1960 NSWSF season

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NSW Federation of Soccer Clubs
Season1960
Champions Sydney Prague
Premiers Canterbury-Marrickville
Matches played186
Top goalscorer Herbert Ninaus (46 goals)
Biggest home win Prague 10–1 Manly
Biggest away win Auburn 1–8 Manly
Highest scoring Manly 6–9 Prague
← 1959
1961 →

The 1960 New South Wales Federation of Soccer Clubs (NSWSF) season was the fourth 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 20th of March with fourteen teams, the same amount as the previous season. Sydney Prague were minor premiers for a second consecutive season after twenty-six rounds of competition.

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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. Canterbury-Marrickville prevented Prague again winning the league double, defeating them 5–2 in the grand final.

Other tournaments held this season included the Ampol Cup and the third edition of the Federation Cup. Budapest won the Ampol Cup defeating APIA Leichhardt in the final and Bankstown defeated Canterbury in the Ascot Thousand Federation Cup final.

Clubs

Changes from last season
ClubGroundColoursFoundedAppDebutLast season
A.P.I.A. Lambert Park, LeichhardtMaroon and blue19544th19572nd (runners-up)
Auburn SFCMona Park, AuburnGreen and gold19574th19576th
Balgownie Rangers Judy Masters Oval, BalgownieBlack and white18892nd195913th
Bankstown SFC Bankstown Oval, BankstownGreen and gold19444th195712th
Budapest Sydney Athletics Field, Moore ParkRed, white and green19572nd195911th
Canterbury-Marrickville Arlington Oval, Dulwich HillBlue and gold1896 [lower-alpha 1] 4th19575th
Corrimal United Memorial Park, CorrimalRed and white19583rd19583rd (minor semi-finalist)
Gladesville-RydeGladesville Sports Ground, GladesvilleAmber and black19514th19578th
Granville AEK Macarthur Park, GranvilleAmber and black18852nd195910th
Hakoah Sydney Athletics Field, Moore ParkSky Blue and White19534th19574th (preliminary finalists)
North Side United–E.P.T. Chatswood Oval, ChatswoodBlue and gold19534th19577th
Prague Sydney Athletics Field, Moore ParkSky Blue19524th19571st (winners)
Sydney Austral Sydney Cricket Ground No. 2, Moore ParkRed, white and blue19524th19579th

Source: [1]

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

Regular season

Table and results

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Prague 26214110634+7246 1960 Federation Finals
2 APIA 2618537125+4641
3 Canterbury-Marrickville (C)2618267948+3138
4Auburn2617278155+2636
5Gladesville-Ryde2616376243+1935
6 Budapest 26133107062+829
7North Side United-E.P.T.26105116759+825
8Bankstown26104125051−124
9 Hakoah 26103136259+323
10Sydney Austral2675144369−2619
11 Corrimal United 2674155662−618
12Granville AEK (R)2663174580−3515Relegation to NSWSF Second Division for next season.
13 Balgownie Rangers (R)2661194077−3713
14 Manly Warringah (R)26102541149−1082
Source: www.rsssf.org [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

    Results

    Home \ Away API AUB BAL BAN BUD CAN COR GLRGRN HAK MAN NSU PRA SAU
    APIA 2–36–03–12–10–13–20–23–03–27–03–01–04–0
    Auburn1–24–30–29–24–02–01–44–21–22–04–32–33–3
    Balgownie Rangers 0–42–31–32–51–53–21–32–12–53–12–31–41–0
    Bankstown1–10–44–03–50–42–51–32–12–26–10–00–13–3
    Budapest 3–33–21–10–33–53–04–25–12–17–13–01–33–3
    Canterbury-Marrickville 0–36–85–32–02–13–23–21–03–16–00–01–12–0
    Corrimal United 0–31–32–32–03–43–12–30–13–16–24–51–44–1
    Gladesville Ryde1–22–34–11–02–13–21–14–21–04–21–30–23–1
    Granville AEK2–21–42–10–13–20–23–43–02–57–41–62–60–1
    Hakoah 0–21–11–23–12–34–63–12–25–04–05–42–50–1
    Manly Warringah 1–71–80–32–61–43–62–12–83–42–62–46–92–4
    North Side United2–31–23–11–54–10–55–51–23–33–18–03–32–0
    Prague 1–18–04–04–14–05–33–12–27–14–010–13–27–0
    Sydney Austral0–31–32–12–50–31–50–01–23–33–49–22–12–3
    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 2
    3 APIA Leichhardt 03 APIA Leichhardt 5
    2 APIA Leichhardt 2
    Minor semi-final3 Canterbury 3
    3 Canterbury 2
    4Auburn0

    Semi-finals

    17 September 1960Minor semi-final Canterbury-Marrickville 2–0Auburn ES Marks Athletics Field, Moore Park
    		Report [4] Attendance: 5,100
    Referee: Roy Pearce
    18 September 1960Major semi-final Prague 3–0 APIA Leichhardt Sydney Sports Ground, Moore Park
    		Report [4] Attendance: 13,189
    Referee: John Ipenburg

    Preliminary final

    25 September 1959 APIA Leichhardt 2–3 (a.e.t.) Canterbury-Marrickville Wentworth Park, Glebe
    		Report [4]
    		Attendance: 10,800
    Referee: Roy Pearce

    Grand final

    Grand Final
    Prague 2–5 Canterbury-Marrickville
    		Report [4]
    Henson Park, Marrickville
    Attendance: 14,216
    Referee: John Ipenburg
    NSWSF First Division
    1960 Premiers
    Flag of Australia (converted).svg
    Canterbury-Marrickville
    Second Title

    Awards and statistics

    Top goal-scorers

    RankPlayerClubGoals
    1 Herbert Ninaus Prague 46
    2 Bruce Morrow Auburn37
    3 Leo Baumgartner Canterbury 30
    4Bill HumeGladesville-Ryde29
    5Tony VarglienNorth Side United–E.P.T.27

    Attendance

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

    ClubAttendance
    APIA Leichhardt FC 113,000
    Sydney FC Prague 96,000
    Canterbury-Marrickville 72,000
    Sydney Hakoah 61,000
    Auburn SFC 60,000
    Budapest 58,000
    Gladesville-Ryde DSFC 50,000
    Corrimal United 34,000
    Granville AEK 31,000
    Bankstown SFC 30,000
    North Side United–E.P.T. 26,000
    Sydney Austral SFC 26,000
    Balgownie Rangers FC 24,000
    Manly Warringah 18,000

    Other competitions

    Ampol Cup

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

    Final
    Final
    Budapest 5–2 APIA Leichhardt
    Report [6]

    Ascot Thousand Federation Cup

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

    Final
    Final
    Bankstown1–0 Canterbury-Marrickville
    Report [7]
    Henson Park , Marrickville
    Attendance: 10,500
    Referee: Roy Pearce

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