The 1963 NSW First Division season was the seventh season of soccer in New South Wales under the administration of the NSW Federation of Soccer Clubs since its breakaway from the NSW Soccer Football Association in January 1957. 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.
| 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 |
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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 to become grand final champions for a first time.
Once again, the pre-season Ampol Cup was held with SSC Yugal picking up their first trophy.
Clubs
editChanges from last season:
- Polonia–North Side were relegated to Second Division.
- Croatia were promoted from Second Division.
| Club | Ground | Colours | Year formed | App |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.P.I.A. | Lambert Park, Leichhardt | Maroon shirts, white shorts | 1954 | 7th |
| Auburn | Mona Park, Auburn | Green and gold shirts, white shorts | 1957 | 7th |
| Bankstown | Bankstown Oval, Bankstown | Gold and green trim shirts, white shorts | 1944 | 7th |
| Budapest–St George | Hurstville Oval, Hurstville | Red shirts, white shorts | 1957 | 5th |
| Canterbury-Marrickville | Arlington Oval, Dulwich Hill | Blue and gold trim shirts, white shorts | 1896[a] | 7th |
| Croatia | Arlington Oval, Dulwich Hill | 1958 | 1st | |
| Gladesville-Ryde | Gladesville Sports Ground, Gladesville | Yellow shirts with black "V" and black shorts | 1919 | 7th |
| Hakoah | Wentworth Park, Glebe | Blue shirts, white shorts | 1939 | 7th |
| Pan Hellenic | Wentworth Park, Glebe | Blue and white striped shirts, white shorts | 1957 | 3rd |
| Prague | Sydney Athletics Field, Moore Park | White shirts, blue shorts | 1950 | 7th |
| South Coast United | Woonona Oval, Woonona | Blue with red and white trim shirts, white with red and blue trim shorts | 1958[b] | 5th |
| Yugal | Sydney Athletics Field, Moore Park | Blue shirts, white shorts | 1961 | 2nd |
Notes
editTable and results
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Results
editFinals series
edit| 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 | |||||||||||
Semi-finals
edit| 1 September 1963 Minor semi-final | South Coast United | 7–1 | Pan Hellenic | Moore Park, Sydney |
C. Perkins  |
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 13,465 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
| 8 September 1963 Major semi-final | Prague | 2–2 | APIA Leichhardt | Moore Park, Sydney |
| Tristram |
Wong |
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 18,503 Referee: Roy Pearce |
| 11 September 1963 (replay) | Prague | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | APIA Leichhardt | Moore Park, Sydney |
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Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 11,800 Referee: Roy Pearce |
| 15 September 1963 (replay) | Prague | 2–1 | APIA Leichhardt | Moore Park, Sydney |
| Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 18,921 Referee: Roy Pearce |
Preliminary final
edit| 18 September 1963 Preliminary final | Prague | 2–3 | South Coast United | Moore Park, Sydney |
| Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 11,387 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
Grand Final
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| NSWSF First Division 1963 Premiers |
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| South Coast United First Title |
Statistics and awards
editStars of 1963
editSoccer World reporters awarded stars out of six to players throughout the 22 rounds. The player with the highest stars was Jim Kelly with 4.38. Only 12 players average four points or more. South Coast United had four players, Prague had three players, Pan Hellenic two players, Budapest, Canterbury and APIA all had one player that averaged four points or more. Below left is the list of all twelve players and below right is the team of the year:[3]
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R. Lord
(Prague) P. Woods
(SCU) A. Ringland
(SCU) N. Rusalen
(Pan Hellenic) Kelly
(SCU) G. McPhail
(G'ville-Ryde) B. Smith
(Pan Hellenic) V. Fernandez
(Budapest) R. Blitz
(Prague) L. Gauto
(Prague) J. Doherty
(SCU) 1963 Team of the Year
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Top scorers
editBrian Tristram was the recipient of the Marcel Nagy Trophy for the season's top goalscorer. Below is a list of the top ten goalscorers for the season:[3]
Attendances
editBelow is a list of attendances by club:[3]
| Rank | Club | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | APIA | 164,000 |
| 2 | Pan Hellenic | 161,000 |
| 3 | Prague | 105,000 |
| 4 | SSC Yugal | 88,000 |
| 5 | Budapest–St George | 83,000 |
| 6 | South Coast United | 79,000 |
| 7 | Hakoah | 73,000 |
| 8 | Croatia Maroubra | 61,000 |
| 9 | Canterbury-Marrickville | 49,000 |
| 10 | Gladesville-Ryde | 43,500 |
| 11 | Auburn | 39,500 |
| 12 | Bankstown | 34,500 |
Other competitions
editAmpol Cup
editThe 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
edit| 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
edit| Yugal-Ryde | 5–3 | Auburn |
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Report[4] |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Australia 1963". rsssf.org. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "1963 NSW Div1 Matrix". www.socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "Soccer World, Vol.06, No.30". Soccer World. 23 August 1963. p. 7. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Soccer World Annual 1964". Soccer World. p. 25. Retrieved 24 June 2024.