1957 Victorian Division Two Results

written by John Punshon
Sources: The Record (South Melbourne), Soccer News (a few issues only), The Sunshine Advocate, VASFA Year Book 1957, VASFA Year Book 1958


This set of results has been compiled by combining the fixtures and home ground details from the VASFA 1957 Yearbook with the results in the 1958 Year Book. Rescheduled games, where known, have been included.

The line-ups on this page are those that appeared in Soccer News, The Sunshine Advocate and The Record

Home TeamvAway Team
Round One
Saturday, March 30, 1957. Como Park, South Yarra.
Prahran City 2 - 5 Richmond-Allemania
Saturday, March 30, 1957. Middle Park.
South Melbourne United
Charlie Camilleri, Bruce Forsyth, Bert Neill, Bill Annersley, Alan Thompson, Billy Guy, Don Jordon, Terry Budgen, Graeme James, Colin Macleod, Ray Eagleton.
Goals: Budgen, James
2 - 1 George Cross
Saturday, March 30, 1957. Fawkner Park, South Yarra.
South Yarra 2 - 9 Yallourn
Saturday, March 30, 1957. Sunshine Park, Sunshine.
Sunshine City
N Boudrie, Sweeney, J Reid, Logan, Henderson, Durkin, Reddy, Gerry Murphy, Currell, Guynen, Docksey.
0 - 0 Preston
Saturday, September 7, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Hellenic 5 - 1 Footscray City
Round Two
Saturday, April 6, 1957. Henry Turner, Reserve, Footscray.
Footscray City 0 - 1 South Melbourne United
Charlie Camilleri, Mike McAvoy, Bert Neill, Bill Annersley, Alan Thompson, Billy Guy, Don Jordon, Archie Elder, Graeme James, Colin Macleod, Ray Eagleton.
Saturday, April 6, 1957. Princes Park, Carlton.
George Cross 4 - 0 South Yarra
Saturday, April 6, 1957. Preston Technical School, Preston.
Preston 3 - 1 Prahran City
Saturday, April 6, 1957. Survey Park, Richmond.
Richmond-Allemania 0 - 1 Hellenic
Saturday, April 6, 1957. Recreation Reserve, Yallourn.
Yallourn
Goals: Bathgate, Saxelby, Other scorer not known
3 - 1 Sunshine City
Alexion, Sweeney, J Reid, Currell, Henderson, Durkin, Reddy, Logan, Van Liempd, Gerry Murphy, Docksey.
Goal: Currell
Round Three
Saturday, April 13, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Hellenic 1 - 3 South Melbourne United
Charlie Camilleri, Ray Eagleton, Bert Neill, Bill Annersley, Alan Thompson, Billy Guy, Don Jordon, Terry Budgen, Ewan Denny, Graeme James, Colin Macleod.
Goals: Denny x 3
Saturday, April 13, 1957. Como Park, South Yarra.
Prahran City 1 - 1 Yallourn
Saturday, April 13, 195
Preston 2 - 1 Richmond-Allemania
Saturday, April 13, 1957. Fawkner Park, South Yarra.
South Yarra 1 - 3 Footscray City
Saturday, April 13, 1957. Sunshine Park, Sunshine.
Sunshine City
Alexion, Sweeney, J Reid, Currell, Henderson, Durkin, Reddy, Logan, Van Liempd, Gerry Murphy, Docksey.
0 - 1 George Cross
Dal Mannering; Gruppetta, Derek Jays; D'Amato, Farrugia, Peter Hathaway; Catania, Muscat, Zammit, Cachia, Debono.
Round Four
Saturday, April 20, 1957. Henry Turner, Reserve, Footscray.
Footscray City 2 - 2 Sunshine City
Foley, Gstrein, J Reid, Logan, Henderson, Currell, Van Kuyk, Gerry Murphy, Pilkington, Sweeney, Docksey.
