| 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.
| Brisbane City 1981 Squad | ||||
| Player Details | Home-and-Away Season | Full Name | Birth Date | Position | Start | Sub | App | Gls | Red | Cls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Caldwell | 1954 | Forward | 14 | 4 | 18 | 2 | ||
| Martin Coe | 21-Mar-1948 | Goalkeeper | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 9 | |
| Dominic Confessore | 18-Jan-1962 | Forward | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Willie Conner | 1955 | Forward | 8 | 8 | 16 | 3 | ||
| Jimmy Dunne | 01-Dec-1947 | Defender | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | |
| Angelo Falco | 28-Jul-1965 | Midfielder | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Larry Gaffney | 20-Oct-1954 | Midfielder | 29 | 0 | 29 | 3 | ||
| Bobby Hamilton | 10-Jul-1953 | Midfielder | 27 | 0 | 27 | 7 | ||
| Barry Kelso | 12-May-1955 | Forward | 17 | 3 | 20 | 4 | ||
| Kevin Low | 17-May-1951 | Midfielder | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| John McVeigh | 25-Jan-1957 | Midfielder | 15 | 2 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Joe Palinkas | 03-Mar-1954 | Forward | 18 | 4 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Steve Perry | 05-May-1954 | Defender | 17 | 3 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Frank Pimblett | 12-Mar-1957 | Midfielder | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | |
| David Ratcliffe | 09-Mar-1957 | Defender | 28 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Michael Tripp | 1957 | Defender | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| David Vincenzino | 1961 | Midfielder | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Billy Wilkinson | 04-Apr-1951 | Defender | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Paul Wilkinson | 16-Oct-1957 | Forward | 29 | 0 | 29 | 12 | ||
| Kim Wishart | 13-Jan-1957 | Goalkeeper | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | |
Coach: George Potter. 30 matches: Won 12; Drew 11; Lost 7.