| Club: | South Melbourne |
| Season: | 1977 |
| Mgrtitle: | Head Coach |
| Manager: | Manny Poulakakis Con Xanthopoulos |
| League: | National Soccer League |
| League Result: | 11th |
| Cup1: | NSL Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | First round |
| League Topscorer: | Peter Ollerton (6) |
| Season Topscorer: | Peter Ollerton (6) |
| Highest Attendance: | 15,000 vs. St George-Budapest (13 June 1977) National Soccer League |
| Lowest Attendance: | 2,000 vs. Eastern Suburbs (14 August 1977) National Soccer League |
| Average Attendance: | |
| Largest Win: | 2–0 (4 times) 4–2 (once) |
| Largest Loss: | 0–3 vs. Marconi Fairfield (A) (30 April 1977) National Soccer League 2–5 vs. Fitzroy United (A) (3 July 1977) National Soccer League |
| Pattern La1: | _thinnavyhoops |
| Pattern Ra1: | _thinnavyhoops |
| Leftarm1: | 191f51 |
| Body1: | 191f51 |
| Rightarm1: | 191f51 |
| Shorts1: | 191f51 |
| Socks1: | 191f51 |
| Nextseason: | 1978 |
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for South Melbourne Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. South Melbourne finished 11th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the first round of the NSL Cup.191f51
| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22–23 January 1977 | GK | $3,500 | [1] | ||
| MF | $3,500 |
See main article: 1977 National Soccer League.
See main article: 1977 NSL Cup.
Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[2]
| Player | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| — | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 5+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| — | — | < | --National Soccer League--> | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| — | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 6+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | ||
| — | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| — | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 10+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| — | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 18+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
| — | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| — | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 22+1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | ||
| — | — | < | --National Soccer League--> | 20+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| — | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| — | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 15+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| — | — | < | --National Soccer League--> | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| — | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| — | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| — | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| — | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| — | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | ||
| — | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| — | GK | < | --National Soccer League--> | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| — | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | ||
| — | GK | < | --National Soccer League--> | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| — | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.
| Rank | Player | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | FW |  | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | — | DF | | < | --National Soccer League--> | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | — | MF | | < | --National Soccer League--> | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| — | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| — | FW | | < | --National Soccer League--> | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| — | — | < | --National Soccer League--> | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 7 | — | FW | | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| — | DF | | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total< | --National Soccer League--> | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | |||||
Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.