1977 National Soccer League results
1977 Season Round 1 Results
written by Andrew Howe and John Punshon

Played (2/04/1977) Manuka Oval
Referee : Dennis McDermott, Crowd : 1550
Canberra City
Ron Tilsed, Danny Moulis, Tony Henderson, Mike Black (Ken Kawaleva 46), John Stoddart, Steve Hogg, Ivan Gruicic (sent off 77), Oscar Langone, Nick Boskov, John Brown, Brian Stoddart (sent off 77)
Goal: Gruicic 76
Coach : John Warren
1 - 3 West Adelaide
Martyn Crook, Laki Vagianos, Neil McGachey, Steve Amos, Barry Reynolds, David Jones, Gordon McCulloch, David Pillans (Alan Bourke 60), Graham Honeyman, Ian McGregor, John Kosmina (Nick Pantelis 53)
Goals : Kosmina 7, Jones 48, McGachey 52
Coach : Mike Johnson
Match report by Ian Myerscough (Canberra City Times)

Played (2/04/1977) Middle Park
Referee : David Yelland, Crowd : 1000
Footscray JUST
Dennis Boland, Jim Milne, Alan Parrott, Jim Kriaris, Jim Kondarios (Steve Adamgikis 81), Andrew Kazi, Joe Picioane, Frank Micic (Mirko Rujevic 46), Zoran Ilioski, Joe Palinkas, Mendo Ristovski
Coach: Cedo Cirkovic
0 - 0 St George
Martin Coe, George Harris, Paul Coton, John O'Shea, Harry Williams, Brendan Grosse, Rudolfo Gnavi, Carlos Mendez, Mark Jankovics (Fred Aitken 46), Neville Morgan, Phil O’Connor
Coach: Manfred Schaefer

Played (2/04/1977) Sydney Sports Ground
Referee : Tony Boskovic, Crowd : 5872
Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, Greg Allan, Bernie Cullerton, Greg Lynch, George Gibson, Paul Luckett, Mike Cross, Don Allan, Chris Thamnidis (Brian Parker 61), Joe Senkalski, Ray Botham
Coach : Bruce Stowell
0 - 2 South Melbourne
Jack Reilly, Mike Pye, Mike Hatzimanoil, Kris Kalifatidis, Arthur Xanthopoulos, Bill Rogers, Ian Gibson, Duncan Cummings, Graham French, Peter Ollerton, Jim Mackay
Goals : Ollerton 72, 85
Coach : Manny Poulakakis

Played (3/04/1977) Olympic Sports Field
Referee : Don Campbell, Crowd : 6320
Adelaide City
Roger Romanowicz, Ron Fraser, Fred Yung, Zoran Matic, Frank Lister, John Perin, David Leane, Sergio Melta, Brian Northcote, John Nyskohus, Gary Marocchi
Coach : Edmund Kreft
0 - 0 Brisbane Lions
Rod McKenzie, Leon Wilson, George Potter, Col Bennett, Alan Niven, Roy Drinkwater, Iain Fagan (Ian Lawrie 70), Paul Laszlo, John Neale, Ron Harland (Gerry Walker 46), Alan Hughes
Coach : Les Scheinflug

Played (3/04/1977) Perry Park
Referee : Des Miles, Crowd : 5214
Brisbane City
Osvaldo Borzi, Ian Rathmell, Peter Nielson, Peter Tokesi, Karl Herdle (Brian Kibbey 69), Jim Hermiston, John Coyne (Willie Conner 66), Frank Pimblett, Larry Gaffney, Ian Johnston, Kevin Caldwell
Coach : Iain Kesson
0 - 1 Marconi Fairfield
Alan Maher, Stuart Robertson, Paul Degney, Barry Jones, Ivo Prskalo, Ray Richards, Peter Sharne, Gary Byrne, Jim Rooney, Raul Carrizo (Bertie Mariani 78), Stuart Selvage (Ernie Campbell 40)
Goal : Sharne 83
Coach : Rale Rasic

Played (3/04/1977) Olympic Park
Referee : Jim Dixon, Crowd : 7460
Fitzroy United
Peter Blasby, Jim Campbell, Bob Provan, Jim Tansey, Nick Rakovalis, Jim O’Reilly (Mike Glykokolamos 46), Pat Bannon, Jim McMorran (George Gillan 71), Ken Taylor, Gary Cole, Branko Buljevic
Goal : Taylor 89pk
Coach : Jim Adam
1 - 3 Eastern Suburbs Hakoah
Todd Clarke, Kevin Mullen, Steve O'Connor, Murray Barnes, Henry Mowbray, Agenor Muniz (Luis DeMelo 81), John Stevenson, Bertie Lutton, Joe Watson, Terry Smith, Hilton Silva
Goals : Mowbray 65, Lutton 70, Smith 75
Coach : Gerry Chaldi

Played (3/04/1977) Sydney Sports Ground
Referee : Peter Rampley, Crowd : 1000
Western Suburbs
Terry Eaton, Colin Curran, Steve Perry, Bob Noble, Peter Wilson, Ken Lindsay, Bob Fryer (Pat Lowrey 78), David Harding, Graham Norris, Clive Eaton, Alan Ainslie (Mike Berry 61)
Goals : Lindsay 8, Fryer 46, Harding 61, Eaton 68, Norris 73
Coach : Mike Laing
5 - 0 Mooroolbark
Lou Ivanoff, Mike Sinclair, Geoff Ontong, Alan Pongho, Peter Vaughan, Joe Tront, Walter Bojczuk (Paul Priestley 77), Dave Ellis (Derek Bailey 51), Mike Clarey, Max Irwin, Paul Ontong
Coach : Archie Campbell

All 1977 results

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