1959 NSWSF season

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NSW Federation of Soccer Clubs
Season1959
Champions Sydney Prague
Premiers Sydney Prague
Best PlayerBobby Young (Corrimal) and Joe Vasvary (APIA)
Top goalscorer Leo Baumgartner (29 goals)
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The 1959 New South Wales Federation of Soccer Clubs (NSWSF) season was the third 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 28th of March with fourteen teams, increasing its number by two clubs from the previous season. Sydney Prague were minor premiers after twenty-six rounds of competition.

Contents

Once again a finals series was used decide the First Division champions of New South Wales in the format of a four team page playoff system. Sydney Prague won the league double, becoming this season's champions with a 3–2 the grand final win over APIA Leichhardt FC.

Other tournaments held this season included the Ampol Cup and the third edition of the Federation Cup. Both competitions were won by Sydney Prague, meaning the club won all three competitions held by the federation.

Clubs

Changes from last season
ClubGroundColoursFoundedAppDebutLast season
A.P.I.A. Lambert Park, LeichhardtMaroon and blue19543rd19578th
Auburn SFCMona Park, AuburnGreen and gold19573rd19573rd (runners-up)
Balgownie Rangers Judy Masters Oval, BalgownieBlack and white18891st19592nd NSWSFA First Div.
Bankstown SFC Bankstown Oval, BankstownGreen and gold19443rd19577th
Budapest Sydney Athletics Field, Moore ParkRed, white and green19571st19591st in Second Div.
Canterbury-Marrickville Arlington Oval, Dulwich HillBlue and gold1896 [a] 3rd19572nd (winners)
Concord Concord Oval, ConcordBlack19493rd195711th
Corrimal United Memorial Park, CorrimalRed and white19582nd19581st (preliminary finalist)
Gladesville-RydeGladesville Sports Ground, GladesvilleAmber and black19513rd19576th
Granville AEK Macarthur Park, GranvilleAmber and black18851st19595th in NSWSFA First Div.
Hakoah Sydney Athletics Field, Moore ParkSky Blue and White19533rd19575th
North Side United Chatswood Oval, ChatswoodBlue and gold19533rd195710th
Prague Sydney Athletics Field, Moore ParkSky Blue19523rd19574th (minor semi-finalist)
Sydney Austral Sydney Cricket Ground No. 2, Moore ParkRed, white and blue19523rd19579th

Source: [1]

  1. ↑ As Canterbury Bankstown in 1943. As Canterbury-Marrickville in 1951.

Regular season

Table and results

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Prague (C)26213210944+6545 1959 Federation Finals
2 APIA 2619437233+3942
3 Corrimal United 2616466651+1536
4 Hakoah 2613585442+1231
5 Canterbury-Marrickville 26133105645+1129
6Auburn26106107063+726
7North Side United269895049+126
8Gladesville-Ryde [a] 2691164934+1525
9Sydney Austral2695123952−1323
10Granville AEK2678115962−322
11 Budapest 2675146186−2519
12Bankstown2655163980−4115
13 Balgownie Rangers 2645173765−2813
14Concord (R)2624203489−558Relegation to NSWSF Second Division for next season.
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
  1. ↑ Deducted four points

Results

Home \ Away API AUB BAL BAN BUD CAN CON COR GLRGRN HAK NSU PRA SAU
APIA 5–42–03–14–01–07–12–35–01–03–22–13–43–0
Auburn3–34–16–20–34–15–12–32–25–11–11–12–51–2
Balgownie Rangers 1–21–12–54–21–32–10–20–00–00–30–20–74–1
Bankstown2–31–02–13–31–53–11–51–14–40–00–20–31–2
Budapest 2–64–55–37–22–62–21–23–24–40–11–03–62–2
Canterbury-Marrickville 1–11–22–13–01–21–13–22–12–30–11–22–21–3
Concord1–41–13–20–44–62–11–32–62–41–31–30–61–3
Corrimal United 1–12–53–24–39–20–43–32–12–12–12–10–24–1
Gladesville Ryde2–06–00–03–00–00–22–11–11–13–12–34–42–0
Granville AEK1–37–13–03–18–14–53–11–20–32–50–61–22–2
Hakoah 1–12–13–63–13–10–24–22–11–40–04–42–45–0
North Side United0–22–72–20–03–21–21–03–31–13–30–55–11–2
Prague 2–34–23–111–03–17–38–16–32–25–23–04–23–1
Sydney Austral0–21–54–35–23–21–22–01–20–01–10–11–11–2
Source: [3]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals series

