1952

MOORABBIN CITY SOCCER CLUB

President: Jack Rickerby

Secretary: Johnny Craig

Treasurer: Jack Scrafton

Ground: Victory Park, Patterson Road, Bentleigh.



Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round One

University of Melbourne 2 Moorabbin City 2 (Gamble x2)

Saturday April 5. Princes Park, Carlton.

Moorabbin City: included Bert Gamble.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Two

Moorabbin City 2 Royal Caledonians 1

Saturday April 12. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City:

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Three

Moorabbin City 4 Olympic 0

Monday April 14. Victory Park, Bentleigh. 

Moorabbin City:

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Four

Ulsterville 1 (Macey) Moorabbin City 1

Saturday April 19. Royal Park No.1, Brunswick.

Moorabbin City: 

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Five

Moorabbin City 0 Fairfield 2

Saturday April 26. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City: 

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Six

White Eagles 4 Moorabbin City 3 (Worthington, Gamble, Pennington)
 
Saturday May 3. Yarra Park No.12, Melbourne.

Moorabbin City: included Gil Pennington, Bert Gamble, W Worthington.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Seven

Moorabbin City 3 (Pennington, Gamble, Sanderson) Williamstown 0

Saturday May 10. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City: included Gil Pennington, Bert Gamble, Reg Thomas, A Sanderson.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Eight

Woodlands 0 Moorabbin City 4 (Thomas x2, Sanderson, Klass)
 
Saturday May 17. Chelmsworth Park, Ivanhoe.

Moorabbin City: included Reg Thomas, H Klass, A Sanderson.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Nine

Moorabbin City 1 (Sanderson) Polonia 3

Saturday May 24. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City: included Ray Donovan, Bert Gamble, W McLaren, Don Bingham, A Sanderson.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Ten

Moorabbin City 2  University of Melbourne 0

Saturday May 31. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City: 

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Eleven

Olympic 0 Moorabbin City 3 (McLaren x2, Sanderson)
 
Saturday June 14. Princes Park, Carlton.

Moorabbin City: included W McLaren, Ken Farrow, A Sanderson.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Twelve

Moorabbin City 2 Ulsterville 1

Saturday June 21. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City:

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Thirteen

Fairfield 3 Moorabbin City 0

Saturday June 28. National Park, Kew.

Moorabbin City: 

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Fourteen

Moorabbin City 2 (McLaren) White Eagles 2
 
Saturday July 5. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City: included W McLaren.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Fifteen

Williamstown 2 Moorabbin City 3 (Carter x3) 
 
Saturday July 12. Maddox Road, Newport.

Moorabbin City: included Bert Gamble, Vin Carter.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Sixteen

Moorabbin City 8 (Carter x2, Gamble, Craig, McLaren x2, Sanderson x2)  Woodlands 0

Saturday July 19. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City: included Bert Gamble, Vin Carter, Johnny Craig, W McLaren, A Sanderson.
 
Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Seventeen

Polonia 3 Moorabbin City 1 (McLaren)

Saturday July 26. Royal Park, Brunswick. 

Moorabbin City: included Reg Thomas, W McLaren, A Sanderson, Jack Copeland.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Eighteen

Royal Caledonians forfeit to Moorabbin City
 
Saturday August 2. Princes Park No.8, Carlton.

Dockerty Cup Round Two

Coburg United 1 Moorabbin City 2 (Sanderson, Gamble)

Saturday August 16. Cole Reserve, Pascoe Vale.

Moorabbin City: included G Pritchard, Ray Donovan, Alan Lester, Gil Pennington, Bert Gamble, Don Bingham, H Klass, A Sanderson, Jack Copeland.

Dockerty Cup Round Three

Moorabbin City 2 (Sanderson, Ryan) Sunshine United 3 (A Kyle, Miller, Hitchings) after extra-time

Saturday August 30. Victory Park, Bentleigh. Referee - G Bryde

Moorabbin City: included G Pritchard, Bert Gamble, Alan Lester, A Sanderson, H Klass, Doug Ryan, Jack Copeland.


Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three 1952 Pld W D L GF GA Pts
Polonia 18 18 0 0 89 8 36
White Eagles 18 11 4 3 54 26 26
Ulsterville 18 11 1 6 57 24 23
Moorabbin City 18 10 3 5 41 24 23
Fairfield 18 11 0 7 43 38 22
Williamstown 18 9 2 7 35 30 20
University of Melbourne 18 5 3 10 32 57 13
Woodlands 18 3 1 14 10 53 7
Royal Caledonians 18 2 1 15 17 64 5
Olympic 18 1 3 14 13 63 5

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