| 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.
| South Melbourne 1982 Squad | ||||
| Player Details | Home-and-Away Season | Full Name | Birth Date | Position | Start | Sub | App | Gls | Red | Cls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Bennett | 09-Aug-1953 | Defender | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Steve Blair | 28-Dec-1961 | Defender | 26 | 3 | 29 | 1 | ||
| Branko Buljevic | 06-Sep-1947 | Forward | 13 | 9 | 22 | 8 | ||
| George Campbell | 03-May-1957 | Forward | 29 | 0 | 29 | 5 | ||
| Alan Davidson | 01-Jun-1960 | Defender | 22 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 1 | |
| Charlie Egan | 14-Aug-1959 | Forward | 30 | 0 | 30 | 20 | ||
| Alun Evans | 30-Sep-1949 | Forward | 19 | 2 | 21 | 3 | ||
| Carl Halford | 27-Nov-1958 | Midfielder | 12 | 1 | 13 | 1 | ||
| David Jones | 01-Apr-1955 | Defender | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Peter Laumets | 03-Apr-1957 | Goalkeeper | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4 | |
| Bertie Lutton | 1950 | Defender | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Socrates Nicolaidis | 15-Aug-1962 | Midfielder | 25 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Tony Owen | 09-Jul-1965 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Billy Rogers | 16-Jul-1949 | Midfielder | 21 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Jim Shirra | 10-Jun-1950 | Midfielder | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| John Stevenson | 17-Jun-1953 | Midfielder | 17 | 2 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Lou Tsigaris | 1956 | Goalkeeper | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Grant Turner | 07-Oct-1958 | Midfielder | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Steve Wooddin | 16-Jan-1955 | Forward | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Arthur Xanthopoulos | 23-Jul-1956 | Defender | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
Coaches: John Margaritis. 13 matches: Won 3; Drew 4; Lost 6.
Mick Watson. 4 matches: Won 2; Drew 2; Lost 0.
Tommy Docherty. 13 matches: Won 6; Drew 3; Lost 4.