1909 Victorian Men's Amateur League Results
Researched and written by Tony Persoglia

| Results | Table | Season Overview | Index | 1910

Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Sources: Trove, The Age, The Argus, The Herald, The Williamstown Chronicle.

Round One

Saturday May 8 1909, 3:00pm
Gardens Reserve, Williamstown
Referee: L Fifer
Williamstown
Selection from: R Dunlop (gk), John M Roberts, H Elliott, French, O Griffiths, S Thomas, R Smail, Forrest, Atkinson, J Barker, J Lyons, Parkes, J Lane, Parsons and Grady
Lineup included: Parsons, H Elliott and John M Roberts
0-3St Kilda
Lineup included: Dolan, D J Evans, Hodgkinson
Goals: Hodgkinson, Dolan, Evans
Match reports: The Williamstown Chronicle, The Age, The Argus

Saturday July 17 1909, 3:00pm
Middle Park
Prahran
Lineup included: J Ladkin (c), A Appleby, F Bird, A Bowie, Topham and A Jennison
Goal: Appleby
1-2Melbourne United
Selection from: B Fraser (gk), Ellison, W Manderson, Scott, Ferguson, Davies, Smith, Acton, C Mogg, G Aikman, B Beath, W Hucker and E Forbes. Lineup included: B Fraser (gk), J Ellison (c), E Forbes, Davies, W Hucker, G Aikman and W Manderson
Goals: Forbes 35pk, ?pk
Match report: The Herald

Saturday July 17 1909, 3:00pm
Middle Park
Fitzroy
Selection from: Jamieson, J Kerr, Rice, W Jackson, Hurd, Kemp (2), Harvey, Masters, Elms, Milton, Whiston. Michael and Kaufman
Lineup included: Jamieson (gk), J Kerr, Rice, Hurd, Masters and Kemp
0-9Carlton United
Selection from: J Baird (gk), J R Menzies, Cumming, Black, A Matthews, Young, Holford, Wardrop, David McMillan, Campbell and C Hall.
Lineup included: J Baird (gk), J R Menzies (c), C Hall, A Matthews, Young and Ferrier
Goals: Scorers not known
Match report: The Herald

Back to the top of the page
 
Round Two

Saturday May 15 1909, 3:00pm
Middle Park
Prahran
Goals: Scorers not known
3-0Williamstown

Saturday May 15 1909, 3:00pm
Middle Park
Carlton United
Lineup included: Young, Cairns, Cumming, Holford and J R Menzies
Goals: Young x2, Cairns x2, Holford, Menzies
6-0Melbourne United
Lineup included: E Forbes
Match reports: The Age, The Argus

Saturday May 15 1909, 3:00pm
Middle Park
St Kilda
Lineup included: Hodgkinson, H Dockerty, Gorrie, D J Evans and J Vass
Goals: Hodgkinson x2, Dockerty
3-1Fitzroy
Lineup included: Jamieson, J Kerr, W Jackson, Elivas and Elms
Goal: Elivas
Match report: The Argus

Back to the top of the page
 
Round Three

Saturday May 22 1909, 3:00pm
Grammar School
Referee: Baker
Melbourne United
Selection from: Palmer, B Fraser, Acton, Ambrose, Ellison, Hughes, T Ellison, G Aikman, E Forbes and Smith
Goals: Scorers not known
2-9Williamstown
Selection from: O Griffiths (gk), John M Roberts, J Lane, S Thomas, H Elliott (c), French, Barnes, J Barker, Atkinson, J C Kerr, R Smail, Parkes, Forrest and Pullen
Lineup included: O Griffiths (gk), H Elliott and Atkinson
Goals: Atkinson x5, other scorers not known

