| 1981 National Soccer League Squads Written by Tony Persoglia and Greg Stock |
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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.
| Preston Makedonia 1981 Squad | ||||
| Player Details | Home-and-Away Season | Full Name | Birth Date | Position | Start | Sub | App | Gls | Red | Cls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Beech | 07-May-1952 | Defender | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Peter Boyle | 23-Apr-1951 | Forward | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Doug Brown | 21-Mar-1958 | Forward | 24 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 1 | |
| Gary Clayton | 25-Jan-1955 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Robbie Cullen | 08-Jul-1957 | Forward | 22 | 3 | 25 | 6 | 1 | |
| Isaac Farrell | 01-Oct-1957 | Midfielder | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Faulkner | 12-Jan-1956 | Midfielder | 15 | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Gordon Flavell | 19-Nov-1956 | Midfielder | 24 | 2 | 26 | 1 | ||
| John Higham | 22-Nov-1954 | Defender | 15 | 1 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Lou Kastner | 12-May-1949 | Goalkeeper | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | |
| Eric Lesbirel | 1951 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| John Little | 14-Apr-1962 | Midfielder | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2 | ||
| Claude Lucchesi | 06-Feb-1956 | Midfielder | 25 | 3 | 28 | 8 | ||
| Danny McCluskey | 07-Dec-1955 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Ron McIvor | 23-Mar-1951 | Defender | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| George McMillan | 27-Oct-1952 | Forward | 21 | 4 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Peter Ollerton | 20-May-1951 | Forward | 25 | 3 | 28 | 10 | 1 | |
| Ljube Petrovski | 01-Jul-1956 | Defender | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mike Rainey | 26-Dec-1953 | Defender | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | |
| Con Stoikos | 12-Oct-1961 | Midfielder | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Gary Ward | 03-Nov-1956 | Forward | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Alan Whittle | 10-Mar-1950 | Forward | 20 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Richard Wilson | 08-May-1956 | Goalkeeper | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | |
Coaches: Brian Edgeley. 17 matches: Won 4; Drew 4; Lost 9.
Peter Ollerton. 13 matches: Won 5; Drew 3; Lost 5.