1957 Victorian Division One Results

written by John Punshon
Sources: The Age, Soccer News (a few issues only), The Sporting Globe, The Sun, VASFA Year Book 1957


The line-ups on this page were those published before matches were played.

Home TeamvAway Team
Round One
Saturday, March 30, 1957. Surrey Park, Box Hill.
Box Hill 0-1Brighton
Goal: Scorer not known
Saturday, March 30, 1957. Showgrounds, Ascot Vale.
JUST
Goals: Scorers not known
4-2Hakoah
Goals: Scorers not known
Saturday, March 30, 1957. Maribyrnong Speedway, Maribyrnong.
Maribyrnong-Polonia
Goals: Scorers not known
2-1Moreland
Goal: Scorer not known
Saturday, March 30, 1957. Att: 3,500. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Slavia-Port Melbourne
Goal: Gottesman
1-1Juventus
Goal: Plateo
Sunday, March 31, 1957. Att: 4,000. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Wilhelmina
Goal: Scorer not known
1-1Geelong
Goal: Varasso
Round Two
Saturday, April 6, 1957. Att: 900. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Brighton
Arthur Scott; Cullen, J Finlay; Kotatko, Arthur Macartney, Andre Waitzer; Karl Engelbogen, Sirach, J Garrett, Buissink, Joe Lachman, Ross McKenzie. [12 names]
Goals: Lachman, Buissink
2-4Slavia-Port Melbourne
Ray Barotajs; Harry Reinbold, Adam Terek; Vacirca, Petherick, Alex Glennie; McFadyen, Gary Gottschlich, Billy Cook, Joe Gottesman, Bill Copeland, John Dickson. [12 names]
Goals: Copeland, Other scorers not known
Saturday, April 6, 1957. Corio Oval, Eastern Park, Geelong East.
Geelong
Penzo; Torcelli, Sabidussi; Pangrazio, Salvalaggio, Spaziani; Varasso, Ermes Boz, Tognon, Igor Scalamera, Anderson, Majoura, Cranelli. [13 names]
Goals: Scalamera, Tognon
2-0Box Hill
Bill Stow; Wally Patterson, van der Berg; Morrow, Nelson, J McLeod; Lew Bakens, Stagg, Hanigan, Bill Tester, McLellan, Paton, Slaats. [13 names]
Saturday, April 6, 1957. Att: 2,000. Middle Park.
Hakoah
Aldo Vitti; Bill Sime, David McIntosh; Tom Jack, Bob Garland, Angus Drennan; Syd Thomas, Harry Sutherland, Reicheneider, Carroll, Bill Blackley, Ralph Piercy. [12 names]
Goals: Sutherland, Other scorer not known
2-0Wilhelmina
Joe Ruyter; Sloothaak, Cor Mathyssen; Remmers, Bill Westerveld, Olifiers; Arie Luyten, Rein Yntema, Huygen, Mike de Bruyckere, Peter Schipperheyn.
Saturday, April 6, 1957. Campbell Reserve, Coburg.
Moreland
Norm Hobson; Eastaway, G Innard; McKee, Laurie Stott, Tony Tony Goodman; Dave Oxton, Don Hodgson, Jack Wilson, Frank Loughran, Ted Smith, Kyle. [12 names]
Goal: Scorer not known
1-3JUST
Emio Lucian; Josef Brenner, Peter Vidovic; Joe Jakus, Vince Muscat, Tony Vella; Apologno, Kolaric, Lolly Vella, Pepe Cubero, Ardner, Linaro, Teuben, Luja Gungl. [14 names]
Goals: Scorers not known
Sunday, April 7, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 3,500.
Juventus
Nerino Viti; John Picinich, Remo Guardiani, Vida Kassai, Romano Saico, Ferenc Locatos,Tony Novaselich, Joe Plateo, Saico, Imre Toth, Parlatoni, Weinber, Walter Zavatier, Eraldo Trentini, Pittoni. [15 names]
Goal: Plateo
1-0Maribyrnong-Polonia
Mike Terlikowski; Bob Zablocki, Henry Jakubowski; Bill Lawrie, Johnny Pedzimaz, Stan Plekan; Tony Rubini, Swoboda, von Nagy, Bob Strahan, Czerkaski.
