National Soccer League 1981
Encyclopedia
The National Soccer League 1981 season was the fifth season of the National Soccer League
in Australia
. The champions were Sydney City SC, winning their third title.
National Soccer League
The National Soccer League is the former national association football competition in Australasia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977, until its demise in 2004...
in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The champions were Sydney City SC, winning their third title.
League table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Sydney City Sydney City Soccer Club Sydney City Soccer Club is a football club from Sydney, Australia.The club was formed in 1939 as Sydney Hakoah by members of the Sydney Jewish community. They played between 1977 and 1986 in the National Soccer League as Eastern Suburbs and Sydney City... |
30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 59 | 30 | 43 |
| 2 | South Melbourne South Melbourne FC South Melbourne FC is a football club based in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Considered the most successful association football club in Australia, they have won four national championships, a string of Victorian State League titles, and represented Oceania in the 2000 FIFA Club World... |
30 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 41 | 27 | 39 |
| 3 | Brisbane City | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 35 |
| 4 | A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers APIA Leichhardt Tigers Football Club, also known as APIA Tigers and Sydney Tigers, is an Australian football club based in Sydney, Australia. The club was formed in 1954, known as APIA Leichhardt, by Italian Australians... |
30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 39 | 33 | 35 |
| 5 | Canberra City Canberra City SC Canberra City Football Club, also known for some time as the Canberra Arrows, is an Australian football club based in Canberra in the ACT... |
30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 32 | 33 |
| 6 | Brisbane Lions Queensland Lions Soccer Club Queensland Lions Football Club is an football club based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.-History:The club was founded in 1957 as Hollandia-Inala Soccer Club by Dutch immigrants. From the start they were based at grounds in the Brisbane suburb of Richlands, where they still play... |
30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 33 | 33 |
| 7 | Adelaide City Adelaide City Adelaide City is a football club in Adelaide, South Australia. They are also known as The Zebras. They played in the National Soccer League for 27 Seasons but withdrew just prior to the 2003/2004 season. They now play in the South Australian Super League. City won the inaugural Super League... |
30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 42 | 32 |
| 8 | Heidelberg United Heidelberg United Heidelberg United Football Club is a football club based in the northern Melbourne suburb of Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia... |
30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 40 | 31 |
| 9 | Sydney Olympic Sydney Olympic FC Sydney Olympic Football Club is an Australian football club that plays in the NSW Premier League. It competed in the National Soccer League from 1977 until the league's demise in 2004, having won the championship in 1989–90, 2001–02, the League Cup in 1980, the minor premiership in 2002–03 and the... |
30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 46 | 31 |
| 10 | Newcastle KB United Newcastle KB United Newcastle KB United are a defunct Australian association football club. They participated in the National Soccer League from 1978 until early in the 1984 season.-History:... |
30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 30 |
| 11 | Wollongong City | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 39 | 28 |
| 12 | Preston Lions FC Preston Lions FC The Preston Lions Football Club are an Australian football club from Preston, a northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia... |
30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 41 | 25 |
| 13 | Footscray JUST Footscray JUST Footscray JUST is a defunct association football club from Melbourne, Australia.Established in 1950 by migrants from Yugoslavia they played in the Victorian leagues with a fair amount of success, winning five Victorian State League titles, and three Dockerty Cup titles... |
30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 48 | 25 |
| 14 | Marconi Fairfield Marconi Stallions The Marconi Stallions Football Club is an Australian football club located in Sydney, Australia. The club won the National Soccer League title a record four times, along with South Melbourne FC and Sydney City SC... |
30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 45 | 25 |
| 15 | Blacktown City Blacktown City Demons Blacktown City FC, formerly The Demons, are an Australian football club based in Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia. The club was formed in 1953 as Toongabbie Soccer Club and changed their name to Blacktown City in 1979... |
30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 21 |
| 16 | West Adelaide West Adelaide SC West Adelaide Soccer Club is an Australian football club from Adelaide, Australia. Currently it plays in the FFSA State League Competition. It participated in the National Soccer League from the 1977 season until the end of the 1998/99 season, except for the periods 1987-89 and 1990-91. It was... |
30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 26 | 57 | 14 |
Individual awards
- Player of the Year: Bobby Russell (Adelaide CityAdelaide CityAdelaide City is a football club in Adelaide, South Australia. They are also known as The Zebras. They played in the National Soccer League for 27 Seasons but withdrew just prior to the 2003/2004 season. They now play in the South Australian Super League. City won the inaugural Super League...
) - U-21 Player of the Year: David Mitchell (Adelaide CityAdelaide CityAdelaide City is a football club in Adelaide, South Australia. They are also known as The Zebras. They played in the National Soccer League for 27 Seasons but withdrew just prior to the 2003/2004 season. They now play in the South Australian Super League. City won the inaugural Super League...
) - Top Scorer(s): Gary ColeGary Cole (footballer)Gary Cole is an Australian football player, who played for the Australia national football team 40 times and scored 20 goals between 1975 and 1984...
(Heidelberg UnitedHeidelberg UnitedHeidelberg United Football Club is a football club based in the northern Melbourne suburb of Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia...
– 16 goals) - Coach of the Year: Eddie ThomsonEddie ThomsonEddie Thomson was a Scottish football player and coach.-Career:Born in Rosewell, Scotland, he played 162 games for Heart of Midlothian F.C. from 1966 to 1973, before moving to Aberdeen F.C. and playing a further 91 games with them...
(Sydney CitySydney City Soccer ClubSydney City Soccer Club is a football club from Sydney, Australia.The club was formed in 1939 as Sydney Hakoah by members of the Sydney Jewish community. They played between 1977 and 1986 in the National Soccer League as Eastern Suburbs and Sydney City...
)