1952 Dockerty Cup Results

written by John Punshon
Sources: The Age, The Argus, Soccer News, The Sporting Globe, The Sun

Home Team v Away Team
First Round
Saturday, August 9, 1952
Home TeamvAway Team
Box Hill [1st Div]
Goals: Scorers not known
2 - 0 Morwell [Latrobe Valley Association]
Footscray City [1st Div]
Goals: Scorers not known
3 - 2 Albury City [Border District Soccer Association]
Goals: Scorers not known
Hakoah [2nd Div]
Goals: Scorers not known
17 - 1 Union Jack [4th Div]
Goal: Scorer not known
JUST [1st Div]
After extra time
0 - 0 Yallourn [1st Div]
Maribyrnong [4th Div]
Goals: Scorers not known
4 - 3 International Harvester [2nd Div]
Goals: Scorers not known
Moreland [2nd Div]
Goals: Scorers not known
6 - 0 Upper Yarra Dam
Flinders Naval Depot [2nd Div]
Goals: Scorers not known
4 - 1 Frankston [4th Division]
Goal: Scorer not known
Victoria Police [4th Division] 0 - 8 Sunshine United [1st Div]
Goals: Alf Harraden pk, Andy Kyle x 3, Angus Drennan, Laity x 3
Preston [2nd Div] 0 - 2 Ulsterville [3rd Div]
Goals: Scorers not known
Slavia [4th Div]
Goal: Scorer not known
1 - 5 Fairfield [3rd Div]
Goals: Scorers not known
South Yarra [1st Div]
Goals: McNeil x 3, Bain
4 - 7 Prahran [1st Div]
Goals: Joe Bambro, Ron Smith x 3, Joe Wilson x 2, Brian Thomas
Sunshine City [2nd Div]
Walkover to Sunshine City
w - o Olympic [3rd Div]
Byes: Twenty teams
First Round Replay
Saturday, August 16, 1952
Home TeamvAway Team
Yallourn [1st Div] 0 - 3 JUST [1st Div]
Goals: Scorers not known
Second Round
Saturday, August 16, 1952
Coburg United [2nd Div]
Goal: Scorer not known
1 - 2 Moorabbin City [3rd Div]
Goals: Scorers not known
George Cross [2nd Div]
Goals: Scorers not known
2 - 4 Prahran [1st Div]
Goals: Scorers not known
Hakoah [2nd Div]
Goals: Roubel x 2, Ressler x 2
4 - 6 Brighton [1st Div]
Goals: Dave Greig x 2, Rudi Balabanski, Jack Wilson, Ross McKenzie x 2
Heidelberg [4th Div]
Goal: Scorer not known
1 - 3 Ulsterville [3rd Div]
Goals: Scorers not known
Juventus [1st Div]
Goals: Corrolo X 2, Scalamera
After extra time
3 - 3 Moreland [2nd Div]
Goals: L Gilbert, R Hardman, P Clarke
Maccabi [4th Div]
Goals: Scorers not known
2 - 4 South Melbourne United [2nd Div]
Goals: Scorers not known
Maribyrnong [4th Div]
Goals: Scorers not known
4 - 2 Fairfield [3rd Div]
Goals: Scorers not known
Flinders Naval Depot [2nd Div]
Goal: Scorer not known
After extra time
1 - 1 Sunshine United [1st Div]
Goal: Andy Kyle
Polonia [3rd Div]
Walkover to Polonia
w - o Melbourne University [3rd Div]
Ringwood [4th Div] 0 - 8 Box Hill [1st Div]
Goals: Scorers not known
Sandringham City [2nd Div]
Goals: Scorers not known
2 - 1 Dandenong Rovers [4th Div]
Goal: Scorer not known
Sunshine City [2nd Div]
Walkover to Sunshine City
w - o RAAF [4th Div]
White Eagles [3rd Div]
Goal: Scorer not known
1 - 2 Footscray City [1st Div]
Goals: Scorers not known
Abandoned after 83 minutes (Referee struck by White Eagles player). The result stood.