Round Three
Saturday, April 13, 1957. Surrey Park, Box Hill.
Box Hill 0-2Slavia-Port Melbourne
Goals: Scorers not known
Saturday, April 13, 1957. Att: 4,258. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
JUST
Goals: Cubero, T Vella
2-1Juventus
Goal: Weinber
Saturday, April 13, 1957. Maribyrnong Speedway, Maribyrnong.
Maribyrnong-Polonia
Goal: Scorer not known
1-2Brighton
Goals: Scorers not known
Saturday, April 13, 1957. Campbell Reserve, Coburg.
Moreland
Goal: Scorer not known
1-0Wilhelmina
Sunday, April 14, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Hakoah 0-0Geelong
Round Four
Saturday, April 20, 1957. Surrey Park, Box Hill.
Box Hill 0-5Maribyrnong-Polonia
Goals: von Nagy x 2, Plekan x 2, Garcarczyk
Saturday, April 20, 1957. Elsternwick Park, Elwood.
Brighton
Goal: Buissink
1-2JUST
Goals: Ardner, Teuben
Saturday, April 20, 1957. Corio Oval, Eastern Park, Geelong East.
Geelong
Goals: Scorers not known
2-3Slavia-Port Melbourne
Goals: Bell, Cook, Copeland
Saturday, April 20, 1957. Showgrounds, Ascot Vale.
Juventus
Goal: Bottari
1-3Wilhelmina
Goals: Yntema, Schipperheyn, Luyten
Saturday, April 20, 1957. Campbell Reserve, Coburg.
Moreland
Goals: Loughran x 2, Smith
3-1Hakoah
Goal: Sacco
Round Five
Monday, April 22, 1957. Toorak Park, Armadale.
JUST
Goals: Ardner, Teuben
2-2Box Hill
Goals: Morrow x 2
Monday, April 22, 1957. Maribyrnong Speedway, Maribyrnong.
Maribyrnong-Polonia
Goal: Rubini
1-4Slavia-Port Melbourne
Goals: Terek x 2, Cook, Copeland
Monday, April 22, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Wilhelmina
Goals: Yntema x 2, Luyten
3-2Brighton
Goals: McKenzie, Petersen
Saturday, May 25, 1957. Corio Oval, Eastern Park, Geelong East.
Geelong
Goals: Boz, Anderson
2-0Moreland
Norm Hobson; McColl, G Innard; Tony Goodman, Laurie Stott, Kyle; Dave Oxton, Don Hodgson, Jack Wilson, Frank Loughran, Ted Smith.
Saturday, May 25, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Hakoah
Goal: Eggler
1-3Juventus
Goals: Bottari x 2, Aranyi
Round Six
Saturday, April 27, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Box Hill 0-7Wilhelmina
Goals: Yntema x 2, Luyten x 2, De Bruyckere x 2, Sloothaak
Saturday, April 27, 1957. Elsternwick Park, Elwood.
Brighton 0-1Hakoah
Goal: Piercy
Saturday, April 27, 1957. Showgrounds, Ascot Vale.
Juventus
Goals: Bressan, Locatos, Bottari
3-3Moreland
Goals: Hodgson, Wilson, Innard
Saturday, April 27, 1957. Campbell Reserve, Coburg.
Maribyrnong-Polonia
Goal: Strahan
1-1Geelong
Goal: Scalamera
Saturday, April 27, 1957. Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne.
Slavia-Port Melbourne
Goal: Copeland
1-2JUST
Goals: Vella 2
Round Seven
Saturday, May 4, 1957. Corio Oval, Eastern Park, Geelong East.
Geelong
Penzo; Gennari, Sabidussi; Pangrazio, Salvalaggio, Spaziani; Anderson, Igor Scalamera, Ermes Boz, Tognon, Aldo Trentini. Res: Varasso.
Goal: Tognon
1-1Juventus
Goal: Saico
Saturday, May 4, 1957. Middle Park.
