1979 National Soccer League results
1979 Season Round 1 Results
written by John Punshon

Played (9/03/1979) Marconi Oval
Referee : Tony Boskovic, Crowd : 6281
APIA Leichhardt
Greg Woodhouse, Rod Skellern, Warren Turnbull, Eric Carruthers (Ray Richards 84), Peter Wilson, Ian Rowden, Brian O'Donnell (Rosario Rampanti 68), Terry Butler, Andy Scott, Peter Stone, John Vernon
Coach : Jim Adam
0 - 1 West Adelaide
Martyn Crook, Vic Bozanic, Barry Reynolds, Neil McGachey, Con Kambas, David Jones, Gordon McCulloch, Alex Zervas, Graham Norris, Graham Honeyman, Ian McGregor
Goal : McCulloch 39
Coach : Tom Forde

Played (9/03/1979) Perry Park
Referee : Des Miles, Crowd : 2000
Brisbane Lions
Nigel Lownds, Ian Lawrie, Colin Bennett, Jim Hermiston, Alan Niven, Alan Hughes, Eddie Spearritt, Steve Amos, Craig Wallace (Paul Laszlo 71), Barry Fairbrother, Paul Ontong
Goal : Hermiston 54
Coach : Eddie Spearritt
1 - 2 Sydney City
Todd Clarke, Kevin Mullen, Mark Trenter, Steve O'Connor, Ian Souness, John Stevenson, Murray Barnes, Joe Watson, Ernie Campbell (sent off 46), Terry Smith, Hilton Silva
Goals : Souness 40, Stevenson 77pk
Coach : Gerry Chaldi

Played (10/03/1979) Barton Park
Referee : Jim Reeves, Crowd : 2468
Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, Paul Coton, Richie Bell, Ken Wilson, Alan Ainslie, Mike Cross, Peter Raskopoulos, Alex Jamieson, Derek Laing, Clive Eaton, Dave McIntosh
Goals : McIntosh 36, Eaton 74
Coach : Joe Marston
2 - 0 Footscray JUST
Steve Potter, Andrija Ristic, Zoran Ilioski (Mirko Rujevic 57), Radoslav Jovicic, Jim Kondarios, Slobodan Jovanovic, Joe Picioane, Zdravko Lujic, Joe Palinkas, Peter Ollerton, Mendo Ristovski
Coach : Cedo Cirkovic

Played (11/03/1979) Olympic Sports Field
Referee : Don Campbell, Crowd : 4236
Adelaide City
Peter Marshall, Bobby Russell, John Perin, Jim Muir, Bugsy Nyskohus (Glen Dods 76), Sergio Melta, Agenor Muniz (Robert Marwe 69), Brian Northcote, Dixie Deans, John Nyskohus, Chris Kent
Goals : Deans 8, Kent 75
Coach : Rale Rasic
2 - 4 Brisbane City
Kim Wishart, Ian Rathmell, George Potter, Kevin Low, Steve Perry, Larry Gaffney, David Ratcliffe (Peter Tokesi 69), Frank Pimblett, Barry Kelso (Mark Brusasco 69), Roberto Echeverria, Kevin Caldwell
Goals : Echeverria 56, Low 61, Pimblett 71, Caldwell 89
Coach : Nereo Saftich

Played (11/03/1979) Bruce Stadium
Referee : Ken Allen, Crowd : 6680
Canberra City
Steve Hoszowski, Danny Moulis, Luis Salgado, John Brown, Roy Stark, Jose Arquero (Paul Fielding 46), Isaac Farrell, Jim Cant, John Davies, Terry Byrne, George Bailey (Brian Stoddardt 64)
Goals : Fielding 48, Byrne 63, Davies 89
Coach : Vic Fernandez
3 - 1 Marconi-Fairfield
Alan Maher, Peter Brogan (Stuart Selvage 44), Paul Degney, Ken Lindsay, John Russell, Ivo Prskalo, Tony Henderson, Gary Byrne, Mark Jankovics, Eddie Krncevic, Peter Sharne
Goal : Jankovics 30
Coach : Les Scheinflug

Played (11/03/1979) International Sports Centre
Referee : Peter Rampley, Crowd : 7332
Newcastle KB United
Phil Dando, Peter Willis, Col Curran, Bill Summerscales, Roy Drinkwater, Malcolm McClelland, Ian Seddon, Brett Cowburn (John Sneddon 84), Graham Heys, Ken Boden, Keith Harris (Peter Tredinnick 76)
Goals : Curran 16, Summerscales 57
Coach : Alan Vest
3 - 0 South Melbourne
Jack Reilly, Mike Pye, Tony Turner, Kris Kalifatidis, Stuart Baxter, George Christopoulos, Bertie Lutton, Ken Drakeford (Alan Davidson 87), Alun Evans, Duncan Cummings, George Campbell
Goal : Baxter 19
Coach : Dave MacLaren
Though South Melbourne lost the game 2-1 this match was later awarded 3-0 to Newcastle after it was found that South Melbourne was not eligible to field Tony Turner

Played (12/03/1979) Olympic Park
Referee : Nick Karlich, Crowd : 5000
Heidelberg United
Jim Marner, Arthur McMillan, Jim O'Reilly (Pat Bannon 82), Bob Provan, Jim Tansey, Ken Taylor (Theo Selemidis 61), Jim Campbell, Jim Rooney, Branko Buljevic, Gary Cole, Andy Bozikas
Goal : Cole 60
Coach : John Margaritis
1 - 0 St George
Martin Coe, George Harris, Doug Utjesenovic (Emery Holmik 46), Rudi Della Picca, Peter Terry, Robbie O'Shea, Roy Cotton, John O'Shea, Peter Hensman (Mark Barton 72), Stefan Matic, Phil O'Connor
Coach : Josef Gelei