1960's

Ernie Ackerley
(Forward - 1964 to 1971)

8 seasons at South
Member of the 1964, 1965 and 1966 VPL championship teams
Best remembered for his 16 league goals in 1965

Jimmy Adam (deceased)
(Forward - 1964)

1 season at South
Member of the 1964 VPL championship team
Best remembered for his 11 league goals in 1964

John Bedford
(Defender - 1960 to 1974)

15 seasons at South
Member of the first ever championship team in 1960, which went undefeated in Metropolitan League 1 North and won promotion into the VPL
Member of the 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1972 and 1974 VPL championship teams
Best remembered for being part of nearly all of South’s Victorian titles in the 60s and 70s

Antonis Hatzieleftheriou
(Forward - 1960 to 1964)

5 seasons at South
Member of the first ever championship team in 1960, which went undefeated in Metropolitan League 1 North and won promotion into the VPL
Member of the 1962 VPL championship team
Best remembered for his 15 league goals in 1962

Jordan Ieremiadis
(Midfielder - 1960 to 1964)

5 seasons at South
Member of the 1962 and 1964 VPL championship teams
Best remembered for joining Panayiotis Tsitsos in a clash against three Polonia players that resulted in Tsitsos being banned for six matches

Boulis Kambouropoulos (deceased)
(Midfielder - 1962 to 1972)

11 seasons at South
Member of the 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966 and 1972 VPL championship teams
Best remembered for scoring the winning goal against Juventus in front of 25,000 spectatorsat Olympic Park (South won 1-0)

Antonis Karagiannis
(Forward - 1960 to 1961)

2 seasons at South
Member of the first ever championship team in 1960, which went undefeated in Metropolitan League 1 North and won promotion into the VPL
Best remembered for his 15 league goals in 1961

Michael Mandalis
(Midfielder - 1962 to 1972)

11 seasons at South
Member of the 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966 and 1972 VPL championship teams
Best remembered for his 17 league goals in 1964

Takis Mantarakis
(Defender - 1961 to 1972)

12 seasons at South
Member of the 1962, 1964, 1965 and 1966 VPL championship teams
Best remembered for his spectacular overhead volleys and entertaining play

John Margaritis
(Midfielder - 1961 to 1967)

7 seasons at South
Member of the 1962, 1964, 1965 and 1966 VPL championship teams
Best remembered for his 10 league goals in 1962

Con Nestorides
(Forward - 1966 to 1967)

2 seasons at South
Member of the 1966 VPL championship team
Best remembered for his ability to attract enormous crowds, his goals from corner kicks and his 21 league goals in 1966

George Papadopoulos
(Midfielder - 1960 to 1966)

7 seasons at South
Member of the first ever championship team in 1960, which went undefeated in Metropolitan League 1 North and won promotion into the VPL
Member of the 1962, 1964 and 1966 VPL championship teams
Best remembered for scoring South’s first ever goal in the Australian Cup

Jim Pyrgolios
(Midfielder - 1963 to 1972)

10 seasons at South
Member of the 1964, 1965, 1966 and 1972 VPL championship teams
Bill Fleming Medal winner in 1971
Best remembered for his 11 league goals in 1965

Ted Smith
(Midfielder - 1961 to 1964)

4 seasons at South
Member of the 1962 and 1964 VPL championship teams
Best remembered as being South’s first Socceroo representative

1970's

Jimmy Armstrong
(Forward - 1970 to 1976)

7 seasons at South
VPL top goal scorer in 1972 (17 goals) and 1974 (22 goals)
Bill Fleming Medal winner in 1974
Member of the 1972, 1974 and 1976 VPL championship teams
Best remembered for his 22 league goals in 1974 and for winning the Bill Fleming Award that season

Peter Bourne
(Midfielder - 1972 to 1976)

5 seasons at South
Member of the 1972, 1974 and 1976 VPL championship teams
Best remembered for his hat-trick in the 7-7 draw against Wilhelmina in 1973

George Campbell
(Forward - 1978 to 1982)

5 seasons at South
104 games, 17 goals
Best remembered for his 6 league goals in 1980

Duncan Cummings
(Forward - 1976 to 1981)

6 seasons at South
90 games, 22 goals (NSL figures only)
Member of the 1976 VPL championship team
Best remembered for his 9 league goals in 1977

Alun Evans
(Forward - 1978 to 1982)

5 seasons at South
104 games, 37 goals
Best remembered for his 14 league goals in 1981

Marco Fode
(Goalkeeper - 1971 to 1974)

4 seasons at South
Member of the 1972 and 1974 VPL championship teams
Best remembered for conceding only 13 goals in 22 games in 1972

Kris Kalifatidis
(Defender - 1975 to 1984)

10 seasons at South
104 games, 3 goals (NSL figures only)
Member of the 1976 VPL championship team
Best remembered for being a product of the youth system and for being in the first eleven of South’s AMPOL Cup championship team in 1976

