1909 Victorian Amateur League Results

Results | Table | Index | 1910

Dockerty Challenge Cup | Representative Matches | Season Overview

Written by Tony Persoglia

Sources: Trove, The Age, The Argus, The Herald, The Williamstown Chronicle.

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Home Team v Away Team
Round One
Saturday, May 8, 1909. Gardens Reserve, Williamstown. Referee: L Fifer.
Williamstown
Selection from: R Dunlop (gk), John M Roberts, H Elliott, French, O Griffiths, S Thomas, R Smail, Forrest, Atkinson, J Barker, J Lyons, Parkes, J Lane, Parsons and Grady.
Lineup included: Parsons, H Elliott and John M Roberts		0-3St Kilda
Lineup included: Dolan, D J Evans, Hodgkinson.
Goals: Hodgkinson, Dolan, Evans
Match reports: The Williamstown Chronicle, The Age, The Argus
Saturday, July 17, 1909. Middle Park.
Prahran
Lineup included: J Ladkin (c), A Appleby, F Bird, A Bowie, Topham and A Jennison.
Goal: Appleby		1-2Melbourne United
Selection from: B Fraser (gk), Ellison, W Manderson, Scott, Ferguson, Davies, Smith, Acton, C Mogg, G Aikman, B Beath, W Hucker and E Forbes. Lineup included: B Fraser (gk), J Ellison (c), E Forbes, Davies, W Hucker, G Aikman and W Manderson.
Goals: Forbes 35pk, ?pk
Match report: The Herald
Saturday, July 17, 1909. Middle Park.
Fitzroy
Selection from: Jamieson, J Kerr, Rice, W Jackson, Hurd, Kemp (2), Harvey, Masters, Elms, Milton, Whiston. Michael and Kaufman.
Lineup included: Jamieson (gk), J Kerr, Rice, Hurd, Masters and Kemp.		0-9Carlton United
Selection from: J Baird (gk), J R Menzies, Cumming, Black, A Matthews, Young, Holford, Wardrop, David McMillan, Campbell and C Hall.
Lineup included: J Baird (gk), J R Menzies (c), C Hall, A Matthews, Young and Ferrier.
Goals: Scorers not known
Match report: The Herald
Round Two
Saturday, May 15, 1909. Middle Park.
Prahran
Goals: Scorers not known		3-0Williamstown
Saturday, May 15, 1909. Middle Park.
Carlton United
Lineup included: Young, Cairns, Cumming, Holford and J R Menzies.
Goals: Young x2, Cairns x2, Holford, Menzies		6-0Melbourne United
Lineup included: E Forbes.
Match reports: The Age, The Argus
Saturday, May 15, 1909. Middle Park.
St Kilda
Lineup included: Hodgkinson, H Dockerty, Gorrie, D J Evans and J Vass.
Goals: Hodgkinson x2, Dockerty		3-1Fitzroy
Lineup included: Jamieson, J Kerr, W Jackson, Elivas and Elms.
Goal: Elivas
Match report: The Argus
Round Three
Saturday, May 22, 1909. Grammar School. Referee: Baker.
Melbourne United
Selection from: Palmer, B Fraser, Acton, Ambrose, Ellison, Hughes, T Ellison, G Aikman, E Forbes and Smith.
Goals: Scorers not known		2-9Williamstown
Selection from: O Griffiths (gk), John M Roberts, J Lane, S Thomas, H Elliott (c), French, Barnes, J Barker, Atkinson, J C Kerr, R Smail, Parkes, Forrest and Pullen.
Lineup included: O Griffiths (gk), H Elliott and Atkinson.
Goals: Atkinson x5, other scorers not known
Saturday, May 22, 1909. Middle Park.
St Kilda
Selection from: Cantor, Gorrie, D J Evans, H Dockerty, H Greaves, Cullis, Hibbs, Hodgkinson, Dolan, J Vass and Ferguson. Reserves: Smith, Archer and Ferguson.
Lineup included: Hodgkinson, Dolan, D J Evans, and J Vass.
Goals: Dolan, Vass		2-6Carlton United
Selection from: J Baird (gk), Williamson, Cumming, P Spence, J R Menzies, Sinclair, Holford, C Hall, Cairns, Cumming and Young.
Lineup included: Sinclair, Young, Cairns, Holford, C Hall and J R Menzies.
Goals: Hall x3, Cairns, Menzies, Young
Match reports: The Age, The Argus
Saturday, May 22, 1909. Middle Park.
Prahran
Selection from: Carr or A Jennison (gk), Cooling, F Bird, J Ladkin (c), A Bowie, Topham, Bennett, Miller, A Appleby, Hodges and Walsingham.
Goals: Scorers not known		3-0Fitzroy
Round Four
Saturday, May 29, 1909. Middle Park.
Fitzroy
Goals: Scorers not known		3-0Williamstown
Selection from: H Elliott, J Barker, S Thomas, O Griffiths, John M Roberts, R Smail, Forrest, Davies, Pullen, Atkinson, French, Parkes, J Lane, Sinclair and Owen.
Saturday, May 29, 1909. Middle Park.
St Kilda
