Australia 1965


State Leagues 1965

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


Australian Capital Territory 1965

NB: see also Federal Capital Territory 1965

Division One

Final Table:

 1. Juventus                 14  12  2  0  65-16  26  Qualified
 2. Cooma United             14   8  2  4  35-19  18  Qualified
 3. Hope                     14   8  1  5  35-13  17  Qualified
 4. Burns Austral            14   7  2  5  37-32  16  Qualified
 5. Olympic                  14   6  2  6  28-31  14
 6. Concordia                14   5  2  7  20-32  12
 7. Kingston                 14   2  2 10  22-47   6
 8. Kosciusko                14   1  1 12  10-62   3

NB: Burns United and Canberra Austral merged into Burns Austral.

Semifinals
[Aug 15]
SC Hope                     6-0 Burns Austral         
[Aug 22]
Juventus                    2-1 Cooma United                [aet]
 
Preliminary Final [Aug 29]
Cooma United                1-2 SC Hope               
 
Grand Final [Sep 5]
Juventus                    4-3 SC Hope               

New South Wales 1965

NB: see also New South Wales 1965 and AMPOL Cup 1965 (New South Wales).

Division One

Final Table:

 1. South Coast United       18  12  2  4  45-23  26  Qualified
 2. St.George Budapest       18  11  4  3  44-25  26  Qualified
 3. APIA Leichhardt          18  11  0  7  51-28  22  Qualified
 4. Yugal Ryde               18   9  4  5  30-23  22  Qualified
 5. Prague                   18   8  2  8  31-28  18
 6. Hakoah Eastern Suburbs   18   5  6  7  34-40  16
 7. Metropolitan Adriatic    18   5  3 10  31-48  13
 8. Cumberland United        18   6  1 11  27-53  13
 9. Pan Hellenic             18   3  6  9  32-47  12
10. Polonia North Side       18   4  4 10  21-31  12

NB: Croatia Maroubra were renamed Metropolitan Adriatic.

Relegation Playoff
Polonia North Side          0-0 Pan Hellenic 
Polonia North Side          1-1 Pan Hellenic 
Polonia North Side          4-5 Pan Hellenic 

Final Series  
APIA Leichhardt             1-1 Yugal Ryde         
APIA Leichhardt             1-1 Yugal Ryde          
APIA Leichhardt             3-3 Yugal Ryde                  [aet]
APIA Leichhardt             3-0 Yugal Ryde         
South Coast United          1-3 St.George Budapest 
South Coast United          0-4 APIA Leichhardt   

Grand Final
APIA Leichhardt             2-0 St.George Budapest 

Division Two

Final Table:

 1. Corinthian BESC          22  16  6  0  65-17  38  Qualified
 2. Granville AEK            22  15  5  2  81-28  35  Qualified
 3. Canterbury-Marrickville  22  14  7  1  61-22  35  Qualified
 4. Melita Eagles            22  11  6  5  49-33  28  Qualified
 5. Wollongong Olympic       22  11  4  7  50-43  26
 6. Bankstown                22   8  7  7  43-29  23
 7. Sydney Austral           22   4  9  9  27-38  17
 8. Sutherland Shire         22   6  4 12  36-49  16
 9. Western United           22   6  4 12  25-51  16
10. Marconi                  22   3  5 14  32-53  11
11. Bankstown Thistle        22   3  5 14  26-82  11
12. Concordia                22   3  2 17  20-70   8

Final Series  
Canterbury-Marrickville     2-1 Melita Eagles 
Corinthian BESC             1-1 Granville AEK  
Corinthian BESC             2-0 Granville AEK 
Canterbury-Marrickville     0-1 Granville AEK 

Grand Final
Corinthian BESC             4-1 Granville AEK 

Inter Suburban Division One

Reported Final Table:

 1. Hornsby North End        18  13  2  3  75-35  28
 2. North Bankstown          18  11  6  1  52-28  28
 3. Manly Warringah          18  11  2  5  62-37  24
 4. South Sydney             18   7  4  7  38-27  18
 5. Wenty Waratah            18   8  2  8  41-54  18
 6. Belmore                  18   6  3  9  35-36  15
 7. Artarmon                 18   5  4  9  41-48  14
 8. Lidcombe                 18   6  2 10  30-52  14
 9. Sydney University        18   4  5  9  41-52  13
10. Padstow RSL              18   2  4 12  44-88   8

NB: total goal difference +2.

