1982 Preston Makedonia FC season

Preston Makedonia
1982 season
Head Coach	Peter Ollerton
Stadium	B.T. Connor Reserve
National Soccer League	5th
NSL Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Gary Ward (10); All: Gary Ward (11)
Highest home attendance	6,500; vs. Heidelberg United ; (4 April 1982); National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance	1,000; vs. St George-Budapest ; (18 July 1982); National Soccer League
Average home league attendance	3,567
Biggest win	5–1; vs. Canberra City (H); (21 March 1982); National Soccer League
Biggest defeat	0–5; vs. Sydney City (H); (6 June 1982); National Soccer League
	← 1981 1983 →

Last updated June 03, 2025

The 1982 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Preston Makedonia Football Club (now Preston Lions). In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Preston Makedonia finished 5th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the NSL Cup.

Players

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
—	DF	ENG	Steve Beech
—	FW	AUS	Peter Boyle
—	FW	ENG	Duggie Brown
—	FW	AUS	Robbie Cullen
—	MF	SCO	Gordon Flavell
—		AUS	Graham Fox
—	DF	AUS	David Jones
—	MF	AUS	John Little
—	MF	AUS	Claude Lucchesi
—	FW	SCO	George McMillan
—	DF	RSA	Richard Miranda


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	AUS	Peter Ollerton
—	DF	AUS	Con Opasinis
—	DF	AUS	Ljube Petrovski
—	GK	AUS	Steve Potter
—	DF	AUS	Mike Rainey
—	MF	AUS	Con Stoikos
—	DF	YUG	George Todorovski
—	FW	AUS	Gary Ward
—	FW	ENG	Alan Whittle
—	GK	NZL	Richard Wilson

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
National Soccer League	14 February 1982	5 September 1982	Matchday 1	5th	30	12	10	8	45	41	+4	040.00
NSL Cup	14 June 1982	14 July 1982	First round	Quarter-finals	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	050.00
Total					32	13	10	9	47	42	+5	040.63

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Sydney City (C)	30	20	5	5	68	28	+40	45	Qualification to Finals series ^[a]
2	St George-Budapest	30	14	8	8	47	40	+7	36
3	Wollongong City	30	16	3	11	43	46	−3	35
4	Heidelberg United	30	13	8	9	42	37	+5	34
5	Preston Makedonia	30	12	10	8	45	41	+4	34
6	South Melbourne	30	11	9	10	46	37	+9	31
7	APIA Leichhardt	30	12	7	11	49	54	−5	31
8	Sydney Olympic	30	12	6	12	52	42	+10	30
9	West Adelaide	30	10	8	12	44	40	+4	28
10	Marconi Fairfield	30	12	4	14	44	43	+1	28
11	Brisbane Lions	30	10	8	12	39	42	−3	28
12	Newcastle KB United	30	10	7	13	43	52	−9	27
13	Adelaide City	30	6	12	12	36	44	−8	24
14	Footscray JUST	30	5	14	11	34	46	−12	24
15	Canberra City	30	7	10	13	37	54	−17	24
16	Brisbane City	30	5	11	14	32	55	−23	21

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

↑ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1982 National Soccer League.

Results summary


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	10	8	45	41	+4	46	8	4	3	29	17	+12	4	6	5	16	24	−8

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D	L	W	W	W	D	D	L	W	L	D	W	L	D	L	L	W	W	D	L	D	L	D	W	W	D	W	W	W
Position	7	8	11	9	6	5	8	8	6	5	8	8	7	8	7	8	9	8	7	7	8	8	10	10	8	7	7	5	5	5
Points	1	2	2	4	6	8	9	10	10	12	12	13	15	15	16	16	16	18	20	21	21	22	22	23	25	27	28	30	32	34

Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

14 February 19821	Sydney City	1–1	Preston Makedonia	Sydney
	Bruce 2'	Report	Brown 32'	Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 1,480^[1] Referee: Peter Rampley

21 February 19822	Preston Makedonia	1–1	West Adelaide	Melbourne
	Ollerton 87'	Report	Wright 78' (pen.)	Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve Attendance: 3,700 Referee: Jim Fearn

