1977 Footscray JUST season

The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Footscray JUST. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.

Footscray JUST
1977 season
ManagerCedo Cirkovic
StadiumMiddle Park
Olympic Park
National Soccer League8th
NSL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Mendo Ristovski (8)
All: Mendo Ristovski (8)
Highest home attendance8,750
vs. South Melbourne
(17 April 1977)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,000
vs. Brisbane Lions
(6 August 1977)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance3,875
Biggest win3–0
vs. Canberra City (H)
(15 May 1977)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat1–4
vs. Adelaide City (A)
(12 June 1977)
National Soccer League

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 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
7 FW Hungary HUN Joe Palinkas
8 MF Australia AUS Frank Micic
9 MF Australia AUS Josip Picioane
10 MF Australia AUS Zoran Ilioski
11 FW Australia AUS Mendo Ristovski
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Mirko Rujevic
15 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Andrija Ristic
16 Australia AUS John Nicolaides
20 GK Australia AUS Miro Litwin
FW Australia AUS Steve Adamgikis
DF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Zdravko Borovnica
DF Australia AUS Jim Milne
MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Dragan Nikitovic
MF Scotland SCO Charles Smith
FW Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Dragan Vasic

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Name From Fee Ref.
26 January 1977DFJim MilneScotland ArbroathFree transfer[1]

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Soccer League 2 April 1977 25 September 1977 Matchday 1 8th 26 9 6 11 36 39 −3 034.62
NSL Cup 22 September 1977 First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 27 9 6 12 36 40 −4 033.33

Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 St George-Budapest 26 7 14 5 39 35 +4 28
7 West Adelaide 26 8 10 8 38 32 +6 26
8 Footscray JUST 26 9 6 11 36 39 3 24
9 Brisbane Lions 26 9 5 12 27 41 14 23
10 Brisbane City 26 8 6 12 30 35 5 22
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 9 6 11 36 39  −3 33 6 3 4 24 20  +4 3 3 7 12 19  −7

Results by round

Round1234578910111213146151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAHHAHAAHAHAAHAAHAHAHHAH
ResultDLDDLWDWLLWLDLLWWLWWWDLLWL
Position6998111111101011101111111111101198878888
Points112335688810101111111315151719212222222424
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

2 April 1977 1 Footscray JUST 0–0 St George-Budapest Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 3,500[2]
Referee: David Yelland
10 April 1977 2 Eastern Suburbs 4–3 Footscray JUST Sydney
Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Tim Davies
17 April 1977 3 Footscray JUST 2–2 South Melbourne Melbourne
  • Palinkas 16'
  • Kazi 69'
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 8,750
Referee: David Yelland
24 April 1977 4 Mooroolbark 2–2 Footscray JUST Melbourne
  • Bojczuk 25'
  • Tront 72' (pen.)
Report
  • Parrott 38'
  • Kondarios 47'
Stadium: Wembley Park
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Jim Dixon
30 April 1977 5 Footscray JUST 0–1 West Adelaide Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 2,840
Referee: Chris Bambridge
15 May 1977 7 Footscray JUST 3–0 Canberra City Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 2,180
Referee: Stewart Mellings
21 May 1977 8 Western Suburbs 0–0 Footscray JUST Sydney
Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,754
Referee: Tim Davies
28 May 1977 9 Footscray JUST 1–0 Sydney Olympic Melbourne
  • Kondarios 81'
Report Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Bob Henderson
4 June 1977 10 Fitzroy United 2–0 Footscray JUST Melbourne
  • Campbell 15'
  • Kriaris 30' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Chris Bambridge
12 June 1977 11 Adelaide City 4–1 Footscray JUST Adelaide
Report Stadium: Olympic Sports Field
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Dennis Stanley
19 June 1977 12 Footscray JUST 2–1 Brisbane City Melbourne
  • Kondarios 39'
  • Kazi 49'
Report
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jim Dixon
26 June 1977 13 Marconi Fairfield 1–0 Footscray JUST Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Richard Lorenc
3 July 1977 14 Footscray JUST 2–2 Eastern Suburbs Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Stewart Mellings
8 July 1977 6 Brisbane Lions 2–0 Footscray JUST Brisbane
Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Dave Nugent
10 July 1977 15 St George-Budapest 2–0 Footscray JUST Sydney
Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 5,334
Referee: Jim Dixon
17 July 1977 16 Footscray JUST 1–0 Mooroolbark Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: David Yelland
24 July 1977 17 South Melbourne 0–2 Footscray JUST Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge
31 July 1977 18 West Adelaide 1–0 Footscray JUST Adelaide
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 4,246
Referee: J. Johnston
6 August 1977 19 Footscray JUST 4–2 Brisbane Lions Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
13 August 1977 20 Canberra City 0–1 Footscray JUST Canberra
Report Stadium: Manuka Oval
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: John Tattersall
20 August 1977 21 Footscray JUST 2–1 Western Suburbs Melbourne
Report
  • Noble 69'
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Chris Bambridge
28 August 1977 22 Sydney Olympic 0–0 Footscray JUST Sydney
Report Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 2,056
Referee: Bill Jones
4 September 1977 23 Footscray JUST 1–3 Fitzroy United Melbourne
  • Vasic 12'
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Don Campbell
11 September 1977 24 Footscray JUST 3–4 Adelaide City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Chris Bambridge
18 September 1977 25 Brisbane City 1–3 Footscray JUST Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,870
Referee: Dave Nugent
25 September 1977 26 Footscray JUST 3–4 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: David Yelland

NSL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

22 September 1977 First round Fitzroy United 1–0 Footscray JUST Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Don Campbell

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[3][4]

No. Pos. Nat. Player National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Scotland Dennis Boland 26010270
2 DF England Alan Parrott 17+2110201
3 DF Australia Andy Kazi 22210232
4 DF Australia Jim Kriaris 26110271
5 DF Greece Jim Kondarios 26410274
7 FW Hungary Joe Palinkas 26610276
8 MF Australia Frank Micic 16+300+10200
9 MF Australia Josip Picioane 26510275
10 MF Australia Zoran Ilioski 17+200+10200
11 FW Australia Mendo Ristovski 22810238
12 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mirko Rujevic 19+5110251
15 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Andrija Ristic 5+200070
16 Australia John Nicolaides 6+4110111
20 GK Australia Miro Litwin 0+200020
FW Australia Steve Adamgikis 0+600060
DF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zdravko Borovnica 220022
DF Australia Jim Milne 20000200
MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Nikitovic 200020
MF Scotland Charles Smith 3+100040
FW Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Vasic 541064

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 12 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mirko Rujevic 300 000 300
2 4 DF Australia Jim Kriaris 100 000 100
5 DF Greece Jim Kondarios 100 000 100
8 MF Australia Frank Micic 100 000 100
11 FW Australia Mendo Ristovski 100 000 100
15 MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Andrija Ristic 100 000 100
16 Australia John Nicolaides 100 000 100
MF Scotland Charles Smith 100 000 100
Total 1000 000 1000

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 Scotland Dennis Boland 70 7
Total707

References

  1. "BILLY ROGERS TO PLAY IN MELBOURNE". Soccer Action. 26 January 1977. p. 4.
  2. Stock, Greg. "1977 National Soccer League Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. "Footscray JUST 1977 Squad". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  4. "1977 National Soccer League Cup Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
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