Australia 1952


State Leagues 1952

Australian Capital Territory | New South Wales | Queensland | South Australia | Tasmania | Victoria | Western Australia


Australian Capital Territory 1952

Division One

Table (based on known results):

 1. Victoria                  7   7  0  0  38-14  14
 2. Westridge                 6   4  0  2  27-17   8
 3. South Canberra            7   2  1  4  24-29   5
 4. RAAF                      6   1  1  4  19-20   3
 5. Olympic                   4   1  0  3  11-16   2
 6. RMC Staff Duntroon        4   1  0  3   5-28   2

New South Wales 1952

NB: see also New South Wales 1952

South State Premiership

Final Table:

 1. Granville                18  12  3  3  48-21  27  NSW State Finals, Playoff
 2. Auburn                   18  13  1  4  57-27  27  NSW State Finals, Playoff
 3. Corrimal Rangers         18  11  2  5  48-31  24
 4. Bankstown                18   9  4  5  51-33  22
 5. Woonona-Bulli            18   8  3  7  48-31  19
 6. Leichhardt Annandale     18   7  4  7  47-32  18
 7. Balgownie Rangers        18   8  2  8  37-56  18
 8. Canterbury-Marrickville  18   6  4  8  32-43  16
 9. North Shore              18   3  1 14  30-61   7
10. Gladesville Ryde         18   1  0 17  14-77   2

Playoff First Place
Granville                   4-2 Auburn      

North State Premiership

Final Table:

 1. Wallsend                 18  15  1  2  82-22  31  NSW State Finals
 2. Cessnock                 18  12  3  3  46-22  27  Playoff
 3. Mayfield United          18  12  3  3  59-40  27  Playoff
 4. Adamstown Rosebud        18  11  1  6  56-38  23
 5. West Wallsend            18   7  5  6  43-45  19
 6. Greta Austral            18   4  5  9  43-55  13
 7. Cardiff                  18   5  3 10  38-53  13
 8. East Lakes               18   5  2 11  39-48  12
 9. Lake Macquarie           18   3  3 12  27-61   9
10. Weston                   18   2  2 14  26-75   6

Playoff Second Place
Cessnock                    3-0 Mayfield United         

NSW State Finals

Semifinals
Granville                   4-1 Cessnock 
Auburn                      1-1 Wallsend  

Semifinal Replay
Auburn                      4-0 Wallsend 

Final
Granville                   6-1 Auburn 

Minor Final (between two regular season winners)
Wallsend                    1-1 Granville

Minor Final Replay
Wallsend                    3-0 Granville

Grand Final (between winners NSW State Finals and winners Minor Final)
Granville                   3-2 Wallsend  

Division Two South

Final Table:

 1. Sydney Austral           18  11  5  2  57-35  27  Finals Series
 2. NSW Police               18  12  1  5  54-33  25  Finals Series
 3. Guildford                18  10  4  4  53-34  24  Finals Series
 4. St.George                18   8  7  3  50-31  23  Finals Series
 5. Regents Park             18   8  2  8  32-28  18
 6. Europa                   18   7  4  7  49-49  18
 7. Lane Cove                18   7  2  9  45-50  16
 8. St.Peters                18   5  2 11  42-61  12
 9. Concord                  18   5  2 11  30-52  12
10. Pyrmont Balmain          18   1  3 14  28-67   5

Finals Series

Semifinals
Sydney Austral              0-1 St.George   
Guildford                   0-1 NSW Police 

Final
NSW Police                  3-0 St.George 

NB: as regular season winners ("minor premiers"), Sydney Austral had the
    right to challenge finals series winner NSW Police for the championship

Grand Final
Sydney Austral              5-1 NSW Police

Queensland 1952

Brisbane Division One

Table:

 1. Corinthians              17  15  1  1  71-32  31  Champions
 2. Bundamba Rangers         18  12  1  5  68-40  25
 3. Caledonians              18  12  1  5  60-46  25
 4. Dinmore Bush Rats        18   9  3  6  58-49  21
 5. Thistle                  18   9  2  7  51-44  20
 6. Blackstone Rovers        18   8  0 10  53-51  16
 7. St.Helens                18   6  4  8  43-49  16
 8. Easts United             18   5  1 12  42-55  11
 9. YMCA                     17   4  2 11  43-70  10
10. Bulimba Rangers          18   0  3 15  27-80   3