Hakoah
Hans Van Egmond; Tom Jack, David McIntosh; Syd Thomas, Bob Garland, Harry Sutherland, Bill Harburn, Johann Neuhold, Aldo Sacco, Carroll, Bill Blackley, Ralph Piercy, Reicheneider. [13 names]
Goal: Sutherland
1-0Box Hill
Bill Stow; Van Der Piet, van der Berg; Nelson, J McLeod, McLellan; Bill Tester, Hanigan, Wally Patterson, Morrow, Lew Bakens. Res: Paton, Slaats, T White.
Saturday, May 4, 1957. Showgrounds, Ascot Vale.
JUST
Goals: Vella x 2, Cubero, Ardner
4-3Maribyrnong-Polonia
Goals: Swoboda x 2, Strahan
Saturday, May 4, 1957. Campbell Reserve, Coburg.
Moreland
Norm Hobson; McColl, G Innard; Kyle, Laurie Stott, Tony Goodman; Dave Oxton, Don Hodgson, Jack Wilson, Frank Loughran, Ted Smith.
Goals: Oxton, Innard
2-0Brighton
Arthur Scott; Arthur Macartney, Cullen, Sirach, Kotatko, Andre Waitzer; Karl Engelbogen, F Sirach, Buissink, Hans Petersen, Joe Lachman, Ross McKenzie. [12 names] Res: J Finlay, Thomas.
Saturday, May 4, 1957. Hawthorn South Reserve, Gardiner.
Wilhelmina
Goals: Yntema x 2, de Bruyckere, Schipperheyn, Remmers
5-1Slavia-Port Melbourne
Goal: Copeland
Round Eight
Saturday, May 11, 1957. Surrey Park, Box Hill.
Box Hill
Goal: Own goal
1-5Moreland
Goals: Goulding x 3, Hodgson, Wilson
Saturday, May 11, 1957. Elsternwick Park, Elwood.
Brighton 0-4Juventus
Goals: Plateo x 2, Weinber, Saico
Saturday, May 11, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Maribyrnong-Polonia 0-3Wilhelmina
Goals: Olifiers, de Bruyckere, Yntema
Saturday, May 11, 1957. Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne.
Slavia-Port Melbourne
Goals: Bell x 2, Glennie, Gottesman
4-0Hakoah
Sunday, May 12, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
JUST
Goal: Linari
1-0Geelong
Round Nine
Saturday, May 18, 1957. Corio Oval, Eastern Park, Geelong East.
Geelong
Penzo; Gennari, Sabidussi; Pangrazio, Salvalaggio, Spaziani; Anderson, Igor Scalamera, Ermes Boz, Tognon, Aldo Trentini. Res: Varasso.
Goals: Scalamera x 2, Boz
3-1Brighton

Arthur Scott or Ted Williamson; Arthur Macartney, Sirach; Kotatko, Saico, Andre Waitzer; Karl Engelbogen, Garrett, J Finlay, Hans Petersen, Thomas, Joe Lachman, Ross McKenzie. [14 names]Goal: Buissink
Saturday, May 18, 1957. Showgrounds, Ascot Vale.
Juventus
Nerino Viti; John Picinich, Remo Guardiani, Vida Kassai, Romano Saico, Ferenc Locatos,Tony Novaselich, Joe Plateo, Saico, Imre Toth, Parlatoni, Weinber, Walter Zavatier. [13 names]
Goals: Aranyi x 3, Bottari
4-0Box Hill
Bill Stow; Van Der Piet, Wally Patterson; Nelson, J McLeod, McLellan; T White, Henigan, Morrow, Bill Tester, Celms. Res: Paton, Slaats.
Saturday, May 18, 1957. Campbell Reserve, Coburg.
Moreland
Norm Hobson; McColl, G Innard; Kyle, Laurie Stott, Tony Goodman; Dave Oxton, Don Hodgson, Not named, Frank Loughran, Jack Wilson.
