1979 Footscray JUST season

Footscray JUST
1979 season
Head Coach	Cedo Cirkovic; Milenko Rusmir; Bobby McLachlan
Stadium	Bruce Stadium
National Soccer League	10th
NSL Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Joe Palinkas; Josip Picioane; (7 each); All: ; Joe Palinkas (9)
Highest home attendance	7,050; vs. South Melbourne; (6 May 1979); National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance	800; vs. Sydney City; (22 July 1979); National Soccer League
Average home league attendance	2,498
Biggest win	5–1; vs. APIA Leichhardt; (15 September 1979); National Soccer League
Biggest defeat	0–5; vs. Marconi Fairfield; (15 April 1979); National Soccer League; 0–5; vs. West Adelaide; (13 May 1979); National Soccer League
	← 1978 1980 →

The 1979 season was the third in the National Soccer League for Footscray JUST. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Footscray JUST finished 10th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the NSL Cup.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	AUS	Steve Potter
2	MF	AUS	Zoran Ilioski
3	MF	YUG	Andrija Ristic
4		AUS	Radoslav Jovicic
5	DF	GRE	Jim Kondarios (captain)
6	MF	YUG	Slobodan Jovanovic
7	FW	HUN	Joe Palinkas
8	MF	YUG	Mirko Rujevic
9	MF	AUS	Josip Picioane


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
10	FW	AUS	Peter Ollerton
11	MF	AUS	Vlatko Belic
12	MF	YUG	Zdravko Lujic
13		AUS	Zoran Todorovic
15	DF	YUG	Igor Hazabent
18	DF	SCO	Jim O'Reilly
20		AUS	Milutin Ciric
—		AUS	Steve Carpenter
—	FW	YUG	Dragan Vasic

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
National Soccer League	11 March 1979	23 September 1979	Matchday 1	10th	26	8	3	15	29	43	−14	030.77
NSL Cup	25 April 1979	27 May 1979	First round	Quarter-finals	3	2	0	1	5	5	+0	066.67
Total					29	10	3	16	34	48	−14	034.48

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Marconi Fairfield (C)	26	15	6	5	58	32	+26	40^[a]	Qualification to Finals series^[b]
2	Heidelberg United	26	14	7	5	44	30	+14	36^[a]
3	Sydney City	26	15	3	8	47	29	+18	34^[a]
4	Brisbane City	26	14	5	7	38	30	+8	34^[a]
5	Adelaide City	26	13	6	7	43	27	+16	33^[a]
6	Newcastle KB United	26	11	9	6	43	30	+13	32^[a]
7	West Adelaide	26	10	4	12	28	31	−3	25^[a]
8	APIA Leichhardt	26	11	3	12	29	37	−8	25
9	Brisbane Lions	26	8	6	12	28	40	−12	22
10	Footscray JUST	26	8	3	15	29	43	−14	20^[a]
11	St George-Budapest	26	7	6	13	27	43	−16	20
12	Canberra City	26	6	8	12	25	41	−16	20
13	Sydney Olympic (R)	26	7	5	14	23	30	−7	19	Relegated to the 1980 NSW State League
14	South Melbourne	26	6	3	17	26	45	−19	16^[a]

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ A Bonus Point was awarded for victories of 4 goals or more.
^ The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1979 National Soccer League.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
26	8	3	15	29	43	−14	27	5	1	7	17	20	−3	3	2	8	12	23	−11

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	15	16	17	18	19	20	14	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	W	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	D	L	L	W	D	L	L	W	L
Position	9	11	6	4	9	11	8	10	11	12	11	12	10	10	11	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	10	10
Points	0	1	3	5	5	5	7	7	7	7	9	9	11	11	11	11	13	14	14	14	16	17	17	17	20	20

Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

11 March 1979 1	Sydney Olympic	2–0	Footscray JUST	Sydney
	McIntosh 36' Eaton 75'	Report		Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 2,426^[1] Referee: Jim Reeves

18 March 1979 2	Footscray JUST	2–2	Heidelberg United	Melbourne
	Ristovski 12' Picioane 26'	Report	Buljevic 30' Cole 44' (pen.)	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Jack Johnston

