| 1978 National Soccer League Squads Written by Tony Persoglia and Greg Stock |
| 1977 |
Results | Table | Top Scorers | Squads | NSL Cup | NSL Index | 1979
Club | Adelaide City | Brisbane City | Brisbane Lions | Canberra City | Eastern Suburbs Hakoah | Fitzroy United | Footscray JUST | Marconi | Newcastle KB United | South Melbourne | St. George | Sydney Olympic | West Adelaide | Western Suburbs
Sources: Soccer Action, Soccer World.
| Adelaide City 1978 Squad | ||||
| Player Details | Home-and-Away Season | Full Name | Birth Date | Position | Start | Sub | App | Gls | Red | Cls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Besir | 1951 | Defender | 18 | 1 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Danny Dance | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| John Deans | 30-Jul-1946 | Forward | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | |
| Graham Fyfe | 18-Aug-1951 | Midfielder | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Henry Kolecki | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | ||||
| John Kosmina | 17-Aug-1956 | Forward | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Frank Lister | Defender | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
| Gary Marocchi | 24-Apr-1955 | Midfielder | 17 | 1 | 18 | 5 | ||
| Peter Marshall | 1958 | Goalkeeper | 20 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 2 | |
| Robert Marwe | 11 | 5 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Zoran Matic | 25-Dec-1944 | Midfielder | 11 | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Pat McCluskey | 13-Apr-1952 | Defender | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Sergio Melta | 16-Mar-1954 | Midfielder | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Jim Muir | 30-Jan-1949 | Forward | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3 | ||
| Agenor Muniz | 24-Jun-1949 | Midfielder | 12 | 5 | 17 | 3 | ||
| Brian Northcote | 11-Aug-1956 | Midfielder | 23 | 2 | 25 | 4 | ||
| Bugsy Nyskohus | 18-Jun-1950 | Defender | 26 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| John Nyskohus | 15-Oct-1951 | Forward | 24 | 0 | 24 | 7 | ||
| John Perin | 10-Jun-1948 | Midfielder | 24 | 0 | 24 | 5 | ||
| Dave Rigby | Midfielder | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Roger Romanowicz | 23-May-1947 | Goalkeeper | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Philip Russo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Fred Yung | Defender | 18 | 2 | 20 | 0 | |||
Coaches: Edmund Kreft. 12 matches: Won 3; Drew 4; Lost 5.
Les Scheinflug. 14 matches: Won 6; Drew 2; Lost 6.