South Africa 1963

NFL League (for whites)

Final Table:

 1.Addington               34  22  8  4 112- 58  52
 2.Highlands Park          34  21  7  6  91- 44  49
 3.Durban City             34  20  7  7 102- 53  47
 4.Southern Suburbs        34  19  8  7  89- 66  46
 5.Rangers                 34  21  3 10  91- 45  45
 6.Durban United           34  18  6 11  92- 74  42
 7.Arcadia United          34  15  8 11  92- 60  38  [former Arcadia Shepherds]
 8.Germiston Callies       34  16  3 15  71- 65  35
 9.Boksburg                34  15  5 14  74- 78  35
10.Cape Town City          34  13  6 15  58- 62  32
11.Brothers                34  11  7 16  73- 83  29
12.Wanderers               34  11  7 16  74- 92  29
13.Brakpan United          34  11  6 17  63- 82  28  [*]
14.Berea Park              34  12  2 20  55- 84  26
15.Bloemfontein City       34   8  7 19  56- 84  23
16.West Rand United        34   8  7 19  64-116  23  Relegated
17.Benoni United           34   7  6 21  50- 93  20  Relegated
18.Durban Ramblers         34   6  2 26  53-121  14  Relegated

[*] disbanded at the end of the season

Promoted: Hellenic, Port Elizabeth City, East Rand United
 
Topscorer: 
56 V.Wentzel (Addington) [46 in League]

UTC Bowl 1963

Quarterfinals
Highlands Park     4-0 Hellenic
Addington          2-5 Durban United
Southern Suburbs   7-3 Durban City
Rangers            4-2 Port Elizabeth City

Semifinals
Durban United      2-4 Highlands Park
Southern Suburbs   5-1 Rangers

Final
Southern Suburbs   3-1 Highlands Park	
  [Louw (2), Kalk; Carroll]

Castle Cup 1963 

Round 1 [Jun ?]
Durban City       14-1 Kimberley United
Hellenic           1-0 Wanderers
Benoni United      4-1 West Rand United
Westview Park      5-2 Jewish Guild
Addington          3-1 G.R.I.
Highlands Park     3-1 Germiston Callies
Rangers            7-1 Johannesburg City
Southern Suburbs   8-1 Port Elizabeth United
Arcadia United     5-3 Bloemfontein City
Durban Ramblers    3-1 Klerksdorp Town
Durban United      1-3 Cape Town City
Pt Elizabeth City  3-6 Welkom United
Brakpan United     7-4 Olympia
Berea Park         2-7 Brothers
Boksburg           bye
Pretoria Suburbs   bye 
 
1/8 Finals
Highlands Park     3-4 Addington
Boksburg           2-0 Rangers
Hellenic           2-4 Durban City
Westview Park      2-5 Benoni United
Brakpan United     3-1 Marist Brothers
Welkom United      3-1 Pretoria Suburbs  
Durban Ramblers    2-0 Cape Town City
Arcadia United     0-1 Southern Suburbs   

Quarterfinals
Addington          2-0 Boksburg
Benoni United      0-2 Durban City
Welkom United      2-1 Brakpan United
Southern Suburbs   3-0 Ramblers (Dbn)

Semifinals
Addington          1-1 Durban City
Southern Suburbs   3-1 Welkom United

Semifinal Replay
Durban City        3-4 Addington

Final [Oct 12, Rand Stadium Johannesburg; att: 25,361]
Addington          5-2 Southern Suburbs		
  [Wentzel (2), Borland, McGuigan, Hauser; Mason, Kalk]
  [Addington: Hartman; Green, Jacobsen; H. Hauser, Spencely, Simpson; Borland, Grove,
     Wentzel, McGuigan, Walters;
   Southern Suburbs: O'Keefe; Leisching, Wilson; F. Kalk, Howe, Louw; Wells, James, 
     C. Neal, Mason, Coverley]

T.N.S.C. "Champion of Champions" 1963
Addington          5-4 Southern Suburbs (played home and away on goal aggregate in February, 1964) 


