| 1979 National Soccer League Squads Written by Tony Persoglia and Greg Stock |
| 1978 |
Results | Table | Top Scorers | Squads | NSL Cup | NSL Index
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 Olympic 1979 Squad | ||||
| Player Details | Home-and-Away Season | Full Name | Birth Date | Position | Start | Sub | App | Gls | Red | Cls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Ainslie | 1947 | Midfielder | 12 | 3 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Richard Bell | 13-Nov-1955 | Defender | 26 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| Ray Botham | 27-Oct-1957 | Forward | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Paul Coton | 09-Feb-1949 | Defender | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Mike Cross | 25-Apr-1956 | Defender | 22 | 1 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Clive Eaton | 1952 | Forward | 18 | 6 | 24 | 7 | ||
| Karim Ghiassi | Defender | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| George Gibson | 15-Nov-1945 | Defender | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Alex Jamieson | 21-Nov-1957 | Midfielder | 11 | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Graham Jennings | 18-Jan-1960 | Defender | 19 | 1 | 20 | 4 | ||
| John Karaspyros | 09-Mar-1960 | Defender | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Mark Koussas | 09-Jan-1963 | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Derek Laing | 12-Feb-1955 | Forward | 25 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Paul Luckett | 12-Jan-1957 | Defender | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Dave McIntosh | 11-Mar-1954 | Defender | 21 | 4 | 25 | 2 | ||
| Gary Meier | 10-Sep-1955 | Goalkeeper | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4 | |
| Jim Morris | 24-Dec-1957 | Defender | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Billy Palmer | 18-Jun-1955 | Defender | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Leopold Poulos | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Peter Raskopoulos | 22-Feb-1962 | Midfielder | 25 | 1 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Ian Rowden | 1961 | Defender | 16 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | |
| Andy Scott | 1956 | Forward | 16 | 2 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Ken Wilson | 30-Oct-1957 | Defender | 26 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| Peter Wilson | 29-Jun-1961 | Goalkeeper | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | |
Coaches: Joe Marston. 16 matches: Won 6; Drew 1; Lost 9.
John Xipolitas. 10 matches: Won 1; Drew 4; Lost 5.