# 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.

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

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
| 26 January 1977 | DF | Jim Milne | Arbroath | Free transfer | |

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | 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 | 22 September 1977 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 033.33 |
Source: Competitions

### National Soccer League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: worldfootball.net

#### Results by round

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

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### NSL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | National Soccer League | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | NSL Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Dennis Boland | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Alan Parrott | 17+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | | Andy Kazi | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | | Jim Kriaris | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | | Jim Kondarios | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
| 7 | FW | | Joe Palinkas | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 |
| 8 | MF | | Frank Micic | 16+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | | Josip Picioane | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5 |
| 10 | MF | | Zoran Ilioski | 17+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | Mendo Ristovski | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 8 |
| 12 | MF | | Mirko Rujevic | 19+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | | Andrija Ristic | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 16 | — | | John Nicolaides | 6+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 20 | GK | | Miro Litwin | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Steve Adamgikis | 0+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Zdravko Borovnica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| — | DF | | Jim Milne | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Dragan Nikitovic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Charles Smith | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Dragan Vasic | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 |

### 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 | National Soccer League | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | NSL Cup | NSL Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 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 |
| 2 | 5 | DF | | Jim Kondarios | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 8 | MF | | Frank Micic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 11 | FW | | Mendo Ristovski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 15 | MF | | Andrija Ristic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 16 | — | | John Nicolaides | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | — | MF | | Charles Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |

### 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 | | Dennis Boland | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 7 | 0 | 7 |