Brisbane Division Two

Table:

 1. Hellenic                 18  14  4  0  71-20  32
 2. Wattles                  18  11  2  5  53-32  24
 3. Merton Rovers            18  11  2  5  58-37  24
 4. Shafston Rovers          18  11  1  6  58-43  23
 5. White Stars              17  10  2  5  60-37  22
 6. Mitchelton               18   8  4  6  50-45  20
 7. Toowong                  18   5  3 10  45-67  13
 8. Wynnum                   17   5  2 10  25-55  12
 9. Kookaburra/Latrobe       18   2  1 15  26-63   5
10. Bardon                   18   1  1 16  27-74   3

NB: Kookaburra withdrew after four matches; their remaining matches
    were played by Latrobe;
    Wattles and Wynnum withdrew after the season.

South Australia 1952

Division One

Final Table:

 1. Birkalla Rovers          18  13  3  2  59-17  29  Champions
 2. Juventus                 18  12  5  1  45-17  29
 3. Port Adelaide            18   9  2  7  35-35  20
 4. Woodside United          18   9  2  7  38-43  20
 5. Prospect United          18   7  5  6  45-43  19
 6. Sturt                    18   8  4  6  43-39  18  [-2]
 7. Beograd                  18   5  4  9  28-40  14
 8. Port Thistle             18   5  2 11  41-49  12
 9. Cumberland United        18   3  4 11  27-40  10
10. Colonel Light Gardens    18   3  1 14  29-67   7

NB: Woodside United withdrew after the season.

Division Two

Final Table:

 1. Budapest                 18  18  0  0  85-18  36
 2. Bohemians                18  15  0  3  83-23  30
 3. Thebarton                18  11  3  4  52-32  25
 4. Kingswood                18  11  2  5  71-30  24
 5. South Australia Railway  18   8  1  9  42-47  17
 6. West Torrens             18   8  0 10  54-55  16
 7. Olympic                  18   5  3 10  27-45  13 
 8. South Adelaide           18   4  1 13  38-59   9
 9. Postal Institute         18   4  0 14  38-70   8
10. University               18   1  0 17  24-135  2

[*] Olympic and Postal Institute withdrew after the season.

Division Three

Final Table:

 1. Polonia                  18  18  0  0 117-14  36
 2. Vytis                    20  16  0  4 123-28  32
 3. British Wanderers        20  13  1  6  61-26  27
 4. Woodville North          20  13  1  6  61-41  27
 5. Slovakia                 20  11  3  6  52-43  25
 6. Cracovia                 20  11  1  8  69-48  23
 7. Lion                     20  11  1  8  54-50  23
 8. Norwood                  19   6  3 10  57-76  15
 9. Finsbury                 19   5  0 14  23-74  10
10. Phillips                 19   4  1 14  34-81   9
11. ETSA                     19   2  2 15  12-105  6
12. Pope Products            20   0  1 19   9-86   1

NB: remaining matches not played;
    Woodville North withdrew after the season.

Tasmania 1952

North Division One

Table:

 1. Patons & Baldwin         14  11  1  2  51-16  23
 2. South Launceston         15   9  1  5  37-28  19
 3. Invermay United          14   4  1  9  30-43   9
 4. Waterside Workers        15   3  1 11  24-55   7

South Division One

Table:

 1. Metro                    12  10  2  0  51- 8  22
 2. Caledonians              12  10  1  1  68-13  21
 3. South Hobart             12   7  1  4  35-24  15
 4. Sandy Bay                12   6  0  6  34-34  12
 5. Moonah                   11   3  0  8  26-42   6
 6. Wanderers                11   3  0  8  22-48   6
 7. ANM                      12   0  0 12   8-75   0

NB: Moonah and Wanderers withdrew after the season.

