Australia 1949


State Leagues 1949

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


New South Wales 1949

NB: see also New South Wales 1949

State Premiership

Final Table:

 1. Leichhardt Annandale     22  18  2  2 100-39  38  Qualified
 2. Adamstown Rosebud        22  15  1  6  89-50  31  Qualified
 3. Wallsend                 22  14  1  7  95-71  29  Qualified
 4. Granville                22  11  3  8  58-48  25  Qualified
 5. Metters-Canterbury       22  10  4  8  65-65  24
 6. Cessnock                 22  10  3  9  61-58  23
 7. Corrimal Rangers         22   8  7  7  57-58  23
 8. Woonona-Bulli            21   7  5  9  47-59  19
 9. West Wallsend            22   6  5 11  72-65  17
10. Lysaghts Orb             22   6  3 13  40-80  15
11. Drummoyne                22   5  2 15  37-59  12
12. Swansea-Belmont          21   2  2 17  37-106  6
NB: remaining match not played due to irrelevance

Finals Series

Semifinals
[Oct 2]
Adamstown-Rosebud           3-4 Wallsend
[Oct 3]
Leichhardt-Annandale        6-5 Granville                   [aet]
 
Final [Sep 9]
Wallsend                    1-5 Leichhardt-Annandale

Division Two North

Final Table:

 1. Dudley                   14  13  1  0  71-11  27  Qualified
 2. Cardiff                  14  11  1  2  50-26  23  Qualified
 3. Stewarts and Lloyds      14   8  4  2  51-29  20  Qualified
 4. Abermain                 14   7  1  6  38-59  15  Qualified
 5. Lake Macquarie           14   4  2  8  24-49  10
 6. Kurri Kurri              14   3  2  9  19-42   8
 7. New Lambton              14   3  1 10  17-46   7
 8. Speers Point             14   1  0 13   8-16   2

Finals Series

Semifinals
Cardiff                     5-2 Abermain           
Dudley                      4-3 Stewarts and Lloyds  

Final
Dudley                      7-1 Cardiff 

Division Two South

Final Table:

 1. Bankstown                22  17  3  2  75-40  37
 2. Auburn                   22  15  2  5  85-45  32
 3. North Shore              22  13  2  7  85-46  28
 4. Guildford                22  13  1  8  48-43  27
 5. NSW Police               22  11  3  8  66-54  25
 6. Ex Imperials             22  11  2  9  57-51  24
 7. St.George                22   8  4 10  44-58  20
 8. Cumberland United        22   9  1 12  47-61  19
 9. Pyrmont Balmain          22   9  0 13  39-52  18
10. Gladesville Ryde         22   7  2 13  38-60  16
11. Concord                  22   5  4 13  42-69  14
12. Lithgow City             22   2  0 20  13-60   4

Queensland 1949

Brisbane Division One

Final Table:

 1. Corinthians              14   8  4  2  47-29  20  Playoff
 2. St.Helens                14   8  4  2  55-32  20  Playoff
 3. Blackstone Rovers        14   5  4  5  40-39  14
 4. YMCA                     14   6  2  6  42-48  14
 5. Thistle                  14   6  1  7  36-42  13
 6. Dinmore Bush Rats        14   4  4  6  37-36  12
 7. Bundamba Rangers         14   4  3  7  31-41  11
 8. Caledonians              14   2  4  8  26-47   8

Championship Playoff
Corinthians         3-2 St.Helens  

Brisbane Division Two

Table:

 1. Merton Rovers            10   7  0  3  26-14  14
 2. Eastern Suburbs           8   6  1  1  33-10  13
 3. Mitchelton                8   4  0  4  16-16   8
 4. Bulimba Rangers           7   3  0  4  18-19   6
 5. Wynnum                    6   2  2  2  12-20   6
 6. Kookaburra                5   2  1  2  20-13   5
 7. Oxley United              4   0  1  3   8-22   1
 8. Latrobe                   6   0  1  5  10-29   1

NB: Eastern Suburbs promoted to Division One.

