1979 Footscray JUST season

Footscray JUST 1979 football season
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
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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

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 Australia AUS Steve Potter
2 MF Australia AUS Zoran Ilioski
3 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Andrija Ristic
4 Australia AUS Radoslav Jovicic
5 DF Greece GRE Jim Kondarios (captain)
6 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Slobodan Jovanovic
7 FW Hungary HUN Joe Palinkas
8 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Mirko Rujevic
9 MF Australia AUS Josip Picioane
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 FW Australia AUS Peter Ollerton
11 MF Australia AUS Vlatko Belic
12 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Zdravko Lujic
13 Australia AUS Zoran Todorovic
15 DF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Igor Hazabent
18 DF Scotland SCO Jim O'Reilly
20 Australia AUS Milutin Ciric
— Australia AUS Steve Carpenter
— FW Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Dragan Vasic

Competitions

Overall record

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

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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

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

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Sydney Olympic v Footscray JUST
11 March 1979 1 Sydney Olympic 2–0 Footscray JUST Sydney
  • McIntosh 36'
  • Eaton 75'
 Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,426[1]
Referee: Jim Reeves
Footscray JUST v Heidelberg United
18 March 1979 2 Footscray JUST 2–2 Heidelberg United Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jack Johnston
Canberra City v Footscray JUST
25 March 1979 3 Canberra City 0–3 Footscray JUST Canberra
15:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 7,321
Referee: Stewart Mellings
Footscray JUST v Brisbane Lions
1 April 1979 4 Footscray JUST 3–1 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park No. 2
Attendance: 3,123
Referee: Chris Bambridge
Sydney City v Footscray JUST
8 April 1979 5 Sydney City 3–0 Footscray JUST Sydney
 Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 2,034
Referee: Ken Allen
Footscray JUST v Marconi Fairfield
15 April 1979 6 Footscray JUST 0–5 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Chris Bambridge
St George-Budapest v Footscray JUST
22 April 1979 7 St George-Budapest 0–2 Footscray JUST Sydney
Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 1,867
Referee: Tony Boskovic
Footscray JUST v Adelaide City
29 April 1979 8 Footscray JUST 0–2 Adelaide City Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 2,146
Referee: Stewart Mellings
Footscray JUST v South Melbourne
6 May 1979 9 Footscray JUST 0–2 South Melbourne Melbourne
15:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 7,050
Referee: Chris Bambridge
West Adelaide v Footscray JUST
13 May 1979 10 West Adelaide 5–0 Footscray JUST Adelaide
  • Norris 49', 78'
  • Boyle 59'
  • Kosmina 60'
  • Jones 83'
 Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Graham Neal
Footscray JUST v Brisbane City
3 June 1979 11 Footscray JUST 2–0 Brisbane City Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
APIA Leichhardt v Footscray JUST
10 June 1979 12 APIA Leichhardt 3–2 Footscray JUST Sydney
 Report
  • Palinkas 54'
  • Kondarios 70'
 Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 4,287
Referee: Henry Witschge
Footscray JUST v Newcastle KB United
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
Footscray JUST v Sydney Olympic
1 July 1979 15 Footscray JUST 0–1 Sydney Olympic Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Don Campbell
Brisbane Lions v Footscray JUST
8 July 1979 16 Brisbane Lions 1–0 Footscray JUST Brisbane
  • Brennan 74'
 Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Jim Reeves
Footscray JUST v Canberra City
15 July 1979 17 Footscray JUST 1–2 Canberra City Melbourne
Report
  • Maclaren 57'
  • Byrne 63'
 Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Graham Neal
Footscray JUST v Sydney City
22 July 1979 18 Footscray JUST 1–0 Sydney City Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 800
Referee: Bob Kerr
Marconi Fairfield v Footscray JUST
29 July 1979 19 Marconi Fairfield 0–0 Footscray JUST Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Peter Rampley
Footscray JUST v St George-Budapest
5 August 1979 20 Footscray JUST 1–3 St George-Budapest Melbourne
  • Lujic 42'
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Nick Karlich
Heidelberg United v Footscray JUST
10 August 1979 14 Heidelberg United 2–1 Footscray JUST Melbourne
 Report
  • Palinkas 62'
 Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge
Adelaide City v Footscray JUST
19 August 1979 21 Adelaide City 1–2 Footscray JUST Adelaide
  • Northcote 35'
 Report
  • Palinkas 60', 77'
 Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Don Campbell
South Melbourne v Footscray JUST
26 August 1979 22 South Melbourne 1–1 Footscray JUST Melbourne
  • Kakantonis 82'
 Report
  • Lujic 74'
 Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Jack Johnston
Footscray JUST v West Adelaide
1 September 1979 23 Footscray JUST 0–1 West Adelaide Melbourne
Report
  • McGregor 84'
 Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
Brisbane City v Footscray JUST
9 September 1979 24 Brisbane City 2–1 Footscray JUST Brisbane
  • Campbell 34'
  • Low 58'
 Report
  • Kondarios 83'
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,560
Referee: Bob Mee
Footscray JUST v APIA Leichhardt
15 September 1979 25 Footscray JUST 5–1 APIA Leichhardt Melbourne
 Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Don Campbell
Newcastle KB United v Footscray JUST
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