North West League

Table:

 1. APPM                     15  13  2  0  80-12  28
 2. Burnie Celtic            15   7  4  4  29-36  18
 3. Penguin                  14   5  3  6  31-34  13
 4. Railton                  12   2  2  8  20-39   6
 5. Devonport United         14   1  3 10  20-59   5

Championship Playoff

Semifinals
Silver Stars        2-2 Metro               [aet; Metro won by having had corners]
APPM                2-3 Patons & Baldwin 

Final
Metro               2-1 Patons & Baldwin  

South Division Two

Table:

 1. South Hobart B           12  11  1  0  64- 3  23
 2. Mt.Nelson                12   6  4  2  30-20  16
 3. Metro B                  12   4  2  6  23-29  10
 4. Waterside Workers B      11   2  3  6  15-35   7
 5. University               11   1  0 10  14-59   2

Victoria 1952

NB: see also Victoria 1952

Division One

Final Table:

 1. Juventus                 17  12  5  0  60-19  29  Champions
 2. Brighton                 18  11  5  2  58-36  27
 3. JUST                     17   9  5  3  60-27  23
 4. Box Hill                 18   9  4  5  50-33  22
 5. Yallourn                 18   7  3  8  34-35  17
 6. Prahran City             18   6  3  9  37-59  15
 7. Park Rangers             18   6  2 10  35-46  14
 8. Footscray City           18   3  5 10  22-47  11
 9. South Yarra              18   2  7  9  19-44  11
10. Sunshine United          18   3  3 12  24-53   9
NB: match Juventus vs. JUST abandoned and not refixtured 

Division Two

Final Table:

 1. Moreland                 18  17  0  1 110-23  34
 2. Hakoah                   18  16  0  2  92-29  32
 3. Preston                  18   9  1  8  39-36  19
 4. International Harvester  18   9  1  8  29-46  19
 5. Sandringham City         18   8  2  8  51-46  18
 6. Sunshine City            18   6  2 10  33-48  14
 7. Flinders Naval Depot     18   6  2 10  24-60  14
 8. South Melbourne United   18   6  0 12  37-45  12
 9. George Cross             18   6  0 12  24-56  12
10. Coburg United            18   3  0 15  28-78   6

Division Three

Final Table:

 1. Polonia                  18  18  0  0  89- 8  36
 2. White Eagles             18  11  4  3  59-26  26
 3. Ulsterville              18  11  1  6  57-28  23 
 4. Moorabbin City           18  10  3  5  36-24  23
 5. Fairfield                18  11  0  7  43-38  22
 6. Williamstown             18   9  2  7  35-30  20
 7. University of Melbourne  18   5  3 10  32-57  13
 8. Woodlands                18   3  1 14  10-53   7
 9. Royal Caledonians        18   2  1 15  17-64   5
10. Olympic                  18   1  3 14  13-63   5

NB: Ulsterville withdrew after the season.

Western Australia 1952

NB: see also Western Australia 1952

Division One

Final Table:

 1. North Perth              18  15  1  2  73-19  31  Champions
 2. Azzurri                  18  13  3  2  55-17  29
 3. South Perth              18  13  3  2  56-20  29
 4. Perth City               18  10  3  5  48-36  23
 5. Swan Athletic            18   7  5  6  52-40  19
 6. Victoria Park            18   7  2  9  38-47  16
 7. Swan Valley              18   6  3  9  28-40  15
 8. Spearwood Rovers         18   3  2 13  25-68   8
 9. Maccabeans               18   1  4 13  21-54   6
10. Midland Wanderers        18   2  0 16  12-67   4

Division Two

Final Table:

 1. Subiaco City             18  16  1  1 106-14  33
 2. Sokol                    18  16  0  2 133-21  32
 3. Caledonian               18  15  1  2  97-25  31
 4. Fremantle City           18  10  1  7  68-52  21
 5. Cottesloe                18   9  0  9  65-69  18
 6. Balmoral                 18   6  2 10  38-87  14
 7. Mount Hawthorn           18   5  2 11  30-72  12
 8. Queens Park              18   4  2 12  57-68  10
 9. Perth Corinthians        18   3  1 14  18-102  7
10. East Claremont           18   1  0 17  21-123  2

Division Three

Final Table:

 1. Cracovia                 18  14  2  2  45-16  30
 2. Pannonia                 18  13  1  4  66-19  27
 3. South Belmont            18  11  2  5  78-33  24
 4. Wundowie                 18  10  2  6  37-29  22
 5. Windmills                18   8  3  7  33-22  19
 6. Darling Rangers          18   7  3  8  40-45  17
 7. Wexcombe                 18   7  2  9  31-30  16
 8. Canning                  18   6  2 10  20-40  14
 9. Thames Athletic          18   5  1 12  17-52  11
10. Imperial United          18   0  0 18   4-85   0

NB: Hungaria were renamed Pannonia.


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