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1981 Footscray JUST season

The 1981 season was the fifth in the National Soccer League for Footscray JUST. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Footscray JUST finished 13th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the first round of the NSL Cup.

Footscray JUST
1981 season
Head CoachCedo Cirkovic
StadiumSchintler Reserve
National Soccer League13th
NSL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Bruno Cozzella (7)
All: Bruno Cozzella (8)
Highest home attendance5,890
vs. South Melbourne
(8 March 1981)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,000
vs. Sydney City
(12 April 1981)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance2,556
Biggest win3–1 (3 times)
2–0 (twice)
Biggest defeat0–5
vs. Canberra City
(20 April 1981)
National Soccer League
← 1980
1982 →

Players edit

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   SCO Dennis Boland
2 DF   YUG Igor Hazabent
3 DF   AUS Chris Petrov
4 DF   AUS Kyri Kyriakouleas
5 DF   GRE Jim Kondarios
6 MF   YUG Slobodan Jovanovic
7 FW   AUS Paul Simic
8 MF   AUS Zoran Ilioski
10 FW   YUG Dragan Vasic
11 MF   YUG Zdravko Lujic
12 MF   YUG Nebojsa Licanin
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF   NZL Johan Verweij
14 MF   AUS Vlatko Belic
15 DF   AUS Shaun Parton
16 DF   SCO Jim O'Reilly
17 FW   AUS Bruno Cozzella
18 DF   AUS Jim Milne
— MF   AUS Suleiman Curovic
— FW   AUS Steve Kakantonis
—   AUS Mike McIvor
—   AUS James McLaughlin
— GK   AUS Steve Potter

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Soccer League 15 February 1981 13 September 1981 Matchday 1 13th 30 9 7 14 32 48 −16 030.00
NSL Cup 4 March 1981 First round First round 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
Total 31 9 7 15 33 51 −18 029.03

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League edit

Main article: 1981 National Soccer League

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Sydney City (C) 30 19 5 6 59 30 +29 43
2 South Melbourne 30 13 13 4 41 27 +14 39
3 Brisbane City 30 12 11 7 37 25 +12 35
4 APIA Leichhardt 30 12 11 7 39 33 +6 35
5 Canberra City 30 13 7 10 41 32 +9 33
6 Brisbane Lions 30 11 11 8 41 33 +8 33
7 Adelaide City 30 13 6 11 46 42 +4 32
8 Heidelberg United 30 12 7 11 48 40 +8 31
9 Sydney Olympic 30 11 9 10 46 46 0 31
10 Newcastle KB United 30 11 8 11 41 41 0 30
11 Wollongong City 30 8 12 10 35 39 −4 28
12 Preston Makedonia 30 9 7 14 39 41 −2 25
13 Footscray JUST 30 9 7 14 32 48 −16 25
14 Marconi Fairfield 30 9 7 14 23 45 −22 25
15 Blacktown City (R) 30 6 9 15 32 47 −15 21 Relegated to the 1982 NSW State League
16 West Adelaide 30 5 4 21 26 57 −31 14
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

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 9 7 14 32 48  −16 34 7 5 3 21 14  +7 2 2 11 11 34  −23

Results by round edit

Round123451067891112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultLWLLLLDLWLDDDLWLDLWWWLWWDLLWDL
Position16913141516161615151516161615151515141313131312131314131313
Points0222223355678810101111131517171921222222242525
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

