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The tradition of producing high calibre players can be tracked back to Australia’s most prominent World Cup campaign in 1974, when a young Billy Vojtek represented club and country in helping the Australian National Squad qualify for the World Cup, and Jimmy Mackay scored the qualifying goal to get us to Germany that year – the following is a testimony to its players’ success:
| Player | International Club | National Team | Caps (Goals) |
| Billy Vojtek | Australia | 44 (13) | |
| Vilson Knezevic | Germinal Beershot | Australia | 1 |
| Joe Spiteri | Lierse | Australia | 8 (2) |
| Mark Viduka | Newcastle United | Australia (C) | 43 (11) |
| Danny Tiatto | Manchester City | Australia | 23 (1) |
| Frank Juric | Bayer Leverkusen | Australia | 4 |
| Joe Simunic | Hoffenheim | Croatia | 105 (3) |
| Joe Bacak | Vitesse | Australia U23 | 3 (2) |
| Mark Talajic | Australia | 1 | |
| Tom Pondeljak | Johor FA | Australia | 6 |
| John Markovski | Australia | 19 (1) | |
| Fausto De Amicis | Australia | 13 (2) | |
| Branko Milosevic | Dinamo Zagreb | Australia | 15 (2) |
| Francis Awaritefe | Wimbledon | Australia | 3 (1) |
| Andrew Marth | Australia | 16 (1) | |
| Alan Davidson | Nottingham Forest | Australia (C) | 79 (2) |
| Yakka ‘Vjekoslav’ Banovic | Derby County | Australia | 2 |
| Zeljko Adzic | Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 1 (1) |
| Jim Campbell | Bedford Town | Australia | 8 |
| Jason Culina | Ajax Amsterdam | Australia | 58 (1) |
| Tommy Cumming | Australia | 11 (2) | |
| Robbie Dunn | South China | Australia | 25 (2) |
| Eugene Galekovic | SC Beira Mar | Australia | 4 |
| Steve Horvat | Hajduk Split | Australia (C) | 32 (1) |
| Ante Juric | Benfica | Australia | 4 (1) |
| Steve Kokoska | Australia | 1 | |
| Eddie Krncevic | Dinamo Zagreb | Australia (C) | 35 (17) |
| Adrian Leijer | Fulham | Australia | 1 |
| Jimmy Mackay | Airdrie | Australia | 52 (5) |
| Hammy McMeechan | Carlisle United | Australia | 7 |
| Ljubo Milicevic | FC Thun | Australia | 6 |
| Damian Mori | Borussia Monchengladbach | Australia | 45 (29) |
| Kenny Murphy | Dundee United | Australia | 15 (1) |
| Jeff Olver | Australia | 37 | |
| Sasa Ognenovski | Seongham Ilhwa | Australia | 22 (1) |
| Joel Porter | Hartlepool | Australia | 4 (6) |
| Matthew Spiranovic* | FC Nuremberg | Australia | 35 |
| Rodrigo Vargas | Australia | 2 | |
| Ivan Franjic* | Torpedo Moscow | Australia | 20 |
| Toto Da Costa | Angola | 12 (3) | |
| Joe Didulica | Ajax | Croatia | 4 |
| Peter Beardsley | Manchester United | England | 59 (9) |
| Ross Greer | Selangor | Hong Kong | 3 |
| Michael Reda | Homentmen Beirut | Lebanon | 32 (7) |
| Vaughan Coveny | FC Eindhoven | New Zealand | 64 (28) |
| Greg Draper | Basingstoke Town | New Zealand | 1 |
| Chris Jackson | Gombak United | New Zealand | 60 (10) |
| Duncan MacKay | Glasgow Celtic | Scotland | 14 |
| Ian Wallace | Nottingham Forest | Scotland | 3 (1) |
| Henry Fa’arodo* | Hekari United FC | Solomon Islands | 61 (2) |
| Louis Fenton* | Wellington Phoenix | New Zealand | 6 |
| Kayne Vincent | Air Force Central FC | New Zealand | 1 |
| Stjepan Lamza | 1860 Munich | Yugoslavia | 7 |
| Total International Caps | 1137 (168) |
* Denotes current International player.
This is a record which many Australian clubs would be envious of, and demonstrates a continous tradition that Melbourne Knights can be proud of.
The tradition is underpinned by a strong youth development program in place at the club which in the past few decades has seen a progression of no less than twenty youth team players, some as young as 16, to the senior ranks and being representative in the senior NSL fixtures and now VPL fixtures.
Currently young stars who learnt their trade at the Melbourne Knights have stepped up to the new national soccer competition, the A-League. Players such as Ivan Franjic, Mate Dugandzic and Andrew Barisic are not only cementing their places as senior squad players, and national representative players, but are also expected to spread their wings offshore in the international arena.
