Northern Districts v Ferencvaros (HUN)

Northern Districts v Ferencvaros (HUN)

Written by Alan Garside


The Hungarian club side Ferencvaros toured Australia in 1957 and played a match against the Northern Districts representative side in Newcastle.
Played : Wednesday July 24 1957 Venue : Newcastle Sportsground, Newcastle
Northern Districts
Bill Mahoney, John Pettigrew, Ray Atkinson, Jack O'Brien, Kevin O'Neill, Johnny Barr, Bruce Morrow, John Morrow, Jack Drinkwater, Jack Lennard, Jacky Peel (Robert Burgoyne).
Goals : Lennard (x2), Burgoyne
3 - 4 Ferencvaros (HUN)
(Squad) Jozsef Virag, Geza Gulyas, Gyorgy Szoke, Imre Ombody, Dr Ferenc Dekany (c), Andor Gerendas, Sandor Matrai, Oszkar Vileszal, Tamas Kertesz, Ferenc Szigeti, Miklos Borsos, Pal Orosz, Zoltan Friedmanszky, Mate Fenyvesi, Mihaly Kispeter, S.Tolonics, Jozsef Meszaros, Jeno Dalnoki (Sent Off), Karoly Lang, Laszlo Szabo.
Goals : Lang, Friedmansky, Vileszal, Orosz
Referee : Harold Lonsdale
Attendance : 4,000
Coach : Prof Arpad Csanadi (Ferencvaros)