1913 in Victorian soccer

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The 1913 Victorian soccer season was the fifth competitive season of soccer in the Australian state of Victoria, under association with the governing body of Football Victoria. The season consisted of two leagues, being 'Victorian Division 1' and 'Victorian Division 2'. The calendar season also saw the fourth tournament of the Dockerty Cup, in which Yarraville FC were crowned winners are defeating St Kilda 4–3 in the grand final. [1]

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Overview

At the conclusion of the 1912 season in division 1, newly formed club Footscray and inaugural club Carlton United both folded, leaving the division 1 with only seven teams after the planned relegation of the last two teams on the ladder being Fitzroy and Sunshine to the newly formed division 2. Footscray Thistle had been established sometime between late 1912 & early 1913 and were promoted directly into division 1, bypassing the newly formed division 2. The new division 2 was to consist of six clubs, four of which were to debut in the Victorian state league system plus the two relegated division 1 clubs. These four new clubs consisted of Hawthorn, Moorabbin, Preston and Spotswood. The top two finishing teams played off in a grand final to determine the league champions, whilst division 1 did not contest a finals series.

League Tables

Division 1

Victorian Division 1
Season1913
Premiers Yarraville FC (3rd title)
Matches played56
Goals scored211 (3.77 per match)
← 1912
1914 →
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Yarraville FC 141211335+28251913 Division 1 Premiers
2Burns1410404113+2824
3 Melbourne Thistle 148243316+1718
4 St Kilda 146264131+1014
5 Prahran City 144372032−1211
6Birmingham Victoria145181936−1711
7Albert Park142391532−177
8Footscray United141013936−272
Source: [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] Records show that there is a goal difference error, in which eleven goals conceded were not recorded to the appropriate team(s)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division 2

Victorian Division 2
Season1913
ChampionsPreston (1st title)
PremiersPreston (2nd title)
Matches played30
Goals scored174 (5.8 per match)
← 1912
1914 →
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Preston (C)10901687+6118Promoted to Division 1
2Spotswood10901405+3518
3Sunshine106043016+1412Disbanded at end of season
4Hawthorn103071439−256
5Moorabbin102171528−135Disbanded at end of season
6 Fitzroy 10019779−721
Source: [2] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion

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  4. ↑ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Balaclava to Burns". www.ozfootball.net.
  5. ↑ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Maccabi to Mulgrave". www.ozfootball.net.
  6. ↑ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Sandringham to Sydenham". www.ozfootball.net.
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  8. ↑ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Balaclava to Burns". www.ozfootball.net.
  9. ↑ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Abbotsford to Azzurri". www.ozfootball.net.
  10. ↑ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Fairfield to Frankston City".
  11. ↑ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Parkmore to Preston TSOB". www.ozfootball.net.
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