Goals: Wilson x 2, Loughran x 2
4-2Slavia-Port Melbourne
Ray Barotajs; Adam Terek, Vacirca; Alex Glennie, Petherick, Harry Reinbold; Bill Bell, Gary Gottschlich, Billy Cook, Joe Gottesman, Bill Copeland, John Dickson. [12 names]
Goals: Armstrong, Harry Reinbold
Saturday, May 18, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Wilhelmina
Joe Ruyter; Waldeck, Cor Mathyssen; Remmers, Raatjes, Olifiers; Sloothaak, Arie Luyten, Rein Yntema, Mike de Bruyckere, Peter Schipperheyn, van Dyck. [12 names]
Goals: Yntema, Schipperheyn
2-3JUST
Emio Lucian; Josef Brenner, Luja Gungl; Apologno, Tony Vella, George Rakic, Joe Jakus, Kolaric; Lolly Vella, Pepe Cubero, Walter Ardner, Linaro, Teuben, Peter Vidovic. [14 names]
Goals: Vella pk, Cubero, Vidovic
Sunday, May 19, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Hakoah
Aldo Vitti or Hans Van Egmond; Tom Jack, David McIntosh; Syd Thomas, Harry Sutherland, Bill Harburn; Johann Neuhold, Aldo Sacco, Carroll, Bill Blackley, Ralph Piercy, Reicheneider, Eggler. [14 names]
Goals: Eggler x 2, Sacco, Johann Neuhold
4-0Maribyrnong-Polonia
John Slade; Henry Capobus, Bob Zablocki, Henry Jakubowski; Stan Plekan, Johnny Pedzimaz, Bill Lawrie; Bob Wemyss, Czerkaski, Tony Rubini, von Nagy, Bob Strahan, Swoboda, Frank Schwartz. [14 names]
Round Ten
Saturday, June 1, 1957. Dendy St Reserve, East Brighton.
Brighton
Goals: Buissink x 2, Lachman x 2, McKenzie
5-2Box Hill
Goals: Hanigan, Other scorer not known
Saturday, June 1, 1957. Corio Oval, Eastern Park, Geelong East.
Geelong
Goal: Boz
1-1Wilhelmina
Goal: Schiperheyn
Saturday, June 1, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Hakoah
Goals: Petersen x 2, Eggler, Johann Neuhold
4-2JUST
Goals: Vidovic, Cubero
Saturday, June 1, 1957. Showgrounds, Ascot Vale.
Juventus
Goal: Plateo
1-2Slavia-Port Melbourne
Goals: Bell, Glennie
Saturday, June 1, 1957. Campbell Reserve, Coburg.
Moreland
Goal: Scorer not known
1-1Maribyrnong-Polonia
Goal: Scorer not known
Round Eleven
Saturday, June 8, 1957. Surrey Park, Box Hill.
Box Hill
Goal: Slaats
1-2Geelong
Goals: Trentini, Scalamera
Saturday, June 8, 1957. Showgrounds, Ascot Vale.
JUST
Goals: Teuben, Strahan, Cubero
3-2Moreland
Goals: Oxton, Godding
Saturday, June 8, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Maribyrnong-Polonia
Goal: von Nagy
1-0Juventus
Saturday, June 8, 1957. Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne.
Slavia-Port Melbourne 0-1Brighton
Goal: Buissink
Saturday, June 8, 1957. Hawthorn South Reserve, Gardiner.
Wilhelmina
Goals: Yntema, Own goal
2-3Hakoah
Goals: Eggler x 2, Petersen
Round Twelve
Saturday, June 29, 1957. Elsternwick Park, Elwood.
Brighton
Arthur Scott, Williamson, J Finlay, Cullen, Sirach, McArthur, Alexander, Andre Waitzer, Joe Lachman, J Garrett, Buissink, Ross McKenzie, Thomas. [13 names]
0-5Maribyrnong-Polonia
Steve Czauderna; Henry Capobus, Bob Zablocki, Henry Jakubowski, Stan Plekan, Johnny Pedzimaz, Czerkaski, von Nagy, Bob Strahan, Swoboda, Frank Schwartz, Jim Johnson.
