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Brisbane City
1981 season
Head CoachGeorge Potter
StadiumPerry Park
National Soccer League3rd
NSL CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Paul Wilkinson (12)
All: Paul Wilkinson (14)
Highest home attendance5,000
vs. Brisbane Lions
(19 July 1981)
National Soccer League
5,000
vs. Newcastle KB United
(2 August 1981)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,000
vs. Mareeba United
(8 June 1981)
NSL Cup
Average home league attendance2,660
Biggest win4–0
vs. Marconi Fairfield
(21 June 1981)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–3
vs. Canberra City
(14 June 1981)
National Soccer League
← 1980
1982 →

The 1981 season was the fifth in the National Soccer League for Brisbane City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Brisbane City finished 3rd in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the NSL Cup.

Players

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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 Australia AUS Kim Wishart
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jimmy Dunne
3 DF Australia AUS David Ratcliffe
4 DF Australia AUS Peter Tokesi
5 DF Australia AUS Steve Perry
6 MF Australia AUS Larry Gaffney
7 FW Hungary HUN Joe Palinkas
8 MF England ENG Frank Pimblett
9 FW Australia AUS Willie Conner
10 MF Scotland SCO Kevin Low
11 FW Australia AUS Kevin Caldwell
12 FW Australia AUS Barry Kelso
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 FW Australia AUS Mark Brusasco
14 MF Scotland SCO Bobby Hamilton
15 FW England ENG Paul Wilkinson
16 MF Scotland SCO John McVeigh
17 DF Scotland SCO Billy Wilkinson
18 MF Australia AUS David Vincenzino
19 DF Australia AUS Michael Tripp
20 GK Australia AUS Martin Coe
22 DF England ENG George Potter
— FW Australia AUS Dominic Confessore
— MF Australia AUS Angelo Falco

Competitions

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Overall record

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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 3rd 30 12 11 7 37 25 +12 040.00
NSL Cup 8 February 1981 17 June 1981 First round Quarter-finals 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 066.67
Total 33 14 11 8 43 29 +14 042.42

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

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Main article: 1981 National Soccer League

League table

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Pos Team
 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
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 12 11 7 37 25  +12 47 9 4 2 24 9  +15 3 7 5 13 16  −3

Results by round

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Round123456789101112261415161718192021222324251327282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
ResultWDDDWLWLWWDDWDLWLWDLLWWDDDWLWD
Position335557575345546666678766643443
Points2345779911131415171818202022232323252728293032323435
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

15 February 1981 1 Brisbane City 2–1 West Adelaide Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Spencer Park
Attendance: 1,500[1]
Referee: Dave Nugent
22 February 1981 2 Sydney City 1–1 Brisbane City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Doug Rennie
1 March 1981 3 Brisbane City 0–0 Canberra City Brisbane
Report Stadium: Spencer Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Gary Power
8 March 1981 4 Marconi Fairfield 1–1 Brisbane City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 3,420
Referee: Tony Boskovic
15 March 1981 5 Brisbane City 3–0 Sydney Olympic Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Spencer Park
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Dave Nugent
29 March 1981 6 Heidelberg United 2–0 Brisbane City Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park No. 2
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Stewart Mellings
5 April 1981 7 Brisbane City 2–0 Footscray JUST Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Spencer Park
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Jack Wood
12 April 1981 8 Brisbane Lions 1–0 Brisbane City Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Richlands Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Ken Allen
18 April 1981 9 Brisbane City 2–1 Blacktown City Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Spencer Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Des Miles
26 April 1981 10 Newcastle KB United 0–2 Brisbane City Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 4,569
Referee: Tony Boskovic
3 May 1981 11 Brisbane City 0–0 APIA Leichhardt Brisbane
Report Stadium: Spencer Park
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Jack Wood
10 May 1981 12 Wollongong City 0–0 Brisbane City Wollongong
Report Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 5,309
Referee: Tim Davies
17 May 1981 26 Brisbane City 1–0 Wollongong City Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Spencer Park
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Dave Nugent
24 May 1981 14 Preston Makedonia 1–1 Brisbane City Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Stewart Mellings
31 May 1981 15 Adelaide City 1–0 Brisbane City Adelaide
 Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Don Campbell
7 June 1981 16 Brisbane City 2–0 Sydney City Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Spencer Park
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Bob Mee
14 June 1981 17 Canberra City 3–0 Brisbane City Canberra
 Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,891
Referee: Ken Allen
21 June 1981 18 Brisbane City 4–0 Marconi Fairfield Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Spencer Park
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Alf Rodway
28 June 1981 19 Sydney Olympic 1–1 Brisbane City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 5,346
Referee: Peter Rampley
5 July 1981 20 Brisbane City 1–2 Heidelberg United Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Spencer Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Dave Nugent
12 July 1981 21 Footscray JUST 1–0 Brisbane City Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Chris Bambridge
19 July 1981 22 Brisbane City 1–0 Brisbane Lions Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Spencer Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Tim Davies
26 July 1981 23 Blacktown City 1–2 Brisbane City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 3,144
Referee: Tony Boskovic
2 August 1981 24 Brisbane City 1–1 Newcastle KB United Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Ballymore Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Peter Rampley
9 August 1981 25 APIA Leichhardt 2–2 Brisbane City Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 4,301
Referee: Gary Power
12 August 1981 13 Brisbane City 1–1 South Melbourne Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Spencer Park
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Dave Nugent
23 August 1981 27 South Melbourne 0–2 Brisbane City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge
30 August 1981 28 Brisbane City 1–2 Preston Makedonia Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Spencer Park
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Col Amos
6 September 1981 29 Brisbane City 3–1 Adelaide City Brisbane
 Report
Stadium: Spencer Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Jim Fearn
13 September 1981 30 West Adelaide 1–1 Brisbane City Adelaide
 Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jim Rossis

