| 1955 Dockerty Cup Results |
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written by John Punshon
Sources: The Age, The Argus, The Sporting Globe, The Sun
The line-ups that appear on this page were the selected teams published in the newspapers prior to the match. Late changes are not included. Clubs sometimes named more than eleven players.
| Home Team | v | Away Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round One Saturday, May 28, 1955 | Bayswater | 6 | - | 2 | Frankston |
| Bendigo After extra time | 2 | - | 2 | Moorabbin After extra time |
| Brunswick | 6 | - | 2 | Port Melbourne |
| Coburg | 2 | - | 0 | Imperial Chemical Industries |
| Dandenong | 4 | - | 1 | Heidelberg |
| Flinders Naval Depot | 0 | - | 7 | Wilhelmina |
| Geelong | w | - | o | St Kilda Walkover to St Kilda |
| Hellenic | 3 | - | 1 | Croatia |
| Lions | 5 | - | 2 | Morwell |
| Park Rangers | 3 | - | 1 | Sunshine City |
| Puckapunyal | 0 | - | 3 | Moe |
| Richmond | 2 | - | 3 | Yarra Park |
| Rosebud | 6 | - | 3 | Williamstown |
| Sandringham City | 2 | - | 0 | Upper Yarra Dam |
| South Melbourne | 10 | - | 1 | Sunshine United |
| St Albans | 10 | - | 0 | Astor |
| University | 5 | - | 2 | Fairfield |
| Byes: Box Hill, Brighton, Footscray City, George Cross, Hakoah ,JUST, Juventus, Maccabi, Moreland, Polonia, Prahran, Preston, Slavia, South Yarra & Yallourn | ||||
| Round One Replay Date not known | Moorabbin | ? | - | ? | Bendigo Won by Bendigo |
| Round Two | ||||
| Saturday, June 25, 1955. Showgrounds, Ascot Vale. | ||||
| Bayswater | 1 | - | 7 | Hakoah |
| Saturday, June 25, 1955. Bendigo. | ||||
| Bendigo | 0 | - | 3 | Sandringham City |
| Saturday, June 25, 1955. Coles Reserve, Pascoe Vale. | ||||
| Coburg | 0 | - | 2 | Brighton |
| Saturday, June 25, 1955. Henry Turner Reserve, Footscray. | ||||
| Footscray City G Brydson; McIntosh, Mick Allen; Berry, Jim Darling, T Brien; J Reilly, Bill Tannerhill, Don Gilmour, Allison, Ron Lowe. Abandoned after 65 minutes because of pitch invasion when Footscray City was leading 3-0. Game awarded to Footscray City. | a | - | a | Lions |
| Saturday, June 25, 1955. Princes Park, Carlton. | ||||
| George Cross C Camilleri; V Muscat, A Cernizza; Gerarda, B Calleja, Stan Stacey; Zammit, A Mosca, Bill Copeland, E Trinder, W Swan. | 0 | - | 4 | Wilhelmina |
| Saturday, June 25, 1955. Yarra Park, Melbourne. | ||||
| Hellenic | 2 | - | 5 | JUST Terlikowski; F Scipione, S Terek; H Krambehr, George Rakic, Steve Zakomarok; Ristic, John Kurzwell, Paier, Peter Vidovic, A Brkic. |
| Saturday, June 25, 1955. Showgrounds, Ascot Vale. | ||||
| Maccabi Dyskin; Ring, Peters; Bogengluck, Breitberg, Hertz; Topbias, Marks, Gold, Maerischel, Fiszman. Res: Diamond. | 0 | - | 8 | Juventus Ravagnan; Gianni Picinich, Guardiani; Novaselich, Mario Busidoni, Rubini; M Begnini, Bottari, Boz, Kassai, Zavatier. |
| Saturday, June 25, 1955. Moe. | ||||
| Moe | 0 | - | 3 | Box Hill Bill McArthur; Wally Patterson, Van der Berg; G Morrow, R Garland, Coleman; Coward, Robbins, Jim McClusky, J McLeod, Bob McFeeters. |
| Saturday, June 25, 1955. Campbell Reserve, Coburg. Referee: Hutchinson. | ||||