Ulysses Kokkinos
(Forward - 1966 to 1968, 1970 to 1971, 1974 to 1975)

8 seasons at South
Member of the 1974 VPL championship team
Best remembered for his 14 league goals in 1967

Mike Pye
(Defender - 1973 to 1979)

7 seasons at South
72 games, 1 goal (NSL figures only)
Member of the 1974 and 1976 VPL championship teams
Best remembered for being part of a dominant VPL defence that conceded very few goals

Bill Rogers
(Midfielder - 1977 to 1982)

6 seasons at South
112 games, 12 goals
Best remembered for scoring South’s first ever goal in the NSL Cup (in 1978)

Steven Walker (deceased)
(Defender - 1970 to 1976)

7 seasons at South
Member of the 1972, 1974 and 1976 VPL championship teams
Best remembered for winning South’s Best and Fairest award in 1973 and 1975

1980's

Steve Blair
(Defender - 1979 to 1992/93)

15 seasons at South
338 games, 15 goals
Member of the 1984 and 1990/91 NSL championship teams
Best remembered for his longevity and commitment to the club

Doug Brown
(Forward - 1983 to 1986)

4 seasons at South
86 games, 48 goals
Member of the 1984 NSL championship team
Best remembered for his 22 league goals in 1984 and partnership with Charlie Egan

Oscar Crino
(Midfielder - 1983 to 1985)

3 seasons at South
76 games, 14 goals
Member of the 1984 NSL championship team
Sam Papasavas Award winner in 1983 (Under 21 NSL Player of the Year)
Best remembered for his silky skills

Alan Davidson
(Defender - 1979 to 1984, 1986, 1994/95 to 1995/96)

9 seasons at South
170 games, 3 goals
Member of the 1984 NSL championship team
Best remembered for the game against Sydney Hakoah at Middle Park where he swallowed his tongue and was rescued by a quick-thinking spectator, who jumped the fence to revive him

Charlie Egan
(Forward - 1982 to 1987)

6 seasons at South
153 games, 73 goals
NSL top goal scorer in 1985 (21 goals)
Member of the 1984 NSL championship team
Best remembered for his deadly forward partnership with Doug Brown

Carl Halford
(Midfielder - 1982 to 1987)

6 seasons at South
119 games, 8 goals
Member of the 1984 NSL championship team
Best remembered for his work rate in midfield and for his powerful shots

David Healy
(Defender - 1988 to 1992/93)

6 seasons at South
153 games, 1 goal
Member of the 1990/91 NSL championship team
Best remembered for being a quiet achiever in a resolute South defence

Peter Laumets
(Goalkeeper - 1979 to 1987)

9 seasons at South
213 games, 0 goals
Member of the 1984 NSL championship team
Best remembered for conceding only 26 goals in 32 games in 1984

Bruce MacLaren
(Goalkeeper - 1988 to 1992/93)

6 seasons at South
136 games, 0 goals
Member of the 1990/91 NSL championship team
Best remembered for winning the penalty shoot-out in the 1990/91 Grand Final against Melbourne Croatia despite not actually saving any penalties

Ange Postecoglou
(Defender - 1984 to 1992/93)

10 seasons at South
193 games, 19 goals
Member of the 1984 NSL championship team
Captain of the 1990/91 NSL championship team
Captain of the 1989/90 NSL Cup winning team
Best remembered for being part of all four of South’s NSL championships, as a first season player, then captain, then coach

Bobby Russell
(Defender - 1983 to 1989)

7 seasons at South
157 games, 2 goals
Member of the 1984 NSL championship team
Best remembered for winning the NSL Player of the Year award in 1986

Steve Tasios
(Midfielder - 1986 to 1994/95)

10 seasons at South
122 games, 20 goals
Squad member of the 1990/91 NSL championship team
Best remembered for his unbelievable work-rate in midfield

Peter Tsolakis
(Midfielder - 1988 to 1993/94)

7 seasons at South
160 games, 30 goals
Member of the 1990/91 NSL championship team
Best remembered for his powerful strikes at goal

Paul Wade
(Midfielder 1987 to 1994/95)

9 seasons at South
202 games, 28 goals
NSL Player of the Year in 1988
Member of the 1990/91 NSL championship team
Best remembered for winning the NSL Player of the Year award in 1988

Danny Wright
(Forward - 1987 to 1992/93)

9 seasons at South
168 games, 18 goals
Member of the 1990/91 NSL championship team
Best remembered for his goal that went through a hole in the net (against Sydney Olympic in the 1991/92 Qualifying Final at Parramatta Stadium)

1990's

John Anastasiadis
(Forward - 1997/98 to 2000/01)

