1981 – 1982

Kit: Goalkeeper Jersey

Equipment Supplier: Umbro

Player: Glenn Ahearn  Position: Goalkeeper  Socceroos Cap: #310

Socceroos Date of Debut:
30th August 1981, Indonesia vs Australia, Jakarta (Indonesia)

1980 – 1982

Kit: Home Jersey

Equipment Supplier: Umbro

Match Details:
Friendly match vs Northern Ireland hosted in Melbourne (Australia)

Result:
Australia 1 – 1 Northern Ireland (Sunday, 15th June 1980)

Player: Murray Barnes  Position: Midfielder  Socceroos Cap: #238

Socceroos Date of Debut:
06th August 1975, Australia vs China, Melbourne (Australia)

Squad:
Yakka Banovic, Ivo Prskalo, John Yzendoorn, Jim Muir, Murray Barnes, Jim Tansey, Jim Rooney, Tony Henderson, Eddie Krncevic, Gary Cole, Peter Sharne (goal 18min), Mark Jankovics, Ken Boden, Alan Davidson Manager: Rudolf Gutendorf

Stats & Facts:
Murray Barnes played for the Australian team for six years, captaining the team nine times and received the Football Hall of Fame (Australia), Award of Distinction. When Football Federation Australia created the “Socceroo Club” made up of former national team members in 2008, Barnes was announced as a founding member.

1981

Kit: Away Jersey (Young Socceroos U20)

Equipment Supplier: Umbro

Match Details:
1981 FIFA World Youth Championship match vs Cameroon hosted in Newcastle (Australia)

Result:
Australia 3 – 3 Cameroon (Monday, 05th October 1981)

Player: Grant Lee  Position: Midfielder  Socceroos Cap: #313

Socceroos Date of Debut:
30th August 1981, Indonesia vs Australia, Jakarta (Indonesia)

Squad:
Glen Ahearn, Robert Wheatley, Howard Tredinnick, Steven Blair, Oscar Crino, Paul Kay, Peter Raskopoulos, David Mitchell (goal 09min), Grant Lee, Fabio Incantalupo, Ian Hunter, Mark Koussas (goals 53min & 78min), Jim Patikas, Dennis Colusso, Dennis Ivanac, John Little, David Skeen, Brett Woods Manager: Les Scheinflug

Stats & Facts:
In 1981 Australia hosted the FIFA World Youth Championship for the very first time and the young team did very well to finish runner-up to England in the group stage. Argentina and Cameroon have just finished 3rd and 4th which was a little surprise. Australia then lost their quarter final match to Germany (0-1), the final champion of the tournament. Australian midfielder Mark Koussas won the Golden Boot Award (4 goals) and the whole team the FIFA Fair Play Award.

1982

Kit: Home Jersey

Equipment Supplier: Umbro

Stats & Facts:
Believed to have been the future kit design of the 1982-1984 season which has never been released cause Adidas became the new equipment supplier for this period. This also has happened again in 2004 when Nike took over and Adidas was close to release the new kit of the season 2004-2005.

1982

Kit: Away Jersey

Equipment Supplier: Umbro

1982 – 1988

Kit: Goalkeeper Jersey

Equipment Supplier: Adidas

Match Details:
Friendly match vs China hosted in Brisbane (Australia)

Result:
Australia 3 – 0 China (Friday, 27th September 1985)

Player: Jeffrey Olver  Position: Goalkeeper  Socceroos Cap: #333

Socceroos Date of Debut:
27th September 1985, Australia vs China, Brisbane (Australia)

Squad:
Terry Greedy, Alan Davidson, David Ratcliffe, Charlie Yankos, Graham Jennings, Zarko Odzakov, Joe Watson (goal 63min), Oscar Crino (goal 14min), Kenneth Murphy, David Mitchell, John Kosmina (goal 09min), Frank Farina, Jeffrey Olver Manager: Frank Arok

Stats & Facts:
This goalkeeper kit has been used for a very long period compared to the other kits the players have worn. Jeffrey Olver celebrates his Socceroos debut with his substitution (69min) for Terry Greedy on 27th September 1985 and finally retired 4 years later. (16th April 1989)

1982 – 1984

Kit: Away Jersey

Equipment Supplier: Adidas

Match Details:
1983 Merlion Cup friendly match vs South Korea hosted in Singapore (Singapore)

Result:
South Korea 1 – 3 Australia (Thursday, 15th December 1983)

