| 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.
| West Adelaide 1979 Squad | ||||
| Player Details | Home-and-Away Season | Full Name | Birth Date | Position | Start | Sub | App | Gls | Red | Cls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Batchelor | 1961 | Midfielder | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Peter Boyle | 23-Apr-1951 | Forward | 24 | 0 | 24 | 4 | ||
| Vic Bozanic | 30-Oct-1957 | Defender | 14 | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Martyn Crook | 16-Nov-1956 | Goalkeeper | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8 | |
| Gary Dooley | 1958 | Midfielder | 14 | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Marcelino Fernandez | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Graham Honeyman | 30-May-1953 | Forward | 22 | 1 | 23 | 0 | ||
| David Jones | 01-Apr-1955 | Defender | 26 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Con Kambas | 12-Feb-1947 | Defender | 22 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| John Kosmina | 17-Aug-1956 | Forward | 21 | 0 | 21 | 7 | ||
| George Koulianos | 1960 | Forward | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Gordon McCulloch | 1956 | Midfielder | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Neil McGachey | 19-Jul-1952 | Midfielder | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Ian McGregor | 12-Mar-1956 | Midfielder | 17 | 5 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Graham Norris | 1955 | Forward | 21 | 1 | 22 | 7 | ||
| Nick Pantsaris | 1961 | Defender | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Dave Pillans | 1949 | Forward | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | ||
| Louis Pivetta | 1961 | Goalkeeper | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Barry Reynolds | 1948 | Defender | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Sam Service | Goalkeeper | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Peter Tymczyszyn | 1957 | Defender | 21 | 1 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Alex Zervas | 1950 | Forward | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1 | |
Coach: Tom Forde. 26 matches: Won 10; Drew 4; Lost 12.