1962 NSWSF season

The 1962 NSW Federation of Soccer Clubs (NSWSF) season was the sixth 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 included three cup tournaments, including a new pre-season Wollongong Festival of Sport held in February, as well as the usual floodlight Ampol Cup pre-season night series tournament and the post-season Federation Cup (now called the Craven A Cup for sponsorship reasons). The home and away league season began in April with twelve teams, culminating with the grand final held in September. Winners of the tournaments for the season were South Coast United in the Wollongong Festival of Sport, Prague in the Ampol Cup, APIA Leichhardt FC in the Craven A Cup, and in the league Budapest were the premiers and Hakoah were the grand final winners.

NSW Federation of Soccer Clubs
Season1962
ChampionsHakoah
PremiersBudapest
Best PlayerAngelo Mavro
Top goalscorerVernon Wentzel (28)
← 1961
1963 →

Teams from the Federation also participated in the newly formed Australia Cup, in which clubs would participate against teams from other federations in the country. New South Wales club, SSC Yugal would win this inaugural competition.

Also in the post-season, players would get the chance to represent the federation in the Australian Interstate Championships, with this season being the first sponsored by the Australian Soccer Federation. New South Wales would win this tournament.

Clubs

Changes from last season:

Club Ground Colours Year formed App
A.P.I.A.Lambert Park, LeichhardtMaroon shirts, white shorts19546th
AuburnMona Park, AuburnGreen and gold shirts, white shorts19576th
BankstownBankstown Oval, BankstownGold and green trim shirts, white shorts19446th
BudapestSydney Athletics Field, Moore ParkRed shirts, white shorts19574th
Canterbury-MarrickvilleArlington Oval, Dulwich HillBlue and gold trim shirts, white shorts1896, reformed in 1943 and 19516th
Gladesville-RydeGladesville Sports Ground, Gladesville19196th
HakoahWentworth Park, GlebeSky blue shirts, white shorts19396th
Pan HellenicWentworth Park, GlebeBlue and white striped shirts, white shorts19572nd
Polonia-North SideDrummoyne Oval, DrummoyneGold shirts, white shorts19602nd
PragueSydney Athletics Field, Moore ParkAll-black outfit with red-white and blue sash19506th
South Coast UnitedWoonona Oval, WoononaBlue with red and white trim shirts, white with red and blue trim shorts19602nd
Yugalno fixed groundBlue shirts, white shorts19611st

Table and results

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Budapest 22 13 4 5 61 45 +16 30 Qualification for Finals series
2 Hakoah 22 13 3 6 47 26 +21 29
3 A.P.I.A. 22 13 3 6 65 38 +27 29
4 Yugal 22 12 4 6 55 53 +2 28
5 Prague 22 10 6 6 55 46 +9 26
6 Bankstown 22 11 2 9 45 36 +9 24
7 Pan Hellenic 22 10 2 10 46 42 +4 22
8 South Coast United 22 10 2 10 41 43 −2 22
9 Auburn 22 7 2 13 40 55 −15 16
10 Gladesville 22 5 4 13 23 48 −25 14
11 Canterbury 22 4 5 13 44 55 −11 13
12 Polonia–North Side 22 3 5 14 32 67 −35 11 Relegated to Second Division
Source: [1][2]

Results
Home \ Away API AUB BAN BUD CAN GLR HAK HEL PNS PRA SCU YUG
APIA 5–0 2–4 2–5 5–1 2–1 3–0 5–0 4–1 1–4 5–0 5–1
Auburn 2–5 2–0 2–3 4–2 2–1 2–3 0–2 3–5 2–3 3–1 2–2
Bankstown 0–1 5–2 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–3 0–2 5–1 2–2 4–3 1–3
Budapest 2–1 0–1 2–3 6–2 5–3 2–1 1–3 5–3 3–3 3–1 3–4
Canterbury-Marrickville 2–2 5–2 1–5 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–3 3–3 2–2 1–1 1–2
Gladesville-Ryde 2–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 0–5 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–4 1–1 1–3
Hakoah 6–2 3–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 4–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 3–0 6–3
Pan Hellenic 2–2 1–2 0–2 2–3 3–7 1–2 2–0 6–2 3–0 2–0 0–3
Polonia-North Side 2–6 1–3 3–1 1–3 1–5 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–3
Prague 1–2 3–2 3–2 2–4 4–3 4–0 1–1 5–4 4–0 1–5 1–3
South Coast United 1–3 1–0 4–1 1–3 2–0 2–1 0–3 4–2 2–1 2–1 0–2
SSC Yugal 1–0 3–2 1–4 4–4 3–2 2–3 4–3 5–0 1–1 4–4 2–4
Source: www.socceraust.co.uk[3]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals series
Semi-finals
8–9 September		Final (replay)
16 & 19 September		Grand final
23 September
1Budapest22Hakoah4
2Hakoah51Budapest2
1Budapest1(3)
4SSC Yugal1(2)
3A.P.I.A.2
4SSC Yugal3

