| 1940 Victorian Division Two Results |
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written by John Punshon
Sources: The Age, The Argus, The Box Hill Reporter, The Sun
This competition went through several twists and turns. It began with eight teams and finished with seven. In all nine teams participated. RAAF Point Cook withdrew after two rounds. Their place was taken (beginning Round 5) by Northcote High School Old Boys. Coburg withdrew after Round 9. Results of their matches were deleted from the records. The deleted results are at the bottom of this page.
The line-ups on this page are the selected teams published by the newspapers prior to the matches. Often, more than eleven players were named. Late inclusions, where known, have been noted.
| Home Team | v | Away Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round One | ||||
| Saturday, April 20, 1940. Surrey Park, Box Hill. Referee: A Corpe. | ||||
| Box Hill J Ross, K Day, J Braithwaite, Jack Holborn, A McKellar, F Smith, Jack Bayley, Pallister, Buist, A Robb, Henderson, Lillicrap, Green. [13 names] |
0 | - | 5 | University High School Old Boys Bellchambers, Diamantis, Gravell, Hill, Jedwab, Levey, McOrist, Sawkins, A Stewart, F Stewart, Straede, Webster. [12 names] Goals: A Stewart x 3, Jedwab, Smith og |
| Saturday, April 20, 1940. Referee: A Maver. | ||||
| Footscray Thistle Farrow, Smith, Hamilton, Knight, Greer, Russell, Gould, Allen, Haw, Tom Harrison, Todd. Res: McDonald, Turner, Greig. Goals: Haw, Newman |
2 | - | 1 | Sandringham Marr, Kane, Nicol, Low, Dracup, Vafiopoulos, J McCarthy, N McCarthy, Shields, Robinson, Trott, Hunter, Worrall, Cole, Webster. [15 names] Goal: McCarthy |
| Saturday, April 20, 1940. Fawkner Park, South Yarra. Referee: E McEwan. | ||||
| South Yarra Goals: T Scrafton x 5, Bradd, Eager, Other scorer not known |
8 | - | 5 | Heidelberg Howard, Young, Cumming, Luddicut, Bowman, Chesters, B Jarvis, Thorp, Clark, Shepherdley, Maunder. Res: Inglis. Goals: Thorp x 2, Clark, B Jarvis, Young |
| Bye: RAAF Point Cook | ||||
| Round Two | ||||
| Saturday, April 27, 1940. Referee: G Tomlinson. | ||||
| RAAF Point Cook Goal: McLeod og |
1 | - | 6 | Footscray Thistle Goals: Hamilton x 4, Todd x 2 |
| Saturday, April 27, 1940. Referee: W Duff. | ||||
| Sandringham Goals: Shields x 2, Robinson x 2, J McCarthy, Low |
6 | - | 1 | Box Hill Goal: Pallister |
| Saturday, April 27, 1940. Fawkner Park, South Yarra. Referee: J Riddell. | ||||
| University High School Old Boys Goal: Stewart |
1 | - | 1 | South Yarra Goal: Bradd |
| Bye: Heidelberg | ||||
| Round Three RAAF Point Cook withdrew from the competition | ||||
| Saturday, May 4, 1940. Surrey Park, Box Hill. Referee: S Fourte. | ||||
| Box Hill Foster, Savage, Fox, Jack Bayley, Johnstone, F Smith, A McKellar, Pallister, W Church, J Ross, A Robb. Res: K Day, J Braithwaite, Buist, Lillicrap. Goals: Smith x 3 |
3 | - | 6 | Heidelberg Howard, Young, Cumming, Luddicut, Rowland, Chesters, B Jarvis, Thorp, Bowman, Clark, Maunder. Goals: Bowman x 4, Jarvis, Thorp |