Goals: von nagy x 2, Carroll x 2, Baumgarten
Saturday, June 29, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Geelong
Penzo; Gennari, Sabidussi; Pangrazio, Salvalaggio, Spaziani; Anderson, Igor Scalamera, Ermes Boz, Tognon, Aldo Trentini. Res: Varasso.
Goals: Varasso, Trentini
2-2Hakoah
Aldo Vitti or Hans Van Egmond; Tom Jack, David McIntosh; SydThomas, Harry Sutherland, Bill Harburn, Johann Neuhold, Aldo Sacco, Bill Blackley, Ralph Piercy, Reicheneider, Eggler. [13 names]
Goals: Blackley, Petersen
Saturday, June 29, 1957. Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne.
Slavia-Port Melbourne
Ray Barotajs; Adam Terek; Vacirca; Alex Glennie, Petherick, Harry Reinbold; Bill Bell, Gary Gottschlich, Joe Gottesman, Bill Copeland, Hubert Majer.
Goal: Bell
1-1Box Hill
Scharf; Van Der Piet, Wally Patterson; Morrow, J McLeod, Nelson ; McLellan, T White, A McCulloch, Hanigan, Celms. Res: van der Berg, Slaats.
Goal: McCulloch
Saturday, June 29, 1957. Hawthorn South Reserve, Gardiner.
Wilhelmina
Joe Ruyter; Sloothaak, Bill Westerveld; Cor Mathyssen, Remmers, Olifiers; Waldeck, Peter Schipperheyn, Mike de Bruyckere, Rein Yntema, Van Dinther.
Goals: Schipperheyn x 2, de Bruyckere, Huygen
4-7Moreland
Norm Hobson; McColl, G Innard; McKee, Laurie Stott, Tony Goodman; Dave Oxton, Don Hodgson, Godding, Frank Loughran, Ted Smith.
Goals: Oxton x 2, Hodgson x 2, Tannahill, Smith, Loughran
Sunday, June 30, 1957. Att: 6,350. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Juventus
Nerino Viti, John Picinich, Remo Guardiani, Vida Kassai, Romano Saico, Ferenc Locatos,Tony Novaselich, Joe Plateo, Saico, Parlatoni, Weinber, Bottari, Aranyi. [13 names]
Goals: Aranyi x 2, Picinich, Bressan
4-2JUST
Emio Lucian or Dobrilovic; Josef Brenner, Luja Gungl; Joe Jakus, Rakic, Tony Vella; Lolly Vella, Pepe Cubero, Peter Vidovic, Linaro, Teuben.
Goals: Vidovic, Cubero
Round Thirteen
Saturday, July 6, 1957. Campbell Reserve, Coburg.
Maribyrnong-Polonia
Goals: Scorers not known
3-1Box Hill
Goal: Scorer not known
Saturday, July 6, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Slavia-Port Melbourne
Goals: Scorers not known
5-2Geelong
Goals: Scorers not known
Saturday, September 14, 1957. Middle Park.
Hakoah
Goal: Scorer not known
1-2Moreland
Goals: Scorers not known
Saturday, September 14, 1957. Showgrounds, Ascot Vale.
JUST
Goal: Scorer not known
1-1Brighton
Goal: Scorer not known
Saturday, September 14, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Wilhelmina
Goals: Schipperheyn x 3, Westerveld pk, de Bruyckere
5-1Juventus
Goal: Own goal
Round Fourteen
Saturday, July 20, 1957. Surrey Park, Box Hill.
Box Hill
Goal: McCulloch
1-1JUST
Goal: Strahan
Saturday, July 20, 1957. Elsternwick Park, Elwood.
Brighton
Goals: Lachman x 2, Finlay, Buissink
4-2Wilhelmina
Goals: Luyten, Bakens
Saturday, July 20, 1957. Showgrounds, Ascot Vale.
Juventus
Goals: Aranyi, Saico, Brennan
3-1Hakoah
Goal: Eggler
Saturday, July 20, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Moreland
Norm Hobson; McColl, G Innard; Tony Goodman, Laurie Stott, McKee or Kyle ; Dave Oxton, Don Hodgson, Jack Wilson, Frank Loughran, Ted Smith. Res: Godding.
