Australia 1961


State Leagues 1961

Australian Capital Territory | New South Wales | Queensland | South Australia | Tasmania | Victoria | Western Australia


Australian Capital Territory 1961

NB: see also Federal Capital Territory 1961

Division One

Final Table:

 1. FTC Hungaria             16  14  1  1  61-10  29  Qualified
 2. Olympic                  16  10  1  5  43-35  21  Qualified
 3. Hope                     16  10  0  6  42-22  20  Qualified
 4. Canberra Austral         16  10  0  6  44-26  20  Qualified
 5. Cooma United             16   8  1  7  41-47  17
 6. Kosciusko                16   6  3  7  43-31  15
 7. Concordia                16   4  2 10  23-49  10
 8. Canberra United          16   4  1 11  31-50   9
 9. Be Quick                 16   1  1 14  13-71   3
 -. Juventus                 withdrew after 9 matches; all results annulled
 -. St George                withdrew after 6 matches; all results annulled
 -. International Stars      withdrew after 6 matches; all results annulled

NB: Canberra Lions withdrew before start of season;
    Canberra United withdrew after the season

Semifinals [Sep 3]
SC Hope                     0-3 Olympic               
FTC Hungaria                3-0 Canberra Austral      
 
Grand Final [Sep 10]
FTC Hungaria                2-1 Olympic                     [aet]

New South Wales 1961

NB: see also New South Wales 1961

Division One

Final Table:

 1. Prague                   22  14  5  3  59-34  33  Qualified
 2. Canterbury-Marrickville  22  13  5  4  51-27  31  Qualified
 3. Hakoah                   22  12  6  4  64-38  30  Qualified
 4. Pan Hellenic             22  11  5  6  46-36  27  Qualified
 5. Polonia North Side       22  11  5  6  51-44  27
 6. APIA Leichhardt          22  10  4  8  55-42  24
 7. Budapest                 22   9  3 10  53-52  21
 8. Bankstown                22   8  4 10  41-40  20
 9. Auburn                   22   7  6  9  42-42  20
10. South Coast United       22   7  1 14  42-55  15
11. Gladesville Ryde         22   6  3 13  35-49  15
12. Sydney Austral           22   0  1 21  25-105  1

NB: North Side United-EPT and Polonia merged into Polonia North Side;
    Corrimal United were renamed South Coast United.

Final Series  
Hakoah                      1-0 Pan Hellenic            
Prague                      3-5 Canterbury-Marrickville 
Prague                      0-0 Hakoah                   
Hakoah                      1-0 Prague                      

Grand Final
Canterbury-Marrickville     1-4 Hakoah  

Division Two

Table:

 1. Yugal                    22  18  1  3  75-28  37  Qualified
 2. Granville AEK            22  16  2  4  65-28  34  Qualified
 3. Balgownie Rangers        22  15  1  6  61-27  31  Qualified
 4. Sydney Croatia           21  13  2  6  59-36  28  Qualified
 5. Corinthian BESC          22  11  4  7  53-44  26
 6. Blacktown BSK            22   9  7  6  41-39  25
 7. Sutherland St.George     21   8  5  8  43-47  21
 8. Toongabbie               22   6  2 14  36-56  14
 9. Lidcombe                 22   6  2 14  39-67  14
10. Concordia                22   5  2 15  31-59  12
11. Manly Warringah          22   4  2 16  32-61  10
12. Julia                    22   4  2 16  22-65  10

NB: Dalmatinac and White Eagles merged into Yugal;
    Sutherland and St.George merged into Sutherland St.George.

Final Series  
Yugal                       1-2 Balgownie Rangers 
Granville AEK               4-0 Sydney Croatia  

Grand Final
Balgownie Rangers           3-1 Granville AEK  

Division Three

Table:

 1. Melita Eagles            18  13  3  2  64-31  29
 2. Juventus                 18  12  3  3  59-26  27
 3. Penrith                  18  11  2  5  51-26  24
 4. Drummoyne                18  10  3  5  49-24  23
 5. Nova                     19  10  1  8  56-33  21
 6. Sydney University        18  10  1  7  45-48  21
 7. Fairfield Maltese        17   8  0  9  30-44  16
 8. Lansvale                 18   6  2 10  49-39  14
 9. University of NSW        18   2  5 11  25-50   9
10. Guildford                18   2  1 15  41-90   5
11. Hawkesbury               10   0  1  9   6-64   1

NB: final round not played; Juventus excluded after 17 matches;
    Nova and Lansvale withdrew after the season.

