1962 New South Wales 'Craven A' Cup Results
Researched by Jim Jones and John Punshon and written by Greg Stock

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Round | First Round | First Round Replays | Quarter Finals | Semi-Finals | 1962 Craven A Cup Final | Third versus Fourth Play-Off

Source: Soccer World and Daily Newspapers.

Knockout competition sponsored by a tobacco company featuring all the teams from the First Division and the four top teams from the Second Division in Croatia, Corinthians, Balgownie and Sydney Austral in a knockout format.

Round One

Friday September 28 1962
Sydney Sports Ground, Moore Park
Referee: Dave Buchan
Attendance: 1,034 (Double Header)
South Coast United
Wilf Billington, Pat Woods, Ron McNeil, Jimmy Kelly, Klaus Wenig, Jim Harris, George Fraser, John Brownlie, Tommy McWatters, Graham Barnett, Bernie Harris
Coach: Jimmy Kelly
Goals: Barnett 28, Kelly 35, B.Harris 74
3 - 3 Corinthians (Second Division)
Brian Sutton, E.Nimmo, K.Marbrow, Brian Williams, Bill Fazackerly, Ian Hillsdon, A.Miller, David Todd, J.Bridges, J.Hall, N Wilding
Coach: Frank Broome
Goals: Miller 41, 68, Hall 87

Friday September 28 1962
Sydney Sports Ground, Moore Park
Referee: Keith Lockrey
Attendance: 1,034 (Double Header)
Prague
Ron Lord, Ken Hiron, John Bond, Egvand Kristensen, John Pettigrew, Stuart Sherwin, Roy Blitz, Grenville Jones, Peter Hrncir, Walter Tamandl, Alick Jeffery
Coach: B.Ball
Goal: W.Tamandl 60
1 - 1 Auburn
Jim Comonsoli, Jim Pretswell, J.Dolan, Stuart Cousins, Franz Van Gaalen, Neil Townsend, Peter Vermuelen, Bobby Hall, Norm Tran, Len Quested, Barry Staples
Coach: Bill Murphy
Goal: Quested 58

Sunday September 30 1962
Wentworth Park, Glebe
Referee: Leo Wilson
Attendance: 4,800 (Double Header)
Bankstown
Gerry De Vries, Alan Westwater, Ted West, Arnold Jennings, Bob Madden, Kevin Woods, Nelson Stiffle, Leo Bosklopper, Tommy Yates, Stan Jessup, Adrian Smit
Coach: Frank Broome
Goal: Bosklopper 63
1 - 0 Balgownie (Second Division)
J.Etherington, ALex Robinson, Ted Beneecke, Phil Peters, Bill McKinnon, Tom Evans, D.Davidson, Neville Ryan, H.Van Der Kooi, R.Harris, Richard Bell
Coach: Phil Peters

Sunday September 30 1962
Wentworth Park, Glebe
Referee: Roy Pearce
Attendance: 4,800 (Double Header)
APIA
Norm Hobson, Cliff Van Blerk, Nick Cossettini, Pat Hughes, Joe Marston, Phil Bottalico, Robert Hunter, Johnny Giacometti, Leo Baumgartner, Paolo Turella, Fred Rosenfluh
Coach: Leo Baumgartner
Goals: Turella 47, Rosenfluh 83, Baumgartner 89
3 - 0 Croatia (Second Division)
Colin Littlemore, Luka Troselj, Peter Scotti, Erwin Vojtlin, Nick Bonazza, George Kovacs, Walter Wesely, Fred Hejtmanek, Mandred Schwartz, Luka Fabijanic, Peter Pascales
Coach: Leo Baumgartner

