List of National Soccer League players


This is a list of National Soccer League players who made 300 or more appearances in the National Soccer League, the top level of the Australian soccer league system from 1977 to 2004.
From the National Soccer League's formation at the start of the 1977 season to its disbandment at the end of the 2003–04 season, one player accrued 500 or more appearances in the National Soccer League. The player to reach the milestone was defender Alex Tobin, in representation of Adelaide City, Parramatta Power and Northern Spirit; his 500th match was for Northern Spirit in February 2003.
The only player from outside the Australia to play 500 National Soccer League games is New Zealand forward Vaughan Coveny.

List of players

Players are initially listed by number of appearances. If number of appearances are equal, the players are then listed chronologically by the year of first appearance. If still tied, the players are listed alphabetically.
NameNationalityPositionClub
Australia522Adelaide City, Parramatta Power, Northern Spirit19842004
Australia452Sunshine, South Melbourne19872004
Australia445Adelaide City19771995
Australia411South Melbourne, Sunshine, Melbourne Knights, Adelaide City, Perth Glory19892004
Australia406St George, Canberra City, Wollongong Wolves19771996
Australia398Sunshine, Melbourne Knights, Carlton19862004
Australia394Sydney City, Sydney Olympic, West Adelaide, Sydney United, Marconi Stallions, Canberra Cosmos, Football Kingz19862002
Australia393Heidelberg, Melbourne Knights19771994
Australia389Sydney City, Sydney Olympic, Sydney United, Parramatta Power19862003
Australia377Sydney Olympic, Brisbane Strikers19821997
Australia372Sunshine, Preston, Melbourne Knights, Marconi Stallions, Morwell, Canberra Cosmos, Carlton, Perth Glory, Football Kingz19862002
Australia362Brunswick, Footscray, South Melbourne, Sydney Olympic, Morwell19852004
Australia353Brisbane Lions, South Melbourne, Brisbane Strikers19801997
Australia351Sydney Olympic, Sydney United, APIA Leichhardt, Newcastle Breakers19791994
Australia347Wollongong Wolves, Perth Glory19902004
Australia346Marconi Stallions, APIA Leichhardt, Newcastle Breakers, Brisbane Strikers--
Australia345APIA Leichhardt, Marconi Stallions, Sydney Olympic, Newcastle Breakers, Newcastle United19842001
Australia345Newcastle, Marconi Stallions, Parramatta Eagles, Newcastle Breakers--
Australia343Brisbane Lions, Heidelberg, Sydney United, Parramatta Eagles, Brisbane Strikers, Carlton19831998
Australia338South Melbourne19801993
Australia333Adelaide City19831996
Australia330St George, Marconi Stallions, Northern Spirit, Newcastle United, Perth Glory19882004
New Zealand306Melbourne Knights, Wollongong Wolves, South Melbourne19922004
Australia307Adelaide City, Adelaide United19892004
Australia301Adelaide City, Perth Glory19932004
Australia300Brisbane Strikers, Sydney Olympic, Parramatta Power19932004