| 1978 National Soccer League Squads Written by Tony Persoglia and Greg Stock |
| 1977 |
Results | Table | Top Scorers | Squads | NSL Cup | NSL Index | 1979
Club | Adelaide City | Brisbane City | Brisbane Lions | Canberra City | Eastern Suburbs Hakoah | Fitzroy United | Footscray JUST | Marconi | Newcastle KB United | South Melbourne | St. George | Sydney Olympic | West Adelaide | Western Suburbs
Sources: Soccer Action, Soccer World.
| Brisbane Lions 1978 Squad | ||||
| Player Details | Home-and-Away Season | Full Name | Birth Date | Position | Start | Sub | App | Gls | Red | Cls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Amos | Midfielder | 16 | 5 | 21 | 2 | |||
| Col Bennett | 12-Sep-1950 | Defender | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Barry Fairbrother | 30-Dec-1950 | Forward | 15 | 3 | 18 | 4 | ||
| Jim Hermiston | 30-Sep-1947 | Defender | 26 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
| Alan Hughes | 10-Jul-1952 | Midfielder | 25 | 1 | 26 | 10 | ||
| Paul Laszlo | 21 | 2 | 23 | 4 | ||||
| Ian Lawrie | 1957 | Defender | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nigel Lownds | 05-May-1956 | Goalkeeper | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5 | |
| Roddy McKenzie | 31-Jul-1945 | Goalkeeper | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Geoff Morris | 08-Feb-1949 | Midfielder | 15 | 1 | 16 | 3 | ||
| John Neale | 15-Jan-1949 | Forward | 25 | 1 | 26 | 4 | ||
| Alan Niven | 04-Jul-1955 | Defender | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| John Ogden | 13-Sep-1959 | Midfielder | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Paul Ontong | 24-Jun-1956 | Defender | 12 | 4 | 16 | 2 | ||
| George Potter | 1950 | Defender | 26 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Eddie Spearritt | 31-Jan-1947 | Midfielder | 15 | 1 | 16 | 2 | ||
| Harry Stewart | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Alan Venables | Defender | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Graham Wilson | 1960 | Midfielder | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Leon Wilson | Defender | 13 | 1 | 14 | 0 | |||
Coaches: Brian Daykin. 1 match: Won 0; Drew 0; Lost 1.
Gyula Vincze. 25 matches: Won 8; Drew 10; Lost 7.