1963 NSWSF season
Season | 1963 |
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← 1962 1964 → |
The 1963 NSW Federation of Soccer Clubs (NSWSF) season was the seventh season of soccer in New South Wales under the administration of the federation since its breakaway from the NSW Soccer Football Association in January 1957.
Representative team
This season again provided further representation for players of the federation in the Australian Representative Championship. This years edition would be the first year of a two year span for the tournament as it expanded across every state federation for the first time. The NSWSF (Sydney) won two of its three matches, finishing the year in third place on the competition table.
![South Australia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Flag_of_South_Australia.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Australia.svg.png)
![New South Wales](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_New_South_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_South_Wales.svg.png)
15 April 1963 | South Australia ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Report[1] |
| Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: T. Bued (Western Australia) |
![New South Wales](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_New_South_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_South_Wales.svg.png)
![Victoria (state)](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Victoria_%28Australia%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Victoria_%28Australia%29.svg.png)
25 April 1963 | NSW (Sydney) ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
| Report[1] |
| Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 9,700 Referee: W. Vernon (Queensland) |
![New South Wales](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_New_South_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_South_Wales.svg.png)
![Tasmania](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Flag_of_Tasmania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tasmania.svg.png)
10 June 1963 | NSW (Sydney) ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
| Report[1] | Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 7,400 Referee: K. Irwin (Newcastle) |
NSWSF member clubs at the Australia Cup
The first four teams at the close of the regular season were nominated to represent the NSWSF at the 'Craven A' Australia Cup. Representatives for the 1963 tournament were Prague, APIA Leichhardt, South Coast United and Pan Hellenic. South Coast United and Pan Hellenic were both defeated by other NSWSF teams in Round 2, with APIA Leichhardt losing in the quarter-finals and Prague losing in the third-place playoff.
Club | First Round | Last Round |
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Sydney FC Prague | Round 2 | Third-place playoff |
APIA Leichhardt FC | Round 2 | Quarter-finals |
South Coast United | Round 2 | |
Pan Hellenic | Round 2 |
1963 Australia Cup
Round 2
![New South Wales](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_New_South_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_South_Wales.svg.png)
![New South Wales](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_New_South_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_South_Wales.svg.png)
29 September 1963 | APIA Leichhardt ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Wentworth Park, Glebe[2][3] |
15:00 AEST |
| Report | Attendance: 8,500 Referee: S. Pundyk |
![New South Wales](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_New_South_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_South_Wales.svg.png)
![New South Wales](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_New_South_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_South_Wales.svg.png)
7 October 1963 | Sydney Prague ![]() | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | Wentworth Park, Sydney |
| Report |
| Attendance: 6,700 Referee: S. Pundyk |
Quarter-finals
![New South Wales](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_New_South_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_South_Wales.svg.png)
13 October 1963 | Sydney Prague ![]() | 5–2 | Brisbane Hellenic | Wentworth Park, Sydney |
Attendance: 2,100[4] |
![New South Wales](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_New_South_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_South_Wales.svg.png)
13 October 1963 | Port Melbourne Slavia | 3–1 | ![]() | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne |
Attendance: 11,000[4] |
Semi-finals
![New South Wales](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_New_South_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_South_Wales.svg.png)
20 October 1963 | Polonia Melbourne | 3–1 | ![]() | Melbourne Showgrounds, Melbourne |
Attendance: 10,500[4] |
Third place playoff
![New South Wales](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_New_South_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_South_Wales.svg.png)
27 October 1963 | Sydney Prague ![]() | 1–2 | Adelaide Juventus | Wentworth Park, Sydney |
Attendance: 2,000[4] |
Leagues
Changes from last season:
Division | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
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First Division | Croatia | Polonia–North Side |
Second Division | Thistle | Lidcombe |
Third Division | Disbanded |
First Division
Season | 1963 |
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Champions | South Coast United |
Premiers | Prague |
Matches played | 138 |
Goals scored | 591 (4.28 per match) |
Best Player | Jim Kelly |
Top goalscorer | Brian Tristram (32) |
Biggest home win | APIA 8–1 Yugal South Coast 7–0 Auburn Auburn 9–2 Yugal |
Biggest away win | Croatia 0–8 South Coast |
Highest scoring | Auburn 9–2 Yugal |
← 1962 1964 → |
The home and away regular season began March and ended in August after 22 rounds. Prague once again finished first on the ladder to become regular season premiers for a fourth time in five years.
The finals series began in September with a four-team playoff series. Third placed team South Coast United defeated second placed APIA Leichhardt 4–0 in the grand final to become champions for the first time.
