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Sydney Olympic
1981 season
Head CoachTommy Docherty
Doug Collins
StadiumSt George Stadium
Pratten Park
National Soccer League9th
NSL CupThird round
Top goalscorerMark Koussas (10)
Highest home attendance6,878
vs. Marconi Fairfield
(12 April 1981)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance4,254
vs. Adelaide City
(8 March 1981)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance5,445
Biggest win4–1
vs. Blacktown City (A)
(23 August 1981)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–3
vs. Brisbane City (A)
(15 March 1981)
National Soccer League
← 1979
1982 →

The 1981 season was the fourth in the National Soccer League for Sydney Olympic Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Sydney Olympic finished 9th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the third round of the NSL Cup.

Players

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Gary Meier
2 DF Australia AUS Danny Moulis
3 MF England ENG Mike Cross
4 DF Scotland SCO Ken Wilson
5 DF Australia AUS Ian Rowden
6 MF Australia AUS Peter Katholos
7 MF Iran IRN Hussein Housseini
8 MF England ENG David Cork
9 FW England ENG Tom Gavin
10 FW Australia AUS Andy Scott
11 FW Australia AUS Graham Jennings
12 DF Australia AUS Greg Ankudinoff
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF Australia AUS Billy Palmer
14 FW Australia AUS Clive Eaton
15 MF Australia AUS Jim Ziras
16 MF Scotland SCO Alex Jamieson
18 FW Scotland SCO Derek Laing
19 FW Australia AUS Mark Koussas
20 GK Australia AUS Peter Wilson
— DF Australia AUS George Akoutas
— MF England ENG Roy Cotton
— MF Australia AUS Peter Raskopoulos
— MF England ENG Jimmy Redfern
— FW Australia AUS Chris Townson

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Soccer League 15 February 1981 13 September 1981 Matchday 1 9th 30 11 9 10 46 46 +0 036.67
NSL Cup 22 March 1981 16 June 1981 First round Third round 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 066.67
Total 33 13 9 11 53 51 +2 039.39

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

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Main article: 1981 National Soccer League

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Sydney City (C) 30 19 5 6 59 30 +29 43
2 South Melbourne 30 13 13 4 41 27 +14 39
3 Brisbane City 30 12 11 7 37 25 +12 35
4 APIA Leichhardt 30 12 11 7 39 33 +6 35
5 Canberra City 30 13 7 10 41 32 +9 33
6 Brisbane Lions 30 11 11 8 41 33 +8 33
7 Adelaide City 30 13 6 11 46 42 +4 32
8 Heidelberg United 30 12 7 11 48 40 +8 31
9 Sydney Olympic 30 11 9 10 46 46 0 31
10 Newcastle KB United 30 11 8 11 41 41 0 30
11 Wollongong City 30 8 12 10 35 39 −4 28
12 Preston Makedonia 30 9 7 14 39 41 −2 25
13 Footscray JUST 30 9 7 14 32 48 −16 25
14 Marconi Fairfield 30 9 7 14 23 45 −22 25
15 Blacktown City (R) 30 6 9 15 32 47 −15 21 Relegated to the 1982 NSW State League
16 West Adelaide 30 5 4 21 26 57 −31 14
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 11 9 10 46 46  0 42 8 5 2 25 17  +8 3 4 8 21 29  −8

Results by round

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Round123451067891112131415161718192021222425262327282930
GroundAHAHAAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultLDLWLLDLWWDDWWLDWLDLLLWDWWWDDW
Position15131511141214141212121010101111111111111112111110129999
Points0113334468910121414151717181818182021232527282931
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

