. St.George Budapest 26 11 3 12 41-40 25 8. Sydney Olympic 26 9 7 10 35-43 25 9. Western Suburbs 26 9 6 11 41-45 24 10. Adelaide City 26 9 6 11 38-44 24 11. Newcastle United 26 6 10 10 33-40 22 12. Footscray JUST 26 7 8 11 29-37 22 13. Canberra City 26 5 10 11 28-41 20 14. Brisbane City 26 7 3 16 29-49 17 NB: Western Suburbs were absorbed by APIA Leichhardt after the season.
NB: see also National Cup 1978. Quarterfinals Brisbane City 3-1 Eastern Suburbs Western Suburbs 0-1 Newcastle KB United Canberra City 2-1 Fitzroy United [aet] Essendon Croatia 0-3 Adelaide City Semifinals Brisbane City 2-0 Newcastle KB United Canberra City 1-3 Adelaide City Final [Oct 9, Perry Park, Brisbane; att: 6964] Brisbane City 2-1 Adelaide City
NB: see also Federal Capital Territory 1978 Division One Final Table: 1. West Woden Juventus 14 11 1 2 55-10 23 Qualified 2. Croatia Deakin 14 10 3 1 49- 9 23 Qualified 3. Downer Olympic 14 10 2 2 40-15 22 Qualified 4. Canberra City 14 5 1 8 33-32 11 Qualified 5. ANU FC 14 5 1 8 27-34 11 6. JAT United 14 5 0 9 24-43 10 7. Narrabundah Melrose 14 5 0 9 17-39 10 8. Canberra North 14 1 0 13 10-73 2 Finals Series Semifinals [Sep 3] Downer Olympic 2-1 Canberra City West Woden Juventus 1-2 Croatia Deakin Preliminary Final [Sep 10] Downer Olympic 1-2 West Woden Juventus Grand Final [Oct 19 Croatia Deakin 3-2 West Woden Juventus [aet] Division Two Final Table: 1. Macedonia Queanbeyan 12 10 2 0 39-11 22 2. RMC 12 8 1 3 38-17 17 3. Zagreb O'Connor 12 6 1 5 25-21 13 4. Concordia Phillip 12 4 2 6 17-15 10 5. Goulburn Workers 12 4 2 6 19-21 10 6. Belconnen United 12 4 1 7 13-27 9 7. Weston Creek 12 1 1 10 17-56 3 Final Series NB: only the result of the Grand Final is available. RMC 1-3 Macedonia Queanbeyan
Division One
Final Table:
1. Croatia Sydney 26 22 0 4 62-13 44 Qualified
2. Sutherland Shire 26 16 5 5 40-17 37 Qualified
3. Melita Eagles 26 15 2 9 43-32 32 Qualified
4. Auburn 26 14 3 9 52-36 31 Qualified
5. Inter Monaro 26 12 7 7 44-32 31
6. APIA Leichhardt 26 13 3 10 36-24 29
7. Toongabbie 26 10 6 10 31-31 26
8. Marrickville Olympic 26 11 3 12 33-38 25
9. Avala 26 8 4 14 29-45 20
10. SSC Yugal 26 7 6 13 31-50 20
11. Granville Parramatta 26 6 6 14 25-42 18
12. Arncliffe Scots 26 6 6 14 24-43 18
13. Manly Warringah 26 6 6 14 24-53 18
14. Bankstown 26 5 5 16 28-46 15
NB: APIA Leichhardt entered the National Soccer League 1979;
Inter Monaro had moved from the Australian Capital Territory (1977 champions);
Hellas Canterbury-Marrickville were renamed Marrickville Olympic;
Yugal Prague were renamed SSC Yugal.