| Saturday, May 4, 1940. Referee: C Rodger. | ||||
| Footscray Thistle Farrow, Smith, Tom Harrison, Greer, Russell, McLeod, Allen, Morton, Hamilton, Todd, Haw, Gould. [12 names] Goals: Hamilton, Morton |
2 | - | 3 | University High School Old Boys A Gravell, McOrist, Hill, Wilkie, F Stewart, Sawkins, Bellchambers, K Gravell, A Stewart, Diamantis, Webster. Res: Segal, Jedwab. Goals: A Stewart x 2, Bellchambers |
| Match Not Played | ||||
| South Yarra RAAF Point Cook had withrawn from the competition |
- | - | - | RAAF Point Cook RAAF Point Cook had withrawn from the competition |
| Bye: Sandringham | ||||
| Round Four | ||||
| Saturday, May 11, 1940. Referee: J Riddell. | ||||
| Heidelberg Howard, Cumming, Young, Luddicut, Rowland, Chesters, B Jarvis, Thorp, Bowman, Clark, Maunder. Goals: Scorers not known |
5 | - | 2 | Footscray Thistle Farrow, Smith, Hamilton, Knight, Greer, Russell, Gould, Allen, Haw, Tom Harrison, Todd, McDonald, Turner, Craig [14 names] Goals: Scorers not known |
| Saturday, May 11, 1940. Referee: A Maver. | ||||
| Sandringham N McCarthy, J McCarthy, N Greer, J Greer, Shields, Dracup, Robinson, Nicol, Low, Kane, Cole. Goal: Shields |
1 | - | 2 | South Yarra Morgan, Pratt, Munro, Brown, Blundell, Cook, J McDougall, Friend, Tom Scrafton, C McDougall, Vosper. Goals: T Scrafton, Vafiopoulos |
| Match Not Played | ||||
| RAAF Point Cook RAAF Point Cook had withrawn from the competition |
- | - | - | Box Hill RAAF Point Cook had withrawn from the competition |
| Bye: University High School Old Boys | ||||
| Round Five Northcote High School Old Boys took the place of RAAF Point Cook | ||||
| Saturday, May 18, 1940. Referee: J Riddell. | ||||
| Sandringham Robinson, Shields, Nicol, J McCarthy, N McCarthy, N Greer, J Greer, Dracup, Cole, Kane, Low. |
0 | - | 4 | Heidelberg Howard, Cumming, Young, Luddicut, Rowland, Chesters, B Jarvis, Thorp, Bowman, Clark, Maunder. Late inclusion: Noden. Goals: Thorp x 2, Clark, Noden |
| Saturday, May 18, 1940. | ||||
| South Yarra Walkover to South Yarra |
w | - | o | Footscray Thistle |
| Saturday, May 18, 1940. Fawkner Park, South Yarra. Referee: W Duff. | ||||
| University High School Old Boys Goals: Bellchambers x 4, Straede, Stewart, Levey |
7 | - | 1 | Northcote High School Old Boys A Gravell, McOrist, Hill, Wilkie, Diamantis, F Stewart, Bellchambers, K Gravell, A Stewart, Straede, Jedwab. Res: Sawkins, Levey. Goal: O'Dwyer |
| Bye: Box Hill | ||||
| Round Six | ||||
| Saturday, June 1, 1940. | ||||
| Box Hill Walkover to Box Hill |
w | - | o | Footscray Thistle |
| Saturday, June 1, 1940. Referee: G Tomlinson. | ||||
| Heidelberg Goals: Scorers not known |
8 | - | 2 | Northcote High School Old Boys Goals: Scorers not known |
| Saturday, June 1, 1940. Fawkner Park, South Yarra. Referee: A Maver. | ||||
| University High School Old Boys A Gravell, McOrist, Hill, K Gravell, F Stewart, Diamantis, Wilkie, Bellchambers, A Stewart, Straede, Webster. Res: Sawkins, Levey. |
