1981 Sydney Olympic FC season

February 2024 February 2024 Sydney Olympic 1981 Head Coach Tommy DochertyDoug Collins St George StadiumPratten Park National Soccer League 9th NSL Cup Third round Mark Koussas (10) 6,878vs. Marconi Fairfield(12 April 1981)National Soccer League 4,254vs. Adelaide City(8 March 1981)National Soccer League 4813 4254 4728 6878 6120 5675 5200 5378 6150 5346 6150 5600 5728 5155 4500 0 4–1vs. Blacktown City (A)(23 August 1981)National Soccer League 0–3vs. 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 1 GK AUS Gary Meier 2 DF AUS Danny Moulis 3 MF ENG Mike Cross 4 DF SCO Ken Wilson 5 DF AUS Ian Rowden 6 MF AUS Peter Katholos 7 MF IRN Hussein Housseini 8 MF ENG David Cork 9 FW ENG Tom Gavin 10 FW AUS Andy Scott 11 FW AUS Graham Jennings 12 DF AUS Greg Ankudinoff 13 DF AUS Billy Palmer 14 FW AUS Clive Eaton 15 MF AUS Jim Ziras 16 MF SCO Alex Jamieson 18 FW SCO Derek Laing 19 FW AUS Mark Koussas 20 GK AUS Peter Wilson DF AUS George Akoutas MF ENG Roy Cotton MF AUS Peter Raskopoulos MF ENG Jimmy Redfern FW AUS Chris Townson Competitions Overall record 2 National Soccer League 15 February 1981 13 September 1981 Matchday 1 9th 11 9 10 46 46 NSL Cup 22 March 1981 16 June 1981 First round Third round 2 0 1 7 5 National Soccer League 1981 National Soccer League League table SYO Results summary 8 5 2 25 17 3 4 8 21 29 worldfootball.net February 2024 Results by round table b 10 6 7 8 9 24 25 26 23 Round Ground A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H Result L/D/L/W/L/L/D/L/W/W/D/D/W/W/L/D/W/L/D/L/L/L/W/D/W/W/W/D/D/W Position 15/13/15/11/14/12/14/14/12/12/12/10/10/10/11/11/11/11/11/11/11/12/11/11/10/12/9/9/9/9 Points 0p/1p/1p/3p/3p/3p/4p/4p/6p/8p/9p/10p/12p/14p/14p/15p/17p/17p/18p/18p/18p/18p/20p/21p/23p/25p/27p/28p/29p/31p Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss gold worldfootball.net Matches #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 1 15 February 1981 14:00 AEDT Wollongong City 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round1 Sydney Olympic McBreen 35 Campbell 55 62 Wollongong Showground Wollongong http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html 1981 National Soccer League Results Stock Greg OzFootball Tony Boskovic L 2 22 February 1981 Sydney Olympic 2–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round2 South Melbourne Laing 38 Koussas 43 Christopoulos 24 61 pen. St George Stadium Sydney 4,813 Henry Witschge D 3 1 March 1981 Preston Makedonia 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round3 Sydney Olympic Cullen 22 Lucchesi 49 Brown 85 Katholos 64 B.T. Connor Reserve Melbourne 3,000 Evan Venios L 4 8 March 1981 Sydney Olympic 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round4 Adelaide City Jennings 69 Koussas 75 Laing 89 Ankudinoff 27 o.g. St George Stadium Sydney 4,254 Peter Rampley W 5 15 March 1981 Brisbane City 3–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round5 Sydney Olympic P. Wilkinson 27 Palinkas 67 Hamilton 76 Spencer Park Brisbane 2,500 Dave Nugent L 10 22 March 1981 Heidelberg United 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round10 Sydney Olympic Campbell 22 Olympic Park Melbourne 4,637 David Yelland L 6 29 March 1981 Sydney Olympic 2–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round6 Sydney City Raskopoulos 61 Gavin 62 Boden 19 Barnes 31 Pratten Park Sydney 4,728 Jim Reeves D 7 5 April 1981 15:00 AEST Canberra City 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round7 Sydney Olympic Brennan 64 Gibson 72 Cotton 31 Bruce Stadium Canberra 5,682 Chris Bambridge L 8 12 April 1981 Sydney Olympic 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round8 Marconi Fairfield Katholos 72 Cotton 79 Pratten Park Sydney 6,878 