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
NameNationalityPositionAppsClub(s)FirstLast
Alex Tobin  Australia DF522Adelaide City, Parramatta Power, Northern Spirit19842004
Paul Trimboli  Australia FW452Sunshine, South Melbourne19872004
Sergio Melta  Australia MF445Adelaide City19771995
Damian Mori  Australia FW411South Melbourne, Sunshine, Melbourne Knights, Adelaide City, Perth Glory19892004
Mike O'Shea  Australia DF406St George, Canberra City, Wollongong Wolves19771996
Andrew Marth  Australia MF398Sunshine, Melbourne Knights, Carlton19862004
Robbie Hooker  Australia DF394Sydney City, Sydney Olympic, West Adelaide, Sydney United, Marconi Stallions, Canberra Cosmos, Football Kingz19862002
Theo Selemidis  Australia MF393Heidelberg, Melbourne Knights19771994
David Barrett  Australia DF389Sydney City, Sydney Olympic, Sydney United, Parramatta Power19862003
Gary Phillips  Australia MF377Sydney Olympic, Brisbane Strikers19821997
John Markovski  Australia FW372Sunshine, Preston, Melbourne Knights, Marconi Stallions, Morwell, Canberra Cosmos, Carlton, Perth Glory, Football Kingz19862002
Mehmet Duraković  Australia DF362Brunswick, Footscray, South Melbourne, Sydney Olympic, Morwell19852004
Danny Wright  Australia FW353Brisbane Lions, South Melbourne, Brisbane Strikers19801997
Graham Jennings  Australia DF351Sydney Olympic, Sydney United, APIA Leichhardt, Newcastle Breakers19791994
Matt Horsley  Australia DF347Wollongong Wolves, Perth Glory19902004
Rod Brown  Australia FW346Marconi Stallions, APIA Leichhardt, Newcastle Breakers, Brisbane Strikers
Bob Catlin  Australia GK345APIA Leichhardt, Marconi Stallions, Sydney Olympic, Newcastle Breakers, Newcastle United19842001
David Lowe  Australia FW345Newcastle, Marconi Stallions, Parramatta Eagles, Newcastle Breakers
Alan Hunter  Australia DF343Brisbane Lions, Heidelberg, Sydney United, Parramatta Eagles, Brisbane Strikers, Carlton19831998
Steve Blair  Australia DF338South Melbourne19801993
Joe Mullen  Australia FW333Adelaide City19831996
Matthew Bingley  Australia DF330St George, Marconi Stallions, Northern Spirit, Newcastle United, Perth Glory19882004
Vaughan Coveny  New Zealand FW306Melbourne Knights, Wollongong Wolves, South Melbourne19922004
Carl Veart  Australia FW307Adelaide City, Adelaide United19892004
Jason Petkovic  Australia GK301Adelaide City, Perth Glory19932004
Clint Bolton  Australia GK300Brisbane Strikers, Sydney Olympic, Parramatta Power19932004

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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