The National Soccer League 1985 season was the ninth season of the

National Soccer League The National Soccer League (NSL) was the top-level soccer league in Australia, run by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL, the A-League's predecessor, spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977 until its d ...

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. The season was again played with two Conferences as separate leagues, followed by a conference playoff final. The Grand Final was won by

Brunswick Juventus Brunswick Juventus Junior Football Club is an Australian semi-professional association football (soccer) club that is based in the northern Melbourne suburb of Brunswick East. Nicknamed the 'Zebras', the club fields both senior and reserves t ...

over Sydney City.

League tables

Northern Conference Southern Conference

Finals series

Northern Conference Southern Conference

Grand Final

---- *''Brunswick Juventus win 2-0 on aggregate''

Individual awards

*Player of the Year: Graham Honeyman (

West Adelaide SC West Adelaide Soccer Club is an Australian soccer club currently playing in the South Australian State League 1. Traditionally named Hellas, the club was founded by members of the Greek community of Adelaide. West Adelaide became a founding memb ...

) *U-21 Player of the Year: Alan Hunter ( Brisbane Lions SC) *Top Scorer(s):

Charlie Egan Charles Egan (born 14 August 1959) is a former Australian international football player of Scottish heritage. He played in Scotland early in his career but moved to Australia to play for Frankston City in the Victorian State League. In 1981 C ...

(

South Melbourne South Melbourne is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip local government area. South Melbourne recorded a population of 11,548 at t ...

) - 21 goals) *Coach of the Year:

Eddie Thomson Eddie Thomson (25 February 1947 – 21 February 2003) was a Scottish association football player and coach, who played as a defender. He played for Heart of Midlothian and Aberdeen in Scotland, San Antonio Thunder in the United States and ...

( Sydney City)

References

OzFootball Archives - 1985 NSL Season
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