1979 Footscray JUST season

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.

Footscray JUST
1979 season
Head CoachCedo Cirkovic
Milenko Rusmir
Bobby McLachlan
StadiumBruce Stadium
National Soccer League10th
NSL CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Joe Palinkas
Josip Picioane
(7 each)

All:
Joe Palinkas (9)
Highest home attendance7,050
vs. South Melbourne
(6 May 1979)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance800
vs. Sydney City
(22 July 1979)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance2,498
Biggest win5–1
vs. APIA Leichhardt
(15 September 1979)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–5
vs. Marconi Fairfield
(15 April 1979)
National Soccer League
0–5
vs. West Adelaide
(13 May 1979)
National Soccer League
← 1978
1980 →

Players

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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

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
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

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League table

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

Results summary

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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

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121315161718192014212223242526
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHHAHAAAHAHA
ResultLDWWLLWLLLWLWLLLWDLLWDLLWL
Position91164911810111211121010111212111112121212121010
Points0135557777991111111113141414161717172020
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

11 March 1979 1 Sydney Olympic 2–0 Footscray JUST Sydney
Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,426[1]
Referee: Jim Reeves
18 March 1979 2 Footscray JUST 2–2 Heidelberg United Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jack Johnston
25 March 1979 3 Canberra City 0–3 Footscray JUST Canberra
15:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 7,321
Referee: Stewart Mellings
1 April 1979 4 Footscray JUST 3–1 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park No. 2
Attendance: 3,123
Referee: Chris Bambridge
8 April 1979 5 Sydney City 3–0 Footscray JUST Sydney
Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 2,034
Referee: Ken Allen
15 April 1979 6 Footscray JUST 0–5 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Chris Bambridge
22 April 1979 7 St George-Budapest 0–2 Footscray JUST Sydney
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 1,867
Referee: Tony Boskovic
29 April 1979 8 Footscray JUST 0–2 Adelaide City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 2,146
Referee: Stewart Mellings
6 May 1979 9 Footscray JUST 0–2 South Melbourne Melbourne
15:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 7,050
Referee: Chris Bambridge
13 May 1979 10 West Adelaide 5–0 Footscray JUST Adelaide
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Graham Neal
3 June 1979 11 Footscray JUST 2–0 Brisbane City Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
10 June 1979 12 APIA Leichhardt 3–2 Footscray JUST Sydney
Report
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 4,287
Referee: Henry Witschge
17 June 1979 13 Footscray JUST 2–0 Newcastle KB United Melbourne
15:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Stewart Mellings
1 July 1979 15 Footscray JUST 0–1 Sydney Olympic Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Don Campbell
8 July 1979 16 Brisbane Lions 1–0 Footscray JUST Brisbane
Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Jim Reeves
15 July 1979 17 Footscray JUST 1–2 Canberra City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Graham Neal
22 July 1979 18 Footscray JUST 1–0 Sydney City Melbourne
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
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Nick Karlich
10 August 1979 14 Heidelberg United 2–1 Footscray JUST Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge
19 August 1979 21 Adelaide City 1–2 Footscray JUST Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Don Campbell
26 August 1979 22 South Melbourne 1–1 Footscray JUST Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Jack Johnston
1 September 1979 23 Footscray JUST 0–1 West Adelaide Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
9 September 1979 24 Brisbane City 2–1 Footscray JUST Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,560
Referee: Bob Mee
15 September 1979 25 Footscray JUST 5–1 APIA Leichhardt Melbourne
Report
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
Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 7,422
Referee: Tony Boskovic

NSL Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss

25 April 1979 First round Footscray JUST 2–1   George Cross Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 6,000[2]
Referee: Stewart Mellings
23 May 1979 Second round Footscray JUST 2–0 Heidelberg United Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge
27 May 1979 Quarter-finals Canberra City 4–1 Footscray JUST Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 4,972
Referee: Richard Lorenc

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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

No. Pos. Nat. Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
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

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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
                 
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
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
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

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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. Nat. Goalkeeper NSL NSL Cup Total
1 1   Steve Potter 5 1 6
2   Dennis Boland 1 0 1
Total 6 1 7

References

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