Australia 1948


State Leagues 1948

New South Wales | Queensland | South Australia | Tasmania | Victoria | Western Australia


New South Wales 1948

NB: see also New South Wales 1948

South State Premiership

Final Table:

 1. Leichhardt Annandale     14  11  1  2  70-23  23  State Premiership Final, Priest Cup
 2. Granville                14  11  0  3  43-26  22  Priest Cup
 3. Canterbury-Bankstown     14   7  2  5  29-32  16
 4. Drummoyne                14   7  1  6  34-35  15
 5. Corrimal Rangers         14   5  3  6  28-34  13
 6. Woonona-Bulli            14   5  1  8  51-48  11
 7. Metters                  14   2  3  9  24-38   7
 8. North Shore              14   2  1 11  22-65   5

North State Premiership

Final Table:

 1. Adamstown Rosebud        14  10  2  2  50-34  22  State Premiership Final, Priest Cup
 2. Lake Macquarie           14   9  2  3  50-39  20  Priest Cup
 3. Wallsend                 14   9  1  4  54-30  19
 4. West Wallsend            14   8  1  5  56-42  17
 5. Cessnock                 14   7  1  6  38-34  15
 6. Lysaghts Orb             14   4  0 10  28-43   8
 7. Swansea-Belmont          14   3  1 10  38-57   7
 8. Kurri Kurri              14   1  2 11  19-54   4
 
State Premiership Final [Aug 21]
Leichhardt-Annandale        2-5 Adamstown-Rosebud

Priest Cup

Semifinals
Leichhardt Annandale        6-0 Lake Macquarie 
Adamstown Rosebud           3-6 Granville      

Final
Granville                   1-5 Leichhardt Annandale  

Division Two

Final Tables:

North - Group Coalfields
 1. Bellbird                 12  11  1  0  42-13  23
 2. Kearsley                 12   9  1  2  48-17  19
 3. Paxton                   12   7  3  2  34-15  17
 4. Millfield                12   4  3  5  26-31  11
 5. Greta Main               12   2  2  8  11-40   6
 6. Aberdare                 12   1  2  9  10-24   4
 7. Greta                    12   1  2  9   9-40   4

North - Group Newcastle
 1. Cardiff                  10   7  2  1  50-23  16
 2. Dudley                   10   7  1  2  44-16  15
 3. Merewether Advance       10   5  2  3  32-26  12
 4. Speers Point             10   3  3  4  21-33   9
 5. New Lambton              10   1  2  7  23-47   4
 6. Stewarts and Lloyds      10   1  2  7   9-34   4

Division Two North Final 
Cardiff                     2-1 Bellbird 

Group South
 1. Auburn                   14   8  4  2  32-20  20
 2. NSW Police               14   7  3  4  34-25  17
 3. Bankstown                14   6  4  4  34-30  16
 4. Pyrmont Balmain          14   6  2  6  31-32  14
 5. Concord                  14   5  4  5  27-29  14
 6. St.George                14   5  4  5  33-36  14
 7. Ex Imperials             14   3  7  4  22-20  13
 8. Gladesville Ryde         14   1  2 11  20-41   4

Division Two Final [Aug 22]
Auburn                      4-2 Cardiff

Queensland 1948

Brisbane Division One

Final Table:

 1. St.Helens                14   9  2  3  38-17  20  Playoff
 2. Corinthians              14  10  0  4  43-25  20  Playoff
 3. Bundamba Rangers         14   8  1  5  39-30  17
 4. Thistle                  14   8  0  6  37-40  16
 5. Dinmore Bush Rats        14   5  3  6  29-39  13
 6. Blackstone Rovers        14   4  2  8  36-38  10
 7. YMCA                     14   4  1  9  31-43   9
 8. Easts United             14   3  1 10  29-50   7

Championship Playoff
St.Helens           4-0 Corinthians 

Brisbane Division Two

Final Table:

 1. Caledonians              14  12  1  1  57-10  25
 2. Wynnum                   14   9  1  4  35-28  19
 3. Latrobe                  14   7  4  3  40-33  18
 4. Oxley United             14   8  0  6  33-33  16
 5. Merton Rovers            14   4  4  6  25-34  12
 6. Kookaburra               14   4  2  8  40-43  10
 7. Bulimba Rangers          14   4  2  8  26-44  10
 8. Eastern Suburbs B        14   1  0 13  18-49   2

Brisbane Division Three

Table:

 1. Mitchelton                9   8  1  0  29- 8  17
 2. Kookaburra B              9   7  1  1  32-12  15
 3. Merton Rovers B           9   6  1  2  24- 6  13
 4. Junction Rangers          9   6  1  2  26- 9  13
 5. YMCA B                    9   5  1  3  28-16  11
 6. Bardon Rovers             9   3  4  2  19-10  10
 7. Toowong Recreation        9   4  1  4  28-26   9
 8. Thistle B                 9   3  1  5  17-21   7
 9. Caledonians B             9   3  1  5  13-31   7
10. Merton Rovers C           9   1  0  8   7-20   2
11. Redland Bay               9   1  0  8  15-41   2
12. Bulimba Rangers B         9   1  0  8   9-47   2

South Australia 1948

Division One

Final Table:

 1. Sturt                    21  17  1  3  75-24  35  Champions
 2. Birkalla Rovers          21  15  1  5  91-25  31
 3. Kingswood                21  15  0  6  70-46  30
 4. Cumberland United        21  11  1  9  44-51  23
 5. West Torrens             21   9  1 11  43-51  19
 6. Port Adelaide            21   5  3 13  48-66  13
 7. Northumberland & Durham  21   5  3 13  42-67  11  [-2]
 8. South Adelaide           21   2  0 19  25-108  4

NB: Northumberland & Durham withdrew after the season.