Semi-finalsFinalGrand Final
Major semi-final
1 Prague 11 Prague 3
2 APIA Leichhardt 03 APIA Leichhardt 2
2 APIA Leichhardt 4
Minor semi-final4 Hakoah 3
3 Corrimal 2
4 Hakoah 4

Semi-finals

19 September 1959Minor semi-final Corrimal United 2–4 Hakoah
20 September 1959Major semi-final Prague 1–0 APIA Leichhardt

Final

27 September 1959 APIA Leichhardt 4–3 Hakoah

Grand final

Grand Final
Prague 3–2 APIA Leichhardt
Report [4]
Henson Park, Marrickville
Attendance: 12,451 [5]
Referee: Roy Rearce
NSWSF First Division
1959 Premiers
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Prague
First Title

Awards and statistics

The following awards were reported on by Soccer World in the lead up to the league grand final. [6]

Other awards

AwardPerson
Captain of the YearKen Hiron (Prague)
Coach of the YearG. Polgar (APIA)
Referee of the YearRoy Pearce

Teams of the Year

"A" TeamPosition"B" Team
K. Speigel (Hakoah)GoalkeeperW. Henderson (Auburn)
J. Prestwell (Gladesville)Right backL. Stedman (APIA)
J. Aird (Hakoah)Left backR. Hawkshaw (APIA)
Karl Jaros (Prague)Right halfPhil Peters (Corrimal)
J. Curry (Canterbury)Center halfJ. Pettigrew (Gladesville)
Bobby Young (Corrimal)Left half Les Scheinflug (Prague)
Bruce Morrow (Auburn)Outside rightA. Levinson (Hakoah)
Joe Vasvary (APIA)Inside rightWalter Tamandl (Prague)
Keith Learmonth (Corrimal)Centre forwardJoe Galambos (Budapest)
John Wong (North Side Utd)Inside leftAndreas Saghi (Prague)
Barry Salisbury (Canterbury)Outside left Herbert Ninaus (Prague)
Club championship (unofficial)
ClubPoints
APIA Leichhardt 107
Canterbury-Marrickville 107
Hakoah 89
Auburn82
Prague 80
Granville AEK80
North Side United74
Gladesville-Ryde69
Bankstown71
Sydney Austral47
Budapest 45
Concord37

Note: Corrimal United and Balgownie Rangers are not included as they did not field a third grade team.

Other competitions

Ampol Cup

Originally formed in 1957 as the William Kennard Cup, this was the third year of competition and the first to be solely known as the Ampol Cup.

Final
Final
Prague 7–0Auburn
[7]

Ascot Thousand Federation Cup

This was the third year contesting the Federation Cup, named the Ascot Thousand for sponsorship reasons.

Final
Final
Prague 0–2 Hakoah
[8]
Redfern Oval , Redfern
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Roy Pearce

References

  1. ↑ "1959 Soccer Year Book". N.S.W. Federation of Soccer clubs . Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "NSW Federation Division One 1959". socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "1959 NSW Div 1 Result matrix". SoccerAust. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Soccer World Vol. 02, No. 33". Soccer World. 2 October 1959. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Soccer World, Vol. 02, No. 34". Soccer World. 8 October 1959. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Soccer World, Vol. 02, No. 33". Soccer World. 2 October 1959. p. 3. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "1959 Ampol Cup". SoccerAust. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "1959 Ascot Cup". SoccerAust. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
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