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1978 National Soccer League

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Sport
  
Association football

Premier
  
West Adelaide

Top scorer
  
Ken Boden

Season champion
  
West Adelaide SC

Duration
  
1978

Start date
  
1978

Number of teams
  
14

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1979 National Soccer League

The National Soccer League 1978 season was the second season of the National Soccer League in Australia. The premiers were West Adelaide.

Contents

League standings

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Finals series

The top four teams in the league entered a playoff series, however the winner of the grand final match was not considered the overall winner of the NSL season, unlike other NSL grand finals.

Individual awards

  • Player of the Year: Ken Boden (Newcastle KB United)
  • U-21 Player of the Year: Ian Souness (Eastern Suburbs)
  • Top Scorer(s): Ken Boden (Newcastle KB United – 14 goals) Clive Eaton (Western Suburbs – 14 goals)
  • Coach of the Year: Gary Chaldi (Eastern Suburbs)

    • References

    1978 National Soccer League Wikipedia
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