| 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.
| Sydney City 1982 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Ahearn | 13-Dec-1962 | Goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Murray Barnes | 16-Jan-1954 | Midfielder | 19 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Ken Boden | 05-Jul-1950 | Midfielder | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Nelio Borges | 31-Aug-1957 | Forward | 18 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ian Bruce | 24-Mar-1955 | Defender | 20 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Cant | 24-Sep-1953 | Midfielder | 27 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Todd Clarke | 28-Apr-1951 | Goalkeeper | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Graeme Fletcher | 11-Feb-1964 | Forward | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Gerry Gomez | 18-Aug-1960 | Defender | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Warren Haslam | 19-Jun-1964 | Defender | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| John Kosmina | 17-Aug-1956 | Forward | 28 | 0 | 28 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Grant Lee | 19-Oct-1961 | Midfielder | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| David Mitchell | 13-Jun-1962 | Forward | 20 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Kevin Mullen | 17-Jan-1954 | Defender | 18 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Willie Murray | 28-Aug-1954 | Forward | 14 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Steve O'Connor | 24-Nov-1954 | Defender | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jim Patikas | 18-Oct-1963 | Midfielder | 23 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Alex Robertson | 05-Nov-1954 | Defender | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Ian Souness | 26-Jan-1959 | Midfielder | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| John Spanos | 04-Jan-1961 | Defender | 25 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Joe Watson | 01-Jan-1952 | Midfielder | 26 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||
Coach: Eddie Thomson. 30 matches: Won 20; Drew 5; Lost 5.
Top 4 Finals: 2 matches: Won 1; Drew 0; Lost 1.