1981 National Soccer League results
1981 Season Round 20 Results
written by John Punshon

Played (5/07/1981) Olympic Sports Field
Referee : Don Campbell, Crowd : 3300
Adelaide City
Jack Przybylski, Bobby Russell, David Jones, John Perin, Bugsy Nyskohus, Sergio Melta, Charlie Villani, Gary Marocchi, Brian Northcote (Peter Rankin 73), David Mitchell, John Nyskohus
Goal : J Nyskohus 59
Coach : Bob D'Ottavi
1 - 3 Footscray JUST
Dennis Boland, Igor Hazabent, Jim Kondarios, Jim O'Reilly, Steve Kakantonis, Vlatko Belic, Slobodan Jovanovic, Zoran Ilioski, Zdravko Lujic, Johan Verweij, Bruno Cozzella
Goals : Ilioski 15, Cozzella 82, 84
Coach : Cedo Cirkovic

Played (5/07/1981) Lambert Park
Referee : ??, Crowd : 3500
APIA Leichhardt
Greg Woodhouse, Col McAusland, Peter Wilson, Mark Pullen, Ian Gray, John Bradley, Zdenko Kafka (Tony Morsello 67), Terry Butler, Alan Hughes, Marshall Soper, Phil O'Connor
Goals : Soper 69
Coach : Willie Wallace
1 - 0 West Adelaide
Martyn Crook, Ian McGregor, Tom Forde, Con Kambas, Vic Bozanic, Shraga Topaz, Tim Brown (Zoran Maricic 66), Graham Honeyman, Vic Smythe, Peter Kowalski (Aldo Lorenzoni 75), Lopez Manecas
Coach : Peter Jaksa

Played (5/07/1981) Spencer Park
Referee : Dave Nugent, Crowd : 2000
Brisbane City
Martin Coe, Kevin Caldwell, David Ratcliffe, Jim Dunne, Billy Wilkinson, David Vincenzino (Steve Perry 80), Larry Gaffney, Frank Pimblett, Joe Palinkas, Paul Wilkinson, John McVeigh
Goal : P Wilkinson 77
Coach : George Potter
1 - 2 Heidelberg United
Jeff Olver, Arthur McMillan, Bob Provan, John Yzendoorn, John Mihailidis, Jim Rooney, Theo Selemidis, Jim Campbell, Jamie Paton, Gary Cole, Charlie Yankos (Andy Bozikas 75)
Goals : Yzendoorn 79, Campbell 90
Coach : Len McKendry

Played (5/07/1981) Bruce Stadium
Referee : Bob Mee, Crowd : 4160
Canberra City
Steve Hoszowski, Mike O'Shea, John Moutsopoulos, Terry Byrne, John O'Shea, Duncan Cole, Robbie O'Shea, Ian Purdie, Ian Gibson (Johan Massa 77), Tony Brennan (Walter Valeri 62), Don Maclaren
Coach : George Murray
0 - 0 Marconi-Fairfield
Allan Maher, Paul Degney, Peter Brogan, Tony Henderson, Gary Byrne, Hussein Housseini, Stuart Johnston, Berti Mariani, Mark Jankovics (Ian Hunter 46), Eddie Krncevic, Peter Sharne
Coach : Raul Blanco

Played (5/07/1981) Connor Reserve
Referee : Stewart Mellings, Crowd : 3000
Preston
Richard Wilson, Mike Rainey, George McMillan, Ljube Petrovski, Steve Beech, Isaac Farrell, Peter Boyle, Alan Whittle (Claude Lucchesi 57), Rob Cullen, Peter Ollerton, Doug Brown
Goals : Ollerton 88
Coach : Peter Ollerton
1 - 1 Brisbane Lions
Nigel Lownds, Paul Ontong, Col Bennett, Jim Hermiston, Alan Niven, Jim McLean, Steve Hogg, Rob Ferris, Craig Low, Calvin Daunt, Mark McNaughton
Goal : Ferris 77
Coach : Joe Gilroy

Played (5/07/1981) Middle Park
Referee : David Yelland, Crowd : 4000
South Melbourne
Peter Laumets, Vince Bannon, Arthur Xanthopoulos, Steve Blair, Alan Davidson, Billy Rogers, John Stevenson, George Christopoulos, Steve Wooddin, Alun Evans, George Campbell (Branko Buljevic 58)
Goals : Hormazabal 62og, Bannon 70
Coach : John Margaritis
2 - 1 Blacktown City
Bruce James, Stuart Selvage, Tony Rasmussen, Cliff Pointer, Mike Milovanovic, Jovan Djordjevic, Rick Hormazabal, Brian O'Donnell, Brian Turner, Paul Burrows (Robbie Wheatley 69), Peter Jones
Goal : Jones 79
Coach : Rale Rasic

Played (5/07/1981) Sydney Athletic Field
Referee : Peter Rampley, Crowd : 6892
Sydney City
Todd Clarke, Kevin Mullen, John Spanos, Steve O'Connor, Ian Bruce, Joe Watson (Alex Robertson 76), Murray Barnes, Jim Cant, Ian Souness, John Kosmina, Jim Patikas
Goals : Cant 14, Souness 21, Barnes 31, 39, 65
Coach : Eddie Thomson
5 - 4 Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, Danny Moulis, Ken Wilson, Ian Rowden, Billy Palmer, Peter Katholos, Peter Raskopoulos, Derek Laing, Andy Scott, Mark Koussas, Graham Jennings
Goals : Koussas 36, 90, Raskopoulos 66, Jennings 71
Coach : Doug Collins

Played (5/07/1981) Wollongong Showgrounds
Referee : Ken Small, Crowd : 2100
Wollongong City
Natch Vardareff, John Fleming, Arno Bertogna, Billy de Graaf, Lee Adam, Jeff Ainsworth, Chris Dunleavy, Peter Tredinnick, Clive Campbell, Glen Fontana, John Lathan
Coach : Ken Morton
0 - 0 Newcastle KB United
Phil Dando, Paul Reaney, John Sneddon, Roy Drinkwater, Howard Tredinnick, Joe Senkalski, Steve Sumner, Craig Mason, Graham Heys, Bob Mountford, David Jones
Coach : Ray Baartz