1961 NSWSF season

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NSW Federation of Soccer Clubs
Season1961
Champions Sydney Hakoah
Premiers Sydney Prague
Matches played137
Goals scored568 (4.15 per match)
Top goalscorer Les Schauman (28 goals)
Biggest home win Budapest 9–1 Sydney Austral
Biggest away win APIA Leichhardt 1–6 Hakoah
Sydney Austral 1–6 APIA Leichhardt
Sydney Austral 2–7 Gladesville-Ryde
Highest scoring Hakoah 10–4 Sydney Austral
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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.

Contents

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
ClubGroundColoursFoundedAppDebutLast season
A.P.I.A.-Leichhardt Lambert Park, LeichhardtMaroon and blue19545th19572nd (preliminary finalists)
Auburn SFCMona Park, AuburnGreen and gold19575th19574th (minor semifinalists)
Bankstown SFC Wiley Park Green and gold19445th19578th
Budapest–South Sydney Sydney Athletics Field, Moore ParkRed, white and green19573rd19596th
Canterbury-Marrickville Arlington Oval, Dulwich HillBlue and gold1896 [a] 5th19573rd (winners)
Gladesville-RydeGladesville Sports Ground, GladesvilleGold and black19514th19578th
Hakoah Wentworth Park, GlebeBlue and white19534th19574th (preliminary finalists)
Pan Hellenic Wentworth Park, GlebeLight blue and white19571st1961 Div. II
Polonia–North Side Drummoyne Oval and North Sydney Oval Red, black and white19611st1961 [b]
South Coast United Balls Paddock, Woonona Dark blue, red and white1958 [c] 4th195811th
Prague Sydney Athletics Field, Moore ParkBlack with red, white and blue sash19525th19571st (runners-up)
Sydney Austral Sydney Cricket Ground No. 2, Moore ParkOrange, white and blue19525th195710th

Source: [1]

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

Regular season

Table and results

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Prague 2214535934+2533 1961 Federation Finals
2 Canterbury-Marrickville 2213545127+2431
3 Hakoah (C)2212646438+2630
4 Pan Hellenic 2211564636+1027
5Polonia–North Side2211565144+727
6 APIA 2210485542+1324
7 Budapest-South Sydney 2293105352+121
8Bankstown2284104140+120
9Auburn227694242020
10 South Coast United 2271144255−1315
11Gladesville-Ryde2263133549−1415
12Sydney Austral (R)22012125105−801Relegation to NSWSF Second Division for next season.
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 AUBBAN BUD CAN GLR HAK PAN PNS PRA SCU SAU
    APIA 5–01–33–01–12–31–63–01–52–22–05–0
    Auburn3–40–13–21–31–11–30–31–15–03–27–0
    Bankstown0–30–12–32–01–02–40–03–01–25–06–2
    Budapest 2–22–14–30–04–23–42–20–11–45–19–1
    Canterbury-Marrickville 3–01–25–11–32–12–11–05–02–24–22–0
    Gladesville Ryde0–41–11–23–51–21–02–31–00–20–22–1
    Hakoah 6–33–22–22–11–15–12–21–11–37–210–4
    Pan Hellenic 0–31–02–12–03–54–11–14–21–16–23–1
    Polonia–North Side3–11–22–24–33–22–21–13–23–23–15–0
    Prague 2–23–33–15–03–22–11–22–07–43–25–0
    South Coast United 2–01–11–04–00–22–43–12–40–11–37–0
    Sydney Austral1–64–42–32–40–32–70–12–32–60–21–5
    Source: [3]
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Finals series

    Semi-finalsFinalGrand Final
    Major semi-final
    1 Prague 32 Canterbury 1
    2 Canterbury 53 Hakoah 4
    1 Prague (0)0
    Minor semi-final3 Hakoah (0)1
    3 Hakoah 1
    4 Pan Hellenic 0

    Semi-finals

    16 September 1961Minor semi-final Hakoah 1–0 Pan Hellenic Wentworth Park, Glebe
    • Jaros Soccerball shade.svg
    		Report [4] Attendance: 9,300
    Referee: Roy Pearce
    17 September 1961Major semi-final Prague 3–5 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 1961Replay Prague 0–1 Hakoah Redfern Oval, Redfern
    Report [4] Levi Soccerball shade.svgAttendance: 6,400
    Referee: Roy Pearce

    Grand final

    Grand Final
    Canterbury-Marrickville 1–4 Hakoah
    		Report [4]
    Henson Park, Marrickville
    Attendance: 18,432 [a]
    Referee: Roy Pearce
    NSWSF First Division
    1961 Premiers
    Flag of Australia (converted).svg
    Hakoah
    First Title
    Notes
    1. ↑ Australian attendance record

    Awards and statistics

    Top goal-scorers

    RankPlayerClubGoals
    1 Les Schauman Budapest–South Sydney 28
    2 Herbert Ninaus Sydney FC Prague 24
    2V. Wentzel APIA Leichhardt 24
    4R. Levi Sydney Hakoah 22
    5 Robert Burgoyne Pan Hellenic 18

    Attendance

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

    ClubAttendance
    APIA Leichhardt FC 114,000
    Pan Hellenic 97,000
    Sydney Hakoah 96,500
    Sydney FC Prague 95,000
    Canterbury-Marrickville 69,000
    Polonia–North Side 65,600
    South Coast United 52,000
    Budapest–South Sydney 50,800
    Auburn SFC 49,000
    Gladesville-Ryde DSFC 38,000
    Bankstown SFC 36,000
    Sydney Austral SFC 23,000

    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
    Prague 6–3 Hakoah
    Report [6]

    Craven A Federation Cup

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

    Final

    Final
    Hakoah 2–0 Canterbury-Marrickville
    Report [7]

    References

    1. ↑ "1961 Soccer Year Book". N.S.W. Federation of Soccer clubs. p. 88–89. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
    2. ↑ "NSW 1961 Division One". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
    3. ↑ "1961 NSW Div 1 Result matrix". SoccerAust. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
    4. 1 2 3 4 5 "1961 NSWSF Finals Series". SoccerWorld. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
    5. ↑ "1961 Soccer Year Book". N.S.W. Federation of Soccer Clubs . Retrieved 17 June 2024.
    6. ↑ "1961 Ampol Cup". SoccerAust. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
    7. ↑ "1961 Craven A Cup". SoccerAust. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
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