Australia 1956


State Leagues 1956

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


Australian Capital Territory 1956

NB: see also Federal Capital Territory 1956

Division One

Final Table:

 1. Balkan                   13  11  1  1  33- 7  23  Champions
 2. Canberra United          14   9  2  3  36-12  20
 3. Hollandia                14   8  3  3  19-17  19
 4. Wistula                  14   9  0  5  26-11  18
 5. Naples                   14   8  1  5  19-17  17
 6. Napad                    14   4  1  9  12-31   9
 7. Dnipro                   13   1  0 12   4-36   2
 8. RMC Cadets               14   1  0 13   2-20   2

NB: RMC Cadets withdrew after the season.

New South Wales 1956

South State Premiership

Final Table:

 1. Leichhardt Annandale     22  14  5  3  54-32  33  NSW State Finals
 2. Corrimal Rangers         22  15  2  5  61-36  32  NSW State Finals
 3. Bankstown                22  15  1  6  49-35  31  NSW State Finals
 4. Canterbury-Marrickville  22  10  6  6  64-41  26  NSW State Finals
 5. Granville                22  10  4  8  50-34  24
 6. Auburn                   22   9  5  8  39-31  23
 7. Gladesville Ryde         22   9  4  9  38-32  22
 8. Balgownie Rangers        22   7  6  9  34-43  20
 9. Sydney Austral           22   7  6  9  36-50  20
10. Woonona-Bulli            22   7  1 14  40-62  15
11. Prague                   22   5  3 14  37-55  13
12. North Shore              22   1  3 18  18-69   5

North State Premiership

Final Table:

 1. Cessnock City Hornets    18  16  1  1  99-13  33  NSW State Finals
 2. Wallsend                 18  12  2  4  74-31  26  NSW State Finals
 3. Adamstown Rosebud        18  10  5  3  65-34  25  NSW State Finals
 4. Mayfield United          18  11  2  5  48-28  24  Playoff
 5. West Wallsend            18  11  2  5  54-31  24  Playoff
 6. Merewether Advance       18   8  0 10  41-71  16
 7. Lake Macquarie           18   6  1 11  37-71  13
 8. East Lakes               18   3  1 14  28-60   7
 9. Weston Workers           18   2  3 13  27-96   7
10. Cardiff                  18   1  3 14  27-65   5

Playoff Fourth Place     
Mayfield United             1-0 West Wallsend        

NSW State Finals

Quarterfinals
Wallsend                    6-2 Mayfield United     
Corrimal Rangers            1-0 Bankstown           
Cessnock City Hornets       2-0 Adamstown Rosebud    
Canterbury-Marrickville     2-0 Leichhardt Annandale 

Semifinals
Corrimal Rangers            4-1 Cessnock City Hornets   
Wallsend                    1-1 Canterbury-Marrickville  

Semifinal Replay
Wallsend                    5-1 Canterbury-Marrickville 

Final
Corrimal Rangers            3-2 Wallsend 

Minor Final (between two regular season winners)
Cessnock City Hornets       4-2 Leichhardt Annandale  

Grand Final (between winners NSW State Finals and winners Minor Final)
Cessnock City Hornets       2-0 Corrimal Rangers  

Division Two North

Final Table:

 1. Awaba                    12  11  1  0  59- 8  23  Finals Series
 2. Blacksmiths              12   9  2  1  58-14  20  Finals Series
 3. Newcastle Australs       12   6  2  4  41-26  14  Finals Series
 4. Bellbird                 12   5  2  5  27-36  12  Finals Series
 5. Kearsley                 12   2  3  7  23-33   7
 6. Kurri Kurri              12   2  0 10  15-59   4
 7. Courtaulds               12   1  2  9  11-58   4

Finals Series

Semifinals
Awaba                       4-0 Newcastle Austral 
Blacksmiths                10-2 Bellbird       

Final
Awaba                       2-2 Blacksmiths 
Final Replay
Awaba                       3-2 Blacksmiths