Playoff
Hornsby North End           1-4 North Bankstown 
Hornsby North End           2-3 North Bankstown 

NB: in spite of losing the playoff, Hornsby North End were promoted.

Inter Suburban Division Two

Reported Final Table:

 1. Lane Cove United         18  13  1  4  49-28  27  Qualified
 2. East Sydney Athletic     18  10  4  4  48-36  24  Qualified
 3. Auburn Juniors           18  10  3  5  47-23  23  Qualified
 4. Gladesville Ravens       18   9  4  5  40-37  22  Qualified
 5. University of NSW        18   9  2  7  50-38  20
 6. Granville Kewpies        18   7  5  6  33-29  19
 7. Marrickville Rockdale    18   7  3  8  36-37  17
 8. Paddington RSL           18   5  1 12  22-44  11
 9. Yagoona                  18   2  5 11  21-40   9
10. Western Suburbs          18   3  2 13  33-69   8

NB: total goal difference -2;
    Gladesville Ravens withdrew after the season.

Final Series
East Sydney Athletic        1-3 Gladesville Ravens 
Lane Cove United            3-1 Auburn Juniors    

Grand Final
Lane Cove United            4-3 Gladesville Ravens 

Northern New South Wales - Division One

Final Table:

 1. Wallsend                 18  12  2  4  66-29  26  Final Series
 2. Adamstown Rosebud        18  10  5  3  43-24  25  Final Series
 3. Lake Macquarie           18  10  2  6  35-31  22  Final Series
 4. Cardiff                  18   9  3  6  40-32  21  Final Series
 5. Awaba                    18   8  2  8  33-34  18
 6. Mayfield United          18   7  3  8  30-31  17
 7. West Wallsend            18   7  3  8  42-45  17
 8. Austral United           18   8  0 10  36-47  16
 9. Weston Workers           18   4  3 11  33-54  11
10. Cessnock City            18   3  1 14  29-60   7

Final Series
Lake Macquarie              4-2 Cardiff           
Wallsend                    2-2 Adamstown Rosebud  
Wallsend                    2-4 Adamstown Rosebud 
Wallsend                    3-1 Lake Macquarie    

Grand Final
Wallsend                    3-1 Adamstown Rosebud

Northern New South Wales - Division Two

Final Table:

 1. Hamilton Azzurri         18  15  1  2  71-20  31  Final Series
 2. Pan Hellenic             18  15  1  2  81-23  31  Final Series
 3. Slavia United            18  11  4  3  83-28  26  Final Series
 4. Belmont Swansea          18   9  3  6  56-36  21  Final Series
 5. Jesmond                  18   8  3  7  48-41  19
 6. Dudley Redhead           18   7  3  8  53-48  17
 7. Maitland                 18   6  4  8  35-33  16
 8. Bellbird                 18   2  3 13  26-97   7
 9. Young Wallsend           18   2  3 13  19-74   7
10. Kearsley                 18   2  1 15  16-88   5

Final Series
Slavia United               5-2 Belmont Swansea  
Hamilton Azzurri            2-0 Pan Hellenic     
Pan Hellenic                1-4 Slavia United    

Grand Final
Hamilton Azzurri           2-3 Slavia United 

Northern New South Wales - Division Three

Final Table:

 1. South Wallsend           18  15  3  0  67-18  33  Final Series
 2. Technical College        18  12  3  3  60-30  27  Final Series
 3. Macquarie Wanderers      18  11  3  4  64-24  25  Final Series
 4. Merewether Advance       18  11  2  5  67-28  24  Final Series
 5. Barnsley                 18  10  3  5  66-28  23
 6. Nelson Bay               18   5  5  8  56-42  15
 7. Toronto Diggers          18   6  2 10  43-67  14
 8. Teachers College         18   6  1 11  31-74  13
 9. The Entrance             18   2  2 14  31-71   6
10. Stockton                 18   0  0 18  13-116  0

Final Series

NB: no results available.
South Wallsend              5-2 Bellbird 

Queensland 1965

Brisbane Division One

Final Table:

 1. Hellenic                 14  11  1  2  34-17  23  Final Series
 2. Latrobe                  14   8  3  3  43-28  19  Final Series
 3. Coalstars                14   7  3  4  30-27  17  Final Series
 4. Merton Rovers            14   6  2  6  30-35  14  Final Series
 5. Azzurri                  14   6  1  7  32-35  13
 6. Grange Thistle           14   4  3  7  29-30  11
 7. Oxley United             14   5  0  9  24-36  10
 8. Hollandia-Inala          14   2  1 11  13-27   5