Player: John Kosmina  Position: Forward  Socceroos Cap: #259

Socceroos Date of Debut:
18th August 1976, Australia vs Hong Kong, Gasford (Australia)

Squad:
Terry Greedy, Charlie Yankos, Steve O’Connor, David Ratcliffe, Joe Watson, Tony Henderson, Graham Jennings, Jim Cant (goal 74min), Kenneth Murphy, John Kosmina (goal 17min), Phil O’Connor (goal 58min) Manager: Les Scheinflug

Stats & Facts:
Australia has won the Merlion Cup a second time since 1982 and therefore defend the Cup with quite an invulnerable victory against the host nation Singapore. With the following years the Merlion Cup lost his importance with less visitors. The 1986 edition experienced the worst match attendance since the tournament’s inaugural edition in 1982 and no Merlion Cup tournament has been taken place till 1992.

1984

Kit: Goalkeeper Jersey

Equipment Supplier: Adidas

Match Details:
Friendly matches vs Juventus Turin (ITA) hosted in Melbourne, Adelaide & Sydney (Australia)

Result:
Australia 1 – 1 Juventus Turin (Sunday, 10th June 1984)
Australia 2 – 4 Juventus Turin (Tuesday, 12th June 1984)
Australia 2 – 0 Juventus Turin (Saturday, 16th June 1984)

Player: Terry Greedy  Position: Goalkeeper  Socceroos Cap: #323

Socceroos Date of Debut:
12th June 1983, Australia vs England, Sydney (Australia)

Squad:
Terry Greedy, Alan Davidson, Charlie Yankos, David Ratcliffe, Steve O’Connor, Graham Jennings, Joe Watson, Kenneth Murphy, Marshall Soper, John Kosmina, Charlie Egan, Frank Farina, David Mitchell, Jim Cant, Alex Robertson, Peter Raskopoulos Manager: Frank Arok

Stats & Facts:
The ASF organised some friendly matches against European clubs in 1984, this time against the Italian powerhorse Juventus Turin. The Socceroos and the „old lady“ Juventus Turin played 3 matches in total with even game stats. (1 win, 1 loss, 1 draw and 5-5 goal difference)

10th June 1984 – Australia 1 – 1 Juventus Turin
12th June 1984– Australia 2 – 4 Juventus Turin
16th June 1984 – Australia 2 – 0 Juventus Turin

1984

Kit: Away Jersey (‚B‘ Internationals)

Equipment Supplier: Adidas

Match Details:
Friendly ‚B‘ Internationals“ matches vs Iraklis FC (GRE) hosted in Sydney & Adelaide (Australia)

Result:
Australia ‚B‘ Internationals 2 – 0 Iraklis FC (Thursday, 21th June 1984)
Australia ‚B‘ Internationals 1 – 3 Iraklis FC (Friday, 22th June 1984)

Player: David Mitchell  Position: Forward  Socceroos Cap: #307

Socceroos Date of Debut:
10th June 1981, Australia vs Taiwan, Adelaide (Australia)

Squad:
Terry Greedy, Alan Davidson, David Ratcliffe, Charlie Yankos, Steve O’Connor, Graham Jennings, Peter Raskopoulos, Kenneth Murphy, Marshall Soper, David Mitchell, Joe Watson, Frank Farina, John Kosmina, Jim Cant, Tony Pezzano, Tommy McCulloch, Manager: Frank Arok

Stats & Facts:
The ASF organised some friendly matches against European clubs in 1984 with Frank Arok as the manager of the Socceroos (Australia „A“ Team) and Eddie Thomson manager of Australia “B“ Team.

Manchester United (ENG), Glasgow Rangers (SCO), Nottingham Forest (ENG), Juventus Turin (ITA), Iraklis FC (GRE), Manchester City (ENG), PSV Eindhoven (NED), Aston Villa (ENG), Arsenal London (ENG), Udinese Calcio (ITA) and Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)

1985 – 1986

Kit: Away Jersey

Equipment Supplier: Adidas

Match Details:
Unknown

Player: Kenneth Murphy  Position: Forward  Socceroos Cap: #326

Socceroos Date of Debut:
15th June 1983, Australia vs England, Brisbane (Australia)

1982 – 1988

Kit: Goalkeeper Jersey

Equipment Supplier: Adidas

Match Details:
Friendly match vs China hosted in Brisbane (Australia)

Result:
Australia 3 – 0 China (Friday, 27th September 1985)

