Northern Rhodesia National Football League 1962
NB: first edition
Participating Teams (13):
Roan United (champions)
City of Lusaka (runners-up)
Mufulira Wanderers
Kitwe United
Rhokana United
Nchanga Rangers
Nchanga Sports
Bancroft North End
Broken Hill Warriors
Lusaka Queens Park
Mufulira United
Ndola United
Ndola FC
NB: Ndola FC, Nchanga Sports and Mufulira United were "all white" clubs; the others were mixed
Round 1
[Mar 4]
Mufulira Wanderers 5-1 Kitwe United
Rhokana United 3-2 Mufulira United
Roan United 3-1 Ndola FC
Bancroft North End 3-2 Lusaka Queens Park
City of Lusaka 4-4 Broken Hill Warriors
[date?]
Ndola United 0-5 Nchanga Sports
Nchanga Sports bye
[Mar 25]
Mufulira Wanderers 8-1 Ndola FC
Broken Hill Warriors 1-0 Nchanga Rangers
Nchanga Sports 3-1 City of Lusaka
Kitwe United 3-0 Rhokana United
Roan United 2-2 Bancroft North End
Lusaka Queens Park 2-0 Ndola United
Mufulira United bye
Further known results:
Roan U. 4-0 Nchanga Sports
City of Lusaka 2-1 Nchanga Sports
[Jun 3]
Kitwe United 9-1 Ndola FC
[Oct ?]
Mufulira Wanderers 8-0 Nchanga Rangers
[Oct 21]
Roan United 3-1 City of Lusaka
Top of table (Dec 1962):
1.Roan United
2.Nchanga Sports
3.City of Lusaka
Champions: Roan United
Topscorer:
45 Ron Jervis
Heinrich Cup 1962
Semifinals [Aug 26]
Bancroft North End 6-2 Mufulira United
Roan United 7-3 Nchanga Sports
Final [Oct 7, Scrivener Stadium, Kitwe]
Bancroft North End 2-1 Roan United
[Kingston (2); Mugala]
RCFA Cup (Northern Rhodesia Challenge Cup) 1962
Final [Aug 26, Roan African Stadium]
City of Lusaka 5-1 Roan Antelope
[Ellis 8, 15, Bwalya 11, 80, Sharpe 18; Abraham 30]
Castle Cup 1962
Northern Rhodesia Final [Oct 14, Scrivener stadium, Kitwe]
Roan United 4-3 Nchanga Sports
[Castella, Dyson, Pensulo, Heylen; Blair, Ginger Stevenson, Campbell]
Southern Rhodesia Final
Bulawayo Rovers 1-0 Salisbury City
Final [Oct 28, Raylton ground, Salisbury] ("Super Castle Cup")
Bulawayo Rovers 1-0 Roan United
[McKie]
1963.
Sources: [Liw 84], [Chi 15], [ws], https://zambianfootball.co.zm/60-years-of-the-zambian-football-league-1962-2022/, Mining Mirror (26 October, 1979, p.18)
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