| Club: | Wollongong City |
| Season: | 1981 |
| Manager: | Ken Morton |
| Stadium: | Wollongong Showground Memorial Park Woonona Oval |
| League: | National Soccer League |
| League Result: | 11th |
| Cup1: | NSL Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | First round |
| League Topscorer: | Jim McBreen (7) |
| Season Topscorer: | Jim McBreen (8) |
| Highest Attendance: | 6,930 vs. Preston Makedonia (26 April 1981) National Soccer League |
| Lowest Attendance: | 815 vs. Downer Olympic (21 March 1981) NSL Cup |
| Average Attendance: | |
| Largest Win: | 4–0 vs. Marconi Fairfield (H) (6 September 1981) National Soccer League |
| Largest Loss: | 0–6 (2 August 1981) National Soccer League |
| Nextseason: | 1982 |
The 1981 season was the first in the history of Wollongong City Football Club (now Wollongong Wolves). It was also the first season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Wollongong City finished 11th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup second round by APIA Leichhardt.
Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[1]
| Player | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK | < | --National Soccer League--> | 11+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| 5 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 5 | ||
| 7 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 19+2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 | ||
| 8 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||
| 9 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 17+6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 5 | ||
| 10 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 27+1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 5 | ||
| 11 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 6+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 13 | FW | < | --National Soccer League--> | 5+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 14 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 22+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 15 | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 5 | ||
| 17 | — | < | --National Soccer League--> | 25+1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 | ||
| 18 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 1+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 19 | MF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 4+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 22 | GK | < | --National Soccer League--> | 19+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| — | DF | < | --National Soccer League--> | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
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 | Goalkeeper | NSL | NSL Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 |  | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Total | 6 | 1 | 7 | ||||