Semi-finals
8 September 1962 Minor semi-final SSC Yugal 3–2 APIA Leichhardt Moore Park, Sydney
  • H. Ringhoff
  • I. Milankovic
  • A. Nincevic
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: R. Pearce
9 September 1962 Major semi-final Hakoah 5–2 Budapest Moore Park, Sydney
  • Galambos ?'
  • Massey ?'
 Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 12,300
Referee: Frank Sbisa

Preliminary final
16 September 1962 Budapest 1–1 SSC Yugal Moore Park, Sydney
  • E. Massey 68' (pen.)
 Report[4]
  • S. Pacanin 44'
 Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 15,752
Referee: Frank Sbisa
19 September 1962 Replay Budapest 3–2 SSC Yugal Moore Park, Sydney
  • J. Pompor 24' (pen.), 85'
  • J. Vasvary 58'
 Report[5]
  • S. Pacanin 42'
  • A. Nincevic 79'
 Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 9,800
Referee: Roy Pearce

Grand Final
Hakoah4–2Budapest
  • Ninaus 4', 34', 52'
  • Blutsch 12'
 Report[6]
  • Hetherington 74'
  • Medina 78'
Attendance: 26,770
Referee: Roy Pearce
NSWSF First Division
1962 Champions
Hakoah
Second Title

Statistics
Hakoah Budapest
Attempts at goal1714
Attempts on target95
Attempts off target49
Attempts - Woodwork20
Corners613
Fouls committed2323
Offsides52

Statistics and awards

Stars of 1962

Soccer World reporters awarded stars out of six to players throughout the 22 rounds. The player with the highest stars was Angelo Mavro with 4.440. Overall APIA Leichhardt, Budapest, Prague and SSC Yugal all had 2 players top-rated for their position. Auburn, Pan Hellenic, Canterbury-Marrickville, Hakoah and Bankstown all had one player top-rated for their position. Below is a list of the top rated players per position:[1]

PositionPlayer (Team)Rating
Goalkeeper E. Grosz (Budapest)4.227
Right fullback V. Mach (Hakoah)4.000
Left fullback G. Nuttall (Canterbury-Marrickville)3.909
Right half A. Mavro (Pan Hellenic)4.440
Centre half J. Marston (APIA Leichhardt)
F. Van Gaalen (Auburn)		4.363
Left half F. Dunaj (SSC Yugal)4.333
Outside right N. Stiffle (Bankstown)3.895
Inside right E. Schwarz (SSC Yugal)
V. Wentzel (APIA Leichhardt)		3.900
Centre forward E. Massey (Budapest)4.227
Inside left L. Scheinflug (Prague)3.954
Outside left A. Jeffrey (Prague)4.000

Top scorers

Vernon Wentzel was the recipient of the Marcel Nagy Trophy for the season's leading goalscorer. Below is a list of the top five goalscorers for the season:[1]

PlayerTeamGoals
Vernon WentzelAPIA Leichhardt28
Wim van der GaagPrague21
Joe GalambosBudapest20
Tiko JelisavcicSSC Yugal19
Leo BaumgartnerAPIA Leichhardt16
Tony NincevichSSC Yugal

Attendances

Below is a list of attendances by club:[1]

RankClubAttendance
1APIA Leichhardt126,000
2Pan Hellenic100,000
3Hakoah96,000
4Prague86,500
5Budapest78,500
6South Coast United64,500
7SSC Yugal63,000
8Canterbury-Marrickville56,500
9Bankstown50,500
10Auburn38,000
11Gladesville-Ryde32,500
12Polonia-North Side30,500

Other competitions

Wollongong Festival of Sport

The season began with the Wollongong Soccer Carnival in February at the Wollongong Showground, attracting 15,000 fans over three days. South Coast United beat teams from Sydney and Melbourne to become inaugural champions of this event, winning the £1000 first place prize.

