1976 Victorian Metroploitan League Division Three Results

written by John Punshon
Sources: Soccer Action, VSF Year Book, 1976

Home Team v Away Team
Round One
Saturday, April 10, 1976. Midland Highway, Geelong.
Bell Park 1 - 3 Port Melbourne
Saturday, April 10, 1976. Coles Reserve, Pascoe Vale.
Coburg 0 - 1 Eltham
Goal: Gooney
Saturday, April 10, 1976. John Cain Memorial Park, Thornbury.
North Carlton 1 - 1 Park Rangers
Goal: Denis Ruecroft
Saturday, April 10, 1976. Como Park, Prahran.
Prahran City
Goal: Sergio Citerella
1 - 0 Chelsea
Saturday, April 10, 1976. RJ Hubbard Reserve, Ringwood.
Ringwood United 2 - 1 Doncaster Rovers
Saturday, April 10, 1976. Recreation Ground, Yallourn.
Yallourn
Goals: Charlie E208Cassar x 2
2 - 3 Moorabbin City
Goals: Dave Owen x 2, Dan Gregory
Round Two
Saturday, April 17, 1976. Edithvale Reserve, Edithvale.
Chelsea 1 - 2 Coburg
Goals: Bob Malcolm x 2
Saturday, April 17, 1976. Donvale Reserve, Donvale.
Doncaster Rovers 0 - 1 Bell Park
Saturday, April 17, 1976. Lower Eltham Park, Eltham.
Eltham 3 - 0 Yallourn
Saturday, April 17, 1976. Brighton High School, Brighton.
Moorabbin City 2 - 1 North Carlton
Saturday, April 17, 1976. No 7 Oval, Albert Park.
Park Rangers
Goals: Denis Ruecroft, Martin White
2 - 1 Ringwood United
Saturday, April 17, 1976. SS Anderson Reserve, Port Melbourne.
Port Melbourne 5 - 2 Prahran City
Goals: Serge Citerella, Delovan de Cerff
Round Three
Saturday, April 24, 1976. Midland Highway, Geelong.
Bell Park 3 - 4 Park Rangers
Saturday, April 24, 1976. Coles Reserve, Pascoe Vale.
Coburg 1 - 4 Port Melbourne
Saturday, April 24, 1976. Lower Eltham Park, Eltham.
Eitham 2 - 3 Moorabbin City
Goals: Dave Owen 46, 48, 85
Saturday, April 24, 1976. Como Park, Prahran.
Prahran City 2 - 2 Doncaster Rovers
Saturday, April 24, 1976. RJ Hubbard Reserve, Ringwood.
Ringwood United 3 - 1 North Carlton
Saturday, April 24, 1976. Recreation Ground, Yallourn.
Yallourn
Goal: Rod Gay
1 - 1 Chelsea
Round Four
Saturday, May 1, 1976. Edithvale Reserve, Edithvale.
Chelsea 1 - 4 Eltham
Saturday, May 1, 1976. Donvale Reserve, Donvale.
Doncaster Rovers 2 - 3 Coburg
Saturday, May 1, 1976. Brighton High School, Brighton.
Moorabbin City
Goals: Steve Thomas, Jimmy Brown
2 - 2 Ringwood United
Goals: J Ryan, Gerry Keuken
Saturday, May 1, 1976. John Cain Memorial Park, Thornbury.
North Carlton 1 - 1 Bell Park
Saturday, May 1, 1976. No 7 Oval, Albert Park.
Park Rangers
Goals: Billy Ashton x 2
2 - 1 Prahran City
Goal: Serge Citerella
Saturday, May 1, 1976. SS Anderson Reserve, Port Melbourne.
Port Melbourne
Goals: Mike Hatzimanouil x 4, Takis Svingos x 2, Nick Lazaridis x 2, George Gadonas, George Karagianis, Other scorer not known
11 - 4 Yallourn
Round Five
Saturday, May 8, 1976. Midland Highway, Geelong.
Bell Park 0 - 1 Ringwood United
Saturday, May 8, 1976. Edithvale Reserve, Edithvale.
