Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| 1977 season | |
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| Manager | Cedo Cirkovic |
| Stadium | Middle Park Olympic Park |
| National Soccer League | 8th |
| NSL Cup | First round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Mendo Ristovski (8) All: Mendo Ristovski (8) |
| Highest home attendance | 8,750 vs. South Melbourne (17 April 1977) National Soccer League |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,000 vs. Brisbane Lions (6 August 1977) National Soccer League |
| Average home league attendance | 3,875 |
| Biggest win | 3–0 vs. Canberra City (H) (15 May 1977) National Soccer League |
| Biggest defeat | 1–4 vs. Adelaide City (A) (12 June 1977) National Soccer League |
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.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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| 26 January 1977 | DF | Jim Milne |  Arbroath | Free transfer | [1] |
| 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 | 2 April 1977 | 25 September 1977 | Matchday 1 | 8th | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 34.62 |
| NSL Cup | 22 September 1977 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 33.33 | ||||
Source: Competitions
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 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 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | −7 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Win Draw Loss
| 2 April 19771 | Footscray JUST | 0–0 | St George-Budapest | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Middle Park Attendance: 3,500 [2] Referee: David Yelland |
| 10 April 19772 | Eastern Suburbs | 4–3 | Footscray JUST | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Tim Davies |
| 17 April 19773 | Footscray JUST | 2–2 | South Melbourne | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 8,750 Referee: David Yelland |
| 24 April 19774 | Mooroolbark | 2–2 | Footscray JUST | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Wembley Park Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Jim Dixon |
| 30 April 19775 | Footscray JUST | 0–1 | West Adelaide | Melbourne |
| Report |
| Stadium: Middle Park Attendance: 2,840 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
| 15 May 19777 | Footscray JUST | 3–0 | Canberra City | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 2,180 Referee: Stewart Mellings |
| 21 May 19778 | Western Suburbs | 0–0 | Footscray JUST | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 1,754 Referee: Tim Davies |
| 28 May 19779 | Footscray JUST | 1–0 | Sydney Olympic | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Middle Park Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Bob Henderson |
| 4 June 197710 | Fitzroy United | 2–0 | Footscray JUST | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
| 12 June 197711 | Adelaide City | 4–1 | Footscray JUST | Adelaide |
| Report |
| Stadium: Olympic Sports Field Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Dennis Stanley |
| 19 June 197712 | Footscray JUST | 2–1 | Brisbane City | Melbourne |
| Report |
| Stadium: Middle Park Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Jim Dixon |
| 26 June 197713 | Marconi Fairfield | 1–0 | Footscray JUST | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Marconi Oval Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
| 3 July 197714 | Footscray JUST | 2–2 | Eastern Suburbs | Melbourne |
| Report |
| Stadium: Middle Park Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Stewart Mellings |
| 8 July 19776 | Brisbane Lions | 2–0 | Footscray JUST | Brisbane |
| Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Dave Nugent |
| 10 July 197715 | St George-Budapest | 2–0 | Footscray JUST | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 5,334 Referee: Jim Dixon |
| 17 July 197716 | Footscray JUST | 1–0 | Mooroolbark | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Middle Park Attendance: 7,500 Referee: David Yelland |
| 24 July 197717 | South Melbourne | 0–2 | Footscray JUST | Melbourne |
| Report |
| Stadium: Middle Park Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
| 31 July 197718 | West Adelaide | 1–0 | Footscray JUST | Adelaide |
| Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,246 Referee: J. Johnston |
| 6 August 197719 | Footscray JUST | 4–2 | Brisbane Lions | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Middle Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Tony Beazleigh |
| 13 August 197720 | Canberra City | 0–1 | Footscray JUST | Canberra |
| Report | Stadium: Manuka Oval Attendance: 1,200 Referee: John Tattersall |
| 20 August 197721 | Footscray JUST | 2–1 | Western Suburbs | Melbourne |
| Report |
| Stadium: Middle Park Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
| 28 August 197722 | Sydney Olympic | 0–0 | Footscray JUST | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 2,056 Referee: Bill Jones |
| 4 September 197723 | Footscray JUST | 1–3 | Fitzroy United | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Don Campbell |
| 11 September 197724 | Footscray JUST | 3–4 | Adelaide City | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Chris Bambridge |
| 18 September 197725 | Brisbane City | 1–3 | Footscray JUST | Brisbane |
| Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,870 Referee: Dave Nugent |
| 25 September 197726 | Footscray JUST | 3–4 | Marconi Fairfield | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Middle Park Attendance: 4,000 Referee: David Yelland |
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 |
Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list. [3] [4]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