0 | - | 1 | Sandringham N McCarthy, Roney, Nicol, Cole, Dracup, J McCarthy, Low , Bell, Beveridge, Bingham, Worrall, Shields. [12 names] Goal: Low |
| Bye: South Yarra | ||||
| Round Seven | ||||
| Saturday, June 8, 1940. Surrey Park, Box Hill. Referee: W Duff. | ||||
| Box Hill Foster, Fox, Savage, Jack Bayley, W Church, K Day, A McKellar, J Ross, F Smith, Jack Holborn, J Hobson. Res: J Braithwaite, Green, A Robb. Goal: Hobson |
1 | - | 3 | South Yarra Morgan, Blundell, Tom Scrafton, Pratt, Cook, Friend, C McDougall, J McDougall, Unsworth, McRae, Munro, Bradd. [12 names] Goals: Scrafton x 2, C McDougall |
| Saturday, June 8, 1940. Referee: J Parker. | ||||
| Heidelberg Goals: Bowman x 2, Thorp, Hill og |
4 | - | 1 | University High School Old Boys A Gravell, McOrist, Hill, K Gravell, F Stewart, Diamantis, Wilkie, Webster, Levey, Bellchambers, A Stewart, Straede. [12 names] Goal: Scorer not known |
| Saturday, June 8, 1940. Referee: C McEwan. | ||||
| Northcote High School Old Boys Goals: Patterson x 2 |
2 | - | 1 | Sandringham N McCarthy, Dracup, Cole, Kane, Nicol, Low , Bell, Beveridge, Shields, J McCarthy, Worrall, Bingham. [12 names] Goal: Scorer not known |
| Bye: Footscray Thistle | ||||
| Round Eight | ||||
| Saturday, June 22, 1940. Referee: Not known. | ||||
| Heidelberg | 0 | - | 3 | South Yarra Goals: Friend x 2, Bradd |
| Saturday, June 22, 1940. Referee: Not known. | ||||
| Sandringham Goal: Dracup |
1 | - | 6 | Footscray Thistle Goals: Harrison x 4, Greer x 2 |
| Saturday, June 22, 1940. Fawkner Park, South Yarra. Referee: Not known. | ||||
| University High School Old Boys Goals: Bellchambers x 2, Stewart |
3 | - | 2 | Box Hill Goals: Smith, Janover og |
| Bye: Northcote High School Old Boys | ||||
| Round Nine | ||||
| Saturday, June 29, 1940. Surrey Park, Box Hill. Referee: A Corpe. | ||||
| Box Hill Foster, Fox, Savage, Jack Bayley, W Church, Buist, A McKellar, Jack Holborn, F Smith, K Day, J Hobson. Res: A Robb, J Ross. Goals: Holborn, Other scorer not known |
2 | - | 3 | Sandringham Goals: Beveridge x 2, Bell |
| Saturday, June 29, 1940. Referee: C Rodger. | ||||
| Footscray Thistle Goals: Scorers not known |
13 | - | 1 | Northcote High School Old Boys Goal: Scorer not known |
| Saturday, June 29, 1940. Fawkner Park, South Yarra. Referee: S Fourte. | ||||
| South Yarra Morgan, Pratt, Morris, J McDougall, Brown, Cook, McRae, Friend, Tom Scrafton, C McDougall, Bradd. Goals: T Scrafton, C McDougall, Bradd |
3 | - | 2 | University High School Old Boys A Gravell, McOrist, Hill, Bellchambers, A Stewart, F Stewart, Shinberg, Shears, K Gravell, Diamantis, Straede, Levey, Webster. [13 names] Goals: Straede, Gravell |
| Bye: Heidelberg | ||||
| Round Ten | ||||
| Saturday, July 13, 1940. | ||||
| Saturday, July 6, 1940. Referee: W Duff. | ||||
| Northcote High School Old Boys Goal: Scorer not known |
