Australia - Darwin Football History 1924-1953


1924:

[Jan 20]
A match took place involving a Chinese team (possibly a league game). During the game,
numerous laws of the game were not observed, including two Chinese goals being allowed
despite players being offside, and "shepherding", an action often used in Australian rules
football (a different sport) where players can legally interfere with opponents to prevent
them from getting possession of the ball.

[Jun 28]
Another match took place with the same referee from January 20.



1927: Champions: Darwin Soccer Club
1928: Darwin Soccer Competition: [Jul 29] Waratahs 4-3 Oil Tanks
1933: [mid-March] A Darwin representative team played a match against the Darwin Detachment. - [Apr 23] A Chinese team lost 3-0 to a local side. After re-arranging their squad, they will play the same team on Apr 30 "to have their revenge". - [Apr 9] Darwin United played a Chinese team at "the Oval" Darwin United squad: Murphy Bonson Livesey Davis Bradley Welier Penhaiigan McNab Whittaker Graham Boath Emergency: W. Allwright Chinese squad: A. Fong (Captain) A. Lee J. Lee T. Lee A. Jan H. Jan S. Jan C. Lim P. Ng P. Moo E. Yuen Emergency: T. Moo - Darwin Soccer Competition: [May 8] A league known as "The British Football Association" was formed for the upcoming dry season. Three teams were confirmed to compete: Magpies Kookaburras Chinese Recreation Club [May 13] Magpies bt Chinese Recreation Club [May 27] Chinese RC 1-2 Magpies [Jun 3] Chinese RC - Kookaburras [possibly not part of league?] [Jun 10] Magpies bt Tanks United [Jul 2] Tanks United 4-2 Magpies [Jul 16] Tanks United 4-1 Chinese Recreation Club [Jul 23?] Magpies 5-1 Tanks United [Jul 30] Magpies 4-1 Chinese Recreation Club [Aug 6] Tanks United 3-2 Chinese Recreation Club [Aug 13] Tanks United 5-6 Magpies Final Table: 1. Magpies 8 7 0 1 14 2. Tanks Utd 8 3 0 5 6 3. Chinese RC 8 3 0 5 6 Knockout Competition: Semi Finals: [Aug 27] Tanks United 4-2 Chinese Recreation Club Final: [Sep 3] Tanks United 2-4 Magpies
1934: Darwin Soccer Competition [3 teams]: [Apr 14] Garrison 0-3 Rovers [Apr 21] Rovers 1-0 Darwin United [Apr 28] Darwin United 0-1 Garrison [May 5] Garrison 2-0 Rovers [May 12] Darwin United - Rovers [May 26] Rovers - Garrison [Jun 10?] Darwin United - Garrison [Jun 17] Rovers - Darwin United [Rovers opponent inferred] Final Round: [Jun 24] Rovers - Garrison [Rovers opponent inferred] Knockout Final: [Jul 15] Rovers - Darwin United
1936: [Mar 8] Aru Island 2-1 Singapore Aru Island squad: Thomas Danjel Abarten Petrus Ali Dorus Lasarus Abraham Korbelis Esau Sale Singapore squad: Thobias Peter Simon Lukas Stepen Zermias Zakonias Kobis Thitus Petrus Yusuf
1937: [Jan 17] Darwin 1-0 Aru Islands XI Combined Darwin squad: Fred Don G. Tybell S. Jan E. Whatley Scotty McNicol A. Wright D. Bonson C. Chambers A. E. McNab Don Croft P. Rawlings NB: The Aru Islands squad played without boots. - [Feb 7] A combined Darwin team played against a combined Aroe (Aru?) Islands team at Darwin Oval. Combined Darwin squad: West G. Tybell D. Bonson A. Wright S. McNicol C. Chambers R. Tybell F. Don E. McNab S. Jan A. Allwright Aroe Islands squad: Kaster Saleh Thoatias Thomas Lasanus Leo Lourento Picter Pethros Ausgustines Abraham Yusup - [Feb 20/21] A Darwin team played against a Chinese team. Darwin squad: D. Croft E. Watley W. West E. Bryant S. Russell M. Luke C. Chambers C. Ormond D. Bonson Johnson J. Murphy