Chelsea 0 - 4 Moorabbin City
Goals: Dave Owen x 2, Steve Gregory, Alan Stephens
Saturday, May 8, 1976. Coles Reserve, Pascoe Vale.
Coburg 3 - 0 Park Rangers
Saturday, May 8, 1976. Lower Eltham Park, Eltham.
Eltham 1 - 1 Port Melbourne
Saturday, May 8, 1976. Como Park, Prahran.
Prahran City
Goals: Rowland Sowerby, Dave Breslin, Serge Citerella
3 - 4 North Carlton
Saturday, May 8, 1976. Recreation Ground, Yallourn.
Yallourn 5 - 1 Doncaster Rovers
Round Six
Saturday, May 15, 1976. Donvale Reserve, Donvale.
Doncaster Rovers 0 - 2 Eltham
Saturday, May 15, 1976. Brighton High School, Brighton.
Moorabbin City
Goal: Steve Gregory
1 - 2 Bell Park
Goals: G Munoz, Own goal
Saturday, May 15, 1976. John Cain Memorial Park, Thornbury.
North Carlton 1 - 0 Coburg
Saturday, May 15, 1976. No 7 Oval, Albert Park.
Park Rangers 0 - 1 Yallourn
Saturday, May 15, 1976. SS Anderson Reserve, Port Melbourne.
Port Melbourne 0 - 1 Chelsea
Goal: Jimmy Logan 60
Saturday, May 15, 1976. RJ Hubbard Reserve, Ringwood.
Ringwood United
Goal: Terry Casey
1 - 3 Prahran City
Goals: Benny de Bruyckere og, Stan Bennett x 2
Round Seven
Saturday, May 22, 1976. Edithvale Reserve, Edithvale.
Chelsea
Goals: Ray Goodman, Jimmy Logan
2 - 1 Doncaster Rovers
Saturday, May 22, 1976. Coles Reserve, Pascoe Vale.
Coburg
Goals: Bobby Malcolm x 2
2 - 2 Ringwood United
Goals: Gerry Keuken, Tom Gibson
Saturday, May 22, 1976. Lower Eltham Park, Eltham.
Eltham
Goals: Les Gooney 2, Other scorers not known
4 - 3 Park Rangers
Goals: Martin White, Dennis Ruecroft, John Myles
Saturday, May 22, 1976. SS Anderson Reserve, Port Melbourne.
Port Melbourne 2 - 1 Moorabbin City
Goal: Peter Crawford
Saturday, May 22, 1976. Como Park, Prahran.
Prahran City
Goals: Rowland Sowerby
1 - 1 Bell Park
Saturday, May 22, 1976. Recreation Ground, Yallourn.
Yallourn
Goals: Charlie Cassar 3, John Reddiex, Own goal, Rod Gay
6 - 3 North Carlton
Round Eight
Saturday, May 29, 1976. Midland Highway, Geelong.
Bell Park 2 - 1 Coburg
Saturday, May 29, 1976. Donvale Reserve, Donvale.
Doncaster Rovers 1 - 2 Port Melbourne
Saturday, May 29, 1976. Brighton High School, Brighton.
Moorabbin City
Goal: Dave Owen
1 - 3 Prahran City
Goals: Sergio Citerella x 3
Saturday, May 29, 1976. John Cain Memorial Park, Thornbury.
North Carlton 0 - 2 Eltham
Saturday, May 29, 1976. No 7 Oval, Albert Park.
Park Rangers
Goals: Martin White, Robin Parsons
2 - 1 Chelsea
Saturday, May 29, 1976. RJ Hubbard Reserve, Ringwood.
Ringwood United
Goals: Kas Luyten 2, Gerry Keuken, John Dalton, Own goal
5 - 3 Yallourn
Goals: Charlie Cassar x 3
Round Nine
Saturday, June 5, 1976. Edithvale Reserve, Edithvale.
Chelsea 0 - 6 North Carlton
Saturday, June 5, 1976. Coles Reserve, Pascoe Vale.
Coburg 0 - 0 Prahran City
Saturday, June 5, 1976. Donvale Reserve, Donvale.
