| Club: | Newcastle KB United |
| Season: | 1979 |
| Manager: | Alan Vest |
| Stadium: | Newcastle International Sports Centre |
| League: | National Soccer League |
| League Result: | 6th |
| Cup1: | NSL Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Semi-finals |
| League Topscorer: | Ken Boden (12) |
| Season Topscorer: | Ken Boden (15) |
| Highest Attendance: | 18,376 vs. Sydney Olympic (14 April 1979) National Soccer League |
| Lowest Attendance: | 4,427 vs. Sydney City (30 May 1979) NSL Cup |
| Average Attendance: | |
| Largest Win: | 5–1 vs. Canberra City (A) (18 August 1979) National Soccer League |
| Largest Loss: | 0–3 vs. Brisbane Lions (A) (6 May 1979) National Soccer League |
| Prevseason: | 1978 |
| Nextseason: | 1980 |
The 1979 season was the second in the history of Newcastle KB United. It was also the second season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Newcastle KB United finished 6th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup semi-finals by St George-Budapest.
See main article: 1979 National Soccer League.
Notes:
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--> | 17+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 4 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 4 | ||
| 6 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 26 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 7 | ||
| 8 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 9 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 26 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 15 | ||
| 10 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 24 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 7 | ||
| 11 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 12 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 14+1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 5 | ||
| 14 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 9+6 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| 15 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 26 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 6 | ||
| 16 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 18+8 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 17 | — | < | --National Soccer League--> | 2+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 19 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 18+6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 20 | GK | < | --National Soccer League--> | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 21 | — | < | --National Soccer League--> | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 22 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 13+1 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
| — | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| — | — | < | --National Soccer League--> | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 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.
| Rank | Goalkeeper | NSL | NSL Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Total | 7 | 2 | 9 | ||||