| 1978 National Soccer League Squads Written by Tony Persoglia and Greg Stock |
| 1977 |
Results | Table | Top Scorers | Squads | NSL Cup | NSL Index | 1979
Club | Adelaide City | Brisbane City | Brisbane Lions | Canberra City | Eastern Suburbs Hakoah | Fitzroy United | Footscray JUST | Marconi | Newcastle KB United | South Melbourne | St. George | Sydney Olympic | West Adelaide | Western Suburbs
Sources: Soccer Action, Soccer World.
| Canberra City 1978 Squad | ||||
| Player Details | Home-and-Away Season | Full Name | Birth Date | Position | Start | Sub | App | Gls | Red | Cls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Brown | 30-Jun-1949 | Defender | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Terry Byrne | 15-Feb-1959 | Defender | 23 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 1 | |
| Jim Cant | 24-Sep-1953 | Midfielder | 23 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | |
| John Davies | 10-May-1957 | Midfielder | 17 | 1 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Ivan Grujicic | Midfielder | 19 | 3 | 22 | 9 | |||
| Ken Henderson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Tony Henderson | 14-Jan-1954 | Defender | 26 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Ian Heywood | 08-Feb-1959 | Midfielder | 17 | 5 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Steve Hogg | 14-Feb-1960 | Defender | 15 | 2 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Keni Kawaleva | 1951 | Defender | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| David Lindenmayer | 1960 | Goalkeeper | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Bernard Lustica | 1962 | Forward | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Peter Marinello | 20-Feb-1950 | Forward | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Mike Milovanovic | 16-May-1960 | Defender | 15 | 2 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Danny Moulis | 25-Jul-1960 | Defender | 17 | 1 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Garry Parker | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Alan Reis | 10-Sep-1962 | Forward | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Luis Salgado | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Roy Stark | 28-Nov-1953 | Defender | 25 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Brian Stoddart | Forward | 17 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |||
| Ron Tilsed | 06-Aug-1952 | Goalkeeper | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4 | |
Coach: John Warren. 26 matches: Won 5; Drew 10; Lost 11.