South Africa National Football League (Datsun League) 1977 - Winner Highlands Park
Final Rankingptswindrwlstgfgag+-1978 to
1.Highlands Park37173452:20+325. 1978 NPSL
2.Lusitano37157238:10+281. 1978 NPSL
3.Durban United33137432:15+171978 FPL
4.Hellenic26114935:29+61978 FPL
5.Arcadia Shepherds2698731:27+43. 1978 NPSL
6.Wits University2698721:24-32. 1978 NPSL
7.Maritzburg2169932:31+11978 FPL
8.Durban City21851131:36-51. 1978 FPL
9.East London United18661220:31-115. 1978 FPL
10.PG Rangers18581121:34-13NFL ?
11.Cape Town City17651322:35-131978 FPL
12.Roodeport-Guild15551418:38-201978 FPL
13.Germiston Callies14541517:49-3211. 1978 NPSL
Last edition of South Africa National Football League as Level I.
5 teams went to multiracial 1978 NPSL. 7 teams to 1978 FPL. PG Rangers possibly stayed in NFL.
_ 1977 Mainstay League Cup:
_ 1977 Castle Cup: Lusitano 1-0 Durban United
_ 1977 NFL Cup: Cape Town Spurs 4-0 --- PG Rangers
Points After Matches
TeamHighLusiDurbHellWitsArcaMariDurbEastRangCapeRoodGerm
Highlands Park--- 1:0 0:13:11:10:1-2:0--5:03:1 5:1
Lusitano1:0--- 0:0 3:0 3:01:12:1 6:22:01:0bt-3:0
Durban United0:10:0--- 0:02:0 4:1 bt1:1 0:02:01:0 2:1 bt
Hellenic-0:11:0----3:2-2:1--0:1--
Wits University-0:0 0:22:1-----1:0--- 3:12:2
Arcadia Shepherds-0:33:2-1:1---1:1--0:0 2:1-3:0
Maritzburg2:3-1:1------2:12:1- 1:15:0-
Durban City 1:12:0 2:1- 1:21:1 1:0---3:02:2 2:11:1-
East London United0:2 1:11:23:20:10:1- 1:1----1:01:2-
Rangers1:3 -:1 2:2---1:1 3:22:1--- 2:20:11:1
Cape Town City 3:10:1 0:2-0:01:11:02:0 0:11:2----2:0
Roodepoort Guild-1:11:20:20:12:1- 1:2 1:2-1:1--- 2:1
Germiston Callies0:3-0:20:2- 0:03:21:0---0:0---

Round Robin 1

Round 1 - Saturday 05.03.1977

dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________HT
Fri 04.03.77East London United1-2Durban United
Fri 04.03.77Cape Town City1-0Maritzburg
Sissons pen. --- att: 8,325
Fri 04.03.77Germiston Callies0-0Roodepoort Guild
Sat 05.03.77Highlands Park0-1Arcadia Shepherds0-0
0-1 Vincent Julius 84' att: 5,000
Sun 06.03.77Durban City2-2PG Rangers
Tue 08.03.77Wits University2-2Germiston Callies

Round 2 - Saturday 12.03.1977

dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________HT
Fri 11.03.77Lusitano2-0East London United
Fri 11.03.77Hellenic2-1Durban City
Fri 11.03.77Arcadia ShepperdsppdCape Town City
postponed and rescheduled to Tue 07.06.1977
Sat 12.03.77PG Rangers1-1Germiston Callies
Sat 12.03.77Roodepoort Guild0-1Wits University
Sun 13.03.77Durban United1-0Cape Town City
att: 5,000
Sun 13.03.77Maritzburg2-1East London United

Round 3 - Saturday 19.03.1977

dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________HT
Wed 16.03.77Lusitano2-1Maritzburg
Fri 18.03.77East London United1-2Roodepoort Guild
Fri 18.03.77Germiston Callies0-2Durban United
Fri 18.03.77Cape Town City1-2PG Rangers0-1
France --- Mason, Hall att: 7,217
Sat 19.03.77Wits University2-1Hellenic
Sun 20.03.77Maritzburg5-0Roodepoort Guild
Sun 20.03.77Durban City1-1Arcadia Shepherds

