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The 1909 Victorian soccer season was the first competitive season of soccer in the Australian state of Victoria, under association with the governing body of Football Victoria. The season consisted of one league made up of six 'district' teams from Melbourne that was known as the 'Amateur League'.[1] This league season is recognized as being the first season of first tier Victorian state soccer that is now formally recognized as the National Premier Leagues Victoria, in which Carlton United were crowned as the inaugural premiers. The calendar season also saw the commencement of the Dockerty Cup, in which Carlton United defeated St Kilda 2–1,[2] making United first club in the state's history to achieve both respective accolades in the same season.

Overview

As interest grew from what was referred to as the 'British Association' sport, local businessman Harry Dockerty placed advertisements in both local Victorian newspapers The Age[3] and The Argus[4] in mid-1908 to unite all local enthusiasts of Association football (soccer). On August 3 1908, the modern Victorian league system was established with the intention of commencing a competitive league in 1909.[5] Along with a competitive league, a cup tournament was also established and was named the 'Challange Cup', but was eventually renamed as the Dockerty Cup.[6][7]


League Tables

1909 Victorian Amateur League

Victorian Amateur League
Season1909
PremiersCarlton United (1st title)
Matches played30
Goals scored150 (5 per match)
Biggest home winSt Kilda 10–0 Williamstown
(12 June 1909)
Biggest away winFitzroy 0–9 Carlton United
(17 July 1909)
Highest scoringMelbourne United 2–9 Williamstown
(22 May 1909)
1910 →
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Carlton United 10 9 1 0 40 4 +36 19 1909 Amateur League Premiers
2 St Kilda 10 7 0 3 40 17 +23 14
3 Melbourne United 10 4 0 6 23 34 −11 8
4 Williamstown 10 3 1 6 22 32 −10 7
5 Fitzroy 10 3 1 6 14 34 −20 7
6 Prahran 10 2 1 7 11 29 −18 5
Source: [8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

  1. ^ "Victorian Season - 1909 Overview". www.ozfootball.net.
  2. ^ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/Cup.html
  3. ^ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197351858?
  4. ^ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10190192
  5. ^ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197350585
  6. ^ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/Cup.html
  7. ^ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1909Overview.html
  8. ^ "Victorian Amateur League - 1909 Season Table". www.ozfootball.net.
  9. ^ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/VIC/Vic_Inactive_C.html#CarltonUnited
  10. ^ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/VIC/Vic_Inactive_S.html#StKilda
  11. ^ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/VIC/Vic_Inactive_M.html#MelbourneUnited
  12. ^ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/VIC/Vic_Inactive_W.html#Yarraville
  13. ^ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/VIC/Vic_Inactive_F.html#Fitzroy
  14. ^ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Clubs/VIC/Vic_Active_B.html#Brighton
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