| 1981 National Soccer League Squads Written by Tony Persoglia and Greg Stock |
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Results | Table | Top Scorers | Squads | NSL Cup | NSL Index | 1982
Club | Adelaide City | APIA Leichhardt | Blacktown City | Brisbane City | Brisbane Lions | Canberra City | Footscray JUST | Heidelberg United | Marconi | Newcastle KB United | Preston Makedonia | South Melbourne | Sydney City | Sydney Olympic | West Adelaide | Wollongong City
Sources: Australian Soccer Weekly, Soccer Action, Soccer World.
| Sydney Olympic 1981 Squad | ||||
| Player Details | Home-and-Away Season | Full Name | Birth Date | Position | Start | Sub | App | Gls | Red | Cls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Akoutas | Defender | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Greg Ankudinoff | 1961 | Defender | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| David Cork | 08-Oct-1959 | Defender | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Roy Cotton | 14-Nov-1955 | Midfielder | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 | ||
| Mike Cross | 25-Apr-1956 | Defender | 10 | 7 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Clive Eaton | 1952 | Forward | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tom Gavin | 1961 | Forward | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | ||
| Hussein Housseini | 12-Dec-1953 | Midfielder | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Alex Jamieson | 21-Nov-1957 | Midfielder | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Graham Jennings | 18-Jan-1960 | Defender | 30 | 0 | 30 | 5 | ||
| Peter Katholos | 18-Mar-1961 | Midfielder | 27 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 1 | |
| Mark Koussas | 09-Jan-1963 | Midfielder | 25 | 0 | 25 | 10 | ||
| Derek Laing | 12-Feb-1955 | Forward | 21 | 2 | 23 | 2 | ||
| Gary Meier | 10-Sep-1955 | Goalkeeper | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | |
| Danny Moulis | 25-Jul-1960 | Defender | 26 | 1 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Billy Palmer | 18-Jun-1955 | Defender | 13 | 2 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Peter Raskopoulos | 22-Feb-1962 | Midfielder | 22 | 0 | 22 | 6 | ||
| Jimmy Redfern | 01-Aug-1952 | Midfielder | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | ||
| Ian Rowden | 1961 | Defender | 22 | 1 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Andy Scott | 1956 | Forward | 13 | 3 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Chris Townson | 14-Jun-1960 | Forward | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Ken Wilson | 30-Oct-1957 | Defender | 24 | 1 | 25 | 6 | ||
| Peter Wilson | 29-Jun-1961 | Goalkeeper | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | |
| Jim Ziras | 27-Apr-1955 | Defender | 27 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
Coaches: Tommy Docherty. 17 matches: Won 6; Drew 5; Lost 6.
Doug Collins. 13 matches: Won 5; Drew 4; Lost 4.