| Club: | South Melbourne |
| Season: | 1979 |
| Mgrtitle: | Head Coach |
| Manager: | David Maclaren Duncan McKay John Margaritis |
| League: | National Soccer League |
| League Result: | 14th |
| Cup1: | NSL Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | First round |
| League Topscorer: | Alun Evans (7) |
| Season Topscorer: | Alun Evans (7) |
| Highest Attendance: | 12,000 vs. APIA Leichhardt (18 June 1979) National Soccer League 12,000 vs. Heidelberg United (15 July 1979) National Soccer League |
| Lowest Attendance: | 2,500 vs. Brisbane Lions (22 July 1979) National Soccer League |
| Average Attendance: | |
| Largest Win: | 4–0 vs. Brisbane City (16 September 1979) National Soccer League |
| Largest Loss: | 0–6 vs. Marconi Fairfield (22 April 1979) National Soccer League |
| Prevseason: | 1978 |
| Nextseason: | 1980 |
The 1979 season was the third 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 14th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the first round of the NSL Cup.
See main article: 1979 National Soccer League.
Notes:
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--> | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 22+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| 3 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||
| 4 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 5 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
| 6 | — | < | --National Soccer League--> | 18+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| 8 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 21+3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 4 | ||
| 9 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 12+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
| 10 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 7 | ||
| 11 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| 12 | — | < | --National Soccer League--> | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 13 | — | < | --National Soccer League--> | 10+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 14 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 19+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| 15 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 16 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 18 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 23+2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 | ||
| 19 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 20 | GK | < | --National Soccer League--> | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| — | GK | < | --National Soccer League--> | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| — | GK | < | --National Soccer League--> | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| — | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 10+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 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 | 4 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | DF |  | < | --National Soccer League--> | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4 | 5 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 18 | DF | | < | --National Soccer League--> | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 8 | MF | | < | --National Soccer League--> | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 6 | — | < | --National Soccer League--> | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | — | | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | DF | | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| — | GK | | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total< | --National Soccer League--> | 30 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 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.
| Rank | Goalkeeper | NSL | NSL Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 20 | | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||