1915 in Victorian soccer

Football Victoria 1915 1914 1919 The 1915 Victorian soccer season was the seventh competitive season of soccer in the Australian state of Victoria, under association with the governing body of Football Victoria. It would be the last season of soccer prior to what be a three-year hiatus of soccer due to World War Ihttp://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC.html#1916-18 Australian State League Archive - Victoria www.ozfootball.net in which approximately ninety percent of registered players were enlisted in the Australian Defence Force prior to the 1916 season,https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CZB2-ncBn4C8w26P5A_5AELWVacF-a2A/view?usp=embed_facebook The Story of Football in Victoria - Roy Hay & Ian Syson.pdf Google Docs with at least forty percent of the players registering in April during the season.https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/soccer-also-made-its-sacrifice-20150424-1msenk.html Soccer also made its sacrifice Ian Syson April 24, 2015 The Sydney Morning Herald Two leagues were contested, being 'Victorian Division 1' and 'Victorian Division 2' that is now (as of 2020 season) recognized as the NPL & NPL 2 respectively.http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC.html#1915 Australian State League Archive - Victoria www.ozfootball.net The calendar season also saw the seventh tournament of the Dockerty Cup, in which Melbourne Thistle were crowned winners.http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/Cup.html Dockerty Cup www.ozfootball.net Overview There was no relegation at the conclusion of the 1914 season, with three more clubs joining the newly reformed first division that had been split into two sections (conferences).http://www.socceraust.co.uk/VIC/Past%20Seasons/VIC15Tables.htm Table www.socceraust.co.uk 2020-06-03 The three debutante clubs consisted of Sandringham who had been promoted from division two, along with the reformed Footscray Thistle, and temporary military sporting team H.M.A.S. Cerberus. Section A consisted of six teams, whereas Section B consisted of seven. A finals series was played between the premiers and runner's up of the two sections to determine the state champions, in which Melbourne Thistle of Section B defeated Albert Park of section A 1–0 to become champions. It is believed that the second division continued into the 1915 season but not in a section form, but of a single league form. As of May 2020, the official table is incomplete,http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1915D2T.html Victorian League Division 2 1915 Season Table 2020-05-18 2022-02-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20220215141754/http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1915D2T.html dead however it is known that at least four clubs competed in what is now known as the National Premier Leagues Victoria 2. These clubs consisted of the 1914 runner's up Hawthorn,http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/VIC/Vic_Inactive_H.html#Hawthorn Victorian Football Club Archive - Hakoah to International Harvester www.ozfootball.net along with debutante clubs Brunswick,http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/VIC/Vic_Inactive_B.html#Brunswick Victorian Football Club Archive - Balaclava to Burns www.ozfootball.net Cambrian United,http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/VIC/Vic_Inactive_C.html#CambrianUnited Victorian Football Club Archive - Camberwell City to C.Y.M.S. Glenroy www.ozfootball.net and Windsor.http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/VIC/Vic_Inactive_W.html#Windsor Victorian Football Club Archive - Waterside Workers Federation to Youth United www.ozfootball.net The league premiership team remains unknown, and the division is believed to have recommenced in 1921.http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC.html#1921 Australian State League Archive - Victoria www.ozfootball.net League Tables Division 1A Victorian Division 1A 1915 Albert Park (1st title) 30 91 1914 1919 main WDL QR 2 1 0 AP Albert Park ND Northumberland and Durham United WS Yarraville SP Spotswood FT Footscray Thistle CE H.M.A.S. Cerberus 4 2 4 17 22 0 1 9 6 31 7 3 0 24 5 6 2 2 26 5 3 3 4 9 13 3 3 4 9 15 #FFFFAA Qualified for the 1915 Division 1 Finals Series NCF NCF #FFCCCC Disbanded at end of season D D 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/VIC/Vic_Inactive_W.html#Yarraville Victorian Football Club Archive - Waterside Workers Federation to Youth United www.ozfootball.nethttp://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/VIC/Vic_Inactive_S.html#Spotswood Victorian Football Club Archive - Sandringham to Sydenham www.ozfootball.nethttp://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/VIC/Vic_Inactive_N.html#NorthumberlandDurhamUnited Victorian Football Club Archive - Nederlands to Nunawading www.ozfootball.nethttp://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/VIC/Vic_Inactive_A.html#AlbertPark Victorian Football Club Archive - Abbotsford to Azzurri www.ozfootball.nethttp://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/VIC/Vic_Inactive_H.html#HMASCerberus Victorian Football Club Archive - Hakoah to International Harvester www.ozfootball.nethttp://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/VIC/Vic_Inactive_F.html#FootscrayThistle Victorian Football Club Archive - Fairfield to Frankston City www.ozfootball.net Division 1B Victorian Division 1 1915 Melbourne Thistle (2nd title) 42 105 1914 1919 main WDL QR 2 1 0 MT Melbourne Thistle SK St Kilda BU Burns BV Birmingham Victoria PR Prahran City PE Preston SA Sandringham 6 3 3 13 10 10 1 1 22 7 C 8 1 3 26 12 6 0 6 15 20 5 2 5 18 18 2 0 10 7 20 1 1 10 4 18 #D0F0C0 Qualified for the 1915 Division 1 Finals Series LC #FFFFAA Qualified for the 1915 Division 1 Finals Series and withdrew at end of season NCF #FFCCCC Withdrew at end of season W W #FFCCCC Disbanded at end of season D D 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/VIC/Vic_Inactive_M.html#MelbourneThistle Victorian Football Club Archive - Maccabi to Mulgrave www.ozfootball.nethttp://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/VIC/Vic_Inactive_B.html#BirminghamVictoria Victorian Football Club Archive - Balaclava to Burns www.ozfootball.nethttp://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/VIC/Vic_Inactive_S.html#StKilda Victorian Football Club Archive - Sandringham to Sydenham www.ozfootball.nethttp://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/VIC/Vic_Inactive_B.html#Burns Victorian Football Club Archive - Balaclava to Burns www.ozfootball.nethttp://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/VIC/Vic_Inactive_P.html#Preston Victorian Football Club Archive - Parkmore to Preston TSOB www.ozfootball.nethttp://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/VIC/Vic_Active_B.html#Brighton Victorian Football Club Archive - Ballarat City to Bunyip & District www.ozfootball.nethttp://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/VIC/Vic_Inactive_S.html#Sandringham Victorian Football Club Archive - Sandringham to Sydenham www.ozfootball.net Division 2 Victorian Division 2 1915 Unknown 1914 1921 While there is no ladder for Division 2 as of May 2020, it is believed that at least eight clubs competed. Windsor is known to have finished third, followed by Hawthorn in fourth, with Brunswick finishing fifth. It is unknown which unknown clubs finished sixth and seventh but it is believed that Cambrian United finished eighth. The premiership and wooden spoon teams are unknown, as well as if a final series was contested. It is known that Windsor was promoted to Division 1 for the 1919 season. References Football Federation Victoria Category:Soccer in Victoria (state)