Division Two South

Final Table:

 1. Hakoah                   14   9  4  1  42-14  22  Finals Series
 2. Manly Warringah          14   8  3  3  39-18  19  Finals Series
 3. Lane Cove                14   6  6  2  26-18  18  Finals Series
 4. Guildford                14   6  3  5  31-30  15  Finals Series
 5. Concord                  14   6  2  6  34-32  14
 6. Regents Park             14   4  3  7  23-42  11
 7. Eastern Suburbs          14   3  3  8  26-42   9
 8. St.George                14   1  2 11  19-44   4

Finals Series

Semifinals
Hakoah                      3-1 Lane Cove       
Guildford                   1-0 Manly Warringah 

Final
Hakoah                      3-2 Guildford 

Division Three South

Final Table:

 1. White Eagles             14   9  4  1  44-19  22
 2. Warriewood               14   9  3  2  42-28  21
 3. Sutherland Shire         14   8  3  3  50-36  19
 4. Polonia North Side       14   5  4  5  49-42  14
 5. Europa                   14   5  4  5  33-27  14
 6. Pyrmont Balmain          14   5  3  6  46-40  13
 7. Hornsby-Epping           14   2  2 10  21-57   6
 8. St.Peters                14   0  3 11  21-57   3

Queensland 1956

Brisbane Division One

Final Table:

 1. St.Helens                18  15  3  0  89-29  33  Champions
 2. Bundamba Rangers         18  13  5  0  72-21  31
 3. Easts United             18  10  3  5  55-47  23
 4. YMCA                     18   7  3  8  49-45  17
 5. Dinmore Bush Rats        18   7  2  9  47-54  16
 6. Bulimba Rangers          18   6  4  8  41-48  16
 7. Oxley United             18   6  2 10  30-51  14
 8. Thistle                  18   5  3 10  36-57  13
 9. Blackstone Rovers        18   5  2 11  33-55  12
10. Corinthians              18   1  3 14  22-67   5

Brisbane Division Two

Table:

 1. Annerley                 18  12  3  3  60-28  27
 2. Caledonians              18  12  2  4  58-22  26
 3. White Stars              18  12  1  5  54-27  25
 4. Latrobe                  18  11  2  5  44-28  24
 5. Azzurri                  18   9  3  6  51-34  21
 6. Merton Rovers            17   9  1  7  66-45  19
 7. Hellenic                 17   7  2  8  39-44  16
 8. Shafston Rovers          18   5  3 10  31-54  13
 9. Bardon                   18   2  2 14  26-63   6
10. RAAF                     18   0  1 17  16-100  1

Brisbane Division Three

Table:

 1. Graceville               18  15  2  1 104-22  32
 2. Wilston United           18  10  6  2  61-27  26
 3. Toowong                  18  10  3  5  53-51  23
 4. Mitchelton               18  10  2  6  61-40  22
 5. Postal Institute         17  10  1  6  91-53  21
 6. Redlands United          18   7  6  5  53-54  20
 7. Wellington Point         18   3  5 10  23-69  11
 8. Merton Rovers B          17   3  2 12  31-57   8
 9. Caledonians B            17   3  2 12  23-91   8
10. Redcliffe                17   2  1 14  30-66   5

Brisbane Division Four

Table:

 1. Western Suburbs          11  10  0  1  76- 5  20  Playoff
 2. Wynnum                   11  10  0  1  92-11  20  Playoff
 3. Booval Stars             11   8  0  3  28-13  16
 4. Dnipro                   10   7  1  2  42-21  15
 5. University of Queensland 10   7  0  3  40-35  14
 6. Western Suburbs B        11   4  1  6  23-44   9
 7. White Stars B            11   3  2  6  17-28   8
 8. Toowong B                11   3  2  6  16-39   8
 9. APM Pine Rivers          11   3  1  7  17-62   7
10. Azzurri B                 9   2  2  5  13-17   6
11. The Gap                  11   2  1  8  19-57   5
12. Wilston United B         11   0  0 11  12-63   0

