| 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.
| West Adelaide 1982 Squad | ||||
| Player Details | Home-and-Away Season | Full Name | Birth Date | Position | Start | Sub | App | Gls | Red | Cls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Atsalas | 03-Mar-1961 | Midfielder | 15 | 1 | 16 | 3 | ||
| Allan Boath | 14-Feb-1958 | Midfielder | 11 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | |
| Frank Boetel | 27-Aug-1964 | Goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mike Brennan | 17-May-1952 | Forward | 23 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 2 | |
| Tim Brown | 15-Apr-1961 | Midfielder | 13 | 1 | 14 | 4 | ||
| Martyn Crook | 16-Nov-1956 | Goalkeeper | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 8 | |
| David Doorne | 22-Mar-1963 | Midfielder | 14 | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Robbie Dunn | 06-Jul-1960 | Defender | 29 | 0 | 29 | 5 | ||
| Graham Heys | 29-Nov-1955 | Forward | 30 | 0 | 30 | 6 | ||
| Graham Honeyman | 30-May-1953 | Forward | 30 | 0 | 30 | 14 | ||
| George Koulianos | 1960 | Forward | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Paul Kounas | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Lopez Manecas | 07-Oct-1952 | Forward | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | ||
| Zoran Maricic | 23-Dec-1956 | Defender | 12 | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Neil McGachey | 19-Jul-1952 | Midfielder | 25 | 2 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Ian McGregor | 12-Mar-1956 | Midfielder | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Ian McKie | 22-Apr-1962 | Defender | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Adrian Santrac | 29-Jun-1958 | Midfielder | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | ||
| Bill Stefanopoulos | 16-Dec-1961 | Forward | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Steve Sumner | 02-Apr-1955 | Midfielder | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
| Tom Totsikas | 25-Jun-1960 | Defender | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Jim Wright | Forward | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
Coach: Alan Vest. 30 matches: Won 10; Drew 8; Lost 12.