1978 Footscray JUST season

Footscray JUST
1978 season
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
	← 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

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	ENG	Alan Parrott
3	DF	AUS	Andy Kazi
4	DF	AUS	Jim Kriaris
5	DF	GRE	Jim Kondarios
6	MF	YUG	Mirko Rujevic
7	FW	HUN	Joe Palinkas
8	MF	AUS	Zoran Ilioski
9	MF	AUS	Josip Picioane
10	FW	YUG	Dragan Vasic


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
11	FW	AUS	Mendo Ristovski
12	MF	YUG	Zdravko Lujic
14	DF	YUG	Igor Hazabent
15	MF	AUS	John Martin
16		AUS	John Nicolaides
17	MF	YUG	Andrija Ristic
—	MF	AUS	Vlatko Belic
—	FW	SCO	Bobby McGuinness
—	GK	ENG	Mike O'Hara

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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


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

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	13	14	12	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	L	D	D	L	W	D	W	D	L	L	D	D	L	W	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	D	W	W
Position	4	9	11	12	12	13	11	11	7	6	9	10	10	9	10	10	8	9	10	10	13	13	13	13	12	12
Points	2	2	2	3	4	4	6	7	9	10	10	10	11	12	12	14	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	20	22

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

Matches

Win Draw Loss

5 March 1978 1	Adelaide City	0–1	Footscray JUST	Adelaide
		Report	Nicolaides 28'	Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 6,500^[1] Referee: Don Campbell

12 March 1978 2	Brisbane City	3–0	Footscray JUST	Brisbane
	Gaffney 32' Echeverria 49' Caldwell 55'	Report		Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Jack Wood

18 March 1978 3	Footscray JUST	0–2	Marconi Fairfield	Melbourne
		Report	Parrott 30' (o.g.) Mariani 51'	Stadium: Junction Oval Attendance: 4,200 Referee: David Yelland

25 March 1978 4	Footscray JUST	1–1	Eastern Suburbs	Melbourne
	Ristovski 88'	Report	Stevenson 23' (pen.)	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	Ollerton 45', 78'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 8,250 Referee: Bob Henderson

16 April 1978 7	West Adelaide	1–2	Footscray JUST	Adelaide
	Bozanic 32'	Report	Picioane 82' Rujevic 85'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 5,523 Referee: Jack Tarling

22 April 1978 8	Canberra City	1–1	Footscray JUST	Canberra
	Stark 72'	Report	Picioane 29'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 5,020 Referee: Tim Davies

29 April 1978 9	Footscray JUST	2–0	St George-Budapest	Melbourne
	Palinkas 13' Ristovski 86'	Report		Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Chris Bambridge

7 May 1978 10	Sydney Olympic	1–1	Footscray JUST	Sydney
	Laing 58'	Report	Picioane 24'	Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 6,311 Referee: Alf Rodway

13 May 1978 11	Footscray JUST	0–1	Newcastle KB United	Melbourne
		Report	Mountford 48'	Stadium: Schitler Reserve Attendance: 3,000 Referee: David Yelland

27 May 1978 13	Footscray JUST	1–2	Fitzroy United	Melbourne
	Palinkas 6'	Report	Cole 12', 65'	Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 4,500

3 June 1978 14	Footscray JUST	2–2	Brisbane City	Melbourne
	Lujic 49' Rujevic 57'	Report	Rujevic 43' (o.g.) Caldwell 58'	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	Deans 7'	Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 1,000

17 June 1978 16	Marconi Fairfield	1–2	Footscray JUST	Sydney
	Rooney 72'	Report	Rujevic 73' Nicolaides 87'	Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Jim Reeves

25 June 1978 17	Eastern Suburbs	1–2	Footscray JUST	Sydney
	Trenter 89'	Report	Rujevic 55' Lujic 71'	Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 2,458 Referee: Brian Fowler

1 July 1978 18	Footscray JUST	2–3	Western Suburbs	Melbourne
	Palinkas 20' Lujic 55'	Report	Turnbull 63' Eaton 68' Fisher 72'	Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Stewart Mellings

9 July 1978 19	South Melbourne	4–0	Footscray JUST	Melbourne
	Campbell 2' Cummings 45' Evans 61' Christopoulos 84'	Report		Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Tony Beazleigh

16 July 1978 20	Footscray JUST	2–2	West Adelaide	Melbourne
	Kriaris 49' Vasic 58'	Report	Jones 65' McGregor 73'	Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Jim Dixon

23 July 1978 21	Footscray JUST	1–2	Canberra City	Melbourne
	Palinkas 4'	Report	Byrne 36', 68'	Stadium: Schintler Reserve Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge

30 July 1978 22	St George-Budapest	3–1	Footscray JUST	Sydney
	O'Shea 18' O'Connor 46', 61'	Report	McGuinness 84'	Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 3,676 Referee: Henry Witschge

6 August 1978 23	Footscray JUST	2–3	Sydney Olympic	Melbourne
	Kondarios 49' Lujic 81'	Report	McIntosh 14', 48' Laing 62'	Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Tony Beazleigh

12 August 1978 24	Newcastle KB United	1–1	Footscray JUST	Newcastle
	Boden 38' (pen.)	Report	Ristovski 23'	Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 6,834 Referee: Tim Davies

20 August 1978 25	Footscray JUST	4–0	Brisbane Lions	Melbourne
	Ilioski 8' Lujic 26' Picioane 43' Nicolaides 75'	Report		Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: David Yelland

27 August 1978 26	Fitzroy United	0–1	Footscray JUST	Melbourne
		Report	Lujic 18'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Stewart Mellings

NSL Cup

Win Draw Loss

31 May 1978 First round	Footscray JUST	1–2	South Melbourne	Melbourne
	Ristovski ?'	Report	Rogers 27' Lutton 57'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 3,000^[2]

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
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	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

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
Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player
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
4	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

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.	Goalkeeper	NSL	Total
1	1	Dennis Boland	4	4
2	—	Mike O'Hara	2	2
Total			6	6

References

^ 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.

[1] Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Results". OzFootball.

[NSLCup-2] Stock, Greg. "1978 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.

[3] "Footscray JUST United 1978 Squad". OzFootball.

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