| 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.
| Canberra City 1979 Squad | ||||
| Player Details | Home-and-Away Season | Full Name | Birth Date | Position | Start | Sub | App | Gls | Red | Cls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Arquero | 1960 | Midfielder | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| George Bailey | 31-Oct-1958 | Forward | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| John Brown | 30-Jun-1949 | Defender | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Terry Byrne | 15-Feb-1959 | Defender | 26 | 0 | 26 | 9 | ||
| Ian Callaghan | 10-Apr-1942 | Midfielder | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Jim Cant | 24-Sep-1953 | Midfielder | 23 | 1 | 24 | 0 | ||
| John Davies | 10-May-1957 | Midfielder | 22 | 1 | 23 | 2 | ||
| Isaac Farrell | 01-Oct-1957 | Midfielder | 20 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Paul Fielding | 04-Dec-1955 | Midfielder | 11 | 5 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Ivan Grujicic | Midfielder | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3 | |||
| Steve Hogg | 14-Feb-1960 | Defender | 9 | 4 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Steve Hoszowski | 29-May-1954 | Goalkeeper | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 7 | |
| Keni Kawaleva | 1951 | Defender | 11 | 5 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Bernard Lustica | 1962 | Forward | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Don Maclaren | 07-Aug-1959 | Forward | 12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | ||
| Mike Milovanovic | 16-May-1960 | Defender | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Danny Moulis | 25-Jul-1960 | Defender | 26 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
| Alan Reis | 10-Sep-1962 | Forward | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phil Reis | 1961 | Midfielder | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Luis Salgado | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Roy Stark | 28-Nov-1953 | Defender | 17 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
| Brian Stoddart | Forward | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Kosta Talevski | Forward | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Harry Williams | 07-May-1951 | Defender | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
Coach: Vic Fernandez. 26 matches: Won 6; Drew 8; Lost 12.