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1981 Brisbane Lions SC season

The 1981 season was the fifth 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 6th in their National Soccer League season, and won the NSL Cup.

Brisbane Lions
1981 season
Head CoachMatt Carson
StadiumRichlands Stadium
National Soccer League6th
NSL CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Billy Williamson (9)
All: Billy Williamson (12)
Highest home attendance3,500
vs. Brisbane City
(12 April 1981)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance300
vs. Grange Thistle
(6 May 1981)
NSL Cup
Average home league attendance2,127
Biggest win4–0
vs. Footscray JUST
(24 May 1981)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat1–3
vs. Sydney Olympic
(16 August 1981)
National Soccer League
← 1980
1982 →

Players edit

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 GK   AUS Tony Scanlan
2 MF   RSA Paul Ontong
3 DF   AUS Alan Niven
4 MF   AUS Gerry Lindsay
5 DF   AUS Colin Bennett
6 DF   SCO Jim Hermiston
7 DF   AUS Steve Hogg
8 MF   SCO Jim McLean
9 FW   SCO Bobby Ferris
10 FW   AUS Ron Millman
11 FW   NZL Mark McNaughton
12 FW   AUS Tom McGregor
13 MF   AUS Graham Wilson
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF   AUS John Ogden
15 DF   AUS Paul Burns
16 FW   AUS Craig Low
17 FW   ENG Bob Latchford
18 DF   AUS Steve Jackson
19   AUS Lyle Bryce
20 GK   ENG Nigel Lowndes
— MF   AUS Richard Bassingthwaighte
— FW   AUS Calvin Daunt
—   AUS Steve Konstantinou
— MF   NZL Johan Verweij
— FW   SCO Billy Williamson
— FW   AUS Danny Wright

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Soccer League 14 February 1981 13 September 1981 Matchday 1 6th 30 11 11 8 41 33 +8 036.67
NSL Cup 29 April 1981 20 September 1981 First round Winners 5 5 0 0 12 3 +9 100.00
Total 35 16 11 8 53 36 +17 045.71

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League edit

Main article: 1981 National Soccer League

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Sydney City (C) 30 19 5 6 59 30 +29 43
2 South Melbourne 30 13 13 4 41 27 +14 39
3 Brisbane City 30 12 11 7 37 25 +12 35
4 APIA Leichhardt 30 12 11 7 39 33 +6 35
5 Canberra City 30 13 7 10 41 32 +9 33
6 Brisbane Lions 30 11 11 8 41 33 +8 33
7 Adelaide City 30 13 6 11 46 42 +4 32
8 Heidelberg United 30 12 7 11 48 40 +8 31
9 Sydney Olympic 30 11 9 10 46 46 0 31
10 Newcastle KB United 30 11 8 11 41 41 0 30
11 Wollongong City 30 8 12 10 35 39 −4 28
12 Preston Makedonia 30 9 7 14 39 41 −2 25
13 Footscray JUST 30 9 7 14 32 48 −16 25
14 Marconi Fairfield 30 9 7 14 23 45 −22 25
15 Blacktown City (R) 30 6 9 15 32 47 −15 21 Relegated to the 1982 NSW State League
16 West Adelaide 30 5 4 21 26 57 −31 14
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

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 11 11 8 41 33  +8 44 9 4 2 23 10  +13 2 7 6 18 23  −5

Results by round edit

Round123456789101112141516171819202122232425262713282930
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAH
ResultDLDDLWLWDWLDWWDDDWDWLWWWLDDLWL
Position71111101291291110109988777666553459756
Points112335578101011131516171820212323252729293031313333
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

