| 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.
| Sydney 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Barnes | 16-Jan-1954 | Midfielder | 26 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Nelio Borges | 31-Aug-1957 | Forward | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ian Bruce | 24-Mar-1955 | Defender | 24 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Ernie Campbell | 20-Oct-1949 | Forward | 16 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Todd Clarke | 28-Apr-1951 | Goalkeeper | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Gerry Gomez | 18-Aug-1960 | Defender | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Lloyd Hardes | Midfielder | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Alan Kershaw | 23-Apr-1954 | Defender | 14 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Danny McGeough | Forward | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Kevin Mullen | 17-Jan-1954 | Defender | 15 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Steve O'Connor | 24-Nov-1954 | Defender | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Patikas | 18-Oct-1963 | Midfielder | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Hilton Silva | 1952 | Forward | 18 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Marcos Silva | 1958 | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Terry Smith | 10-Sep-1951 | Forward | 16 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Ian Souness | 26-Jan-1959 | Midfielder | 25 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
| John Stevenson | 17-Jun-1953 | Midfielder | 25 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Eddie Thomson | 25-Feb-1947 | Defender | 12 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Mark Trenter | 16-Apr-1958 | Forward | 11 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Joe Watson | 01-Jan-1952 | Midfielder | 21 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Webber | 21-Aug-1959 | Defender | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Coach: Gerry Chaldi. 26 matches: Won 15; Drew 3; Lost 8.
Top 4 Finals: 5 matches: Won 3; Drew 1; Lost 1.