1949: [Apr 16] Services 5-0 Civilians ["First post-war soccer match" held] Services squad: Soutar (N) Marshan (A) Dick (A) Howe (N) Bird (A) or Faulkner (N) Hawkins (N) Dunbar (N) Jackson (N) Gallagher (N) Cockeram (N) Cunningham (N) NB: N indicates Navy, A indicates Army Civilians squad: Dalton Korhadi Roberts Hamlin Hill Thomas Morrow Gueho Manning Sandos Caddies The match was preceded by a game between a junior team from a State School and a team from the Convent of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. Later, it was reported that the match was played by two teams from the State School, which the A team won 4-0. - [Aug 20] A Kulgoa squad drew against a Melville squad. - Darwin Soccer Competition [McNab Shield]: [May 29] Francis 3-1 Civil Service Stubbs 1-0 Coonawarra DCRC w/o Stuart Park [Stuart Park defaulted, a scratch match was played between DCRC and DCRC supporters. Neither of the Navy teams turned up due to an unfit ground] [Jun 5] Navy 1-3 Francis Civil Service 4-0 Stubbs DCRC n/p Coonawarra [Coonawarra defaulted, a scratch match was played between DCRC and DCRC supporters] [Jun 12] Stubbs n/p Coonawarra [Both clubs dissolved] Civil Service 3-1 DCRC I Navy 1-0 DCRC II Francis 4-0 Combined Squad [possibly not part of league] [Jun 19] DCRC I 2-1 DCRC II Navy 1-1 Stuart Park [Stuart Park either replaced, or changed name from, River Fitzroy] Francis 1-1 Civil Service [Jun 26] Francis - DCRC II Navy - Civil Service DCRC I - Stuart Park Competition suspended for a week due to corroboree (Aboriginal festivities) [Jul 17] DCRC II 3-1 Civil Service Navy 2-2 DCRC I Stuart Park 1-0 Francis [Aug 7] Francis 7-1 DCRC II Navy 5-0 Civil Service Stuart Park 2-2 DCRC I [Aug 14] DCRC II - Stuart Park Civil Service - DCRC I Navy - Francis [Aug 21?] DCRC II 4-2 Civil Service Navy 2-0 DCRC I Stuart Park 5-0 Francis [Aug 28] Francis 2-1 DCRC I Stuart Park 7-1 Civil Service Navy 10-0 DCRC II [Sep 4] Civil Service 3-1 Stuart Park Navy 4-2 DCRC I Francis 6-3 DCRC II [Sep 11] Francis 2-1 DCRC I Stuart Park 7-1 Navy Civil Service 3-3 DCRC II [Sep 18] Civil Service 0-1 DCRC II [replay] Knockout Competition: Semi Final: [Sep 18] Francis 0-2 Stuart Park Second Semi Final [?]: [Sep 25] DCRC II - Francis - Administrator's Cup: Champions: Stuart Park - Scratch matches: [May 27] Stubbs - K9 Civil Service - Francis Navy A - Navy B Stuart Park - DCRC - [Aug 10] HMAS Melville 1-3 New Zealand Frigates - [Oct 23] Stuart Park - Combined Darwin League side
1950: Darwin Soccer Competition: [Apr 23] DCRC 1-1 Parap Stuart Park 1-0 Navy International n/p Civil Service [Civil Service defaulted, Stubbs replaced them] [Apr 30] International 7-0 Parap Navy 4-0 Stubbs Stuart Park 3-1 DCRC [May 7] Stubbs 1-4 DCRC Stuart Park 2-1 Parap International 2-1 Navy [May 14] International - Stuart Park Navy - DCRC Parap - Stubbs [May 28?] Parap 8-2 DCRC Stuart Park 4-2 Navy International 7-0 Stubbs [Jun 4] International - Parap DCRC - Stuart Park Navy - Stubbs [Jun 18] Stubbs - DCRC Parap - Stuart Park International - Navy Somewhere during this period, the Navy team apparently withdrew. [Jul 9] International 5-1 Stubbs DCRC 1-3 Parap Stuart Park bye [Jul 16] International - Stuart Park Stubbs - Parap DCRC bye [Jul 30] DCRC 2-6 Stubbs Stuart Park 2-1 Parap International bye [Aug 6] International 8-0 DCRC Stubbs 6-0 Stuart Park Parap bye Knockout Final: [Sep 30] Stuart Park 2-2 International [aet] NB: Article implies a replay was to be organised. - Seven-a-side Knockout Cup: First Round: [May 1] International lt Stuart Park Stubbs bt DCRC Parap lt Navy Semi Final: [May 1] Navy 2-2 Stuart Park [Navy on corners?] Stubbs bye Final: [May 1] Navy bt Stubbs [corners 1-0] - Administrator's Cup: Final: [Aug 13] International - Stubbs - [Jun 10/11] A Darwin selection visited Katherine (Western Australia) to play against a Katherine side.
