| Club: | Canberra City |
| Season: | 1979 |
| Mgrtitle: | Head Coach |
| Manager: | Vic Fernandez |
| Stadium: | Bruce Stadium |
| League: | National Soccer League |
| League Result: | 12th |
| Cup1: | NSL Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Semi-finals |
| League Topscorer: | Terry Byrne (9) |
| Season Topscorer: | Terry Byrne (13) |
| Highest Attendance: | 7,510 vs. Brisbane Lions (10 June 1979) National Soccer League |
| Lowest Attendance: | 1,500 vs. West Woden (25 April 1979) NSL Cup |
| Average Attendance: | |
| Largest Win: | 4–0 vs. Essendon Croatia (23 May 1979) NSL Cup |
| Largest Loss: | 1–5 (18 August 1979) National Soccer League |
| Prevseason: | 1978 |
| Nextseason: | 1980 |
The 1979 season was the third in the history of Canberra City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Canberra City finished 12th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the semi-finals of the NSL Cup.
See main article: 1979 National Soccer League.
See main article: 1979 NSL Cup.
Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[1]
| Player | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK | < | --National Soccer League--> | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 26 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 4 | ||
| 3 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 9+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 2+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 6 | — | < | --National Soccer League--> | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 7 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 3+13 | 3 | 1+2 | 2 | 19 | 5 | ||
| 9 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 26 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 13 | ||
| 10 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 22+1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 11 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 12 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 11+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 13 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 4+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
| 15 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 3 | ||
| 16 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 26 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 17 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 12+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
| 18 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 23+1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 19 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 20 | GK | < | --National Soccer League--> | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| — | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| — | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 11+5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 2 | ||
| — | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| — | — | < | --National Soccer League--> | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| — | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 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 | 16 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 3 | DF |  | < | --National Soccer League--> | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4 | 17 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 2 | DF | | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | — |  | < | --National Soccer League--> | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | DF | | < | --National Soccer League--> | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF | | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total< | --National Soccer League--> | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||||
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.