Playoff
Western Suburbs     4-1 Wynnum  

South Australia 1956

Division One

Final Table:

 1. Juventus                 18  18  0  0  94-10  36  Champions
 2. USC Lion                 18  13  3  2  64-30  29
 3. Budapest                 18  10  3  5  42-26  23
 4. Polonia                  18  10  1  7  42-37  21
 5. Beograd                  18   8  4  6  51-55  20
 6. Cumberland United        18   5  3 10  31-49  13
 7. Birkalla Rovers          18   3  4 11  42-54  10
 8. Enfield                  18   4  1 13  42-63   9
 9. Vytis                    18   4  1 13  29-73   9
10. International United     18   4  2 12  30-70   8  [-2]

NB: Vytis withdrew after the season.

Division Two

Final Table:

 1. Port Adelaide            18  14  0  4  55-25  28
 2. Hungaria                 18  11  3  4  40-22  25
 3. Port Thistle             18  10  4  4  63-32  24 
 4. South Adelaide           18   8  4  6  29-27  20
 5. Sturt                    18   9  1  8  38-32  19
 6. Salisbury United         18   7  4  7  46-33  18
 7. Kingswood                18   7  4  7  36-40  18
 8. Pegasus                  18   5  1 12  28-54  11
 9. South Australia Railway  18   5  1 12  32-62  11
10. West Torrens             18   2  2 14  25-65   6

NB: Port Thistle withdrew after the season (was absorbed into Port Adelaide).

Division Three

Table:

 1. Victoria                 18  15  2  1 133-12  32
 2. Roma                     18  15  1  2  76-22  31
 3. Croatia                  17  12  2  3  58-26  26
 4. Orange                   18  12  0  6  62-31  24
 5. Olympic                  18   7  3  8  43-38  17
 6. Venta                    17   8  1  8  36-36  17
 7. Actil United             18   7  1 10  56-42  15
 8. West Adelaide            18   3  1 14  29-92   7
 9. Adelaide University      18   3  1 14  28-113  7
10. Woodville                18   1  0 17  21-130  2

Tasmania 1956

North Division One

Champions: Patons and Baldwin

South Division One

Table:

 1. Caledonians              13  13  0  0  77- 9  26
 2. South Hobart             15  11  0  4  70-37  22
 3. Hollandia                15  11  0  4  42-22  22
 4. ANM                      15   7  2  6  23-33  16
 5. Metro                    15   7  0  8  45-40  14
 6. Hobart Juventus          14   6  0  7  42-39  13
 7. Kingston                 13   2  2  9  18-55   6
 8. Wanderers                13   2  1 10  19-57   5
 9. Hydro                    15   1  2 12  25-69   4

North West League

Champions: Burnie Celtic

Championship Playoff

Semifinal
Caledonians         9-1 Patons and Baldwin 

Final
Caledonians         6-1 Burnie Celtic 

South Division Two

Table:

 1. South Hobart B           17  15  1  1  66-12  31
 2. Hollandia B              14   7  2  5  38-26  16
 3. Goodwood                 14   5  0  9  31-27  10
 4. University               13   0  1 12   6-76   1

Victoria 1956

NB: see also Victoria 1956

Division One

Final Table:

 1. Juventus                 18  13  2  3  66-22  28  Champions
 2. Hakoah                   18  13  2  3  66-31  28
 3. Slavia                   18  12  2  4  53-33  26
 4. Polonia                  18   9  5  4  55-22  23
 5. JUST                     18   9  5  4  51-34  23
 6. Brighton                 18   9  2  7  44-37  20
 7. Box Hill                 18   6  2 10  19-37  14
 8. Moreland                 18   4  2 12  30-42  10
 9. Footscray City           18   2  1 15  20-91   5
10. Prahran City             18   1  1 16  27-82   3