Final Series
Hellenic                    3-2 Latrobe        
Coalstars                   2-0 Merton Rovers  
Hellenic                    0-2 Coalstars      

Grand Final
Latrobe                     4-1 Coalstars 

Brisbane Division Two

Table:

 1. St.Helens                22  19  1  2  77-21  39  Final Series
 2. Redbank Dinmore          21  13  3  5  72-30  29  Final Series
 3. Polonia                  21  12  5  4  66-30  29  Final Series
 4. Easts United             22  10  6  6  38-32  26  Final Series
 5. Annerley                 22  10  5  7  47-33  25
 6. Budapest                 22  11  2  9  59-53  24
 7. Mitchelton               22   7  7  8  47-49  21
 8. Germania                 22   9  3 10  45-55  21
 9. Wynnum                   22   8  2 12  54-71  18
10. Taringa Rovers           22   5  4 13  46-63  14
11. Southside Belmont        22   5  2 15  43-87  12
12. University of Queensland 22   2  0 20  21-91   4

Final Series
Polonia                     2-0 Easts United     
St.Helens                   2-0 Redbank Dinmore  
Polonia                     1-2 Redbank Dinmore  

Grand Final
St.Helens                   1-2 Redbank Dinmore 

Brisbane Division Three

Reported Final Table:

 1. Dnipro                   22  17  3  2  88-22  37
 2. Bardon                   22  15  3  4  95-25  33
 3. The Gap                  22  13  4  5  58-34  30
 4. Triangles                22  14  1  7  74-48  29
 5. Newmarket Postal Inst.   22  12  3  7  86-54  27
 6. Merton Rovers B          22  12  2  8  70-62  26
 7. Toowong                  22   9  5  8  57-54  23
 8. Redcliffe City           22   9  0 13  54-75  18
 9. South Coast United       22   8  2 12  35-63  18
10. Polonia B                22   6  1 15  32-82  13
11. Annerley B               22   2  2 18  33-117  6
12. Hollandia-Inala B        22   1  2 19   9-50   4
NB: total goal difference +5

NB: Postal Institute were renamed Newmarket Postal Institute.

Brisbane Division Four

NB: all clubs obtained 4 extra points for the 2 match days on which they had a bye.

Reported Table:

 1. Mount Gravatt Excelsior  20  17  2  1  72-27  40
 2. Latrobe B                20  16  0  4  83-38  36
 3. Easts United B           20  11  2  7  76-55  28
 4. Wynnum District B        20   9  4  7  63-57  26
 5. St.Helens B              19   9  1  9  36-29  23
 6. Bardon B                 20   8  2 10  43-46  22
 7. Redlands United          19   8  0 11  64-75  20
 8. Mitchelton B             19   6  3 10  52-50  19
 9. Germania B               20   4  6 10  46-63  18
10. Redcliffe City B         20   5  4 11  44-78  18
11. Sumadija-Southside B     19   2  2 15  25-88  10
NB: total goal difference -2

NB: Easts United B promoted to Division Three.

South Australia 1965

Division One

Final Table:

 1. USC Lion                 18  14  3  1  48-19  31  Champions
 2. Adelaide Croatia         18  13  2  3  54-19  28
 3. Adelaide Juventus        18  10  1  7  50-25  21
 4. West Adelaide Hellas     18   8  5  5  39-24  21
 5. Cumberland United        18   8  5  5  30-33  21
 6. Enfield City             18   6  5  7  36-43  17
 7. Seacliffe Austria        18   6  2 10  26-42  14
 8. Burnside Budapest        18   5  1 12  26-46  11
 9. Malta United             18   4  2 12  25-47  10
10. Birkalla Rovers          18   2  2 14  15-51   6

Division Two

Final Table:

 1. Polonia Adelaide         18  14  3  1  70-15  31
 2. Victoria                 18  14  2  2  61-20  30
 3. Elizabeth City           18  12  4  2  47-21  28
 4. Beograd Woodville        18   8  3  7  35-34  19
 5. Napoli                   18   5  5  8  28-37  15
 6. Windsor Athletic         18   6  2 10  29-45  14
 7. Orange Sturt United      18   6  1 11  27-42  13
 8. Port Adelaide            18   5  3 10  22-35  13
 9. WRE                      18   5  2 11  30-48  12
10. RAAF/RAF Edinburgh       18   0  5 13  21-73   5

NB: Elizabeth Town were renamed Elizabeth City;
    Mitcham played one match before forcibly being relegated for failing to
    meet financial obligations; they were replaced by Orange Sturt United.