1 | - | 7 | South Yarra Morgan, Rudd, Morris, J McDougall, Blundell, Cook, McRae, Friend, Tom Scrafton, C McDougall, Bradd. Goals: Scrafton x 3, McCrae, Friend, Pratt, C McDougall |
| Saturday, July 13, 1940. Referee: G Tomlinson. | ||||
| Heidelberg Goals: Scorers not known |
8 | - | 0 | Box Hill Foster, J Braithwaite, Savage, Jack Bayley, W Church, K Day, A McKellar, A Robb, F Smith, Jack Holborn, J Hobson, J Ross, Buist, Fox. [14 names] |
| Saturday, July 13, 1940. Fawkner Park, South Yarra. Referee: A McEwan. | ||||
| University High School Old Boys A Gravell, McOrist, Hill, K Gravell, F Stewart, Hughes, Bellchambers, A Stewart, Shinberg, Straede, Webster, Sawkins, Diamantis, Levey. [14 names] Goals: Straede 2 |
2 | - | 1 | Footscray Thistle Goal: Harrison |
| Bye: Sandringham | ||||
| Round Eleven | ||||
| Saturday, July 20, 1940. Surrey Park, Box Hill. Referee: J Riddell. | ||||
| Box Hill | 0 | - | 5 | Northcote High School Old Boys Goals: O'Dwyer x 4, Gill |
| Saturday, July 20, 1940. Referee: E Hayden. | ||||
| Footscray Thistle Goals: Low, Hamilton |
2 | - | 1 | Heidelberg Goal: Crittenden og |
| Saturday, July 20, 1940. Fawkner Park, South Yarra. Referee: A Maver. | ||||
| South Yarra Morgan, Rudd, Morris, J McDougall, Horner, Cook, McRae, Friend, Tom Scrafton, Flintham, Blundell. Goals: Scrafton x 2, Flintham, Friend, Blundell |
5 | - | 1 | Sandringham Goal: Scorer not known |
| Bye: University High School Old Boys | ||||
| Round Twelve | ||||
| Saturday, July 27, 1940. | ||||
| Footscray Thistle | w | - | o | South Yarra Walkover to South Yarra |
| Saturday, July 27, 1940. Referee: G Tomlinson. | ||||
| Heidelberg Goals: Scorers not known |
8 | - | 0 | Sandringham |
| Saturday, July 27, 1940. Referee: C Cartwright. | ||||
| Northcote High School Old Boys | 0 | - | 6 | University High School Old Boys A Gravell, McOrist, Hill, F Stewart, A Stewart, K Gravell, Shears, Bellchambers, Sawkins, Diamantis, Straede, Webster. [12 names] Goals: Straede x 3, Bellchambers x 2, Shears |
| Bye: Box Hill | ||||
| Round Thirteen | ||||
| Saturday, July 6, 1940. Fawkner Park, South Yarra. Referee: E Hayden. | ||||
| University High School Old Boys A Gravell, McOrist, Hill, K Gravell, F Stewart, Diamantis, Shears, Bellchambers, A Stewart, Shinberg, Straede, Sawkins, Webster, Levey. [14 names] Goal: Straede |
1 | - | 0 | Heidelberg |
| Saturday, August 3, 1940. Referee: A Dreyfus. | ||||
| Sandringham Goals: Trott x 4, Lathlain, Treviot og |
6 | - | 1 | Northcote High School Old Boys Goal: O'Dwyer |
| Saturday, August 3, 1940. Fawkner Park, South Yarra. Referee: G Tomlinson. | ||||
| South Yarra Morgan, McRae, Morris, J McDougall, Horner, Blundell, Cook, Friend, J Scrafton, Flintham, A Bradd. Res: C McDougall. Goals: Scrafton x 4, Bradd x 2, Flintham x 2, Friend |
9 | - | 0 | Box Hill Foster, Savage, Buist, J Fox, Jack Bayley, W Church, K Day, Jack Holborn, T Fox, F Smith, J Ross. Reserves: J Braithwaite, Lillicrap, J Hobson, Henderson. |
| Bye: Footscray Thistle | ||||
