South Africa 1978

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

1977.

1979.

list of champions.

list of cup winners.


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Thanks to Tony Da Silva

Source: [Raa 02], Durban City FC

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

Author: Jan Schoenmakers
Last updated: 17 Sep 2020

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