NSW Federation of Soccer Clubs
Season1957
ChampionsAuburn
PremiersCanterbury-Marrickville
Best PlayerLen Quested
1958 →

The 1957 NSW Federation of Soccer Clubs season was the inaugural season of football in New South Wales under the administration of the federation since its breakaway from the NSW Soccer Football Association in January 1957. The season officially kicked off with the William Kennard Cup, a pre-season tournament held in Lidcombe under lights, a novelty for the time.[1] This was the precursor to the highly successful Ampol Cup which sponsored similar cups in other federations throughout Australia. The home and away league season began in April with ten teams until Gladesville-Ryde joined after five rounds. The campaign was then rescheduled to accommodate and it also consisted of a finals series to decide the Division One champions of New South Wales. The season also held the first ever competition of the newly created Federation Cup.

Canterbury-Marrickville were regular season premiers after twenty rounds of competition. Auburn however defeated Canterbury-Marrickville 4–3 in the dying stages of the grand final at the Sydney Sports Ground in front of a crowd of 8,440 to become the federation's first ever champions.

Hakoah were the inaugural champions of the William Kennard Cup and Canterbury-Marrickville backed up their regular season premiership with a 4–2 win over Gladesville-Ryde in the final of the Federation Cup.

Clubs

Club Ground Colours App
APIALambert Park, LeichhardtMaroon1st
AuburnMona Park, AuburnGreen and Gold1st
BankstownBankstown Oval, BankstownGreen and Gold1st
CanterburyArlington Oval, Dulwich HillBlue and Gold1st
ConcordConcord Oval, ConcordBlack1st
Eastern Suburbs ? ?1st
Gladesville-RydeGladesville Sports GroundAmber and Black1st
HakoahSydney Athletics Field, Moore ParkSky Blue and White1st
Lane CoveChatswood Oval, ChatswoodBlue and Gold1st
PragueSydney Athletics Field, Moore ParkSky Blue1st
Sydney AustralSydney Cricket Ground No. 2Red, White and Blue1st

William Kennard Cup

This tournament was a pre-season cup and first official tournament of the newly created federation. It made use of night matches, the first of its kind for any code in Australia.[1]

Preliminary Rounds

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Sydney Austral2–1Auburn
Hakoah3–1APIA
Lane Cove2–1Bankstown
Sydney Austral3–0Prague

Finals

Semi-finals Grand Final
      
Sydney Austral 1
Lane Cove 1
Lane Cove 1
Hakoah 5
Canterbury-Marrickville 4
Hakoah 5
Semi-final Hakoah 5–4Canterbury-MarrickvilleLidcombe Oval, Lidcombe
  • C. Higgins 3
  • H. Schussig 2
  • F. Hearn
Report
  • K. Phillip 2
  • B. Young
  • D. Brown
Semi-final Lane Cove 1–1 (a.e.t.)Sydney AustralLidcombe Oval, Lidcombe
C. Bowley Report K. Pronk
Note: Lane Cove advanced through corner kicks in extra time (2–0).
Final Hakoah 5–1Lane CoveLidcombe Oval, Lidcombe
  • C. Higgins 2
  • H. Schussig 2
  • F. Hearn
Report
  • C. Bowley

Federation Premiership

Table and results

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Canterbury-Marrickville 20 14 2 4 76 30 +46 30 1957 Federation Finals
2 Auburn (C) 20 13 4 3 53 30 +23 30
3 Bankstown 20 13 3 4 56 26 +30 29
4 Gladesville Ryde 20 9 6 5 48 34 +14 24
5 Prague 20 11 2 7 58 45 +13 24
6 Hakoah 20 9 3 8 42 30 +12 21
7 Lane Cove 20 7 5 8 38 45 −7 19
8 Sydney Austral 20 7 4 9 37 41 −4 18
9 APIA 20 3 4 13 39 57 −18 10
10 Concord 20 4 2 14 30 75 −45 10
11 Eastern Suburbs 20 1 3 16 24 88 −64 5 Team withdrew at end of season.
Source: Wayback Machine SoccerAust
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Finals

