Bermuda 1953/54

Bermuda Football Combination League 1953/54

Division 1

[Oct 11]
National SC            4-2 Police
Sandys                 5-2 BAA
St George's DSC        4-2 Spanish Point BC
[Oct 18]
BAA                    9-2 Spanish Point BC
St George's DSC        1-1 Police
National SC            3-2 Sandys
[Oct 25]
St George's DSC        3-2 Sandys
Police                 8-1 Spanish Point BC
BAA                    7-4 Nationals
[Nov 1]
National SC           12-2 Spanish Point BC
BAA                    4-3 St George's BSC
[Nov 8]
BAA                    3-0 Police
Sandys                10-3 Spanish Point BC
National SC            5-0 St George's DSC
[Nov 15]
Spanish Point BC       2-1 St George's DSC
BAA                    2-2 Sandys
National SC            5-3 Police
[Nov 22]
BAA                    8-4 Spanish Point BC
National SC            5-1 Sandys
St George's DSC        3-1 Police
[Nov 29]
Police                 5-1 Spanish Point BC
National SC            4-0 BAA
St George's DSC        2-1 Sandys
[Dec 6]
St George's DSC        4-2 BAA
National SC            5-0 Spanish Point BC          

Reported Table (Jan 24):

 1.National SC           11  10  0  1  56-19  20
 2.BAA                   11   6  1  4  41-34  13
 3.St George's DSC       12   5  3  4  28-28  13   
 4.Police RC             12   5  1  6  31-32  11
 5.Sandys BC             12   4  2  6  41-31  10
 6.Spanish Point BC      12   1  1 10  23-77   3
NB: total goal difference -1

Reported Top Final Table:

 1.BAA                    
 2.St George's DSC       
NB: possibly National SC withdrew or were expelled

Division 2 
 
Start: Oct 15
 
[Oct 15]
BAA                    1-0 BVRC
Spanish Point         1-10 National SC
[Oct 18]
St George's DSC         -  Vasco da Gama
[Oct 22]
BVRC                   1-2 Spanish Point
Pembroke Panthers      2-6 National SC  
[Oct 25]
Queen's Park           8-0 Vasco da Gama
[Nov 1]
St George's DSC        1-1 Pembroke Panthers
[Nov 8]
Queen's Park            -  BAA
[Nov 12]
Spanish Point          5-3 Vasco da Gama
National SC            6-2 St George's DSC
BVRC                   4-3 Queen's Park
BAA                     -  Pembroke Panthers
[Nov 15]
St George's DSC         -  BVRC
[Nov 26]
Spanish Point           -  Pembroke Panthers
Vasco da Gama           -  BAA
Queen's Park           3-1 National SC
[Nov 29]
St George's DSC        1-5 BAA      
[Dec 10]
BAA                    8-1 National SC
BVRC                   0-2 Vasco da Gama  
Pembroke Panthers      2-2 Queen's Park
Spanish Point          5-2 St George's DSC
[Dec 17]
Pembroke Panthers      ppd BVRC
[Dec 31]
National SC             -  Vasco da Gama
Queen's Park            -  Spanish Point
 
[Jan 7]
BVRC                    -  National SC
BAA                     -  Spanish Point
Vasco da Gama           -  Pembroke Panthers
Queen's Park            -  St George's DSC            

Reported Table (Jan 24):

 1.BAA                    7   6  0  1  25-11  12
 2.National SC            8   6  0  2  31-21  12
 3.Queen's Park           8   5  1  2  32-13  11
 4.Spanish Point BC       8   5  0  3  29-28  10  [replaced Cavendish CC before start]
 5.Pembroke Panthers      6   1  2  3  14-18   4
 6.BVRC                   7   2  0  5  12-18   4
 7.St George's DSC        8   1  1  6  10-23   3
 8.Vasco da Gama          7   1  0  6   8-29   2 
NB: one more loss than win; odd number of matches

BFC Cup 1953 

Round 1
[Oct 29]
Pembroke Panthers "B"  3-3 BAA
Queen's Park           4-3 National SC "B"
Sandys                 9-1 Vasco da Gama 
BVRC                   2-4 St George's DSC
Replay [Nov 5]
BAA                   10-1 Pembroke Panthers
National SC            bye
Police RC              bye
Spanish Point BC       bye
St George's DSC "B"    bye
 
