| Season | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 April — 26 September 1977 |
| Champions | Eastern Suburbs 1st title |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 498 (2.74 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dixie Deans (16 goals)[1] |
| Best goalkeeper | Allan Maher (12 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win | Adelaide City 10–3 Mooroolbark (5 September 1977) |
| Biggest away win | Fitzroy United 1–8 Marconi Fairfield (20 June 1977) |
| Highest scoring | Adelaide City 10–3 Mooroolbark (5 September 1977) |
| Longest winning run | 6 matches Fitzroy United |
| Longest unbeaten run | 17 matches Eastern Suburbs |
| Longest winless run | 12 matches Mooroolbark |
| Longest losing run | 5 matches Brisbane Lions |
| Highest attendance | 15,000 South Melbourne 2–3 St George-Budapest (13 June 1977) |
| Lowest attendance | 300 Mooroolbark 1–3 Adelaide City (5 June 1977) |
| Total attendance | 706,009 |
| Average attendance | 3,901 |
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The 1977 National Soccer League season was the first season of the National Soccer League of Australia. The league was not only the first national soccer league in Australia but the first of any of the forms of football in Australia. Clubs predominantly joined from the top leagues in each state, with the exception of Tasmanian and Western Australia, and Canberra City forming in 1977 to join the league. The inaugural champions were Eastern Suburbs.