1959 Victorian Metropolitan League Division One South Results

written by John Punshon
Sources: Melbourne HSC: The First Twenty-Five Years, VASFA Year Book 1959, VASFA Year Book 1960


This set of results has been compiled by combining the fixtures and home grounds in the 1959 Year Book with the results in the 1960 Year Book. It assumes that the season went according to schedule. Variations, where known, have been noted.

Home TeamvAway Team
Round One
Saturday, April 4, 1959. Elwood Park, Elwood.
Melbourne
Kiss, Szalai, Varju, Drinoczky, Simko, Vajda, Bill Vass, Juhasz, Fekete, Frank Bors, Weinberg. [Melbourne HSC, The First Twenty-Five Years]
Goals: Bors x 3, Weinberg x 2, Vass x 2, Fekete x 2
9-1Prahran City
Saturday, April 4, 1959. Middle Park.
Park Rangers 0-5Brighton
Saturday, April 4, 1959. Burnley Park, Richmond.
Richmond-Alemannia 5-1Yallourn
Saturday, April 4, 1959. Fawkner Park, South Yarra.
South Yarra 0-3Dandenong City
Saturday, April 4, 1959. Yarra Park, Melbourne.
Victoria Police 1-5South Melbourne United
Round Two
Saturday, April 11, 1959. Elsternwick Park, Elwood.
Brighton 7-1Victoria Police
Saturday, April 11, 1959. Dandenong High School, Dandenong.
Dandenong City 2-0Richmond-Alemannia
Saturday, April 11, 1959. Como Park, South Yarra.
Prahran City 4-2Park Rangers
Saturday, April 11, 1959. Middle Park.
South Melbourne United 4-0South Yarra
Saturday, April 11, 1959. Recreation Reserve, Yallourn.
Yallourn 4-7Melbourne
Round Three
Saturday, April 18, 1959. Elwood Park, Elwood.
Melbourne 4-4Dandenong City
Saturday, April 18, 1959. Middle Park.
Park Rangers 2-1Victoria Police
Saturday, April 18, 1959. Burnley Park, Richmond.
Richmond-Alemannia 4-0South Melbourne United
Saturday, April 18, 1959. Fawkner Park, South Yarra.
South Yarra 2-4Brighton
Saturday, April 18, 1959. Recreation Reserve, Yallourn.
Yallourn 5-1Prahran City
Round Four
Saturday, May 2, 1959. Elsternwick Park, Elwood.
Brighton 0-3Richmond-Alemannia
Saturday, May 2, 1959. Dandenong High School, Dandenong.
Dandenong City 1-7Yallourn
Saturday, May 2, 1959. Middle Park.
Park Rangers 2-1South Yarra
Saturday, May 2, 1959. Middle Park.
South Melbourne United 1-3Melbourne
Saturday, May 2, 1959. Yarra Park, Melbourne.
Victoria Police 2-2Prahran City
Round Five
Saturday, May 9, 1959. Elwood Park, Elwood.
Melbourne 8-0Brighton
Saturday, May 9, 1959. Como Park, South Yarra.
Prahran City 3-2Dandenong City
Saturday, May 9, 1959. Burnley Park, Richmond.
Richmond-Alemannia 6-0Park Rangers
Saturday, May 9, 1959. Fawkner Park, South Yarra.
South Yarra 3-1Victoria Police
Saturday, May 9, 1959. Recreation Reserve, Yallourn.
Yallourn 2-0South Melbourne United
Round Six
Saturday, May 16, 1959. Elsternwick Park, Elwood.
Brighton 1-2Yallourn
Saturday, May 16, 1959. Middle Park.
Park Rangers 3-11Melbourne
Saturday, May 16, 1959. Middle Park.
South Melbourne United 7-1Dandenong City
Saturday, May 16, 1959. Fawkner Park, South Yarra.
South Yarra 3-2Prahran City
Saturday, May 16, 1959. Yarra Park, Melbourne.
Victoria Police 0-8Richmond-Alemannia
Round Seven
Saturday, May 23, 1959. Dandenong High School, Dandenong.
Dandenong City 1-3Brighton
Saturday, May 23, 1959. Elwood Park, Elwood.
Melbourne 14-0Victoria Police
Saturday, May 23, 1959. Como Park, South Yarra.
Prahran City 0-2South Melbourne United
Saturday, May 23, 1959. Burnley Park, Richmond.
Richmond-Alemannia 6-0South Yarra
Saturday, May 23, 1959. Recreation Reserve, Yallourn.
Yallourn 0-3Park Rangers
Round Eight
Matches were rescheduled to September 19 because of the Australia v Heart of Midlothian match at Olympic Park on May 30
Saturday, September 19, 1959. Elsternwick Park, Elwood.
Brighton 1-3South Melbourne United
Saturday, September 19, 1959. Middle Park.
Park Rangers 1-5Dandenong City
Saturday, September 19, 1959. Burnley Park, Richmond.
Richmond-Alemannia 5-1Prahran City
Saturday, September 19, 1959. Fawkner Park, South Yarra.
South Yarra 0-1Melbourne
Saturday, September 19, 1959. Yarra Park, Melbourne.
Victoria Police
Walkover to Yallourn
-Yallourn
Walkover to Yallourn
Round Nine
Saturday, June 6, 1959. Dandenong High School, Dandenong.
Dandenong City 7-0Victoria Police
Saturday, June 6, 1959. Elwood Park, Elwood.