| Moreland Bruno Tessari; Eric Heath, Pat Clarke; A Faulkner, J Stott, Stevenson; Muzzin, Jack Finlay, Don Hodgson, Frank Loughran, Reg Hardman. | 1 | - | 3 | Slavia Pisani; Roznetinsky, Kodak; Vloek, Kriz, Kotalko; Wittig, Lachman, Karl Engelbogen, Dickson. [10 names only] |
| Saturday, June 25, 1955. Maribyrnong Reserve, Maribyrnong. | ||||
| Polonia | 1 | - | 0 | Park Rangers |
| Saturday, June 25, 1955. Preston. | ||||
| Preston Peak; Grix, Williams, van Ekeren, Moat, Scott, Herrin, Patrick, Barnes, Bruce, Lazenby, Carnegie, Smith, Becker. [14 names] After extra time | 1 | - | 1 | Brunswick After extra time |
| Saturday, June 25, 1955. Middle Park. | ||||
| South Melbourne Keys; Simpson, Neill; Heyes, Hathaway, Jays; Coogan, Harrison, Cook, Senior, James. | 9 | - | 2 | Dandenong |
| Saturday, June 25, 1955. St Albans. | ||||
| St Albans | 3 | - | 2 | South Yarra Campbell; Mitchell, Muscat; Durnian, Sharp, Cullen; Foley, Gibbons, Wales, Wallace, Bolton. |
| Saturday, June 25, 1955. | ||||
| St Kilda | w | - | o | Prahran Prahran won on walkover |
| Saturday, June 25, 1955. Princes Park, Carlton. | ||||
| University | 3 | - | 1 | Rosebud |
| Saturday, June 25, 1955. Yarra Park, Melbourne. | ||||
| Yarra Park | 0 | - | 9 | Yallourn Phil Blunt; J Saxelby, Edmondson; Gunn, Roberts, Clark; Ostlund, Wood, Harry Saxelby, Neundlinger, Campbell. |
| Round Two Replay | ||||
| Saturday, July 2, 1955. | ||||
| Brunswick | 1 | - | 4 | Preston |
| Round Three | ||||
| Saturday, July 9, 1955. Surrey Park, South Yarra. | ||||
| Box Hill Bill McArthur; Wally Patterson, Van der Berg; G Morrow, R Garland, Coleman; Lynch, Robbins, McPhee, J McLeod, Bob McFeeters. | 4 | - | 1 | Preston Peak; Grix, Moat; Williams, Pedzimas, Herrin; Barnes, Noy, Lazenby, Carnegie or Bruce, Smith or Scott. |
| Saturday, July 9, 1955. Como Park, South Yarra. | ||||
| JUST Terlikowski; F Scipione, S Terek; H Krambehr, George Rakic, Steve Zakomarok; Ristic, John Kurzwell or Senisen, Paier, Peter Vidovic, A Brkic. Goals: Vidovic x 4, Paier x 2, Senisen, Zakomarok | 8 | - | 1 | St Albans Miller; Day, Domino; Friedrich, Van Liempd, Milenkovic; Jakob, Chicago, Ebeyer, Arnautovic, Feist. Res: Paul. Goal: Ebeyer |
| Saturday, July 9, 1955. Showgrounds, Ascot Vale. | ||||
| Polonia Steve Czauderna; Harry Capobus, H Jakubowski; Bob Wemyss, Bill Lawrie, Plekan; Czerkaski, Peter Schipperheyn, Jim Johnson, R Strahan, Guido Pittoni. Goals: Schipperheyn x 2, Johnson x 4, Pittoni | 7 | - | 1 | Prahran Peter Ewing; Mitchell, Williamson; Dick Hoolihsn, Walker, Sturgeon; Catania, Davidson, Dave Stoddardt, Devlin, Hale. Res: Hawke. Goal: Stoddardt |
| Saturday, July 9, 1955. Olive St Reserve, Hampton. | ||||
| Sandringham City Williamson; Davis, Wiley; Hyndman, Payne, Hyndman; Bould, Farrer, Jordan, Dellagrazia, Mather. Goal: Bingham After extra time | 1 | - | 3 | Brighton Arthur Scott; Alan Thompson, Bill Drummond or Tom Watson; Arthur McCartney, Andre Waitzer, Brian Thomas; Bob Ritchie, Hirst, Rudi Balabanski, Boyle, Ross McKenzie. Goals: McKenzie x 2, Ritchie After extra time |
| Saturday, July 9, 1955. Elwood Reserve, Elwood. | ||||
