1947 Dockerty Cup Results
Researched by John Punshon, written by Tony Persoglia

| 1946 | Results | Index | 1948

Elimination Round | Round | 1 | 2 | Semi-Finals | Final

Sources: The Age, The Argus, The Herald, The Record, Sporting Globe, Sunshine Advocate

Elimination Round

Saturday June 21 1947
Olympic Park
Referee: J Parker
Hakoah
Line-up included: Balberer
Goal: Balberer
1 - 4 Box Hill
Line-up included: Bayley, Lester Hutchinson, A McKellar, F Mountford
Goals: Bayley, Hutchinson, McKellar, Mountford

Saturday June 21 1947
Fawkner Park
Referee: E Hayden
Olympic
Goal: Scorer not known
1 - 5 Bradford
Line-up included: Jock Baxter, Laurie
Goals: Baxter x 4, Laurie

Saturday June 21 1947
Middle Park
Referee: C Dawson
Park Rangers
Line-up included: P Clark, Wilson, Guy, Mackie, E Clark, Dickinson, Howieson, Martin, Holder, Stewart
Goals: Clark x 4, Wilson x 2, Guy x 2, Mackie x 2, Clark, Dickinson, Howieson, Martin, Holder, Stewart
16 - 0 Heidelberg Rangers

Saturday June 21 1947
Caulfield
Referee: G Webster
RAF
Goals: Joyce 3, Gamble
4 - 2 Ringwood
Goals: Smith 2
 
Round One

Saturday July 5 1947
Box Hill
Referee: F Thompson
Box Hill
Line-up included: Dorrington, A McKellar
Goals: Dorrington, McKellar
2 - 3 Bradford
Line-up included: Jock Baxter, Todd
Goals: Todd x 2, Baxter

Saturday July 5 1947
Merlynston
Referee: G Miller
Coburg
Line-up included: Harper
Goal: Harper
1 - 4 Prahran
Line-up included: Orr, S Humphrey, E Glasson
Goals: Orr x 2, Humphrey, Glasson

Saturday July 5 1947
Moreland
Referee: G Webster
After extra time
Moreland
Line-up included: Mackey, Kirby, Stewart
Goals: Mackey, Kirby, Stewart
3 - 3 Northcote
Line-up included: Kaufman, Cairns
Goals: Kaufman x 2, Cairns

Saturday July 5 1947
Olympic Park
Referee: E Low
Park Rangers
Line-up included: P Clark, Wilson, Guy, Mackie
Goals: Clark x 2, Wilson
3 - 1 RAF
Line-up included: Cooper
Goal: Cooper

Saturday July 5 1947
Preston
Referee: E Hayden
Preston
Line-up included: T Sharp, Saville
0 - 3 Sunshine United
Line-up included: Fletcher, Angus Drennan, Sharp, Whittaker, Douglas, R Bradshaw
Goals: Drennan, Sharp, Saville og

Saturday July 5 1947
Middle Park
Referee: J Parker
South Melbourne United
Line-up included: B Cahill, Carroll
Goals: Cahill, Carroll
2 - 3 South Yarra
Line-up included: Johnson
Goals: Johnson x 3

Saturday July 5 1947
Sunshine Park
Referee: G Clayton
Western Suburbs
Line-up included: Elliott, A Griffiths
Goals: Elliott x 3, Griffiths
4 - 0 Woodlands

Saturday July 5 1947
Yallourn
Referee: C Dawson
Yallourn 0 - 5 Brighton
Line-up included: Frank McIver, Parsons, Alec Barr
Goals: McIver x 3, Parsons, Barr
 
Round One Replay

Saturday July 12 1947
Merri Park, Northcote
Referee: G Webster
Northcote
Line-up included: Wilson, Kaufman
Goals: Wilson x 2, Kaufman
3 - 5 Moreland
Line-up included: R Gray, Lock, J Fairweather
Goals: Gray x 3, Lock, Fairweather
 
Round Two

Saturday August 9 1947
Hurlingham Park
Referee: G Webster
Attendance: 1,000 (est)
Brighton
Line-up included: Norm Good, Don Bingham, W McMurray, L Taylor, Frank McIver, Alec Barr
Goals: McIver x 2
2 - 1 Sunshine United
Fletcher, B Doherty, G Sharp, W Whitaker, A Drennan, W Kyle, S Bradshaw, A Kyle, T Sharp, J Campbell, A Harraden
Reserves: J Wood, J Cramond, K Haxby
Goal: Bradshaw

Saturday August 9 1947
Moreland
Referee: S Beattie
Moreland
Line-up included: J Fairweather, Mackey, Lock
Goals: Fairweather, Mackey, Lock
3 - 4 South Yarra
Line-up included: Callender, Johnson
Goals: Johnson x 4

Saturday August 9 1947
Como Park
Referee: C Dawson
Prahran
Line-up included: Lowe, Taylor, Orr
Goal: Orr
1 - 2 Bradford
Line-up included: Jock Baxter, Laurie
Goals: Laurie, Baxter

Saturday August 9 1947
Sunshine Park
Referee: W Vernon
Western Suburbs
Line-up included: Higgins
Goal: Higgins
1 - 3 Park Rangers
Line-up included: Cameron
Goals: Cameron x 3
 
Semi-Finals

Saturday August 16 1947
Olympic Park
Referee: J Parker
South Yarra
Callender; Thompson, Morris; Olsen, Lott, A Bradd; Hayden, Brown, Johnson, Hawkes, Sharman
Goal: Johnson
1 - 0 Brighton
W Sinclair; Norm Good, L Bingham; J Marone, Don Bingham, L Taylor; Allen, W McMurray, Frank McIver, Parsons, Alec Barr

Saturday August 30 1947
Olympic Park
Referee: F Thompson
Bradford
Webster; David Rhodes, Gray; Bennett, Greig, Haw; Williams, Laurie, Jock Baxter, Beech, Todd
0 - 1 Park Rangers
Windsor; Mackie, Stewart; Howieson, W Guy, Holder; E Clark, Dickinson, P Clark, Wilson, Mitchell
Goal: Mitchell
 
Final

Saturday September 13 1947
Olympic Park
Note: Newspaper reports do not mention who Cottrell replaced in the selected team
Park Rangers
Windsor; Mackie, Stewart; Howieson, W Guy, Holder; E Clark, Dickinson, P Clark, Wilson, Mitchell
Goal: Cottrell
1 - 2 South Yarra
Callender; Thompson, Morris; Brown, Lott, A Bradd; Hayden, Friend, Johnson, Hawkes, Sharman
Goals: Hayden, Johnson pk

Last updated: 11 January 2022.