| 1979 Victorian State League Cup Results |
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written by John Punshon
Source: Soccer Action
The State League Cup involved the top four teams of the season playing a round robin tournament with the top two teams playing off for the Cup
| Home Team | v | Away Team | ||
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| Round One | ||||
| Sunday, October 7, 1979. Olympic Park No.2, Melbourne. Att: 5,300. Referee: Jim Fearn. | ||||
| Croydon City Mick Edwards, Mark Brown, Steve McCombe, Alan Pongho, Gary Hobson, Jim Spink, Charlie Murphy (Harry McKinlay 28), Joe Tront, Peter Loughnane, Dave Brogan, Jim Wyllie. Coach: Norm Hobson. Goals: Wyllie 4, Tront 6, Loughnane 17 |
3 | - | 2 | Frankston City Frank Petersen, Vince Bannon, Tony Young, Bob Adams, John Taylor (Keith Webster 66), Alex Tulloch, Ged Bannon, Danny McCluskey, Bruce Young, Noel Mitten, Kevin Swinscoe. Coach: Fred Bunce. Goals: Mitten 55pk, McCluskey 76 |
| Sunday, October 7, 1979. Olympic Park No.2, Melbourne. Att: 5,300. Referee: Dennis Voutsinas. | ||||
| Essendon Croatia Peter Blasby, Steve Short, Keith Adams, Steve Kokoska, Ante Bilaver, Ken Murphy, John Gardiner, Howard Andrews, Boris Paleka (Ned Batinovic 74), Carl Gilder, Tommy Cumming. Coach: Duje Zemunik. |
0 | - | 2 | Preston Makedonia Lou Kastner, Ljube Petrovski, David Garthwaite, John Higham, Steve Beech, Gordon Flavell, Jeff Faulkner, Stuart Cunningham, Robbie Cullen, George McMillan, Gary Ward. Coach: Tony Vrzina. Goals: Cunnigham 69, 71 |
| Round Two | ||||
| Sunday, October 14, 1979. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 3,000 (est). Referee: Jack Readshaw. | ||||
| Essendon Croatia Dime Petrovski, Steve Short, Steve Kokoska, John Gardiner, Ante Bilaver, Keith Adams, Ken Murphy, Howard Andrews, Tommy Cumming, Carl Gilder, Ned Batinovic. Coach: Duje Zemunik. Cautions: Nil. Goals: Batinovic 20, Gilder 32 |
2 | - | 0 | Frankston City Frank Petersen, Vince Bannon, Bob Adams, Tony Young, Alex Tulloch, Ged Bannon (Willie Coulson 74), Dave Cooper, Danny McCluskey, Bruce Young, Goran Runje (Norrie Campbell 74), Kevin Swinscoe. Coach: Fred Bunce. Caution: McCluskey. |
| Sunday, October 14, 1979. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 3,000 (est). Referee: Jim Dixon. | ||||
| Croydon City Mick Edwards, Mark Brown, Steve McCombe, Alan Pongho, Gary Hobson, Jim Spink, Duncan Smith, Peter Loughnane, Joe Tront, Dave Brogan, Jim Wyllie. Coach: Norm Hobson. Caution: Wyllie. |
0 | - | 0 | Preston Makedonia Lou Kastner, Ljube Petrovski, David Garthwaite, John Higham, Steve Beech, Stuart Cunningham (George McMillan 46), Jeff Faulkner, Gordon Flavell, Robbie Cullen, Eric Lesbirel, Gary Ward. Coach: Tony Vrzina. Cautions: Nil. |
| Round 3 | ||||
| Sunday, October 28, 1979. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 4,200 (est). Referee: Bob Henderson. | ||||
| Croydon City Mick Edwards, Mark Brown, Steve McCombe, Alan Pongho, Gary Hobson, Jim Spink, Dave Brogan, Peter Loughnane, Paul Priestley (Harry McKinlay 60), Joe Tront, Jim Wyllie. Coach: Norm Hobson. |
0 | - | 1 | Essendon Croatia Peter Blasby, Steve Short, Steve Kokoska, John Gardiner, Ante Bilaver, Keith Adams, Howard Andrews, Ken Murphy, Tommy Cumming, Carl Gilder, Ned Batinovic (Branko Culina 82). Coach: Duje Zemunik. Goal: Gilder 70 |
| Sunday, October 28, 1979. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 4,200 (est). Referee: Evan Venios. | ||||
| Frankston City Dave Gilbert, Vince Bannon, Bob Adams, Tony Young, Goran Runje, Ged Bannon (Dave Cooper 44), Danny McCluskey (Kevin Swinscoe 46), Alex Tulloch, Bruce Young, Noel Mitten, Willie Coulson. Coach: Fred Bunce. Caution: McCluskey. Goals: Adams 17, 60 |
2 | - | 5 | Preston Makedonia Lou Kastner, Ljube Petrovski, David Garthwaite, John Higham, Steve Beech, Gordon Flavell (Mike Rainey 46), Jeff Faulkner, Stuart Cunningham, Robbie Cullen, Eric Lesbirel (Con Stoikos 65), Gary Ward. Coach: Tony Vrzina. Cautions: Nil. Goals: Garthwaite 5, Ward 17, 28pk, Petrovski 50, Cullen 88 |
| 1979 State League Cup Final | ||||
| Sunday, November 4, 1979. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 6,000 (est). Referee: Chris Bambridge. | ||||
| Essendon Croatia Peter Blasby, Steve Short, John Gardiner, Steve Kokoska, Ante Bilaver, Keith Adams, Howard Andrews, Ken Murphy, Tommy Cumming, Carl Gilder, Ned Batinovic. Coach: Duje Zemunik. Cautions: Short, Bilaver. Goals: Gardiner 43, Gilder 61 |
2 | - | 1 | Preston Makedonia Lou Kastner, Ljube Petrovski, John Higham, David Garthwaite, Steve Beech, Gordon Flavell, Stuart Cunningham (Mike Rainey 73), Jeff Faulkner (Ian Tuffield 73), Robbie Cullen, Eric Lesbirel, Gary Ward. Coach: Tony Vrzina. Cautions: Nil. Goals: Ward 8 |