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.[1]

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.

Premier League players with at least 300 appearances
Name Nationality Position Apps Club(s) First Last
Alex Tobin  Australia DF 522 Adelaide City, Parramatta Power, Northern Spirit 1984 2004
Paul Trimboli  Australia FW 452 Sunshine, South Melbourne 1987 2004
Sergio Melta  Australia MF 445 Adelaide City 1977 1995
Damian Mori  Australia FW 411 South Melbourne, Sunshine, Melbourne Knights, Adelaide City, Perth Glory 1989 2004
Mike O'Shea  Australia DF 406 St George, Canberra City, Wollongong Wolves 1977 1996
Andrew Marth  Australia MF 398 Sunshine, Melbourne Knights, Carlton 1986 2004
Robbie Hooker  Australia DF 394 Sydney City, Sydney Olympic, West Adelaide, Sydney United, Marconi Stallions, Canberra Cosmos, Football Kingz 1986 2002
Theo Selemidis  Australia MF 393 Heidelberg, Melbourne Knights 1977 1994
David Barrett  Australia DF 389 Sydney City, Sydney Olympic, Sydney United, Parramatta Power 1986 2003
Gary Phillips  Australia MF 377 Sydney Olympic, Brisbane Strikers 1982 1997
John Markovski  Australia FW 372 Sunshine, Preston, Melbourne Knights, Marconi Stallions, Morwell, Canberra Cosmos, Carlton, Perth Glory, Football Kingz 1986 2002
Mehmet Duraković  Australia DF 362 Brunswick, Footscray, South Melbourne, Sydney Olympic, Morwell 1985 2004
Danny Wright  Australia FW 353 Brisbane Lions, South Melbourne, Brisbane Strikers 1980 1997
Graham Jennings  Australia DF 351 Sydney Olympic, Sydney United, APIA Leichhardt, Newcastle Breakers 1979 1994
Matt Horsley  Australia DF 347 Wollongong Wolves, Perth Glory 1990 2004
Rod Brown  Australia FW 346 Marconi Stallions, APIA Leichhardt, Newcastle Breakers, Brisbane Strikers
Bob Catlin  Australia GK 345 APIA Leichhardt, Marconi Stallions, Sydney Olympic, Newcastle Breakers, Newcastle United 1984 2001
David Lowe  Australia FW 345 Newcastle, Marconi Stallions, Parramatta Eagles, Newcastle Breakers
Alan Hunter  Australia DF 343 Brisbane Lions, Heidelberg, Sydney United, Parramatta Eagles, Brisbane Strikers, Carlton 1983 1998
Steve Blair  Australia DF 338 South Melbourne 1980 1993
Joe Mullen  Australia FW 333 Adelaide City 1983 1996
Matthew Bingley  Australia DF 330 St George, Marconi Stallions, Northern Spirit, Newcastle United, Perth Glory 1988 2004
Vaughan Coveny  New Zealand FW 306 Melbourne Knights, Wollongong Wolves, South Melbourne 1992 2004
Carl Veart  Australia FW 307 Adelaide City, Adelaide United 1989 2004
Jason Petkovic  Australia GK 301 Adelaide City, Perth Glory 1993 2004
Clint Bolton  Australia GK 300 Brisbane Strikers, Sydney Olympic, Parramatta Power 1993 2004

References

  1. ^ "One small step for Alex Tobin, one large chapter for the record books". Sydney Morning Herald. 29 January 2003. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
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