Goals: Docksey, Murphy
Saturday, April 20, 1957. Princes Park, Carlton.
George Cross 3 - 1 Prahran City
Saturday, April 20, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Hellenic 1 - 2 South Yarra
Saturday, April 20, 1957. Middle Park.
South Melbourne United
Charlie Camilleri, Ray Eagleton, Bert Neill, Bill Annersley, Alan Thompson, Billy Guy, Don Jordon, Terry Budgen, Ewan Denny, Colin Macleod, Graeme James.
3 - 1 Richmond-Allemania
Saturday, April 20, 1957. Recreation Reserve, Yallourn.
Yallourn 2 - 1 Preston
Round Five
Monday, April 22, 1957. Como Park, South Yarra.
Prahran City 3 - 2 Footscray City
Monday, April 22, 195
Preston 2 - 4 George Cross
Monday, April 22, 1957. Survey Park, Richmond.
Richmond-Allemania 1 - 1 Yallourn
Monday, April 22, 1957. Fawkner Park, South Yarra.
South Yarra 0 - 1 South Melbourne United
Charlie Camilleri, Ray Eagleton, Bert Neill, Bill Annersley, Alan Thompson, Max James, Don Jordon, Terry Budgen, Ewan Denny, Colin Macleod, Graeme James, Bob Ritchie. [12 names]
Monday, April 22, 1957. Sunshine Park, Sunshine.
Sunshine City
Goals: Murphy, Currell
2 - 3 Hellenic
Round Six
Saturday, April 27, 1957. Henry Turner, Reserve, Footscray.
Footscray City 0 - 5 Preston
Saturday, April 27, 1957. Princes Park, Carlton.
George Cross 2 - 1 Yallourn
Saturday, April 27, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Hellenic 1 - 2 Prahran City
Saturday, April 27, 1957. Middle Park.
South Melbourne United
Charlie Camilleri; Ray Eagleton, Bert Neill, Max James; Bill Annersley, Alan Thompson, Billy Guy; Graeme James, Terry Bugden, Bob Ritchie, Ewan Denny, Colin Macleod, Don Jordon. [13 names]
Goals:Denny, Budgen, Macleod, Jordon
4 - 2 Sunshine City
Alexion, Sweeney, J Reid, Logan, Henderson, Durkin, Reddy, Gerry Murphy, Currell, Pilkington, Hazler.
Goals: Durkin, Currell
Saturday, April 27, 1957. Fawkner Park, South Yarra.
South Yarra 1 - 3 Richmond-Allemania
Round Seven
Saturday, May 4, 1957. Como Park, South Yarra.
Prahran City 1 - 1 South Melbourne United
Charlie Camilleri; Ray Eagleton, Bert Neill, Max James; Bill Annersley, Alan Thompson, Bill Williams; Graeme James, Terry Bugden, Bob Ritchie, Ewan Denny, Colin Macleod, Don Jordon. [13 names]
Goals: G James
Saturday, May 4, 1957. Preston Technical School, Preston.
Preston
Bugeja; Schranz, Herrin; Black, Henderson, Rabel; Frost, Noy, Brunnbauer, Cunningham, Berner, Vesnaver. [12 names]
1 - 3 Hellenic
Saturday, May 4, 1957. Survey Park, Richmond.
Richmond-Allemania
Pfeiffer; Spieth, Wenzlaff; Duerboeck, Engler, Stramm; Folk, Stegner, Bieg, Meyer, Aldershulte.
0 - 0 George Cross
Dal Mannering; Derek Jays, Gruppetta; DčAmato, Farrugia, Peter Hathaway; Catania, Muscat, Zammit, Cachia, Debono. Res: Catania.
Saturday, May 4, 1957. Sunshine Park, Sunshine.
Sunshine City
N Boudrie, Sweeney, J Reid, Logan, Henderson, Durkin, Reddy, Gerry Murphy, Currell, Pilkington, Docksey.
