| 1982 Final Table | |||||||
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| Sydney City | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 68 | 28 | 45 |
| St George | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 40 | 36 |
| Wollongong City | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 43 | 46 | 35 |
| Heidelberg United | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 37 | 34 |
| Preston | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 41 | 34 |
| South Melbourne | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 37 | 31 |
| APIA Leichhardt | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 49 | 54 | 31 |
| Sydney Olympic | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 52 | 42 | 30 |
| West Adelaide | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 44 | 40 | 28 |
| Marconi-Fairfield | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 44 | 43 | 28 |
| Brisbane Lions | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 39 | 42 | 28 |
| Newcastle | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 52 | 27 |
| Adelaide City | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 44 | 24 |
| Footscray | 30 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 34 | 46 | 24 |
| Canberra City | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 54 | 24 |
| Brisbane City | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 55 | 21 |
Statistics partly provided by Andrew Howe and the OzSoccer website
Soccer Action Magazine Table
1982 National Soccer League results
| Round 1 | Newcastle KB Utd | Sydney Olympic | 0 | 3 |
| Round 2 | Heidelberg | Newcastle KB Utd | 2 | 0 |
| Round 3 | Newcastle KB Utd | St George | 1 | 2 |
| Round 4 | Adelaide City | Newcastle KB Utd | 2 | 2 |
| Round 5 | Newcastle KB Utd | Marconi Fairfield | 2 | 0 |
| Round 6 | Brisbane Lions | Newcastle KB Utd | 2 | 1 |
| Round 7 | Newcastle KB Utd | Preston | 1 | 1 |
| Round 8 | Wollongong City | Newcastle KB Utd | 1 | 0 |
| Round 9 | Newcastle KB Utd | South Melbourne | 2 | 2 |
| Round 10 | Sydney City | Newcastle KB Utd | 4 | 0 |
| Round 11 | Newcastle KB Utd | West Adelaide | 1 | 2 |
| Round 12 | APIA Leichhardt | Newcastle KB Utd | 3 | 2 |
| Round 13 | Newcastle KB Utd | Brisbane City | 0 | 0 |
| Round 14 | Footscray JUST | Newcastle KB Utd | 3 | 1 |
| Round 15 | Canberra City | Newcastle KB Utd | 1 | 3 |
| Round 16 | Newcastle KB Utd | Heidelberg | 2 | 2 |
| Round 17 | Sydney Olympic | Newcastle KB Utd | 1 | 4 |
| Round 18 | Newcastle KB Utd | Adelaide City | 2 | 0 |
| Round 19 | St George | Newcastle KB Utd | 3 | 0 |
| Round 20 | Newcastle KB Utd | Brisbane Lions | 1 | 1 |
| Round 21 | Preston | Newcastle KB Utd | 1 | 2 |
| Round 22 | Newcastle KB Utd | Wollongong City | 1 | 3 |
| Round 23 | South Melbourne | Newcastle KB Utd | 2 | 1 |
| Round 24 | Newcastle KB Utd | Sydney City | 2 | 2 |
| Round 25 | West Adelaide | Newcastle KB Utd | 1 | 2 |
| Round 26 | Newcastle KB Utd | APIA Leichhardt | 1 | 0 |
| Round 27 | Brisbane City | Newcastle KB Utd | 1 | 1 |
| Round 28 | Newcastle KB Utd | Footscray JUST | 1 | 0 |
| Round 29 | Newcastle KB Utd | Canberra City | 4 | 2 |
| Round 30 | Marconi Fairfield | Newcastle KB Utd | 3 | 1 |
1982 National League Cup
| Quarter Final | Marconi | 2 | Newcastle | 2 |
Newcastle KB United 