1913 Victorian soccer season

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]

Football Victoria
Season1913
← 1912
1914 →

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
Victorian Division 1
Season1913
PremiersYarraville FC (3rd title)
Matches played56
Goals scored211 (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
Source: [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Records show that there is a goal difference error, in which eleven goals conceded were not recorded to the appropriate team(s)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division 2
Victorian Division 2
Season1913
ChampionsPreston (1st title)
PremiersPreston (2nd title)
Matches played30
Goals scored174 (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
Source: [2][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

References
  1. "Dockerty Cup". www.ozfootball.net.
  2. http://www.socceraust.co.uk/VIC/Past%20Seasons/VIC13Tables.htm
  3. "Victorian Football Club Archive - Waterside Workers Federation to Youth United". www.ozfootball.net.
  4. "Victorian Football Club Archive - Balaclava to Burns". www.ozfootball.net.
  5. "Victorian Football Club Archive - Maccabi to Mulgrave". www.ozfootball.net.
  6. "Victorian Football Club Archive - Sandringham to Sydenham". www.ozfootball.net.
  7. "Victorian Football Club Archive - Ballarat City to Bunyip & District". www.ozfootball.net.
  8. "Victorian Football Club Archive - Balaclava to Burns". www.ozfootball.net.
  9. "Victorian Football Club Archive - Abbotsford to Azzurri". www.ozfootball.net.
  10. http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/VIC/Vic_Inactive_F.html#FootscrayThi
  11. "Victorian Football Club Archive - Parkmore to Preston TSOB". www.ozfootball.net.
  12. "Victorian Football Club Archive - Sandringham to Sydenham". www.ozfootball.net.
  13. "Victorian Football Club Archive - Sandringham to Sydenham". www.ozfootball.net.
  14. "Victorian Football Club Archive - Hakoah to International Harvester". www.ozfootball.net.
  15. "Victorian Football Club Archive - Maccabi to Mulgrave". www.ozfootball.net.
  16. "Victorian Football Club Archive - Fairfield to Frankston City". www.ozfootball.net.
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