| 1979 National Soccer League Squads Written by Tony Persoglia and Greg Stock |
| 1978 |
Results | Table | Top Scorers | Squads | NSL Cup | NSL Index | 1980
Club | Adelaide City | APIA Leichhardt | Brisbane City | Brisbane Lions | Canberra City | Footscray JUST | Heidelberg United | Marconi | Newcastle KB United | South Melbourne | St. George | Sydney City | Sydney Olympic | West Adelaide
Sources: Soccer Action, Soccer World.
| Adelaide City 1979 Squad | ||||
| Player Details | Home-and-Away Season | Full Name | Birth Date | Position | Start | Sub | App | Gls | Red | Cls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Besir | 1951 | Defender | 11 | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| John Deans | 30-Jul-1946 | Forward | 19 | 3 | 22 | 8 | ||
| Glen Dods | 07-Jul-1957 | Defender | 25 | 1 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Chris Kent | 15-Apr-1955 | Midfielder | 25 | 1 | 26 | 7 | ||
| Gary Marocchi | 24-Apr-1955 | Midfielder | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Peter Marshall | 1958 | Goalkeeper | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 10 | |
| Robert Marwe | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3 | ||||
| Sergio Melta | 16-Mar-1954 | Midfielder | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Rick Migliaccio | 1960 | Goalkeeper | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jim Muir | 30-Jan-1949 | Forward | 12 | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Agenor Muniz | 24-Jun-1949 | Midfielder | 22 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1 | |
| Brian Northcote | 11-Aug-1956 | Midfielder | 25 | 0 | 25 | 5 | ||
| Bugsy Nyskohus | 18-Jun-1950 | Defender | 25 | 1 | 26 | 0 | ||
| John Nyskohus | 15-Oct-1951 | Forward | 26 | 0 | 26 | 7 | ||
| John Perin | 10-Jun-1948 | Midfielder | 25 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Bobby Russell | 16-Jul-1955 | Defender | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Villani | 02-Mar-1963 | Midfielder | 9 | 4 | 13 | 6 | ||
Coach: Rale Rasic. 26 matches: Won 13; Drew 6; Lost 7.