Final Series
Melita Eagles 3-0 Auburn
Croatia Sydney 1-4 Sutherland Shire
Croatia Sydney 3-0 Melita Eagles
Grand Final
Croatia Sydney 1-1 Sutherland Shire
Grand Final Replay
Croatia Sydney 1-2 Sutherland Shire
Division Two
Final Table:
1. Ku-Ring-Gai 22 15 5 2 57-20 35 Qualified
2. Revesby Workers 22 11 8 3 41-30 30 Qualified
3. Blacktown United 22 12 5 5 53-25 29 Qualified
4. Polonia North Side 22 11 7 4 45-24 29 Qualified
5. University of NSW 22 11 1 10 46-42 23
6. Belmore 22 7 8 7 32-28 22
7. Queens Park 22 10 2 10 42-53 22
8. North Sydney Inter 22 8 5 9 35-41 21
9. Warringah Saints 22 7 4 11 26-29 18
10. Gladesville Hornsby 22 4 5 13 29-60 13
11. Guildford Wanderers 22 5 2 15 34-54 12
12. Marrickville Rockdale 22 3 4 15 28-62 10
Final Series
Ku-Ring-Gai 4-2 Blacktown United
Revesby Workers 4-4 Polonia North Side [aet, Polonia on pen]
Grand Final
Ku-Ring-Gai 0-3 Polonia North Side
Division Three
Final Table:
1. Nepean Corinthian 22 19 2 1 80-26 40 Qualified
2. Bathurst 75 22 16 4 2 48-14 36 Qualified
3. Bondi Marine 22 11 5 6 41-26 27 Qualified
4. Lethbridge Rangers 22 8 6 8 34-32 22 Qualified
5. Port Hacking 22 9 4 9 42-43 22
6. Yagoona 22 8 6 8 38-39 22
7. Gladesville Ravens 22 7 6 9 27-31 20
8. Dee Why Swans 22 7 4 11 38-44 18
9. West Ryde Rovers 22 6 6 10 26-38 18
10. Lane Cove United 22 6 5 11 26-35 17
11. Riverstone Schofields 22 2 8 12 19-38 12
12. Wenty Waratah 22 2 6 14 18-71 10
Final Series
Nepean Corinthian 2-0 Bondi Marine
Bathurst 75 2-3 Lethbridge Rangers
Grand Final
Nepean Corinthian 3-0 Lethbridge Rangers
Division Four
Final Table:
1. Baulkham Hills 22 14 6 2 48-18 34 Qualified
2. Ashcroft 22 12 6 4 38-25 30 Qualified
3. Sydney University 22 13 3 6 47-35 29 Qualified
4. Campbelltown City 22 9 9 4 38-26 27 Qualified
5. Greenwich 22 10 6 6 36-30 26
6. Hurstville Zagreb 22 9 5 8 46-45 23
7. Ryde District 22 7 7 8 39-35 21
8. North Bankstown 22 8 5 9 32-36 21
9. Artarmon 22 7 6 9 37-39 20
10. Padstow Park 22 7 2 13 37-52 16
11. Fairfield Kiev 22 3 4 15 20-40 10
12. Holroyd Rangers 22 2 3 17 24-61 7
NB: Greenwich withdrew after the season.
