1956

MOORABBIN CITY SOCCER CLUB

President: H Adams

Secretary: George Ellis

Treasurer: T Hill

Ground: Victory Park, Patterson Road, Bentleigh

Coach: V Barber then Jack Rickerby

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round One

Moorabbin City 2 Williamstown 1

Saturday March 31. Victory Park, Bentleigh. 

Moorabbin City:

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Two

Frankston 5 Moorabbin City 0

Monday April 2. Cranbourne Road Reserve, Frankston.

Moorabbin City:

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Three

Moorabbin City 1 Coburg 9

Saturday April 7. Victory Park, Bentleigh. 

Moorabbin City:

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Four

Sunshine United 4 (Pollock, D Hitchings, Stegner, Todero) Moorabbin City 1

Saturday April 14. Sunshine Park, Sunshine.

Moorabbin City: Tony Plenty, Zipper, Alex Gardner, Erskine, Carlin, A Ashby, Vin Carter, Hall, Draude, Machilef, J Machilef. Reserve - Rigby.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Five

Moorabbin City 2 Brunswick 1

Saturday April 21,. Victory Park, Bentleigh. 

Moorabbin City: Tony Plenty, Zipper, Carlin, Verity, Erskine, Terry Wigglesworth, Harris, Vin Carter, Richards, A N Other, Hall. Reserves - A Ashby, Hill, Howarth.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Six

Preston Technical School Old Boys 7 Moorabbin City 1

Saturday April 28. Rear of Preston Technical School, Preston.

Moorabbin City: Tony Plenty, Zipper, Alex Gardner, Verity, Erskine, Yates, Shorab, Vin Carter, Richards, Mecklief, Terry Wigglesworth. Reserves - Carlin, Howarth, Ryan.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Seven

Moorabbin City 1 Maccabi 7

Saturday May 5. Victory Park, Bentleigh. 

Moorabbin City: Tony Plenty, Zipper, Alex Gardner, Verity, Erskine, Yates, Shorab, Vin Carter, Richards, Meckiles, Terry Wigglesworth. Reserves - Ryan, Carlin. 

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Eight

Sandringham City 1 Moorabbin City 1

Saturday May 12. Olive Street, Hampton.

Moorabbin City: Tony Plenty, Carlin, Zipper, Alex Gardner, Erskine, Terry Wigglesworth, Roy Waddington, Vin Carter, Richards, Yates, George Ellis. Reserves - Ashley, H Adams.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Nine

Moorabbin City 1 Dandenong Rovers 4

Saturday May 19. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City: Tony Plenty, Alex Gardner, Zipper, Carlin, Erskine, Terry Wigglesworth, Shorab, Vin Carter, Richards, Yates, Mechilef. Reserve - Teasdale.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Ten

Flinders Daval Depot 8 Moorabbin City 1

Saturday June 9. Flinders Naval Depot, Crib Point.

Moorabbin City: Tony Plenty, Alex Gardner, Zipper, Carlin, Erskine, Terry Wigglesworth, Shorab, Vin Carter, Richards, Yates, Mechilef. Reserve - Teasdale.

Dockerty Cup Round Two

Sunshine City 1 (Currell) Moorabbin City 1

Saturday June 16. Sunshine Park, Sunshine.

Moorabbin City:

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Eleven

Moorabbin City 1 Richmond 7

Saturday June 23. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City: Mitchell, Alex Gardner, Zipper, Carlin, Erskine, Wigglesworth, Richards, Vin Carter, Mechilef, Yates, Teasdale.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Twelve

Williamstown 3 Moorabbin City 2

Saturday June 30. Maddox Road, West Newport.

Moorabbin City: Mitchell, George Knox, Battleday, Alex Gardner, Erskine, Terry Wigglesworth, Richards, Vin Carter, Halfhays, Yates, Petrie.

Dockerty Cup Round Two Replay

Moorabbin City 1 Sunshine City 5 (Currell x4, Reddy)

Saturday July 7. Victory Park, Bentleigh. Referee - W Fawkes

Moorabbin City: Mitchell, Alex Gardner, Battleday, Nagtzaar, Erskine, Yates, Richards, Vin Carter, Halfhyde, Jordan, George Knox.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Thirteen

Moorabbin City 3 Frankston 2

Saturday July 14. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City: Mitchell, George Knox, Battleday, Alex Gardner, Erskine, Terry Wigglesworth, Richards, Vin Carter, Halfhays, Yates, Petrie.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Fourteen

Coburg 3 Moorabbin City 4

Saturday July 21. Cole Reserve, Pascoe Vale.

Moorabbin City: Mitchell, George Knox, Battleday, Alex Gardner, Erskine, Terry Wigglesworth, Richards, Vin Carter, Halfhays, Yates, Petrie.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Fifteen

Moorabbin City 3 Sunshine United 1

Saturday July 28. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City: Mitchell, George Knox, Battleday, Alex Gardner, Erskine, Terry Wigglesworth, Richards, Vin Carter, Halfhays, Yates, Petrie.

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Sixteen

Brunswick 3 Moorabbin City 1

Saturday August 11. Royal Park, Parkville.

Moorabbin City:

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Seventeen

Moorabbin City 1 Preston Technical School Old Boys 6

Saturday August 18. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City:

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Eighteen

Maccabi 5 Moorabbin City 2

Saturday August 25. Princes Park, Carlton.

Moorabbin City:

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Nineteen

Moorabbin City 2 Sandringham City 1

Saturday September 1. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City:

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Twenty

Dandenong Rovers 6 Moorabbin City 1

Saturday September 8. Dandenong High School, Dandenong.

Moorabbin City:

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Twenty-One

Moorabbin City 1 Flinders Naval Depot 6

Saturday September 15. Victory Park, Bentleigh.

Moorabbin City:

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three Round Twenty-Two

Richmond 7 Moorabbin City 2

Saturday September 22. Survey Park, Burnley.

Moorabbin City:

Victorian Metropolitan League Division Three 1956	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Preston	22	18	4	0	80	14	40
Richmond	22	18	0	4	101	24	36
Coburg	22	13	3	6	65	44	29
Maccabi	22	11	4	7	55	38	26
Dandenong Rovers	22	10	5	7	67	53	25
Sunshine United	22	12	1	9	54	55	25
Frankston	22	7	5	10	47	50	19
Brunswick	22	7	5	10	48	52	19
Flinders Naval Depot	22	7	5	10	59	72	19
Moorabbin City	22	6	1	15	34	97	13
Sandringham City	22	2	4	16	30	71	8
Williamstown	22	1	3	18	20	80	5