1961 NSWSF season

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The 1961 New South Wales Federation of Soccer Clubs (NSWSF) season was the fifth season of football in New South Wales under the administration of the federation since its breakaway from the NSW Soccer Football Association in January of 1957. The home and away league season began on the 15th of April with twelve teams, reducing the number of teams by two compared to the previous season. Sydney Prague were Federation Premiers for a third consecutive season after finishing first on the ladder of the twenty-two round regular season.

Season1961
ChampionsSydney Hakoah
PremiersSydney Prague
Matches137
Quick facts Season, Champions ...
NSW Federation of Soccer Clubs
Season1961
ChampionsSydney Hakoah
PremiersSydney Prague
Matches137
Goals568 (4.15 per match)
Top goalscorerLes Schauman (28 goals)
Biggest home winBudapest 9–1 Sydney Austral
Biggest away winAPIA Leichhardt 1–6 Hakoah
Sydney Austral 1–6 APIA Leichhardt
Sydney Austral 2–7 Gladesville-Ryde
Highest scoringHakoah 10–4 Sydney Austral
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After defeating Federation Premiers, Prague, in the preliminary final, Hakoah went on to defeat reigning champions Canterbury-Marrickville 4–1 in the grand final to be crowned Federation Champions for the first time.

Other tournaments held this season once again included the Ampol Cup and the Federation Cup (this year renamed the 'Craven A' Cup). Prague were the Ampol Cup winners for the second time as were Hakoah in the Federation Cup.

Clubs

Changes from last season
  • Number of teams reduced from 14 to 12.
  • Pan Hellenic were promoted into the competition from Second Division for the first time.
  • Granville AEK, Balgownie and Manly were relegated to Second Division.
  • Corrimal United merged with Illawarra District Soccer Association club, Woonona-Bulli to form South Coast United
  • North Side United–E.P.T. merged with Polonia to form Polonia North Side.
More information Club, Ground ...
Club Ground Colours Founded App Debut Last season
A.P.I.A.-LeichhardtLambert Park, LeichhardtMaroon and blue19545th19572nd (preliminary finalists)
Auburn SFCMona Park, AuburnGreen and gold19575th19574th (minor semifinalists)
Bankstown SFCWiley ParkGreen and gold19445th19578th
Budapest–South SydneySydney Athletics Field, Moore ParkRed, white and green19573rd19596th
Canterbury-MarrickvilleArlington Oval, Dulwich HillBlue and gold1896[a]5th19573rd (winners)
Gladesville-RydeGladesville Sports Ground, GladesvilleGold and black19514th19578th
HakoahWentworth Park, GlebeBlue and white19534th19574th (preliminary finalists)
Pan HellenicWentworth Park, GlebeLight blue and white19571st1961Div. II
Polonia–North SideDrummoyne Oval and North Sydney OvalRed, black and white19611st1961[b]
South Coast UnitedBalls Paddock, WoononaDark blue, red and white1958[c]4th195811th
PragueSydney Athletics Field, Moore ParkBlack with red, white and blue sash19525th19571st (runners-up)
Sydney AustralSydney Cricket Ground No. 2, Moore ParkOrange, white and blue19525th195710th
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Source:[1]

  1. [a]
    As Canterbury Bankstown in 1943. As Canterbury-Marrickville in 1951.
  2. [b]
    North Side finished 7th in Div. I, Polonia played in Div. II
  3. [c]
    Corrimal United merged with Woonona-Bulli for 1961 season. Keeps Corrimal United's historical records

Regular season

Table and results

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Prague 22 14 5 3 59 34 +25 33 1961 Federation Finals
2 Canterbury-Marrickville 22 13 5 4 51 27 +24 31
3 Hakoah (C) 22 12 6 4 64 38 +26 30
4 Pan Hellenic 22 11 5 6 46 36 +10 27
5 Polonia–North Side 22 11 5 6 51 44 +7 27
6 APIA 22 10 4 8 55 42 +13 24
7 Budapest-South Sydney 22 9 3 10 53 52 +1 21
8 Bankstown 22 8 4 10 41 40 +1 20
9 Auburn 22 7 6 9 42 42 0 20
10 South Coast United 22 7 1 14 42 55 −13 15
11 Gladesville-Ryde 22 6 3 13 35 49 −14 15
12 Sydney Austral (R) 22 0 1 21 25 105 −80 1 Relegation to NSWSF Second Division for next season.
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Source: www.rsssf.org[2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

