| Club: | South Melbourne |
| Season: | 1980 |
| Mgrtitle: | Head Coach |
| Manager: | John Margaritis |
| Stadium: | Middle Park Soccer Stadium |
| League: | National Soccer League |
| League Result: | 3rd |
| Cup1: | NSL Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Second round |
| League Topscorer: | Branko Buljevic (10) |
| Season Topscorer: | Branko Buljevic (10) |
| Highest Attendance: | 8,565 vs. Heidelberg United (9 March 1980) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 1,600 vs. St George-Budapest (14 September 1980) National Soccer League |
| Average Attendance: | |
| Largest Win: | 5–0 vs. Blacktown City (H) (20 July 1980) National Soccer League |
| Largest Loss: | 0–3 vs. Footscray JUST (A) (4 May 1980) National Soccer League |
| Prevseason: | 1979 |
| Nextseason: | 1981 |
The 1980 season was the fourth 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 3rd in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the second round of the NSL Cup.
See main article: 1980 National Soccer League.
The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1980 National Soccer League.
See main article: 1980 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 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| 3 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 17 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| 6 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 4 | ||
| 7 | — | < | --National Soccer League--> | 8+2 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 8 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 20+1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 5 | ||
| 9 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 2+10 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 10 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 8 | ||
| 11 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 25 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | ||
| 12 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 2+10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 14 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 15 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 21+3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 6 | ||
| 16 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 8 | ||
| 18 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 14+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 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 | 14 | DF |  | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 8 | MF | | < | --National Soccer League--> | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 2 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5 | 3 | DF | | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF | | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | DF | | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | FW | | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 18 | DF | | < | --National Soccer League--> | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total< | --National Soccer League--> | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 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.