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1978 Footscray JUST season

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Footscray JUST
1978 season
Head CoachCedo Cirkovic
StadiumJunction Oval
Schintler Reserve
Olympic Park
Middle Park Soccer Stadium
National Soccer League12th
NSL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Zdravko Lujic (6)
All: Zdravko Lujic (6)
Highest home attendance12,000
vs. Brisbane Lions
(20 August 1978)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance800
vs. Sydney Olympic
(6 August 1978)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance3,327
Biggest win4–0
vs. Brisbane Lions (H)
(20 August 1978)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–4
vs. South Melbourne (A)
(9 July 1978)
National Soccer League
← 1977
1979 →

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

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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 Scotland SCO Dennis Boland
2 DF England ENG Alan Parrott
3 DF Australia AUS Andy Kazi
4 DF Australia AUS Jim Kriaris
5 DF Greece GRE Jim Kondarios
6 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Mirko Rujevic
7 FW Hungary HUN Joe Palinkas
8 MF Australia AUS Zoran Ilioski
9 MF Australia AUS Josip Picioane
10 FW Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Dragan Vasic
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW Australia AUS Mendo Ristovski
12 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Zdravko Lujic
14 DF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Igor Hazabent
15 MF Australia AUS John Martin
16 Australia AUS John Nicolaides
17 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Andrija Ristic
MF Australia AUS Vlatko Belic
FW Scotland SCO Bobby McGuinness
GK England ENG Mike O'Hara

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 5 March 1978 27 August 1978 Matchday 1 12th 26 7 8 11 29 37 −8 026.92
NSL Cup 31 May 1978 First round First round 0 0 0 0 1 2 −1 !
Total 26 7 8 11 30 39 −9 026.92

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
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
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

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 7 8 11 29 37  −8 29 2 3 8 17 21  −4 5 5 3 12 16  −4

Results by round

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Round1234567891011131412151617181920212223242526
GroundAAHHAHAAHAHHHAHAAHAHHAHAHA
ResultWLLDDLWDWDLLDDLWWLLDLLLDWW
Position49111212131111769101091010891010131313131212
Points2223446791010101112121416161617171717182022
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

5 March 1978 1 Adelaide City 0–1 Footscray JUST Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 6,500[1]
Referee: Don Campbell
12 March 1978 2 Brisbane City 3–0 Footscray JUST Brisbane
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
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
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 8,250
Referee: Bob Henderson
16 April 1978 7 West Adelaide 1–2 Footscray JUST Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 5,523
Referee: Jack Tarling
22 April 1978 8 Canberra City 1–1 Footscray JUST Canberra
Report 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
Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 6,311
Referee: Alf Rodway
13 May 1978 11 Footscray JUST 0–1 Newcastle KB United Melbourne
Report Stadium: Schitler Reserve
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: David Yelland
27 May 1978 13 Footscray JUST 1–2 Fitzroy United Melbourne
Report
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
Report
Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 1,000
17 June 1978 16 Marconi Fairfield 1–2 Footscray JUST Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jim Reeves
25 June 1978 17 Eastern Suburbs 1–2 Footscray JUST Sydney
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
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
Report
Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge
30 July 1978 22 St George-Budapest 3–1 Footscray JUST Sydney
Report 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
Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 6,834
Referee: Tim Davies
20 August 1978 25 Footscray JUST 4–0 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: David Yelland
27 August 1978 26 Fitzroy United 0–1 Footscray JUST Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Stewart Mellings

NSL Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss

31 May 1978 First round Footscray JUST 1–2 South Melbourne Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,000[2]

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 Scotland Dennis Boland 18 0 1 0 19 0
2 DF England Alan Parrott 2 0 0 0 2 0
3 DF Australia Andy Kazi 15+3 0 1 0 19 0
4 DF Australia Jim Kriaris 20 1 0 0 20 1
5 DF Greece Jim Kondarios 26 1 1 0 27 1
6 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mirko Rujevic 23 4 1 0 24 4
7 FW Hungary Joe Palinkas 19+2 4 1 0 22 4
8 MF Australia Zoran Ilioski 26 1 0 0 26 1
9 MF Australia Josip Picioane 24 4 1 0 25 4
10 FW Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Vasic 15+6 1 1 0 22 1
11 FW Australia Mendo Ristovski 20+2 3 1 1 23 4
12 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zdravko Lujic 23 6 1 0 24 6
14 DF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Igor Hazabent 22 0 0 0 22 0
15 MF Australia John Martin 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
16 Australia John Nicolaides 14+7 3 1 0 22 3
17 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Andrija Ristic 4+1 0 0 0 5 0
MF Australia Vlatko Belic 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW Australia Bobby McGuinness 1+2 1 0 0 3 1
GK England Mike O'Hara 8+1 0 0 0 9 0

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
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 6 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mirko Rujevic 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
2 12 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zdravko Lujic 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 14 DF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Igor Hazabent 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
4 4 DF Australia Jim Kriaris 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 FW Hungary Joe Palinkas 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
6 5 DF Greece Jim Kondarios 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 11 0 2 0 0 0 11 0 2

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 Australia Dennis Boland 4 0 4
2 England Mike O'Hara 2 0 2
Total 6 0 6

References

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  1. ^ Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
  2. ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
  3. ^ "Footscray JUST United 1978 Squad". OzFootball.