1961 NSW Federation Cup

1961 NSW Federation Cup
Craven 'A' Cup
Tournament details
Country	Australia (NSW)
Teams	16
Defending champions	Bankstown
Final positions
Champions	Sydney Hakoah
Runner-up	Canterbury-Marrickville
Tournament statistics
Matches played	19
Goals scored	79 (4.16 per match)
	← 1960 1962 →

The 1961 NSW Federation Cup was the fifth edition of the NSW Soccer Federation's premier soccer cup. This was the third tournament sponsored by W.D. & H.O. Wills and called the "Craven 'A' Cup" after their popular cigarette. The cup was contested by all twelve first division clubs and four second division clubs. The £1000 prize money was divided among the first four placings, with first place receiving £600, second place £250, third place £100 and fourth place £50.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Bankstown were the defending champions, having beaten Canterbury-Marrickville 2–0 in last year's final. They were eliminated by Auburn in the quarter-finals.

The final was played on 15 October 1961 between Sydney Hakoah and Canterbury-Marrickville. Hakoah won the match 2–0 to claim their second title.

Format and clubs

Round	Clubs remaining	Clubs advancing from previous round	New entries this round	Main match dates
First Round	16	N/A	12 clubs from NSW First Division 4 clubs from NSW Second Division	10 June 1961^[4]
Quarter-finals	8	8 winners from First Round	none	4–8 Oct 1961^[5]
Semi-finals	4	4 winners from quarter-finals	none	11 Oct 1961^[6]
Third place playoff and Final	4	2 losers from semi-finals enter Third place playoff 2 winners from semi-finals enter Final	none	15 Oct 1961^[6]

First Round

Tie	Team 1 (div.)	Score	Team 2 (div.)	Kick-off	Date	Venue
1	Budapest (1)	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Gladesville-Ryde (1)	13:00 AEST	10 June 1961	Wentworth Park, Glebe
2	Sydney Hakoah (1)	4–3	Pan Hellenic (1)	15:00 AEST	10 June 1961	Wentworth Park, Glebe
3	Polonia-North Side (1)	6–2	Blacktown BSK (2)	13:00 AEST	10 June 1961	Drummoyne Oval, Drummoyne
4	A.P.I.A. (1)	4–2	Yugal (2)	15:00 AEST	10 June 1961	Drummoyne Oval, Drummoyne
5	Bankstown (1)	1–0	Sydney Austral (1)	13:00 AEST	10 June 1961	Arlington Oval, Marrickville
6	Auburn (1)	4–2	Croatia (2)	15:00 AEST	10 June 1961	Arlington Oval, Marrickville
7	Balgownie (2)	2–2	Prague (1)	13:00 AEST	10 June 1961	Wollongong Showground, Wollongong
8	South Coast United (1)	1–2	Canterbury-Marrickville (1)	15:00 AEST	10 June 1961	Wollongong Showground, Wollongong
replay	Gladesville-Ryde (1)	0–1	Budapest (1)	19:15 AEST	5 September 1961^[7]	E.S. Marks Field, Kensington
replay	Prague (1)	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Balgownie (2)	21:00 AEST	5 September 1961^[7]	E.S. Marks Field, Kensington
replay	Balgownie (2)	0–3	Prague (1)	19:45 AEST	20 September 1961^[8]	Wollongong Showground, Wollongong

Finals

Quarter-finals

4 October 1961

19:15 AEST (UTC+10:00)

Budapest	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Polonia-North Side
R. Flett 19' Hetherington 30' Medina 80' Vasvary 102'	Report^[6]	G. Czubala 26' E. McLeod 68' J. Bryce 70'

Sydney Athletics Field, Kensington

Attendance: 3,600

Referee: Frank Sbisa

4 October 1961

21:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)

Canterbury-Marrickville	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Prague
B. Smith 10', 55' Watkiss 72', 118'	Report^[6]	Jones 18' Ninaus 30' A. Jeffrey 70'

Sydney Athletics Field, Kensington

Attendance: 3,600

Referee: J. Carter

8 October 1961

13:15 AEST (UTC+10:00)

Auburn	1–0	Bankstown
Quested 9'	Report^[6]

Sydney Athletics Field, Kensington

Attendance: 8,200

Referee: L. Wilson

8 October 1961

15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)

Sydney Hakoah	2–1	APIA Leichhardt
Neal 20', 35'	Report^[6]	Kearns 34' (o.g.)

Sydney Athletics Field, Kensington

Attendance: 8,200

Referee: H. Parsons

Semi-finals

11 October 1961

19:15 AEST (UTC+10:00)

Budapest	2–4	Canterbury-Marrickville
D. Brown 49' (o.g.) G. Kovacs 63'	Report^[9]	Salisbury 39' Watkiss 51' J. Moore 66' D. Brown 69' (pen.)

Redfern Oval, Redfern

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Roy Pearce

11 October 1961

21:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)

Hakoah	3–0	Auburn
R. Levi 21' F. Van Gaalen 38' (o.g.) Neal 83'	Report^[9]

Redfern Oval, Redfern

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: J. Carter

Third place playoff

15 October 1961

13:15 AEST (UTC+10:00)

Budapest	3–4	Auburn

Redfern Oval, Redfern

Attendance: 8,800

Referee: Roy Pearce

Final

15 October 1961

15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)

Hakoah	2–0	Canterbury-Marrickville

Redfern Oval, Redfern

Attendance: 8,800

Referee: Frank Sbisa

NSW Federation Cup 1961 Champions

Sydney Hakoah Second Title

References

General and specific

^ "The NSW Soccer Year Book 1960". Robworth. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
^ "The Soccer Year Book 1962". Soccer World. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
^ "1961 NSW Federation Cup". www.socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
^ "Soccer World Newspaper Vol.4, No.16". Soccer World. 9 June 1961. p. 7. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
^ "Soccer World Newspaper Vol. 4, No. 33". Soccer World. 4 October 1961. p. 3. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "1961 Soccer World, Vol. 4, No. 34". Soccer World. 11 October 1961. p. 4. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
^ "Soccer World Newspaper Vol.4, No. 28". Soccer World. 1 September 1961. p. 4. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
^ "Soccer World Newspaper Vol.4, No. 30". Soccer World. 15 September 1961. p. 5. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Soccer World Newspaper Vol. 04, No. 35". Soccer World. 15 October 1961. p. 3. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[NSWSF_1959-1] "The NSW Soccer Year Book 1960". Robworth. Retrieved 11 October 2023.

[SWA62-2] "The Soccer Year Book 1962". Soccer World. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

[3] "1961 NSW Federation Cup". www.socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

[R1_draw-4] "Soccer World Newspaper Vol.4, No.16". Soccer World. 9 June 1961. p. 7. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

[QF_draw-5] "Soccer World Newspaper Vol. 4, No. 33". Soccer World. 4 October 1961. p. 3. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

[QF-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "1961 Soccer World, Vol. 4, No. 34". Soccer World. 11 October 1961. p. 4. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

[R1_rep1-7] "Soccer World Newspaper Vol.4, No. 28". Soccer World. 1 September 1961. p. 4. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

[8] "Soccer World Newspaper Vol.4, No. 30". Soccer World. 15 September 1961. p. 5. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

[SF-9] "Soccer World Newspaper Vol. 04, No. 35". Soccer World. 15 October 1961. p. 3. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

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1961 NSW Federation Cup

Format and clubs

First Round

Finals

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Third place playoff

Final

References

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