15 February 1981 1 Wollongong City 3–1 Sydney Olympic Wollongong
14:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: [1]
Referee: Tony Boskovic
22 February 1981 2 Sydney Olympic 2–2 South Melbourne Sydney
 Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 4,813
Referee: Henry Witschge
1 March 1981 3 Preston Makedonia 3–1 Sydney Olympic Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Evan Venios
8 March 1981 4 Sydney Olympic 3–1 Adelaide City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 4,254
Referee: Peter Rampley
15 March 1981 5 Brisbane City 3–0 Sydney Olympic Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Spencer Park
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Dave Nugent
22 March 1981 10 Heidelberg United 1–0 Sydney Olympic Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,637
Referee: David Yelland
29 March 1981 6 Sydney Olympic 2–2 Sydney City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 4,728
Referee: Jim Reeves
5 April 1981 7 Canberra City 2–1 Sydney Olympic Canberra
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 5,682
Referee: Chris Bambridge
12 April 1981 8 Sydney Olympic 2–0 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
 Report Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 6,878
Referee: Tony Boskovic
19 April 1981 9 Sydney Olympic 3–1 West Adelaide Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 6,120
Referee: Tim Davies
3 May 1981 11 Sydney Olympic 0–0 Footscray JUST Sydney
Report Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 5,675
Referee: Peter Rampley
10 May 1981 12 Brisbane Lions 1–1 Sydney Olympic Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Richlands Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Des Miles
17 May 1981 13 Sydney Olympic 1–0 Blacktown City Sydney
 Report Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Henry Witschge
24 May 1981 14 Newcastle KB United 1–2 Sydney Olympic Newcastle
 Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 5,545
Referee: Alf Rodway
31 May 1981 15 Sydney Olympic 1–3 APIA Leichhardt Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 5,378
Referee: Gary Power
7 June 1981 16 South Melbourne 1–1 Sydney Olympic Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Don Campbell
14 June 1981 17 Sydney Olympic 2–1 Preston Makedonia Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 6,150
Referee: Tony Boskovic
21 June 1981 18 Adelaide City 3–1 Sydney Olympic Adelaide
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Graham Neal
28 June 1981 19 Sydney Olympic 1–1 Brisbane City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 5,346
Referee: Peter Rampley
5 July 1981 20 Sydney City 5–4 Sydney Olympic Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field
Attendance: 6,892
Referee: Peter Rampley
12 July 1981 21 Sydney Olympic 0–2 Canberra City Sydney
Report
Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 6,150
Referee: Richard Lorenc
19 July 1981 22 Marconi Fairfield 2–1 Sydney Olympic Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 7,319
Referee: Gary Power
2 August 1981 24 Sydney Olympic 2–1 Heidelberg United Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 5,600
Referee: Col Amos
9 August 1981 25 Footscray JUST 1–1 Sydney Olympic Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: David Yelland
16 August 1981 26 Sydney Olympic 3–1 Brisbane Lions Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 5,728
Referee: Gary Power
19 August 1981 23 West Adelaide 0–1 Sydney Olympic Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jim Rossis
23 August 1981 27 Blacktown City 1–4 Sydney Olympic Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 4,462
Referee: Bob Mee
30 August 1981 28 Sydney Olympic 1–1 Newcastle KB United Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 5,155
Referee: Tony Boskovic
6 September 1981 29 APIA Leichhardt 2–2 Sydney Olympic Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 7,821
Referee: Peter Rampley
13 September 1981 30 Sydney Olympic 2–1 Wollongong City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Richard Lorenc

NSL Cup

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Main article: 1981 NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

22 March 1981 First round Edgeworth Eagles 1–2 Sydney Olympic Newcastle
 Report
Stadium: Macquarie Field
Attendance: 2,000[2]
Referee: Alf Rodway
8 June 1981 Second round Canberra City 2–4 Sydney Olympic Canberra
 Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 4,300
Referee: Tim Davies
16 June 1981 Third round APIA Leichhardt 2–1 Sydney Olympic Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 5,765
Referee: Chris Bambridge

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[3][2]

No. Pos. Nat. Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia Gary Meier 9+1 0 0 0 10 0
2 DF Australia Danny Moulis 26+1 1 3 0 30 1
3 MF Australia Mike Cross 10+7 1 2+1 1 20 2
4 DF Scotland Ken Wilson 24+1 6 2 1 27 7
5 DF Australia Ian Rowden 22+1 1 3 1 26 2
6 MF Australia Peter Katholos 27+1 4 1 0 29 4
7 MF Iran Hussein Housseini 3+2 0 0 0 5 0
8 MF England David Cork 5 0 0 0 5 0
9 FW England Tom Gavin 5+4 2 1 0 10 2
10 FW Australia Andy Scott 13+3 0 2 0 18 0
11 FW Australia Graham Jennings 30 5 3 0 33 5
12 DF Australia Greg Ankudinoff 4+1 0 0 0 5 0
13 DF Australia Billy Palmer 13+2 0 1 0 16 0
14 FW Australia Clive Eaton 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
15 MF Australia Jim Ziras 27 1 3 0 30 1
16 MF Scotland Alex Jamieson 5+8 0 0 0 13 0
18 FW Scotland Derek Laing 21+2 2 3 0 26 2
19 FW Australia Mark Koussas 25 10 3 2 28 12
20 GK Australia Peter Wilson 21 0 3 0 24 0
— DF Australia George Akoutas 1+1 0 0 0 2 0
— MF England Roy Cotton 10+3 3 0+2 1 15 4
— MF Australia Peter Raskopoulos 22 6 3 1 25 7
— MF England Jimmy Redfern 6+1 0 0 0 7 0
— FW Australia Chris Townson 1+2 0 0 0 3 0

Disciplinary record

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Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 6 MF Australia Peter Katholos 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
2 2 DF Australia Danny Moulis 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
3 15 MF Australia Jim Ziras 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
— MF Australia Peter Raskopoulos 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
5 3 MF England Mike Cross 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 DF Scotland Ken Wilson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 FW Australia Andy Scott 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
12 DF Australia Greg Ankudinoff 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
19 FW Australia Andy Scott 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
— MF England Roy Cotton 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 17 0 1 0 0 0 17 0 1

Clean sheets

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Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper NSL NSL Cup Total
1 20 Australia Peter Wilson 3 0 3
2 1 Australia Gary Meier 1 0 1
Total 4 0 4

References

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  1. ^ Stock, Greg. "1981 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
  2. ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1981 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
  3. ^ Persoglia, Tony; Stock, Greg. "Sydney Olympic 1981 Squad". OzFootball.
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