Australia - Interstate Challenge Cup

Played for a trophy donated by the (English) FA at the occasion of their 1925 tour to Australia.

Palmares

Year     Champions
1928     Victoria
1929     South Australia
1932     New South Wales
1934       cancelled
1936     New South Wales

1928

Participants (4):
   New South Wales
   South Australia
   Tasmania
   Victoria

Semifinals
[May, Sydney]
New South Wales  2-3 Victoria
[Jul]
Tasmania         1-1 South Australia

Semifinal Replay
Tasmania         3-1 South Australia

Final [Sep, Melbourne]
Victoria         3-1 Tasmania

1929

Participants (2):
   South Australia
   Victoria

Final [Adelaide]
South Australia  2-1 Victoria

1932

Participants (5):
   New South Wales
   Queensland
   South Australia
   Tasmania
   Victoria

NB: all states except Western Australia entered;
    matches played in Sydney, Newcastle and the Hunter Valley.

Group Stage

South Australia  2-1 Tasmania
Victoria         4-4 Queensland

South Australia  4-2 Victoria
New South Wales  9-1 Queensland

New South Wales  7-0 Victoria
Queensland       9-2 Tasmania

New South Wales 11-0 Tasmania
South Australia  4-0 Queensland

Victoria         7-0 Tasmania
New South Wales  4-1 South Australia

Final Table:

 1.New South Wales   4  ´4  0  0  31- 2   8  Grand Final
 2.South Australia   4   3  0  1  11- 7   6  Grand Final
 3.Victoria          4   1  1  2  13-15   3
 4.Queensland        4   1  1  2  14-19   3
 5.Tasmania          4   0  0  4   3-29   0

Grand Final
New South Wales  6-1 South Australia

1934

Cancelled; was to be held in Melbourne but the Victorian association failed to secure a stadium.

1936

Participants (3):
   New South Wales
   South Australia
   Victoria

NB: all matches in Adelaide.

New South Wales 10-0 Victoria
South Australia  9-1 Victoria
South Australia  0-6 New South Wales

Final Table:

 1.New South Wales   2  ´1  0  0  16- 0   4
 2.South Australia   2   1  0  1   9- 7   2
 3.Victoria          2   0  0  2   1-19   0

About this document

Source: [Tho 18]

Prepared and maintained by Karel Stokkermans for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Karel Stokkermans
Last updated: 14 Nov 2023