15 February 1981 1 Newcastle KB United 3–0 Footscray JUST Newcastle
 Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 5,619[1]
Referee: Jim Reeves
22 February 1981 2 Footscray JUST 2–1 APIA Leichhardt Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 1,951
Referee: Stewart Mellings
1 March 1981 3 Wollongong City 2–1 Footscray JUST Wollongong
 Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 5,317
Referee: Tim Davies
8 March 1981 4 Footscray JUST 1–2 South Melbourne Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 5,890
Referee: David Yelland
15 March 1981 5 Preston Makedonia 3–0 Footscray JUST Melbourne
 Report Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Chris Bambridge
22 March 1981 10 Footscray JUST 1–2 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Jim Fearn
29 March 1981 6 Footscray JUST 1–1 Adelaide City Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Evan Venios
5 April 1981 7 Brisbane City 2–0 Footscray JUST Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Spencer Park
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Jack Wood
12 April 1981 8 Footscray JUST 1–0 Sydney City Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Dennis Voutsinas
20 April 1981 9 Canberra City 5–0 Footscray JUST Canberra
 Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 6,190
Referee: Bob Mee
3 May 1981 11 Sydney Olympic 0–0 Footscray JUST Sydney
Report Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 5,675
Referee: Peter Rampley
10 May 1981 12 Footscray JUST 2–2 Heidelberg United Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Stewart Mellings
17 May 1981 13 Footscray JUST 1–1 West Adelaide Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Jim Fearn
24 May 1981 14 Brisbane Lions 4–0 Footscray JUST Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Richlands Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jack Wood
31 May 1981 15 Footscray JUST 2–0 Blacktown City Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Jim Fearn
7 June 1981 16 APIA Leichhardt 2–0 Footscray JUST Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 3,482
Referee: Alf Rodway
14 June 1981 17 Footscray JUST 1–1 Wollongong City Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Bob Kerr
21 June 1981 18 South Melbourne 2–1 Footscray JUST Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Jim Fearn
28 June 1981 19 Footscray JUST 2–1 Preston Makedonia Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Tim Davies
5 July 1981 20 Adelaide City 1–3 Footscray JUST Adelaide
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Don Campbell
12 July 1981 21 Footscray JUST 1–0 Brisbane City Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Chris Bambridge
19 July 1981 22 Sydney City 3–0 Footscray JUST Sydney
 Report Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field
Attendance: 3,427
Referee: Ken Allen
26 July 1981 23 Footscray JUST 3–1 Canberra City Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Evan Venios
2 August 1981 24 Marconi Fairfield 1–3 Footscray JUST Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 3,450
Referee: Richard Lorenc
9 August 1981 25 Footscray JUST 1–1 Sydney Olympic Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: David Yelland
16 August 1981 26 Heidelberg United 2–0 Footscray JUST Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Graham Neal
23 August 1981 27 West Adelaide 3–2 Footscray JUST Adelaide
 Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Bob Kerr
30 August 1981 28 Footscray JUST 2–0 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Chris Bambridge
6 September 1981 29 Blacktown City 1–1 Footscray JUST Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 2,040
Referee: Jim Reeves
13 September 1981 30 Footscray JUST 0–1 Newcastle KB United Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Stewart Mellings

NSL Cup edit

Main article: 1981 NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

4 March 1981 Preston Makedonia 3–1 Footscray JUST Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,500[2]
Referee: Chris Bambridge

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

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   Dennis Boland 29 1 1 0 30 1
2 DF   Igor Hazabent 21+4 0 1 0 26 0
3 DF   Chris Petrov 6+2 0 1 0 9 0
4 DF   Kyri Kyriakouleas 24+1 0 1 0 26 0
5 DF   Jim Kondarios 29 3 1 0 30 3
6 MF   Slobodan Jovanovic 26 1 1 0 27 1
7 FW   Paul Simic 5+3 0 1 0 9 0
8 MF   Zoran Ilioski 27+1 6 1 0 29 6
10 FW   Dragan Vasic 5+3 1 0+1 0 9 1
11 MF   Zdravko Lujic 19 3 0 0 19 3
12 MF   Nebojsa Licanin 5 0 0 0 5 0
13 MF   Johan Verweij 14 5 0 0 14 5
14 MF   Vlatko Belic 15+4 3 0+1 0 20 3
15 DF   Shaun Parton 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
16 DF   Jim O'Reilly 20 0 0 0 20 0
17 FW   Bruno Cozzella 23+4 7 1 1 28 8
18 DF   Jim Milne 25+1 1 1 0 27 1
— MF   Suleiman Curovic 3+4 0 0 0 7 0
— FW   Steve Kakantonis 22+2 1 0 0 24 1
— —   Mike McIvor 3 0 0 0 3 0
— —   James McLaughlin 3+1 0 0 0 4 0
— GK   Steve Potter 1+1 0 0 0 2 0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
9 MF   Josip Picioane 5 0 1 0 6 0

Disciplinary record edit

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 2 DF   Igor Hazabent 6 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 1
4 DF   Kyri Kyriakouleas 6 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 1
3 14 MF   Vlatko Belic 6 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 1
4 — FW   Steve Kakantonis 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
5 6 MF   Slobodan Jovanovic 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
9 MF   Josip Picioane 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16 DF   Jim O'Reilly 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
8 1 GK   Dennis Boland 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 DF   Jim Kondarios 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 MF   Zdravko Lujic 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
12 MF   Nebojsa Licanin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 DF   Shaun Parton 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 DF   Jim Milne 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 30 0 3 0 0 0 30 0 3

Clean sheets edit

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   Dennis Boland 4 0 4
Total 4 0 4

References edit

  1. ^ Stock, Greg. "1981 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
  2. ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1981 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
  3. ^ "Footscray JUST 1981 Squad". OzFootball.
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