written by John Punshon
Source: VSF Year Book 1961

Note: It appears that in the Springvale v Melita match no points were awarded and the result was recorded as a loss to both teams. Hence 77 games were won and 79 lost during the season

Final Table
Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Alexander	18	17	0	1	113	14	34
Trident	18	14	1	3	59	27	29
Olympia St Albans	18	13	1	4	49	26	27
Ringwood United	18	10	3	5	55	40	23
Bendigo United	18	6	4	8	33	61	16
Dutch Soccer Club DSG	18	5	4	9	33	59	14
Springvale Lions	18	5	3	10	23	25	13
Hollandia	18	4	2	12	22	64	10
Waterside Workers Federation	18	2	3	13	18	79	7
Melita	18	1	3	14	20	30	5