| 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.
| Heidelberg United 1981 Squad | ||||
| Player Details | Home-and-Away Season | Full Name | Birth Date | Position | Start | Sub | App | Gls | Red | Cls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Bannon | 1949 | Defender | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Andy Bozikas | 03-Oct-1956 | Midfielder | 18 | 4 | 22 | 3 | ||
| Jim Campbell | 01-Jul-1955 | Midfielder | 25 | 2 | 27 | 6 | ||
| Gary Cole | 05-Feb-1956 | Forward | 29 | 1 | 30 | 16 | ||
| George Itsou | 29-Dec-1960 | Midfielder | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Don MacLeod | 07-Nov-1960 | Defender | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Joe McGrory | 02-Jan-1958 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |||
| Arthur McMillan | 02-Sep-1947 | Defender | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| John Mihailidis | 09-Oct-1964 | Defender | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Liam Monagle | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Jeff Olver | 25-Dec-1960 | Goalkeeper | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 8 | |
| Jamie Paton | 26-Apr-1955 | Forward | 22 | 0 | 22 | 8 | ||
| George Pavlidis | 04-Feb-1960 | Forward | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bob Provan | 20-Sep-1952 | Defender | 24 | 4 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Jack Reilly | 27-Aug-1945 | Goalkeeper | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jimmy Rooney | 10-Dec-1945 | Midfielder | 28 | 2 | 30 | 1 | ||
| Theo Selemidis | 27-Oct-1959 | Midfielder | 30 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| Jim Tansey | 08-Aug-1953 | Defender | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Tom Tasevski | 15-Jan-1959 | Forward | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Ken Taylor | 1966 | Midfielder | 12 | 3 | 15 | 2 | ||
| Charlie Yankos | 29-May-1961 | Defender | 22 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| John Yzendoorn | 17-Sep-1955 | Defender | 30 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
Coaches: Manny Poulakakis. 5 matches: Won 0; Drew 1; Lost 4.
Jimmy Rooney. 10 matches: Won 4; Drew 2; Lost 4.
Len McKendry. 15 matches: Won 8; Drew 4; Lost 3.