Division Two

Final Table:

 1. Port Thistle             22  19  2  1 149-23  40
 2. Ascot Park               22  16  3  3  76-31  35
 3. South Australia Railways 22  14  2  6  81-33  30
 4. Westbourne Park          22  12  6  4  82-41  30
 5. Prospect United          22  15  0  7  73-39  30
 6. Juventus                 22   9  3 10  64-82  21
 7. University               22   7  2 13  31-67  16
 8. British Tube Mills       22   6  3 13  54-80  15
 9. Olympic                  22   6  2 14  36-97  14
10. Perry Engineering Co     22   4  4 14  45-79  12
11. Postal Institute         22   5  2 15  36-94  12
12. Norwood                  22   4  1 17  45-106  9

Tasmania 1948

North Division One

Champions: Invermay United

South Division One

Reported Final Table:

 1. South Hobart             15  12  1  2  55-16  25
 2. Metro                    15  10  0  5  45-17  20
 3. Sandy Bay                15   8  2  5  48-28  18
 4. Hobart United            15   5  2  8  39-44  12
 5. Waterside Workers        15   3  3  9  30-62   9
 6. New Norfolk United       15   3  0 12  22-73   6
NB: total goal difference -1

Championship Playoff
South Hobart        1-0 Invermay United 

Victoria 1948

NB: see also Victoria 1948

Division One

Final Table:

 1. Box Hill                 14  10  2  2  45-28  22  Champions
 2. Sunshine United          14   9  1  4  46-24  19
 3. Brighton                 14   7  3  4  35-26  17
 4. Park Rangers             14   6  3  5  27-27  15
 5. Prahran City             14   5  2  7  34-40  12
 6. Western Suburbs          14   4  3  7  23-42  11
 7. Yallourn                 14   3  2  9  39-49   8
 8. Moreland                 14   3  2  9  24-37   8

Division Two

Final Table:

 1. Bradford                 14   9  3  2  36-13  21
 2. South Yarra              14   9  2  3  47-16  20
 3. South Melbourne United   14   8  3  3  38-17  19
 4. Coburg                   13   6  2  5  35-28  14
 5. Hakoah JRC               14   6  2  6  32-26  14
 6. Preston                  13   6  2  5  32-38  14
 7. Ringwood                 13   1  1 11  13-45   3
 8. Northcote                13   1  1 11  12-62   3

Division Three

Table:

 1. University of Melbourne  11   9  2  0  61- 8  20
 2. Heidelberg               11   8  1  2  52- 9  17
 3. George Cross             11   8  1  2  32-17  17
 4. Olympic                  10   8  1  1  26-15  17
 5. Yarraville               10   7  0  3  40-26  14
 6. Woodlands                11   6  2  3  21-22  14
 7. Williamstown             11   4  1  6  22-35   9
 8. Macedonians              10   3  1  6  14-31   7
 9. Brighton                 11   3  0  8  24-45   6
10. Metters                  11   1  1  9  14-33   3
11. Northern United/Regent   11   1  0 10   7-29   2
12. Heidelberg B             10   1  0  9   6-49   2

Western Australia 1948

Division One

East

Final Table:

 1. South Perth              18  17  0  1  73-21  34  Championship Playoff
 2. Swan Valley              18  16  1  1  59-14  33
 3. Swan Athletic            18   8  6  4  38-25  22
 4. Balmoral                 18   7  4  7  51-36  18
 5. Victoria Park            18   7  4  7  34-33  18
 6. Belmont                  18   7  2  9  26-30  16
 7. Midland Wanderers        18   5  4  9  36-60  14
 8. Bassendean               18   3  4 11  32-41  10
 9. Queens Park              18   5  0 13  40-70  10
10. Canning                  18   1  3 14  12-71   5

West

Final Table:

 1. North Perth              16  14  1  1  45- 9  29  Championship Playoff
 2. Caledonian               16  12  1  3  70-35  25
 3. Maccabeans               16   9  1  6  44-36  19
 4. Spearwood Rovers         16   9  1  6  45-42  19
 5. East Claremont           16   6  5  5  35-26  17
 6. Fremantle                16   7  2  7  43-38  16
 7. Perth Corinthians        16   4  4  8  26-36  12
 8. Perth City               16   2  1 13  14-55   5
 9. Shenton Park             16   0  2 14  17-62   2

Championship Playoff
North Perth         1-0 South Perth  


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About this document

Sources included: History of Soccer in New South Wales (http://melbournesoccer.blogspot.com/), https://www.elitetograssroots.net/qbst/

Prepared and maintained by Adri van Veen for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Adri van Veen
Last updated: 1 Apr 2025

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