Northern New South Wales - Division One

Final Table:

 1. Awaba                    18  12  3  3  49-22  27  Final Series
 2. Wallsend                 18  13  1  4  65-30  27  Final Series
 3. Lake Macquarie           18  10  4  4  65-39  24  Final Series
 4. Adamstown Rosebud        18   9  3  6  50-38  21  Final Series
 5. West Wallsend            18   8  3  7  50-47  19
 6. Mayfield United          18   8  3  7  47-45  19
 7. Cessnock City            18   7  4  7  38-38  18
 8. Cardiff                  18   5  2 11  42-58  12
 9. Austral United           18   5  2 11  31-48  12
10. Blacksmiths Rangers      18   0  1 17  21-93   1

Final Series
Wallsend                    1-2 Adamstown Rosebud 
Awaba                       2-3 Lake Macquarie    

Grand Final
Adamstown Rosebud           2-0 Lake Macquarie 

Northern New South Wales - Division Two

Final Table:

 1. Merewether Advance       22  19  2  1 121-26  40  Final Series
 2. Jesmond                  22  18  1  3  99-26  37  Final Series
 3. Maitland                 22  17  1  4  95-42  35  Final Series
 4. Young Wallsend           22  13  1  8  69-51  27  Final Series
 5. Whitebridge Dudley       22  12  2  8  70-50  26
 6. Kahibah                  22  10  2 10  68-62  22
 7. The Entrance             22   8  4 10  39-47  20
 8. Kearsley                 22   7  2 13  41-60  16
 9. Weston                   22   7  1 14  43-88  15
10. Vistula                  22   5  0 17  36-114 10
11. Charlestown United       22   3  3 16  32-85   9
12. Kurri Kurri              22   2  3 17  26-88   7

NB: Kahibah withdrew after the season.

Final Series
Merewether Advance          7-2 Maitland   
Jesmond                     7-2 Young Wallsend  

Grand Final
Merewether Advance          6-4 Jesmond 

Queensland 1961

Brisbane Division One

Table:

 1. Hellenic                 18  16  2  0  78-15  34  Final Series
 2. Azzurri                  17  12  3  2  66-31  27  Final Series
 3. St.Helens                18   9  3  6  47-37  21  Final Series
 4. Oxley United             17   7  4  6  38-34  18  Final Series
 5. Easts United             18   8  1  9  58-47  17
 6. Bundamba Rangers         18   6  5  7  42-51  17
 7. Annerley                 18   6  2 10  33-56  14
 8. Blackstone Rovers        18   5  2 11  39-61  12
 9. YMCA                     18   4  2 12  37-75  10
10. Thistle                  18   3  2 13  27-58   8

NB: Annerley and YMCA withdrew after the season.

Final Series
Hellenic                    4-5 Azzurri   
Oxley United                0-3 St.Helens  
Hellenic                    4-2 St.Helens 

Grand Final
Azzurri                     2-0 Hellenic  

Brisbane Division Two

Table:

 1. Latrobe                  18  15  2  1  56-11  32
 2. Merton Rovers            17  12  3  2  46-24  27
 3. Sandgate                 18  10  4  4  26-22  24
 4. Mitchelton               18   9  2  7  30-29  20
 5. Dinmore Bush Rats        18   8  2  8  41-37  18
 6. Dnipro                   16   7  1  8  26-29  15
 7. Taringa Rovers           18   6  3  9  18-32  15
 8. Bulimba Rangers          17   6  1 10  25-31  13
 9. Wynnum                   18   4  4 10  31-39  12
10. Postal Institute         18   0  0 18  15-60   0

NB: Wynnum withdrew after the season.

South Australia 1961

NB: there were two leagues, the original SASFA and the new SASL.

SASFA Division One

Final Table:

 1. Victoria                 21  16  2  3  66-35  34  Champions
 2. Birkalla Rovers          21  14  4  3  72-31  32
 3. Enfield City             21  14  2  5  62-32  30
 4. Salisbury United         21  10  3  8  58-44  23
 5. RAAF/RAF Edinburgh       21   7  4 10  42-57  18
 6. Sturt                    21   5  1 15  38-69  11
 7. Elizabeth Town           21   4  2 15  42-77  10
 8. Port Adelaide            21   4  2 15  33-68  10

NB: Sturt withdrew after the season.