Brisbane Division Three

Table:

 1. Merton Rovers B           9   8  0  1  25-10  16
 2. Junction Rangers          8   5  0  3  28- 8  10
 3. Bardon                    5   4  0  1  20- 8   8
 4. YMCA B                    5   3  0  2  14-13   6
 5. Toowong Recreation        7   2  0  5   9-25   4
 6. Thistle B                 3   1  0  2   4-10   2
 7. Bulimba Rangers B         6   1  0  5   7-19   2
 8. Caledonians B             5   0  0  5   3-17   0

Brisbane Division Four

Table:

 1. Shafston Rovers           6   6  0  0  60- 4  12
 2. Merton Rovers C           7   5  1  1  19-11  11
 3. Corinthians B             4   3  0  1  15-11   6
 4. Redbank                   4   1  0  3   6-34   2
 5. Latrobe B                 4   0  1  3   3-12   1
 6. Wynnum B                  3   0  0  3   5-15   0
 7. Wilston United            4   0  0  4   5-26   0

NB: Redbank and Wilston United promoted to Division Three.

Brisbane Division Five

Table:

 1. Annerley                  8   7  0  1  30-10  14
 2. RAAF Amberley             5   4  0  1  24- 4   8
 3. Bardon B                  4   2  1  1   8- 6   5
 4. Redland Bay               5   2  0  3  11-13   4
 5. Mitchelton B              5   1  0  4   9-12   2
 6. Postal Institute          5   1  0  4  13-21   2
 7. Junction Rangers B        4   0  1  3   4-33   1

NB: Annerley promoveerde promoted to Division Three;
    RAAF Amberley and Postal Institute promoted to Division Four.

South Australia 1949

Division One

Final Table:

 1. Sturt                    21  15  3  3  89-43  33  Champions
 2. Port Adelaide            21  12  5  4  45-25  29
 3. Birkalla Rovers          21  12  4  5  83-45  28
 4. Kingswood                21  11  4  6  62-41  26
 5. Port Thistle             21   7  5  9  52-51  19
 6. Cumberland United        21   8  3 10  50-52  19
 7. West Torrens             21   4  4 13  49-62  12
 8. South Adelaide           21   1  0 20  18-129  2

Division Two

Final Table:

 1. Juventus                 21  18  1  2  77-22  37
 2. South Australia Railways 21  17  2  2  81-28  36
 3. Prospect United          21  11  4  6  64-47  26
 4. Ascot Park               21  11  2  8  45-43  24
 5. Westbourne Park          21  10  1 10  77-46  21
 6. Olympic                  21   6  1 14  38-60  13
 7. University               21   5  1 15  45-77  11
 8. British Tube Mills       21   0  0 21  28-132  0

Division Three

Final Table:

 1. Melita                    8   6  0  2  29-21  12
 2. Peak United               8   4  2  2  24-18  10
 3. Thebarton Ramblers        8   4  0  4  23-19   8
 4. Postal Institute          8   3  2  3  13-17   8
 5. Norwood                   8   1  0  7  18-32   2
 -. Woodville North           withdrew

NB: Melita withdrew after the season.

Tasmania 1949

North Division One

Final Ranking:

 1. Invermay United
 2. Waterside Workers
 3. Patons and Baldwin

South Division One

Reported Final Table:

 1. Metro                    14  10  2  2  62-23  22
 2. South Hobart             14  11  0  3  62-19  22
 3. Wanderers                14   9  1  4  35-24  19
 4. Sandy Bay                14   8  2  4  36-24  18
 5. Titan                    14   6  1  7  56-36  13
 6. Waterside Workers        14   5  0  9  40-70  10
 7. Hobart United            14   3  0 11  29-58   6
 8. New Norfolk United       14   1  0 13  14-79   2
NB: total goal difference +1

NB: Metro apparently won playoff against South Hobart;
    Waterside Workers withdrew after the season.