NSL Cup

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Main article: 1981 NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

8 February 1981 First round Brisbane City 1–0 Mount Gravatt Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: [2]
8 June 1981 Second round Brisbane City 3–0 Mareeba United Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Spencer Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Col Amos
17 June 1981 Quarter-finals West Adelaide 4–2 Brisbane City Adelaide
 Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Jim Rossis

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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

No. Pos. Nat. Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia Kim Wishart 9 0 1 0 10 0
2 DF Republic of Ireland Jimmy Dunne 28 0 3 0 31 0
3 DF Australia David Ratcliffe 28 1 3 0 31 1
5 DF Australia Steve Perry 17+3 0 1 0 21 0
6 MF Australia Larry Gaffney 29 3 2 0 31 3
7 FW Hungary Joe Palinkas 18+4 2 2 0 24 2
8 MF England Frank Pimblett 29 0 3 0 32 0
9 FW Australia Willie Conner 8+8 3 1 0 17 3
10 MF Scotland Kevin Low 2+3 0 0 0 5 0
11 FW Australia Kevin Caldwell 14+4 2 2 1 20 3
12 FW Australia Barry Kelso 17+3 4 0+3 0 23 4
14 MF Scotland Bobby Hamilton 27 7 2 1 29 8
15 FW England Paul Wilkinson 29 12 3 2 32 14
16 MF Scotland John McVeigh 15+2 1 3 1 20 2
17 DF Scotland Billy Wilkinson 30 0 3 1 33 1
18 MF Australia David Vincenzino 8+1 1 1+1 0 11 1
19 DF Australia Michael Tripp 1 0 0 0 1 0
20 GK Australia Martin Coe 21 0 2 0 23 0
— FW Australia Dominic Confessore 0+1 0 1 0 2 0
— MF Australia Angelo Falco 0+1 0 0 0 1 0

Disciplinary record

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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
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 2 DF Australia Jimmy Dunne 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1
2 8 MF England Frank Pimblett 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 3 DF Australia David Ratcliffe 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
11 FW Australia Kevin Caldwell 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
5 12 FW Australia Barry Kelso 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
6 6 MF Australia Larry Gaffney 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
7 17 DF Scotland Billy Wilkinson 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
8 7 FW Hungary Joe Palinkas 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14 MF Scotland Bobby Hamilton 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
15 FW England Paul Wilkinson 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16 MF Scotland John McVeigh 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
12 5 DF Australia Steve Perry 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 MF Australia David Vincenzino 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 36 0 2 1 0 0 37 0 2

Clean sheets

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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. Nat. Goalkeeper NSL NSL Cup Total
1 20 Australia Martin Coe 9 1 10
2 1 Australia Kim Wishart 2 1 3
Total 11 2 13

References

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  1. ^ Stock, Greg. "1981 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
  2. ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1981 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
  3. ^ "Brisbane City 1981 Squad". OzFootball.
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