Final Series
Ashcroft 0-1 Campbelltown City
Baulkham Hills 1-2 Sydney University
Grand Final
Sydney University 2-1 Campbelltown City
Northern New South Wales - Division One
Final Table:
1. Edgeworth Eagles 22 19 3 0 49-14 41 Final Series
2. Highfields Azzurri 22 12 5 5 57-30 29 Final Series
3. Adamstown Rosebud 22 11 5 6 51-28 27 Final Series
4. Weston Workers 22 11 5 6 42-22 27 Final Series
5. Wallsend 22 11 4 7 33-26 26
6. Toronto Awaba 22 9 6 7 32-33 24
7. Lake Macquarie Roosters 22 8 5 9 28-40 21
8. Cardiff 22 8 2 12 37-43 18
9. West Wallsend 22 4 8 10 21-46 16
10. Cessnock City Hornets 22 4 5 13 24-46 13
11. Austral United 22 4 4 14 32-52 12
12. Central Coast United 22 2 6 14 23-49 10
Final Series
Adamstown Rosebud 2-3 Weston Workers
Edgeworth Eagles 4-1 Highfields Azzurri
Highfields Azzurri 0-1 Weston Workers
Grand Final
Edgeworth Eagles 2-0 Weston Workers
Northern New South Wales - Division Two
Final Table:
1. Belmont Swansea United 22 18 4 0 64-15 40 Final Series
2. Belmont 22 11 7 4 43-25 29 Final Series
3. Lambton Jaffas 22 12 3 7 39-26 27 Final Series
4. Hamilton Red Star 22 11 3 8 37-28 25 Final Series
5. Mayfield United 22 10 5 7 34-32 25
6. New Lambton South 22 11 2 9 43-40 24
7. West Lakes United 22 8 3 11 34-40 19
8. Gosford Rangers 22 8 2 12 40-55 18
9. Maitland 22 5 7 10 24-33 17
10. Jesmond 22 6 4 12 23-38 16
11. Charlestown United 22 3 7 12 22-51 13
12. Stewarts & Lloyds 22 4 3 15 29-49 11
Final Series
Lambton Jaffas 3-1 Hamilton Red Star
Belmont Swansea United 4-0 Belmont
Belmont 1-1 Lambton Jaffas
Belmont 4-0 Lambton Jaffas
Grand Final
Belmont Swansea United 1-0 Belmont
Northern New South Wales - Division Three
Final Table:
1. Dovaison RSL 22 18 2 2 83-32 38 Final Series
2. Kurri Kurri 21 17 1 3 75-22 35 Final Series
3. Swansea Workers 22 14 3 5 66-31 31 Final Series
4. Raymond Terrace 22 6 12 4 41-37 24 Final Series
5. Kotara South 21 7 5 9 36-44 19
6. Cooks Hill United 22 6 5 11 34-49 17
7. Stockton 22 5 7 10 27-47 17
8. South Cardiff 22 7 3 12 34-60 17
9. Kahibah 22 5 6 11 25-35 16
10. Beresfield United 22 6 4 12 46-62 16
11. University 22 4 8 10 26-47 16
12. Merewether Advance 22 5 6 11 33-60 16
Final Series
Swansea Workers 0-0 Raymond Terrace
Swansea Workers 2-6 Raymond Terrace
Dovaison RSL 0-1 Kurri Kurri
Dovaison RSL 2-4 Raymond Terrace
Grand Final
Kurri Kurri 2-1 Raymond Terrace
Northern New South Wales - Division Four
Final Standings:
1. Newcastle Olympic 35 Final Series
2. Dudley Redhead United 32 Final Series
3. Garden Suburb 31 Final Series
4. Technical College 26 Final Series
5. Kearsley 22
6. Hamilton International 22
7. Cardiff Workers 19
8. Cardiff Railway 17
9. Wallsend United 16
10. Warners Bay 16
11. Lambton Rangers 16
12. Muswellbrook 10
NB: Hamilton International withdrew after the season.
Final Series
Garden Suburb 1-0 Technical College
Newcastle Olympic 2-0 Dudley Redhead United
Dudley Redhead United 1-2 Garden Suburb
Grand Final
Newcastle Olympic 1-0 Garden Suburb
Brisbane Division One
Final Table:
1. Southside Eagles 22 14 4 4 46-30 32 Final Series
2. St.George Souths 22 11 8 3 46-20 30 Final Series
3. Ipswich United 22 12 6 4 45-21 30 Final Series
4. Mount Gravatt 22 12 4 6 42-28 28 Final Series
5. Grange Thistle 22 10 6 6 44-25 26
6. North Brisbane 22 9 6 7 43-32 24
7. Merton-East 22 8 3 11 22-35 19
8. Annerley 22 5 8 9 25-34 18
9. Spencer Park United 22 7 4 11 31-54 18
10. Sunnyside United 22 5 4 13 29-52 14
11. Richlands Windmills 22 5 3 14 27-47 13
12. Redlands United 22 4 4 14 28-50 12
NB: Spencer Park United and Richlands Windmills withdrew after the season;
St.Helens United were renamed Ipswich United.