25 March 1979 3	Canberra City	0–3	Footscray JUST	Canberra
15:00 AEDT		Report	Picioane 50' Palinkas 57' Ristovski 66'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 7,321 Referee: Stewart Mellings

1 April 1979 4	Footscray JUST	3–1	Brisbane Lions	Melbourne
	Kondarios 20' Picioane 27', 37'	Report	Spearritt 89'	Stadium: Olympic Park No. 2 Attendance: 3,123 Referee: Chris Bambridge

8 April 1979 5	Sydney City	3–0	Footscray JUST	Sydney
	Watson 6' Campbell 68' Stevenson 80'	Report		Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,034 Referee: Ken Allen

15 April 1979 6	Footscray JUST	0–5	Marconi Fairfield	Melbourne
		Report	Jankovics 15', 30' Henderson 41' Sharne 45', 67'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Chris Bambridge

22 April 1979 7	St George-Budapest	0–2	Footscray JUST	Sydney
		Report	Ollerton 20' Ristovski 87'	Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 1,867 Referee: Tony Boskovic

29 April 1979 8	Footscray JUST	0–2	Adelaide City	Melbourne
		Report	Deans 5' J. Nyskohus 89'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 2,146 Referee: Stewart Mellings

6 May 1979 9	Footscray JUST	0–2	South Melbourne	Melbourne
15:00 AEST		Report	Lutton 14' Wright 50'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 7,050 Referee: Chris Bambridge

13 May 1979 10	West Adelaide	5–0	Footscray JUST	Adelaide
	Norris 49', 78' Boyle 59' Kosmina 60' Jones 83'	Report		Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Graham Neal

3 June 1979 11	Footscray JUST	2–0	Brisbane City	Melbourne
	Ilioski 32' Picioane 34'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 1,250 Referee: Tony Beazleigh

10 June 1979 12	APIA Leichhardt	3–2	Footscray JUST	Sydney
	Roberts 11' Dempsey 65' Jovicic 86' (o.g.)	Report	Palinkas 54' Kondarios 70'	Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 4,287 Referee: Henry Witschge

17 June 1979 13	Footscray JUST	2–0	Newcastle KB United	Melbourne
15:00 AEST	Ilioski 80' Picioane 87'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Stewart Mellings

1 July 1979 15	Footscray JUST	0–1	Sydney Olympic	Melbourne
		Report	Jennings 20'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Don Campbell

8 July 1979 16	Brisbane Lions	1–0	Footscray JUST	Brisbane
	Brennan 74'	Report		Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Jim Reeves

15 July 1979 17	Footscray JUST	1–2	Canberra City	Melbourne
	Ollerton 47'	Report	Maclaren 57' Byrne 63'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Graham Neal

22 July 1979 18	Footscray JUST	1–0	Sydney City	Melbourne
	Ollerton 85'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 800 Referee: Bob Kerr

29 July 1979 19	Marconi Fairfield	0–0	Footscray JUST	Sydney
		Report		Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Peter Rampley

5 August 1979 20	Footscray JUST	1–3	St George-Budapest	Melbourne
	Lujic 42'	Report	Cotton 43', 53', 89'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Nick Karlich

10 August 1979 14	Heidelberg United	2–1	Footscray JUST	Melbourne
	Paton 20' Cole 77'	Report	Palinkas 62'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge

19 August 1979 21	Adelaide City	1–2	Footscray JUST	Adelaide
	Northcote 35'	Report	Palinkas 60', 77'	Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Don Campbell

26 August 1979 22	South Melbourne	1–1	Footscray JUST	Melbourne
	Kakantonis 82'	Report	Lujic 74'	Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Jack Johnston

1 September 1979 23	Footscray JUST	0–1	West Adelaide	Melbourne
		Report	McGregor 84'	Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Tony Beazleigh

9 September 1979 24	Brisbane City	2–1	Footscray JUST	Brisbane
	Campbell 34' Low 58'	Report	Kondarios 83'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 2,560 Referee: Bob Mee

15 September 1979 25	Footscray JUST	5–1	APIA Leichhardt	Melbourne
	Picioane 8' Ollerton 23' Palinkas 55' (pen.), 77' (pen.) Rujevic 65'	Report	O'Donnell 14'	Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Don Campbell