Friday October 5 1962
E.S.Marks Field, Sydney Athletic Field, Moore Park
Referee: Ian Timms
Attendance: 2,400 (Double Header)
Budapest
Erno Grosz, Herbert Stegbauer, Julius Gergely, Charlie Kangyar, Peter Banicevic, Tibor Zuckerman, Joe Vasvary, Joe Pompor, John Galambos, Juan Medina, Les Schauman
Coach: Joe Vlatsis
Goal: Schauman 44
1 - 0 Sydney Austral (Second Division)
David Anderson, F.Van Morten, Barry Rae, G.Mestrum, A.Hammill, Ron Ferguson, Joe Stoove, Wim Van Sitteren, Jack Van Der Wall, Robert Frazer, D.Gorman
Coach: Harry Brophy

Friday October 5 1962
E.S.Marks Field, Sydney Athletic Field, Moore Park
Referee: Norm Jones
Attendance: 2,400 (Double Header)
Hakoah
Heinz Wenzl, Victor Mach, Jock Aird, Ron Kearns, Adolf Handorf, Gerry Chaldi, Karl Jaros, Adolf Blutsch, Raffi Levi, Herbert Ninaus, Heinz Dolezal
Coach: Karl Jaros
0 - 0 Canterbury-Marrickville
Ron Corry, John Dougan, Yom Feggans, Ian O’Reilly, Jack Curry, Geoff Campbell, Jose Amigo, Alan Westwater, John Watkiss, Carlos Lorenzo, Barry Salisbury
Coach: Denis Adrigan

Sunday October 7 1962
Wentworth Park, Glebe
Referee: John Ipenburg
Attendance: 4,400 (Double Header)
Yugal
Kurt Spiegel, John Mucillo, Frank Aranyi, Ljubissa Lazarevic, Mita Stojanovic, Ferdo Dunaj, Heinz Ringhoff, Erich Schwartz, Tony Nincevic, Tiko Jelisavljevic, Slavko Pacanin
Coach: Tiko Jelisavljevic
Goals: Nincevic 12, 43, Jelisavljevic 29, 62
4 - 1 Polonia-North Side
Mario Varglien, E.Fryer, E.Hanley, Fred Rosa, Adrian Ringland, Ken Adamson, J.Hanley, Eddie McLeod, Alan Pilot, Alan Bilbey, David Calphy, Johnny Wong
Coach: Eddie McLeod
Goal: Bilbey 32

Sunday October 7 1962
Wentworth Park, Glebe
Referee: Tony Boskovic
Attendance: 4,400 (Double Header)
Gladesville-Ryde
Ken Hough, Warren Addison, Peter Keen, George Arnott, Dick Folwell, George McPhail, Stan Turner, P.Kelly, Jim McCann, Ron Baker, Brian Lewsham
Coach: Robert McLelland
Goals: McCann 15, 56, Baker 82

3 - 2 Pan Hellenic
Jim Hatzis, George Yangou, Angelo Lopane, John Karyannis, Theo Toussis, Con Omeros, Domenic Gargale, Con Genaris, Chris Ambos, Charlie Perkins, Jules Forgacs
Coach: Gyula Polgar
Goals: Ambos 20, Omeros 85

 
First Round Replays

Tuesday October 16 1962
E.S.Marks Field, Sydney Athletic Field, Moore Park
Referee: Frank Sbisa
Attendance: 1,500
Canterbury-Marrickville
Ron Corry, John Dougan, Tom Feggans, Ian O’Reilly, Jack Curry, Geoff Campbell, Bill Travers, Alan Westwater, John Watkiss, Carlos Lorenzo, Barry Salisbury
Coach: Denis Adrigan
Goals: Lorenzo (x2), Watkiss (x2)
4 - 2 Hakoah
Heinz Wenzl, Victor Mach, Harry Maxwell, Ron Kearns, Adolf Handorf, Gerry Chaldi, Karl Jaros, Adolf Blutsch, Raffi Levi, Herbert Ninaus, Heinz Dolezal
Coach: Karl Jaros
Goals: Ninaus, Kearns

