New South Wales 1962 State Representative Results
1962 New South Wales State Representative Team Results
Researched by Jim Jones, Greg Stock and John Punshon and written by Greg Stock

Source: Soccer World and Daily Newspapers.




State Team Matches

Saturday January 13 1962
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Referee: Roger Lamb
Attendance: 15,000
Victoria
Norm Hobson, Fred Falzon, Jim Mantarakis, Frank Micic, Dick Van Alphen, Terry Hartley, Noel Kenny, Jerzy Dudon, Mike Jurecki, Don Hodgson, Jan Bons
Coach: Mike De Bruyckere
0 - 1 NEW SOUTH WALES
Heinz Wenzl, Victor Mach, Stan Sklarek, Jimmy Kelly, Erwin Ninaus, Angelo Mavropoulos, Herbert Ninaus, John Watkiss, Les Schauman, Raffi Levi, Karl Jaros
Coach: Leo Baumgartner
Goal: Levi 50

In preperation for the Interstate Championship New South Wales journeyed to Victoria to play the first match of a two legged series - the second game was played on Anzac Day in Sydney.

Monday April 23 1962
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: Bill Hosie (South Australia)
Attendance: 13,847
Victoria
Henryk Gronowski, Fred Falzon, Con Mathyssen, Frank Micic, Dick Van Alphen, Terry Hartley, Emio Marinovic, John Margaritis, Mike Jurecki (John Bedford), Noel Kenny, Kaz Szygalski
Coach: Mike De Bruyckere
0 - 2 NEW SOUTH WALES
Ron Lord, Victor Mach, George Nuttall, Jimmy Kelly, Erwin Ninaus, Angelo Mavropoulos, Vernon Wentzel, Walter Tamandl, Herbert Ninaus, Leo Baumgartner, Karl Jaros (Raffi Levi 46)
Coach: Leo Baumgartner
Goals: Jaros 11, Baumgartner 75

New South Wales commenced their first game in the 1962 Interstate Championship away to Victoria at Olympic Park.

Wednesday April 25 1962
Sydney Sports Ground, Moore Park, Sydney
Referee: Frank Sbisa
Attendance: 12,474
NEW SOUTH WALES
Ron Lord, Victor Mach, George Nuttall, Jimmy Kelly, Erwin Ninaus, Angelo Mavropoulos, Vernon Wentzel, Walter Tamandl, Herbert Ninaus, Leo Baumgartner, Les Scheinflug
Coach: Leo Baumgartner
Goals: H.Ninaus 16, 43, Baumgartner 30
3 - 4 Victoria
Henryk Gronowski (Norm Hobson), Fred Falzon, Jim Mantarakis, Frank Micic, Dick Van Alphen, Terry Hartley, John Margaritis, Leo Beerendonk, Mike De Bruyckere (R.Smith), Alan Villers, Lolly Vella
Coach: Mike De Bruyckere
Goals: Vella 12, Villers 25, Beerendonk 35, 65

Two days later New South Wales hosted Victoria in the second game of their two legged series - the first game was played in January in Melbourne. The series finished one game apiece with NSW winning 5-4 on goals for and against.

Saturday May 5 1962
Sydney Sports Ground, Moore Park, Sydney
Referee: T.Brown (Victoria)
Attendance: 8,000
NEW SOUTH WALES
Adauto Iglesias, Victor Mach, George Nuttall, Angelo Mavropoulos, Erwin Ninaus, Stuart Sherwin, Vernon Wentzel (Ron Giles), Herbert Ninaus, Leo Baumgartner, Les Scheinflug, Les Schaumann
Coach: Leo Baumgartner
Goals: Scheinflug (x2), Schaumann
3 - 2 Queensland
Brian Topfer, Graham Kathage, Alwyn Warren, Leif Petersen, Les McCrea, Lance Petie, Brian Vogler, Spencer Kitching, Henry Brown, Malcolm Wild, Graham McMillan
Coach: Not Known
Goals: Kitching, Brown

New South Wales second match of the 1962 Interstate Championship was against Queensland in Sydney.

Monday June 4 1962
Sydney Sports Ground, Moore Park, Sydney
Referee: Vince Dobinson (Queensland)
Attendance: 8,000
NEW SOUTH WALES
Ron Lord, Pat Woods, George Nuttall, Jimmy Kelly, Angelo Mavropoulos, Erwin Ninaus, Vernon Wentzel, Herbert Ninaus, Leo Baumgartner, Les Scheinflug, Karl Jaros
Coach: Leo Baumgartner
Goal: H.Ninaus
1 - 1 South Australia
Charlie Horvath, Charlie Di Bartolo, W.Graham, Karl Martin, S.Szabo, Tom Crawford, B.Szabo, Steve Herczeg, Ted Donnelly, H.Jones, John Moriarty
Coach: Not Known
Goal: Herczeg

New South Wales third match of the 1962 Interstate Championship was against South Australia in Sydney. The 1-1 draw ensured NSW would remain unbeaten and qualify for the two legged final series against second placed Queensland.


1962 Australian Interstate Championship Final Standings
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1
NEW SOUTH WALES
3
2
1
0
63+35
2
Queensland
3
2
0
1
106+44
3
South Australia
3
1
1
1
68-23
4
Victoria
3
0
0
3
49-50
 
Note: New South Wales and Queensland qualified for the two legged final series play-off.





Wednesday July 25 1962
Exhibition Ground, Brisbane
Referee: C.Bartolo (Victoria)
Attendance: 5,000
Queensland
Brian Topfer, Graham Kathage, Derek Clarke, Leif Petersen, Les McCrea, Lance Petie, Norm Tran, Brian Tristram, John Paterson, Malcolm Wild, Graham McMillan
Coach: Not Known
Goal: Tristram
1 - 3 NEW SOUTH WALES
Ron Lord, Pat Woods, George Nuttall, Angelo Mavropoulos, Erwin Ninaus, Ferdo Dunaj, Wim Van Der Gaag, Herbert Ninaus, Leo Baumgartner, John Watkiss, Karl Jaros
Coach: Leo Baumgartner
Goals: Baumgartner, Ninaus, Jaros

New South Wales took the first leg of the 1962 Interstate Championship final series away in Queensland.

Saturday August 18 1962
Sydney Sports Ground, Moore Park, Sydney
Referee: David Gardiner (South Australia)
Attendance: 8,000
NEW SOUTH WALES
Ron Lord, Pat Woods, Stuart Sherwin, Jimmy Kelly, John Curry, Ferdo Dunaj, John Watkiss, Herbert Ninaus, Leo Baumgartner, Raffi Levi, Karl Jaros
Coach: Leo Baumgartner
Goals: Levi 19, Jaros 24, Baumgartner 66, Watkiss 82
4 - 3 Queensland
Brian Topfer, Graham Kathage, Derek Clarke, Leif Petersen, Alwyn Warren, Henry Brown, Spencer Kitching, Brian Tristram, Gordon Nunn, Malcolm Wild, Graham McMillan
Coach: Not Known
Goals: McMillan 50 pen, Tristram 53, Wild 55

New South Wales took the second leg and the final of the 1962 Interstate Championship over Queensland.



Last updated: 4 February 2026.