1980 National Soccer League

The National Soccer League 1980 season was the fourth season of the National Soccer League in Australia. The champions were Sydney City SC, their second title after winning the 1977 season (as Eastern Suburbs).

National Soccer League

Season	1980
Dates	9 March – 28 September 1980
Champions	Sydney City 2nd National Soccer League title
Relegated	St George-Budapest
Matches played	182
Goals scored	513 (2.82 per match)
Top goalscorer	Gary Cole (21 goals)
Biggest home win	Marconi Fairfield 9–0 Blacktown City (16 March 1980)
Biggest away win	APIA Leichhardt 0–5 Heidelberg United (17 June 1979)
Highest scoring	Marconi Fairfield 9–0 Blacktown City (16 March 1980)
Longest winning run	5 matches Heidelberg United Marconi Fairfield Sydney City
Longest unbeaten run	10 matches Marconi Fairfield
Longest winless run	14 matches Brisbane Lions
Longest losing run	5 matches Blacktown City West Adelaide
Highest attendance	15,000 Heielberg United 1–2 South Melbourne (6 July 1980)
Lowest attendance	800 Footscray JUST 0–1 Canberra City (28 June 1980)
Total attendance	670,068
Average attendance	3,682
← 1979 1981 →

League table

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

Home \ Away	ADE	API	BLA	BRC	BRL	CAN	FOO	HEI	MAR	NKU	SOU	STG	SYC	WES
Adelaide City	—		3–2	1–1	0–0	1–1	4–1	1–0	0–1	1–3	0–1	6–1	1–0	1–0
APIA Leichhardt	2–1	—	0–0	2–1	0–0	2–1	0–0	0–5	2–2	1–0	1–0	1–2	2–2	2–0
Blacktown City	1–2	0–0	—	3–1	4–1	1–0	3–0	1–2	5–1	1–1	0–3	4–2	1–3	1–0
Brisbane City	1–2	1–0	1–2	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	7–0	2–1	1–2	0–1	0–1	1–0	1–1
Brisbane Lions	1–2	2–1	1–0	1–0	—	0–0	1–1	1–2	0–0	1–4	1–2	0–0	2–0	2–1
Canberra City	1–0	2–2	0–1	1–1	2–4	—	0–0	0–1	0–1	1–2	0–0	4–1	2–3	4–3
Footscray JUST	1–3	1–0	3–0	1–1	3–1	0–1	—	0–2	0–4	2–1	3–0	5–3	1–2	0–3
Heidelberg United	0–0	5–1	5–1	3–1	1–0	2–0	3–2	—	3–3	4–0	1–2	4–2	0–0	4–2
Marconi Fairfield	2–1	1–2	9–0	4–0	2–1	3–2	2–2	1–1	—	4–1	1–4	0–0	2–0	2–1
Newcastle KB United	3–1	1–0	1–0	1–1	0–0	0–4	0–0	3–1	0–1	—	1–0	2–1	0–3	2–0
South Melbourne	2–1	1–0	5–0	3–3	2–2	1–0	3–0	0–0	3–1	0–0	—	2–1	1–2	2–0
St George-Budapest	1–4	1–0	4–1	1–1	2–3	1–5	1–1	3–5	0–3	0–3	0–3	—	0–2	3–1
Sydney City	2–1	4–2	3–0	2–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	2–1	2–0	2–1	4–1	—	7–0
West Adelaide	0–2	0–4	4–2	1–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–0	0–1	1–1	1–0	1–0	0–2	—

Source: OzFootball
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Individual awards

• Player of the Year: Jim Hermiston (Brisbane Lions)
• U-21 Player of the Year: John Spanos (Sydney City)
• Top Scorer(s): Gary Cole (Heidelberg United – 21 goals)
• Coach of the Year: John Margeritis (South Melbourne)

References

• OzFootball Archives - 1980 NSL Season