Peter Ollerton (born 20 May 1951 in Preston, Lancashire, England is a former Australian

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forward who represented

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31 times in full international matches between 1974 and 1977, scoring 15 goals. He was a member of the Australian

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squad in

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and also represented the state of

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Playing career

Club career

After playing youth football for

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and

Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional association football club in Preston, Lancashire, England. They currently play in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English footbal ...

, Ollerton played for

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. Ollerton joined

Ringwood Wilhelmina Ringwood City Soccer Club is an Australian soccer club from Ringwood, a suburb of Melbourne. The club was formed in 1953 as Wilhelmina by Dutch Australians. The club currently competes in Victorian State League Division 4 East, where it has ...

in 1971. After three seasons with Ringwood Wilhelmina, Ollerton joined APIA Leichhardt. In late 1975, Ollerton transferred from APIA Leichhardt to South Melbourne Hellas for a $9000 transfer fee. 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.

International career

Ollerton made his debut for

in 1974 in a pre-World Cup friendly against

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Coaching career

Ollerton became playing coach of Preston Makedonia in June 1981, replacing Brian Edgley. He was sacked by the club midway through the 1984 season. In September 1984, Ollerton was announced as coach of Croydon City. Ahead of the

1987 National Soccer League The 1987 National Soccer League season was the 11th season of the National Soccer League, the former top Australian professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1977. The season saw the format returned to a singl ...

season, Ollerton joined

Melbourne Croatia Melbourne Knights Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in the suburb of Sunshine North, Melbourne. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Victoria, the second-tier of the Australian soccer league ...

as an assistant coach. He became caretaker head coach with the resignation and reinstatement of head coach

Terry Hennessey William Terrence Hennessey (born 1 September 1942) is a Welsh former international footballer who gained 39 caps for Wales. He played as a defender and made 400 Football League appearances in the 1960s and 1970s with Birmingham City, Nottingham ...

in May 1987. He was appointed head coach after Hennessey resigned for the second time. Ollerton led Preston to the 1994 Victorian Premier League grand final, where they defeated Port Melbourne to win the championship.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Player

Croydon City *Victorian Premier League champion: 1985

Coach

Croydon City *Victorian Premier League champion: 1985 Bulleen Zebras *Victorian Premier League champion: 2004

Individual

* Soccer Australia Hall of Fame: 2002 *

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Coach of the Year: 2000, 2004

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ollerton, Peter 1951 births Living people English emigrants to Australia English men's footballers Australian men's soccer players Australia men's international soccer players Australian expatriate sportspeople in England 1974 FIFA World Cup players National Soccer League (Australia) players South Melbourne FC players Footscray JUST players APIA Leichhardt FC players Marconi Stallions FC players Fleetwood Town F.C. players Preston Lions FC players Melbourne Knights FC managers Preston Lions FC managers Men's association football forwards English football managers Ringwood City SC players Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Australian sportsmen