| 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.
| St. George 1979 Squad | ||||
| Player Details | Home-and-Away Season | Full Name | Birth Date | Position | Start | Sub | App | Gls | Red | Cls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Barton | 24-Jul-1959 | Midfielder | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Martin Coe | 21-Mar-1948 | Goalkeeper | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | |
| Roy Cotton | 14-Nov-1955 | Midfielder | 21 | 2 | 23 | 7 | ||
| Rudi Della Picca | 07-Nov-1951 | Defender | 16 | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Nick Fenoughty | 1957 | Forward | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Mike Fraser | 06-Aug-1957 | Goalkeeper | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | |
| Rudi Gnavi | 17-Sep-1949 | Midfielder | 20 | 1 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Nigel Groome | Defender | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Brendan Grosse | 29-Sep-1954 | Midfielder | 16 | 4 | 20 | 1 | ||
| George Harris | 06-Feb-1949 | Defender | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Peter Hensman | 17-May-1952 | Forward | 13 | 7 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Emery Holmik | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Peter Katholos | 18-Mar-1961 | Midfielder | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | ||
| Paul Kay | 18-May-1962 | Midfielder | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Stefan Matic | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Tom Mihajlovic | 1952 | Midfielder | 12 | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Neville Morgan | Forward | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | |||
| Phil O'Connor | 10-Oct-1953 | Forward | 22 | 0 | 22 | 7 | ||
| John O'Shea | 24-Jul-1957 | Defender | 26 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
| Robbie O'Shea | 21-Sep-1958 | Defender | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Peter Terry | 1958 | Defender | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Doug Utjesenovic | 08-Oct-1946 | Defender | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
Coaches: Josef Gelei. 8 matches: Won 1; Drew 0; Lost 7.
Raul Blanco. 18 matches: Won 6; Drew 6; Lost 6.