The 1913 Victorian soccer season was the fifth competitive season of soccer in the Australian state of Victoria, under association with the governing body of Football Victoria. The season consisted of two leagues, being 'Victorian Division 1' and 'Victorian Division 2'. The calendar season also saw the fourth tournament of the Dockerty Cup, in which Yarraville FC were crowned winners are defeating St Kilda 4–3 in the grand final.[1]
Overview
At the conclusion of the 1912 season in division 1, newly formed club Footscray and inaugural club Carlton United both folded, leaving the division 1 with only seven teams after the planned relegation of the last two teams on the ladder being Fitzroy and Sunshine to the newly formed division 2. Footscray Thistle had been established sometime between late 1912 & early 1913 and were promoted directly into division 1, bypassing the newly formed division 2. The new division 2 was to consist of six clubs, four of which were to debut in the Victorian state league system plus the two relegated division 1 clubs. These four new clubs consisted of Hawthorn, Moorabbin, Preston and Spotswood. The top two finishing teams played off in a grand final to determine the league champions, whilst division 1 did not contest a finals series.
League Tables
Division 1
| Season | 1913 |
|---|---|
| Premiers | Yarraville FC (3rd title) |
| Matches played | 56 |
| Goals scored | 211 (3.77 per match) |
← 1912 1914 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yarraville FC | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 5 | +28 | 25 | 1913 Division 1 Premiers |
| 2 | Burns | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 13 | +28 | 24 | |
| 3 | Melbourne Thistle | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 16 | +17 | 18 | |
| 4 | St Kilda | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 14 | |
| 5 | Prahran City | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 11 | |
| 6 | Birmingham Victoria | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 11 | |
| 7 | Albert Park | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 32 | −17 | 7 | |
| 8 | Footscray United | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 36 | −27 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Division 2
| Season | 1913 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Preston (1st title) |
| Premiers | Preston (2nd title) |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 174 (5.8 per match) |
← 1912 1914 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preston (C) | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 7 | +61 | 18 | Promoted to Division 1 |
| 2 | Spotswood | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 5 | +35 | 18 | |
| 3 | Sunshine | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 12 | Disbanded at end of season |
| 4 | Hawthorn | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 39 | −25 | 6 | |
| 5 | Moorabbin | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 5 | Disbanded at end of season |
| 6 | Fitzroy | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 79 | −72 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
References
- ^ "Dockerty Cup". www.ozfootball.net.
- ^ a b "Victoria 1913". socceraust.co.uk.
- ^ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Waterside Workers Federation to Youth United". www.ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Balaclava to Burns". www.ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Maccabi to Mulgrave". www.ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Sandringham to Sydenham". www.ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Ballarat City to Bunyip & District". www.ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Balaclava to Burns". www.ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Abbotsford to Azzurri". www.ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Fairfield to Frankston City".
- ^ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Parkmore to Preston TSOB". www.ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Sandringham to Sydenham". www.ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Sandringham to Sydenham". www.ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Hakoah to International Harvester". www.ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Maccabi to Mulgrave". www.ozfootball.net.
- ^ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Fairfield to Frankston City". www.ozfootball.net.
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