Final season tables -- Australia Soccer Federation 1978
First-grade teams are listed in bold.
The championship was awarded to the team finishing at the top of the table. After the regular season, a Top Four final series was played that did not determine the championship.
Tier 1 -- National Soccer League -- 1978
|
Position |
Team |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Goals |
Goals |
Goal |
Points |
Notes |
|
1 |
West Adelaide |
26 |
16 |
4 |
6 |
42 |
27 |
15 |
36 |
|
|
2 |
Eastern Suburbs |
26 |
15 |
5 |
6 |
49 |
27 |
22 |
35 |
Renamed Sydney City in 1979 |
|
3 |
South Melbourne |
26 |
12 |
8 |
6 |
45 |
30 |
15 |
32 |
|
|
4 |
Marconi Fairfield |
26 |
12 |
6 |
8 |
46 |
31 |
15 |
30 |
|
|
5 |
Fitzroy United Alexander |
26 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
39 |
39 |
0 |
26 |
Renamed Heidelberg United in 1979 |
|
6 |
Brisbane Lions |
26 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
37 |
39 |
-2 |
26 |
|
|
7 |
St George-Budapest |
26 |
11 |
3 |
12 |
41 |
40 |
1 |
25 |
|
|
8 |
Sydney Olympic |
26 |
9 |
7 |
10 |
35 |
43 |
-8 |
25 |
|
|
9 |
Western Suburbs |
26 |
9 |
6 |
11 |
41 |
45 |
-4 |
24 |
See note below |
|
10 |
Adelaide City |
26 |
9 |
6 |
11 |
38 |
44 |
-6 |
24 |
|
|
11 |
Newcastle KB United |
26 |
6 |
10 |
10 |
33 |
40 |
-7 |
22 |
|
|
12 |
Footscray JUST |
26 |
7 |
8 |
11 |
29 |
37 |
-8 |
22 |
|
|
13 |
Canberra City |
26 |
5 |
10 |
11 |
28 |
41 |
-13 |
20 |
|
|
14 |
Brisbane City |
26 |
7 |
3 |
16 |
29 |
49 |
-20 |
17 |
|
Note: Western Suburbs was absorbed by APIA Leichhardt at the end of this season, with APIA Leichhardt taking over its NSL place in 1979.
Top 4 Series Grand Final: Eastern Suburbs 4 Marconi Fairfield 2
Tiers below:
Tier 2 -- Australian Capital Territory
Tier 2 -- New South Wales
Tier 2 -- Northern New South Wales
Tier 2 -- Northern Territory
Tier 2 -- South Australia
Tier 2 -- Tasmania
Tier 2 -- Victoria
Tier 2 -- Western Australia
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