1957 Victorian Division Three Results

written by John Punshon
Sources: Soccer News (a few issues only), VASFA Year Book 1957, VASFA Year Book 1958


This set of results has been compiled by combining the fixtures and home ground details from the VASFA 1957 Yearbook with the results in the 1958 Year Book. Rounds 16, 19 & 22 are known to have been rescheduled.

The line-ups on this page are selected teams/squads published in Soccer News and The Sunshine Advocate

Home Team v Away Team
Round One
Saturday, March 30, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Brunswick 2 - 0 Flinders Naval Depot
Saturday, March 30, 1957. Cole Reserve, Pascoe Vale.
Coburg United 3 - 1 Victorian Colts
Saturday, March 30, 1957. Dandenong High School, Dandenong.
Dandenong Rovers 2 - 1 Sunshine United
Saturday, March 30, 1957. Princes Park, Carlton.
Maccabi 2 - 3 Hayduk
Saturday, March 30, 1957. Victory Park, Moorabbin.
Moorabbin City 4 - 7 Yarra Park
Saturday, March 30, 1957. Middle Park.
Park Rangers 0 - 1 Frankston
Round Two
Saturday, April 6, 1957. Flinders Naval Depot, Crib Point.
Flinders Naval Depot 1 - 4 Dandenong Rovers
Saturday, April 6, 1957. Cranbourne Road Oval, Frankston.
Frankston 1 - 2 Maccabi
Saturday, April 6, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Hayduk 3 - 0 Park Rangers
Saturday, April 6, 1957. Sunshine Park, Sunshine.
Sunshine United
Bob Clayton, I McBean, E Pollock, Frank Testa, D Hitchings, Fred Nithsdale, K Hitchings, D Sharp, J Peters, T Grech, A Harraden, S Hitchings. [12 names]
Goals: Pollock, Nithsdale
2 - 1 Coburg United
Saturday, April 6, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Victorian Colts 5 - 1 Moorabbin City
Saturday, April 6, 1957. Yarra Park, Melbourne.
Yarra Park 1 - 0 Brunswick
Round Three
Saturday, April 13, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Brunswick 1 - 1 Maccabi
Saturday, April 13, 1957. Cole Reserve, Pascoe Vale.
Coburg United 3 - 2 Frankston
Saturday, April 13, 1957. Dandenong High School, Dandenong.
Dandenong Rovers 3 - 3 Yarra Park
Saturday, April 13, 1957. Victory Park, Moorabbin.
Moorabbin City 2 - 2 Hayduk
Saturday, April 13, 1957. Middle Park.
Park Rangers 6 - 0 Flinders Naval Depot
Saturday, April 13, 1957. Sunshine Park, Sunshine.
Sunshine United
S Hitchings, Bob Clayton, K Hitchings, A Harraden, Fred Nithsdale, D Sharp, Frank Testa, E Pollock, D Hitchings, R Hitchings, A McColl.
Goals: R Hitchings x 2, Other scorers not known
4 - 1 Victorian Colts
Round Four
Saturday, April 20, 1957. Flinders Naval Depot, Crib Point.
Flinders Naval Depot 0 - 0 Moorabbin City
Saturday, April 20, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Hayduk 1 - 0 Coburg United
Saturday, April 20, 1957. Princes Park, Carlton.
Maccabi 4 - 5 Dandenong Rovers
Saturday, April 20, 1957. Middle Park.
Park Rangers 3 - 6 Brunswick
Saturday, April 20, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Victorian Colts 2 - 3 Frankston
Saturday, April 20, 1957. Yarra Park, Melbourne.
Yarra Park 4 - 0 Sunshine United
S Hitchings, Bob Clayton, Fred Nithsdale, D Hitchings, E Pollock, Frank Testa, K Hitchings, A Harraden, R Hitchings, A McColl. [10 names]
Round Five
Monday, April 22, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Brunswick 2 - 2 Dandenong Rovers
Monday, April 22, 1957. Cole Reserve, Pascoe Vale.
