| 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.
| West Adelaide 1980 Squad | ||||
| Player Details | Home-and-Away Season | Full Name | Birth Date | Position | Start | Sub | App | Gls | Red | Cls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Atsalas | 03-Mar-1961 | Midfielder | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Peter Boyle | 23-Apr-1951 | Forward | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vic Bozanic | 30-Oct-1957 | Defender | 26 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Eric Carruthers | 02-Feb-1953 | Defender | 16 | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Martyn Crook | 16-Nov-1956 | Goalkeeper | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6 | |
| David Doorne | 22-Mar-1963 | Midfielder | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Tom Forde | 16 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||||
| Brian Gale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Graham Honeyman | 30-May-1953 | Forward | 26 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
| Chris Key | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| John Kosmina | 17-Aug-1956 | Forward | 23 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 1 | |
| George Koulianos | 1960 | Forward | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Aldo Lorenzoni | Forward | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Lopez Manecas | 07-Oct-1952 | Forward | 24 | 0 | 24 | 6 | ||
| Zoran Maricic | 23-Dec-1956 | Defender | 16 | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Neil McGachey | 19-Jul-1952 | Midfielder | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ian McGregor | 12-Mar-1956 | Midfielder | 24 | 1 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Ian McKie | 22-Apr-1962 | Defender | 11 | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Graham Norris | 1955 | Forward | 18 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | |
| Nick Pantsaris | 1961 | Defender | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Shraga Topaz | 1950 | Defender | 22 | 1 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Tom Totsikas | 25-Jun-1960 | Defender | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Peter Tymczyszyn | 1957 | Defender | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | ||
Coaches: Gerry Chaldi. 19 matches: Won 5; Drew 2; Lost 12.
Billy Birch. 7 matches: Won 2; Drew 1; Lost 4.