SASFA Division Two

Final Table:

 1. Seacliffe Austria        21  19  2  0 102-16  40
 2. Malta United             21  17  2  2  90-17  36
 3. South Adelaide           21   9  4  8  46-45  22
 4. WRE                      21   8  4  9  31-44  20
 5. Mitcham                  20   5  4 11  35-46  14
 6. Windsor Athletic         21   4  4 13  41-71  12
 7. Adelaide University      19   2  6 11  24-66  10
 8. Kingswood                20   3  4 13  20-84  10

SASL Division One

Final Table:

 1. Burnside Budapest        21  16  2  3  56-22  34  Champions
 2. Adelaide Juventus        21  14  4  3  62-24  32
 3. Adelaide Croatia         21  14  3  4  53-32  31
 4. USC Lion                 21  10  2  9  41-41  22
 5. Cumberland United        21   7  1 13  38-55  15
 6. Orange                   21   5  3 13  27-52  13
 7. Polonia Adelaide         21   4  3 14  30-53  11
 8. Beograd Woodville        21   5  0 16  30-58  10

Tasmania 1961

North Division One

Champions: Launceston Juventus

South Division One

Final Table:

 1. Rapid Wrest Point        14  12  2  0  50-11  26
 2. South Hobart             14   9  2  3  41-28  20
 3. Caledonians              14   8  3  3  49-29  19
 4. Hobart Rangers           14   8  0  6  30-23  16
 5. University               14   5  1  8  29-54  11
 6. Glenorchy Croatia        14   3  1 10  21-58   7
 7. Metro                    14   2  0 12  15-37   4
 8. Hobart Juventus          14   3  3  8  22-17   0  [*]

NB: Hobart Juventus withdrew after 8 matches; all their points were annulled and
    their remaining matches awarded 0-0 losses against them.

North West League

Champions: Burnie Rovers

Championship Playoff

Semifinal 
Burnie Rovers       0-1 Launceston Juventus 

Final
Launceston Juventus 2-1 Rapid Wrest Point 

South Division Two

Final Table:

 1. Sandy Bay Olympia        14  12  1  1  63- 8  25
 2. Wayatinah United         14  12  1  1  69-15  25
 3. Wanderers Athletic       14  10  0  4  50-22  20
 4. Hollandia                14   6  1  7  29-33  13
 5. Olympia B                14   5  1  8  23-31  11
 6. Kingston                 14   3  1 10  19-61   7
 7. Wanderers Athletic B     14   3  1 10  14-54   7
 8. South Hobart B           14   2  0 12  15-58   4

Victoria 1961

NB: see also Victoria 1961

State League

Final Table:

 1. Maribyrnong-Polonia      22  16  3  3  51-19  35  Champions
 2. George Cross             22  14  4  4  43-17  32
 3. Wilhelmina               22  13  4  5  49-29  30
 4. Hakoah                   22  12  3  7  53-40  27
 5. South Melbourne Hellas   22  10  5  7  45-38  25
 6. Slavia                   22   9  5  8  39-42  23
 7. JUST                     22  10  2 10  45-40  22
 8. Melbourne                22   8  5  9  30-35  21
 9. Juventus                 22   7  5 10  32-40  19
10. Moreland                 22   5  3 14  30-57  13
11. Richmond                 22   2  5 15  23-55   9
12. Box Hill                 22   3  2 17  18-46   8

Metropolitan League Division One

Final Tables:

North
 1. Essendon Lions           18  15  0  3  58-15  30
 2. Fiorentina               18  13  3  2  40-11  29
 3. Croatia                  18  13  1  4  63-22  27
 4. Sunshine City            18  11  3  4  45-26  25
 5. Footscray Capri          18   8  4  6  46-37  20
 6. Moonee Ponds United      18   5  4  9  26-34  14
 7. Corio                    18   7  0 11  29-50  14
 8. Maccabi                  18   4  2 12  22-65  10
 9. Collingwood Eagles       18   2  2 14  24-45   6
10. Coburg United            18   2  1 15  17-65   5

NB: Footscray Capri withdrew after the season.

