English-born Australian soccer player
Peter Ollerton (born 20 May 1951[ 1] soccer forward who representedAustralia 31 times in full international matches between 1974 and 1977, scoring 15 goals. He was a member of the Australian1974 World Cup squad inWest Germany and also represented the state ofVictoria .
After playing youth football forBlackpool andPreston North End , Ollerton played forFleetwood .[ 2]
Ollerton joinedRingwood Wilhelmina in 1971.[ 3]
After three seasons with Ringwood Wilhelmina, Ollerton joinedAPIA Leichhardt .[ 4]
In late 1975, Ollerton transferred from APIA Leichhardt toSouth 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]
International career [ edit ] Ollerton made his debut forAustralia in 1974 in a pre-World Cup friendly againstUruguay .[ 7]
Ollerton became playing coach of Preston Makedonia in June 1981, replacingBrian 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 the1987 National Soccer League season, Ollerton joinedMelbourne Croatia as an assistant coach.[ 12] 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]
As of end of 1977 [ 17] Appearances and goals by national team and year National team Year Apps Goals Australia 1974 6 1 1975 4 2 1976 6 4 1977 15 8
List of international goals scored by Peter Ollerton No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref. 1 27 April 1974 Sydney Cricket Ground ,Sydney , AustraliaUruguay 2–0 2–0 Friendly [ 18] 2 30 November 1975 Sydney Sports Ground , Sydney, AustraliaSoviet Union 1–0 2–3 Friendly [ 19] 3 3 December 1975 Newcastle Showground ,Newcastle , AustraliaSoviet Union 1–1 1–1 Friendly [ 20] [ 21] 4 2 March 1976 Olympic Park Stadium ,Melbourne , AustraliaNew Zealand 2–0 3–1 Friendly [ 22] 5 20 October 1976 Singapore National Stadium , SingaporeSingapore 1–0 1–0 Friendly [ 23] [ 24] 6 29 October 1976 Guangzhou , ChinaChina 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 ZealandNew Zealand 1–0 1–1 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC) [ 28] 12 30 October 1977 Hong Kong Stadium , Hong KongHong 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 , SingaporeSingapore 1–0 2–0 Friendly [ 30] [ 31]
Croydon City
Victorian Premier League champion: 1985 Croydon City
Victorian Premier League champion: 1985 Bulleen Zebras
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