1951: Darwin Soccer Competition [McNab Shield]: [Apr 29] Navy 0-0 Works & Housing Internationals 4-1 RAAF Stuart Park 4-2 Parap [May 6] Parap 6-2 Works & Housing [W&H played with eight men and then withdrew after the game] Stuart Park 4-2 Internationals Navy 8-0 RAAF [May 13] Stuart Park 1-6 Navy [Stuart Park played with eight men] Parap 3-5 Internationals RAAF bye [May 20] Parap - RAAF Navy - Internationals Stuart Park bye [May 27] Navy 4-0 Parap Stuart Park 10-1 RAAF Internationals bye Table [Jun 1]: 1. Navy 4 4 0 0 19-1 8 2. Stuart Park 4 3 0 1 19-8 6 3. Internationals 4 2 0 2 9-9 4 4. RAAF 4 1 0 3 4-24 2 5. Parap 4 0 0 4 7-16 0 [Jun 3] Stuart Park 3-2 Parap Internationals 10-0 RAAF Navy bye [Jun 17] Navy 5-1 RAAF Internationals 2-3 Stuart Park Parap bye [Jun 24] Internationals 0-3 Parap Stuart Park 2-1 Navy RAAF bye [Jul 1] Navy 4-0 Internationals RAAF n/p Parap [RAAF withdrew due to a scarcity of players] Stuart Park bye [Jul 8] Navy - Parap Knockouts [McNab Shield]: Round 1: [Jul 15] Parap 4-1 Navy Semi Finals: [Jul 22] Caledonians 0-5 Parap Stuart Park 3-2 Internationals Final: [Jul 29] Parap - Stuart Park - Administrator's Cup: Final: [Jul 8] Navy 3-1 Parap NB: Stuart Park reportedly held the cup for three years, but didn't compete in the 1950 final? - Friendly matches: [May 27] Carronpark 1-4 Internationals [Jun 3] Carronpark - Navy NB: Carronpark was an English ship with visiting soccer players. - May Day Shield: NB: Matches last 20 minutes, extra time lasts 10 minutes First Round: [May 1] Works & Housing 4-1 RAAF Navy 2-1 Parap Internationals 4-2 Stuart Park Semi Final: [May 1] Navy 1-0 Works & Housing [aet] Internationals bye Final: [May 1] Navy 2-0 Internationals
1952: Darwin Soccer Competition: [May 5] QANTAS 1-2 Army [Jul 6] Navy 2-2 QANTAS Army 3-0 United Buffaloes 6-0 Wanderers [Jul 13] QANTAS - Army Buffaloes - Navy Wanderers - United Table [Aug 8]: 1. Navy 7 2. Buffaloes 6 3. Army 5 4. QANTAS 3 5. Wanderers 2 6. United 2 [Aug 10] Army 2-2 Wanderers QANTAS 3-0 United Navy 2-1 Buffaloes [Aug 17] United 3-3 Buffaloes Army 3-2 QANTAS Navy 3-3 Wanderers [Aug 24] QANTAS 1-0 Navy United 2-1 Buffaloes Wanderers 4-2 Army Table [Aug 29]: 1. Navy 10 2. Army 8 3. United 7 4. QANTAS 7 5. Buffaloes 6 6. Wanderers 4 [Aug 31] Wanderers 2-5 Navy Army 2-1 United Qantas 5-1 Buffaloes [Sep 7] United o/w Navy [United forfeited] Army 0-4 Buffaloes Wanderers o/w QANTAS [Wanderers forfeited] [Sep 14] Navy 1-0 Army QANTAS 4-0 United Buffaloes - Wanderers Knockout Semi Finals: [Sep 28] QANTAS 6-1 United Army 2-1 Navy Final: [Oct 5] QANTAS 2-1 Army [aet] - Knockout Competition: Quarter [?] Finals: [Sep 21] Buffaloes - Navy Army - Wanderers