| Slavia Pisani; Roznetinsky, Kodak; Vloek, Kriz, Kotalko; Wittig, Lachman, Karl Engelbogen, Dickson, Slavik. Goal: Kodak pk | 1 | - | 7 | Footscray City G Brydson; McIntosh, Mick Allen; Berry, Jim Darling, T Brien; J Reilly, Alex Glennie, Don Gilmour, Allison or Bill Tannerhill, Bill McLaren. Goals: Reilly 2, Gilmour 2, Glennie, McLaren, Other scorer not known |
| Saturday, July 9, 1955. Showgrounds, Ascot Vale. | ||||
| South Melbourne Shepherd; Simpson, Neill; Heyes, Hathaway, Jays; Slatter, James, Cook, Senior, Elder. Goals: James x 2, Cook | 3 | - | 7 | Juventus Ravagnan; Sabidussi, Guardiani; Novaselich, Mario Busidoni, C Kassai; M Begnini, Bottari, Joe Plateo, A Boz, Zavatier. Goals: Plateo x 7 |
| Saturday, July 9, 1955. Campbell Reserve, Coburg. | ||||
| University Harichandran; Ng, Naderajah; Young or Brian, Willee, Hoh; Garside, Maclean, Duval, Lea, Okalyi. Res: Sher. Goals: Garside, Other scorer not known | 2 | - | 5 | Hakoah Doenges; Milan Vesovic, D McIntosh; Vacirca, Innard, Harry Sutherland; J Ressler, Joe Gottesman, Harry Rice, Harburn, Ralph Piercy. Goals: Gottesman x 3, Rice, Piercy |
| Saturday, July 9, 1955. Surrey Park, Box Hill. | ||||
| Wilhelmina Nick Van Egmond; Peet, Mathyssen; Waldeck, Bakens, Olifiers; van Dinther, Remmers, Benedick, Hilster, Teuben. Res: Slaats, Stekelenburg. Goals: van Dinther, Remmers, Benedick, Hilster | 4 | - | 2 | Yallourn Phil Blunt; J Saxelby, Edmondson; H Gunn, Roberts, Clark; Ostlund, Harry Saxelby, Neundlinger, Brown, Campbell. Goals: Saxelby, Neundlinger |
| Quarter-Finals | ||||
| Saturday, August 6, 1955. Surrey Park, Box Hill. | ||||
| Box Hill Bill McArthur; Wally Patterson, Van der Berg; G Morrow, R Garland, Coleman; McPhee, Robbins, Jim McClusky, J McLeod, Bob McFeeters. Goals: Robbins x 2 inc pk After extra time | 2 | - | 2 | Polonia Steve Czauderna; Harry Capobus, H Jakubowski; Wemyss, Bill Lawrie, Plekan; John Backley, Peter Schipperheyn, Jim Johnson, R Strahan, Pittoni. Goals: Strahan x 2 After extra time |
| Saturday, August 6, 1955. Showgrounds, Ascot Vale. | ||||
| Footscray City G Brydson; McIntosh, Mick Allen; Berry, Jim Darling, T Brien; J Reilly, Bill Tannerhill, Don Gilmour, Alex Glennie, Bill McLaren. Goal: Gilmour After extra time | 1 | - | 1 | Wilhelmina Nick Van Egmond; Peet, Mathyssen; Waldeck, Bakens, Olifiers; van Dinther, Hilster, Benedick, Remmers, Teuben. Res: Huygen, Stekelenburg. Goal: Benedick After extra time |
| Saturday, August 6, 1955. Elsternwick Park, Elwood. | ||||
| Hakoah Doenges; Harburn, D McIntosh; Syd Thomas, Tom Jack, Milan Vesovic; J Ressler, Harry Rice, Joe Gottesman, Harry Sutherland, Ralph Piercy. Goals: Rice, Jack | 2 | - | 1 | Brighton Arthur Scott; Alan Thompson, Bill Drummond; Tom Watson, Arthur McCartney, Brian Thomas; Hirst, Andre Waitzer, Rudi Balabanski, Jack Wilson, Ross McKenzie. Res: Bob Ritchie, Brian Roberts. Goal: Balabanski |
| Saturday, August 6, 1955. Showgrounds, Ascot Vale. | ||||
| Juventus Ravagnan; Sabidussi, Guardiani; Novaselich, Mario Busidoni, C Kassai; M Begnini, Bottari, Joe Plateo, A Boz, Zavatier. Goals: Plateo x 2, Bottari, Begnini | 4 | - | 1 | JUST Terlikowski; F Scipione, S Terek; H Krambehr, George Rakic, Steve Zakomarok; V Zgalin, Senisen, Paier, Peter Vidovic, A Brkic. Goal: Stefanovic |
