South Africa 1961

NFL League (for whites)

Final Table:

 1.Durban City             30  22  5  3 127- 52  49
 2.Highlands Park          30  19  5  6  86- 38  43
 3.Germiston Callies       30  17  4  9  74- 47  38
 4.Benoni United           30  18  2 10  79- 62  38 
 5.Rangers                 30  17  3 10  68- 60  37
 6.Boksburg                30  15  6  9  83- 59  36
 7.Southern Suburbs        30  13  9  8  74- 59  35
 8.Durban United           30  15  3 12  74- 61  33
 9.Ramblers                30  13  6 11  62- 61  32
10.Arcadia Shepherds       30  11  4 15  53- 81  26
11.Brothers                30  10  3 17  64- 71  23
12.Brakpan United          30   9  5 16  62- 89  23
13.Berea Park              30   9  3 18  55- 85  21
14.Randfontein             30   6  6 18  48- 87  18
15.ISCOR Pretoria          30   6  4 20  49- 71  16
16.Johannesburg City       30   4  4 22  38-113  12  Relegated

ISCOR = Iron & Steel Corporation

Promoted: Cape Town City, Addington, Wanderers;
          Randfontein apparently renamed West Rand United for 1962

UCT Bowl Final 1961
Durban City        4-2 Highlands Park		
  [Le Roux, Salton, Varner, G. Barratt; Pegado (2)]

Castle Cup Final 1961 [Oct 21, Rand Stadium Johannesburg; att: 33,023]
Highlands Park     3-1 Durban City	
  [Koplow, Scott, Banducci; Salton, G. Barratt]
  [Highlands Park: Tyrrell; W. Kalk, Hammer; Scott, Jacobitz, Rufus; H. Hill, Pegado,
     Banducci, Koplow, R. Hill;
   Durban City: Ryder; Kidd, L. Williams; B. Barratt, Denysschen, Schafter; Le Roux,
     Varner, Salton, Deetliffs, G. Barratt]


SASL (South African Soccer League) (for coloureds, first season)

Final Table:

 1.Transvaal United        10   6  2  2  31- 23  14
 2.Aces United             10   5  3  2  30- 21  13
 3.Moroka Swallows         10   6  1  3  59- 26  13
 4.Blackpool United        10   3  2  5  24- 29   8
 5.Berea                   10   3  1  6  17- 28   7
 6.Avalon Athletic         10   2  1  7  18- 31   5

NB: total goal difference +21; Moroka Swallows' goal record
    presumably erroneous

 


1960.

1962.

list of champions.

list of cup winners.

Thanks to Angus Gordon-Farleigh

Sources: [Lit 65], [Raa 02]

Prepared and maintained by John van Enckevort and Ian King for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Authors: John van Enckevort (johnvenckevort@hotmail.com) and Ian King
Last updated: 19 Aug 2010

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