The following list shows individual honours of our champions;
| Johnny Warren Medal NSL Player of the Year 1989/1990 – Zeljko Adzic 1991/1992 – Josip Biskic 1993/1994 – Mark Viduka 1994/1995 – Mark Viduka | Sam Papasavas Medal U21 NSL Player of the Year 1993/1994 – Mark Viduka 1994/1995 – Mark Viduka |
| NSL Coach of the Year 1993/1994 – Mirko Bazic | NSL Goalkeeper of the Year 1995/1996 – Frank Juric |
| NSL Top Goal Scorer 1993/1994 – Mark Viduka 1994/1995 – Mark Viduka | Joe Marston Medal Grand Final Man of the Match 1990/1991 – Josip Biskic 1994/1995 – Steve Horvat 1995/1996 – Andrew Marth |
| Oceania Player of the Year 2000 – Mark Viduka | Alex Tobin Medal 2010 – Mark Viduka |
| VPL Gold Medal Victorian League Player of the Year 1978 – Tommy Cumming 1979 – Tommy Cumming 2013 – Marijan Cvitkovic | Bill Fleming Medal Victorian Media Player of the Year 1978 – Tommy Cumming 1979 – Tommy Cumming 2010 – Kevin Townson |
| Coach of the Year Victorian Premier League 2008 – Chris Taylor (VPL) | Jimmy Rooney Medal VPL Grand Final Man of the Match 2008 – Craig Elvin |
| VPL Under 21 Medal Victorian U21 Player of the Year 2010 – Adrian Zahra | Weinstein Medal Junior Player of the Year 1996 – Ljubo Milicevic |
FOOTBALL FEDERATION AUSTRALIA
FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Hall of Champions
This is the highest award available for a contribution to the development of the game in Australia, and is given for eminent service or contributions to football in Australia, whether at state/territory level, nationally or internationally.
- Alan Davidson
- Eddie Krncevic
- Mark Viduka
Medal of Excellence
This is awarded for distinguished service or contributions to football in Australia, whether at state/territory level, nationally or internationally.
- Jimmy Mackay
Award of Distinction
This is awarded for outstanding service or contributions to football in Australia, whether at state/territory level, nationally or internationally.
- Robert Dunn
- Ken Murphy
- Billy Vojtek
- Jeff Olver
- Damian Mori
Club Records
| Best Result in the NSL | W 8-1 v Wollongong Macedonia at Knights Stadium(h) 7.3.1991 |
| Best Result in State Competitions | W 29-1 V Brunswick Latvia at Corio Oval(h) 29.8.1959 |
| Best Regular season NSL Crowd (home) | 11,415 v South Melbourne at Knights Stadium 5.3.2000 |
| Best Finals Series NSL Crowd | 23,318 vs South Melbourne (1990/91 Grand Final) at Olympic Park |
| Biggest Unbeaten Streak | 20/08/1960 – 31/03/1962 (Preston Croat) |
| Biggest Winning Streak | 15 Games – (SC Croatia) 31/03/1962 – 07/07/1962 & (Preston Croat) 27/08/1960 – 22/07/1961 |
| Biggest Winning Streak in the NSL | 7 games – 23/10/1994 – 4/12/1994 |
| Biggest Unbeaten Streak in the NSL | 12 games – 13/05/1984 – 26/08/1984 |
| Biggest Losing Streak in the NSL | 4 games – 12/4/1998 – 30/10/1998 & 3/10/1999 – 22/10/1999 |
| Biggest Streak Without a Win in the NSL | 8 games – 13/12/1998 – 7/02/1999 & 12/12/1999 – 30/01/2000 |
| Biggest Unbeaten Streak in the VPL | 19 games – 17-02/2008 – 29/06/2008 |
| Most Goals in a Season (as a club) | 81 goals in 1959 |
| Most Wins in a Season | 21 wins in 1983 |
| Most Points in a Season | 66 points in 1995/96 |
| Most Goals in a Match (NSL) | Ivan Kelic 6 goals v Wollongong Macedonia at Knights Stadium(h) 7.3.1991 |
| Most Matches in the NSL | Josip Biskic 282 matches, Andrew Marth 269 matches |
| Most Matches All-Time | Josip Biskic 328 matches |
| Most Goals in the NSL | Ivan Kelic 78 goals, Adrian Cervinski 58 goals |
| Most Goals in a Season | 21 Mark Viduka 94/95, 21 David Brogan 1983 |
| Best Games to Goal Ratio | 0.83 Mark Viduka 40 goals/48 games |
| Most Games Coached in the NSL | Mirko Bazic |
| Most Games Coached All-Time | Andrew Marth, Mijo Kis |
| Most Seasons at the Club | Josip Biskic 14, Billy Vojtek 13, Andrew Marth 13, Horst Rau 12, George Hannah 11, Mirko Kovacek 10 |
Club History compiled by Davor Ovcaric and Pave Jusup