| 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 Lions 1979 Squad | ||||
| Player Details | Home-and-Away Season | Full Name | Birth Date | Position | Start | Sub | App | Gls | Red | Cls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Amos | Midfielder | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||
| Clark Anderson | 02-Apr-1963 | Forward | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Col Bennett | 12-Sep-1950 | Defender | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Tony Brennan | 15-Oct-1956 | Forward | 21 | 2 | 23 | 10 | ||
| Willie Conner | 1955 | Forward | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Dann | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Barry Fairbrother | 30-Dec-1950 | Forward | 16 | 1 | 17 | 4 | ||
| Jim Hermiston | 30-Sep-1947 | Defender | 26 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| Alan Hughes | 10-Jul-1952 | Midfielder | 19 | 3 | 22 | 4 | ||
| Paul Laszlo | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| John Lavelle | 10-Jul-1952 | Midfielder | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Ian Lawrie | 1957 | Defender | 23 | 2 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Craig Low | 19-Mar-1959 | Forward | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nigel Lownds | 05-May-1956 | Goalkeeper | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 9 | |
| Tom McGregor | 1962 | Forward | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Ron Millman | 10-Mar-1950 | Forward | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Alan Niven | 04-Jul-1955 | Defender | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| John Ogden | 13-Sep-1959 | Midfielder | 12 | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Paul Ontong | 24-Jun-1956 | Defender | 18 | 4 | 22 | 0 | ||
| John Russell | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Tony Scanlan | 04-Feb-1960 | Goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Eddie Spearritt | 31-Jan-1947 | Midfielder | 18 | 1 | 19 | 3 | ||
| Craig Wallace | 1954 | Forward | 10 | 4 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Graham Wilson | 1960 | Midfielder | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | ||
Coaches: Eddie Spearritt. 11 matches: Won 4; Drew 0; Lost 7.
Matt Carson. 15 matches: Won 4; Drew 6; Lost 5.