| 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.
| St. George 1978 Squad | ||||
| Player Details | Home-and-Away Season | Full Name | Birth Date | Position | Start | Sub | App | Gls | Red | Cls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isadore Acosta | Forward | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Mark Barton | 24-Jul-1959 | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ray Clemence | 05-Aug-1948 | Goalkeeper | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ralph Coates | 26-Apr-1946 | Midfielder | 11 | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||
| Martin Coe | 21-Mar-1948 | Goalkeeper | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4 | |
| Mike Dale | Midfielder | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Zoran Durisic | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Rudi Gnavi | 17-Sep-1949 | Midfielder | 11 | 2 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Brendan Grosse | 29-Sep-1954 | Midfielder | 25 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| George Harris | 06-Feb-1949 | Defender | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Peter Hensman | 17-May-1952 | Forward | 17 | 4 | 21 | 6 | ||
| Emery Holmik | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Paul Jones | 15 | 1 | 16 | 2 | ||||
| Paul Kay | 18-May-1962 | Midfielder | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Carlos Mendez | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Neville Morgan | Forward | 25 | 1 | 26 | 6 | |||
| Phil O'Connor | 10-Oct-1953 | Forward | 24 | 1 | 25 | 12 | ||
| John O'Shea | 24-Jul-1957 | Defender | 25 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Mike O'Shea | 27-Oct-1960 | Defender | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Robbie O'Shea | 21-Sep-1958 | Defender | 14 | 2 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Michael Rendell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Peter Terry | 1958 | Defender | 18 | 3 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Rafael Tonanez | 09-Mar-1946 | Defender | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Doug Utjesenovic | 08-Oct-1946 | Defender | 20 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Jim Vlassis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Coaches: Ilija Takac. 12 matches: Won 4; Drew 1; Lost 7.
Joe Vlasits. 14 matches: Won 7; Drew 2; Lost 5.