1960 NSWSF season

The 1960 New South Wales Federation of Soccer Clubs (NSWSF) season was the fourth season of football in New South Wales under the administration of the federation since its breakaway from the NSW Soccer Football Association in January of 1957. The home and away league season began on the 20th of March with fourteen teams, the same amount as the previous season. Sydney Prague were minor premiers for a second consecutive season after twenty-six rounds of competition.

NSW Federation of Soccer Clubs
Season1960
ChampionsSydney Prague
PremiersCanterbury-Marrickville
Matches played186
Top goalscorerHerbert Ninaus (46 goals)
Biggest home winPrague 10–1 Manly
Biggest away winAuburn 1–8 Manly
Highest scoringManly 6–9 Prague
← 1959
1961 →

Once again a finals series was used decide the First Division champions of New South Wales in the format of a four team page playoff system. Canterbury-Marrickville prevented Prague again winning the league double, defeating them 5–2 in the grand final.

Other tournaments held this season included the Ampol Cup and the third edition of the Federation Cup. Budapest won the Ampol Cup defeating APIA Leichhardt in the final and Bankstown defeated Canterbury in the Ascot Thousand Federation Cup final.

Clubs
Changes from last season
  • Manly Warringah was promoted into the competition from Second Division
  • Concord was relegated to Second Division and was absorbed by Concordia.
  • North Side United merged with Illawarra District Soccer Association club, E.P.T. to form North Side United–E.P.T.
Club Ground Colours Founded App Debut Last season
A.P.I.A.Lambert Park, LeichhardtMaroon and blue19544th19572nd (runners-up)
Auburn SFCMona Park, AuburnGreen and gold19574th19576th
Balgownie RangersJudy Masters Oval, BalgownieBlack and white18892nd195913th
Bankstown SFCBankstown Oval, BankstownGreen and gold19444th195712th
BudapestSydney Athletics Field, Moore ParkRed, white and green19572nd195911th
Canterbury-MarrickvilleArlington Oval, Dulwich HillBlue and gold1896[lower-alpha 1]4th19575th
Corrimal UnitedMemorial Park, CorrimalRed and white19583rd19583rd (minor semi-finalist)
Gladesville-RydeGladesville Sports Ground, GladesvilleAmber and black19514th19578th
Granville AEKMacarthur Park, GranvilleAmber and black18852nd195910th
HakoahSydney Athletics Field, Moore ParkSky Blue and White19534th19574th (preliminary finalists)
North Side United–E.P.T.Chatswood Oval, ChatswoodBlue and gold19534th19577th
PragueSydney Athletics Field, Moore ParkSky Blue19524th19571st (winners)
Sydney AustralSydney Cricket Ground No. 2, Moore ParkRed, white and blue19524th19579th

Source: [1]

  1. As Canterbury Bankstown in 1943. As Canterbury-Marrickville in 1951.

Regular season

Table and results

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Prague 26 21 4 1 106 34 +72 46 1960 Federation Finals
2 APIA 26 18 5 3 71 25 +46 41
3 Canterbury-Marrickville (C) 26 18 2 6 79 48 +31 38
4 Auburn 26 17 2 7 81 55 +26 36
5 Gladesville-Ryde 26 16 3 7 62 43 +19 35
6 Budapest 26 13 3 10 70 62 +8 29
7 North Side United-E.P.T. 26 10 5 11 67 59 +8 25
8 Bankstown 26 10 4 12 50 51 −1 24
9 Hakoah 26 10 3 13 62 59 +3 23
10 Sydney Austral 26 7 5 14 43 69 −26 19
11 Corrimal United 26 7 4 15 56 62 −6 18
12 Granville AEK (R) 26 6 3 17 45 80 −35 15 Relegation to NSWSF Second Division for next season.
13 Balgownie Rangers (R) 26 6 1 19 40 77 −37 13
14 Manly Warringah (R) 26 1 0 25 41 149 −108 2
Source: www.rsssf.org[2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