  Win   Draw   Loss

Footscray JUST v Victoria (state) George Cross
25 April 1979 First round Footscray JUST 2–1 Victoria (state) George Cross Melbourne
  • Palinkas 21'
  • Rujevic 75'
 Report
  • Thom 15'
 Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 6,000[2]
Referee: Stewart Mellings
Footscray JUST v Heidelberg United
23 May 1979 Second round Footscray JUST 2–0 Heidelberg United Melbourne
  • Ilioski 28'
  • Palinkas 87'
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge
Canberra City v Footscray JUST
27 May 1979 Quarter-finals Canberra City 4–1 Footscray JUST Canberra
  • Byrne 75', 77'
  • Cant 50'
  • Grujicic 81'
 Report
  • Ilioski 87'
 Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 4,972
Referee: Richard Lorenc

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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 Australia Steve Potter 22 0 2 0 24 0
2 MF Australia Zoran Ilioski 21+2 2 3 2 25 4
3 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Andrija Ristic 25 0 3 0 28 0
4 — Australia Radoslav Jovicic 15 0 1+1 0 17 0
5 DF Greece Jim Kondarios 26 3 3 0 29 3
6 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Jovanovic 19+1 0 2 0 22 0
7 FW Hungary Joe Palinkas 26 7 3 2 29 9
8 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mirko Rujevic 15+4 1 1+2 1 22 2
9 MF Australia Josip Picioane 25 7 2 0 27 7
10 FW Australia Peter Ollerton 23 4 3 0 26 4
11 MF Australia Vlatko Belic 1+1 0 0 0 2 0
12 MF Australia Zdravko Lujic 25 2 1 0 26 2
13 — Australia Zoran Todorovic 0+2 0 2 0 4 0
15 DF Australia Igor Hazabent 14+3 0 2+1 0 20 0
18 DF Scotland Jim O'Reilly 10 0 0 0 10 0
20 — Australia Milutin Ciric 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
— — Australia Steve Carpenter 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
— FW Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Vasic 2+4 0 2 0 8 0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
— GK Scotland Dennis Boland 4 0 1 0 5 0
— FW Australia Mendo Ristovski 13+3 3 2+1 0 19 3

Disciplinary record

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 8 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mirko Rujevic 2 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 2
2 4 — Australia Radoslav Jovicic 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1
3 10 FW Australia Peter Ollerton 4 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 0
4 3 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Andrija Ristic 4 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
5 9 MF Australia Josip Picioane 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0
15 DF Australia Igor Hazabent 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
7 12 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zdravko Lujic 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
18 DF Scotland Jim O'Reilly 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
9 6 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Jovanovic 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
10 2 MF Australia Zoran Ilioski 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 29 0 3 6 0 0 33 0 3

Clean sheets

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 Steve Potter 5 1 6
2 — Australia Dennis Boland 1 0 1
Total 6 1 7

References

  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.