Player: Jeffrey Olver  Position: Goalkeeper  Socceroos Cap: #333

Socceroos Date of Debut:
27th September 1985, Australia vs China, Brisbane (Australia)

Squad:
Terry Greedy, Alan Davidson, David Ratcliffe, Charlie Yankos, Graham Jennings, Zarko Odzakov, Joe Watson (goal 63min), Oscar Crino (goal 14min), Kenneth Murphy, David Mitchell, John Kosmina (goal 09min), Frank Farina, Jeffrey Olver Manager: Frank Arok

Stats & Facts:
This goalkeeper kit has been used for a very long period compared to the other kits the players have worn. Jeffrey Olver celebrates his Socceroos debut with his substitution (69min) for Terry Greedy on 27th September 1985 and finally retired 4 years later. (16th April 1989)

1985 – 1986

Kit: Home Jersey

Equipment Supplier: Adidas

Match Details:
Friendly matches vs Czechoslovakia hosted in Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney (Australia)

Result:
Australia 1 – 1 Czechoslovakia (Sunday, 03rd August 1986)
Australia 0 – 1 Czechoslovakia (Wednesday, 06th August 1986)
Australia 0 – 3 Czechoslovakia (Sunday, 10th August 1986)

Player: Joseph Watson  Position: Midfielder  Socceroos Cap: #281

Socceroos Date of Debut:
13th June 1979, Australia vs New Zealand, Auckland (New Zealand)

Squad:
Jeffrey Olver, Charlie Yankos, Ange Postecoglou, Robbie Dunn, David Ratcliffe, Ian Gray, Graham Jennings, Zarko Odzakov, Kenneth Murphy, Peter Raskopoulos, John Kosmina, Marshall Soper, Chris Kalantzis, Paul Wade, Graham Arnold, Gary McDowell, Alan Hunter, Sergio Melta, Steve Maxwell, Frank Farina, Joseph Watson Manager: Frank Arok

Stats & Facts:
In 1986 Czechoslovakia toured again Australia for three friendly games. During these games the coat of arms has been replaced with a sponsor patch of Winfield (Australian brand of cigarettes). Years later the Socceroos have sometimes used an „anti smoke patch“ on their jersey.

1982 – 1988

Kit: Goalkeeper Jersey

Equipment Supplier: Adidas

Match Details:
Friendly match vs China hosted in Brisbane (Australia)

Result:
Australia 3 – 0 China (Friday, 27th September 1985)

Player: Jeffrey Olver  Position: Goalkeeper  Socceroos Cap: #333

Socceroos Date of Debut:
27th September 1985, Australia vs China, Brisbane (Australia)

Squad:
Terry Greedy, Alan Davidson, David Ratcliffe, Charlie Yankos, Graham Jennings, Zarko Odzakov, Joe Watson (goal 63min), Oscar Crino (goal 14min), Kenneth Murphy, David Mitchell, John Kosmina (goal 09min), Frank Farina, Jeffrey Olver Manager: Frank Arok

Stats & Facts:
This goalkeeper kit has been used for a very long period compared to the other kits the players have worn. Jeffrey Olver celebrates his Socceroos debut with his substitution (69min) for Terry Greedy on 27th September 1985 and finally retired 4 years later. (16th April 1989)

1987 – 1988

Kit: Away Jersey

Equipment Supplier: Adidas

Match Details:
1988 Bicentennial Gold Cup friendly match vs Brazil hosted in Sydney (Australia)

Result:
Australia 0 – 2 Brazil (Sunday, 17th July 1988)

Player: Frank Farina  Position: Forward  Socceroos Cap: #329

Socceroos Date of Debut:
03rd November 1984, Australia vs China, Beijing (China)

Squad:
Jeffrey Olver, Charlie Yankos, Robbie Dunn, Wally Savor, Graham Jennings, Alan Davidson, Paul Wade, Graham Arnold, Scott Ollerenshaw, Oscar Crino, Vlado Bozinoski, Frank Farina, Robbie Slater Manager: Frank Arok

Stats & Facts:
Brazil has always been a tough opponent for the Socceroos with only one victory in 2001 and only 1 goal in all 8 matches. In other words, whenever Australia scored a goal against Brazil, the Socceroos have won the game. So keep on scoring ‘Roos.