Doncaster Rovers
Goals: W Podlewski, R Forsyth, Other scorers not known
4 - 2 Moorabbin City
Goals: Dave Owen x 2 inc pk
Saturday, June 5, 1976. Lower Eltham Park, Eltham.
Eltham 1 - 1 Ringwood United
Saturday, June 5, 1976. SS Anderson Reserve, Port Melbourne.
Port Melbourne 2 - 0 Park Rangers
Saturday, June 5, 1976. Recreation Ground, Yallourn.
Yallourn 2 - 2 Bell Park
Round Ten
Saturday, June 12, 1976. Midland Highway, Geelong.
Bell Park 3 - 1 Eltham
Saturday, June 12, 1976. Brighton High School, Brighton.
Moorabbin City 1 - 3 Coburg
Saturday, June 12, 1976. John Cain Memorial Park, Thornbury.
North Carlton 3 - 1 Port Melbourne
Saturday, June 12, 1976. No 7 Oval, Albert Park.
Park Rangers
Goals: Hall, Billy Ashton
2 - 2 Doncaster Rovers
Goals: Marcus Clarke og, Other scorer not known
Saturday, June 12, 1976. Como Park, Prahran.
Prahran City
Goals: Donovan de Cerff, Stan Bennett, Sergio Citerella
3 - 1 Yallourn
Goal: Paul Howes og
Saturday, June 12, 1976. RJ Hubbard Reserve, Ringwood.
Ringwood United
Goal: Terry Casey
1 - 3 Chelsea
Goals: Jimmy Logan x 2, Steve Taylor
Round Eleven
Saturday, June 19, 1976. Edithvale Reserve, Edithvale.
Chelsea
Goals: Jim Logan, John Irvine
2 - 2 Bell Park
Saturday, June 19, 1976. Donvale Reserve, Donvale.
Doncaster Rovers 1 - 3 North Carlton
Saturday, June 19, 1976. Lower Eltham Park, Eltham.
Eltham 1 - 2 Prahran City
Goals: Ron Brown, Serge Citerella
Saturday, June 19, 1976. Brighton High School, Brighton.
Moorabbin City
Goal: Alan Stephens
1 - 0 Park Rangers
Saturday, June 19, 1976. SS Anderson Reserve, Port Melbourne.
Port Melbourne 3 - 0 Ringwood United
Saturday, June 19, 1976. Recreation Ground, Yallourn.
Yallourn 1 - 3 Coburg
Round Twelve
Saturday, June 26, 1976. Edithvale Reserve, Edithvale.
Chelsea 0 - 2 Prahran City
Goals: Stan Bennett x 2
Saturday, June 26, 1976. Donvale Reserve, Donvale.
Doncaster Rovers 0 - 0 Ringwood United
Saturday, June 26, 1976. Lower Elth 0am Park, Eltham.
Eltham 4 - 0 Coburg
Saturday, June 26, 1976. Brighton High School, Brighton.
Moorabbin City
Goals: Dave Owen, Peter Crawford
2 - 1 Yallourn
Goal: Charlie Cassar
Saturday, June 26, 1976. No 7 Oval, Albert Park.
Park Rangers 0 - 2 North Carlton
Saturday, June 26, 1976. .
Port Melbourne 2 - 2 Bell Park
Round Thirteen
Saturday, July 3, 1976. Midland Highway, Geelong.
Bell Park 4 - 1 Doncaster Rovers
Saturday, July 3, 1976. Coles Reserve, Pascoe Vale.
Coburg 1 - 0 Chelsea
Saturday, July 3, 1976. John Cain Memorial Park, Thornbury.
North Carlton 3 - 1 Moorabbin City
Saturday, July 3, 1976. Como Park, Prahran.
Prahran City
Goals: Stan Bennett x 2, Serge Citerella
3 - 3 Port Melbourne
Goals: Nick Lazaridis x E2652, Trantasilides
Saturday, July 3, 1976. RJ Hubbard Reserve, Ringwood.
Ringwood United 1 - 3 Park Rangers
Goals: Bob Glen, Dennis Ruecroft, John Buchan
Saturday, July 3, 1976. Recreation Ground, Yallourn.
