Victorian Soccer League

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Victorian Soccer League
Founded1912;112 years ago (1912) [note 1]
Folded1957;67 years ago (1957)
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
Level on pyramid 1 to 4
Domestic cup(s) Dockerty Cup

The Victorian Soccer League was an Australian soccer league based in Victoria that was founded in 1912 and administered by Football Victoria. It consisted of up to four divisions, through multiple structure changes to the league. [1] The league folded in 1957 after the introduction of the Victorian State League, which currently serves as Victoria's top-flight league now named the National Premier Leagues Victoria.

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History

After the Victorian Amateur League and Victorian Junior League folded after its first three league seasons of soccer in Victoria, in 1912 two divisions were introduced under the Victorian Soccer League following the formation of five new clubs in the state; Birmingham Victoria, Footscray United, Moorabin, Melbourne Thistle, Sunshine. [2] Williamstown were the inaugural champions of the league in 1912 [3] and went back-to-back as renamed Yarraville in 1913. In 1914, the second division was split into two groups.

Champions

SeasonDivision 1Division 2Division 3Division 4
1912 Williamstown Preston
1913 Yarraville Preston
SeasonDivision 1Division 2ADivision 2BDivision 3Division 4
1914 Melbourne Thistle Sandringham Footscray Thistle
SeasonDivision 1ADivision 1BDivision 2Division 3Division 4
1915Albert Park Melbourne Thistle Spotswood A
SeasonDivision 1Division 2Division 3Division 4
1916–1918No competition played due to World War I
1919–1920Not played
1921 Windsor Brunswick
1922Northumberland & Durham UnitedSandringham
1923 St Kilda Spotswood
SeasonDivision 1Division 2ADivision 2BDivision 3Division 4
1924 Footscray Thistle Naval Depot Melbourne Welsh
SeasonDivision 1Division 2Division 3Division 4
1925 Melbourne Thistle Northumberland & Durham UnitedEssendon CityBox Hill
1926 Footscray Thistle Albert ParkBox HillHeidelberg
1927–1928Not played
1929 Footscray Thistle Royal Caledonians Coburg Albert Park
1930 Footscray Thistle CollingwoodSouth YarraMiddle Park
1931 Brunswick Box Hill United Melbourne Hakoah Spotswood B
1932 Footscray Thistle Melbourne Hakoah Heidelberg Windsor
1933Royal Caledonians St Kilda Footscray United
1934 Melbourne Hakoah South Melbourne Navy
1935 Melbourne Hakoah Moreland Nettlefolds
1936 Moreland NobelsMelbourne Manx
1937 Moreland Nobels
1938 Melbourne Hakoah Footscray Thistle
1939 Prahran City South Melbourne United
1940NobelsSouth Yarra
1941 Moreland Navy
1942 Prahran City
1943Moreland-Hakoah
1944 Prahran City
1945 Prahran City
SeasonDivision 1Division 2 NorthDivision 2 SouthDivision 3Division 4
1946Moreland-Hakoah Coburg Park Rangers
SeasonDivision 1Division 2Division 3Division 4
1947Sunshine United
1948 Box Hill Bradford Cotton Mills University of Melbourne
1949 Brighton Sandringham City George Cross
SeasonDivision 1Division 2Division 3 NorthDivision 3 SouthDivision 4
1950Sunshine UnitedWestern SuburbsFifers J.U.S.T.
SeasonDivision 1Division 2Division 3Division 4
1951Yallourn J.U.S.T. International Harvester Polonia
1952 Juventus Moreland Polonia Maccabi
1953 Juventus South YarraMaccabiSlavia
1954 Juventus George Cross Slavia Wilhelmina
1955 Juventus Slavia Wilhelmina
1956 Juventus Wilhelmina Preston
1957 J.U.S.T. George Cross Yarra Park

Notes

  1. The first division was founded in 1909 as Victoria Amateur League, before it formed the Victorian Soccer League in 1912.

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