Semi-finalsFinalGrand Final
Major semi-final
1Canterbury-Marrickville11Auburn4
2Auburn22Canterbury-Marrickville3
2Canterbury-Marrickville7
Minor semi-final3Bankstown1
3Bankstown3
4Gladesville-Ryde2

Semi-finals

7 September 1957 Minor semi-final Bankstown 3–2Gladesville-RydeArlington Oval, Dulwich Hill
  • P. Stone
  • C. Miller
  • J. Buchan
Report L. Quested 2 Attendance: 3,281
8 September 1957 Major semi-finalCanterbury-Marrickville1–2 Auburn Arlington Oval, Dulwich Hill
  • K. Barnett
Report
  • L. Quested 2
 Attendance: 5,487

Final

14 September 1957 Canterbury-Marrickville 7–1BankstownArlington Oval, Dulwich Hill
  • B. Young
  • R. Neal
  • D. Brown
  • W. Westwater
  • R. Madden (o.g.)
 Report A. Smith Attendance: 5,643

Grand final

22 September 1957 Auburn 4–3Canterbury-MarrickvilleSydney Sports Ground, Sydney
  • A. Henderson
  • L. Quested
  • A. McAlister
  • R. Parkinson (o.g.)
 Report
  • R. Neal
  • W. Westwater
  • B. Young
 Attendance: 8,440

Fixtures and results

Home \ Away API AUB BAN CAN CON EST GLR HAK LAC PRA SAU
APIA 2–4 1–2 1–3 4–0 2–3 1–1 2–4 2–2 4–6 0–2
Auburn 3–1 4–1 1–7 3–1 7–0 1–1 3–2 5–3 0–1 1–3
Bankstown 1–0 1–1 2–3 8–0 3–2 0–0 2–0 4–0 4–3 3–2
Canterbury-Marrickville 5–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 7–0 2–4 3–2 5–1 1–2 3–1
Concord 2–3 2–5 2–5 0–8 3–2 1–4 2–6 5–3 2–6 0–1
Eastern Suburbs 2–5 2–2 2–9 0–7 1–2 3–7 2–2 0–2 1–5 1–3
Gladesville Ryde 2–2 0–1 2–5 0–7 4–3 4–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 2–0
Hakoah 4–0 0–0 1–0 1–4 5–0 4–0 3–0 1–2 1–2 2–1
Lane Cove 4–1 0–3 1–3 3–3 2–3 1–1 2–2 1–2 3–2 2–0
Prague 4–3 1–2 1–0 3–5 2–2 7–1 6–2 1–0 1–3 3–3
Sydney Austral 3–3 2–5 0–2 1–5 2–2 4–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 5–2
Source: Official Federation Soccer Yearbook 1958 via ozfootball.net
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Federation Cup

This was the first year contesting the Federation Cup

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Gladesville-Ryde 2
A.P.I.A. 1
Gladesville-Ryde 2
Prague 1
Concord 3
Prague 5
Canterbury-Marrickville 4
Gladesville-Ryde 2
Canterbury-Marrickville 2
Hakoah 0
Canterbury-Marrickville 4
Bankstown 1
Bankstown 4
Eastern Suburbs 0

Source: Wayback Machine SoccerAust [2]

References

General
  • "Official Federation Soccer Yearbook 1958" (PDF). Federation Soccer Yearbook. Sydney: N.S.W. Federation of Soccer Clubs. 1958. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  • "NSW Federation Division One 1957". socceraust.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
Specific
  1. 1 2 Hughes, Anthony Hughes. "A Soccer Fan's Forgotten Dream: The William Kennard Cup" (PDF). The Australian Society for Sports History. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "NSW Federation Cup 1957". socceraust.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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