Yallourn 1 - 3 Eltham
Round Fourteen
Saturday, July 10, 1976. Edithvale Reserve, Edithvale.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Yallourn
Saturday, July 10, 1976. Donvale Reserve, Donvale.
Doncaster Rovers 0 - 1 Prahran City
Goal: Ron Brown
Saturday, July 10, 1976. Brighton High School, Brighton.
Moorabbin City 1 - 2 Eltham
Saturday, July 10, 1976. John Cain Memorial Park, Thornbury.
North Carlton 2 - 0 Ringwood United
Saturday, July 10, 1976. No 7 Oval, Albert Park.
Park Rangers 0 - 2 Bell Park
Saturday, July 10, 1976. SS Anderson Reserve, Port Melbourne.
Port Melbourne 3 - 1 Coburg
Round Fifteen
Saturday, July 17, 1976. Midland Highway, Geelong.
Bell Park 2 - 1 North Carlton
Saturday, July 17, 1976. Coles Reserve, Pascoe Vale.
Coburg 1 - 1 Doncaster Rovers
Saturday, July 17, 1976. Lower Eltham Park, Eltham.
Eltham 3 - 0 Chelsea
Saturday, July 17, 1976. Como Park, Prahran.
Prahran City
Goals: Serge Citerella, Ron Brown pk
2 - 0 Park Rangers
Saturday, July 17, 1976. RJ Hubbard Reserve, Ringwood.
Ringwood United
Goals: Johnson, Kas Luyten
2 - 4 Moorabbin City
Goals: Dave Owen, Alan Stephens, Steve Thomas, Peter Partridge
Saturday, July 17, 1976. Recreation Ground, Yallourn.
Yallourn 1 - 1 Port Melbourne
Round Sixteen
Saturday, July 24, 1976. Donvale Reserve, Donvale.
Doncaster Rovers 0 - 1 Yallourn
Saturday, July 24, 1976. Brighton High School, Brighton.
Moorabbin City 0 - 1 Chelsea
Saturday, July 24, 1976. John Cain Memorial Park, Thornbury.
North Carlton
Goals: John Liakopoulos, Other scorer not known
2 - 1 Prahran City
Goal: Stan Bennett
Saturday, July 24, 1976. No 7 Oval, Albert Park.
Park Rangers 0 - 2 Coburg
Goals: Bobby Malcolm x 2
Saturday, July 24, 1976. SS Anderson Reserve, Port Melbourne.
Port Melbourne 7 - 1 Eltham
Saturday, July 24, 1976. .
Ringwood United 2 - 2 Bell Park
Round Seventeen
Saturday, July 31, 1976. Midland Highway, Geelong.
BeII Park 1 - 1 Moorabbin City
Saturday, July 31, 1976. Edithvale Reserve, Edithvale.
Chelsea
Goals: Jim Logan x 2
2 - 1 Port Melbourne
Saturday, July 31, 1976. Coles Reserve, Pascoe Vale.
Coburg 2 - 4 North Carlton
Saturday, July 31, 1976. Lower Eltham Park, Eltham.
EItham
Goal: Rajko Curcija
1 - 1 Doncaster Rovers
Saturday, July 31, 1976. Como Park, Prahran.
Prahran City
Goals: Ron Brown, Donovan de Cerff
2 - 1 Ringwood United
Saturday, July 31, 1976. Recreation Ground, Yallourn.
Yallourn 2 - 1 Park Rangers
Round Eighteen
Saturday, August 7, 1976. Midland Highway, Geelong.
Bell Park
Goals: Tony Givoje x 4
4 - 1 Prahran City
Goal: Serge Citerella
Saturday, August 7, 1976. Donvale Reserve, Donvale.
Doncaster Rovers 0 - 3 Chelsea
Goals: Own goal, Jim Logan, John Irvine
Saturday, August 7, 1976. Brighton High School, Brighton.
Moorabbin City
Goals: Steve Gregory, Dave Owen
2 - 1 Port Melbourne
Saturday, August 7, 1976. John Cain Memorial Park, Thornbury.
