1981 Preston Makedonia FC season

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PresidentJohn Brian

Head CoachBrian Edgeley
Peter Ollerton

StadiumB.T. Connor Reserve

National Soccer League12th

Preston Makedonia

1981 season

President

John Brian

Head Coach

Brian Edgeley
Peter Ollerton

Stadium

B.T. Connor Reserve

National Soccer League

12th

NSL Cup

Second round

Top goalscorer

League: Peter Ollerton (10)
All: Peter Ollerton (12)

Highest home attendance

6,000
vs. South Melbourne
(3 May 1981)
National Soccer League
6,000
vs. Sydney City
(6 September 1981)
National Soccer League

Lowest home attendance

2,000
vs. Brisbane City
(24 May 1981)
National Soccer League

Average home league attendance

3,750

Biggest win

6–0
vs. Wollongong City
(2 August 1981)
National Soccer League

Biggest defeat

0–4
vs. Newcastle KB United
(12 April 1981)
National Soccer League
0–4
vs. West Adelaide
(10 May 1981)
National Soccer League

Home colours

1982 →

The 1981 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Preston Makedonia, in Melbourne, Victoria. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Preston Makedonia finished 12th in their National Soccer League season and were eliminated in the second round of the NSL Cup.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	AUS	Lou Kastner
2	DF	AUS	Mike Rainey
3	DF	ENG	Steve Beech
4	MF	AUS	Peter Ollerton
5	DF	ENG	John Higham
6	MF	AUS	Jeff Faulkner
7	FW	AUS	Robbie Cullen
8	MF	SCO	Gordon Flavell
9	FW	SCO	George McMillan
10	MF	AUS	Ljube Petrovski
11	FW	AUS	Gary Ward
12	MF	AUS	Stuart Cunningham


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	MF	AUS	Claude Lucchesi
14	MF	NZL	Eric Lesbirel
15	MF	AUS	Con Stoikos
16	FW	AUS	Con Opasinis
—	FW	AUS	Peter Boyle
—	FW	AUS	Duggie Brown
—		AUS	Gary Clayton
—	MF	AUS	John Little
—		AUS	Danny McCluskey
—	DF	SCO	Ron McIvor
—	FW	ENG	Alan Whittle
—	GK	NZL	Richard Wilson

Competitions

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
National Soccer League	15 February 1981	13 September 1981	Matchday 1	12th	30	9	7	14	39	41	−2	030.00
NSL Cup	4 March 1981	25 March 1981	First round	Second round	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	050.00
Total	32	10	8	14	43	43	+0	031.25

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

Overall	Home	Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	9	7	14	39	41	−2	34	7	4	4	28	14	+14	2	3	10	11	27	−16

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.^[3]^[2]

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	National Soccer League		NSL Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Lou Kastner	14	0	2	0	16	0
2	DF		Mike Rainey	26	0	1+1	0	28	0
3	DF		Steve Beech	27	0	2	0	29	0
4	MF		Peter Ollerton	25+3	10	2	2	30	12
5	DF		John Higham	15+1	1	2	0	18	1
6	MF		Jeff Faulkner	15+3	0	2	0	20	0
7	FW		Robbie Cullen	22+3	6	2	0	27	6
8	MF		Gordon Flavell	24+2	1	1	0	27	1
9	FW		George McMillan	21+4	0	1	1	26	1
10	MF		Ljube Petrovski	25	0	2	0	27	0
11	FW		Gary Ward	2+1	1	0+1	0	4	1
13	MF		Claude Lucchesi	25+3	8	2	0	30	8
14	MF		Eric Lesbirel	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
15	MF		Con Stoikos	0+4	0	0	0	4	0
—	FW		Peter Boyle	11	0	0	0	11	0
—	FW		Duggie Brown	24+1	7	2	1	27	8
—	—		Gary Clayton	6	0	0	0	6	0
—	MF		John Little	2+11	2	1	0	14	2
—	—		Danny McCluskey	2	0	0	0	2	0
—	DF		Ron McIvor	2+3	0	0	0	5	0
—	FW		Alan Whittle	20	2	0	0	20	2
—	GK		Richard Wilson	10	0	0	0	10	0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	National Soccer League			NSL Cup			Total
Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player
1	4	MF		Peter Ollerton	6	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	1
2	—	FW		Duggie Brown	5	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	1
3	2	DF		Mike Rainey	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1
3	10	MF		Ljube Petrovski	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1
4	7	FW		Robbie Cullen	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
5	9	FW		George McMillan	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
6	3	DF		Steve Beech	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
7	13	MF		Claude Lucchesi	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
7	—	FW		Peter Boyle	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
9	6	MF		Jeff Faulkner	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
10	5	DF		John Higham	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	8	MF		Gordon Flavell	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	—	GK		Richard Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					36	0	5	0	0	0	36	0	5

Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

Rank	No.	Goalkeeper	NSL	Total
1	—	Richard Wilson	3	3
2	1	Lou Kostner	2	2
3	—	Gary Clayton	1	1
Total			6	6

15 February 1981 1	Preston Makedonia	0–1	Canberra City	Melbourne
		Report	R. O'Shea 23'	Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve Attendance: 4,000^[1] Referee: Jim Fearn

22 February 1981 2	Marconi Fairfield	1–0	Preston Makedonia	Sydney
	Krncevic 66'	Report		Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Gary Power

1 March 1981 3	Preston Makedonia	3–1	Sydney Olympic	Melbourne
	Cullen 22' Lucchesi 49' Brown 85'	Report	Katholos 64'	Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Evan Venios

8 March 1981 4	Heidelberg United	2–3	Preston Makedonia	Melbourne
	Paton 71', 77'	Report	Ward 3' Ollerton 8' Brown 77'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Dennis Voutsinas

15 March 1981 5	Preston Makedonia	3–0	Footscray JUST	Melbourne
	Ollerton 42', 71' Cullen 61'	Report		Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Chris Bambridge

1981 Preston Makedonia FC season

Competitions

Overall record

National Soccer League

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches