FFA CEO David Gallop said each inductee had earned a place in the Hall of Fame for different but equally valuable reasons.

“Sacha was an integral part of the Matildas playing group representing Australia with distinction throughout the nineties, appearing at numerous World Cups and Olympic Games,” he said.

“Peter was a legendary figure throughout his playing days and is still highly respected in the football community today.  His contributions to the former NSL and the Socceroos are awe inspiring and serve as a source of inspiration for all sports fans.

“Tammy was a true pioneer for refereeing in Australia and more importantly female referees around the country."

In addition to the FFA Hall of Fame inductions, Gallop also honoured members of the 1981 Young Socceroos who represented Australia at the first ever FIFA tournament hosted in Australia, the 1981 FIFA Youth World Championship.

Sixteen members of the original 18-player squad gathered in Sydney today for their first official reunion since the tournament, including the captain Peter Raskopoulos and fellow players Glen Ahearn, Robert Wheatley, Howard Tredinnick, Steven Blair, Oscar Crino, Paul Kay, Ian Hunter, David Mitchell, Grant Lee, Fabio Incantalupo, David Skeen, Brett Woods, Mark Koussas, Jim Patikas and Dennis Colusso as well as the head coach Les Scheinflug.

“This team helped put football into the mainstream by showing that we could compete against the World’s best on our home soil when Football was still very much a minority sport,” Gallop said.

“They laid the foundations for our current National Representative teams and showed that we can be competitive on the world stage.”