1971 State League Cup Results

written by John Punshon
Sources: The Age, VSF Year Book 1972


The State League Cup was a post-season round robin tournament involving the top four teams.

Home Team v Away Team
Round One
Sunday, October 17, 1971.
Footscray JUST 0 - 2 Croatia
Goals: Vojtek 15, Kuzilek 67
Sunday, October 17, 1971. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
South Melbourne Hellas
Goals: Armstrong 62 pk Clarke 66
2 - 0 Melbourne
Round Two
Sunday, October 24, 1971. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Croatia
Goal: Kuzilek 75
1 - 0 Melbourne
Sunday, October 24, 1971. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Footscray JUST
Goal: Zoraja 80
1 - 1 South Melbourne Hellas
Goal: Armstrong
Round Three
Sunday, October 31, 1971. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Footscray JUST
Goals: Zoraja x 3, Rujevic
4 - - Melbourne
Sunday, October 31, 1971. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
South Melbourne Hellas
Goals: Mandalis, Gorrie x 2, Bedford, Clarke
5 - 1 Croatia
Goal: Gunn) Att: 5,500.
1971 State League Cup Final
Sunday, November 14, 1971. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Croatia
Goals: Kuzilek, Ivanovic, Adlam
3 - 2 South Melbourne Hellas
Goals: Armstrong pen, Cassidy