| 1980 National Soccer League Squads Written by Tony Persoglia and Greg Stock |
| 1979 |
Results | Table | Top Scorers | Squads | NSL Cup | NSL Index | 1981
Club | Adelaide City | APIA Leichhardt | Blacktown City | Brisbane City | Brisbane Lions | Canberra City | Footscray JUST | Heidelberg United | Marconi | Newcastle KB United | South Melbourne | St. George | Sydney City | West Adelaide
Sources: Soccer Action, Soccer World.
| Brisbane City 1980 Squad | ||||
| Player Details | Home-and-Away Season | Full Name | Birth Date | Position | Start | Sub | App | Gls | Red | Cls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Brusasco | 24-Aug-1960 | Forward | 6 | 9 | 15 | 2 | ||
| Kevin Caldwell | 1954 | Forward | 15 | 7 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Martin Coe | 21-Mar-1948 | Goalkeeper | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dominic Confessore | 18-Jan-1962 | Forward | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Willie Conner | 1955 | Forward | 11 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| John Coyne | 18-Jul-1951 | Forward | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Larry Gaffney | 20-Oct-1954 | Midfielder | 17 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 1 | |
| Bobby Hamilton | 10-Jul-1953 | Midfielder | 18 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||
| Barry Kelso | 12-May-1955 | Forward | 24 | 1 | 25 | 9 | ||
| Kevin Low | 17-May-1951 | Midfielder | 16 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jim McCluskey | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Joe Palinkas | 03-Mar-1954 | Forward | 17 | 4 | 21 | 3 | ||
| Steve Perry | 05-May-1954 | Defender | 25 | 1 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Frank Pimblett | 12-Mar-1957 | Midfielder | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| George Potter | 1950 | Defender | 24 | 1 | 25 | 1 | ||
| David Ratcliffe | 09-Mar-1957 | Defender | 25 | 0 | 25 | 4 | ||
| Boze Runje | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Michael Tripp | 1957 | Defender | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| David Vincenzino | 1961 | Midfielder | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Billy Wilkinson | 04-Apr-1951 | Defender | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Kim Wishart | 13-Jan-1957 | Goalkeeper | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | |
Coaches: Nereo Saftich. 7 matches: Won 0; Drew 2; Lost 5.
Steve Perry/George Potter. 1 match: Won 0; Drew 0; Lost 1.
Gyula Vincze. 1 match: Won 1; Drew 0; Lost 0.
George Potter. 17 matches: Won 3; Drew 8; Lost 6.