1953: Darwin Soccer Competition: Season started May 10. [May 31] Navy 6-0 Works Black Works Gold 0-1 RAAF Army 4-2 QANTAS Skeeters 5-0 Pioneers [Jun 7] Navy 4-0 Works Gold QANTAS 5-0 Pioneers Skeeters 3-0 Works Black Army 1-0 RAAF [Jun 14] Works Gold - Skeeters [Jun 21] Army 5-0 Pioneers Navy bt Skeeters [Skeeters failed to score] QANTAS drw Works Gold RAAF 5-0 Works Black [Jun 28] RAAF 1-3 Navy QANTAS 4-5 Skeeters Army bt Works Gold [Works Gold failed to score] Pioneers 0-3 Works Black Top of Table [Jul 16]: Navy 17pts [unk] One team lost 12-0. [Jul 5] RAAF 1-3 Skeeters QANTAS 2-1 Works Black Works Gold 5-1 Pioneers Army 1-0 Navy Top of Table [Jul 9]: 1. Navy 2 points ahead of 2nd 2. Army 1 point ahead of 3rd 3. Skeeters 4. RAAF [Jul 12] Navy - QANTAS [Jul 19] RAAF 0-2 Works Gold Navy 10-1 Works Black Army 0-1 QANTAS Skeeters 5-0 Pioneers [Jul 26] Navy 3-2 Works Gold RAAF 4-1 Army QANTAS 4-1 Pioneers [Pioneers started with eight men] Skeeters 4-0 Works Black [Aug 2] Navy 2-0 Pioneers RAAF 0-1 QANTAS Works Black 1-2 Army Works Gold 3-2 Skeeters [Aug 9] Army 4-0 Pioneers RAAF 2-0 Works Black Works Gold 4-1 QANTAS Skeeters bt Navy Final Table: 1. Navy 21 2. Works Gold 19 3. Skeeters 19 [lesser goal average] 4. Army 18 -------------------------- 5. RAAF 17 6. QANTAS 14 7. Works Black 4 8. Pioneers 0 NB: RAAF reported to have made the top four at the expense of Army? Knockout finals: The competition has knockout competitions for the four top teams and four bottom teams at the end of the season. Played between August 29 and September 5. Top 4 Semi Finals: [Aug 23] Navy 3-4 Skeeters Works Gold 2-1 Army Top 4 Final: Works Gold 1-3 Skeeters [aet (20 minutes)] Bottom 4 Semi Finals: [Aug 23] RAAF 8-0 Works Black QANTAS 2-0 Pioneers Bottom 4: RAAF 2-1 QANTAS [aet (20 minutes)] - Trial matches (played before the season) [Apr 26] Navy 4-1 QANTAS Army 1-0 Works I RAAF 5-0 Works II - Inter-Services Soccer: Final: [Jul 5?] RAAF 1-0 Navy - [Aug 16] A Chinese team (Possibles) played a friendly against a Darwin selection from two teams (Probables) Probables 4-1 Possibles

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