Championship Playoff
Invermay United     5-4 Metro  

Victoria 1949

NB: see also Victoria 1949

Division One

Table:

 1. Brighton                 16  14  2  0  52-16  30  Champions
 2. Park Rangers             18   9  5  4  50-27  23
 3. Box Hill                 18   9  5  4  46-40  23
 4. Moreland                 18   9  2  7  50-39  20
 5. Prahran City             18   9  2  7  52-49  20
 6. South Yarra              17   5  4  8  35-37  14
 7. Bradford                 16   5  4  7  31-34  14
 8. Sunshine United          18   6  1 11  38-50  13´
 9. Yallourn                 18   5  2 11  39-65  12
10. Western Suburbs          17   2  1 14  23-59   5

Division Two

Final Table:

 1. Sandringham City         18  17  1  0  62-15  35
 2. Hakoah                   18  14  0  4  84-31  28
 3. South Melbourne United   18  12  2  4  63-28  26
 4. Ringwood                 18  12  0  6  34-28  24
 5. University of Melbourne  18   8  1  9  45-34  17
 6. Preston                  18   5  5  8  34-45  15
 7. Heidelberg               18   6  1 11  31-46  13
 8. Yarraville               18   4  3 11  26-45  11
 9. Olympic                  18   2  3 13  15-70   7
10. Williamstown             18   1  2 15  18-70   4

Division Three

Table:

 1. George Cross             17  15  1  1  64-17  31
 2. Juventus                 16  15  0  1  88-18  30
 3. Fifers                   17  11  1  5  51-34  23
 4. YCWM                     14   8  1  5  67-27  17
 5. Northcote                16   7  1  8  45-41  15
 6. Woodlands                14   6  1  7  30-27  13
 7. Metters                  16   5  0 11  32-72  10
 8. Macedonians              14   5  0  9  21-48  10
 9. Box Hill                 13   4  0  9  10-34   8
10. Brighton                 15   3  1 11  40-69   7
11. Woodlands B              14   1  0 13  12-73   2
 -. Williamstown B           withdrew

NB: YCWM, Northcote and Metters withdrew after the season.

Western Australia 1949

Division One

Final Table:

 1. Caledonian               18  13  0  5  60-24  26  Champions
 2. Balmoral                 18  11  3  4  51-32  25
 3. Swan Athletic            18  11  2  5  48-29  24
 4. South Perth              18  10  3  5  49-36  23
 5. Swan Valley              18  10  3  5  44-36  23
 6. North Perth              18   6  3  9  37-41  15
 7. Maccabeans               18   5  5  8  32-44  15
 8. Spearwood Rovers         18   6  2 10  44-44  14
 9. Victoria Park            18   5  3 10  39-50  13
10. East Claremont           18   0  2 16  35-103  2

Division Two

Final Table:

 1. Perth City               16  12  2  2  63-22  26
 2. Fremantle                16  12  1  3  51-16  25
 3. Queens Park              16   9  2  5  49-28  20
 4. Perth Corinthians        16   7  5  4  48-33  19
 5. Bassendean               16   8  2  6  37-27  18
 6. Shenton Park             16   6  3  7  35-32  15
 7. Belmont                  16   5  2  9  39-57  12
 8. Midland Wanderers        16   3  1 12  20-58   7
 9. Canning                  16   1  0 15  15-84   2

Division Three

Table:

 1. University               19  18  1  0  84-19  37
 2. Azzurri                  20  16  0  4  80-25  32
 3. Macedonian               19   7  3  9  50-63  17
 4. Cottesloe                20   4  3 13  46-78  11
 5. Claremont Mental Home    20   4  3 13  45-77  11
 6. Imperial United          20   3  4 13  37-80  10


1948.

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list of cup winners.

list of final tables.

list of regional champions.

list of regional cup winners.


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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