1981 APIA Leichhardt FC season

3rd season in existence of APIA Leichhardt FC in the National Soccer League September 2023 September 2023 APIA Leichhardt 1981 Willie Wallace Lambert ParkEverley ParkSydney Sports GroundSt George StadiumLeichhardt Oval National Soccer League 4th NSL Cup Quarter-finals Marshall Soper (12) Marshall Soper (16) 7,821vs. Sydney Olympic(6 September 1981)National Soccer League 2,651vs. Brisbane Lions(1 March 1981)National Soccer League 4025 2651 4281 4382 3500 4284 3482 4096 3872 4222 4111 4301 3614 7821 4248 0 4–0vs. Canberra City (H)(23 August 1981)National Soccer League 1–4vs. Newcastle KB United (A)(28 June 1981)National Soccer League1–4vs. South Melbourne (A)(19 July 1981)National Soccer League0–3vs. Sydney City (A)(16 August 1981)National Soccer League 1980 1982 The 1981 season was the third in the National Soccer League for APIA Leichhardt Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. APIA Leichhardt finished 4th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the NSL Cup. Players 1 GK AUS Greg Woodhouse 2 DF AUS Rod Skellern 3 DF AUS Col McAusland 4 DF AUS Mark Pullen 5 DF AUS Peter Wilson 6 MF SCO Alan Hughes 7 FW AUS Marshall Soper 8 FW AUS Sebastian Giampaolo 9 FW SCO Billy Pirie 10 MF AUS Zdenko Kafka 11 FW AUS Phil O'Connor 12 FW AUS Tony Morsello 13 FW SCO John Bradley 14 FW AUS Frank Leyden 15 FW SCO John McKie 16 DF AUS David Watt 17 AUS Frank Casacchia 18 MF AUS Ian Gray 19 AUS Frank Zaccomer 20 GK AUS Bob Parks MF AUS Terry Butler DF AUS Paul Carter FW AUS John Coyne MF AUS Dave Harding Competitions Overall record 2 National Soccer League 15 February 1981 13 September 1981 Matchday 1 4th 12 11 7 39 33 NSL Cup 29 March 1981 8 July 1981 First round Quarter-finals 3 0 1 10 8 National Soccer League 1981 National Soccer League League table API Results summary 7 7 1 25 13 5 4 6 14 20 worldfootball.net September 2022 Results by round table b 11 12 13 15 10 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 14 Round Ground H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A Result D/L/D/W/W/W/D/D/L/D/L/W/W/W/W/D/W/L/W/W/L/D/D/D/L/W/W/D/D/L Position 7/10/10/9/8/6/6/6/8/6/7/6/4/5/3/5/4/4/4/3/3/3/3/4/6/4/3/3/5/4 Points 1p/1p/2p/4p/6p/8p/9p/10p/10p/11p/11p/13p/15p/17p/19p/20p/22p/22p/24p/26p/26p/27p/28p/29p/29p/31p/33p/34p/35p/35p green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss Home Away gold worldfootball.net Matches #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 1 15 February 1981 APIA Leichhardt 2–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round1 Heidelberg United Hughes 13 89 Cole 25 pen. Bozikas 86 Lambert Park Sydney 4,025http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html 1981 National Soccer League Results Stock Greg OzFootball Peter Rampley D 2 22 February 1981 Footscray JUST 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round2 APIA Leichhardt Kondarios 15 Vasic 44 O'Connor 24 Schintler Reserve Melbourne 1,951 Stewart Mellings L 3 1 March 1981 15:00 AEST APIA Leichhardt 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round3 Brisbane Lions Lambert Park Sydney 2,651 Richard Lorenc D 4 8 March 1981 Blacktown City 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round4 APIA Leichhardt O'Connor 15 Gabbie Stadium Sydney 2,543 Ken Small W 5 15 March 1981 15:00 AEST APIA Leichhardt 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round5 Newcastle KB United O'Connor 75 Soper 84 Bertogna 38 Lambert Park Sydney 4,281 Bob Mee W 6 29 March 1981 West Adelaide 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round6 APIA Leichhardt Brown 19 Giampaolo 8 O'Connor 69 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 4,500 Don Campbell W 7 5 April 1981 