Lineup included: Ferguson, D J Evans, H Greaves and Hodgkinson.
Goals: Greaves x3, Hodgkinson x2		5-2Melbourne United
Lineup included: E Forbes, G Aikman and Smith.
Goals: Forbes x2
Match report: The Argus
Saturday, May 29, 1909. Middle Park.
Prahran
Lineup included: A Bowie, F Bird, Hodges and Topham.		0-4Carlton United
Selection from: J Baird (gk), Williamson, P Spence, J R Menzies, Sinclair, Holford, C Hall, Cairns, Cumming and Young.
Goals: Scorers not known
Round Five
Saturday, June 5, 1909. Victoria St, North Williamstown.
Williamstown
Lineup included: H Elliott.		0-3Carlton United
Selection from: J Baird (gk), A Matthews, J Cumming, P Spence, J R Menzies, Sinclair, Williamson, C Hall, Cairns, Cumming and Young.
Lineup included: P Spence, Cairns, J Cumming, J R Menzies, A Matthews and Holford.
Goals: Spence, Cairns, Cumming
Match report: The Argus
Saturday, June 5, 1909. Middle Park.
St Kilda
Lineup included: Hodgkinson, Gorrie, Collins, Greysmith, D J Evans, H Greaves and J Vass.
Goals: Hodgkinson x2, Greaves, Vass, Greysmith		5-0Prahran
Selection from: Carr (gk), Cooling, Leslie, Topham, Walsingham, F Bird, J Ladkin (c), Miller, A Appleby, Bennett and Hodges.
Lineup included: A Appleby, J Ladkin (c) and Topham.
Match report: The Argus
Saturday, June 5, 1909. Middle Park.
Melbourne United
Lineup included: E Forbes, Hunter, W Manderson, Jones and Ellison.
Goals: Forbes, Jones		2-4Fitzroy
Lineup included: Kemp, Ridewood, Harvey, Allen and J Kerr.
Goals: Kemp, Ridewood, Harvey, Allen
Round Six
Saturday, June 12, 1909. Middle Park.
St Kilda
Selection from: Slade, Gorrie, Cartwright, H Dockerty, D J Evans, Cullis, Greysmith, Hodgkinson, H Greaves, Dolan and Collins. Reserves: Cantor, Storer and Ferguson.
Goals: Scorers not known		10-0Williamstown
Selection from: H Elliott, J Barker, S Thomas, John M Roberts, Nicol, J Lyons, Atkinson, R Smail, Pullen, Owen, Davies, Chatten, O Griffiths, Forrest and Lewis.
Saturday, June 12, 1909. Middle Park.
Melbourne United
Selection from: W Manderson, Acton, B Beath, Ellison, J Ellison, E Forbes, G Aikman, Smith, Stroud, Hunter and Johnson. Reserves: Palmer, Gottsche and B Fraser.
Goals: Scorers not known		7-2Prahran
Match report: The Herald
Saturday, June 12, 1909. Middle Park.
Carlton United
Note: Based on the abbreviated final table published in The Herald on July 23, Carlton won this match against Fitzroy, but a final score appears to have never been published and as such, is unavailable.		W-LFitzroy
Round Seven
Saturday, June 19, 1909. Gardens Reserve, Williamstown. Referee: J Lyons.
Williamstown
Selection from: H Elliott, J Barker, John M Roberts, S Thomas, R Smail, Forrest, O Griffiths, Nicol, J Lane, Owen, Davies, Atkinson, Pullen and Huggins.
Lineup included: R Smail, Atkinson, Nicol and H Elliott.
Goals: Elliott x4, Smail, Atkinson		6-0Prahran
Lineup included: A Appleby and Topham.
Match reports: The Age, The Argus
Saturday, June 19, 1909. Middle Park. Referee: Fletcher.
Melbourne United
Selection from: W Manderson, Acton, B Beath, Johnson, Hunter, E Forbes, G Aikman, Gottsche, Stroud, Ellison. Reserves: Palmer, B Fraser, Smith and C Mogg.
Lineup included: E Forbes, B Beath, Ellison and W Manderson.		0-3Carlton United
Lineup included: J Baird (gk), Cumming, David McMillan, J R Menzies (c), Black, C Hall and Cairns.
Goals: Hall, Menzies, Cairns
Match report: The Herald
Saturday, June 19, 1909. Middle Park. Referee: Shapcott.
Fitzroy
0-8St Kilda
Selection from: Slade, Gorrie, Cartwright, Storer, D J Evans, Cullis, Greysmith, Hodgkinson, H Greaves, Dolan and Collins. Reserves: Ferguson and Cantor.
Lineup included: Hodgkinson, Dolan, H Greaves and Greysmith.
Goals: Hodgkinson x3, Dolan x2, Greaves x2, Greysmith
Match reports: The Age, The Argus
Round Eight
Saturday, June 26, 1909. Middle Park. Referee: Palmer.
Williamstown
Lineup included: Pullen (gk), Owen, John M Roberts and H Elliott.
Goals: Elliott x2, Owen		3-1Melbourne United