Coburg United 0 - 0 Maccabi
Monday, April 22, 1957. Cranbourne Road Oval, Frankston.
Frankston 3 - 4 Sunshine United
Monday, April 22, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Hayduk 3 - 1 Flinders Naval Depot
Monday, April 22, 1957. Victory Park, Moorabbin.
Moorabbin City 1 - 3 Park Rangers
Monday, April 22, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Victorian Colts 1 - 3 Yarra Park
Round Six
Saturday, April 27, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Brunswick 2 - 1 Moorabbin City
Saturday, April 27, 1957. Dandenong High School, Dandenong.
Dandenong Rovers 1 - 1 Frankston
Saturday, April 27, 1957. Princes Park, Carlton.
Maccabi 3 - 1 Victorian Colts
Saturday, April 27, 1957. Middle Park.
Park Rangers 1 - 0 Coburg United
Saturday, April 27, 1957. Sunshine Park, Sunshine.
Sunshine United
S Hitchings, A Harraden, Bob Clayton, Fred Nithsdale, K Hitchings, A McColl, D Hitchings, E Pollock, R Hitchings, Frank Testa, A Hayden.
Goal: Hayden
1 - 1 Hayduk
Saturday, April 27, 1957. Yarra Park, Melbourne.
Yarra Park 8 - 0 Flinders Naval Depot
Round Seven
Saturday, May 4, 1957. Cole Reserve, Pascoe Vale.
Coburg United 1 - 0 Yarra Park
Saturday, May 4, 1957. Flinders Naval Depot, Crib Point.
Flinders Naval Depot 0 - 3 Frankston
Albers; Zelst, Schreuder; Bierman, Rose, Tom Mack, Owen Piggott, Wren; Heath, Richardson, Betts, Herdman, Thomassen. [13 names]
Saturday, May 4, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Hayduk 1 - 0 Dandenong Rovers
Keizer; Kaye, Steunenberg; Polman, West, Art Gebuys; Borg, Kendt, Moores, Rado, Spitene, Lieushins. [12 names]
Saturday, May 4, 1957. Victory Park, Moorabbin.
Moorabbin City 2 - 8 Sunshine United
S Hitchings, Bob Clayton, A Harraden, Fred Nithsdale, K Hitchings, A Hayden, R Hitchings, E Pollock, D Hitchings, T Crosby, Frank Testa. Late inclusion: D Sharp.
Goals: D Hitchings, R Hitchings, Pollock, Sharp (Not known how many goals each player scored)
Saturday, May 4, 1957. Middle Park.
Park Rangers
Harris; Key, Matthews; Collett, Stephenson, Starrett; West, McKenzie, Cassells, Moran, Moat, Douglas, Carr. [13 names]
1 - 2 Maccabi
Dyskin, Peters, Hirsch, Horowitz, Leipnick, Breitberg, Willhelm, Foldy, Tobias, Forgacs, Roessler, Salter. [12 names]
Saturday, May 4, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Victorian Colts 4 - 1 Brunswick
Round Eight
Saturday, May 11, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Brunswick 0 - 0 Sunshine United
S Hitchings, Bob Clayton, A Harraden, T Crosby, K Hitchings, Fred Nithsdale, E Pollock, D Hitchings, R Hitchings, Frank Testa, A Hayden.
Saturday, May 11, 1957. Dandenong High School, Dandenong.
Dandenong Rovers 2 - 2 Coburg United
Saturday, May 11, 1957. Cranbourne Road Oval, Frankston.
Frankston 2 - 1 Hayduk
Saturday, May 11, 1957. Princes Park, Carlton.
Maccabi 5 - 0 Moorabbin City
Saturday, May 11, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Victorian Colts 5 - 0 Flinders Naval Depot
Saturday, May 11, 1957. Yarra Park, Melbourne.
Yarra Park 4 - 2 Park Rangers
Round Nine
Saturday, May 18, 1957. Flinders Naval Depot, Crib Point.
