| 1982 National Soccer League Squads Written by Tony Persoglia and Greg Stock |
| 1981 |
Results | Table | Top Scorers | Squads | NSL Cup | NSL Index | 1983
Club | Adelaide City | APIA Leichhardt | Brisbane City | Brisbane Lions | Canberra City | Footscray JUST | Heidelberg United | Marconi | Newcastle KB United | Preston Makedonia | South Melbourne | St. George | Sydney City | Sydney Olympic | West Adelaide | Wollongong City
Sources: Australian Soccer Weekly, Soccer Action.
| Adelaide City 1982 Squad | ||||
| Player Details | Home-and-Away Season | Full Name | Birth Date | Position | Start | Sub | App | Gls | Red | Cls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Banfield | 20-Jan-1962 | Defender | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | |
| Les Carter | 24-Oct-1960 | Forward | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
| Mario Caruso | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Glen Dods | 07-Jul-1957 | Defender | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Ferguson | 01-Mar-1945 | Goalkeeper | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7 | |
| Neville Flounders | 02-Feb-1958 | Defender | 27 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Noel Flounders | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Chris Manou | 01-May-1963 | Defender | 13 | 4 | 17 | 2 | ||
| Sergio Marangoni | Midfielder | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Gary Marocchi | 24-Apr-1955 | Midfielder | 29 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| Willie McNally | 16-Mar-1954 | Goalkeeper | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | |
| Sergio Melta | 16-Mar-1954 | Midfielder | 29 | 0 | 29 | 5 | ||
| Chris Miller | 1961 | Defender | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| David Mitchell | 13-Jun-1962 | Forward | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Brian Northcote | 11-Aug-1956 | Midfielder | 17 | 0 | 17 | 3 | ||
| Bugsy Nyskohus | 18-Jun-1950 | Defender | 29 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| John Nyskohus | 15-Oct-1951 | Forward | 30 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 1 | |
| John Perin | 10-Jun-1948 | Midfielder | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Peter Rankin | 02-Jun-1964 | Forward | 11 | 5 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Russell | 16-Jul-1955 | Defender | 30 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| Paul Shillabeer | 29-Sep-1963 | Defender | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Luciano Signore | 06-May-1962 | Forward | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Villani | 02-Mar-1963 | Midfielder | 25 | 1 | 26 | 5 | ||
Coaches: Bob D'Ottavi. 9 matches: Won 1; Drew 3; Lost 5.
John Perin. 21 matches: Won 5; Drew 9; Lost 7