| Quarter-Final Replays | ||||
| Saturday, August 13, 1955. Henry Turner Reserve, Footscray. | ||||
| Footscray City G Brydson; McIntosh, Mick Allen; Berry, Jim Darling, T Brien; J Reilly, Bill Tannerhill, Don Gilmour, Alex Glennie, Ron Lowe. Goals: Gilmour, McLaren | 2 | - | 3 | Wilhelmina Nick Van Egmond; Peet, Mathyssen; Waldeck, Bakens, Olifiers; van Dinther, Hilster, Benedick, Remmers, Teuben. Goals: Hilster, Benedick, Other scorer not known |
| Saturday, August 13, 1955. Maribyrnong Reserve, Maribyrnong. | ||||
| Polonia Steve Czauderna; Harry Capobus, Jakubowski; Wemyss, Bill Lawrie, Plekan; John Backley, Peter Schipperheyn, Jim Johnson, R Strahan, Pittoni. Goals: Pittoni, Strahan, Plekan | 3 | - | 0 | Box Hill Bill McArthur; Wally Patterson, Van der Berg; G Morrow, R Garland, Coleman; McPhee, Robbins, Jim McClusky, J McLeod, Bob McFeeters. |
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| Saturday, October 1, 1955. St Kilda Cricket Ground. | ||||
| Polonia Steve Czauderna; Harry Capobus, Jakubowski; Wemyss, Bill Lawrie, Plekan; Jim Johnson, R Strahan, Peter Schipperheyn, John Backley, Pittoni. Goal: Johnson After extra time | 1 | - | 1 | Wilhelmina Nick Van Egmond; Peet, Mathyssen; Waldeck, Bakens, Olifiers; van Dinther, Hilster, Benedick, Remmers, Teuben. Goal: Benedick After extra time |
| Saturday, October 15, 1955. Showgrounds, Ascot Vale. Att: 6,000 (dh). | ||||
| Hakoah Doenges; Harburn, D McIntosh; Vacirca, Tom Jack, Milan Vesovic; Syd Thomas, Harry Rice, Joe Gottesman, Harry Sutherland, Ralph Piercy. Goals: Gottesman x 2, Rice, Sutherland | 4 | - | 2 | Juventus Ravagnan; Gianni Picinich, Guardiani; Kassai, Mario Busidoni, Runini; Novaselich, Bottari, Joe Plateo, Rino Carollo, Zavatier. Goals: Novaselich, Bottari | Semi-Final Replay |
| Saturday, October 15, 1955. Showgrounds, Ascot Vale. Att: 6,000 (dh). | ||||
| Wilhelmina Nick Van Egmond; Peet, Mathyssen; Waldeck, Bakens, Olifiers; van Dinther, Hilster, Benedick, Remmers, Teuben. Goals: Teuben, Waldeck | 2 | - | 4 | Polonia Steve Czauderna; Harry Capobus, H Jakubowski; Bob Wemyss, Bill Lawrie, Plekan; Jim Johnson, R Strahan, Peter Schipperheyn, John Backley, Czerkaski. Goals: Schipperheyn x 2, Czerkaski, Blackley |
| 1955 Dockerty Cup Final | ||||
| Saturday, October 22, 1955. Showgrounds, Ascot Vale. Att: 7,000. | ||||
| Hakoah Doenges; Harburn, D McIntosh; Vacirca, Tom Jack, Milan Vesovic; Syd Thomas, Harry Rice, Joe Gottesman, Harry Sutherland, Ralph Piercy. Goal: Sutherland 57 After extra time | 1 | - | 1 | Polonia Steve Czauderna; Harry Capobus, Jakubowski; Wemyss, Bill Lawrie, Plekan; Jim Johnson, R Strahan, Peter Schipperheyn, John Backley, Czerkaski. Goal: Schipperheyn 51 After extra time |
| 1955 Dockerty Cup Final Replay | ||||
| Saturday, November 5, 1955. Showgrounds, Ascot Vale. Att: 6,000. Referee: G Gatt. | ||||
| Polonia Steve Czauderna; Harry Capobus, H Jakubowski; Bob Wemyss, Bill Lawrie, Plekan; Czerkaski, R Strahan, Peter Schipperheyn, John Backley, Jim Johnson. | 0 | - | 2 | Hakoah Doenges; Harburn, D McIntosh; Vacirca, Tom Jack, Milan Vesovic; Syd Thomas, Harry Rice, Joe Gottesman, Harry Sutherland, Ralph Piercy. Goals: Gottesman 60, Piercy 85 |