More information Home \ Away, API ...
Home \ Away API AUB BAN BUD CAN GLR HAK PAN PNS PRA SCU SAU
APIA 5–0 1–3 3–0 1–1 2–3 1–6 3–0 1–5 2–2 2–0 5–0
Auburn 3–4 0–1 3–2 1–3 1–1 1–3 0–3 1–1 5–0 3–2 7–0
Bankstown 0–3 0–1 2–3 2–0 1–0 2–4 0–0 3–0 1–2 5–0 6–2
Budapest 2–2 2–1 4–3 0–0 4–2 3–4 2–2 0–1 1–4 5–1 9–1
Canterbury-Marrickville 3–0 1–2 5–1 1–3 2–1 2–1 1–0 5–0 2–2 4–2 2–0
Gladesville Ryde 0–4 1–1 1–2 3–5 1–2 1–0 2–3 1–0 0–2 0–2 2–1
Hakoah 6–3 3–2 2–2 2–1 1–1 5–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 7–2 10–4
Pan Hellenic 0–3 1–0 2–1 2–0 3–5 4–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 6–2 3–1
Polonia–North Side 3–1 1–2 2–2 4–3 3–2 2–2 1–1 3–2 3–2 3–1 5–0
Prague 2–2 3–3 3–1 5–0 3–2 2–1 1–2 2–0 7–4 3–2 5–0
South Coast United 2–0 1–1 1–0 4–0 0–2 2–4 3–1 2–4 0–1 1–3 7–0
Sydney Austral 1–6 4–4 2–3 2–4 0–3 2–7 0–1 2–3 2–6 0–2 1–5
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Source: [3]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals series

Semi-finalsFinalGrand Final
Major semi-final
1Prague32Canterbury1
2Canterbury53Hakoah4
1Prague(0)0
Minor semi-final3Hakoah(0)1
3Hakoah1
4Pan Hellenic0

Semi-finals

16 September 1961 Minor semi-final Hakoah 1–0Pan HellenicWentworth Park, Glebe
 Report[4] Attendance: 9,300
Referee: Roy Pearce
17 September 1961 Major semi-finalPrague3–5 Canterbury Sydney Sports Ground, Moore Park
 Report[4]
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Frank Sbisa

Preliminary final

24 September 1961 Prague 0–0 (a.e.t.) Hakoah Wentworth Park, Glebe
Report[4] Attendance: 13,600
Referee: Roy Pearce
27 September 1961 Replay Prague 0–1 Hakoah Redfern Oval, Redfern
Report[4] Levi Attendance: 6,400
Referee: Roy Pearce

Grand final

Grand Final
More information Canterbury-Marrickville, 1–4 ...
Canterbury-Marrickville1–4Hakoah
 Report[4]
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Henson Park, Marrickville
Attendance: 18,432[a]
Referee: Roy Pearce
More information NSWSF First Division ...
NSWSF First Division
1961 Premiers
Australia
Hakoah
First Title
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Notes
  1. [a]
    Australian attendance record

Awards and statistics

Top goal-scorers

More information Rank, Player ...
RankPlayerClubGoals
1Les SchaumanBudapest–South Sydney28
2Herbert NinausSydney FC Prague24
2V. WentzelAPIA Leichhardt24
4R. LeviSydney Hakoah22
5Robert BurgoynePan Hellenic18
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Attendance

Below is a list of total attendances per club in all matches, both home and away.[5]

More information Club, Attendance ...
ClubAttendance
APIA Leichhardt FC114,000
Pan Hellenic97,000
Sydney Hakoah96,500
Sydney FC Prague95,000
Canterbury-Marrickville69,000
Polonia–North Side65,600
South Coast United52,000
Budapest–South Sydney50,800
Auburn SFC49,000
Gladesville-Ryde DSFC38,000
Bankstown SFC36,000
Sydney Austral SFC23,000
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Other competitions

Ampol Cup

Originally formed in 1957 as the William Kennard Cup, this was the fourth year to be sponsored by Ampol.

Final

Final
More information Prague, 6–3 ...
Prague6–3Hakoah
Report[6]
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Craven A Federation Cup

Further information: 1961 NSW Federation Cup

This was the fifth year contesting the Federation Cup, named the Craven A for sponsorship reasons.

Final

Final
More information Hakoah, 2–0 ...
Hakoah2–0Canterbury-Marrickville
Report[7]
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References

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