| 1979 National Soccer League Squads Written by Tony Persoglia and Greg Stock |
| 1978 |
Results | Table | Top Scorers | Squads | NSL Cup | NSL Index | 1980
Club | Adelaide City | APIA Leichhardt | Brisbane City | Brisbane Lions | Canberra City | Footscray JUST | Heidelberg United | Marconi | Newcastle KB United | South Melbourne | St. George | Sydney City | Sydney Olympic | West Adelaide
Sources: Soccer Action, Soccer World.
| APIA Leichhardt 1979 Squad | ||||
| Player Details | Home-and-Away Season | Full Name | Birth Date | Position | Start | Sub | App | Gls | Red | Cls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Butler | 08-Feb-1953 | Midfielder | 23 | 1 | 24 | 3 | ||
| Eric Carruthers | 02-Feb-1953 | Defender | 18 | 2 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Jim Dempsey | 05-Nov-1946 | Defender | 17 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Rob Drewes | 1961 | Forward | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 | ||
| Bob McGinn | 15-May-1951 | Defender | 14 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Dave McQuire | 1949 | Goalkeeper | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Brian O'Donnell | 08-Aug-1957 | Midfielder | 16 | 5 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Mark Pullen | 27-Jul-1958 | Defender | 14 | 3 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Rosario Rampanti | 13-Mar-1949 | Defender | 19 | 1 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Ken Reed | 26-Apr-1955 | Forward | 22 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 1 | |
| Ray Richards | 18-May-1946 | Midfielder | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Elwyn Roberts | 1956 | Forward | 12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | ||
| Ian Rowden | 1961 | Defender | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Mark Samuels | 1959 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | |||
| Andy Scott | 1956 | Forward | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Rod Skellern | 17-Feb-1959 | Defender | 13 | 3 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Peter Stone | 30-Sep-1954 | Midfielder | 22 | 0 | 22 | 3 | ||
| Warren Turnbull | Defender | 16 | 2 | 18 | 0 | |||
| John Vernon | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Peter Wilson | 15-Sep-1947 | Defender | 24 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Greg Woodhouse | 02-Jan-1960 | Goalkeeper | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 6 | |
Coaches: Jim Adam. 8 matches: Won 4; Drew 1; Lost 3.
Ray Richards. 18 matches: Won 7; Drew 2; Lost 9.