North Carlton
Goals: Kikas x 2, John Liakopoulos
3 - 1 Yallourn
Saturday, August 7, 1976. No 7 Oval, Albert Park.
Park Rangers 2 - 1 Eltham
Saturday, August 7, 1976. RJ Hubbard Reserve, Ringwood.
Ringwood United 3 - 2 Coburg
Round Nineteen
Saturday, August 14, 1976. Edithvale Reserve, Edithvale.
Chelsea
Goal: Jim Logan
1 - 1 Park Rangers
Goal: Billy Ashton
Saturday, August 14, 1976. Coles Reserve, Pascoe Vale.
Coburg 0 - 1 Bell Park
Saturday, August 14, 1976. Lower Eltham Park, Eltham.
Eltham
Goals: Les Gooney pk, John Rattray
2 - 1 North Carlton
Goal: Tsiapos
Saturday, August 14, 1976. SS Anderson Reserve, Port Melbourne.
Port Melbourne 2 - 3 Doncaster Rovers
Saturday, August 14, 1976. Como Park, Prahran.
Prahran City
Goal: Stan Bennett
1 - 0 Moorabbin City
Saturday, August 14, 1976. Recreation Ground, Yallourn.
Yallourn 0 - 1 Ringwood United
Round Twenty
Saturday, August 21, 1976. Midland Highway, Geelong.
Bell Park
Goals: Jamie Munoz, Tony Givoje, Danny Ortiz
3 - 1 Yallourn
Saturday, August 21, 1976. Brighton High School, Brighton.
Moorabbin City 1 - 3 Doncaster Rovers
Saturday, August 21, 1976. John Cain Memorial Park, Thornbury.
North Carlton 2 - 2 Chelsea
Goals: David Smith, John Irvine
Saturday, August 21, 1976. No 7 Oval, Albert Park.
Park Rangers
Goals: John Buchan, Dennis Ruecroft
2 - 0 Port Melbourne
Saturday, August 21, 1976. Como Park, Prahran.
Prahran City
Goals: Stan Bennett, Ron Brown
2 - 2 Coburg
Saturday, August 21, 1976. RJ Hubbard Reserve, Ringwood.
Ringwood United 1 - 4 Eltham
Goals: Les Gooney x 2, Rajko Curcija, Danny Spaniak
Round Twenty-One
Saturday, August 28, 1976. Edithvale Reserve, Edithvale.
Chelsea
Goals: Vic Finlay pk, Steve Taylor, John Irvine
3 - 1 Ringwood United
Goal: Terry Casey pk
Saturday, August 28, 1976. Coles Reserve, Pascoe Vale.
Coburg 4 - 0 Moorabbin City
Saturday, August 28, 1976. Donvale Reserve, Donvale.
Doncaster Rovers 0 - 1 Park Rangers
Goal: Bob Glen
Saturday, August 28, 1976. Lower Eltham Park, Eltham.
EItham
Goals: Les Gooney, Sandy Bruce, John Rattray
3 - 2 Bell Park
Goals: Tony Givoje, Les Milanovic
Saturday, August 28, 1976. SS Anderson Reserve, Port Melbourne.
Port Melbourne 1 - 3 North Carlton
Saturday, August 28, 1976. Recreation Ground, Yallourn.
Yallourn 1 - 5 Prahran City
Round Twenty-Two
Saturday, September 4, 1976. Midland Highway, Geelong.
Bell Park 3 - 2 Chelsea
Goals: Jim Logan x 2
Saturday, September 4, 1976. Coles Reserve, Pascoe Vale.
Coburg 2 - 2 Yallourn
Saturday, September 4, 1976. John Cain Memorial Park, Thornbury.
North Carlton 1 - 1 Doncaster Rovers
Saturday, September 4, 1976. No 7 Oval, Albert Park.
Park Rangers 0 - 0 Moorabbin City
Saturday, September 4, 1976. Como Park, Prahran.
Prahran City
Goals: Ron Brown, Zoran Lararevic
2 - 1 Eltham
Goal: John Rattray
Saturday, September 4, 1976. RJ Hubbard Reserve, Ringwood.
Ringwood United 4 - 0 Port Melbourne