| 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.
| Brisbane City 1979 Squad | ||||
| Player Details | Home-and-Away Season | Top 4 Finals | Full Name | Birth Date | Position | Start | Sub | App | Gls | Red | Cls | Start | Sub | App | Gls | Red | Cls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Brusasco | 24-Aug-1960 | Forward | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Kevin Caldwell | 1954 | Forward | 18 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Bobby Campbell | 13-Sep-1956 | Forward | 13 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Willie Conner | 1955 | Forward | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| John Coyne | 18-Jul-1951 | Forward | 19 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Roberto Echeverria | Midfielder | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Larry Gaffney | 20-Oct-1954 | Midfielder | 19 | 5 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Barry Kelso | 12-May-1955 | Forward | 21 | 4 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| Kevin Low | 17-May-1951 | Midfielder | 24 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Steve Perry | 05-May-1954 | Defender | 24 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Frank Pimblett | 12-Mar-1957 | Midfielder | 26 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| George Potter | 1950 | Defender | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| David Ratcliffe | 09-Mar-1957 | Defender | 21 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Ian Rathmell | 1949 | Defender | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Peter Tokesi | 11-Apr-1954 | Defender | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Billy Wilkinson | 04-Apr-1951 | Defender | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Kim Wishart | 13-Jan-1957 | Goalkeeper | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||
Coach: Nereo Saftich. 26 matches: Won 14; Drew 5; Lost 7.
Top 4 Finals: 5 matches: Won 2; Drew 1; Lost 2.