Wednesday October 17 1962
E.S.Marks Field, Sydney Athletic Field, Moore Park
Referee: Keith Lockrey
Attendance: 1,200 (Double-Header)
South Coast United
Wilf Billington, Pat Woods, Ron McNeil, Jimmy Kelly, Klaus Wenig, Jim Harris, Bernie Harris, Graham Barnett, Tommy McWatters, John Brownlie, Dennis Paterson
Coach: Jimmy Kelly
Goals: McWatters (x3), Patterson
4 - 1 Corinthians (Second Division)
Brian Sutton, E.Nimmo, K.Marbrow, Brian Williams, Bill Fazackerly, Ian Hillsdon, D.Jones, David Todd, J.Bridges, J.Hall, N.Wilding
Coach: Frank Broome
Goal: Todd

Wednesday October 17 1962
E.S.Marks Field, Sydney Athletic Field, Moore Park
Referee: Dave Buchan
Attendance: 1,200 (Double-Header)
Prague
Ron Lord, Ken Hiron, John Bond, Egvand Kristensen, John Pettigrew, Stuart Sherwin, Roy Blitz, Walter Tamandl, Peter Hrncir, Wim van der Gaag, Alick Jeffery
Coach: Harry Brophy
Goals: Van Der Gaag (x3), Hrncir, Tamandl

5 - 1 Auburn
Jim Comonsoli, Jim Pretswell, Doug Lapwood, Stuart Cousins, Franz Van Gaalen, Neil Townsend, Peter Vermuelen, Bobby Hall, Norm Tran, Len Quested, Ken Ollier
Coach: Bill Murphy
Goal: Quested

 
Quarter Finals

Friday October 12 1962
E.S.Marks Field, Sydney Athletic Field, Moore Park
Referee: Keith Lockrey
Attendance: 4,200 (Double Header)
Budapest
Erno Grosz, Herbert Stegbauer, Neil Brisby, David Buchanan, Peter Banicevic, Tibor Zuckerman, Joe Vasvary, Les Schauman, Juan Medina, Alan Hetherington, Julius Gergely
Coach: Joe Vlatsis
Goals: Schauman 7, Medina 32, 78
3 - 0 Yugal
Kurt Spiegel, John Mucillo, Frank Aranyi, Ljubissa Lazarevic, Mita Stojanovic, Ferdo Dunaj, Heinz Ringhoff, Erich Schwartz, Tony Nincevic, Tiko Jelisavljevic, Slavko Pacanin
Coach: Tiko Jelisavljevic

Friday October 12 1962
E.S.Marks Field, Sydney Athletic Field, Moore Park
Referee: Roy Pearce
Attendance: 4,200 (Double Header)
APIA Leichhardt
Norm Hobson, Cliff Van Blerk, Nick Cossettini, Pat Hughes, Joe Marston, Phil Bottalico, Robert Hunter, Leo Baumgartner, Bruce Morrow, John Giacometti, Paolo Turella
Coach: Leo Baumgartner
Goals: Bottalico 9, Giacometti 60, 66, 85
4 - 1 Bankstown
Gerry De Vries, Alan Westwater, Ted West, Arnold Jennings, Bob Madden, Kevin Woods, Adrian Smit, Nelson Stiffle, Tommy Yates, Stan Jessup, Gary Oberman
Coach: Frank Broome
Goal: Smit 84

Saturday October 20 1962
Wentworth Park, Glebe
Referee: Norm Jones
Attendance: 2,700 (Double Header)
Gladesville-Ryde
Ken Hough, Warren Addison, Peter Keen, George Arnott, Dick Folwell, George McPhail, Stan Turner, P.Kelly, Jim McCann, Ron Baker, Brian Lewsham
Coach: Robert McLelland
Goals: McCann 1, 2, Baker 40
3 - 0 Prague
Jan Bout, Ken Hiron, John Bond, Stuart Sherwin, John Pettigrew, Egvand Kristensen, Roy Blitz, Wim Van Der Gaag, Peter Hrncir, Walter Tamandl, Alick Jeffery
Coach: Walter Tamandl