Goals: Pilkington, Murphy
2 - 1 South Yarra
Campbell, Pringle, Bain, Nicholls, Gibbon, Westley, Grant, Curran, OčNeill, Wallace, Bolton.
Goal: Wallace
Saturday, May 4, 1957. Recreation Reserve, Yallourn.
Yallourn 3 - 3 Footscray City
Round Eight
Saturday, May 11, 1957. Henry Turner, Reserve, Footscray.
Footscray City 0 - 3 George Cross
Saturday, May 11, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Hellenic 3 - 2 Yallourn
Saturday, May 11, 1957. Middle Park.
South Melbourne United
Charlie Camilleri; Ray Eagleton, Max James; Bruce Forsyth, Bill Annersley, Billy Guy, Alan Thompson; Graeme James, Terry Bugden, Bob Ritchie, Ewan Denny, Colin Macleod, Don Jordon. [13 names]
2 - 2 Preston
Saturday, May 11, 1957. Fawkner Park, South Yarra.
South Yarra 2 - 4 Prahran City
Saturday, May 11, 1957. Sunshine Park, Sunshine.
Sunshine City
N Boudrie, Sweeney, J Reid, Logan, Henderson, Durkin, Reddy, Gerry Murphy, Docksey, Allan, Clarke.
Goal: Murphy
1 - 2 Richmond-Allemania
Round Nine
Saturday, May 18, 1957. Princes Park, Carlton.
George Cross
Dal Mannering; Derek Jays, Gruppetta; DčAmato, Farrugia, Peter Hathaway; Catania, Muscat, Zammit, Cachia, Debono. Res: Catania.
3 - 1 Hellenic
Saturday, May 18, 1957. Como Park, South Yarra.
Prahran City
Brown; Morgan, Hoolahan; Zugmeister, Ralph Walker, Sturgeon; Fair, Vic Carter, Davidson, Blewitt, Yates. Res: Bolton.
1 - 2 Sunshine City
N Boudrie, Whitmore, J Reid, Logan, Henderson, Currell, Reddy, Gerry Murphy, Evans, Durkin, Denison. Res: J Lange.
Saturday, May 18, 1957. Preston Technical School, Preston.
Preston
Bugeja; Schranz, Henderson; Brim, Norm Burgoyne, Rabel; Cunningham, Noy, Brunnbauer, Kopfschar, Berner. Res: Black.
4 - 1 South Yarra
Saturday, May 18, 1957. Survey Park, Richmond.
Richmond-Allemania
Pfeiffer; Bieg, Wenzlaff; Duerboeck, Engler, Stramm; Folk, Stegner, Tony Jurkowsky, Fred Stefanon, Aldershulte.
5 - 2 Footscray City
Pissani or Kempelman; Macintosh, Baker; Randall, Hamilton, McFadden; Whitehouse, Weston, Reilly, McLeod, Rice. Res: Middlemiss.
Saturday, May 18, 1957. Recreation Reserve, Yallourn.
Yallourn
Blunt; J Saxelby, Stephens; Weir, Porritt, Lichtnecker; Lobley, McLean, Machen, H Saxelby, Ostlund.
4 - 2 South Melbourne United
Charlie Camilleri; Bill Williams, Ray Eagleton, Max James, Alan Thompson, Billy Guy, Bill Annersley; Graeme James, Terry Bugden, Ewan Denny, Colin Macleod, Bob Ritchie, Don Jordon. [13 names]
Round Ten
Saturday, June 1, 1957. Henry Turner, Reserve, Footscray.
Footscray City 2 - 4 Hellenic
Saturday, June 1, 1957. Princes Park, Carlton. Referee: Emil Hecht.
George Cross 0 - 1 South Melbourne United
Charlie Camilleri; Bruce Forsyth, Ray Eagleton, Max James; Alan Thompson, Billy Guy, Bill Annersley; Don Jordon, Colin Macleod, Ewan Denny, Terry Bugden, Graeme James. [12 names]
Goal: Jordon
Saturday, June 1, 1957. Survey Park, Richmond.
