| Club: | Newcastle Rosebud United |
| Season: | 1986 |
| Stadium: | Adamstown Oval |
| League: | National Soccer League |
| League Result: | 6th |
| Cup1: | NSL Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Second round |
| League Topscorer: | Mark Jones (10) |
| Season Topscorer: | Sean Ingham Mark Jones (10) |
| Highest Attendance: | 2,865 vs. Sydney Croatia (5 April 1986) National Soccer League |
| Lowest Attendance: | 828 vs. Wollongong City (10 May 1986) National Soccer League |
| Average Attendance: | 1,819 |
| Largest Win: | 5–1 vs. Sydney City (H) (28 June 1986) National Soccer League |
| Largest Loss: | 0–4 vs. Sydney Croatia (H) (5 April 1986) National Soccer League |
| Prevseason: | 1985 |
The 1986 season was Newcastle Rosebud United's third and final season in the National Soccer League. Newcastle Rosebud United finished 6th in their National Soccer League season and were eliminated the NSL Cup second round against Sydney City.
Players with no appearances not included in the list.[1] [2]
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| — | DF | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| — | FW | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 3 | |||
| — | MF | 18(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| — | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| — | 10(3) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| — | GK | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| — | 1(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| — | 6(3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| — | FW | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 10 | |||
| — | DF | 21 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 10 | |||
| — | DF | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 6 | |||
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| — | MF | 9(1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |||
| — | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| — | DF | 19 | 4 | 1(1) | 0 | 21 | 4 | |||
| — | DF | 18(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||
| — | MF | 7(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Player(s) transferred out but featured this season | ||||||||||
| — | FW | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| width=15 | width=15 | width=15 | width=15 | width=145 | Name | width=120 | National Soccer League | width=120 | NSL Cup | width=120 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | GK |  | Clint Gosling | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||