Round 4 - Saturday 26.03.1977

dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________HT
Fri 25.03.77Hellenic0-1Lusitano
Fri 25.03.77Wits University1-0Durban City
1-0 Raymond Graham 86' Milner Park raindrenched 3,500 crowd
Fri 25.03.77Arcadia Shepherds3-0Germiston Callies
Fri 25.03.77East London United0-2Highlands Park
Sat 26.03.77PG Rangers1-1Maritzburg
Sat 26.03.77Guild-Apolo1-1Cape Town City0-0
Pelimpasakakis --- France att: 400
Sun 27.03.77Durban United0-1Highlands Park
Ranking 27.03ptswindrwlstgfgag+-m
1.Wits University73106:3+34
2.Lusitano63005:1+43
3.Durban United63015:2+34
4.Maritzburg52129:5+45
5.Arcadia Shepherds52105:1+43
6.PG Rangers51306:5+14
7.Highlands Park42013:1+23
8.Guild Apolo41223:8-55
9.Cape Town City31123:4-14
10.Germiston Callies30323:8-55
10.Hellenic21023:4-13
12.Durban City20224:6-24
13.East London United00053:10-75

Round 5 - Saturday 02.04.1977

dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________HT
Fri 01.04.77Cape Town City0-0Wits University0-0
att: 7,818
Fri 01.04.77Germiston Callies0-2Hellenic
Sat 02.04.77Lusitano1-1Arcadia Shepherds
Sun 03.04.77Maritzburg Hellenic
Sun 03.04.77Durban City1-1Roodepoort Guild

Round 6 - Saturday 09.04.1977

dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________HT
Thu 07.04.77PG Rangers2-1East London United
Thu 07.04.77Cape Town City2-0Durban City
France 2 1pen. att: 6,017
Sat 09.04.77Wits University Maritzburg
Sat 09.04.77Germiston Callies East London United
Sat 09.04.77Hellenic1-0Durban United
Sun 10.04.77Durban United0-0Lusitano0-0
Mon 11.04.77Highlands Park3-1Hellenic
Mon 11.04.77Arcadia Shepherds1-1Maritzburg

Round 7 - Saturday 16.04.1977

dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________HT
Wed 13.04.77Highlands Park3-1Roodepoort Guild
Fri 15.04.77Hellenic PG Rangers
Fri 15.04.77Wits University East London United
Sat 16.04.77Highlands Park5-0Cape Town City
Sat 16.04.77Roodepoort Guild1-1Lusitano
Sun 17.04.77Maritzburg1-1Durban United
Sun 17.04.77Durban City3-0East London United

Round 8 - Saturday 23.04.1977

dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________HT
Fri 22.04.77Arcadia Shepherds1-1Wits University
Fri 22.04.77Cape Town City2-0Germiston Callies
Pereira, Akhurst att: 7,456
Sat 23.04.77Lusitano0-1Highlands Park
Possible Replay 1-0?
Sat 23.04.77Roodepoort Guild0-2Hellenic
Trezona Park.
Sun 24.04.77Durban United2-0PG Rangers
Sun 24.04.77Maritzburg2-1Durban City

Round 9 - Saturday 30.04.1977

dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________HT
Tue 26.04.77PG Rangers0-1Roodepoort Guild
Fri 29.04.77Hellenic1-0Durban United
Fri 29.04.77East London United0-1Arcadia Shepherds
Sat 30.04.77Highlands Park1-1Wits University
Sat 30.04.77Germiston Callies3-2Maritzburg
Sun 01.05.77Durban City2-0Lusitano

Round 10 - Saturday 07.05.1977

dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________HT
Wed 04.05.77Highlands Park2-0Durban City
Fri 06.05.77East London United3-2Hellenic
Fri 06.05.77Cape Town City0-1Lusitano
att: 6,743
Sat 07.05.77PG Rangers1-3Highlands Park
Sat 07.05.77Roodepoort Guild1-2Durban United
Sun 08.05.77Durban City2-0Germiston Callies

Round 11 - Saturday 14.05.1977

dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________HT
Wed 11.05.77Lusitano3-0Germiston Callies
Fri 13.05.77Hellenic0-1Cape Town City
--- Welsh
Fri 13.05.77Arcadia Shepherds0-0PG Rangers
Sat 14.05.77Wits University0-0Lusitano
Sun 15.05.77Durban United1-1Durban City
Sun 15.05.77Maritzburg2-3Highlands Park
Sun 15.05.77PG Rangers Wits University
RkRankingptswindrwlstgfgag+-mmiss
1.Highlands Park1991226:8+1812
2.Lusitano1874113:5+812
3.Durban United1563315:9+612
4.Arcadia Shepherds1345215:11+4111
5.Wits University113518:7+193
6.Hellenic1050514:13+1102
7.Durban City1034514:14012
8.Cape Town City104258:11-3111
9.Roodepoort Guild1034510:18-812
10.Maritzburg933417:14+3102
11.Rangers82449:13-4102
12.Germiston Callies51376:22-16111
13.East London United42088:18-10102
Ranking Round Robin 1 per known scores.