South
 1. Preston-Croatia          18  16  2  0  62-21  34
 2. Brighton                 18  12  1  5  50-26  25
 3. Dandenong City           18  11  1  6  51-28  23
 4. Austria                  18  10  2  6  49-31  22
 5. Ferntree Gully           18  10  0  8  40-30  20
 6. Yallourn                 18   7  2  9  36-41  16
 7. Sandringham City         18   5  3 10  22-41  13
 8. Geelong                  18   4  3 11  29-45  11
 9. Frankston City           18   3  3 12  31-77   9
10. South Yarra              18   2  3 13  28-58   7

Metropolitan League Division Two

Final Tables:

North
 1. Alexander                18  16  1  1  86-15  33
 2. Sicilia                  18  13  2  3  59-23  28
 3. University of Melbourne  18  13  1  4  44-13  27
 4. Williamstown United      18  10  3  5  50-29  23
 5. Norlaine Olympia         18   9  4  5  47-39  22
 6. Heidelberg               18   5  4  9  23-42  14
 7. Fairfield                18   5  1 12  52-52  11
 8. St.Albans                18   4  2 12  28-62  10
 9. Deer Park ICI            18   2  2 14  29-74   6
10. Seymour-Puckapunyal      18   2  2 14  28-97   6

NB: Heidelberg placed in Division One for 1962 season.

South
 1. Makedonia                18  14  2  2  46-23  30
 2. Oakleigh                 18  12  4  2  49-24  28
 3. Park Rangers             18   8  5  5  54-44  21
 4. Bayswater United         18   8  4  6  47-32  20
 5. Moorabbin City           18   8  2  8  47-38  18
 6. Prahran City             18   7  2  9  45-39  16
 7. Trident                  18   6  2 10  26-38  14
 8. Rosebud                  18   6  1 11  29-47  13
 9. Flinders Naval Depot     18   5  2 11  33-45  12
10. Essendon                 18   3  2 13  20-66   8

NB: Bayswater United and Trident placed in Division One for 1962 season.

Western Australia 1961

WASF - Division One

Final Table:

 1. Windmills                18  13  0  5  53-30  26  Champions
 2. East Fremantle Tricolore 18  10  3  5  60-40  23
 3. Athena                   18   9  3  6  35-28  21
 4. Azzurri                  18   9  2  7  58-48  20
 5. Swan Athletic            18   8  3  7  47-34  19
 6. South Perth              18   9  1  8  46-45  19
 7. Olympic                  18   9  1  8  36-37  19
 8. Fremantle City           18   6  1 11  49-59  13
 9. North Perth Osborne      18   4  4 10  35-51  12
10. Cracovia                 18   3  2 13  23-70   8

WASF - Division Two

NB: no competition.

WASFA - Division One

Reported Final Table:

 1. Swan Valley              18  15  3  0  71-25  33  Champions
 2. Julia                    18  14  1  3  54-31  29
 3. Spearwood Rovers         18  11  2  5  81-38  24
 4. Kiev-Victoria Park       18  11  1  6  51-27  23
 5. Perth City-Inglewood     18   7  4  7  46-33  18
 6. Caledonian               18   6  1 11  36-55  13
 7. Vastese                  18   5  3 10  32-53  13
 8. Medina                   18   4  5  9  33-71  13
 9. Subiaco City             18   5  2 11  39-61  12
10. Sports United            18   0  2 16  20-75   2

NB: total goal difference -6;
    Swan Valley, Julia, Spearwood Rovers, Kiev-Victoria Park, Vastese and
    Subiaco City all withdrew after the season.

WASFA - Division Two

Table:

 1. Cottesloe                17  14  1  2  68-24  29
 2. Macedonia                17  14  1  2  46-20  29
 3. Melita                   18  11  5  2  58-30  27
 4. Maccabeans               17  11  0  6  58-32  22
 5. Midland Juventus         17   9  1  7  37-28  19
 6. Emu Rangers              18   6  1 11  43-44  13
 7. Great Alexander          18   4  5  9  30-41  13
 8. Queens Park              18   4  4 10  30-55  12
 9. Malta United             17   2  3 12  28-73   7
10. Malayan Tigers           17   1  1 15  36-87   3

NB: apart from Maccabeans, Emu Rangers and Queens Park, all clubs withdrew
    after the season.


1960.

1962.

list of champions.

list of cup winners.

list of final tables.

list of regional champions.

list of regional cup winners.


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