Saturday May 22 1909, 3:00pm
Middle Park
St Kilda
Selection from: Cantor, Gorrie, D J Evans, H Dockerty, H Greaves, Cullis, Hibbs, Hodgkinson, Dolan, J Vass and Ferguson. Reserves: Smith, Archer and Ferguson
Lineup included: Hodgkinson, Dolan, D J Evans, and J Vass
Goals: Dolan, Vass
2-6Carlton United
Selection from: J Baird (gk), Williamson, Cumming, P Spence, J R Menzies, Sinclair, Holford, C Hall, Cairns, Cumming and Young
Lineup included: Sinclair, Young, Cairns, Holford, C Hall and J R Menzies
Goals: Hall x3, Cairns, Menzies, Young
Match reports: The Age, The Argus

Saturday May 22 1909, 3:00pm
Middle Park
Prahran
Selection from: Carr or A Jennison (gk), Cooling, F Bird, J Ladkin (c), A Bowie, Topham, Bennett, Miller, A Appleby, Hodges and Walsingham
Goals: Scorers not known
3-0Fitzroy

Back to the top of the page
 
Round Four

Saturday May 29 1909, 3:00pm
Middle Park
Fitzroy
Goals: Scorers not known
3-0Williamstown
Selection from: H Elliott, J Barker, S Thomas, O Griffiths, John M Roberts, R Smail, Forrest, Davies, Pullen, Atkinson, French, Parkes, J Lane, Sinclair and Owen

Saturday May 29 1909, 3:00pm
Middle Park
St Kilda
Lineup included: Ferguson, D J Evans, H Greaves and Hodgkinson
Goals: Greaves x3, Hodgkinson x2
5-2Melbourne United
Lineup included: E Forbes, G Aikman and Smith
Goals: Forbes x2
Match report: The Argus

Saturday May 29 1909, 3:00pm
Middle Park
Prahran
Lineup included: A Bowie, F Bird, Hodges and Topham
0-4Carlton United
Selection from: J Baird (gk), Williamson, P Spence, J R Menzies, Sinclair, Holford, C Hall, Cairns, Cumming and Young
Goals: Scorers not known

Back to the top of the page
 
Round Five

Saturday June 5 1909, 3:00pm
Victoria St, North Williamstown
Williamstown
Lineup included: H Elliott
0-3Carlton United
Selection from: J Baird (gk), A Matthews, J Cumming, P Spence, J R Menzies, Sinclair, Williamson, C Hall, Cairns, Cumming and Young
Lineup included: P Spence, Cairns, J Cumming, J R Menzies, A Matthews and Holford
Goals: Spence, Cairns, Cumming
Match report: The Argus

Saturday June 5 1909, 3:00pm
Middle Park
St Kilda
Lineup included: Hodgkinson, Gorrie, Collins, Greysmith, D J Evans, H Greaves and J Vass
Goals: Hodgkinson x2, Greaves, Vass, Greysmith
5-0Prahran
Selection from: Carr (gk), Cooling, Leslie, Topham, Walsingham, F Bird, J Ladkin (c), Miller, A Appleby, Bennett and Hodges
Lineup included: A Appleby, J Ladkin (c) and Topham
Match report: The Argus

Saturday June 5 1909, 3:00pm
Middle Park
Melbourne United
Lineup included: E Forbes, Hunter, W Manderson, Jones and Ellison
Goals: Forbes, Jones
2-4Fitzroy
Lineup included: Kemp, Ridewood, Harvey, Allen and J Kerr
Goals: Kemp, Ridewood, Harvey, Allen

Back to the top of the page
 
Round Six

Saturday June 12 1909, 3:00pm
Middle Park
St Kilda
Selection from: Slade, Gorrie, Cartwright, H Dockerty, D J Evans, Cullis, Greysmith, Hodgkinson, H Greaves, Dolan and Collins. Reserves: Cantor, Storer and Ferguson
Goals: Scorers not known
10-0Williamstown
Selection from: H Elliott, J Barker, S Thomas, John M Roberts, Nicol, J Lyons, Atkinson, R Smail, Pullen, Owen, Davies, Chatten, O Griffiths, Forrest and Lewis

Saturday June 12 1909, 3:00pm
Middle Park
Melbourne United
Selection from: W Manderson, Acton, B Beath, Ellison, J Ellison, E Forbes, G Aikman, Smith, Stroud, Hunter and Johnson. Reserves: Palmer, Gottsche and B Fraser
Goals: Scorers not known
7-2Prahran
Match report: The Herald

Saturday June 12 1909, 3:00pm
Middle Park
Carlton United
 
W-LFitzroy
Note: Based on the abbreviated final table published in The Herald on July 23, Carlton won this match against Fitzroy, but a final score appears to have never been published and as such, is unavailable.

