# 1978 Brisbane Lions SC season

The 1978 season was the second 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.

## Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | ENG | George Potter |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Jim Hermiston |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Colin Bennett |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Alan Niven |
| 6 | FW | ENG | John Neale |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Eddie Spearrit |
| 8 | | AUS | Paul Laszlo |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Alan Hughes |
| 12 | MF | AUS | Steve Amos |
| 13 | FW | ENG | Barrie Fairbrother |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | AUS | Leon Wilson |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Geoff Morris |
| — | DF | AUS | Ian Lawrie |
| — | GK | ENG | Nigel Lowndes |
| — | GK | NIR | Roddy McKenzie |
| — | MF | AUS | John Ogden |
| — | MF | RSA | Paul Ontong |
| — | | AUS | Harry Stewart |
| — | DF | ENG | Alan Venables |
| — | MF | AUS | Graham Wilson |

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| National Soccer League | 5 March 1978 | 27 August 1978 | Matchday 1 | 6th | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 030.77 |
| NSL Cup | 24 May 1978 | 19 July 1978 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 032.14 |
Source: Competitions

### National Soccer League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 4 | Marconi Fairfield | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 30 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Fitzroy United | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 26 | |
| 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 | |
* ↑ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1978 National Soccer League.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: worldfootball.net

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | W | D | D | L | D | D | W | D | W | D | W | D | D | L | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | D | W | L | L |
| Position | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Points | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### NSL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | National Soccer League | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | NSL Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | | George Potter | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | | Jim Hermiston | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
| 4 | DF | | Colin Bennett | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Alan Niven | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 6 | FW | | John Neale | 25+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | | Eddie Spearritt | 15+1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 3 |
| 8 | — | | Paul Laszlo | 21+2 | 4 | 1+1 | 2 | 25 | 6 |
| 10 | MF | | Alan Hughes | 25+1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 10 |
| 12 | MF | | Steve Amos | 16+5 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 23 | 3 |
| 13 | FW | | Barrie Fairbrother | 15+3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 |
| 15 | DF | | Leon Wilson | 13+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | Geoff Morris | 15+1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 |
| — | DF | | Ian Lawrie | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| — | GK | | Nigel Lowndes | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| — | GK | | Roddy McKenzie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Geoff Morris | 15+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| — | FW | | John Neale | 25+1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 4 |
| — | MF | | John Ogden | 3+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Paul Ontong | 12+4 | 2 | 0+1 | 1 | 17 | 3 |
| — | — | | Harry Stewart | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Alan Venables | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Graham Wilson | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |

### Disciplinary record

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 | National Soccer League | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | NSL Cup | NSL Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 7 | MF | | Eddie Spearritt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 10 | MF | | Alan Hughes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 8 | — | | Paul Laszlo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 12 | MF | | Steve Amos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 16 | MF | | Geoff Morris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | — | GK | | Nigel Lowndes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | — | MF | | John Neale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | — | DF | | Alan Venables | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |

### Clean sheets

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 | — | | Nigel Lowndes | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 5 | 2 | 7 |