| 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.
| Western Suburbs 1978 Squad | ||||
| Player Details | Home-and-Away Season | Full Name | Birth Date | Position | Start | Sub | App | Gls | Red | Cls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Ankudinoff | 1961 | Defender | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Barry Campbell | 04-Apr-1958 | Defender | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Mark Davies | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Brian Dodd | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Rob Drewes | 1961 | Forward | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Clive Eaton | 1952 | Forward | 26 | 0 | 26 | 14 | ||
| Terry Eaton | 11-Apr-1943 | Goalkeeper | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | |
| Alan Fisher | Forward | 17 | 4 | 21 | 9 | |||
| David Harding | 14-Sep-1946 | Midfielder | 26 | 0 | 26 | 4 | ||
| Wally Lachowicz | 15-Jul-1956 | Goalkeeper | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Bob Noble | 25-May-1949 | Defender | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Brian O'Donnell | 08-Aug-1957 | Midfielder | 26 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Ian Rowden | 1961 | Defender | 16 | 3 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Mark Samuels | 1959 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | |||
| Andy Scott | 1956 | Forward | 14 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 1 | |
| Rod Skellern | 17-Feb-1959 | Defender | 24 | 1 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Peter Stone | 30-Sep-1954 | Midfielder | 25 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| Warren Turnbull | Defender | 26 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |||
| John Vernon | 13 | 5 | 18 | 4 | ||||
| Peter Wilson | 15-Sep-1947 | Defender | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Greg Woodhouse | 02-Jan-1960 | Goalkeeper | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | |
Coach: Michael Laing. 26 matches: Won 9; Drew 6; Lost 11.