28 February 19823	APIA Leichhardt	4–2	Preston Makedonia	Sydney
	Giampaolo 3', 88' Bradley 40' Soper 84'	Report	Whittle 65' Cullen 80'	Stadium: Lambert Park Attendance: 4,419 Referee: Richard Lorenc

7 March 19824	Preston Makedonia	3–1	Brisbane City	Melbourne
	Brown 65', 87' Ollerton 75'	Report	Carey 68'	Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Stewart Mellings

14 March 19825	Footscray JUST	0–1	Preston Makedonia	Melbourne
		Report	Ward 70'	Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 4,910 Referee: Chris Bambridge

21 March 19826	Preston Makedonia	5–1	Canberra City	Melbourne
	Ward 24', 59' Brown 36' (pen.), 88' Boyle 61'	Report	Brennan 20'	Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve Attendance: 4,500 Referee: David Yelland

27 March 19827	Newcastle KB United	1–1	Preston Makedonia	Newcastle
	McClelland 62'	Report	Brown 64'	Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 2,965 Referee: Ken Small

4 April 19828	Preston Makedonia	0–0	Heidelberg United	Melbourne
		Report		Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Dennis Voutsinas

11 April 19829	St George-Budapest	2–0	Preston Makedonia	Sydney
	Barton 4' O'Shea 75'	Report		Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 3,258 Referee: Gary Power

18 April 198210	Preston Makedonia	2–1	Adelaide City	Melbourne
	Ollerton 42' (pen.), 85'	Report	J. Nyskohus 35' (pen.)	Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Chris Bambridge

25 April 198211	Marconi Fairfield	4–1	Preston Makedonia	Sydney
	Hunter 2', ?' Vieri 30' Jankovics 79'	Report	Lucchesi 57'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 2,721 Referee: Brian Fowler

2 May 198212	Preston Makedonia	1–1	Brisbane Lions	Melbourne
	Brown 4'	Report	Millman 36'	Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Jim Fearn

9 May 198213	Preston Makedonia	4–1	Sydney Olympic	Melbourne
	Lucchesi 40' Ward 43' Brown 47', 48'	Report	Redfern 66' (pen.)	Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Evan Venios

16 May 198214	Wollongong City	1–0	Preston Makedonia	Wollongong
	Cotton 1'	Report		Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 3,176 Referee: Ken Small

23 May 198215	Preston Makedonia	1–1	South Melbourne	Melbourne
	Petrovski 54'	Report	Egan 32'	Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge

30 May 198216	West Adelaide	5–1	Preston Makedonia	Adelaide
	Dunn 9' Brennan 25' Atsalas 38' Heys 76', 89'	Report	Lucchesi 78'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 2,563 Referee: Jim Rossis

6 June 198217	Preston Makedonia	0–5	Sydney City	Melbourne
		Report	Barnes 13' Murray 30' Kosmina 65', 88' Spanos 79'	Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve Attendance: 4,150 Referee: Don Campbell

13 June 198218	Brisbane City	1–2	Preston Makedonia	Brisbane
	Hamilton 26'	Report	Whittle 19' Ollerton 61'	Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Alan Kibbler

20 June 198219	Preston Makedonia	2–0	APIA Leichhardt	Melbourne
	Lucchesi 12' Ollerton 89' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Evan Venios

27 June 198220	Canberra City	1–1	Preston Makedonia	Canberra
	Bryant 84'	Report	Lucchesi 1'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Bob Mee

4 July 198221	Preston Makedonia	1–2	Newcastle KB United	Melbourne
	Ward 24'	Report	Hamilton 24' Drinkwater 44' (pen.)	Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve Attendance: 3,000 Referee: David Yelland

11 July 198222	Heidelberg United	0–0	Preston Makedonia	Melbourne
		Report		Stadium: Olympic Village Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge

18 July 198223	Preston Makedonia	0–1	St George-Budapest	Melbourne
		Report	Barton 84'	Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Stewart Mellings

25 July 198224	Adelaide City	0–0	Preston Makedonia	Adelaide
		Report		Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Bob Kerr