Division Three

Reported Final Table:

 1. South Adelaide           18  15  3  0  71-16  33
 2. Wakefield Wanderers      18  12  2  4  55-23  26
 3. Campbelltown City        18   9  6  3  53-24  24
 4. Salisbury United         18  11  2  5  45-26  24
 5. Adelaide University      18   8  2  8  34-40  18
 6. Mitcham                  18   7  2  9  26-38  16
 7. Don United               18   5  5  8  35-43  15
 8. Doxa                     18   4  3 11  29-52  11
 9. Western Teachers College 18   3  2 13  16-70   8
10. Yadran                   18   2  1 15  20-62   5

NB: total goal difference -10; Doxa withdrew after the season.

Tasmania 1965

North Division One

Champions: Launceston Juventus

South Division One

Final Table:

 1. Sandy Bay Olympia        18  15  2  1  85-18  32  Final Series
 2. Hobart Juventus          18  14  2  2  70-16  30  Final Series
 3. Hobart Rangers           18  12  3  3  63-24  27  Final Series
 4. Rapid Wrest Point        18  10  2  6  67-39  22  Final Series
 5. Caledonians              18   8  4  6  58-38  20
 6. South Hobart             18   9  1  8  34-38  19
 7. Croatia Glenorchy        18   5  3 10  43-48  13
 8. White Eagles             18   5  1 12  29-47  11
 9. University               18   2  1 15  31-91   5
10. Metro                    18   0  1 17  10-131  1

Final Series
Sandy Bay Olympia   1-0 Hobart Juventus  
Hobart Rangers      1-3 Rapid Wrest Point  
Hobart Juventus     1-2 Rapid Wrest Point  

Grand Final
Rapid Wrest Point   1-3 Sandy Bay Olympia 

North West League

Final Table:

 1. Ulverstone               15  10  2  3  55-23  22
 2. Devonport United         15  11  0  4  54-28  22
 3. APPM                     15   9  3  3  34-20  21
 4. Burnie Spartans          15   6  2  7  41-43  14
 5. Mersey                   15   3  4  8  29-49  10
 6. Burnie Celtic            15   0  1 14  18-68   1

Championship Playoff

Semifinal 
Launceston Juventus 6-2 Ulverstone 

Final
Sandy Bay Olympia   3-3 Launceston Juventus [aet, Sandy Bay Olympia on corners]

South Division Two

Tables:

Groep A
 1. Southern Cross           18  13  2  3  49-18  28  Final Series
 2. Buckingham               18  10  3  5  36-24  23  Final Series
 3. University Gold          18  10  2  6  57-34  22
 4. Rovers                   18   8  3  7  36-39  19
 5. Hobart Juventus B        18   6  4  8  34-30  16
 6. Sandy Bay Olympia B      18   6  3  9  27-46  15
 7. Glenorchy Croatia B      18   0  3 15  16-64   3

Groep B
 1. Dynamos                  19  17  1  1  90-27  35  Final Series
 2. Dnipro                   20  14  2  4  68-30  30  Final Series
 3. University Grade         19   7  1 11  46-56  15
 4. White Eagles B           20   7  0 13  38-72  14
 5. Claremont                18   4  3 11  48-82  11
 6. Malaysian Tigers         18   4  1 13  33-56   9

Final Series
Dynamos             2-5 Southern Cross   
Dnipro              2-4 Buckingham          [aet]
Dynamos             2-2 Buckingham          [aet; Dynamos on corners]

Grand Final
Dynamos             1-3 Southern Cross  

Victoria 1965

NB: see also Victoria 1965

State League

Final Table:

 1. South Melbourne Hellas   22  15  4  3  53-19  34  Champions
 2. George Cross             22  14  4  4  47-21  32
 3. Juventus                 22  15  0  7  44-26  30
 4. Port Melbourne Slavia    22  12  5  5  40-24  29
 5. Footscray JUST           22  12  2  8  41-31  26
 6. Croatia                  22  11  3  8  41-28  25
 7. Hakoah                   22   8  7  7  32-27  23
 8. Polonia                  22   7  7  8  19-24  21
 9. Wilhelmina               22   6  6 10  31-43  18
10. Melbourne                22   2  8 12  21-40  12
11. Essendon Lions           22   2  4 16  21-59   8
12. Triestina                22   1  4 17  18-66   6

NB: Melbourne-Hungaria were renamed Melbourne.