Division Two

Final Table:

 1. Wilhelmina               18  16  2  0  82-24  34
 2. Geelong                  18  12  3  3  66-35  27
 3. Hellenic                 18  11  1  6  54-39  23
 4. Sunshine City            18   8  5  5  46-29  21
 5. South Melbourne United   18   8  4  6  53-42  20
 6. Yallourn                 18   8  1  9  48-40  17
 7. George Cross             18   6  1 11  30-56  13
 8. South Yarra              18   5  3 10  31-61  13
 9. Victorian Colts          18   2  2 14  21-54   6
10. Park Rangers             18   2  2 14  25-76   6

Division Three

Final Table:

 1. Croatia Preston          22  18  4  0  80-14  40
 2. Richmond                 22  18  0  4 101-24  36
 3. Coburg United            22  13  3  6  65-44  29
 4. Maccabi                  22  11  4  7  55-48  26
 5. Dandenong Rovers         22  10  5  7  67-53  25
 6. Sunshine United          22  12  1  9  54-55  25
 7. Frankston                22   7  5 10  47-50  19
 8. Brunswick                22   7  5 10  48-52  19
 9. Flinders Naval Depot     22   7  5 10  59-72  19
10. Moorabbin City           22   6  1 15  34-97  13
11. Sandringham City         22   2  4 16  30-71   8
12. Williamstown             22   1  3 18  20-80   5

Western Australia 1956

Division One

Final Table:

 1. North Perth              18  14  2  2  60-12  30  Champions
 2. Azzurri                  18  14  0  4  50-15  28
 3. Swan Valley              18  13  2  3  41-23  28
 4. Perth City               18   7  5  6  36-30  19
 5. South Perth              18   7  3  8  35-32  17
 6. Swan Athletic            18   6  4  8  26-26  16
 7. Subiaco City             18   6  3  9  33-44  15
 8. Tricolore                18   5  3 10  31-38  13
 9. Caledonian               18   5  1 12  33-56  11
10. Fremantle City           18   1  1 16  24-93   3

Division Two

Table:

 1. South Fremantle          16  12  2  2  61-25  26
 2. Mount Hawthorn           15   9  4  2  49-21  22
 3. Victoria Park            16  10  2  4  45-32  22
 4. Windmills                16   8  2  6  47-37  18
 5. Cracovia                 16   7  3  6  51-50  17
 6. Maccabeans               16   5  3  8  39-42  13
 7. East Claremont           15   1  6  8  37-60   8
 8. Shamrock Rovers          16   3  2 11  26-49   8
 9. Medina                   16   2  4 10  24-63   8
 -. Pannonia                 withdrew

NB: Mount Hawhtorn withdrew after the season.

Division Three

Final Tables:

North
 1. Olympic                  16  14  1  1  67- 7  29
 2. Vastese                  16  12  2  2  49-14  26
 3. Victoria                 16   8  2  6  48-19  18
 4. Maylands                 16   8  2  6  42-27  18
 5. Emu Rangers              16   8  2  6  50-33  18
 6. South Belmont            16   5  3  8  33-54  13
 7. Midland Wanderers        16   3  2 11  29-38   8
 8. Wexcombe                 16   3  2 11  26-58   8
 9. Postal Institute         16   2  0 14   4-98   4
NB: two more losses than wins; presumably one match awarded 0-0 loss against both.

South
 1. Aurora                   14   8  5  1  34-13  21
 2. Athena                   14   8  3  3  40-24  19
 3. Cottesloe                14   9  1  4  48-33  19
 4. Queens Park              14   7  3  4  37-23  17
 5. Spearwood Rovers         14   6  3  5  45-30  15
 6. Avala                    14   5  5  4  29-28  15
 7. Kiev                     14   1  2 11  12-56   4
 8. Balmoral                 14   0  2 12  17-55   2


1955.

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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/

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Author: Adri van Veen
Last updated: 1 Apr 2025

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