Final Series
NB: only the result of the Grand Final is available.
Grand Final
Southside Eagles 3-0 Mount Gravatt
Brisbane Division Two
Final Table:
1. Wynnum 22 18 2 2 62-21 38
2. Gold Coast United 22 13 5 4 48-28 31
3. Trident 22 12 5 5 43-31 29
4. Coalstars 22 12 4 6 43-33 28
5. Mitchelton 22 10 5 7 44-28 25
6. Oxley United 22 9 4 9 39-43 22
7. Taringa Rovers 22 7 7 8 30-26 21
8. Acacia Ridge 22 8 4 10 31-32 20
9. Darra United 22 5 8 9 37-36 18
10. Redcliffe 22 6 5 11 28-53 17
11. Souths United 22 4 1 17 16-54 9
12. Valley 22 1 4 17 33-69 6
NB: Coalstars withdrew after the season.
Division One Final Table: 1. Cumberland United 18 11 5 2 32-17 27 Champions 2. ED Azzurri 18 9 3 6 29-23 21 3. Croatia 18 7 5 6 28-21 19 4. Polonia Adelaide 18 8 3 7 25-25 19 5. Elizabeth City 18 6 7 5 23-26 19 6. Enfield Victoria 18 6 6 6 25-23 18 7. Beograd Woodville 18 6 4 8 26-25 16 8. Para Hills 18 4 7 7 17-23 15 9. USC Lion 18 4 6 8 21-33 14 10. Noarlunga United 18 4 4 10 25-35 12 Division Two Final Table: 1. Campbelltown Budapest 18 12 4 2 37-17 28 2. Port Adelaide 18 12 2 4 41-17 26 3. West Fields Apac 18 11 4 3 34-21 26 4. Birkalla Rovers 18 10 3 5 35-19 23 5. Windsor Athletic 18 7 4 7 21-22 18 6. Orange Sturt United 18 6 4 8 18-28 16 7. Modbury 18 6 2 10 23-27 14 8. Don Largs United 18 7 0 11 23-31 14 9. Salisbury United 18 4 3 11 16-27 11 10. South Adelaide 18 1 2 15 6-45 4 NB: Munno Para Apac were renamed West Fields Apac. Division Three Final Table: 1. Adelaide City 14 11 3 0 45-19 25 2. West Adelaide B 14 10 0 4 46-20 20 3. Noarlunga City 14 7 5 2 32-20 19 4. West Torrens 14 7 4 3 29-22 18 5. Adelaide University 14 4 3 7 22-32 11 6. Flinders University 14 2 3 9 15-35 7 7. Brighton City 14 3 1 10 21-42 7 8. SAIT 14 2 1 11 18-38 5 NB: Mitcham and Brighton merged into Brighton City. Metro League Final Table: 1. Orange Sturt United 22 19 1 2 70-11 39 2. Torrens College Blue 22 18 1 3 98-16 37 3. Adelaide University Bla. 22 14 4 4 61-33 32 4. SAIT B 22 11 4 7 55-41 26 5. Italian Students 22 12 2 8 52-43 26 6. Graduates 22 9 3 10 47-45 19 [-2] 7. Adelaide University Wh. 22 8 3 11 49-51 19 8. Adelaide University Red 22 7 4 11 38-57 18 9. Sturt College AE 22 4 9 9 34-48 17 10. Torrens College Gold 22 5 3 14 34-67 13 11. Adelaide University Blue 22 2 5 15 24-71 9 12. Flinders University B 22 3 1 18 27-106 7
State League
Final Table:
1. White Eagles 18 10 7 1 41-20 27 Champions
2. Croatia Glenorchy 18 10 7 1 43-25 27
3. Rapid Wrest Point 18 10 3 5 40-18 23
4. Hobart Olympia 18 9 4 5 42-39 22
5. Devonport City 18 8 4 6 34-23 20
6. Launceston Juventus 18 7 3 8 30-25 17
7. Caledonians 18 7 2 9 29-40 16
8. Ulverstone 18 4 3 11 20-37 11
9. George Town United 18 2 5 11 38-57 9
10. Launceston United 18 2 4 12 21-54 8
North Division One
Final Table:
1. Burnie United 18 17 0 1 100-12 34
2. Launceston City 18 11 2 5 46-29 24
3. Ravenswood Olympic 18 9 3 6 46-34 21
4. Devonport City B 18 8 4 6 48-35 20
5. Launceston Matric 18 6 5 7 47-56 17
6. Launceston Juventus B 18 4 7 7 29-40 15
7. George Town United 18 4 7 7 37-52 15
8. St.Leonards Rovers 18 3 6 9 30-54 12
9. Ulverstone B 18 4 3 11 26-55 11
10. Launceston United 18 4 3 11 21-63 11
NB: Launceston City, Devonport City B, Launceston Juventus B and Ulverstone B
all withdrew after the season.
