1920 in Victorian soccer

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Season1920;103 years ago (1920)
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The 1920 Victorian soccer season was the ninth competitive season of soccer in the Australian state of Victoria, under association with the governing body of Football Victoria. Only two conferences of the 'Victorian Division 1' were contested, which as of 2021 season is recognized as the NPL. [1] The calendar season saw the ninth installment of the Dockerty Cup, but in the first time in its history the competition was abandoned shortly before the grand final, in which Albert Park was to verse Northumberland and Durham United. [2]

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Overview

Following the 1919 season, Football Victoria and its clubs were still recovering from the effects of World War I. Division 1 grew from eight teams to twelve, with the return of Burns and St Kilda, along with the debuts of newly established clubs of Melbourne Welsh and Osborne House. As a result of twelve teams confirming their commitment for the season, the league was split into two conferences with a final series determining the champions. The series consisted of the premiers and runners up of the two conferences, with Northumberland and Durham United defeating St Kilda 2–0 in the grand final, being the first occasion in which a runner up team were to be crowned champions. This feat would be one of three first time occasions in the history of the league. The other two occasions consisted of the fact that a team finished undefeated but would not become premiers, with Osborne House playing less than half of the season, but won all four of its matches. The third first time occasion was Windsor becoming the first team to have a point deduction. Windsor would have been Conference B premiers but were penalized four points which resulted them in finishing third. [3] [4]

Ladders

Division 1A

Victorian Division 1A
Season1920;103 years ago (1920)
Premiers St Kilda (1st title)
Matches played30
Goals scored100 (3.33 per match)
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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 St Kilda 10901297+22181920 Division 1A Premiers
2Northumberland and Durham United10622258+1714Qualified for the 1920 Division 1 Finals Series
3 Footscray Thistle 105321910+913
4Albert Park10334171709
5Preston10226819−116
6St David's100010237−350Relegated to Division 2
Source: [3] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] Records show that there is a goal difference error, in which two goals scored were not recorded to the appropriate team(s)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division 1B

Victorian Division 1B
Season1920;103 years ago (1920)
Premiers Melbourne Thistle (3rd title)
Matches played24
Goals scored80 (3.33 per match)
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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Melbourne Thistle 94321210+2111919 Division 1 Premiers
2Spotswood94231218−610Qualified for the 1920 Division 1 Finals Series
3 Windsor 9612297+2213
4Osborne House4400132+118Disbanded at end of season
5Burns8125721−144
6Melbourne Welsh9108622−162Relegated to Division 2
Source: [3] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] Records show that there is a goal difference error, in which one goal conceded was not recorded to the appropriate team
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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  2. ↑ "Dockerty Cup". www.ozfootball.net.
  3. 1 2 3 "Table". www.socceraust.co.uk. 1920. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
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  6. ↑ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Fairfield to Frankston City". www.ozfootball.net.
  7. ↑ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Airport West to Azzurri". www.ozfootball.net.
  8. ↑ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Parkmore to Preston TSOB". www.ozfootball.net.
  9. ↑ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Sandringham to Sydenham". www.ozfootball.net.
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  11. ↑ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Waterside Workers Federation to Youth United". www.ozfootball.net.
  12. ↑ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Maccabi to Morwell Pegasus". www.ozfootball.net.
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  14. ↑ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Oak Park to Osborne House". www.ozfootball.net.
  15. ↑ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Balcombe to Burns". www.ozfootball.net.
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