1979 Footscray JUST season
1979 season | |
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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 |
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
[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 | 11 March 1979 | 23 September 1979 | Matchday 1 | 10th | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 30.77 |
NSL Cup | 25 April 1979 | 27 May 1979 | First round | Quarter-finals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | +0 | 66.67 |
Total | 29 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 34.48 |
Source: Competitions
National Soccer League
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results summary
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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 | 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
[edit]Matches
[edit]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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Don Campbell |
8 July 1979 16 | Brisbane Lions | 1–0 | Footscray JUST | Brisbane |
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Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Jim Reeves |
15 July 1979 17 | Footscray JUST | 1–2 | Canberra City | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Graham Neal |
22 July 1979 18 | Footscray JUST | 1–0 | Sydney City | Melbourne |
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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 |
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Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Nick Karlich |
10 August 1979 14 | Heidelberg United | 2–1 | Footscray JUST | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
19 August 1979 21 | Adelaide City | 1–2 | Footscray JUST | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Don Campbell |
26 August 1979 22 | South Melbourne | 1–1 | Footscray JUST | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Jack Johnston |
1 September 1979 23 | Footscray JUST | 0–1 | West Adelaide | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Tony Beazleigh |
9 September 1979 24 | Brisbane City | 2–1 | Footscray JUST | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 2,560 Referee: Bob Mee |
15 September 1979 25 | Footscray JUST | 5–1 | APIA Leichhardt | Melbourne |
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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 |
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Report | Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 7,422 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
NSL Cup
[edit]Win Draw Loss
25 April 1979 First round | Footscray JUST | 2–1 | ![]() | Melbourne |
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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 |
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Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 4,972 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
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 | ![]() |
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
[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 | 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
[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 | ![]() |
Steve Potter | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2 | — | ![]() |
Dennis Boland | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 6 | 1 | 7 |
References
[edit]- ^ Stock, Greg. "1979 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.
- ^ a b Stock, Greg. "1979 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
- ^ "Footscray JUST 1979 Squad". OzFootball.