Back to the top of the page
 
Round Seven

Saturday June 19 1909, 3:00pm
Gardens Reserve, Williamstown
Referee: J Lyons
Williamstown
Selection from: H Elliott, J Barker, John M Roberts, S Thomas, R Smail, Forrest, O Griffiths, Nicol, J Lane, Owen, Davies, Atkinson, Pullen and Huggins
Lineup included: R Smail, Atkinson, Nicol and H Elliott
Goals: Elliott x4, Smail, Atkinson
6-0Prahran
Lineup included: A Appleby and Topham
Match reports: The Age, The Argus

Saturday June 19 1909, 3:00pm
Middle Park
Referee: Fletcher
Melbourne United
Selection from: W Manderson, Acton, B Beath, Johnson, Hunter, E Forbes, G Aikman, Gottsche, Stroud, Ellison. Reserves: Palmer, B Fraser, Smith and C Mogg
Lineup included: E Forbes, B Beath, Ellison and W Manderson
0-3Carlton United
Lineup included: J Baird (gk), Cumming, David McMillan, J R Menzies (c), Black, C Hall and Cairns
Goals: Hall, Menzies, Cairns
Match report: The Herald

Saturday June 19 1909, 3:00pm
Middle Park
Referee: Shapcott
Fitzroy
0-8St Kilda
Selection from: Slade, Gorrie, Cartwright, Storer, D J Evans, Cullis, Greysmith, Hodgkinson, H Greaves, Dolan and Collins. Reserves: Ferguson and Cantor
Lineup included: Hodgkinson, Dolan, H Greaves and Greysmith
Goals: Hodgkinson x3, Dolan x2, Greaves x2, Greysmith
Match reports: The Age, The Argus

Back to the top of the page
 
Round Eight

Saturday June 26 1909, 3:00pm
Middle Park
Referee: Palmer
Williamstown
Lineup included: Pullen (gk), Owen, John M Roberts and H Elliott
Goals: Elliott x2, Owen
3-1Melbourne United
Selection from: B Fraser (gk), E Forbes, C Mogg, B Beath, W Manderson, Johnson, Ferguson, Acton, Ellison (2), G Aikman, Hunter, Stroud, Palmer and Gottsche
Lineup included: B Beath, W Manderson, G Aikman, Ellison and E Forbes
Goal: Ellison
Match reports: The Williamstown Chronicle, The Herald

Saturday June 26 1909, 3:00pm
Middle Park
Referee: Rev E Masters
Carlton United
Selection from: J R Menzies (c), J Baird (gk), W Cumming, Black, David McMillan, P Spence, A Matthews, Cairns, C Hall, J Cumming and Young
Lineup included: J R Menzies (c), Cumming, David McMillan, Young, C Hall and Cairns
Goals: Young x2, Hall, Cairns, Cumming
5-1St Kilda
Selection from: D J Evans, H Dockerty, Gorrie, Slade, Cantor, Cartwright, Cullis, Dolan, Collins, H Greaves, Hodgkinson, Storer and Greysmith
Lineup included: D J Evans, Dolan, Gorrie and H Greaves
Goal: Greaves
Match reports: The Age, The Argus