Woodlands [3rd Div] 0 - 3 Apollo [4th Div]
Goals: Scorers not known
Saturday, August 23, 1952
Park Rangers [1st Div]
Goals: Mulcahy, Other scorer not known
2 - 3 JUST [1st Div]
Goals: Scorers not known
Pucka Rovers
Goal: Scorer not known
1 - 0 Slovakia
Second Round Replays
Saturday, August 23, 1952
Home TeamvAway Team
Moreland [2nd Div]
Goal: R Hardman
1 - 2 Juventus [1st Div]
Goals: Aldo Trentini, Bill Copeland
Sunshine United [1st Div]
Goals: Edwards, Andy Kyle
2 - 0 Flinders Naval Depot [2nd Div]
Third Round
Saturday, August 23, 1952
Box Hill [1st Div]
Goals: Scorers not known
3 - 0 Ulsterville [3rd Div]
Brighton [1st Div]
Goals: Scorers not known
6 - 0 Maribyrnong [4th Div]
Sandringham City [2nd Div]
Goals: Scorers not known
2 - 3 Footscray City [1st Div]
Goals: Scorers not known
Sunshine City [2nd Div]
Goal: Thomas
1 - 7 Prahran [1st Div]
Goals: Peter Ewing x 3, Other scorers not known
Saturday, August 30, 1952
JUST [1st Div]
Goals: Scorers not known
8 - 0 South Melbourne United [2nd Div]
Juventus [1st Div]
Goals: Tony Novaselich x 2, Aldo Trentini x 3, Guido Pittoni, Igor Scalamera
7 - 2 Apollo [4th Div]
Goals: Moussakis,Theokristos
Moorabbin City [3rd Div]
Goals: Scorers not known
2 - 3 Sunshine United [1st Div]
Goals: Andy Kyle, Miller, K Hitchings
Polonia [3rd Div]
Goals: Scorers not known
12 - 2 Pucka Rovers
Goals: Scorers not known
Quarter-Finals
Saturday, August 30, 1952
Prahran [1st Div]
Goals: Jim Grant, Peter Ewing
2 - 0 Box Hill [1st Div]
Saturday, September 6, 1952
Brighton [1st Div]
Goals: Alex Barr, Ross McKenzie
2 - 1 Sunshine United [1st Div]
Goal: Ron Lowe
Juventus [1st Div]
After extra time
0 - 0 Footscray City [1st Div]
Saturday, September 20, 1952
JUST [1st Div]
Goal: Magnavacca
1 - 3 Polonia [3rd Div]
Goals: J Zuraszek, Julian Chrzanowski, Galecki
Note: Match played on September 6 was won by JUST 3-2. Polonia successfully appealed on the grounds that JUST's first goal was scored after the referee had blown the whistle.
Quarter-Final Replay
Saturday, September 13, 1952
Juventus [1st Div]
Goals: Aldo Trentini, Guido Pittoni, Sergio Bassi pk
3 - 2 Footscray City [1st Div]
Goals: T Bryson, Baker
Semi-Finals
Saturday, September 20, 1952
Brighton [1st Div]
Goals: Dave Stoddardt 2, Rudi Balabanski
2 - 1 Prahran [1st Div]
Goal: Joe Wilson
Saturday, September 27, 1952
Juventus [1st Div]
Goals: Aldo Trentini, Enzo Muzzin x 2, Bill Copeland x 2, Guido Pittoni
6 - 2 Polonia [3rd Div]
Goals: Julian Chrzanowski, J Zuraszek pk
1952 Dockerty Cup Final
Saturday, October 4, 1952. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 5,000. Referee: W Bates
Brighton [1st Div]
Line-up included: Dickenson, Bill Drummond, Roger Parvin, Alex Barr, Jack Wilson, Walker, Rudi Balabanski , Cullen & Ross McKenzie
Goals: Barr 41, Wilson 68, McKenzie 69, 78, Devlin
5 - 0 Juventus [1st Div]
Line-up included: Charlie Camilleri, Sergio Bassi, Joe Sabidussi, Bill Copeland, Igor Scalamera & Tony Cernizza