| Round Fourteen | ||||
| Saturday, August 10, 1940. Referee: W Duff. | ||||
| Footscray Thistle Goals: Scorers not known |
6 | - | 2 | Box Hill Goals: Church, Fox |
| Saturday, August 10, 1940. Referee: C Rodger. | ||||
| Northcote High School Old Boys | 0 | - | 6 | Heidelberg Goals: Bowman x 2, Rowland x 2, Thorp, Chesters |
| Saturday, August 10, 1940. Referee: J Riddell. | ||||
| Sandringham Goal: Beveridge |
1 | - | 5 | University High School Old Boys Bellchambers, McOrist, Hill, F Stewart, A Stewart, K Gravell, Shears, Sawkins, Marshall, Diamantis, Straede, Webster. [12 names] Goals: Straede x 2, A Stewart, Marshall, Diamantis |
| Deleted Results | ||||
| Round One: Saturday, April 20, 1940. East Coburg. Referee: J Riddell. | ||||
| Coburg Goals: Scorers not known |
5 | - | 0 | RAAF Point Cook |
| Round Two: Saturday, April 27, 1940. Referee: C Rodger. | ||||
| Heidelberg Goals: Bowman x 2, Thorp, Clark, B Jarvis |
5 | - | 2 | Coburg Goals: Scorers not known |
| Round Three: Saturday, May 4, 1940. East Coburg. Referee: J Riddell. | ||||
| Coburg Piper, J Lyons, Ruddock, E Duffy, P Duffy, Giesler, Sexton, K Lyons, Law, Sparks, Simpson, W Lyons, Fraser, Gurr. [14 names] Goal: Fraser |
1 | - | 2 | Sandringham N Greer, J Greer,N McCarthy, J McCarthy, Kane, Low, Dracup, Nicol, Cole, Robinson, Shields. Goals: Scorers not known |
| Round Four: Saturday, May 11, 1940. East Coburg. Referee: W Duff. | ||||
| University High School Old Boys A Gravell, McOrist, Hill, Wilkie, Diamantis, F Stewart, Bellchambers, K Gravell, A Stewart, Straede, Jedwab. Res: Sawkins, Segal, Levey. Goals: A Stewart x 2, Bellchambers |
3 | - | 2 | Coburg Baird, W Lyons, K Lyons, Sexton, P Duffy, E Duffy, Sparks, Ruddock, Giesler, Law, Simpson, Forrest, Gurr, Fraser, Dick. [15 names] Goals: Ruddock, Sawkins og |
| Round Five: Saturday, May 18, 1940. | ||||
| Box Hill Walkover to Box Hill |
w | - | o | Coburg |
| Round Six: Saturday, June 1, 1940. East Coburg. Referee: C Rodger. | ||||
| Coburg Piper, Tillman, J Lyons, Giesler, P Duffy, E Duffy, W Lyons, Sheffield, W Sparks, Kerr, Ruddock, Sexton, Law, Gurr, Fraser, Dick. [16 names] Goal: Lyons |
1 | - | 5 | South Yarra Honigsberg, Pratt, Munro, J McDougall, Blundell, Cook, McRae, Friend, Tom Scrafton, C McDougall, Vosper. Goals: Scrafton x 4, McCrae |
| Round Seven: Saturday, June 8, 1940. Referee: G Tomlinson. | ||||
| Footscray Thistle Farrow, Tom Harrison, Smith, Russell, Greer, Allen, W Hamilton, Haw, Todd, Hodge, Matthews. Goals: Todd x 4, Hamilton, Little |
6 | - | 1 | Coburg Piper, Tillman, J Lyons, W Lyons, Sparks, P Duffy, E Duffy, Sheffield, Kerr, Ruddock, Fraser, Gurr, Giesler, Sexton. [14 names] Goal: Scorer not known |
| Round Eight: Saturday, June 22, 1940. Referee: Not known. | ||||
| Northcote High School Old Boys Goals: O'Dwyer x 2, Dalheimer |
3 | - | 2 | Coburg Goals: Ruddock, W Lyons |
| Round Nine: Saturday, June 29, 1940. | ||||
| Coburg | w | - | o | Heidelberg Walkover to Heidelberg |