| 1961 Laidlaw "World" Cup Results |
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Written by John Punshon
Sources: The Age, Il Globo, Neos Kosmos, Neue Welt, Soccer News, The Sun.
If you can provide additional information or assist with corrections, please contact John Punshon.
| Home Team | v | Away Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round One | ||||
| Sunday, May 14, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. | ||||
| Ukraine | 0 | - | 4 | Holland Line-up included: Mike De Bruyckere, Frank Stoffels, Henni Van Der Linde, Van Rooyen. Goals: De Bruyckere, Stoffels, Van Der Linde, Van Rooyen |
| Sunday, May 14, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. | ||||
| Hungary | 0 | - | 1 | Poland Line-up included: Wujo Maruszkiewicz. Goal: Maruszkiewicz |
| Sunday, May 21, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 4,500 (dh). | ||||
| Germany Line-up included: Wolfgang Schumacher, Matze Landherr. Goals: Schumacher, Landherr After extra time |
2 | - | 1 | Australia Line-up included: Ted Smith. Goal: Smith After extra time |
| Sunday, May 21, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 4,500 (dh). | ||||
| Scotland Line-up included: Alec Beattie, Bill Copeland. Goals: Beattie x 2, Copeland |
3 | - | 0 | Austria |
| Sunday, May 28, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. | ||||
| Israel | 0 | - | 7 | Croatia Line-up included: Peter Basic, Zemunik, Anton Brkic, Kammerer, Tognon. Goals: Basic x 2, Zemunik x 2, Brkic, Kammerer, Tognon |
| Sunday, May 28, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. | ||||
| Italy Nerino Viti, John Picinich, Walter Zavattiero, Pepe Cubero, Joe Frangioni, Remo Guardiani, Aldo Vesnaver, Guido Dona, Frank Barbazza, Raffaele Accunzo, Gianni Bressan. | 0 | - | 1 | England Line-up included: Eric Haynes Goal: Haynes |
| Sunday, June 18, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. | ||||
| Yugoslavia | 0 | - | 1 | Ireland Line-up included: Frank Loughran. Goal: Loughran |
| Sunday, August 6, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. | ||||
| Malta After extra time Note: Greece's 1-0 win on June 18 was disallowed when Malta successfully protested that the winning goal was scored after too much extra time was played. |
0 | - | 0 | Greece After extra time Note: Greece's 1-0 win on June 18 was disallowed when Malta successfully protested that the winning goal was scored after too much extra time was played. |
| Round One Replay | ||||
| Sunday, August 13, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. | ||||
| Malta Line-up included: Joe Falzon. Goal: Falzon |
1 | - | 0 | Greece |
| Quarter-Finals | ||||
| Sunday, July 2, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. | ||||
| Poland Line-up included: Roch Dronia, Jackie Dudon, Robert Gronowski. Goals: Dudon, Gronowski, Dronia |
3 | - | 0 | Ireland |
| Sunday, July 2, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. | ||||
| Holland Line-up included: Dick Stobbe, Frank Stoffels. Goals: Stobbe, Stoffels |
2 | - | 0 | England |
| Sunday, August 13, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. | ||||
| Croatia Line-up included: I Djukic. Goal: Djukic |
1 | - | 4 | Germany Dieter Voigt, Ralf Eggert, Faltyn, Kleinert, Franz Marth, Eschker, Wolfgang Schumacher, Matze Landherr, Horst Zielinski, Kurt Goettlicher, W Ladehoff. Res: Harry Reinbold, Werner Bormann, Nueckel. Selected team, Soccer News Goals: Schumacher x 2, Ladehoff x 2 |
| Sunday, August 20, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. | ||||
| Malta | 1 | - | 4 | Scotland Line-up included: Jim Garrett, Tony Vella. Goals: Garrett x 2, T Vella og, Other Scorers Not Known |
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| Saturday, September 2, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. | ||||
| Germany Line-up included: Horst Zielinski. Goal: Zielinski |
1 | - | 5 | Poland Line-up included: Ziggy Gross, Mike Jurecki, Kaz Szygalski. Goals: Jurecki x 2, Gross x 2, Szygalski |
| Saturday, September 9, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. | ||||
| Holland Line-up included: Leo Beerendonk, Mike De Bruyckere. Goals: Beerendonk, De Bruyckere |
2 | - | 0 | Scotland Line-up included: Alec Glennie. |
| Final | ||||
| Saturday, September 16, 1961. Olympic Park, Melbourne. | ||||
| Poland Line-up included: Henry Gronowski, Mike Jurecki, Vic Janczyk, Wujo Maruszkiewicz, Robert Gronowski. Goal: Gronowski After extra time |
1 | - | 0 | Holland Line-up included: Dick Van Alphen, Mike De Bruyckere, . After extra time |
Last updated: 31 August 2020.