| 1981 National Soccer League Squads Written by Tony Persoglia and Greg Stock |
| 1980 |
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.
| West Adelaide 1981 Squad | ||||
| Player Details | Home-and-Away Season | Full Name | Birth Date | Position | Start | Sub | App | Gls | Red | Cls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Atsalas | 03-Mar-1961 | Midfielder | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Steve Baker | 19-Aug-1960 | Defender | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Peter Boyle | 23-Apr-1951 | Forward | 14 | 0 | 14 | 3 | ||
| Vic Bozanic | 30-Oct-1957 | Defender | 24 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| Tim Brown | 15-Apr-1961 | Midfielder | 21 | 4 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Martyn Crook | 16-Nov-1956 | Goalkeeper | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4 | |
| Tom Forde | 20 | 1 | 21 | 2 | ||||
| Colin Gregson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Gordon Haig | 1958 | Defender | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Graham Honeyman | 30-May-1953 | Forward | 26 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 1 | |
| Jim Hughes | 1960 | Forward | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Con Kambas | 12-Feb-1947 | Defender | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| George Koulianos | 1960 | Forward | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Peter Kowalski | 1954 | Forward | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Aldo Lorenzoni | Forward | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | |||
| Lopez Manecas | 07-Oct-1952 | Forward | 18 | 2 | 20 | 4 | ||
| Zoran Maricic | 23-Dec-1956 | Defender | 18 | 1 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Robert Marwe | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Neil McGachey | 19-Jul-1952 | Midfielder | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Ian McGregor | 12-Mar-1956 | Midfielder | 19 | 1 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Ian McKie | 22-Apr-1962 | Defender | 14 | 4 | 18 | 0 | ||
| David Miller | 27-Mar-1965 | Goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Graham Norris | 1955 | Forward | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Dave Pillans | 1949 | Forward | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Barry Reynolds | 1948 | Defender | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Vic Smythe | Forward | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |||
| Bill Stefanopoulos | 16-Dec-1961 | Forward | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Shraga Topaz | 1950 | Defender | 22 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 1 | |
| Peter Tymczyszyn | 1957 | Defender | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Jim Vahavolios | 03-Dec-1963 | Defender | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jim Wright | Forward | 10 | 3 | 13 | 0 | |||
Coaches: Billy Birch. 12 matches: Won 3; Drew 1; Lost 8.
Peter Jaksa. 18 matches: Won 2; Drew 3; Lost 13.