# 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.
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 |