Saturday June 26 1909, 3:00pm
Middle Park
Referee: Shapcott
Fitzroy
Selection from: J Kerr, Rice, W Jackson, Hurd, Jamieson, Kemp (2), Masters, Kaufman, Harvey, Allen, Whiston, Elms and Milton
Lineup included: Kemp, Rice, Masters, J Kerr, Kemp, Hurd, Elms and W Jackson.
Goals: Elms, Jackson, Hurd
3-2Prahran
Lineup included: J Ladkin, F Bird, Topham and A Appleby
Goals: Topham, Ladkin
Match report: The Herald

Back to the top of the page
 
Round Nine

Saturday July 3 1909, 3:00pm
Workshops Cricket Ground, Newport
Referee: Shapcott
Williamstown
Selection from: H Elliott, J Barker, S Thomas, John M Roberts, Owen, Edwards, O Griffiths, J Lyons, Atkinson, Pullen, Davies, R Smail and J Lane
Lineup included: Edwards, John M Roberts, S Thomas and H Elliott
Goals: Elliott x2, Thomas
3-3Fitzroy
Selection from: J Kerr, Rice, W Jackson, Hurd, Kaufman, Harvey, Kemp (2), Masters, Whiston, Allen, Michael and Jamieson
Lineup included: W Jackson, Rice, J Kerr, Harvey, Hurd, Michael, Whiston and Kemp
Goals: Michael x2, Herd
Match report: The Williamstown Chronicle

Saturday July 3 1909, 3:00pm
Middle Park
Carlton United
J Baird (gk), J R Menzies (c), W Cumming, Williamson, David McMillan, P Spence, A Matthews, Black, C Hall, J Cumming, Young
0-0Prahran
Lineup included: A Jennison (gk), A Bowie, F Bird and J Ladkin

Saturday July 3 1909, 3:00pm
Middle Park
Referee: Rev E Masters
Melbourne United
Selection from: B Fraser (gk), E Forbes, B Beath, Ellison, W Manderson, W Hucker, Davies, Stroud, G Aikman, Ferguson, Acton and Hunter
Lineup included: Scott, Ellison, E Forbes and G Aikman
Goals: Scott, Ellison, Aikman
3-1St Kilda
Selection from: Cantor, Gorrie, Cartwright, D J Evans, Cullis, Storer, Collins, H Greaves, Dolan, H Dockerty, Greysmith and Hodgkinson
Lineup included: H Greaves, H Dockerty, D J Evans, Dolan, Gorrie and Greysmith
Goal: Greysmith
Match reports: The Age, The Argus

Back to the top of the page
 
Round Ten

Saturday July 10 1909, 3:00pm
Middle Park
Referee: Rev E Masters
Carlton United
Selection from: J Baird (gk), J R Menzies, Black, Cumming, A Matthews, Young, Holford, Wardrop, David McMillan and Campbell
Goals: Scorers not known
4-1Williamstown
Selection from: H Elliott, J Barker, S Thomas, John M Roberts, Nicol, J Lyons, O Griffiths, Atkinson, Pullen, R Smail, Edwards, Owen, J Lane, Forrest and Davies
Lineup included: John M Roberts and H Elliott
Goal: Elliott
Match report: The Williamstown Chronicle

Saturday July 10 1909, 3:00pm
Middle Park
Referee: Palmer
Prahran
Lineup included: F Bird, J Ladkin, Topham and A Appleby.
0-2St Kilda
Selection from: Fletcher (gk), Cantor, Greysmith, Storer, D J Evans, H Dockerty, H Greaves and Dolan
Lineup included: Fletcher (gk), D J Evans, Dolan, Greysmith and Cantor
Goals: Greysmith, Cantor
Match reports: The Age, The Argus

Saturday July 10 1909, 3:00pm
Middle Park
Referee. Shapcott
Fitzroy
Selection from: J Kerr, Hurd, W Jackson, Masters, Whiston. Kemp (2), Milton, Harvey, Michael, Kaufman and Allen
0-4Melbourne United
Selection from: B Fraser (gk), W Manderson, E Forbes, W Hucker, Scott, Ferguson, Davies, Smith and Acton
Goals: Scorers not known

Back to the top of the page

Last updated: 30 August 2025.