Round 2
[Nov 19]
Sandys                 5-2 Spanish Point 
BAA                    4-3 Queen's Park
[Nov 26]
St George's DSC        4-3 National SC  
Police RC              5-0 St George's DSC "B"
 
Semifinals 
[Dec 13]             
Police RC              2-1 St George's DSC
[Dec 20]
BAA                    2-0 Sandys
 
Final [Dec 27]
BAA                    3-1 Police RC

BFC Knockout Trophy 1954 
 
Final [Mar 28]
St George's DSC        2-1 BAA                    


Bermuda Football League 1953/54 ("coloured" players)

A Division 

Final Table:

 1.Key West Rangers      12  10  2  0  46-15  22  Champions  
 2.Pembroke Juniors      12   9  1  2  40-21  19
 3.Somerset Eagles       12   8  1  3  37-21  17
 4.Happy Valley SC       12   4  1  7  28-37   9
 5.Devonshire Lions      12   3  2  7  20-31   8
 6.West End Rovers       12   2  1  9  24-37   5
 7.YMSC                  12   1  2  9  15-48   4  Relegated

[Oct 4]
Somerset Eagles        2-2 Key West Rangers
[Oct 11]
Happy Valley           awd Devonshire Lions       [originally 3-2; awarded 2-0 due
Pembroke Juniors       2-0 West End Rovers         to ineligible Lions player]
[Oct 18]
West End Rovers        4-0 YMSC
Pembroke Juniors       3-2 Devonshire Lions
[Oct 25]
Key West Rangers       5-2 West End Rovers
Somerset Eagles        8-4 YMSC
[Nov 1]
Happy Valley           3-2 Somerset Eagles
Devonshire Lions       2-0 YMSC
[Nov 8]
West End Rovers        5-2 Happy Valley
Somerset Eagles        3-1 Pembroke Juniors  
[Nov 15]
Somerset Eagles        6-4 West End Rovers
Key West Rangers       7-1 Devonshire Lions
[Nov 22]
YMSC                   1-1 Happy Valley
Key West Rangers       6-0 Pembroke Juniors
 
Table (Nov 28):
 
 1.Key West Rangers       4   3  1  0  20- 5   7
 2.Somerset Eagles        5   3  1  1  21-14   7
 3.West End Rovers        5   2  0  3  15-15   4   
 4.Devonshire Lions       4   2  0  2   7-10   4
 5.Pembroke Juniors       4   2  0  2   6-11   4
 6.Happy Valley           4   1  1  2   6-10   3
 7.YMSC                   4   0  1  3   5-15   1
 
[Nov 29]
Pembroke Juniors       4-1 YMSC
Devonshire Lions       1-0 West End Rovers   
 
[Dec 6]
Key West Rangers       7-0 Happy Valley SC
 
[Dec 13]
Key West Rangers       5-2 YMSC
Somerset Eagles        2-1 Devonshire Lions
Pembroke Juniors       4-1 Happy Valley SC  
  
[Dec 27]
Southampton Rangers     -  Somerset Eagles
 
[Feb 1]
Pembroke Juniors      10-2 Devonshire Lions
Somerset Eagles        3-3 Key West Rangers
 
[Feb 14]
Key West Rangers        -  Happy Valley
Pembroke Juniors        -  West End Rovers
Somerset Eagley         -  YMSC 
 
[Feb 18]
Devonshire Lions        -  YMSC
[Feb 25]
Happy Valley            -  Somerset Eagles
 
[Feb 28]
Pembroke Juniors        -  Devonshire Lions
Key Wst Rangers         -  West End Rovers
 
[Mar 11]
YMSC                    -  Pembroke Juniors
 
[Mar 14]
West End Rovers         -  Somerset Eagles
Devonshire Lions        -  Key West Rangers 
YMSC                    -  Happy Valley
 
[Mar 21]
West End Rovers         -  Devonshire Lions
Key West Rangers        -  YMSC
Pembroke Juniors        -  Somerset Eagles
 
[Mar 25]
Happy Valley            -  Devonshire Lions   
 
[Mar 28]
Pembroke Juniors        -  Happy Valley SC
Key West Rangers        -  Somerset Eagles
 
[Apr 4]
YMSC                    -  West End Rovers
Pembroke Juniors        -  Key West Rangers 

Final Table:

 1.Key West Rangers      12  10  2  0  46-15  22  Champions  
 2.Pembroke Juniors      12   9  1  2  40-21  19
 3.Somerset Eagles       12   8  1  3  37-21  17
 4.Happy Valley SC       12   4  1  7  28-37   9
 5.Devonshire Lions      12   3  2  7  20-31   8
 6.West End Rovers       12   2  1  9  24-37   5
 7.YMSC                  12   1  2  9  15-48   4  Relegated
 
Topscorers:
16 V.Philpott (Somerset Eagles) 
   G.Ray (Happy Valley)       

B Division 
 
Reported Final Table:

 1.Key West Rangers      22  19  2  1  97-33  40
 2.Wellington Rovers     22  18  1  3  91-28  37  Promoted
 3.Southampton Rangers   22  16  3  3  83-36  35
 4.Flatts Tigers         22  11  5  6  68-64  27
 5.Pembroke Juniors      22  12  2  8  61-37  26
 6.Devonshire Lions      22  11  1 10  58-63  23
 7.Paget Bombardiers     22   9  5  8  60-67  23
 8.Somerset Eagles       22   7  3 12  46-62  17
 9.West End Rovers       22   6  3 13  42-59  15
10.Happy Valley SC       22   4  3 15  39-65  11
11.Alexandra SC          22   4  1 17  27-79   9
12.St George's Colts     22   2  1 19  22-101  5  Relegated      
 
NB: 4 more wins than losses  
 
Round 1 [Oct 1] 
Alexandra SC            -  Key West Rangers
Wellington Rovers       -  St Gdeorge's Colts
Pembroke Juniors        -  Happy Valley 
Flatts Tigers           -  Devonshire Lions
Southampton Rangers     -  West End Rovers
Paget Bombardiers       -  Somerset Eagles
 
[Oct 4]
Southampton Rangers     -  St George's Colts
Key West Rangers        -  Flatts Tigers
Devonshire Lions        -  Happy Valley
West End Rovers         -  Alexandra SC 
 
[Oct 18]
Devonshire Lions       3-2 Somerset Eagles
 
[Oct 22]
Alexandra SC            -  Flatts Tigers
Wellington Rovers       -  Pembroke Juniors
Paget Bombardiers       -  Key West Rangers
Devonshire Lions        -  West End Rovers
Somerset Eagles         -  Happy Valley
Southampton Rangers     -  St George's Colts
 
[Oct 25]
Pembroke Juniors        -  Alexandra SC
West End Rovers         -  Flatts Tigers
  
[Oct 29]
St George's Colts       -  Happy Valley
Alexandra SC            -  Somerset Eagles
Paget Bombardiers       -  Pembroke Juniors
Flatts Tigers          3-5 Wellington Rovers
Southampton Rangers     -  Devonshire Lions
West End Rovers         -  Key West Rangers
 
[Nov 1]
Key West Rangers        -  Southampton Rangers
 
[Nov 5]
Alexandra SC            -  Paget Bombardiers
Wellington Rovers       -  Southampton Rangers 
 
[Nov 8]
Flatts Tigers          4-3 Southampton Rangers
 
[Nov 12]
Pembroke Juniors        -  Somerset Eagles
Key West Rangers       1-2 Wellington Rovers 
 
[Dec 6]
Flatts Tigers           -  Key West Rangers 
 
[Dec 10]
Devonshire Lions        -  Pembroke Juniors
Paget Bombardiers       -  Southampton Rangers
Alexandra SC            -  Wellington Rovers 
[Dec 13]
St George's Colts       -  West End Rovers  
 
[Dec 17]
Wellington Rovers      4-0 Alexandra SC
[Dec 20]
Happy Valley            -  West End Rovers
 
[Jan 28]
St George's Colts       -  Devonshire Lions
Wellington Rovers       -  Key West Rangers
Happy Valley            -  Flatts Tigers
Southampton Rangers     -  Paget Bombardiers
 
[Jan 31]
Flatts Tigers           -  Key West Rangers
 
[Feb 4]
Devonshire Lions        -  Flatts Tigers
Pembroke Juniors        -  Wellington Rovers
Somerset Eagles         -  Paget Bombardiers
St George's Colts       -  Southampton Rangers
Alexandra SC            -  West End Rovers
 
[Feb 7]
Somerset Eagles         -  Flatts Tigers
Devonshire Lions        -  Key West Rangers
Happy Valley            -  Alexandra SC 
 