RoundDateWinning TeamScoreLosing TeamAttendance
First Round 23 February 1962 Canterbury-Marrickville2–0Budapest (Sydney) 4,600
South Coast United2–0Hakoah (Sydney)
Semi-finals 24 February 1962 South Coast United2–0Pan Hellenic (Sydney) 5,000
Canterbury-Marrickville4–0Polonia (Melbourne)
Third place playoff 25 February 1962 Pan Hellenic (Sydney)9–3Polonia (Melbourne) 5,200
Final South Coast United6–0Canterbury-Marrickville

Ampol Cup

The season began with the sixth edition of the floodlight pre-season night series (fifth as the Ampol Cup) on 14 February 1962, culminating with the double-header third place playoff and Final on 30 March 1962 at the Sydney Sports Ground in front of 12,600 spectators. The tournament was played across various grounds throughout Sydney, including Sydney Athletics Field, Redfern Oval, Wentworth Park and Sydney Sports Ground.

First Round
DateWinning TeamScoreLosing TeamLocationAttendance
14 February 1962 Budapest0–0Bankstown Sydney Athletics Field 2,400
Canterbury-Marrickville3–1Polonia-North Side
2 March 1962 SSC Yugal2–1Pan Hellenic Sydney Athletics Field 4,000
Gladesville-Ryde2–1South Coast United
5 March 1962 (‡) Budapest3–2Bankstown Redfern Oval 1,300

* (‡) = Match replayed

Finals series
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
      
Canterbury 1
Hakoah 0
Canterbury 5
A.P.I.A. 1
A.P.I.A. 2
Budapest 0
Canterbury 2
Prague 3
SSC Yugal 4
Auburn 3
SSC Yugal 4(2) Third place playoff
Prague 4(4)
Prague 2 A.P.I.A. 3
Gladesville-Ryde 0 SSC Yugal 0

Semi-finals
23 March 1962 Semi-final Prague 4–4 Yugal Moore Park, Sydney
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 11,800
Referee: Roy Pearce
23 March 1962 Semi-final Canterbury-Marrickville 5–1APIA LeichhardtMoore Park, Sydney
 Morrow Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 11,800
Referee: Frank Sbisa
25 March 1962 Semi-final (replay) Prague 4–2YugalGlebe, Sydney
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 6,200
Referee: Frank Sbisa

Finals
30 March 2023 Third place playoff APIA Leichhardt 3–0YugalMoore Park, Sydney
  • P. Hughes (2)
  • Wentzel
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 12,600
Referee: Roy Pearce
30 March 2023 Grand final Prague 3–2Canterbury-MarrickvilleMoore Park, Sydney
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 12,600
Referee: Frank Sbisa

Craven A Federation Cup
Main article: 1962 NSW Federation Cup

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Budapest 3
Yugal 0
Budapest 1
A.P.I.A. 3
A.P.I.A. 4
Bankstown 1
A.P.I.A. 5
Canterbury-Marrickville 1
Gladesville-Ryde 3
Prague 0
Gladesville-Ryde 2 Third place
Canterbury-Marrickville 4
Canterbury-Marrickville 3 Budapest 1
South Coast Utd 2 Gladesville-Ryde 5
Final
APIA Leichhardt5–1Canterbury-Marrickville
Attendance: 8,600
Referee: Frank Sbisa

See also

References
  1. "Soccer World Annual 1963". Soccer World. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  2. "Final Tables 1961-1976 (1962)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  3. "1962 NSW Div1 Matrix". www.socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. "Soccer World, Vol. 05, No.34". Soccer World. 21 September 1962. p. 5. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  5. "Soccer World, Vol. 05, No. 35". Soccer World. 28 September 1962. p. 7. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  6. "Soccer World Vol.05, No.35". Soccer World. 28 September 1962. p. 5. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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