14 February 1981 1 Blacktown City 2–2 Brisbane Lions Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 2,138[1]
Referee: Tim Davies
22 February 1981 2 Brisbane Lions 0–1 Newcastle KB United Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Lions Stadium
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Dave Nugent
1 March 1981 3 APIA Leichhardt 0–0 Brisbane Lions Sydney
Report Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 2,651
Referee: Richard Lorenc
8 March 1981 4 Brisbane Lions 1–1 Wollongong City Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Lions Stadium
Attendance: 1,970
Referee: Jack Wood
15 March 1981 5 South Melbourne 1–0 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jim Fearn
29 March 1981 6 Brisbane Lions 2–1 Preston Makedonia Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Richlands Stadium
Attendance: 1,830
Referee: Col Amos
5 April 1981 7 Adelaide City 3–2 Brisbane Lions Adelaide
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Jim Rossis
12 April 1981 8 Brisbane Lions 1–0 Brisbane City Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Richlands Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Ken Allen
19 April 1981 9 Sydney City 1–1 Brisbane Lions Sydney
 Report
Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field
Attendance: 1,726
Referee: Richard Lorenc
26 April 1981 10 Brisbane Lions 1–0 Canberra City Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Richlands Stadium
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Dave Nugent
3 May 1981 11 Marconi Fairfield 2–1 Brisbane Lions Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 2,225
Referee: Ken Small
10 May 1981 12 Brisbane Lions 1–1 Sydney Olympic Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Richlands Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Des Miles
24 May 1981 14 Brisbane Lions 4–0 Footscray JUST Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Richlands Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jack Wood
31 May 1981 15 Brisbane Lions 3–1 West Adelaide Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Richlands Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Col Amos
7 June 1981 16 Newcastle KB United 1–1 Brisbane Lions Newcastle
 Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 6,060
Referee: Peter Rampley
14 June 1981 17 Brisbane Lions 0–0 APIA Leichhardt Brisbane
Report Stadium: Richlands Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Jim Reeves
21 June 1981 18 Wollongong City 1–1 Brisbane Lions Wollongong
 Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 3,748
Referee: Gary Power
28 June 1981 19 Brisbane Lions 2–0 South Melbourne Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Richlands Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Dave Nugent
5 July 1981 20 Preston Makedonia 1–1 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Stewart Mellings
12 July 1981 21 Brisbane Lions 2–1 Adelaide City Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Richlands Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Col Amos
19 July 1981 22 Brisbane City 1–0 Brisbane Lions Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Spencer Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Tim Davies
26 July 1981 23 Brisbane Lions 4–3 Sydney City Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Richlands Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Alf Rodway
2 August 1981 24 Canberra City 2–3 Brisbane Lions Canberra
 Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,603
Referee: Bob Mee
9 August 1981 25 Brisbane Lions 2–0 Marconi Fairfield Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Richlands Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Dave Nugent
16 August 1981 26 Sydney Olympic 3–1 Brisbane Lions Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 5,728
Referee: Gary Power
23 August 1981 27 Brisbane Lions 0–0 Heidelberg United Brisbane
Report Stadium: Richlands Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Col Amos
26 August 1981 13 Heidelberg United 2–2 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 500
Referee: Jim Fearn
30 August 1981 28 Footscray JUST 2–0 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Chris Bambridge
6 September 1981 29 West Adelaide 1–3 Brisbane Lions Adelaide
 Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Don Campbell
13 September 1981 30 Brisbane Lions 0–1 Blacktown City Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Richlands Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Col Amos

NSL Cup edit

Main article: 1981 NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

29 April 1981 First round Townsville United 0–3 Brisbane Lions Townsville
Report
Stadium: Townsville Sports Reserve
Attendance: 1,400[2]
Referee: A. Barrell
6 May 1981 Second round Brisbane Lions 2–0 Grange Thistle Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Jack Wood
3 June 1981 Quarter-finals Brisbane Lions 1–0 St Kilda Hakoah Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Richlands Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Dave Nugent
5 August 1981 Semi-finals Marconi Fairfield 2–3 Brisbane Lions Sydney
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 Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Peter Rampley
20 September 1981 Final Brisbane Lions 3–1 West Adelaide Canberra
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Canberra Stadium
Attendance: 6,132
Referee: Chris Bambridge

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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Tony Scanlan 7+1 0 1 0 9 0
2 MF   Paul Ontong 28 0 5 0 33 0
3 DF   Alan Niven 27 0 4 0 31 0
4 MF   Gerry Lindsay 12 0 2 0 14 0
5 DF   Colin Bennett 25 4 5 1 30 5
6 DF   Jim Hermiston 29 4 5 1 34 5
7 DF   Steve Hogg 3+5 0 4 0 12 0
8 MF   Jim McLean 27+1 0 4 0 32 0
9 FW   Bobby Ferris 29+1 4 5 4 35 8
10 FW   Ron Millman 13 5 2 0 15 5
11 FW   Mark McNaughton 7+7 1 0 0 14 1
12 FW   Tom McGregor 0+2 0 0+2 0 4 0
13 MF   Graham Wilson 7+3 0 0 0 10 0
14 MF   John Ogden 6+9 0 2+2 0 19 0
15 DF   Paul Burns 5+1 0 0 0 6 0
16 FW   Craig Low 17+2 4 3 0 22 4
17 FW   Bob Latchford 3+1 4 1 0 5 4
19 —   Lyle Bryce 6+1 2 3 0 10 2
20 GK   Nigel Lowndes 23+1 0 3 0 27 0
— GK   Tony Burley 0 0 1 0 1 0
— FW   Calvin Daunt 15+3 2 2 1 20 3
— —   Steve Konstantinou 3+5 0 1 0 9 0
— MF   Johan Verweij 0+2 0 0 0 2 0
— FW   Billy Williamson 11 9 2 3 13 12
— FW   Danny Wright 2 0 0 0 2 0

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
                 
1 7 DF   Steve Hogg 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2 5 DF   Colin Bennett 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
— FW   Calvin Daunt 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
4 2 MF   Paul Ontong 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
4 MF   Gerry Lindsay 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
6 3 DF   Alan Niven 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6 DF   Jim Hermiston 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
8 MF   Jim McLean 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 FW   Ron Millman 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
20 GK   Nigel Lowndes 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
— FW   Billy Williamson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 14 0 1 2 0 0 16 0 1

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
1 20   Nigel Lowndes 5 2 7
2 1   Tony Scanlan 2 0 2
3 —   Tony Burley 0 1 1
Total 7 3 10

References edit

  1. ^ Stock, Greg. "1981 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
  2. ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1981 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
  3. ^ "Brisbane Lions 1981 Squad". OzFootball.
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