15:00 AEST Wollongong City 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round7 APIA Leichhardt Tredinnick 30 Kafka 5 Wollongong Showground Wollongong 6,087 Gary Power D 8 12 April 1981 15:00 AEST APIA Leichhardt 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round8 South Melbourne O'Connor 56 Evans 75 Lambert Park Sydney 4,382 Peter Rampley D 9 19 April 1981 Preston Makedonia 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round9 APIA Leichhardt Higham 11 Ollerton 30 Brown 53 Giampaolo 19 B.T. Connor Reserve Melbourne 3,500 Stewart Mellings L 11 3 May 1981 Brisbane City 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round11 APIA Leichhardt Spencer Park Brisbane 2,500 Jack Wood D 12 10 May 1981 15:00 AEST APIA Leichhardt 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round12 Sydney City Souness 78 Lambert Park Sydney 4,284 Bob Mee L 13 17 May 1981 Canberra City 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round13 APIA Leichhardt Morsello 59 Bruce Stadium Canberra 4,676 Evan Venios 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 W 10 3 June 1981 APIA Leichhardt 3–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round10 Adelaide City Soper 65 90 Bradley 80 Lambert Park Sydney 3,500 Jim Reeves W 16 7 June 1981 15:00 AEST APIA Leichhardt 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round16 Footscray JUST Wilson 84 Soper 86 Lambert Park Sydney 3,482 Alf Rodway W 17 14 June 1981 Brisbane Lions 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round17 APIA Leichhardt Richlands Stadium Brisbane 2,000 Jim Reeves D 18 21 June 1981 APIA Leichhardt 3–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round18 Blacktown City Bradley 13 Hughes 25 O'Connor 35 Djordjevic 43 Turner 56 pen. Lambert Park Sydney 4,096 Jim Reeves W 19 28 June 1981 Newcastle KB United 4–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round19 APIA Leichhardt Channon 10 Sumner 15 Mountford 23 Heys 83 Soper 70 Newcastle International Sports Centre Newcastle 6,850 Evan Venios L 20 5 July 1981 15:00 AEST APIA Leichhardt 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round20 West Adelaide Soper 69 Lambert Park Sydney 3,872 Tony Boskovic W 21 12 July 1981 APIA Leichhardt 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round21 Wollongong City Butler 14 Lambert Park Sydney 4,222 Peter Rampley W 22 19 July 1981 South Melbourne 4–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round22 APIA Leichhardt Wooddin 29 Evans 30 41 65 Butler 73 Middle Park Soccer Stadium Melbourne 6,000 Stewart Mellings L 23 26 July 1981 APIA Leichhardt 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round23 Preston Makedonia Soper 75 Lucchesi 40 Lambert Park Sydney 4,111 Jim Reeves D 24 2 August 1981 Adelaide City 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round24 APIA Leichhardt Olympic Sports Field Adelaide 3,100 Chris Bambridge D 25 9 August 1981 APIA Leichhardt 2–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round25 Brisbane City Soper 15 Kafka 37 Hamilton 58 Gaffney 84 Lambert Park Sydney 4,301 Gary Power D 26 16 August 1981 Sydney City 3–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round26 APIA Leichhardt Kosmina 16 Boden 81 Watson 90 ES Marks Athletics Field Sydney 4,216 Jim Reeves L 27 23 August 1981 15:00 AEST APIA Leichhardt 4–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round27 Canberra City Morsello 25 Giampaolo 31 Bradley 41 Soper 60 Lambert Park Sydney 3,614 Don Campbell W 28 30 August 1981 15:00 AEST Marconi Fairfield 0–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round28 APIA Leichhardt Soper 23 74 Marconi Stadium Sydney 5,325 Tim Davies W 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 