Round 12 - Saturday 21.05.1977

_ 1977 Castle Cup - Round 1 - 19.05, 20.05, 21.05, 28.05
dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________HT
Wed 18.05.77Germiston Callies0-3Highlands Park
Wed 18.05.77East London United1-0Cape Town City
Wed 18.05.77Hellenic3-2Arcadia Shepherds
Sat 21.05.77Lusitano1-0PG Rangers
Sat 21.05.77Roodepoort Guid2-1Arcadia Shepherds
Sun 22.05.77Durban United2-0Wits University
Sat 28.05.77Arcadia Shepherds3-2Durban United

Round Robin 2

Round 13 - Saturday 04.06.1977

dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________HT
Tue 31.05.77Wits University Highlands Park
Tue 31.05.77Arcadia Shepherds0-3Lusitano
Wed 01.06.77PG Rangers3-2Durban City
Fri 03.06.77Cape Town City1-1Arcadia Shepherds
France --- att: 7,036
Sat 04.06.77Roodepoort Guild2-1Germiston Callies
Sun 05.06.77Maritzburg Lusitano
Sun 05.06.77Durban City2-1Hellenic

Round 14 - Saturday 11.06.1977

dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________HT
Tue 07.06.77Arcadia Shepherds2-1Cape Town City
2-1 Geoff Wegerle --- Pereira rescheduled from Fri 11.03.1977
Wed 08.06.77Wits University Roodepoort Guild
postponed to Friday, 8th July
Wed 08.06.77East London United Maritzburg
Fri 10.06.77Hellenic Highlands Park
Sat 11.06.77Arcadia Shepherds Durban City
Sat 11.06.77PG Rangers2-2Cape Town City
--- Pereira, Hill
Sat 11.06.77Germiston Callies Wits University
Sun 12.06.77Durban United2-1Roodepoort Guild
New Kingsmead 15:00.
Weekend Sat 18.07.1977 - 1977 Castle Cup - Round 2.

Round 15 - Saturday 25.06.1977

dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________HT
Fri 24.06.77Highlands Park East London United
Fri 24.06.77Cape Town CityppdRoodepoort-Guild
postponned and played on Fri 16.09.77.
Sat 25.06.77Wits University PG Rangers
Sat 25.06.77Germiston Callies1-0Durban City
possible date end of July
Sun 26.06.77Durban United0-0East London United0-0
Sun 26.06.77Maritzburg Arcadia Shepherds

Round 16 - Saturday 03.07.1977

dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________HT
Fri 01.07.77Hellenic Germiston Callies
Fri 01.07.77East London United PG Rangers
Sat 02.07.77LusitanoppdWits University
played in September.
Sat 02.07.77Roodepoort-Guild Highlands Park
Sun 03.07.77Maritzburg PG Rangers
Sun 03.07.77Durban City2-1Cape Town City
--- Pereira

Round 17 - Saturday 09.07.1977

dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________HT
Wed 06.07.77Durban United4-1Arcadia Shepherds
Fri 08.07.77Cape Town City0-1East London United
att: 4,640
Fri 08.07.77Wits University3-1Roodepoort Guild
postponed from Wednesday, 8th June
Sat 09.07.77Highlands Park Maritzburg
Sat 09.07.77Germiston Callies Lusitano
Sun 10.07.77Durban United0-0Hellenic0-0
Mon 11.07.77Arcadia Shepherds East London United

Round 18 - Saturday 16.07.1977

dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________HT
Wed 13.07.77Lusitano Roodepoort-Guild
Fri 15.07.77Hellenic Wits University
Fri 15.07.77East London United Germiston Callies
Sat 16.07.77Arcadia Shepherds Highlands Park
Sat 16.07.77PG Rangers0-1Lusitano
0-1? Collins (winner goal) Rand Stadium 4,000. Referee: Griffiths.
Rangers: Nogueira; Farrell, Hutchons, Arber e Walter; Rubestein, West e Walker; Hugo, Grainger e Mann.Lusitano: Balac; Swan, Brown, DeLacour e Ejea; Pinheiro, Gie e De Freitas; Flynn, Filby , Collins.
Sat 16.07.77Roodepoort-Guild Maritzburg
Sun 17.07.77Durban UnitedppdGermiston Callies
played on Sun 18.09.77.