[Feb 11]
Flatts Tigers           -  Paget Bombardiers
Southampton Rangers     -  Pembroke Juniors
Happy Valley            -  Somerset Eagles
Key West Rangers        -  West End Rovers
Wellington Rovers       -  Devonshire Lions
 
[Feb 14]
Paget Bombardiers       -  St George's Colts  
 
[Feb 18]
Key West Rangers        -  Happy Valley
St George's Colts       -  Flatts Tigers  
Wellington Rovers       -  Southampton Rangers
Pembroke Juniors        -  Paget Bombardiers
West End Rovers         -  Somerset Eagles
 
[Feb 25] 
Pembroke Juniors        -  Key West Rangers
Flatts Tigers           -  Alexander SC
Wellington Rovers       -  Somerset Eagles
Happy Valley            -  Southampton Rangers
Devonshire Lions        -  Paget Bombardiers
 
[Feb 28]
Flatts Tigers           -  Pembroke Juniors
Somerset Eagles         -  Alexandra SC   
 
[Mar 4]
Happy Valley            -  St George's Colts
Flatts Tigers           -  West End Rovers
Alexandra SC            -  Pembroke Juniors
 
[Mar 11]
Devonshire Lions        -  Paget Bombardiers  
Happy Valley            -  West End Rovers
St George's Colts       -  Wellington Rovers
 
[Mar 14]
West End Rovers         -  Paget Bombardiers
Happy Valley            -  Pembroke Juniors
 
[Mar 18]   
Wellington Rovers       -  Flatts Tigers
Pembroke Juniors        -  Devonshire Lions
Key West Rangers        -  Paget Bombardiers
[Mar 21] 
West End Rovers         -  Southampton Rangers
 
[Mar 25]
Wellington Rovers       -  Alexandra SC
St George's Colts       -  Pembroke Juniors
Happy Valley            -  Devonshire Lions
 
[Apr 1]
Key West Rangers        -  Somerset Eagles
Devonshire Lions        -  Alexandra SC
Flatts Tigers           -  Southampton Rangers
Wellington Rovers       -  Paget Bombardiers
[Apr 4]
Key West Rangers        -  Alexandra SC
 
Reported Final Table:

 1.Key West Rangers      22  19  2  1  97-33  40
 2.Wellington Rovers     22  18  1  3  91-28  37  Promoted
 3.Southampton Rangers   22  16  3  3  83-36  35
 4.Flatts Tigers         22  11  5  6  68-64  27
 5.Pembroke Juniors      22  12  2  8  61-37  26
 6.Devonshire Lions      22  11  1 10  58-63  23
 7.Paget Bombardiers     22   9  5  8  60-67  23
 8.Somerset Eagles       22   7  3 12  46-62  17
 9.West End Rovers       22   6  3 13  42-59  15
10.Happy Valley SC       22   4  3 15  39-65  11
11.Alexandra SC          22   4  1 17  27-79   9
12.St George's Colts     22   2  1 19  22-101  5  Relegated      
 
NB: 4 more wins than losses  
 
Topscorer:
29 L.Burns (Key West Rangers)  
 
BFL Cup 1953/54 

Round 1
[Nov 10] 
Key West Rangers "B"   3-0 Somerset Eagles "B"
Flatts Tigers          8-1 Happy Valley SC "B"
YMSC                   5-2 St George's Colts
[Nov 13]
Alexandra SC           3-0 Southampton Rangers
Wellington Rovers      6-4 Paget
Somerset Eagles        3-2 Devonshire Lions
[Nov 20]
Pembroke Juniors       3-1 Devonshire Lions "B"
Key West Rangers       w/o West End Rovers "B"
West End Rovers        4-0 Happy Valley SC
 
Round 2
[Nov 27]
Pembroke Juniors       3-2 Key West Rangers "B"
Pembroke Juniors "B"   3-2 Wellington Rovers
West End Rovers        4-1 YMSC   
 
Quarterfinals
[Jan 14]
Alexandra SC           lt  Pembroke Juniors
West End Rovers        bt  [?]
Somerset Eagles        bt  [?] 
Key West Rangers       bt  [?]
 
Semifinals [Jan 17]
Pembroke Juniors       bt  West End Rovers
Somerset Eagles        lt  Key West Rangers 
 
Final [Jan 31]
Pembroke Juniors       bt  Key West Rangers 


1952/53.

1954/55.

list of champions

list of cup winners


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