14 9 September 1981 APIA Leichhardt 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round14 Marconi Fairfield Soper 20 Mariani 75 Leichhardt Oval Sydney 4,248 Stewart Mellings D 30 13 September 1981 Heidelberg United 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLResults.html#Round30 APIA Leichhardt Cole 16 Olympic Park No. 2 Melbourne 2,000 Chris Bambridge L NSL Cup 1981 NSL Cup #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA First round 29 March 1981 APIA Leichhardt 3–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLCup.html#Round1 New South Wales Auburn Morsello 19 O'Connor 31 Soper 76 Allen 1 Hill 51 Everley Park Sydney http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLCup.html 1981 National Soccer League Cup Results Stock Greg OzFootball Richard Lorenc W Second round 6 May 1981 Wollongong City 2–4 yes http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLCup.html#Round2 APIA Leichhardt McBreen 77 Tredinnick 90 O'Connor 75 Soper 89 119 Kafka 100 Woonona Oval Wollongong Tony Boskovic 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 W Quarter-finals 8 July 1981 APIA Leichhardt 1–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1981/1981NSLCup.html#QuarterFinals Marconi Fairfield Morsello 65 Krncevic 12 63 89 St George Stadium Sydney 3,800 Henry Witschge 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_AL.html APIA Leichhardt 1981 Squad OzFootball No. Squad number Pos. Position Nat. Nationality Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK AUS Greg Woodhouse 28 0 4 0 32 0 2 DF AUS Rod Skellern 20 0 3 0 23 0 3 DF AUS Col McAusland 27+1 0 3 0 31 0 4 DF AUS Mark Pullen 24 0 2 0 26 0 5 DF AUS Peter Wilson soccer, born 1947 29 1 4 0 33 1 6 MF SCO Alan Hughes footballer, born 1952 22 3 4 0 26 3 7 FW AUS Marshall Soper 21+4 12 4 4 29 16 8 FW AUS Sebastian Giampaolo 11+2 4 0 0 13 4 9 FW SCO Billy Pirie 5+3 1 1 0 9 1 10 MF AUS Zdenko Kafka 26 3 4 1 30 4 11 FW AUS Phil O'Connor 26 7 4 3 30 10 12 FW AUS Tony Morsello 17+6 3 3+1 2 27 5 13 FW SCO John Bradley footballer, born 1959 11+2 3 2 0 15 3 14 FW AUS Frank Leyden 8 0 1 0 9 0 15 FW SCO John McKie footballer 1+2 0 0 0 3 0 16 DF AUS David Watt soccer 1+2 0 0 0 3 0 17 — AUS Frank Casacchia 4+2 0 1 0 7 0 18 MF AUS Ian Gray soccer 11+4 0 2 0 17 0 19 — AUS Frank Zaccomer 5 0 1 0 6 0 20 GK AUS Bob Parks soccer 2 0 0 0 2 0 — MF AUS Terry Butler soccer 14 2 1 0 15 2 — DF AUS Paul Carter soccer 3 0 0 0 3 0 — FW AUS John Coyne soccer 12+3 0 1+1 0 17 0 — MF AUS Dave Harding 2 0 0 0 2 0 Player(s) transferred out but featured this season — DF SCO Ian McKie 0+1 0 0 0 1 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 2 DF AUS Rod Skellern 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 4 DF AUS Mark Pullen 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 DF AUS Peter Wilson soccer, born 1947 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 4 6 MF SCO Alan Hughes footballer, born 1952 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 10 MF AUS Zdenko Kafka 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 — MF AUS Terry Butler soccer 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 7 7 FW AUS Marshall Soper 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 12 FW AUS Tony Morsello 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 8 FW AUS Sebastian Giampaolo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 — FW AUS John Coyne soccer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 32 0 1 0 0 0 32 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 1 AUS Greg Woodhouse 10 0 10 2 20 AUS Bob Parks soccer 2 0 2 Total 12 0 12 References 1981 Category:1981 National Soccer League (Australia) by team Category:1981 in sport in Sydney