Selection from: B Fraser (gk), E Forbes, C Mogg, B Beath, W Manderson, Johnson, Ferguson, Acton, Ellison (2), G Aikman, Hunter, Stroud, Palmer and Gottsche.
Lineup included: B Beath, W Manderson, G Aikman, Ellison and E Forbes.
Goal: Ellison
Match reports: The Williamstown Chronicle, The Herald
Saturday, June 26, 1909. Middle Park. Referee: Rev E Masters.
Carlton United
Selection from: J R Menzies (c), J Baird (gk), W Cumming, Black, David McMillan, P Spence, A Matthews, Cairns, C Hall, J Cumming and Young.
Lineup included: J R Menzies (c), Cumming, David McMillan, Young, C Hall and Cairns.
Goals: Young x2, Hall, Cairns, Cumming		5-1St Kilda
Selection from: D J Evans, H Dockerty, Gorrie, Slade, Cantor, Cartwright, Cullis, Dolan, Collins, H Greaves, Hodgkinson, Storer and Greysmith.
Lineup included: D J Evans, Dolan, Gorrie and H Greaves.
Goal: Greaves
Match reports: The Age, The Argus
Saturday, June 26, 1909. Middle Park. Referee: Shapcott.
Fitzroy
Selection from: J Kerr, Rice, W Jackson, Hurd, Jamieson, Kemp (2), Masters, Kaufman, Harvey, Allen, Whiston, Elms and Milton.
Lineup included: Kemp, Rice, Masters, J Kerr, Kemp, Hurd, Elms and W Jackson.
Goals: Elms, Jackson, Hurd		3-2Prahran
Lineup included: J Ladkin, F Bird, Topham and A Appleby.
Goals: Topham, Ladkin
Match report: The Herald
Round Nine
Saturday, July 3, 1909. Workshops Cricket Ground, Newport. Referee: Shapcott.
Williamstown
Selection from: H Elliott, J Barker, S Thomas, John M Roberts, Owen, Edwards, O Griffiths, J Lyons, Atkinson, Pullen, Davies, R Smail and J Lane.
Lineup included: Edwards, John M Roberts, S Thomas and H Elliott.
Goals: Elliott x2, Thomas		3-3Fitzroy
Selection from: J Kerr, Rice, W Jackson, Hurd, Kaufman, Harvey, Kemp (2), Masters, Whiston, Allen, Michael and Jamieson.
Lineup included: W Jackson, Rice, J Kerr, Harvey, Hurd, Michael, Whiston and Kemp.
Goals: Michael x2, Herd
Match report: The Williamstown Chronicle
Saturday, July 3, 1909. Middle Park.
Carlton United
J Baird (gk), J R Menzies (c), W Cumming, Williamson, David McMillan, P Spence, A Matthews, Black, C Hall, J Cumming, Young.
0-0Prahran
Lineup included: A Jennison (gk), A Bowie, F Bird and J Ladkin.
Saturday, July 3, 1909. Middle Park. Referee: Rev E Masters.
Melbourne United
Selection from: B Fraser (gk), E Forbes, B Beath, Ellison, W Manderson, W Hucker, Davies, Stroud, G Aikman, Ferguson, Acton and Hunter.
Lineup included: Scott, Ellison, E Forbes and G Aikman.
Goals: Scott, Ellison, Aikman		3-1St Kilda
Selection from: Cantor, Gorrie, Cartwright, D J Evans, Cullis, Storer, Collins, H Greaves, Dolan, H Dockerty, Greysmith and Hodgkinson.
Lineup included: H Greaves, H Dockerty, D J Evans, Dolan, Gorrie and Greysmith.
Goal: Greysmith
Match reports: The Age, The Argus
Round Ten
Saturday, July 10, 1909. Middle Park. Referee: Rev E Masters.
Carlton United
Selection from: J Baird (gk), J R Menzies, Black, Cumming, A Matthews, Young, Holford, Wardrop, David McMillan and Campbell.
Goals: Scorers not known		4-1Williamstown
Selection from: H Elliott, J Barker, S Thomas, John M Roberts, Nicol, J Lyons, O Griffiths, Atkinson, Pullen, R Smail, Edwards, Owen, J Lane, Forrest and Davies.
Lineup included: John M Roberts and H Elliott.
Goal: Elliott
Match report: The Williamstown Chronicle
Saturday, July 10, 1909. Middle Park. Referee: Palmer.
Prahran
Lineup included: F Bird, J Ladkin, Topham and A Appleby. 		0-2St Kilda
Selection from: Fletcher (gk), Cantor, Greysmith, Storer, D J Evans, H Dockerty, H Greaves and Dolan.
Lineup included: Fletcher (gk), D J Evans, Dolan, Greysmith and Cantor.
Goals: Greysmith, Cantor
Match reports: The Age, The Argus
Saturday, July 10, 1909. Middle Park. Referee. Shapcott.
Fitzroy
Selection from: J Kerr, Hurd, W Jackson, Masters, Whiston. Kemp (2), Milton, Harvey, Michael, Kaufman and Allen.
0-4Melbourne United
Selection from: B Fraser (gk), W Manderson, E Forbes, W Hucker, Scott, Ferguson, Davies, Smith and Acton.
Goals: Scorers not known

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