    Results
    Home \ Away API AUB BAL BAN BUD CAN COR GLR GRN HAK MAN NSU PRA SAU
    APIA 2–3 6–0 3–1 2–1 0–1 3–2 0–2 3–0 3–2 7–0 3–0 1–0 4–0
    Auburn 1–2 4–3 0–2 9–2 4–0 2–0 1–4 4–2 1–2 2–0 4–3 2–3 3–3
    Balgownie Rangers 0–4 2–3 1–3 2–5 1–5 3–2 1–3 2–1 2–5 3–1 2–3 1–4 1–0
    Bankstown 1–1 0–4 4–0 3–5 0–4 2–5 1–3 2–1 2–2 6–1 0–0 0–1 3–3
    Budapest 3–3 3–2 1–1 0–3 3–5 3–0 4–2 5–1 2–1 7–1 3–0 1–3 3–3
    Canterbury-Marrickville 0–3 6–8 5–3 2–0 2–1 3–2 3–2 1–0 3–1 6–0 0–0 1–1 2–0
    Corrimal United 0–3 1–3 2–3 2–0 3–4 3–1 2–3 0–1 3–1 6–2 4–5 1–4 4–1
    Gladesville Ryde 1–2 2–3 4–1 1–0 2–1 3–2 1–1 4–2 1–0 4–2 1–3 0–2 3–1
    Granville AEK 2–2 1–4 2–1 0–1 3–2 0–2 3–4 3–0 2–5 7–4 1–6 2–6 0–1
    Hakoah 0–2 1–1 1–2 3–1 2–3 4–6 3–1 2–2 5–0 4–0 5–4 2–5 0–1
    Manly Warringah 1–7 1–8 0–3 2–6 1–4 3–6 2–1 2–8 3–4 2–6 2–4 6–9 2–4
    North Side United 2–3 1–2 3–1 1–5 4–1 0–5 5–5 1–2 3–3 3–1 8–0 3–3 2–0
    Prague 1–1 8–0 4–0 4–1 4–0 5–3 3–1 2–2 7–1 4–0 10–1 3–2 7–0
    Sydney Austral 0–3 1–3 2–1 2–5 0–3 1–5 0–0 1–2 3–3 3–4 9–2 2–1 2–3
    Source: [3]
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Finals series
    Semi-finalsFinalGrand Final
    Major semi-final
    1Prague11Prague2
    3APIA Leichhardt03APIA Leichhardt5
    2APIA Leichhardt2
    Minor semi-final3Canterbury3
    3Canterbury2
    4Auburn0

    Semi-finals
    17 September 1960 Minor semi-final Canterbury-Marrickville 2–0AuburnES Marks Athletics Field, Moore Park
    • Baumgartner 23'
    • Smith 43'
    		 Report[4] Attendance: 5,100
    Referee: Roy Pearce
    18 September 1960 Major semi-final Prague 3–0APIA LeichhardtSydney Sports Ground, Moore Park
    		 Report[4] Attendance: 13,189
    Referee: John Ipenburg

    Preliminary final
    25 September 1959 APIA Leichhardt2–3 (a.e.t.) Canterbury-Marrickville Wentworth Park, Glebe
    • Schio 18', 77'
    		 Report[4]
    		Attendance: 10,800
    Referee: Roy Pearce

    Grand final
    Grand Final
    Prague2–5Canterbury-Marrickville
    • Jaros 52'
    • Sherwin 83'
    		 Report[4]
    • Amigo 14'
    • Smith 26'
    • Baumgartner 63'
    • G. Warren 68'
    • Salisbury 78'
    Henson Park, Marrickville
    Attendance: 14,216
    Referee: John Ipenburg
    NSWSF First Division
    1960 Premiers
    Canterbury-Marrickville
    Second Title

    Awards and statistics

    Top goal-scorers
    RankPlayerClubGoals
    1Herbert NinausPrague46
    2Bruce MorrowAuburn37
    3Leo BaumgartnerCanterbury30
    4Bill HumeGladesville-Ryde29
    5Tony VarglienNorth Side United–E.P.T.27

    Attendance

    Below is a list of total attendances per club in all matches, both home and away.[5]

    ClubAttendance
    APIA Leichhardt FC113,000
    Sydney FC Prague96,000
    Canterbury-Marrickville72,000
    Sydney Hakoah61,000
    Auburn SFC60,000
    Budapest58,000
    Gladesville-Ryde DSFC50,000
    Corrimal United34,000
    Granville AEK31,000
    Bankstown SFC30,000
    North Side United–E.P.T.26,000
    Sydney Austral SFC26,000
    Balgownie Rangers FC24,000
    Manly Warringah18,000

    Other competitions

    Ampol Cup

    Originally formed in 1957 as the William Kennard Cup, this was the third year to be sponsored by Ampol.

    Final
    Final
    Budapest5–2APIA Leichhardt
    Report[6]

    Ascot Thousand Federation Cup
    Further information: 1960 NSW Federation Cup

    This was the fourth year contesting the Federation Cup, named the Ascot Thousand for sponsorship reasons.

    Final
    Final
    Bankstown1–0Canterbury-Marrickville
    Report[7]
    Henson Park, Marrickville
    Attendance: 10,500
    Referee: Roy Pearce

    References
    1. "1959 Soccer Year Book". N.S.W. Federation of Soccer clubs. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
    2. "NSW 1960 Division One". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
    3. "1960 NSW Div 1 Result matrix". SoccerAust. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
    4. "1960 NSWSF Finals Series". OzFootball. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
    5. "1960 Soccer Year Book". N.S.W. Federation of Soccer Clubs. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
    6. "1960 Ampol Cup". SoccerAust. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
    7. "1960 Ascot Cup". SoccerAust. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
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