| 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 Lions 1980 Squad | ||||
| Player Details | Home-and-Away Season | Full Name | Birth Date | Position | Start | Sub | App | Gls | Red | Cls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Amos | Midfielder | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Col Bennett | 12-Sep-1950 | Defender | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Paul Burns | 10-May-1962 | Defender | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Calvin Daunt | 28-Sep-1961 | Forward | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Jim Hermiston | 30-Sep-1947 | Defender | 26 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Steve Hogg | 14-Feb-1960 | Defender | 23 | 2 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Alan Hughes | 10-Jul-1952 | Midfielder | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Ian Lawrie | 1957 | Defender | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Lindsay | 1956 | Midfielder | 21 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
| Nigel Lownds | 05-May-1956 | Goalkeeper | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | |
| Tom McGregor | 1962 | Forward | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | ||
| Mark McNaughton | 1957 | Forward | 18 | 3 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Ron Millman | 10-Mar-1950 | Forward | 26 | 0 | 26 | 8 | ||
| Alan Niven | 04-Jul-1955 | Defender | 25 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| John Ogden | 13-Sep-1959 | Midfielder | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Paul Ontong | 24-Jun-1956 | Defender | 23 | 0 | 23 | 3 | ||
| John Reid | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Tony Scanlan | 04-Feb-1960 | Goalkeeper | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6 | |
| Eddie Spearritt | 31-Jan-1947 | Midfielder | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Johan Verweij | 21-Dec-1955 | Midfielder | 16 | 4 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Graham Wilson | 1960 | Midfielder | 14 | 5 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Danny Wright | 02-Nov-1964 | Forward | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
Coach: Matt Carson. 26 matches: Won 7; Drew 11; Lost 8.