Tony Boskovic W 9 19 April 1981 Sydney Olympic 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round9 West Adelaide Raskopoulos 25 Cotton 30 Koussas 51 Tymczyszyn 35 pen. Pratten Park Sydney 6,120 Tim Davies W 11 3 May 1981 Sydney Olympic 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round11 Footscray JUST Pratten Park Sydney 5,675 Peter Rampley D 12 10 May 1981 Brisbane Lions 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round12 Sydney Olympic Millman 29 Jennings 53 Richlands Stadium Brisbane 1,500 Des Miles D 13 17 May 1981 Sydney Olympic 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round13 Blacktown City Wilson 88 pen. Pratten Park Sydney 5,200 Henry Witschge W 14 24 May 1981 Newcastle KB United 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round14 Sydney Olympic Mountford 9 K. Wilson 45 Jennings 71 Newcastle International Sports Centre Newcastle 5,545 Alf Rodway W 15 31 May 1981 Sydney Olympic 1–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round15 APIA Leichhardt P. Wilson 79 o.g. Kafka 32 Morsello 59 Pirie 90 Pratten Park Sydney 5,378 Gary Power L 16 7 June 1981 South Melbourne 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round16 Sydney Olympic Evans 23 Raskopoulos 28 Middle Park Soccer Stadium Melbourne 12,000 Don Campbell D 17 14 June 1981 Sydney Olympic 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round17 Preston Makedonia Koussas 33 Jennings 38 Whittle 70 Pratten Park Sydney 6,150 Tony Boskovic W 18 21 June 1981 Adelaide City 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round18 Sydney Olympic Melta 20 Mitchell 36 Fashanu 62 K. Wilson 53 pen. Olympic Sports Field Adelaide 3,500 Graham Neal L 19 28 June 1981 Sydney Olympic 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round19 Brisbane City Rowden 77 P. Wilkinson 32 Pratten Park Sydney 5,346 Peter Rampley D 20 5 July 1981 15:00 AEST Sydney City 5–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round20 Sydney Olympic Cant 14 Souness 21 Barnes 31 39 64 Koussas 36 89 Raskopoulos 66 Jennings 71 ES Marks Athletics Field Sydney 6,892 Peter Rampley L 21 12 July 1981 Sydney Olympic 0–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round21 Canberra City Purdie 31 Gibson 68 Pratten Park Sydney 6,150 Richard Lorenc L 22 19 July 1981 15:00 AEST Marconi Fairfield 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round22 Sydney Olympic Johnston 29 Jankovics 56 Katholos 84 Marconi Stadium Sydney 7,319 Gary Power L 24 2 August 1981 Sydney Olympic 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round24 Heidelberg United K. Wilson 10 47 pen. Campbell 68 Pratten Park Sydney 5,600 Col Amos W 25 9 August 1981 Footscray JUST 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round25 Sydney Olympic Kakantonis 60 Redfern 79 Schintler Reserve Melbourne 1,300 David Yelland D 26 16 August 1981 Sydney Olympic 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round26 Brisbane Lions Koussas 46 Redfern 47 Raskopoulos 87 Williamson 55 Pratten Park Sydney 5,728 Gary Power W 23 19 August 1981 West Adelaide 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round23 Sydney Olympic Koussas 1 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 1,500 Jim Rossis W 27 23 August 1981 Blacktown City 1–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round27 Sydney Olympic Djordjevic 90 Koussas 27 38 Redfern 43 Gavin 62 Gabbie Stadium Sydney 4,462 Bob Mee W 28 30 August 1981 Sydney Olympic 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round28 Newcastle KB United Wilson 45 Stamp 87 Pratten Park Sydney 5,155 Tony Boskovic D 29 6 September 1981 APIA Leichhardt 2–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round29 Sydney Olympic O'Connor 17 Giampaolo 