Flinders Naval Depot 0 - 2 Sunshine United
S Sliva, Bob Clayton, Fred Nithsdale, T Crosby, K Hitchings, A Hayden, Frank Testa, A McColl, D Hitchings, E Pollock, R Hitchings.
Goals: Testa, D Hitchings
Saturday, May 18, 1957. Cranbourne Road Oval, Frankston.
Frankston
Albers; Bierman, Pastichnyi, Schreuder; Tom Mack, Wilkes, Wren, Owen Piggott; Heath, Richardson, Zelst, Lymer, Betts. [13 names]
2 - 1 Brunswick
Saturday, May 18, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Hayduk 2 - 2 Victorian Colts
Saturday, May 18, 1957. Princes Park, Carlton.
Maccabi 1 - 2 Yarra Park
Saturday, May 18, 1957. Victory Park, Moorabbin.
Moorabbin City 1 - 8 Coburg United
Goals: Sacco 2, Other scorers not known
Saturday, May 18, 1957. Middle Park.
Park Rangers
Harris; Key, Matthews, Moat; Collett, Stephenson, Starrett, Irvine; West, Moran, Cassells, McKenzie, Power, Kenny. [14 names]
2 - 1 Dandenong Rovers
Round Ten
Saturday, June 1, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Brunswick 0 - 2 Hayduk
Saturday, June 1, 1957. Cole Reserve, Pascoe Vale.
Coburg United 2 - 0 Flinders Naval Depot
Saturday, June 1, 1957. Dandenong High School, Dandenong.
Dandenong Rovers 6 - 1 Moorabbin City
Saturday, June 1, 1957. Sunshine Park, Sunshine.
Sunshine United
S Sliva, Bob Clayton, I McBean, E Pollock, K Hitchings, A Hayden, R Hitchings, Fred Nithsdale, D Hitchings, D Sharp, Frank Testa.
3 - 6 Maccabi
Saturday, June 1, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Victorian Colts 7 - 3 Park Rangers
Saturday, June 1, 1957. Yarra Park, Melbourne.
Yarra Park 4 - 1 Frankston
Round Eleven
Saturday, June 8, 1957. Cole Reserve, Pascoe Vale.
Coburg United 1 - 2 Brunswick
Saturday, June 8, 1957. Dandenong High School, Dandenong.
Dandenong Rovers 2 - 1 Victorian Colts
Saturday, June 8, 1957. Flinders Naval Depot, Crib Point.
Flinders Naval Depot 2 - 4 Maccabi
Saturday, June 8, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Hayduk 0 - 5 Yarra Park
Saturday, June 8, 1957. Victory Park, Moorabbin.
Moorabbin City 1 - 6 Frankston
Saturday, June 8, 1957. Middle Park.
Park Rangers 6 - 6 Sunshine United
S Hitchings, Bob Clayton, I McBean, Fred Nithsdale, K Hitchings, D Hitchings, D Sharp, R Hitchings, E Pollock, P Smith. [10 names]
Round Twelve
Saturday, June 29, 1957. Flinders Naval Depot, Crib Point.
Flinders Naval Depot 0 - 0 Brunswick
Saturday, June 29, 1957. Cranbourne Road Oval, Frankston.
Frankston 4 - 1 Park Rangers
Saturday, June 29, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Hayduk 2 - 1 Maccabi
Saturday, June 29, 1957. Sunshine Park, Sunshine.
Sunshine United
J Fowler, I McBean, Bob Clayton, Frank Testa, Fred Nithsdale, R Hitchings, K Hitchings, D Sharp, E Pollock, P Smith, S Hitchings.
3 - 8 Dandenong Rovers
Saturday, June 29, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Victorian Colts 3 - 1 Coburg United
Saturday, June 29, 1957. Yarra Park, Melbourne.
Yarra Park 4 - 1 Moorabbin City
Round Thirteen
Saturday, July 6, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Brunswick 1 - 2 Yarra Park
Saturday, July 6, 1957. Cole Reserve, Pascoe Vale.
