South Africa 1978 (original) (raw)

NPSL

Final Table:

1.Lusitano 34 29 1 4 119-26 59 (B) Champions 2.Wits University 34 26 2 6 80-21 54 (A) 3.Arcadia Shepherds 34 22 9 3 89-22 53 (B) 4.Kaizer Chiefs 34 21 10 3 63-18 52 (A) 5.Highlands Park 34 24 4 6 87-29 52 (A) 6.Witbank Black Aces 34 23 6 5 88-41 52 (A) 7.Pretoria Callies 34 19 11 4 49-27 49 (B) 8.Benoni United 34 23 3 8 72-41 49 (A) 9.Moroka Swallows 34 17 8 9 65-44 42 (B) 10.Orlando Pirates 34 13 13 8 42-28 39 (B) 11.Imperial Callies 34 13 10 11 48-43 36 (B) Relegated 12.Vaal Professionals 34 9 12 13 46-53 30 (B) 13.Colchester United 34 11 8 15 49-61 30 (A) Relegated 14.Leicester City 34 10 8 16 37-52 28 (B) Relegated 15.Bloemfontein Celtic 34 10 8 16 53-80 28 (A) Relegated 16.AmaZulu 34 11 5 18 42-51 27 (A) 17.Welkom Real Hearts 34 8 8 18 34-43 24 (B) 18.Pilkington United Bros. 34 8 7 19 40-63 23 (B) Relegated 19.Moroka Lions 34 9 3 22 50-79 21 (A) Relegated 20.African Wanderers 34 6 8 20 31-73 20 (B) 21.Sobantu Manchester Utd. 34 5 9 20 31-69 19 (A) Relegated 22.Lamontville Golden Arr. 34 5 5 24 25-75 15 (A) Relegated 23.Bush Bucks 34 4 6 24 26-83 14 (A) Relegated 24.Mangaung United 34 2 5 27 17-124 9 (B) Relegated

[*] Germiston Callies were renamed Imperial Callies during the season

NB: 9 more wins than losses; odd number of draws; total goal difference +37

NB: league was divided into two zones of 12 clubs each (marked (A) and (B) in the above table; apparently each club played those of the same zone twice and those of the opposite zone once; relegation criteria are not clear.

Added to NPSL in 1979: Hellenic, Durban City, Cape Town City and Dynamos

FPL (Federation Professorial League)

FPL - First Division

Table:

1.Durban City 26 20 5 1 69-12 45 Champions 2.Suburbs United 25 15 5 5 48-27 34 [*] 3.Dynamos 25 13 7 5 42-24 33 4.Cape Town Spurs 25 15 3 7 46-29 33 5.East London United 26 9 11 6 33-27 29 6.Bluebells United 24 8 8 8 31-35 24 7.Maritzburg United 26 10 3 13 34-46 23 8.Berea 24 7 7 10 26-37 21 9.Glenville 26 9 3 14 34-49 21 10.Swaraj 26 6 9 11 31-45 21 11.Manning Rangers 26 7 6 13 34-45 20 12.Port Elizabeth United 25 5 9 11 26-38 19 13.African Wanderers 26 6 5 15 24-41 17 14.Berea Park 26 4 7 15 20-44 15

NB: total goal difference -1

[*] Durban United were renamed Suburbs United at the end of the 1977 season after being sold to Verulam Suburbs

After the season, Durban City and Dynamos joined the NPSL.

Coca Cola Shield Final [Dec 3, Curries Fountain Stadium] Durban City 3-1 Suburbs United [aet]

FPL - Second Division

Table:

1.Troyeville 26 19 4 3 100-23 42 2.Bosmont Chelsea 26 18 3 5 67-37 39 3.Manchester United 26 16 5 5 92-36 37 4.Berea Albion 26 17 3 6 72-34 37 5.Botafogo 24 15 3 6 50-34 33 6.Newcastle 26 11 7 8 58-54 29 7.Benoni Celtic 26 12 2 12 61-59 26 8.Cedar Park 26 10 1 15 58-59 21 9.Noord Manchester 25 9 2 14 44-52 20 10.Laudium United 25 8 3 14 56-65 19 11.Pretorians 26 7 5 14 32-72 19 12.Celtic 26 6 4 16 38-94 16 13.Germiston City 26 4 6 16 30-82 14 14.D'Alberton Callies 26 3 2 21 37-97 8

NB: total goal difference -3

About this document

Thanks to Tony Da Silva

Source: [Raa 02],Durban City FC

Prepared and maintained by Jan Schoenmakers for theRec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Jan Schoenmakers Last updated: 17 Sep 2020