1953

MOORABBIN CITY SOCCER CLUB

President: Jack Rickerby

Secretary: Don Bingham

Treasurer: Jack Scrafton

Ground: Victory Park, Patterson Road, Bentleigh

Coach: Don Bingham


Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round One

Williamstown 5 Moorabbin City 3

Saturday April 4. Maddox Road, Newport.

Moorabbin City:

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Two

Moorabbin City 1 Northcote 3

Monday April 6. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City:

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Three

Fairfield 4 Moorabbin City 2 (Walker)

Saturday April 11. National Park, Kew.

Moorabbin City: included Vin Carter, Bert Gamble, Peter Walker.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Four

Moorabbin City 1 George Cross 4

Saturday April 18. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City: 

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Five

Frankston 3 Moorabbin City 1 (Carter)

Saturday May 2. Cranbourne Road Oval, Frankston.

Moorabbin City: included Don Bingham, Bert Gamble, Vin Carter.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Six

Moorabbin City 7 Coburg United 2
 
Saturday May 9. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City:
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Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Seven

Maccabi 3 Moorabbin City 4 (Gamble x2, Carter x2)
 
Saturday May 16. Princes Park No.8, Carlton.

Moorabbin City: included G Pritchard, Bert Gamble, Don Bingham, Ray Donovan, Reg Thomas.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Eight

Moorabbin City 1 Dandenong Rovers 5 (Govaars, Moores x2, Smith, Baltruschaites)

Saturday May 30. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City: 

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Nine

Moorabbin City 3 (O.G., Gamble) Williamstown 0
 
Saturday June 13. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City: included Tony Plenty, Bert Gamble, John Rhodes, Don Bingham.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Ten

Northcote 2 Moorabbin City 2 
 
Saturday June 20. Princes Park, Carlton.
 
Moorabbin City: 

Dockerty Cup Round Two

Shell A 9 Moorabbin City 0

Saturday June 27. Refinery Road, Corio.

Moorabbin City:

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Eleven

Moorabbin City 1 Fairfield 0
 
Saturday July 4. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City:

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Twelve

George Cross 1 Moorabbin City 3 (Brunx x3)
 
Saturday July 11. Royal Park No.8, Brunswick.

Moorabbin City: Tony Plenty, Ray Donovan, John Rhodes, Don Bingham, Bert Gamble, Vin Carter, Taff Brunx.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Thirteen

University of Melbourne 0 Moorabbin City 4
 
Saturday July 18. Princes Park No.2, Carlton.

Moorabbin City: 

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Fourteen

Moorabbin City 2 Frankston 2
 
Saturday July 25. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City:

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Fifteen

Coburg United 1 Moorabbin City 3
 
Saturday August 1. Cole Reserve, Pascoe Vale.

Moorabbin City:

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Sixteen

Moorabbin City 12 University of Melbourne 0
 
Saturday August 8. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City: 

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Seventeen

Moorabbin City 4 Maccabi 1 (Olshina)
 
Saturday August 15. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City:

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Eighteen

Dandenong Rovers 3 (Moores x3) Moorabbin City 0
 
Saturday September 19. Dandenong High School, Dandenong.

Moorabbin City:


Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three 1953 Pld W D L GF GA Pts
Maccabi 18 12 3 3 45 25 27
George Cross 18 11 4 3 52 25 26
Northcote 18 11 3 4 49 30 25
Fairfield 18 10 2 6 43 24 20
Dandenong Rovers 18 8 4 6 43 24 20
Moorabbin City 18 9 2 7 54 39 20
Frankston 18 6 6 6 50 41 18
Williamstown 17 3 5 9 29 45 11
Coburg 18 3 3 12 33 55 9
University of Melbourne 17 0 0 17 6 92 0

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