Melbourne 3-2Richmond-Alemannia
Saturday, June 6, 1959. Como Park, South Yarra.
Prahran City 1-6Brighton
Saturday, June 6, 1959. Middle Park.
South Melbourne United 4-1Park Rangers
Saturday, June 6, 1959. Recreation Reserve, Yallourn.
Yallourn 6-0South Yarra
Round Ten
Saturday, June 27, 1959. Elsternwick Park, Elwood.
Brighton 2-0Park Rangers
Saturday, June 27, 1959. Dandenong High School, Dandenong.
Dandenong City 7-2South Yarra
Saturday, June 27, 1959. Como Park, South Yarra.
Prahran City 0-5Melbourne
Saturday, June 27, 1959. Middle Park.
South Melbourne United 4-1Victoria Police
Saturday, June 27, 1959. Recreation Reserve, Yallourn.
Yallourn 1-3Richmond-Alemannia
Round Eleven
Saturday, July 4, 1959. Elwood Park, Elwood.
Melbourne 5-2Yallourn
Saturday, July 4, 1959. Middle Park.
Park Rangers 4-0Prahran City
Saturday, July 4, 1959. Burnley Park, Richmond.
Richmond-Alemannia 4-3Dandenong City
Saturday, July 4, 1959. Fawkner Park, South Yarra.
South Yarra
Line-up not known.
3-5South Melbourne United
Line-up included: Billy Guy, Terry Budden & Colin Brady.
Guy, Budden, Brady, Other scorers not known
Saturday, July 4, 1959. Yarra Park, Melbourne.
Victoria Police2-2Brighton
Round Twelve
Saturday, July 18, 1959. Elsternwick Park, Elwood.
Brighton 2-0South Yarra
Saturday, July 18, 1959. Dandenong High School, Dandenong.
Dandenong City 1-9Melbourne
Saturday, July 18, 1959. Como Park, South Yarra.
Prahran City 1-4Yallourn
Saturday, July 18, 1959. Middle Park.
South Melbourne United 2-1Richmond-Alemannia
Saturday, July 18, 1959. Yarra Park, Melbourne.
Victoria Police 4-2Park Rangers
Round Thirteen
Saturday, July 25, 1959. Elwood Park, Elwood.
Melbourne 1-0South Melbourne United
Saturday, July 25, 1959. Como Park, South Yarra.
Prahran City 3-2Victoria Police
Saturday, July 25, 1959. Fawkner Park, South Yarra.
South Yarra 5-3Park Rangers
Saturday, July 25, 1959. Recreation Reserve, Yallourn.
Yallourn 3-1Dandenong City
Date not known. Burnley Park, Richmond.
Richmond-Alemannia 4-2Brighton
Round Fourteen
Saturday, August 8, 1959. Elsternwick Park, Elwood.
Brighton 0-2Melbourne
Saturday, August 8, 1959. Dandenong High School, Dandenong.
Dandenong City 8-1Prahran City
Saturday, August 8, 1959. Middle Park.
Park Rangers 1-9Richmond-Alemannia
Saturday, August 8, 1959. Middle Park.
South Melbourne United 2-2Yallourn
Saturday, August 8, 1959. Yarra Park, Melbourne.
Victoria Police 1-6South Yarra
Round Fifteen
Saturday, August 15, 1959. Elwood Park, Elwood.
Melbourne 6-0Park Rangers
Saturday, August 15, 1959. Como Park, South Yarra.
Prahran City 1-1South Yarra 1
Saturday, August 15, 1959. Burnley Park, Richmond.
Richmond-Alemannia 2-2Victoria Police
Saturday, August 15, 1959. Recreation Reserve, Yallourn.
Yallourn 3-1Brighton
Date not known. Dandenong High School, Dandenong.
Dandenong City
Walkover to South Melbourne United
-South Melbourne United
Walkover to South Melbourne United
Round Sixteen
Saturday, August 29, 1959. Elsternwick Park, Elwood.
Brighton 1-3Dandenong City 3
Saturday, August 29, 1959. Middle Park.
Park Rangers 2-7Yallourn
Saturday, August 29, 1959. Middle Park.
South Melbourne United 2-0Prahran City
Saturday, August 29, 1959. Fawkner Park, South Yarra.
South Yarra 0-2Richmond-Alemannia
Saturday, August 29, 1959. Yarra Park, Melbourne.
Victoria Police 1-3Melbourne
Round Seventeen
Saturday, September 5, 1959. Como Park, South Yarra.
Prahran City 1-7Richmond-Alemannia
Saturday, September 5, 1959. Middle Park.
South Melbourne United 1-1Brighton
Saturday, September 5, 1959. Recreation Reserve, Yallourn.
Yallourn 5-2Victoria Police
Date not known. Dandenong High School, Dandenong.
Dandenong City 4-2Park Rangers
Date not known. Elwood Park, Elwood.
Melbourne 6-0South Yarra
Round Eighteen
Saturday, September 12, 1959. Elsternwick Park, Elwood.
Brighton 2-0Prahran City
Saturday, September 12, 1959. Middle Park.
Park Rangers 2-5South Melbourne United
Saturday, September 12, 1959. Burnley Park, Richmond.
Richmond-Alemannia 0-3Melbourne
Saturday, September 12, 1959. Fawkner Park, South Yarra.
South Yarra 0-1Yallourn
Saturday, September 12, 1959. Yarra Park, Melbourne.
Victoria Police 0-4Dandenong City