South Africa 1973

NFL

Final Table:           

 1.Cape Town City          28  17   8   3  58-23  42
 2.Highlands Park          28  15   7   6  43-18  37
 3.Hellenic                28  16   5   7  53-31  37
 4.Maritzburg              28  14   3  11  41-36  31
 5.Durban United           28  12   6  10  51-31  30
 6.Rangers                 28   9  12   7  33-36  30
 7.Arcadia Shepherds       28  12   5  11  49-43  29
 8.Jewish Guild            28   8  10  10  26-30  26
 9.Durban City             28   7  11  10  39-37  25
10.Celtic                  28   9   7  12  38-41  25
11.Germiston Callies       28   7  10  11  31-39  24
12.Lusitano                28   8   7  13  36-48  23
13.Berea Park              28   7   9  12  30-41  20  [23?]
14.East London United      28   7   6  15  34-65  20
15.Port Elizabeth City     28   6   6  16  27-69  18  Relegated
 
NB: total goal difference +1

Known Results
Berea Park                 0-6 Durban City
East London United        0-10 Durban United

Promoted: Boksburg


NFL Castle Cup 1973

Preliminary Round
[May 5]
G.R.I.                     3-4 Welkom                     [aet]
Berea Park                 7-0 West Vaal
Wanderers                  1-2 Sparta
Robertsham                 4-0 Kempton Park
Olympia Fiat               2-0 Atlas
Emdeen                     1-2 Durban Deep 20's           
Iscor van der Bijl         4-2 Bedford View Polys
[May 12]
Welkom                     1-2 Vereeniging District 
Durban Deep 20's           3-1 Olympians
Sparta                     7-2 Balfour Park
Robertsham                 4-1 Iscor Vanderbijl
[dates ?]
Crescent East London       0-0 Virginia United Durban

Preliminary Round Replay
Virginia United Durban     0-1 Crescent East London
 
Round 1
[dates ?]
Corinthians                1-4 Highlands Park
Arcadia Shepherds          4-0 Durban Deep 20's
Windhoek City              1-1 Germiston Callies   
Jewish Guild               5-1 Shamrocks
Port Elizabeth City        7-1 Belville
Vaal United                3-3 Sparta
[May 30]
Durban City                1-2 Rangers
[Jun 1]
Lusitano                   0-4 Wits University
Cape Town City             3-0 East London United
Maritzburg                 3-2 Durban Celtic
[Jun 2]
Southern Suburbs           3-2 Boksburg
Parthenon                  2-1 Koedoe Park
Germiston Primrose         0-0 Viktoria
Bloemfontein Ramblers      0-5 Florida Albion     
[Jun 6]
Durban United              0-1 Berea Park
[Jun 8]
Hellenic                  10-1 Crescent East London

Round 1 Replays 
Germiston Callies          3-1 Windhoek City         
Sparta                     2-1 Vaal United                [Vaal United progressed?!]
Viktoria                   2-1 Germiston Primrose         [aet]
 
1/8 Finals
[dates ?]
Highlands Park             4-1 Arcadia Shepherds
Southern Suburbs           1-4 Wits University
Cape Town City             1-0 Hellenic
Florida Albion             2-0 Viktoria
[Jun 16]
Germiston Callies          1-0 Parthenon
Port Elizabeth City        2-1 Rangers
[Jul 4]
Jewish Guild               1-0 Berea Park
[Jul 8]
Maritzburg                 4-0 Vaal United
 
Quarterfinals
[Jul 2]
Highlands Park             2-1 Wits University
Germiston Callies          1-1 Jewish Guild               [aet]
[Jul 24]
Port Elizabeth City        3-1 Cape Town City
[Jul 28]
Florida Albion             1-0 Maritzburg

Quarterfinal Replay
Jewish Guild               0-3 Germiston Callies
 
Semifinals

First Legs
Highlands Park             2-0 Germiston Callies
Port Elizabeth City        0-1 Florida Albion
 
Second Legs
Germiston Callies          1-1 Highands Park
Florida Albion             2-0 Port Elizabeth City
 
Final [Oct 1]
Highlands Park             1-0 Florida Albion
 

UTC Bowl 1973

Round 1
Shamrocks                  2-0 Boksburg
Hellenic                   3-1 Jewish Guild
Arcadia Shepherds          1-0 Maritzburg
 
Quarterfinals
Cape Town City             6-2 Arcadia Shepherds
Highlands Park             1-0 Rangers
Hellenic                   5-0 Shamrocks
Durban United              2-1 Durban Celtic
 
Semifinals
Cape Town Cty              1-0 Highlands Park
Durban United              2-0 Hellenic
 
Final [date ?]
Cape Town City             1-0 Durban United


Coca Cola Shield 1973

1/8 Finals
Rangers                1-1 1-4 Durban Celtic
Maritzburg             2-1 2-3 East London United
Cape Town City         0-1 2-2 Jewish Guild
Durban City            3-2 0-2 Highlands Park
Germiston Callies      1-0 0-1 Berea Park                 [Callies on pen]
Port Elizabeth City    0-2 0-3 Lusitano    
Florida Albion         1-1 2-7 Durban United
Hellenic               3-1 3-0 Arcadia Shepherds
 
Quarterfinals  
Hellenic               1-0 0-0 Jewish Guild
Germiston Callies      2-0 1-1 Highlands Park
Durban Celtic          3-0 1-1 Lusitano
Durban United          0-1 0-4 Maritzburg
 
Semifinals 
       
First Legs
[May ?]
Hellenic                   1-1 Durban Celtic
[May 1}
Maritzburg                 1-0 Germiston Callies
 
Second Legs  
[May 14]
Durban Celtic              3-0 Hellenic
[May 21]
Germiston Callies          2-0 Maritzburg 
 
Final

First Leg [Aug 14]
Germiston Callies          1-2 Durban Celtic   

Second Leg [Aug 21]
Durban Celtic              3-1 Germiston Callies


Natal League

Final Table:

 1.Dodo                    18  11   5   2  47-18  27
 2.Fynnland                18  11   3   4  36-20  25
 3.Woodlands               18   9   5   4  33-23  23
 4.Falcon                  18   7   8   3  41-24  22
 5.Marist                  18   8   3   7  31-33  19
 6.Pirates                 18   6   4   8  27-35  16
 7.Umkomaas                18   5   5   8  35-50  15
 8.Escombe                 18   3   5  10  24-37  11
 9.Spurs                   18   3   5  10  17-34  11
10.Savages                 18   3   5  10  13-30  11

NB: Dodo were a club formed by a group of Mauritian immigrants
    who thanks to winning the Natal League in 1973 were promoted
    to the Natal Premier Division (presumably the second highest
    level in the NFL league structure) after having started to
    play competitive football in 1968 in the Fifth Division


1972.

1974.

list of champions.

list of cup winners.


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Last updated: 16 Mar 2023

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