Richmond-Allemania 1 - 0 Prahran City
Saturday, June 1, 1957. Recreation Reserve, Yallourn.
Yallourn 4 - 0 South Yarra
Saturday, September 14, 1957. Preston Technical School, Preston.
Preston 4 - 0 Sunshine City
Simpson, Gstrein, J Reid, Baker, Henderson, Currell, Pilkington, E Main, Moore, Durkin, D Stirling, Sweeney. [12 names]
Round Eleven
Saturday, June 8, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Hellenic 4 - 0 Richmond-Allemania
Saturday, June 8, 1957. Como Park, South Yarra.
Prahran City 3 - 3 Preston
Saturday, June 8, 1957. Middle Park.
South Melbourne United
Charlie Camilleri; Ray Eagleton, Max James; Alan Thompson, Billy Guy, Bill Annersley; Graeme James, Colin Macleod, Billy Cook, Terry Bugden, Don Jordon, Ewan Denny. [12 names]
Goals: Macleod x 2, Cook, Denny
4 - 0 Footscray City
Saturday, June 8, 1957. Fawkner Park, South Yarra.
South Yarra 1 - 4 George Cross
Saturday, June 8, 1957. Sunshine Park, Sunshine.
Sunshine City
Simpson, Whitmore, J Reid, Logan, Henderson, Durkin, Reddy, Gerry Murphy, Moore, Micky Hope, Currell.
0 - 2 Yallourn
Round Twelve
Saturday, June 29, 1957. Henry Turner, Reserve, Footscray.
Footscray City 4 - 0 South Yarra
Saturday, June 29, 1957. Princes Park, Carlton.
George Cross
Goals: Zammit, Cachia, Catania, Other scorers not known
5 - 1 Sunshine City
Goal: Hazler
Saturday, June 29, 1957. Survey Park, Richmond.
Richmond-Allemania 1 - 1 Preston
Saturday, June 29, 1957. Middle Park.
South Melbourne United
Charlie Camilleri; Max James, Bill Annersley; Alan Thompson, Billy Guy, Graeme James; Billy Cook, Ewen Denny, Colin Macleod, Don Jordon, Terry Budgen.
1 - 3 Hellenic
Saturday, June 29, 1957. Recreation Reserve, Yallourn.
Yallourn 4 - 0 Prahran City
Round Thirteen
Saturday, July 6, 1957. Como Park, South Yarra.
Prahran City 0 - 2 George Cross
Saturday, July 6, 1957. Preston Technical School, Preston.
Preston 1 - 1 Yallourn
Saturday, July 6, 1957. Survey Park, Richmond.
Richmond-Allemania 2 - 1 South Melbourne United
Charlie Camilleri; Max James, Bob Cottrill, Bill Annersley; Alan Thompson, Billy Guy; Andre Dekany, Ewen Denny, Colin Macleod, Graeme James, Don Jordon.
Saturday, July 6, 1957. Fawkner Park, South Yarra.
South Yarra 2 - 9 Hellenic
Saturday, July 6, 1957. Sunshine Park, Sunshine.
Sunshine City
Simpson, Logan, J Reid, Pilkington, Henderson, Currell, Reddy, E Main, Moore, Durkin, Hazler.
Goals: Main, Moore
2 - 2 Footscray City
Goals: Paton, Reilly
Round Fourteen
Saturday, July 20, 1957. Henry Turner, Reserve, Footscray.
Footscray City 1 - 1 Prahran City
Saturday, July 20, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Hellenic 3 - 1 Sunshine City
Simpson, Sweeney, J Reid, Hayden, Henderson, Currell, J Lange, E Main, Baker, Durkin, Hazler.
Goal: Currell
Saturday, July 20, 1957. Middle Park.