22 September 1979 26	Newcastle KB United	3–0	Footscray JUST	Newcastle
14:30 AEST	Boden 21', 24', 39'	Report		Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 7,422 Referee: Tony Boskovic

NSL Cup

Win Draw Loss

25 April 1979 First round	Footscray JUST	2–1	George Cross	Melbourne
	Palinkas 21' Rujevic 75'	Report	Thom 15'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 6,000^[2] Referee: Stewart Mellings

23 May 1979 Second round	Footscray JUST	2–0	Heidelberg United	Melbourne
	Ilioski 28' Palinkas 87'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge

27 May 1979 Quarter-finals	Canberra City	4–1	Footscray JUST	Canberra
	Byrne 75', 77' Cant 50' Grujicic 81'	Report	Ilioski 87'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 4,972 Referee: Richard Lorenc

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.^[3]^[2]

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	National Soccer League		NSL Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Steve Potter	22	0	2	0	24	0
2	MF		Zoran Ilioski	21+2	2	3	2	25	4
3	MF		Andrija Ristic	25	0	3	0	28	0
4	—		Radoslav Jovicic	15	0	1+1	0	17	0
5	DF		Jim Kondarios	26	3	3	0	29	3
6	MF		Slobodan Jovanovic	19+1	0	2	0	22	0
7	FW		Joe Palinkas	26	7	3	2	29	9
8	MF		Mirko Rujevic	15+4	1	1+2	1	22	2
9	MF		Josip Picioane	25	7	2	0	27	7
10	FW		Peter Ollerton	23	4	3	0	26	4
11	MF		Vlatko Belic	1+1	0	0	0	2	0
12	MF		Zdravko Lujic	25	2	1	0	26	2
13	—		Zoran Todorovic	0+2	0	2	0	4	0
15	DF		Igor Hazabent	14+3	0	2+1	0	20	0
18	DF		Jim O'Reilly	10	0	0	0	10	0
20	—		Milutin Ciric	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
—	—		Steve Carpenter	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
—	FW		Dragan Vasic	2+4	0	2	0	8	0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
—	GK		Dennis Boland	4	0	1	0	5	0
—	FW		Mendo Ristovski	13+3	3	2+1	0	19	3

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	National Soccer League			NSL Cup			Total
Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player
1	8	MF		Mirko Rujevic	2	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	2
2	4	—		Radoslav Jovicic	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1
3	10	FW		Peter Ollerton	4	0	0	2	0	0	6	0	0
4	3	MF		Andrija Ristic	4	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
5	9	MF		Josip Picioane	2	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0
5	15	DF		Igor Hazabent	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
7	12	MF		Zdravko Lujic	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
7	18	DF		Jim O'Reilly	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
9	6	MF		Slobodan Jovanovic	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
10	2	MF		Zoran Ilioski	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					29	0	3	6	0	0	33	0	3

Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

Rank	No.	Goalkeeper	NSL	NSL Cup	Total
1	1	Steve Potter	5	1	6
2	—	Dennis Boland	1	0	1
Total			6	1	7

References

^ Stock, Greg. "1979 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
^ ^a ^b Stock, Greg. "1979 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
^ "Footscray JUST 1979 Squad". OzFootball.

[table_hth_MF0.14011531748814-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ A Bonus Point was awarded for victories of 4 goals or more.

[table_note_res_FS0.14011531748814-2] The Finals series was not considered the championship for the 1979 National Soccer League.

[3] Stock, Greg. "1979 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.

[NSLCup-4] Stock, Greg. "1979 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.

[5] "Footscray JUST 1979 Squad". OzFootball.

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1979 season
Head Coach	Cedo Cirkovic Milenko Rusmir Bobby McLachlan
Stadium	Bruce Stadium
National Soccer League	10th
NSL Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Joe Palinkas Josip Picioane (7 each) All: Joe Palinkas (9)
Highest home attendance	7,050 vs. South Melbourne (6 May 1979) National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance	800 vs. Sydney City (22 July 1979) National Soccer League
Average home league attendance	2,498
Biggest win	5–1 vs. APIA Leichhardt (15 September 1979) National Soccer League
Biggest defeat	0–5 vs. Marconi Fairfield (15 April 1979) National Soccer League 0–5 vs. West Adelaide (13 May 1979) National Soccer League
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