| 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.
| Newcastle KB United 1980 Squad | ||||
| Player Details | Home-and-Away Season | Full Name | Birth Date | Position | Start | Sub | App | Gls | Red | Cls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arno Bertogna | 09-Apr-1959 | Defender | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Paul Burrows | 1958 | Forward | 11 | 4 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Brett Cowburn | 05-Sep-1959 | Defender | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Col Curran | 21-Aug-1947 | Defender | 23 | 1 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Phil Dando | 08-Jun-1952 | Goalkeeper | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5 | |
| Dave Deakin | 15-May-1956 | Forward | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Roy Drinkwater | 25-Dec-1954 | Defender | 26 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| Graham Heys | 29-Nov-1955 | Forward | 20 | 2 | 22 | 8 | ||
| David Jones | 04-Aug-1955 | Forward | 24 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 1 | |
| David Kamasz | 22-Aug-1957 | Forward | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Craig Mason | 23-Aug-1956 | Midfielder | 19 | 3 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Malcolm McClelland | 22-Dec-1960 | Midfielder | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | ||
| Jim Preston | 10-Dec-1958 | Goalkeeper | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | |
| Paul Reaney | 22-Oct-1944 | Defender | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Joe Senkalski | 20-Aug-1957 | Midfielder | 17 | 1 | 18 | 3 | ||
| John Sneddon | 04-Sep-1952 | Defender | 10 | 4 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Bill Summerscales | 04-Jan-1949 | Defender | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Howard Tredinnick | 23-Mar-1962 | Forward | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Peter Tredinnick | 06-Jan-1960 | Midfielder | 18 | 3 | 21 | 2 | ||
| Mark Trenter | 16-Apr-1958 | Forward | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Craig Wallace | 1954 | Forward | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Coach: Alan Vest. 26 matches: Won 12; Drew 6; Lost 8.