South Africa 1977 (original) (raw)

NFL

Final Table:

1.Highlands Park 24 17 3 4 52-20 37 Champions 2.Lusitano 24 15 7 2 38-10 37 3.Durban United 24 13 7 4 32-15 33 4.Hellenic 24 11 4 9 35-29 26 5.Wits University 24 9 8 7 21-24 26 6.Arcadia Shepherds 24 9 8 7 31-27 26 7.Maritzburg 24 6 9 9 32-31 21 8.Durban City 24 8 5 11 31-36 21 9.East London United 24 6 6 12 20-31 18 10.Rangers 24 5 8 11 21-34 18 11.Cape Town City 24 6 5 13 22-35 17 12.Roodepoort Guild 24 5 5 14 18-38 15 13.Germiston Callies 24 5 4 15 17-49 14

NB: 3 more losses than wins; odd number of draws; 9 more goals conceded than scored.

The NFL folded at the end of the season. Germiston Callies affiliated to the NPSL, East London United joined the FPL, and Maritzburg FC died.

NFL Castle Cup 1977

Round 1 [May 19-28] Maritzburg 5-1 Benoni City Germiston Callies 4-1 Springs HSOB Berea Albion 1-2 Robertsham Park Welkom City 3-1 Viktoria Cedar Park 1-3 Vaal United Atlas 2-4 Roodeport City Troyeville 9-0 Sparta United Newcastle 1-2 Bayville PG Rangers 1-4 Highlands Park Cape Town City 2-1 Arcadia Shepherds Lusitano 12-0 Ramblers Walmer Celtic 2-5 Wits University Hellenic 0-1 East London United Iscor Vanderbijl 0-4 Roodepoort Guild
Durban City 5-1 Stella Durban United 6-1 Durban Suburbs

1/8 Finals [Jun 17-19] Cape Town City 2-1 Wits University Roodepoort City 0-3 Lusitano Troyeville 2-1 Welkom City Highlands Park 4-3 Germiston Callies Robertsham Park 0-4 Durban City
Vaal United 2-3 East London United Bayview 0-5 Durban United Maritzburg 1-0 Roodepoort Guild

Quarterfinals [Jul 13-18] Highlands Park 0-0 Lusitano Cape Town City 0-0 Maritzburg Troyeville 0-1 East London United Durban United 2-1 Durban City

Quarterfinal Replays Lusitano 1-0 Highlands Park Maritzburg 3-2 Cape Town City

Semifinals

First Legs [Jul 30] Lusitano 0-0 Maritzburg Durban United 2-0 East London United

Second Legs [Aug 6] Maritzburg 0-2 Lusitano East London United 1-2 Durban United

Final [Oct 1] Lusitano 1-0 Durban United

Mainstay League Cup 1977

NB: first national cup played in Pretoria

Group Stage

Reported Final Tables:

Section A 1.Cape Town City 7 5 2 0 16- 0 12 Semifinals 2.Lusitano 7 4 3 0 18- 3 11 3.Germiston Callies 7 4 1 2 14- 8 9 4.East London United 7 3 2 2 9- 6 8 5.Vaal Professionals 7 2 2 3 8-12 6 6.AmaZulu 7 2 1 4 8-10 5 7.Moroka Swallows Big XV 7 1 1 5 8-28 3 8.Colchester United 7 1 0 6 5-19 2

Section B 1.Durban City 7 6 1 0 26- 5 13 Semifinals 2.Highlands Park 7 6 0 1 24- 6 12 3.Benoni United 7 4 1 2 13-14 9 4.Moroka Swallows Ltd 7 2 2 3 7-21 5 5.Lamontv. Golden Arrows 6 1 2 3 7-15 4 6.Chesterfield United 7 1 2 4 5-28 4 7.Roodepoort Guild 6 2 1 3 10-11 1 [-4?] 8.Leeds United 7 0 1 6 6-19 1
NB: total goal difference -21

Section C 1.Wits University 7 6 1 0 20- 3 13 Semifinals 2.Kaizer Chiefs 7 6 0 1 19- 7 12 3.Rangers 7 5 1 1 19- 6 11 4.Durban United 7 4 0 3 16-11 8 5.Bloemfontein Celtic 7 1 2 4 7-21 4 6.African Wanderers 7 0 3 4 7-15 3 7.Real Hearts 7 1 1 5 6-19 3 8.Leicester City 7 0 2 5 8-20 2

Section D 1.Arcadia Shepherds 7 7 0 0 39- 5 14 Semifinals 2.Hellenic 7 6 0 1 25- 7 12 3.Maritzburg 7 4 1 2 20- 9 9 4.Orlando Pirates 6 2 1 3 7- 9 5 5.Pretoria Callies 7 2 0 5 9-18 4 6.Witbank Aces 6 1 1 4 9-21 3 7.Chelsea United 6 1 1 4 9-25 3 8.Cape Town Strikers 6 1 0 5 2-26 2

Semifinals
Arcadia Shepherds 1-0 Wits University Cape Town City 1-0 Durban City

Final Arcadia Shepherds - Cape Town City

About this document

Sources: [Raa 02], http://www.todor66.com/football/Africa/South\_Africa/1977\_Mainstay\_League\_Cup.html

Prepared and maintained by Ian King for theRec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Ian King Last updated: 16 Mar 2023