Coburg United 8 - 0 Sunshine United
Saturday, July 6, 1957. Dandenong High School, Dandenong.
Dandenong Rovers 2 - 1 Flinders Naval Depot
Saturday, July 6, 1957. Princes Park, Carlton.
Maccabi 1 - 5 Frankston
Saturday, July 6, 1957. Victory Park, Moorabbin.
Moorabbin City 1 - 2 Victorian Colts
Saturday, July 6, 1957. Middle Park.
Park Rangers 2 - 1 Hayduk
Round Fourteen
Saturday, July 20, 1957. Flinders Naval Depot, Crib Point.
Flinders Naval Depot 0 - 2 Park Rangers
Saturday, July 20, 1957. Cranbourne Road Oval, Frankston.
Frankston 1 - 2 Coburg United
Saturday, July 20, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Hayduk 3 - 3 Moorabbin City
Saturday, July 20, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Victorian Colts 10 - 0 Sunshine United
S Hitchings, Bob Clayton, I McBean, Frank Testa, Fred Nithsdale, R Hitchings, J Docksey, E Pollock, D Sharp, D Hitchings, K Hitchings.
Saturday, July 20, 1957. Yarra Park, Melbourne.
Yarra Park 0 - 0 Dandenong Rovers
Match not played
Maccabi
No points awarded
- Brunswick
No points awarded
Round Fifteen
Saturday, July 27, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Brunswick 2 - 7 Park Rangers
Saturday, July 27, 1957. Cole Reserve, Pascoe Vale.
Coburg United 0 - 1 Hayduk
Saturday, July 27, 1957. Dandenong High School, Dandenong.
Dandenong Rovers 4 - 1 Maccabi
Saturday, July 27, 1957. Cranbourne Road Oval, Frankston.
Frankston 0 - 4 Victorian Colts
Saturday, July 27, 1957. Victory Park, Moorabbin.
Moorabbin City 8 - 4 Flinders Naval Depot
Saturday, July 27, 1957. Sunshine Park, Sunshine.
Sunshine United
S Hitchings, I McBean, Fred Nithsdale, K Hitchings, E Pollock, R Hitchings, D Hitchings, J Docksey, D Sharp, Bob Clayton, A Harraden.
Goal: D Hitchings
1 - 1 Yarra Park
Round Sixteen
Saturday, August 31, 1957. Dandenong High School, Dandenong.
Dandenong Rovers 5 - 2 Brunswick
Saturday, August 31, 1957. Flinders Naval Depot, Crib Point.
Flinders Naval Depot 1 - 1 Hayduk
Saturday, August 31, 1957. Princes Park, Carlton.
Maccabi 1 - 2 Coburg United
Saturday, August 31, 1957. Middle Park.
Park Rangers 4 - 0 Moorabbin City
Saturday, August 31, 1957. Sunshine Park, Sunshine.
Sunshine United
Goals: D Htchings, Sharp, R Hitchings
3 - 1 Frankston
Saturday, August 31, 1957. Yarra Park, Melbourne.
Yarra Park 3 - 3 Victorian Colts
Round Seventeen
Saturday, August 17, 1957. Cole Reserve, Pascoe Vale.
Coburg United 4 - 0 Park Rangers
Saturday, August 17, 1957. Flinders Naval Depot, Crib Point.
Flinders Naval Depot 2 - 3 Yarra Park
Saturday, August 17, 1957. Cranbourne Road Oval, Frankston.
Frankston 1 - 3 Dandenong Rovers
Saturday, August 17, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Hayduk 5 - 0 Sunshine United
S Hitchings, Bob Clayton, Fred Nithsdale, J Docksey, I McBean, A Harraden, K Hitchings, R Hitchings, D Sharp, E Pollock, D Hitchings.
Saturday, August 17, 1957. Victory Park, Moorabbin.
Moorabbin City 2 - 5 Brunswick
Match not played
Victorian Colts
No points awarded
- Maccabi
No points awarded
Round Eighteen
Saturday, August 24, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Brunswick 0 - 3 Victorian Colts
Saturday, August 24, 1957. Dandenong High School, Dandenong.