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Prague | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 75 | 30 | +45 | 36 | Qualification for Finals series |
2 | A.P.I.A. | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 70 | 38 | +32 | 31 | |
3 | South Coast United (C) | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 31 | +24 | 30 | |
4 | Pan Hellenic | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 30 | |
5 | Gladesville-Ryde | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 26 | |
6 | St. George-Budapest | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 21 | |
7 | Canterbury-Marrickville | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 20 | |
8 | Yugal-Ryde | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 45 | 64 | −19 | 19 | |
9 | Hakoah | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 59 | −18 | 14 | |
10 | Bankstown | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 36 | 60 | −24 | 14 | |
11 | Croatia | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 12 | |
12 | Auburn (R) | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 33 | 68 | −35 | 11 | Relegated to Second Division |
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Finals series
Semi-finals 1–15 September | Preliminary final 18 September | Grand final 22 September | |||||||||||
Major Semifinal | |||||||||||||
1 | Prague | (2)(2)1 | 2 | A.P.I.A. | 0 | ||||||||
2 | A.P.I.A. | (2)(2)2 | 3 | South Coast | 4 | ||||||||
1 | Prague | 2 | |||||||||||
Minor Semifinal | 3 | South Coast | 3 | ||||||||||
3 | South Coast | 7 | |||||||||||
4 | Pan Hellenic | 1 | |||||||||||
Second Division
Season | 1963 |
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Champions | Polonia-North Side |
Premiers | Corinthian BESC |
← 1962 1964 → |
The home and away regular season began in late March and ended in August after 22 rounds. Corinthian BESC finished first on the ladder to become regular season premiers.
The finals series began in September with a four-team playoff series. Second placed team Polonia-North Side defeated premiers Corinthian BESC 1–0 in the grand final to become second division champions for the first time.
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Corinthian BESC (P) | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 16 | +72 | 43 | Qualification for Finals series |
2 | Polonia-North Side (C) | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 60 | 22 | +38 | 31 | |
3 | Balgownie Rangers | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 58 | 35 | +23 | 31 | |
4 | Sydney Austral | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 27 | |
5 | Granville AEK | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 25 | |
6 | Melita Eagles | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 24 | |
7 | Sutherland Shire | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 22 | |
8 | Concordia | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 22 | |
9 | Blacktown BSK | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 17 | |
10 | Bankstown Thistle | 21 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 26 | 67 | −41 | 10 | |
11 | Manly Warringah | 21 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 26 | 74 | −48 | 5 | |
12 | Toongabbie | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 25 | 89 | −64 | 5 | Withdrew at end of season |
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Finals series
Semi-finals 1 September | Preliminary final 7 September | Grand final 14 September | |||||||||||
Major Semifinal | |||||||||||||
1 | Corinthian BESC | 1 | 2 | Polonia-North Side | 1 | ||||||||
2 | Polonia-North Side | 2 | 3 | Corinthian BESC | 0 | ||||||||
1 | Corinthian BESC | 3 | |||||||||||
Minor Semifinal | 3 | Balgownie Rangers | 1 | ||||||||||
3 | Balgownie Rangers | 2 | |||||||||||
4 | Sydney Austral | 0 | |||||||||||
Cup competitions
Once again, the pre-season Ampol Cup and the Federation Cup were held, with SSC Yugal picking up their first Ampol Cup trophy and Hakoah claiming their third Federation Cup.
Ampol Cup
The season began with the seventh edition of the floodlight pre-season night series (sixth as the Ampol Cup) on 8 February 1963, culminating with the double-header third place playoff and Final on Friday, 15 March 1962 at the Redfern Oval in front of 7,000 spectators.
Finals series
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||
Yugal-Ryde | 6 | ||||||||||
Hakoah | 2 | ||||||||||
Yugal-Ryde | 3 | ||||||||||
A.P.I.A. | 1 | ||||||||||
A.P.I.A. | 4 | ||||||||||
Gladesville | 1 | ||||||||||
Yugal-Ryde | 5 | ||||||||||
Auburn | 3 | ||||||||||
Auburn | 2 | ||||||||||
Canterbury-Marrickville | 1 | ||||||||||
Auburn | 2(2) | Third place playoff | |||||||||
Prague | 2(1) | ||||||||||
Prague | 3 | A.P.I.A. | 4 | ||||||||
Budapest | 2 | Prague | 2 |
- NB: Replay scores in brackets.
Final
Yugal-Ryde | 5–3 | Auburn |
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| Report[6] |
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Federation Cup
Finals
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
Canterbury-Marrickville | 2 | |||||||||||||
Polonia-North Side | 1 | |||||||||||||
Canterbury-Marrickville | 1(1) | |||||||||||||
Sydney Hakoah | 1(3) | |||||||||||||
Yugal Ryde | 0 | |||||||||||||
Sydney Hakoah | 2 | |||||||||||||
Sydney Hakoah | 2 | |||||||||||||
South Coast Utd | 1 | |||||||||||||
Croatia Maroubra | 1 | |||||||||||||
Gladesville-Ryde | 3 | |||||||||||||
Gladesville-Ryde | 1(0) | |||||||||||||
South Coast Utd | 1(1) | |||||||||||||
South Coast Utd | 2 | |||||||||||||
Balgownie Rangers | 1 |
- NB: Replay scores in brackets.
Final
Hakoah | 2–1 | South Coast United |
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| Report[7] |
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See also
References
- ^ a b c "Soccer World Annual 1964". Football NSW. p. 32–36. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Soccer World Vol. 06, No. 35". Soccer World. 27 September 1963. p. 3. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Soccer World Vol. 06, No. 36". Soccer World. 4 October 1963. p. 5. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d Andrew Robinson (11 June 2016). "Australia Cup 1963 – Results".
- ^ a b "Australia 1963". rsssf.org. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Soccer World Annual 1964". Football NSW. p. 25. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Soccer World Vol. 06 No. 40". Soccer World. 1 November 1963. p. 3. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
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