Promotion Playoff

 1.Port Elizabeth City      4   3  1  0  11-  4   7  Promoted
 2.Hellenic                 4   2  2  0   8-  2   6  Promoted
 3.Durban Municipals        4   2  1  1  10-  7   5
 4.West Rand United         3   0  0  3   5- 15   0
 5.Vereeniging Athletic     3   0  0  3   1-  7   0

NB: East Rand United apparently earned promotion as winners of
    the Transvaal league (while Vereeniging Athletic from the
    same league entered the above playoff)


NFL Division II (Cape Eastern)

 1.Port Elizabeth City     18  15  1  2  89- 18  31  Promotion Playoff
 2.East London City        18  14  2  2  65- 29  30
 3.Port Elizabeth United   18  11  2  5  71- 41  24
 4.Westview Park           18  10  2  6  41- 28  22
 5.Callies                 18   9  2  7  51- 44  20
 6.East London United      18   7  4  7  41- 60  18
 7.Newton Park             18   3  5 10  38- 50  11
 8.Drostdy Park            18   4  3 11  26- 63  11
 9.Saints                  18   2  4 12  39- 69   8
10.Humewood                18   2  1 15  30- 89   5

NFL Division II (Cape Western)

 1.Hellenic                20  16  1  3  65- 25  33  Promotion Playoff
 2.Hibernian               20  13  2  5  52- 35  28
 3.Marist                  20  11  3  6  53- 43  25
 4.Wynberg                 20   9  4  7  50- 41  22
 5.Camps Bay               20  10  2  8  37- 34  22
 6.Tramway                 20   9  2  9  43- 43  20
 7.St. Agnes               20   8  2 10  61- 52  18
 8.Liesbeek Park           20   6  2 12  36- 70  14
 9.Caledonian              20   4  5 11  34- 42  13
10.University of Cape Town 20   4  5 11  29- 48  13
11.Peninsula               20   5  2 13  30- 57  12

NFL Division II (North)

 1.Vereeniging Athletic                          46
 2.Olympia                                       44
 3.Corinthians                                   37

NFL Division II (Natal)

 1.Municipals                                    29
 2.Parkhill                                      27
 3.Umbilo                                        25

National Second and Third Divisions' Cup 
Winners: Port Elizabeth City (5) Runners-Up: Corinthians (1)

NFL Division III (Transvaal)

 1.Wits University         20  15  3  2  98- 36  33  Promoted
 2.Powerlines              20  13  2  5  51- 27  28
 3.Cedar Athletic          20  12  3  5  56- 30  27
 4.Croatia                 20  10  6  4  53- 30  26
 5.DFK                     20  12  2  6  48- 34  26
 6.Koedoe Park             20  11  2  7  56- 41  24
 7.Hillex                  20   8  6  6  45- 40  22
 8.Old Marists             20   7  0 13  49- 59  14
 9.ADO United              20   6  0 14  46- 63  12
10.Goldfields West         20   1  2 17  25- 72   4
11.Coalfields              20   2  0 18  28-123   4

NB: only third level league at the time;
    Klerksdorp Town were relegated from the 2nd level to Division III


Information on touring club sides

guests                      hosts                       venue

Tottenham Hotspur       5-1 National League XI          Cape Town
Tottenham Hotspur       5-2 National League XI          Durban
Tottenham Hotspur       3-1 South Africa XI             Johannesburg

Dundee United           2-1 Combined Transvaal
Dundee United           1-2 Western Province
Dundee United           4-2 Natal

Cerro (Uruguay)         2-1 Durban City
Cerro                   4-1 Western Province
Cerro                   2-2 South Africa XI             Johannesburg


1962.

1964.

list of champions.

list of cup winners.


About this document

Thanks to Angus Gordon-Farleigh

Sources: [Gra 65], [Lit 65], [Raa 02]

Prepared and maintained by John van Enckevort and Ian King for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Authors: John van Enckevort and Ian King
Last updated: 16 Mar 2023

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