Dandenong Rovers 3 - 1 Hayduk
Saturday, August 24, 1957. Cranbourne Road Oval, Frankston.
Frankston 4 - 0 Flinders Naval Depot
Saturday, August 24, 1957. Princes Park, Carlton.
Maccabi 4 - 2 Park Rangers
Saturday, August 24, 1957. Sunshine Park, Sunshine.
Sunshine United
Goals: Sharp, Nithsdale, Other scorers not known
4 - 2 Moorabbin City
Saturday, August 24, 1957. Yarra Park, Melbourne.
Yarra Park 1 - 2 Coburg United
Round Nineteen
Saturday, September 21, 1957. Cole Reserve, Pascoe Vale.
Coburg United 3 - 1 Dandenong Rovers
Saturday, September 21, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Hayduk 5 - 1 Frankston
Saturday, September 21, 1957. Victory Park, Moorabbin.
Moorabbin City 1 - 1 Maccabi
Saturday, September 21, 1957. Middle Park.
Park Rangers 2 - 4 Yarra Park
Saturday, September 21, 1957. Sunshine Park, Sunshine.
Sunshine United
Walkover to Sunshine United
- Brunswick
Match not played
Flinders Naval Depot
Each team went to the otheršs home ground
- Victorian Colts
Each team went to the otheršs home ground
Round Twenty
Saturday, September 7, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Brunswick 3 - 6 Frankston
Saturday, September 7, 1957. Cole Reserve, Pascoe Vale.
Coburg United 5 - 1 Moorabbin City
Saturday, September 7, 1957. Dandenong High School, Dandenong.
Dandenong Rovers 6 - 2 Park Rangers
Saturday, September 7, 1957. Sunshine Park, Sunshine.
Sunshine United
S Hitchings, Bob Clayton, Fred Nithsdale, J Docksey, Roman, A Harraden, D Sharp, K Hitchings, R Hitchings, E Pollock, D Hitchings.
5 - 1 Flinders Naval Depot
Saturday, September 7, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Victorian Colts 1 - 1 Hayduk
Saturday, September 7, 1957. Yarra Park, Melbourne.
Yarra Park 1 - 1 Maccabi
Round Twenty-One
Saturday, September 14, 1957. Flinders Naval Depot, Crib Point.
Flinders Naval Depot 0 - 5 Coburg United
Saturday, September 14, 1957. Cranbourne Road Oval, Frankston.
Frankston 3 - 3 Yarra Park
Saturday, September 14, 1957. Princes Park, Carlton.
Maccabi 0 - 0 Sunshine United
S Hitchings, Bob Clayton, Fred Nithsdale, J Docksey, Roman, A Harraden, D Sharp, K Hitchings, R Hitchings, E Pollock, D Hitchings. Res: J Cook, P Schlickrull.
Saturday, September 14, 1957. Victory Park, Moorabbin.
Moorabbin City 2 - 4 Dandenong Rovers
Saturday, September 14, 1957. Middle Park.
Park Rangers 1 - 3 Victorian Colts
Match not played
Hayduk
No points awarded
- Brunswick
No points awarded
Round Twenty-Two
Saturday, September 28, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Brunswick 2 - 5 Coburg United
Saturday, September 28, 1957. Cranbourne Road Oval, Frankston.
Frankston 6 - 1 Moorabbin City
Saturday, September 28, 1957. Princes Park, Carlton.
Maccabi 4 - 4 Flinders Naval Depot
Saturday, September 28, 1957. Sunshine Park, Sunshine.
Sunshine United
S Hitchings, Bob Clayton, A Harraden, J Docksey, Roman, Fred Nithsdale, J Cook, K Hitchings, R Hitchings, E Pollock, D Hitchings.
4 - 0 Park Rangers
Saturday, September 28, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Victorian Colts 3 - 1 Dandenong Rovers
Saturday, September 28, 1957. Yarra Park, Melbourne.
Yarra Park 1 - 0 Hayduk