1981 National Soccer League

NSL 1981
League	National Soccer League
Sport	Association football
Duration	1981
Number of teams	16
NSL season
Champions	Sydney City
Top scorer	Gary Cole (16)

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.

League table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sydney City !Sydney City (C)	30	19	5	6	59	30	+29	43	1981 National Soccer League Champions
2	South Melbourne !South Melbourne	30	13	13	4	41	27	+14	39
3	Brisbane City !Brisbane City	30	12	11	7	37	25	+12	35
4	APIA Leichhardt Tigers !APIA Leichhardt Tigers	30	12	11	7	39	33	+6	35
5	Canberra City !Canberra City	30	13	7	10	41	32	+9	33
6	Brisbane Lions !Brisbane Lions	30	11	11	8	41	33	+8	33
7	Adelaide City !Adelaide City	30	13	6	11	46	42	+4	32
8	Heidelberg United !Heidelberg United	30	12	7	11	48	40	+8	31
9	Sydney Olympic !Sydney Olympic	30	11	9	10	46	46	0	31
10	Newcastle KB United !Newcastle KB United	30	11	8	11	41	41	0	30
11	Wollongong City !Wollongong City	30	8	12	10	35	39	−4	28
12	Preston Makedonia !Preston Makedonia	30	9	7	14	39	41	−2	25
13	Footscray JUST !Footscray JUST	30	9	7	14	32	48	−16	25
14	Marconi Fairfield !Marconi Fairfield	30	9	7	14	23	45	−22	25
15	Blacktown City !Blacktown City (R)	30	6	9	15	32	47	−15	21	Relegated to the 1982 NSW State League
16	West Adelaide !West Adelaide	30	5	4	21	26	57	−31	14

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Individual awards

Player of the Year: Bobby Russell (Adelaide City)
U-21 Player of the Year: David Mitchell (Adelaide City)
Top Scorer(s): Gary Cole (Heidelberg United – 16 goals)
Coach of the Year: Eddie Thomson (Sydney City)

References

OzFootball Archives - 1981 NSL Season

National Soccer League

List of NSL champions List of NSL players

Seasons	1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04

Teams	APIA Leichhardt Adelaide City Adelaide United Blacktown City Brisbane City SC Brisbane Lions SC Brisbane Strikers Brunswick Juventus Canberra City SC Canberra Cosmos Canterbury-Marrickville Carlton S.C. Collingwood Warriors Eastern Pride Football Kingz Footscray JUST Green Gully Cavaliers Heidelberg United Inter Monaro Marconi Stallions Melbourne Knights Mooroolbark SC Newcastle Breakers Newcastle Jets Newcastle KB United Newcastle Rosebud United Northern Spirit Parramatta Eagles Parramatta Power Penrith City SC Perth Glory Preston Lions FC South Melbourne St George Saints Sunshine George Cross Sydney City Sydney Olympic Sydney United FC West Adelaide Western Suburbs SC Wollongong Macedonia Wollongong Wolves

Cups	1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97

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