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1980 Brisbane Lions SC season

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.

Brisbane Lions
1980 season
Head CoachMatt Carson
StadiumLions Stadium
National Soccer League7th
NSL CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Ron Millman (8)
All: Ron Millman (9)
Highest home attendance3,231
vs. Blacktown City
(27 April 1980)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,500
vs. West Adelaide
(30 March 1980)
National Soccer League
1,500
vs. Heidelberg United
(13 August 1980)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance2,474
Biggest win3–0
vs. Grange Thistle (H)
(25 April 1980)
NSL Cup
Biggest defeat1–4
vs. Blacktown City (A)
(17 August 1980)
National Soccer League
1–4
vs. Newcastle KB United (H)
(14 September 1980)
National Soccer League
← 1979
1981 →

Players

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 MF   AUS Steve Amos
2 MF   RSA Paul Ontong
3 DF   AUS Colin Bennett
4 DF   SCO Jim Hermiston
5 DF   AUS Alan Niven
6 MF   AUS Gerry Lindsay
8 FW   AUS Danny Wright
9 MF   AUS Graham Wilson
10 MF   AUS John Ogden
11 FW   AUS Ron Millman
15 FW   AUS Tom McGregor
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 GK   AUS Tony Scanlan
21 DF   AUS Steve Hogg
22 MF   ENG Eddie Spearritt
— DF   AUS Paul Burns
— FW   AUS Calvin Daunt
— MF   SCO Alan Hughes
— FW   NZL Mark McNaughton
— DF   AUS Ian Lawrie
— GK   ENG Nigel Lowndes
—   AUS John Reid

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
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 −4 026.92
NSL Cup 25 April 1980 10 September 1980 First round Semi-finals 4 3 0 1 9 4 +5 075.00
Total 30 10 11 9 37 36 +1 033.33

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

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Main article: 1980 National Soccer League

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1980 National Soccer League.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
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

Results by round

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Round1234567891011141516121718192013212223242526
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHHAHHAHAHHA
ResultWLLWDWWWLWDDDDDDLDDLLDDLWL
Position151158655445556566665777777
Points222457911111314151617181919202121212223232525
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  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
 Report
Stadium: Lions Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Dave Nugent
22 March 1980 3 Footscray JUST 3–1 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,210
Referee: Stewart Mellings
30 March 1980 4 Brisbane Lions 2–1 West Adelaide Brisbane
 Report
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
15:00 AEST
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
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 4,825
Referee: Tim Davies
11 May 1980 10 Brisbane Lions 2–1 APIA Leichhardt Brisbane
 Report
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
 Report
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
 Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,789
Referee: Bobby Kerr
29 June 1980 12 Brisbane City 1–1 Brisbane Lions Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,372
Referee: Tony Boskovic
13 July 1980 17 Brisbane Lions 1–1 Footscray JUST Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Lions Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Doug Rennie
20 July 1980 18 Brisbane Lions 1–2 Adelaide City Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Lions Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Col Amos
27 July 1980 19 Sydney City 1–1 Brisbane Lions Sydney
 Report
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
 Report
Stadium: Lions Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Bob Mee
17 August 1980 21 Blacktown City 4–1 Brisbane Lions Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report
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
 Report
Stadium: Lions Stadium
Attendance: 2,367
Referee: Peter Rampley
21 September 1980 25 Brisbane Lions 1–0 Brisbane City Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Lions Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Henry Witschge
28 September 1980 26 Heidelberg United 1–0 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park No. 2
Attendance: 3,804
Referee: Chris Bambridge

NSL Cup

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Main article: 1980 NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

25 April 1980 First round Brisbane Lions 3–0   Grange Thistle 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
 Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 800
Referee: Peter Rampley
3 August 1980 Quarter-finals Brisbane Lions 2–1 Sydney City Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Lions Stadium
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Ken Allen
10 September 1980 Semi-finals Marconi Fairfield 1–0 Brisbane Lions Sydney
 Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jack Johnston

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[3][2]

No. Pos. Nat. Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
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

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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
                 
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

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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
1 20   Tony Scanlan 6 1 7
2 —   Nigel Lowndes 3 0 3
Total 9 1 10

References

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  1. ^ Stock, Greg. "1980 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
  2. ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1980 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
  3. ^ "Brisbane Lions 1980 Squad". OzFootball.
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