| 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.
| South Melbourne 1979 Squad | ||||
| Player Details | Home-and-Away Season | Full Name | Birth Date | Position | Start | Sub | App | Gls | Red | Cls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Baxter | 16-Aug-1953 | Midfielder | 25 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Dennis Boland | 20-Jun-1950 | Goalkeeper | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |
| George Campbell | 03-May-1957 | Forward | 24 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| Steve Carr | 17-Sep-1956 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | |||
| George Christopoulos | 11-Dec-1960 | Midfielder | 21 | 3 | 24 | 3 | ||
| Duncan Cummings | 20-Mar-1958 | Forward | 12 | 4 | 16 | 2 | ||
| Alan Davidson | 01-Jun-1960 | Defender | 19 | 2 | 21 | 2 | ||
| Ken Drakeford | 12-Apr-1957 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | |||
| Alun Evans | 30-Sep-1949 | Forward | 25 | 0 | 25 | 7 | ||
| John Hansen | Goalkeeper | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Steve Kakantonis | 26-Jan-1961 | Forward | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Kris Kalifatidis | 03-Jan-1958 | Defender | 22 | 1 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Kyri Kyriakouleas | 27-Sep-1959 | Defender | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Peter Laumets | 03-Apr-1957 | Goalkeeper | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | |
| Bertie Lutton | 1950 | Defender | 23 | 2 | 25 | 4 | ||
| Frank Munro | 25-Oct-1947 | Defender | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mike Pye | 09-Aug-1947 | Defender | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Jack Reilly | 27-Aug-1945 | Goalkeeper | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Mendo Ristovski | 18-Feb-1956 | Forward | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||
| Peter Scarlett | 15-Feb-1962 | Defender | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tony Turner | 18-Jun-1953 | Defender | 10 | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Sammy Wright | 09-Jan-1956 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 1 | |||
Coaches: David MacLaren. 7 matches: Won 0; Drew 1; Lost 6.
Duncan McKay. 9 matches: Won 3; Drew 1; Lost 5.
John Margaritis. 10 matches: Won 3; Drew 1; Lost 6.