South Melbourne United
Goals: Denny x 2, Other scorers not known
4 - 0 South Yarra
Saturday, July 20, 1957. Recreation Reserve, Yallourn.
Yallourn 0 - 1 Richmond-Allemania
Saturday, September 7, 1957. Princes Parkville, Carlton.
George Cross 5 - 0 Preston
Round Fifteen
Saturday, July 27, 1957. Como Park, South Yarra.
Prahran City 0 - 6 Hellenic
Saturday, July 27, 1957. Preston Technical School, Preston.
Preston 3 - 1 Footscray City
Saturday, July 27, 1957. Survey Park, Richmond.
Richmond-Allemania 6 - 3 South Yarra
Saturday, July 27, 1957. Sunshine Park, Sunshine.
Sunshine City
Simpson, Sweeney, J Reid, Hayden, Henderson, Currell, E Boudrie, E Main, Durkin, Moore, Godfrey. Res: Baker.
0 - 2 South Melbourne United
Charlie Camilleri; Ray Eagleton, Alan Thompson; Billy Guy, Tibor Becsi, Szauer; Szucs, Bob Cottrill, Ewen Denny, Colin Macleod, Don Jordon.
Saturday, July 27, 1957. Recreation Reserve, Yallourn.
Yallourn 0 - 0 George Cross
Round Sixteen
Saturday, August 31, 1957. Henry Turner, Reserve, Footscray.
Footscray City 5 - 2 Yallourn
Saturday, August 31, 1957. Princes Park, Carlton.
George Cross 3 - 1 Richmond-Allemania
Saturday, August 31, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Hellenic 1 - 0 Preston
Saturday, August 31, 1957. Middle Park.
South Melbourne United
Charlie Camilleri; Ray Eagleton, Alan Thompson; Bill Annersley, Tibor Becsi, Billy Guy; Bob Cottrill, Syd Mailing, Dave Sharp, Billy Cook, Colin Macleod.
6 - 1 Prahran City
Saturday, August 31, 1957. Fawkner Park, South Yarra.
South Yarra 1 - 5 Sunshine City
Goals: Stirling x 2, Currell, Durkin x 2
Round Seventeen
Saturday, August 17, 1957. Princes Park, Carlton.
George Cross 3 - 1 Footscray City
Saturday, August 17, 1957. Como Park, South Yarra.
Prahran City 3 - 1 South Yarra
Saturday, August 17, 1957. Preston Technical School, Preston.
Preston 2 - 1 South Melbourne United
Charlie Camilleri; Ray Eagleton, Alan Thompson; Bill Annersley, Tibor Becsi, Billy Guy; Don Jordon, Syd Mailing, Ewen Denny, Colin Macleod, Graeme James.
Saturday, August 17, 1957. Survey Park, Richmond.
Richmond-Allemania 2 - 0 Sunshine City
Simpson, Sweeney, J Reid, Baker, Henderson, Currell, E Boudrie, E Main, Moore, Durkin, D Stirling, McCall. [12 names]
Saturday, August 17, 1957. Recreation Reserve, Yallourn.
Yallourn 3 - 2 Hellenic
Round Eighteen
Saturday, August 24, 1957. Henry Turner, Reserve, Footscray.
Footscray City 3 - 5 Richmond-Allemania
Saturday, August 24, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Hellenic 5 - 2 George Cross
Saturday, August 24, 1957. Middle Park.
South Melbourne United
Charlie Camilleri; Ray Eagleton, Alan Thompson; Bill Annersley, Tibor Becsi, Billy Guy; Bob Cottrill, Syd Mailing, Dave Sharp, Billy Cook, Colin Macleod.
Goals: Macleod, Sharp, Cottrill
3 - 1 Yallourn
Saturday, August 24, 1957. Fawkner Park, South Yarra.
South Yarra 3 - 6 Preston
Saturday, August 24, 1957. Sunshine Park, Sunshine.
Sunshine City 4 - 1 Prahran City