1988

Kit: Goalkeeper Jersey (Olyroos U23, 1988 Summer Olympics)

Equipment Supplier: Adidas

Match Details:
1988 Olympic Games Quarter-finals match vs Soviet Union hosted in Busan (South Korea)

Result:
Soviet Union 3 – 0 Australia (Sunday, 25th September 1988)

Player: Jeffrey Olver  Position: Goalkeeper  Socceroos Cap: #333

Socceroos Date of Debut:
27th September 1985, Australia vs China, Brisbane (Australia)

Squad:
Jeffrey Olver, Alan Davidson, Charlie Yankos, Robbie Dunn, Graham Jennings, Paul Wade, Gary van Egmond, Oscar Crino, Frank Farina, Graham Arnold, Vlado Bozinoski, David Mitchell Manager: Frank Arok

Stats & Facts:
The matchworn Olyroos goalkeeper kit of the 1988 Olympic Games had no coat of arms patch compared to the home and away kit. The material has also been very different, only the style of the back number has been the same.

1988

Kit: Away Jersey (Olyroos U23, 1988 Summer Olympics)

Equipment Supplier: Adidas

Match Details:
1988 Olympic Games match vs Nigeria hosted in Seoul (South Korea)

Result:
Nigeria 0 – 1 Australia (Thursday, 22th September 1988)

Player: Gary van Egmond  Position: Defender  Socceroos Cap: #354

Socceroos Date of Debut:
20th September 1988, Australia vs Brazil, Seoul (South Korea)

Squad:
Jeffrey Olver, Gary van Egmond, Graham Jennings, Charlie Yankos, Robbie Dunn, Paul Wade, Graham Arnold, John Kosmina (goal 76min), Oscar Crino, Alan Davidson, David Mitchell, Andy Koczka, Scott Ollerenshaw Manager: Frank Arok

Stats & Facts:
The Olyroos have used the away kit only once during the 1988 Summer Olympics and achieved a narrow victory against Nigeria. Australia’s U23 team has faced Nigeria in total 3 times, Australia’s seniors (Socceroos) played only once against the African team. And both, Olyroos and Socceroos, have always won their matches with 1-0.

Olyroos U23
22th September 1988 – Nigeria 0 – 1 Australia
09th January 2000 – Australia 1 – 0 Nigeria
16th September 2000 – Australia 2 – 3 Nigeria

1989 – 1990

Kit: Home Jersey

Equipment Supplier: Adidas

Match Details:
1990 World Cup qualifying match vs Israel hosted in Sydney (Australia)

Result:
Australia 1 – 1 Israel (Sunday, 16th April 1989)

Player: Oscar Crino  Position: Forward  Socceroos Cap: #311

Socceroos Date of Debut:
30th August 1981, Australia vs Indonesia, Jakarta (Indonesia)

Squad:
Jeffrey Olver, Charlie Yankos, Wally Savor, Alan Davidson, Paul Wade, Gary van Egmond, Oscar Crino, Frank Farina, David Mitchell, Graham Arnold, Eddie Krncevic, Mike Petersen, Paul Trimboli (goal 88min) Manager: Frank Arok

Stats & Facts:
The style of the 1988-1990 jersey hasn’t changed much compared to the one of the season before. Quite remarkable were the little holes Adidas has used for the late 80s kit. This shirt has been worn in the match against longtime rival Israel to reach one of the coveted tickets for the World Cup in Italy. Both countries have faced in total 16 times against each other with 5 wins for Australia, 8 draws and 3 losses. Australia has scored 18 times with 17 different goal scorers! Charlie Yankos is the only Socceroo who was able to score twice against Israel in the whole 11v11 history. This was their last match till today (2020).

1987 – 1988

Kit: Away Jersey

Equipment Supplier: Adidas

Match Details:
1988 Bicentennial Gold Cup friendly match vs Brazil hosted in Sydney (Australia)

Result:
Australia 0 – 2 Brazil (Sunday, 17th July 1988)

Player: Frank Farina  Position: Forward  Socceroos Cap: #329

Socceroos Date of Debut:
03rd November 1984, Australia vs China, Beijing (China)

Squad:
Jeffrey Olver, Charlie Yankos, Robbie Dunn, Wally Savor, Graham Jennings, Alan Davidson, Paul Wade, Graham Arnold, Scott Ollerenshaw, Oscar Crino, Vlado Bozinoski, Frank Farina, Robbie Slater Manager: Frank Arok

Stats & Facts:
Brazil has always been a tough opponent for the Socceroos with only one victory in 2001 and only 1 goal in all 8 matches. In other words, whenever Australia scored a goal against Brazil, the Socceroos have won the game. So keep on scoring ‘Roos.