Goals: Godding, Wilson
2-4Geelong
Penzo; Gennari, Sabidussi; Pangrazio, Salvalaggio, Serge Bassi; Aldo Trentini, Igor Scalamera, Ermes Boz, Tognon, Zavatier. Res: Varasso.
Goals: Varasso x 2, Tognon, Zavatier
Saturday, September 14, 1957. Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne.
Slavia-Port Melbourne
Goals: Scorers not known
2-0Maribyrnong-Polonia
Round Fifteen
Saturday, July 27, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Geelong
Goals: Trentini x 2
2-3Maribyrnong-Polonia
Goals: Brunnbauer x 2, Schwartz
Saturday, July 27, 1957. Middle Park.
Hakoah
Goals: Thomas, Vivoli
2-2Brighton
Goals: Buissink, Lachman
Saturday, July 27, 1957. Showgrounds, Ascot Vale.
JUST
Goals: Nemeth x 2, Vidovic x 2, Vella
5-1Slavia-Port Melbourne
Goal: Bell
Saturday, July 27, 1957. Hawthorn South Reserve, Gardiner.
Wilhelmina
Goals: Schipperheyn x 2, Luyten, de Bruyckere, Westerveld
5-1Box Hill
Goal: Slaats
Sunday, July 28, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Moreland
Goal: Hodgson
1-0Juventus
Round Sixteen
Saturday, August 18, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Geelong
Line up included: Pangrazio (sent off) & Salvalaggio (sent off).
0-7JUST
Goals: Vidovic x 3, Nemeth x 2, Malenovic, Vella pk
Saturday, August 18, 1957. Middle Park.
Hakoah
Goals: Petersen x 2, Eggler
3-2Slavia-Port Melbourne
Goals: Bell, Petherick
Saturday, August 18, 1957. Showgrounds, Ascot Vale.
Juventus
Goals: Guardiani, Bottari
2-2Brighton
Goals: Buissink x 2
Saturday, August 18, 1957. Campbell Reserve, Coburg.
Moreland
Goals: Hodgson, Oxton
2-0Box Hill
Saturday, August 18, 1957. Hawthorn South Reserve, Gardiner.
Wilhelmina
Goals: Westerveld, Bakens, Schipperheyn, de Bruyckere
4-3Maribyrnong-Polonia
Goals: Wemyss, Schwartz, Own goal
Round Seventeen
Saturday, August 25, 1957. Surrey Park, Box Hill.
Box Hill
Goal: McCulloch
1-1Juventus
Goal: Bottari
Saturday, August 25, 1957. Showgrounds, Ascot Vale.
JUST
Goals: Vidovic x 3
3-2Wilhelmina
Goals: de Bruyckere, Westerveld
Saturday, August 25, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Maribyrnong-Polonia
Goals: Brunnbauer x 2
2-0Hakoah
Saturday, August 25, 1957. Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne.
Slavia-Port Melbourne
Goals: Copeland x 2
2-2Moreland
Goals: Hodgson, Wilson
Sunday, August 26, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Brighton
Goal: Brady
1-2Geelong
Goals: Varasso, Boz
Round Eighteen
Saturday, August 31, 1957. Surrey Park, Box Hill.
Box Hill 0-4Hakoah
Goals: Scorers not known
Saturday, August 31, 1957. Elsternwick Park, Elwood.
Brighton 0-3Moreland
Goals: Scorers not known
Saturday, August 31, 1957. Showgrounds, Ascot Vale.
Juventus
Goal: Scorer not known
1-1Geelong
Goal: Scorer not known
Saturday, August 31, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Maribyrnong-Polonia
Goals: von Nagy, Brunnbauer pk, Carroll, Other scorers not known
5-2JUST
Goals: L Vella pk, Vidovic
Saturday, August 31, 1957. Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne.
Slavia-Port Melbourne
Goals: Scorers not known
2-1Wilhelmina
Goal: Scorer not known