| 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.
| Sydney City 1981 Squad | ||||
| Player Details | Home-and-Away Season | Full Name | Birth Date | Position | Start | Sub | App | Gls | Red | Cls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Barnes | 16-Jan-1954 | Midfielder | 28 | 0 | 28 | 11 | ||
| Ken Boden | 05-Jul-1950 | Midfielder | 27 | 1 | 28 | 12 | ||
| Ian Bruce | 24-Mar-1955 | Defender | 23 | 1 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Jim Cant | 24-Sep-1953 | Midfielder | 17 | 8 | 25 | 2 | ||
| Todd Clarke | 28-Apr-1951 | Goalkeeper | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 8 | |
| Gerry Gomez | 18-Aug-1960 | Defender | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | ||
| John Kosmina | 17-Aug-1956 | Forward | 26 | 0 | 26 | 11 | ||
| Grant Lee | 19-Oct-1961 | Midfielder | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Mullen | 17-Jan-1954 | Defender | 16 | 1 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Agenor Muniz | 24-Jun-1949 | Midfielder | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Willie Murray | 28-Aug-1954 | Forward | 10 | 5 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Steve O'Connor | 24-Nov-1954 | Defender | 27 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Jim Patikas | 18-Oct-1963 | Midfielder | 19 | 5 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Tony Pezzano | 23-Oct-1960 | Goalkeeper | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | |
| Alex Robertson | 05-Nov-1954 | Defender | 9 | 5 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Hilton Silva | 1952 | Forward | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Ian Souness | 26-Jan-1959 | Midfielder | 27 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 1 | |
| John Spanos | 04-Jan-1961 | Defender | 29 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| Joe Watson | 01-Jan-1952 | Midfielder | 29 | 1 | 30 | 4 | ||
Coach: Eddie Thomson. 30 matches: Won 19; Drew 5; Lost 6.