1978 Footscray JUST season
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Head Coach | Cedo Cirkovic |
Stadium | Junction Oval Schintler Reserve Olympic Park Middle Park Soccer Stadium |
National Soccer League | 12th |
NSL Cup | First round |
Top goalscorer | League: Zdravko Lujic (6) All: Zdravko Lujic (6) |
Highest home attendance | 12,000 vs. Brisbane Lions (20 August 1978) National Soccer League |
Lowest home attendance | 800 vs. Sydney Olympic (6 August 1978) National Soccer League |
Average home league attendance | 3,327 |
Biggest win | 4–0 vs. Brisbane Lions (H) (20 August 1978) National Soccer League |
Biggest defeat | 0–4 vs. South Melbourne (A) (9 July 1978) National Soccer League |
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Footscray JUST. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
Players
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
National Soccer League | 5 March 1978 | 27 August 1978 | Matchday 1 | 12th | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 26.92 |
NSL Cup | 31 May 1978 | First round | First round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −1 | — | |
Total | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 26.92 |
Source: Competitions
National Soccer League
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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10 | Adelaide City | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 24 |
11 | Newcastle KB United | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 22 |
12 | Footscray JUST | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 22 |
13 | Canberra City | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 20 |
14 | Brisbane City | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 49 | −20 | 17 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | −4 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss
5 March 1978 1 | Adelaide City | 0–1 | Footscray JUST | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 6,500[1] Referee: Don Campbell |
12 March 1978 2 | Brisbane City | 3–0 | Footscray JUST | Brisbane |
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Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Jack Wood |
18 March 1978 3 | Footscray JUST | 0–2 | Marconi Fairfield | Melbourne |
Report | Stadium: Junction Oval Attendance: 4,200 Referee: David Yelland |
25 March 1978 4 | Footscray JUST | 1–1 | Eastern Suburbs | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ken Allen |
2 April 1978 5 | Western Suburbs | 0–0 | Footscray JUST | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Englefield Stadium Attendance: 1,023 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
9 April 1978 6 | Footscray JUST | 0–2 | South Melbourne | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 8,250 Referee: Bob Henderson |
16 April 1978 7 | West Adelaide | 1–2 | Footscray JUST | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 5,523 Referee: Jack Tarling |
22 April 1978 8 | Canberra City | 1–1 | Footscray JUST | Canberra |
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Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 5,020 Referee: Tim Davies |
29 April 1978 9 | Footscray JUST | 2–0 | St George-Budapest | Melbourne |
Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
7 May 1978 10 | Sydney Olympic | 1–1 | Footscray JUST | Sydney |
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Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 6,311 Referee: Alf Rodway |
13 May 1978 11 | Footscray JUST | 0–1 | Newcastle KB United | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Schitler Reserve Attendance: 3,000 Referee: David Yelland |
27 May 1978 13 | Footscray JUST | 1–2 | Fitzroy United | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 4,500 |
3 June 1978 14 | Footscray JUST | 2–2 | Brisbane City | Melbourne |
Report | Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Dieter Klose |
5 June 1978 12 | Brisbane Lions | 0–0 | Footscray JUST | Brisbane |
Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Dieter Klose |
10 June 1978 15 | Footscray JUST | 0–1 | Adelaide City | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 1,000 |
17 June 1978 16 | Marconi Fairfield | 1–2 | Footscray JUST | Sydney |
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Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Jim Reeves |
25 June 1978 17 | Eastern Suburbs | 1–2 | Footscray JUST | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,458 Referee: Brian Fowler |
1 July 1978 18 | Footscray JUST | 2–3 | Western Suburbs | Melbourne |
Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Stewart Mellings |
9 July 1978 19 | South Melbourne | 4–0 | Footscray JUST | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Tony Beazleigh |
16 July 1978 20 | Footscray JUST | 2–2 | West Adelaide | Melbourne |
Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Jim Dixon |
23 July 1978 21 | Footscray JUST | 1–2 | Canberra City | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
30 July 1978 22 | St George-Budapest | 3–1 | Footscray JUST | Sydney |
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Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 3,676 Referee: Henry Witschge |
6 August 1978 23 | Footscray JUST | 2–3 | Sydney Olympic | Melbourne |
Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Tony Beazleigh |
12 August 1978 24 | Newcastle KB United | 1–1 | Footscray JUST | Newcastle |
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Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 6,834 Referee: Tim Davies |
20 August 1978 25 | Footscray JUST | 4–0 | Brisbane Lions | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: David Yelland |
27 August 1978 26 | Fitzroy United | 0–1 | Footscray JUST | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Stewart Mellings |
NSL Cup
[edit]Win Draw Loss
31 May 1978 First round | Footscray JUST | 1–2 | South Melbourne | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 3,000[2] |
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 | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Dennis Boland | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Alan Parrott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Andy Kazi | 15+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
Jim Kriaris | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Jim Kondarios | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
6 | MF | ![]() |
Mirko Rujevic | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 |
7 | FW | ![]() |
Joe Palinkas | 19+2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Zoran Ilioski | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
9 | MF | ![]() |
Josip Picioane | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 |
10 | FW | ![]() |
Dragan Vasic | 15+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
11 | FW | ![]() |
Mendo Ristovski | 20+2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 4 |
12 | MF | ![]() |
Zdravko Lujic | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 6 |
14 | DF | ![]() |
Igor Hazabent | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
15 | MF | ![]() |
John Martin | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
16 | ![]() |
John Nicolaides | 14+7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |
17 | MF | ![]() |
Andrija Ristic | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
— | MF | ![]() |
Vlatko Belic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
— | FW | ![]() |
Bobby McGuinness | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
— | GK | ![]() |
Mike O'Hara | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 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 | ||||||
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1 | 6 | MF | ![]() |
Mirko Rujevic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2 | 12 | MF | ![]() |
Zdravko Lujic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | 14 | DF | ![]() |
Igor Hazabent | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
4 | 4 | DF | ![]() |
Jim Kriaris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
7 | FW | ![]() |
Joe Palinkas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | 5 | DF | ![]() |
Jim Kondarios | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
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 |
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1 | 1 | ![]() |
Dennis Boland | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2 | — | ![]() |
Mike O'Hara | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 6 | 0 | 6 |
References
[edit]- ^ Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
- ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
- ^ "Footscray JUST United 1978 Squad". OzFootball.