Round 19 - Saturday 23.07.1977

dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________HT
Wed 20.07.77PG Rangers Arcadia Shepherds
Fri 22.07.77Cape Town City3-1Highlands Park
Buckley 2 1pen., France --- att: 7,982
Sat 23.07.77Wits UniversityppdDurban United
played later. Score 0-2.
Sat 23.07.77Arcadia Shepherds Hellenic
Sat 23.07.77Germiston Callies PG Rangers
Sun 24.07.77Durban City1-0Maritzburg

Round 20 - Saturday 30.07.1977

dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________HT
Wed 27.07.77Lusitano0-0Durban United0-0
Fri 29.07.77Hellenic Maritzburg
Fri 29.07.77East London United0-1Wits University
Sat 30.07.77Highlands Park1-0Lusitano
Lusitano: crunching tackle, antagonism against the referee and linesmenn, crowd invasiions. Rand Stadium.
Sat 30.07.77Roodepoort-Guild PG Rangers
Sun 31.07.77Maritzburg1-1Cape Town City
--- Pereira
Sun 31.07.77Durban City1-2Wits University

Round 21 - Saturday 06.08.1977

dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________HT
Fri 05.08.77Cape Town City0-2Durban United
20:30
Sat 06.08.77Lusitano3-0Hellenic2-0
1-0 Nino Gomes 18' 2-0 Mickey Flinn 1T 3-0 2T Rand Stadium. Next match of Hellenic in Natal.
Sat 06.08.77Germiston CalliesppdArcadia Shpepherds
played on 21.09.77??
Sun 07.08.77Maritzburg Wits University
Sun 07.08.77Durban City1-1Highlands Park

Round 22 - Saturday 13.08.1977

dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________HT
Wed 10.08.77Lusitano6-2Durban City2-2
Rand Stadium night match.
Fri 12.08.77Cape Town City Hellenic
Fri 12.08.77East London United1-1Durban City
Fri 12.08.77Highlands Park0-1Durban United
date could be wrong.
Sat 13.08.77Highlands Park PG Rangers
Sat 13.08.77Arcadia Shepherds Roodepoort-Guild
Sun 14.08.77Durban UnitedppdMaritzburg
played on 11.09.77 ??

Round 23 - Saturday 20.08.1977

dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________HT
Fri 19.08.77Hellenic Roodepoort-Guild
Sat 20.08.77LusitanobtCape Town City
Sun 21.08.77Durban City2-1Durban United
Sun 21.08.77Maritzburg Germiston Callies

Round 24 - Saturday 27.08.1977

dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________HT
Wed 24.08.77Wits University Arcadia Shepherds
Fri 26.08.77East London United1-1Lusitano
Fri 26.08.77Germiston Callies Cape Town City
Sat 27.08.77PG Rangers Hellenic
Sat 27.08.77Roodepoort-Guild1-2Durban City

Round 25 - Saturday 03.09.1977

dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________HT
Fri 02.09.77PG Rangers2-2Durban United
Fri 02.09.77Hellenic1-0?East London United
Sat 03.09.77Wits University Cape Town City
Mon 05.09.77Roodepoort-Guild1-2East London United
Mon 05.09.77Highlands Park5-1Germiston Callies

Round 26 - Saturday 10.09.1977

Scheduled Final of 1977 Castle Cup. Played on Sat 01.10.1977.
dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________HT
Sun 11.09.77Durban UnitedbtMaritzburg

Last matches

dateteam 1 _________scoreteam 2 _________HT
Fri 16.09.77Cape Town City Roodeport-Guild
Sun 18.09.77Durban UnitedbtGermiston Callies
--- --.09.77Lusitano3-0Wits University2-0
from Sat 02.07.77. Championship decider. Lusitano needed a 8 goals win! Gary Bailey brought off half a dozen miraculous saves! 1-0 Nino Gomes 15' 2-0 Ejea 30' 3-0 Lary de Freitas 63'
Wed 21.09.77Germiston Callies0-0?Arcadia Shpepherds
--- --.09.77Wits University0-2Durban United
--- --.09.77 1-0PG Rangers
--- --.09.77 1-0East London United
Points After Mathes1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.101112131415161718192021222324
1. Highlands Park0246810101113151719 3537
2. Lusitano246789111315171820 3537
3. Durban United24666781010111313151618192122242628293133
4. Hellenic2224 26
5. Arcadia Shepherds2356781011111113131416 2526
6. Wits University13578 2626
7. Maritzburg02245 21
8. Durban City1122335555 21
9. East London United000000 18
10.PG Rangers12457 1818
11.Cape Town City2223466881010111112 17
12.Roodepoort113345566881012 15
13.Germiston Callies123333 1414
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