| 1 | GK | SCO | Dennis Boland | 27 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | GK |  AUS | Miro Litwin | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 2 | DF |  ENG | Alan Parrott | 20 | 1 | 17+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Andy Kazi | 23 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Jim Kriaris | 27 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  GRE | Jim Kondarios | 27 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| DF |  YUG | Zdravko Borovnica | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | AUS | Jim Milne | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 8 | MF | AUS | Frank Micic | 20 | 0 | 16+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | AUS | Josip Picioane | 27 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | AUS | Zoran Ilioski | 20 | 0 | 17+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | YUG | Mirko Rujevic | 25 | 1 | 19+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | YUG | Andrija Ristic | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | YUG | Dragan Nikitovic | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Charles Smith | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 7 | FW |  HUN | Joe Palinkas | 27 | 6 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | AUS | Mendo Ristovski | 23 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | AUS | Steve Adamgikis | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | YUG | Dragan Vasic | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Unknown positions | |||||||||
| 16 | AUS | John Nicolaides | 11 | 1 | 6+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
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 | 12 | MF | | Mirko Rujevic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 4 | DF | | Jim Kriaris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Jim Kondarios | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | | Frank Micic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | | Mendo Ristovski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | | Andrija Ristic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | — | | John Nicolaides | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| — | MF | | Charles Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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 | | Dennis Boland | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 7 | |||
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Adelaide City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, Adelaide City competed in the NSL Cup. The record for most goals in a game in Australia, was set by Adelaide City and Mooroolbark where Adelaide won 10–3 in Adelaide.
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Brisbane City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the inaugural NSL Cup. Although Brisbane City finished 10th in their National Soccer League season, they were winners in the NSL Cup.
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Brisbane Lions. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the inaugural NSL Cup.
The 1977 season was the first in the history of Canberra City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for South Melbourne Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. South Melbourne finished 11th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the first round of the NSL Cup. 191f51
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Eastern Suburbs. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the inaugural NSL Cup. Eastern Suburbs won the inaugural National Soccer League on goal difference to Marconi Fairfield.
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Fitzroy United. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the inaugural NSL Cup.
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Mooroolbark Soccer Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Mooroolbark finished 14th to be relegated in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup second round by Fitzroy United.
The 1978 season was the first in the history of Newcastle KB United. It was also the first season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Newcastle KB United finished 11th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup semi-finals by Brisbane City.
The 1977 season is the first in the National Soccer League for Marconi Fairfield. In addition to the domestic league, Marconi Fairfield competed in the NSL Cup as runners-up.
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for St George-Budapest. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. St George-Budapest finished 6th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the first round of the NSL Cup.
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Sydney Olympic Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Sydney Olympic finished 12th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the first round of the NSL Cup.
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for West Adelaide Soccer Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. West Adelaide finished 7th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the semi-finals of the NSL Cup.
The 1977 season was the first in the National Soccer League for Western Suburbs Soccer Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Western Suburbs finished 5th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the NSL Cup.
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Adelaide City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, Adelaide City competed in the NSL Cup.
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Brisbane City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, Brisbane City competed in the NSL Cup.
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Brisbane Lions. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
The 1978 season was the second in the history of Canberra City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
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.
The 1978 season was the second in the National Soccer League for Marconi Fairfield. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup.