1 August 198225	Preston Makedonia	4–1	Marconi Fairfield	Melbourne
	Ward 3', 12' McMillan 52' Calderan 59' (o.g.)	Report	Jankovics 59'	Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Evan Venios

8 August 198226	Brisbane Lions	2–3	Preston Makedonia	Brisbane
	Williamson 42' (pen.) Low 73'	Report	McMillan 16' Jackson 33' (o.g.) Ward 37'	Stadium: Richlands Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Dave Nugent

15 August 198227	Sydney Olympic	2–2	Preston Makedonia	Sydney
	Katholos 17', 67' (pen.)	Report	Ward 69' McMillan 85'	Stadium: Pratten Park Attendance: 3,428 Referee: Peter Rampley

22 August 198228	Preston Makedonia	2–1	Wollongong City	Melbourne
	McMillan 61' Ward 68'	Report	O'Connor 50'	Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge

29 August 198229	South Melbourne	0–1	Preston Makedonia	Melbourne
		Report	Brown 89'	Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Tim Davies

5 September 198230	Preston Makedonia	3–0	Footscray JUST	Melbourne
	Brown 10' McMillan 28', 52'	Report		Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Stewart Mellings

NSL Cup

14 June 1982 First round	Preston Makedonia	2–0	Footscray JUST	Melbourne
	Opasinis 5' Ward 23'	Report		Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve Attendance: 2,500^[2] Referee: Stewart Mellings

14 July 1982 Quarter-finals	Heidelberg United	1–0	Preston Makedonia	Melbourne
	Valentine 75'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Jim Fearn

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		National Soccer League		NSL Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	DF	ENG	Steve Beech	16	0	14+2	0	0	0
	FW	AUS	Peter Boyle	15	1	15	1	0	0
	FW	ENG	Duggie Brown	30	11	26+2	11	2	0
	FW	AUS	Robbie Cullen	8	1	8	1	0	0
	GK	SCO	Gordon Flavell	31	0	29	0	2	0
		AUS	Graham Fox	23	0	20+2	0	1	0
	DF	AUS	David Jones	16	0	14	0	2	0
	MF	AUS	John Little	11	0	10	0	1	0
	MF	AUS	Claude Lucchesi	19	5	18	5	1	0
	FW	SCO	George McMillan	22	6	21	6	1	0
	DF	RSA	Richard Miranda	18	0	10+6	0	1+1	0
	FW	AUS	Peter Ollerton	25	6	13+11	6	1	0
	DF	AUS	Con Opasinis	11	1	9	0	2	1
	DF	AUS	Ljube Petrovski	29	1	27	1	1+1	0
	GK	AUS	Steve Potter	17	0	16	0	1	0
	DF	AUS	Mike Rainey	3	0	3	0	0	0
	MF	AUS	Con Stoikos	2	0	1	0	1	0
	DF	YUG	George Todorovski	19	0	18	0	1	0
	FW	AUS	Gary Ward	27	11	24+2	10	1	1
	FW	ENG	Alan Whittle	21	2	20	2	1	0
	GK	NZL	Richard Wilson	15	0	14	0	1	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

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.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total			National Soccer League			NSL Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player
	DF	YUG	George Todorovski	3	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0
	DF	AUS	Ljube Petrovski	4	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Duggie Brown	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	AUS	Peter Boyle	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	SCO	Gordon Flavell	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	AUS	Claude Lucchesi	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	RSA	Richard Miranda	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
		AUS	Graham Fox	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	AUS	David Jones	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	AUS	Peter Ollerton	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	AUS	Gary Ward	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Steve Beech	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	AUS	Robbie Cullen	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	AUS	John Little	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	George McMillan	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

References

↑ Stock, Greg. "1982 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
1 2 Stock, Greg. "1982 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
↑ "Preston Makedonia 1982 Squad". OzFootball.

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[table_note_res_FS0.59587912801461-1] The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1982 National Soccer League.

[2] Stock, Greg. "1982 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.

[NSLCup-3] 1 2 Stock, Greg. "1982 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.

[appearances-4] "Preston Makedonia 1982 Squad". OzFootball.

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