South South Winfield League Division One
Final Table:
1. South Hobart 21 14 5 2 68-32 33
2. Metro Claremont 21 15 3 3 56-24 33
3. Hobart Juventus 21 14 3 4 61-26 31
4. Kingborough 21 8 4 9 35-40 20
5. University 21 7 2 12 34-54 16
6. Eastern Suburbs 21 6 2 13 30-58 14
7. Taroona St.Mirren 21 4 4 13 35-60 12
8. Dnipro 21 4 1 16 38-63 9
North West League
Top Final Table:
1. Roseberry
NB: see also Victoria 1978
State League
Final Table:
1. Essendon Croatia 22 17 2 3 49-11 36 Champions
2. Preston Makedonia 22 13 4 5 43-20 30
3. George Cross 22 12 2 8 33-35 26
4. Hakoah-St.Kilda 22 9 7 6 33-23 25
5. Prahran Slavia 22 9 7 6 30-26 25
6. Sunshine City 22 9 7 6 31-31 25
7. Frankston City 22 7 8 7 23-32 22
8. Juventus 22 5 8 9 19-30 18
9. Green Gully 22 6 5 11 32-37 17
10. Altona City 22 4 6 12 26-37 14
11. Albion Leyland 22 4 6 12 28-44 14
12. Ringwood City 22 3 6 13 21-42 12
NB: Essendon Lions and Croatia merged into Essendon Croatia.
Albion Rovers were renamed Albion Leyland.
Metropolitan League Division One
Final Table:
1. Croydon City 22 18 2 2 59-16 38
2. Western Suburbs 22 10 7 5 35-26 27
3. Maribyrnong Polonia 22 11 4 7 24-19 26
4. Box Hill 22 8 8 6 39-36 24
5. Doveton 22 10 3 9 34-33 23
6. Springvale City 22 10 2 10 28-34 22
7. Collingwood 22 9 2 11 35-45 20
8. Keilor City 22 7 5 10 22-27 19
9. Ardeer 22 7 4 11 28-37 18
10. Dandenong City 22 6 5 11 30-36 17
11. Waverley City 22 5 6 11 21-34 16
12. Keilor Austria 22 4 6 12 28-40 14
Metropolitan League Division Two
Final Table:
1. Melbourne 22 14 3 5 42-22 31
2. Moreland 22 14 2 6 46-33 30
3. Port Melbourne 22 12 5 5 51-33 29
4. Knox City 22 12 4 6 38-20 28
5. Richmond 22 9 8 5 49-34 26
6. Footscray B 22 12 1 9 40-29 25
7. Bell Park 22 8 6 8 35-39 22
8. St.Albans Saints 22 6 6 10 24-41 18
9. Fitzroy United B 22 6 4 12 29-43 16
10. Ferntree Gully 22 6 3 13 20-37 15
11. Eltham 22 5 3 14 27-54 13
12. Brighton 22 3 5 14 26-42 11
Metropolitan League Division Three
Final Table:
1. South Melbourne Hellas 22 17 2 3 42-19 36
2. Doncaster Rovers 22 16 3 3 57-19 35
3. Morwell Falcons 22 13 6 3 62-26 32
4. Prahran City 22 11 3 8 38-37 25
5. Coburg United 22 9 4 9 29-28 22
6. Yallourn 22 8 5 9 26-27 21
7. Chelsea 22 9 3 10 41-46 21
8. Broadmeadows City 22 7 5 10 22-30 19
9. Heidelberg 22 7 5 10 29-39 19
10. Mooroolbark 22 6 5 11 27-40 17
11. Essendon City Triestina 22 4 3 15 23-52 11
12. Moorabbin City 22 2 2 18 32-65 6
NB: Mooroolbark United were renamed Mooroolbark.