Saturday October 20 1962
Wentworth Park, Glebe
Referee: Tony Boskovic
Attendance: 2,700 (Double Header)
Canterbury-Marrickville
Ron Corry, John Dougan, Tom Feggans, Ian O’Reilly, Jack Curry, Geoff Campbell, Bill Travers, Alan Westwater, John Watkiss, Carlos Lorenzo, Barry Salisbury
Coach: Denis Adrigan
Goals: Watkiss 43, 65, Westwater 79

3 - 2 South Coast United
Wilf Billington, Pat Woods, Ron McNeil, Jimmy Kelly, Klaus Wenig, Jim Harris, Bernie Harris, Graham Barnett, Tommy McWatters, John Brownlie, Dennis Paterson
Coach: Jimmy Kelly
Goals: Patterson 39, Woods 58 pen

 
Semi-Finals

Saturday October 27 1962
Wentworth Park, Glebe
Referee: Frank Sbisa
Attendance: 5,700 (Double Header)
Canterbury-Marrickville
Ron Corry, John Dougan, Tom Feggans, Jim Geppert, Ian O’Reilly, Geoff Campbell, Dennis Yaager, Alan Westwater, John Watkiss, Carlos Lorenzo, Barry Salisbury
Coach: Denis Adrigan
Goals: Yaager, Watkiss, Lorenzo, Keen Own Goal
4 - 2 Gladesville-Ryde
Ken Hough, Warren Addison, Peter Keen, George Arnott, Dick Folwell, George McPhail, Stan Turner, M.Wright, Jim McCann, Ron Baker, Brian Lewsham
Coach: Robert McLelland
Goals: McCann, Folwell

Saturday October 27 1962
Wentworth Park, Glebe
Referee: Roy Pearce
Attendance: 5,700 (Double Header)
APIA Leichhardt
Norm Hobson, Cliff Van Blerk, Nick Cossettini, Pat Hughes, Joe Marston, David Fagan, R.Hunter, Leo Baumgartner, Bruce Morrow, Phil Bottalico, John Giacometti
Coach: Leo Baumgartner
Goals: Giacometti (x3)

3 - 1 Budapest
Erno Grosz, Herbert Stegbauer, Julius Gergely, Alan Hetherington, Peter Banicevic, Tibor Zuckerman, Joe Vasvary, Joe Pompor, John Galambos, Juan Medina, Les Schauman
Coach: Joe Vlatsis
Goal: Schauman

 
1962 Craven A Cup Final

Sunday November 4 1962
Wentworth Park, Glebe
Referee: Frank Sbisa
Attendance: 8,600 (Double Header)
APIA Leichhardt
Norm Hobson, Cliff Van Blerk, Nick Cossettini, Pat Hughes, Joe Marston, David Fagan, R.Hunter, Leo Baumgartner, Bruce Morrow, Phil Bottalico, John Giacometti
Coach: Leo Baumgartner
Goals: Giacometti 7, 78, Hunter 16, Curry 30 Own Goal, Morrow 67

5 - 1 Canterbury-Marrickville
Ron Corry, John Dougan, Tom Feggans, Ian O’Reilly, Geoff Campbell, A.Geppart, Bill Travers, Alan Westwater, John Watkiss, Carlos Lorenzo, Barry Salisbury
Coach: Denis Adrigan
Goal: Watkiss 84

 
1962 Craven A Cup Third versus Fourth Play-Off

Sunday November 4 1962
Wentworth Park, Glebe
Referee: John Ipenburg
Attendance: 8,600 (Double Header)
Gladesville-Ryde
Ken Hough, Warren Addison, David Zeman, George Arnott, Dick Folwell, Peter Keen, Stan Turner, Brian Lewsham, Jim McCann, George McPhail, Ron Baker
Coach: Robert McLelland
Goals: Lewsham 15, 38, 80, Baker 60, 83

5 - 1 Budapest
Erno Grosz, Neil Brisby, Herbert Stegbauer, Alan Hetherington, David Buchanan, Tibor Zuckerman, Joe Pompor, Joe Vasvary, John Galambos, Les Schauman, Julius Gergely
Coach: Joe Vlatsis
Goal: Schauman 26

Last updated: 7 April 2026.