69 Cross 3 Katholos 84 Lambert Park Sydney 7,821 Peter Rampley D 30 13 September 1981 Sydney Olympic 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round30 Wollongong City Ziras 70 pen. Raskopoulos 84 Campbell 18 Pratten Park Sydney 4,500 Richard Lorenc W NSL Cup 1981 NSL Cup #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA First round 22 March 1981 Edgeworth Eagles 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLCup.html#Round1 Sydney Olympic Kemp 62 Cross 55 Raskoupoulos 87 Macquarie Field Newcastle 2,000http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLCup.html 1981 National Soccer League Cup Results Stock Greg OzFootball Alf Rodway W Second round 8 June 1981 Canberra City 2–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLCup.html#Round2 Sydney Olympic Gibson ? Maclaren 63 Koussas 8 40 Wilson ? Rowden 25 Bruce Stadium Canberra 4,300 Tim Davies W Third round 16 June 1981 APIA Leichhardt 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLCup.html#Round3 Sydney Olympic O'Connor 35 Soper 72 Cotton 78 Sydney Sports Ground Sydney 5,765 Chris Bambridge L Statistics Appearances and goals Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLSquads_SO.html Sydney Olympic 1981 Squad Persoglia Tony Stock Greg OzFootball No. Squad number Pos. Position Nat. Nationality Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK AUS Gary Meier soccer 9+1 0 0 0 10 0 2 DF AUS Danny Moulis 26+1 1 3 0 30 1 3 MF AUS Mike Cross footballer 10+7 1 2+1 1 20 2 4 DF SCO Ken Wilson footballer, born 1957 24+1 6 2 1 27 7 5 DF AUS Ian Rowden 22+1 1 3 1 26 2 6 MF AUS Peter Katholos 27+1 4 1 0 29 4 7 MF IRN Hussein Housseini 3+2 0 0 0 5 0 8 MF ENG David Cork footballer, born 1959 5 0 0 0 5 0 9 FW ENG Tom Gavin footballer 5+4 2 1 0 10 2 10 FW AUS Andy Scott soccer 13+3 0 2 0 18 0 11 FW AUS Graham Jennings 30 5 3 0 33 5 12 DF AUS Greg Ankudinoff 4+1 0 0 0 5 0 13 DF AUS Billy Palmer soccer 13+2 0 1 0 16 0 14 FW AUS Clive Eaton 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 15 MF AUS Jim Ziras 27 1 3 0 30 1 16 MF SCO Alex Jamieson footballer 5+8 0 0 0 13 0 18 FW SCO Derek Laing 21+2 2 3 0 26 2 19 FW AUS Mark Koussas 25 10 3 2 28 12 20 GK AUS Peter Wilson soccer, born 1961 21 0 3 0 24 0 — DF AUS George Akoutas 1+1 0 0 0 2 0 — MF ENG Roy Cotton 10+3 3 0+2 1 15 4 — MF AUS Peter Raskopoulos 22 6 3 1 25 7 — MF ENG Jimmy Redfern 6+1 0 0 0 7 0 — FW AUS Chris Townson soccer 1+2 0 0 0 3 0 Disciplinary record 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. Squad number Pos. Position Nat. Nationality Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total 1 6 MF AUS Peter Katholos 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 DF AUS Danny Moulis 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 15 MF AUS Jim Ziras 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 — MF AUS Peter Raskopoulos 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 3 MF ENG Mike Cross footballer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 DF SCO Ken Wilson footballer, born 1957 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 FW AUS Andy Scott soccer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 DF AUS Greg Ankudinoff 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 FW AUS Andy Scott soccer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 — MF ENG Roy Cotton 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 17 0 1 0 0 0 17 0 1 Clean sheets 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. Squad number Nat. Nationality Goalkeeper NSL NSL Cup Total 1 20 AUS Peter Wilson soccer, born 1961 3 0 3 2 1 AUS Gary Meier soccer 1 0 1 Total 4 0 4 References 1981 Category:1981 National Soccer League (Australia) by team Category:1981 in sport in Sydney