Metropolitan League Division One

Final Table:

 1. Alexander                22  16  2  4  65-20  34
 2. Preston Makedonia        22  12  7  3  43-14  31
 3. Dandenong City           22  10  4  8  33-32  24
 4. Coburg United            22  10  3  9  43-39  23
 5. Brunswick Athena         22   8  7  7  39-36  23
 6. Box Hill                 22   9  4  9  41-40  22
 7. Austria                  22   7  7  8  28-33  21
 8. Oakleigh                 22   8  3 11  37-43  19
 9. Sandringham City         22   7  4 11  25-45  18
10. Moreland Thistle         22   6  5 11  26-37  17
11. Moonee Ponds United      22   6  5 11  32-57  17
12. Sunshine City            22   5  5 12  26-42  15

Metropolitan League Division Two

Final Table:

 1. St.Albans                22  14  2  6  55-25  30
 2. Sunshine Libertas        22  11  8  3  52-26  30
 3. Ferntree Gully           22  13  4  5  71-44  30
 4. Richmond                 22  12  5  5  45-29  29
 5. Ringwood United          22  12  4  6  58-41  28
 6. Springvale City          22  10  7  5  49-38  27
 7. Brighton                 22  11  3  8  47-39  25
 8. Prahran City             22   7  4 11  38-53  18
 9. University of Melbourne  22   6  5 11  34-43  17
10. Park Rangers             22   7  1 14  38-74  15
11. Bayswater United         22   2  5 15  29-51   9
12. South Yarra              22   2  2 18  40-93   6

Metropolitan League Division Three

Final Table:

 1. Frankston City           22  18  1  3  75-16  37
 2. Altona City              22  16  2  4  54-33  34
 3. Ajax                     22  14  2  6  54-33  30
 4. Trident                  22  14  0  8  44-38  28
 5. Moorabbin City           22  12  1  9  60-40  25
 6. Essendon                 22  11  2  9  40-36  24
 7. Heidelberg               22  10  2 10  33-25  22
 8. Flinders Naval Depot     22   8  4 10  59-47  20
 9. Waverley City            22   8  4 10  36-37  20
10. Northcote City           22   4  4 14  27-61  12
11. Croydon City             22   4  2 16  30-64  10
12. Deer Park ICI            22   0  2 20  17-99   2

NB: Trident withdrew after the season.

Western Australia 1965

Division One

Final Table:

 1. East Fremantle Tricolore 18  15  1  2  72-20  31  Champions
 2. Azzurri                  18  12  2  4  54-32  26
 3. Swan Athletic            18   8  3  7  39-30  19
 4. Olympic                  18   7  5  6  26-31  19
 5. Windmills                18   7  4  7  46-40  18
 6. Swan Valley              18   7  3  8  42-48  17
 7. North Perth              18   7  2  9  36-41  16
 8. West Perth Athena        18   7  2  9  28-35  16
 9. Kiev                     18   6  2 10  54-49  14
10. Julia                    18   0  4 14  28-99   4

Division Two

Final Table:

 1. Cracovia                 18  15  1  2  87-31  31
 2. Cockburn United          18  12  3  3  54-24  27
 3. Perth City               18  12  2  4  77-24  26
 4. Caledonian               18  10  2  6  56-38  22
 5. Cottesloe-Graylands      18   8  2  8  51-38  18
 6. Fremantle Dalmatinac     18   6  3  9  32-40  15
 7. University W.Australia   18   6  2 10  47-46  14
 8. Maccabeans               18   5  4  9  42-43  14
 9. Medina                   18   6  1 11  34-41  13
10. Emu Rangers              18   0  0 18   5-160  0

NB: Emu Rangers withdrew after the season.

Division Three

Final Table:

 1. Subiaco City             18  12  4  2  70-20  28
 2. Macedonia                18  12  3  3  36-24  27
 3. Scarborough              18  11  1  6  45-32  23
 4. Queens Park              18   8  2  8  45-39  18
 5. Bayswater United         18   5  2 11  45-62  12
 6. Sports United            18   5  1 12  40-54  11
 7. Undergraduates           18   3  1 14  27-77   7


1964.

1966.

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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: 2 Apr 2025

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