1965 Division One Final Series Results

Written and researched by Greg Stock.

NSW Division One Results
Team AvTeam B
Final Series
First Semi-Final (Third versus Fourth)
Sunday August 29 1965
Sydney Sports Ground, Moore Park
Referee: Norm Jones
Attendance: 10,400
APIA
John Roberts, Cliff Van Blerk, Stan Ackerley, Pat Hughes, Jimmy Sambrook, Phil Bottalico, Lawson Bennett, Ricardo Campana, John Giacometti, John Watkiss, Johnny Wong; Coach: Joe Marston.
Goal: Watkiss 27'
1 - 1 Yugal
Branko Nezman, Slavko Petric, Joe Mucillo, Ljubissa Lazarevic, Mita Stojanovic, Ferdo Dunaj, Stevan Bobic, Sretan Dacevski, Steve Lalic, Anton Vicevic, Slavko Pacanin; Coach: Alex Jagodic.
Goal: Mucillo 88'
Preliminary Semi-Final (First versus Second)
Sunday September 5 1965
Sydney Sports Ground, Moore Park
Referee: Dave Buchan
Attendance: 7,319
South Coast United
Brian Rhodes, Pat Woods, Adrian Ringland, Jimmy Kelly, Jim Harris, Barry Salisbury, Derek Mayers, Brian Tristram, Max Tolson, Graham Barnett, Casey De Bruin; Coach: Jimmy Kelly.
Goal: Barnett 10'
1 - 3 St. George-Budapest
Frank Haffey, Salvador Isaac, Roger Hillary, Manfred Schaefer, Petar Banicevic, Frank Lang, Dave Todd, Johnny Warren, Hugo Rodriguez, George Yardley, Victor Fernandez; Coach: Laurie Hegyes.
Goals: Rodriguez 56' Todd 74' Warren 83'
First Semi-Final Replay
Wednesday September 8 1965
E.S.Marks Field, Moore Park
Referee: Jack Scarborough
Attendance: 11,374 (Double-Header with the Relegation Playoff replay)
APIA
John Roberts, Cliff Van Blerk, Stan Ackerley, Pat Hughes, Jimmy Sambrook, Phil Bottalico, Graham McKinnon, Ricardo Campana, John Giacometti, John Watkiss, Johnny Wong; Coach: Joe Marston.
Goal: Wong 77'
1 - 1 Yugal
Branko Nezman, Slavko Petric, Joe Mucillo, Ljubissa Lazarevic, Mita Stojanovic, Ferdo Dunaj, Stevan Bobic, Sretan Dacevski, Steve Lalic, Anton Vicevic, Slavko Pacanin; Coach: Alex Jagodic.
Goal: Vicevic 86'
First Semi-Final Second Replay
Sunday September 12 1965
Sydney Sports Ground, Moore Park
Referee: Harold Parsons
Attendance: Unavailable
Yugal
Branko Nezman, Slavko Petric, Joe Mucillo, Ljubissa Lazarevic, Mita Stojanovic, Ferdo Dunaj, Joe Alagich, Sretan Dacevski, Steve Lalic, Anton Vicevic, Slavko Pacanin; Coach: Alex Jagodic.
Goals: Lalic 7' Dacevski 83' Vicevic 111'pen
3 - 3 APIA
John Roberts, Cliff Van Blerk, Stan Ackerley, Pat Hughes, Jimmy Sambrook, Phil Bottalico, Graham McKinnon, Ricardo Campana, John Watkiss, Johnny Wong, John Giacometti; Coach: Joe Marston.
Goals: Watkiss 36' 115' Wong 87'pen
First Semi-Final Third Replay
Wednesday September 15 1965
Sydney Sports Ground, Moore Park
Referee: A.R.Brown
Attendance: 8,905
APIA
John Roberts, Cliff Van Blerk, Stan Ackerley, Pat Hughes, Jimmy Sambrook, Phil Bottalico, Graeme McKinnon, Ricardo Campana, John Watkiss, Johnny Wong, John Giacometti; Coach: Joe Marston.
Goals: Hughes 40' McKinnon 58' 80'
3 - 0 Yugal
Branko Nezman, Slavko Petric, Joe Mucillo, Ljubissa Lazarevic, Mita Stojanovic, Sretan Rafaneli, Joe Alagich, Sretan Dacevski, Steve Lalic, Anton Vicevic, Slavko Pacanin; Coach: Alex Jagodic.
Preliminary Final
Sunday September 19 1965
Sydney Sports Ground, Moore Park
Referee: Harold Parsons
Attendance: 10,540
APIA
John Roberts, Cliff Van Blerk, Stan Ackerley, Pat Hughes, Jimmy Sambrook, Phil Bottalico, Graeme McKinnon, Ricardo Campana, John Watkiss, Johnny Wong, John Giacometti; Coach: Joe Marston.
Goals: Watkiss 19' Campana 52' McKinnon 83' 88'
4 - 0 South Coast United
Brian Rhodes, Pat Woods, Adrian Ringland, Jimmy Kelly, Jim Harris, Barry Salisbury, Derek Mayers, Brian Tristram, Max Tolson, Graham Barnett, Brian Telfer; Coach: Jimmy Kelly.
Grand Final
Sunday September 26 1965
Wentworth Park, Ultimo
Referee: Tony Boskovic
Attendance: 9,857
APIA
John Roberts, Cliff Van Blerk, Stan Ackerley, Pat Hughes, Jimmy Sambrook, Phil Bottalico, Graeme McKinnon, Ricardo Campana, John Watkiss, Johnny Wong, John Giacometti; Coach: Joe Marston.
Goals: Watkiss 54' Wong 57'
2 - 0 St. George-Budapest
Frank Haffey, Herbert Stegbauer, Roger Hillary, Manfred Schaefer, Petar Banicevic, Frank Lang, Dave Todd, Johnny Warren, Hugo Rodriguez, George Yardley, Victor Fernandez; Coach: Laurie Hegyes.