Footscray JUST
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| Full name | Footscray Jugoslav United Soccer Team | ||
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| Nickname(s) | JUST, Plavi, Eagles | ||
| Founded | 1950 | ||
| Dissolved | 1990 (carried on under new ownership) | ||
| Ground | Schintler Reserve, Footscray | ||
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Footscray JUST (Jugoslav United Soccer Team) was an association football club from Melbourne, Australia, and a former member of the National Soccer League
Contents
1 History
2 National Soccer League
3 Honours
4 Individual Honours
5 International Players
6 Coaches
7 References
History[edit]
Established in 1950 by migrants from Yugoslavia,[1] Footscray JUST played in the Victorian leagues with a fair amount of success, winning five Victorian State League titles,[2] and three Dockerty Cup titles.
National Soccer League[edit]
In 1977 they became a foundation member of the National Soccer League, where they largely struggled, with the exception of 1986, where they lost to Adelaide City in the Southern Conference grand final.[3] In that year Footscray recruited legendary Red Star Belgrade player and trainer Dragoslav Šekularac who also brought with him Vlada Stošić which immediately lifted the club from the bottom to the top of the league.
However poor performances returned and in their final season as members of the NSL in 1989, after the club changed their name to Melbourne City JUST to broaden their appeal and with Schintler Reserve having undergone significant renovations, the club were demoted to the Victoria State League along with fellow Melbourne club Heidelberg United FC after finishing second bottom, recording only five league wins.
Their last NSL match took place on 10 July 1989, when 1,830 turned up to Schintler Reserve to witness a 1–1 draw with Sydney Olympic.[4]
Statistics by Season
| Season | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Table Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 39 | 24 | 8th of 14 |
| 1978 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 37 | 22 | 12th of 14 |
| 1979 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 43 | 20 | 11th of 14 |
| 1980 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 41 | 23 | 9th of 14 |
| 1981 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 48 | 25 | 13th of 16 |
| 1982 | 30 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 34 | 46 | 24 | 14th of 16 |
| 1983 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 42 | 36 | 12th of 16 |
| 1984 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 33 | 25 | 8th of 12 (Sth) |
| 1985 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 41 | 12 | 12th of 12 (Sth) |
| 1986 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 2nd of 12 (Sth) |
| 1987 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 22 | 11th of 13 |
| 1988 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 32 | 23 | 10th of 14 |
| 1989 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 18 | 13th of 14 |
(Pld)=Games Played, (W)=Wins, (D)=Draws, (L)=Losses, (GF)=Goals For, (GA)=Goals Against, (Pts)=Points, (Sth)=Southern Conference
They struggled badly the following season in the State League and suffered another relegation to VSL Division One.[5] The club were subsequently taken over by the Argentinian community which signalled the end of their historic Yugoslav connections and effectively the end of the original Footscray JUST.
The club carried on as Melbourne City playing at Schintler Reserve, however it was vacated in 1994 and is now a container storage facility, with the clubrooms converted into offices. Today the club compete in the Victorian State League 3 North-West still as Melbourne City [6] (no connection to the A League franchise of that name [7]) playing at Edwards Reserve in Spotswood.
Honours[edit]
Victorian State League (VPL) Champions 1957, 1963, 1969, 1971, 1973
Victorian League 3 Division South Champions 1950
National Soccer League South Finalists 1986
Dockerty Cup Winners 1951, 1963, 1976,
Victorian Ampol Night Soccer Cup Winners 1955, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1965, 1975
Individual Honours[edit]
Bill Fleming Medal
- 1956 – Pepe Cubero
- 1964 – Frank Micic
- 1967 – Frank Micic
- 1973 – Frank Micic
Victorian Premier League Top Goalscorer Award
- 1971 – Dan Zoraja
NSL U21 Player of the Year
- 1986 – Ernie Tapai
NSL Coach of the Year
- 1986 – Dragoslav Šekularac
International Players[edit]
Jim Milisavljevic
Branko Buljevic
Doug Utjesenovic
Peter Ollerton
Jamie Paton
Vlada Stosic
Oscar Crino
Gary van Egmond
Warren Spink
Ernie Tapai
Frank Micic
Coaches[edit]
Ilija Dimovski (1989)
References[edit]
^ "Teams no longer with us. Footscray JUST – Sports & Editorial Services Australia". sesasport.com. Retrieved 5 December 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Footscray J.U.S.T. Divisional History". www.ozfootball.net. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
^ "Australian Soccer". www.ozfootball.net. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
^ "1989 National Soccer League results". www.ozfootball.net. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
^ http://www.socceraust.co.uk/VIC/Past%20Seasons/VIC90Tables.htm
^ "Melbourne City Club Page". www.ozfootball.net. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
^ Schetzer, Alana (15 June 2014). "Legal fight over ‘Melbourne City’ name will be lost: expert". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
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