4 seasons at South
104 games, 32 goals
Member of the 1997/98 and 1998/99 NSL championship teams
Member of the inaugural World Club Championship team in 2000
Best remembered for scoring vital goals, including 3 goals in the back-to-back championships, a goal in the losing 2000/01 final and scoring South’s only goal at the inaugural World Club Championships in 2000

Con Boutsianis
(Forward - 1989, 1990/91 to 1994/95, 1997/98, 2000/01 to 2003/04)

11 seasons at South
216 games, 73 goals
Squad member of the 1990/91 NSL championship team
Member of the 1997/98 NSL championship team
Best remembered for his freakish set-piece abilities and controversial goal against Carlton in the 1997/98 Grand Final

Fausto De Amicis
(Defender - 1996/97 to 2002/03)

7 seasons at South
178 games, 2 goals
Member of the 1997/98 and 1998/99 NSL championship teams
Joe Marston Medal winner in the 1997/98 NSL Grand Final
Member of the inaugural World Club Championship team in 2000
Best remembered for his long-range shooting and for being awarded the Joe Marston Medal for best afield in the 1997/98 Grand Final

Mehmet Durakovic
(Defender - 1989/90 to 1994/95, 2000/01 to 2003/04)

10 seasons at South
231 games, 6 goals
Member of the 1990/91 NSL championship team
Best remembered for his match-saving defensive goal-line clearances

Steve Panopoulos
(Midfielder - 1993/94 to 2002/03)

10 seasons at South
235 games, 24 goals
Member of the 1997/98 and 1998/99 NSL championship teams
Member of the inaugural World Club Championship team in 2000
Best remembered for providing extra defensive cover and for being a product of the youth system

Mike Petersen
(Midfielder - 1989 to 1996/97)

9 seasons at South
171 games, 8 goals
Member of the 1990/91 NSL championship team
Member of the South Melbourne Team of the Century
Best remembered for being the ‘midfield general’

Michael Petkovic
(Goalkeeper - 1995/96 to 1998/99, 2000/01 to 2001/02)

6 seasons at South
161 games, 0 goals
Member of the 1997/98 and 1998/99 NSL championship teams
Member of the South Melbourne Team of the Century
NSL Goalkeeper of the Year in 1998/99, 2000/01 and 2001/02
Best remembered for his outstanding shot-stopping and for conceding only 30 goals in 32 games in the 2000/01 season

Kimon Taliadoros
(Forward - 1987 to 1991/92)

7 seasons at South
100 games, 45 goals
Member of the 1990/91 NSL championship team
NSL top goal scorer in 1991/92 (15 goals)
Best remembered for his 15 league goals in 1991/92

Paul Trimboli
(Forward - 1988 to 2003/04)

17 seasons at South
432 games, 116 goals
NSL Under 21 Player of the Year in 1988 and 1989
NSL Player of the Year in 1992/93 and 1997/98
Member of the 1990/91 NSL championship team
Captain of the 1997/98 and 1998/99 NSL championship teams
Captain of the inaugural World Club Championship team in 2000
Member of the South Melbourne Team of the Century
Best remembered for his undeniable talent and loyalty to the club, with many claiming him to be the greatest player in South’s history

2000's

Dean Anastasiadis
(Goalkeeper - 1992/93 to 1995/96, 2002/03 to 2008)

10 seasons at South
156 games, 0 goals
Captain of the 2006 VPL championship team
VPL Goalkeeper of the Year in 2005 and 2006
Best remembered for his loyalty to the club and for captaining the 2006 VPL championship with his brother John as coach

Tansel Baser
(Defender - 1994/95 to 1998/99, 2006 to 2007)

7 seasons at South
106 games, 4 goals
Member of the 1997/98 NSL championship team
Member of the 2006 VPL championship team
Best remembered for his loyalty to the club

Con Blatsis
(Defender - 1995/96 to 1999/00, 2005 to 2008)

8 seasons at South
122 games, 5 goals
Member of the 1997/98 and 1998/99 NSL championship teams
Member of the inaugural World Club Championship team in 2000
Squad member of the 2006 VPL championship team
Best remembered for his long throws and loyalty to the club

Vaughan Coveny
(Forward - 1995/96 to 2006)

11 seasons at South
276 games, 97 goals
Member of the 1997/98 and 1998/99 NSL championship teams
Member of the inaugural World Club Championship team in 2000
Best remembered for his burst of speed when taking on defenders

Fernando De Moraes
(Midfielder - 2005 onwards)

4 seasons at South
90 games, 28 goals
Member of the 2006 VPL championship team
Jimmy Rooney Medal winner in the 2006 Grand Final
Best remembered for winning every club award in 2006

Gianni De Nittis
(Forward - 2005 onwards)

4 seasons at South
71 games, 18 goals
Member of the 2006 VPL championship team
Best remembered for his goals in the 2006 finals series, especially in the Grand Final

Steven O’Dor
(Defender - 2005 onwards)