Division One
Final Table:
1. Kingsway Olympic 18 11 5 2 39-19 27 Champions
2. Spearwood Dalmatinac 18 13 1 4 39-25 27
3. Floreat Athena 18 10 4 4 37-17 24
4. East Fremantle Tricolore 18 10 2 6 35-22 22
5. Inglewood Kiev 18 6 7 5 31-34 19
6. Perth Azzurri 18 7 3 8 31-35 17
7. Ascot 18 5 3 10 26-33 13
8. Gosnells City 18 5 3 10 22-34 13
9. Morley-Windmills 18 4 4 10 23-38 12
10. Kwinana United 18 1 4 13 20-46 6
NB: Azzurri were renamed Perth Azzurri.
Division Two
Final Table:
1. Stirling Cracovia 22 16 5 1 66-21 37
2. Rockingham United 22 13 7 2 45-23 33
3. Cockburn United 22 11 6 5 33-24 28
4. North Perth Croatia 22 10 6 6 43-31 26
5. Bayswater United 22 10 5 7 36-27 25
6. Osborne Park Galeb 22 10 2 10 35-38 22
7. Kelmscott 22 7 7 8 31-30 21
8. Canning Corinthian 22 7 4 11 33-45 18
9. Melville Alemannia 22 6 4 12 26-36 16
10. Menorca Macedonia 22 5 6 11 27-42 16
11. Swan Athletic 22 2 7 13 23-50 11
12. Sorrento 22 2 7 13 16-47 11
NB: Cracovia were renamed Stirling Cracovia;
Macedonia United were renamed Menorca Macedonia.
Division Three
Final Table:
1. Lathlain Meazza 22 16 3 3 63-24 35
2. Perth City 22 13 5 4 54-27 31
3. Bassendean Caledonian 22 14 2 6 63-26 30
4. Subiaco City 22 13 3 6 53-30 29
5. Belmont Cloverdale 22 12 2 8 36-28 26
6. University W.Australia 22 10 4 8 40-33 24
7. Stirling United 22 10 0 12 33-39 20
8. Bedford United 22 8 3 11 25-43 19
9. Northlands 22 4 7 11 27-48 15
10. Queens Park 22 4 4 14 23-51 12
11. Ashfield Dynamo 22 5 2 15 27-61 12
12. Swan Valley 22 3 5 14 17-51 11
NB: Stirling United and Ashfield Dynamo withdrew after the season.
Division Four
Reported Final Table:
1. East Perth Vardar 18 13 1 4 59-29 27
2. Graylands 18 10 5 3 50-28 25
3. Dianella JUST 18 10 3 5 54-28 23
4. Kalamunda 18 9 5 4 38-27 23
5. Balga 18 11 1 6 37-27 23
6. Balcatta Etna 18 7 5 6 34-32 19
7. Rosemount Juventus 18 5 3 10 21-41 13
8. Kensington Viola 18 5 2 11 28-49 12
9. Kalamunda United 18 3 2 13 20-36 8
10. St.Marks CBC 18 3 1 14 23-68 7
NB: total goal difference -1.
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