Personal information | |||
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Full name | Peter Ollerton | ||
Date of birth | 20 May 1951 | ||
Place of birth | Preston, Lancashire, England | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Preston North End | |||
Blackpool | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1968–1971 | Fleetwood F.C. | 107 | (42) |
1971–1973 | Ringwood Wilhelmina | 46 | (33) |
1974–1975 | APIA Leichhardt | 45 | (35) |
1976–1978 | South Melbourne Hellas | 54 | (23) |
1978 | Marconi-Fairfield | 13 | (3) |
1979–1980 | Footscray JUST | 35 | (7) |
1981–1984 | Preston Makedonia | 81 | (24) |
1985–1986 | Croydon City Arrows SC | 27 | (4) |
International career | |||
1974–1977 | Australia | 31 | (15) |
Managerial career | |||
1981–1984 | Preston Lions (Player Coach) | ||
1985–1986 | Croydon City (Player Coach) | ||
1987 | Melbourne Croatia | ||
1994–1995 | Preston Lions | ||
1995–1996 | Bulleen Lions | ||
1999–2000 | Altona East Phoenix | ||
2001–2002 | Heidelberg United | ||
2002 | Bulleen Zebras | ||
2003 | Altona East Phoenix | ||
2003–2005 | Bulleen Zebras | ||
2007–2008 | Whittlesea Zebras | ||
2009–2010 | Green Gully | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Peter Ollerton (born 20 May 1951 [1] in Preston, Lancashire, England is a former Australian soccer forward who represented Australia 31 times in full international matches between 1974 and 1977, scoring 15 goals. He was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany and also represented the state of Victoria.
After playing youth football for Blackpool and Preston North End, Ollerton played for Fleetwood. [2]
Ollerton joined Ringwood Wilhelmina in 1971. [3]
After three seasons with Ringwood Wilhelmina, Ollerton joined APIA Leichhardt. [4]
In late 1975, Ollerton transferred from APIA Leichhardt to South Melbourne Hellas for a $9000 transfer fee. [2]
In 1988, Ollerton was suspended for ten years for punching a referee while playing for Doveton in the Victorian second division. In 1991, the ban was eased and he returned to coaching Preston Makedonia in 1994. [5] [6]
Ollerton made his debut for Australia in 1974 in a pre-World Cup friendly against Uruguay. [7]
Ollerton became playing coach of Preston Makedonia in June 1981, replacing Brian Edgley. He was sacked by the club midway through the 1984 season. [8] [9] [10]
In September 1984, Ollerton was announced as coach of Croydon City. [11]
Ahead of the 1987 National Soccer League season, Ollerton joined Melbourne Croatia as an assistant coach. [12] He became caretaker head coach with the resignation and reinstatement of head coach Terry Hennessey in May 1987. He was appointed head coach after Hennessey resigned for the second time. [13] [14] [15]
Ollerton led Preston to the 1994 Victorian Premier League grand final, where they defeated Port Melbourne to win the championship. [16]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Australia | 1974 | 6 | 1 |
1975 | 4 | 2 | |
1976 | 6 | 4 | |
1977 | 15 | 8 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 27 April 1974 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia | Uruguay | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [18] |
2 | 30 November 1975 | Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, Australia | Soviet Union | 1–0 | 2–3 | Friendly | [19] |
3 | 3 December 1975 | Newcastle Showground, Newcastle, Australia | Soviet Union | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | [20] [21] |
4 | 2 March 1976 | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia | New Zealand | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly | [22] |
5 | 20 October 1976 | Singapore National Stadium, Singapore | Singapore | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | [23] [24] |
6 | 29 October 1976 | Guangzhou, China | China | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [25] |
7 | 2–0 | ||||||
8 | 12 February 1977 | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia | Israel | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | [26] |
9 | 27 March 1977 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia | New Zealand | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC) | [27] |
10 | 3–1 | ||||||
11 | 30 March 1977 | Newmarket Park, Auckland, New Zealand | New Zealand | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC) | [28] |
12 | 30 October 1977 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC) | [29] |
13 | 2–0 | ||||||
14 | 3–0 | ||||||
15 | 13 November 1977 | Singapore National Stadium, Singapore | Singapore | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [30] [31] |
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