written by John Punshon
Sources: The Age, Soccer News (a few issues only), The Sun, The Sunshine Advocate, VASFA Year Book 1958

The line-ups on this page are the selected teams/squads published in the newspapers before the match

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Home Team		v		Away Team
Round One
Saturday, May 25, 1957.
Bendigo United After extra time	2	-	0	Rosebud Andersen; Greer, Kleinsman; Temminghoff, J Morssinkhof, Kuipers; B Morssinkhof, Honeyman, Kipping, Morris Morssinkhof, Hartford.
Saturday, May 25, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Brunswick	0	-	6	Box Hill Bill Stow; Van Der Piet, Wally Patterson; Nelson, J McLeod, McLellan; T White, Hanigan, Morrow, Bill Tester, Celms. Res: Paton, Slaats.
Saturday, May 25, 1957. Cole Reserve, Pascoe Vale.
Coburg United	2	-	0	Hajduk
Saturday, May 25, 1957. Dandenong High School, Dandenong.
Dandenong Rovers Keizer; Romer, Steunenberg; West, Art Gebuys, Borg; Kendt, Spitene, Rado,Polman, Kaye. Res: Moores.	3	-	1	Fiorentina Manduca; Fabris, T Cerni; Marinuci, Colombo, Tieri; C Cerni, Diblasio, Vanzella, Monaco, Vaini. Res: Aaripoli, Giaghacovo, Sinicato.
Saturday, May 25, 1957. Flinders Naval Depot, Crib Point.
Flinders Naval Depot	3	-	1	Ferntree Gully John Lacunes; Saes, Hofstee; De Kort, Gebbing, Douwsma; Billy Peeters, De Rooy, Korten, Holtrop, Roelofs, Franken, Steginga, Teterins. [14 names]
Saturday, May 25, 1957. Henry Turner Reserve, Footscray.
Footscray City Kempelman; Macintosh, Connelly; Randall, Hamilton, McFadden; Whitehouse, Weston, Reilly, McLeod, Rice. Res: Middlemiss.	2	-	0	Imperial Chemical Iudustries
Saturday, May 25, 1957. Cranbourne Road Oval, Frankston.
Frankston Albers; Owen Piggott, Bierman; Tom Mack, Wilkes, Herdman; Heath, Richardson, Zelst, Lymer, Betts. Res: Wren, Rose.	1	-	3	Yarra Park
Saturday, May 25, 1957. Princes Park, Carlton.
George Cross Dal Mannering; Derek Jays, Gruppetta; D'Amato, Farrugia, Peter Hathaway; Catania, Muscat, Zammit, Cachia, Debono. Res: Catania.	1	-	0	Bonegilla
Saturday, May 25, 1957. James Park, West Heidelberg.
Heidelberg	2	-	1	Bayswater Kayser; Seegets, Gunter; Bellharks, Fridus, Fuchs; Wied, Steller, Truberger, Weller, Steller. Res: Bulach.
Saturday, May 25, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Hellenic	10	-	3	South Yarra
Saturday, May 25, 1957. Princes Park, Carlton.
Maccabi Dyskin or Peters; Hirsch, Horowitz; Leipnick, Breitberg, Foldy; Roessler, Foldy, G Forgacs, Freddie Marks, Salter.	7	-	2	Sunshine United S Hitchings; T Crosby, K Hitchings; Fred Nithsdale, A Hayden, A McColl; D Sharp, Frank Testa, R Hitchings, E Pollock, D Hitchings. Goals: Pollock 2, R Hitchings, D Hitchings, Testa
Saturday, May 25, 1957.
Melbourne Walkover to Melbourne		-		General Motors-Holden
Saturday, May 25, 1957.
Moe United	0	-	3	Brighton Ted Williamson or Arthur Scott; Arthur Macartney, J Finlay, Cullen; Enge, Andre Waitzer, F Sirach; Garrett, Thomas, Ross McKenzie, Joe Lachman, Brady. [13 names]
Saturday, May 25, 1957.
Newborough United	4	-	1	Pascoe Vale
Saturday, May 25, 1957. Middle Park.
Park Rangers Harris; Key, Matthews, Moat; Collett, Stephenson, Starrett, Irvine; West, Moran, Cassells, McKenzie, Power, Kenny. [14 names]	4	-	0	Victoria Police Bleeker; West, Wiggins; Hanna, Morton, Day; Higgins, Roberts, Grimer, Saxe, Power. Res: Noble, Bennett.
Saturday, May 25, 1957. Como Park, South Yarra.
Prahran City Brown; Morgan, Hoolohan; Zugmeister, Walker, Sturgeon; Fair, Carter, Davidson, Blewitt, Yates. Res: Catania.	5	-	3	Moorabbin City
Saturday, May 25, 1957. Preston Technical School, Preston.
Preston Bugeja; Schranz, Henderson; Rabel, Norm Burgoyne, Black; Cunningham, Noy, Brunnbauer, Kopfschar, Berner. Res: Brim.	6	-	6	Lions
Saturday, May 25, 1957. Survey Park, Burnley.
Richmond Pfeiffer; Bieg, Wenzlaff; Duerboeck, Stramm, Engler; Folk, Stegner, Meyer, Aldershulte, Tony Jurkowsky, Dorn. [12 names]	2	-	1	Commomwealth Fertilisers & Chemicals
Saturday, May 25, 1957. Olive Street, Hampton.
Sandringham City Hans Schenck; Bartolo, Sutherland, Haycroft; Emery, McQuaique, Saxon, Cantwell; Gardiner, Hyndman, Jordan, Dawson, Saunders. [13 names] Res: Liston, Miela.	1	-	1	St Albans Miler; Schede, Simonis, Fanella; Goettlicher, Winkler, Suttmann, Torner; Milenkovic, Beller, Ron Stolk, Landherr, Berger. [13 names] Res: Lee, Svaganovic.
Saturday, May 25, 1957. Middle Park Referee: McCarthy.
South Melbourne United Abandoned after 20 minutes when referee was knocked down by a spectator with South Melbourne leading 1-0. Apparently awarded to South Melbourne.	1	-	0	Port Melbourne
Saturday, May 25, 1957. Sunshine Park, Sunshine.
Sunshine City Boudrie; Whitmore, Reid; Logan, Henderson, Durkin; Mann, Murphy, Moore, Evans, Currell. Goals: Currell x 3, Murphy, Durkin	5	-	2	Williamstown Colquhoun; Jones, Assman; Cullen, Todd, McLeod; McAvoy, Boyd, Brennaugh, Herrity, Gray. Res: J Cullen, Mikelo, Hughes, Bleakley.
Saturday, May 25, 1957. Princes Park, Carlton.
University West; Shah, Barraclough; Bowen, Pain, Young, Sutopo; Lea, Willee, Cheng, Soejono, Lee. [12 names]	1	-	0	Fairdield
Saturday, May 25, 1957.
Wodonga Walkover to Wodonga		-		Commonwealth Sugar Refineries
Saturday, May 25, 1957. Recreation Reserve, Yallourn.
Yallourn Phil Blunt; J Saxelby, Stephens; Weir, Porritt, Neundlinger, Lichtnecker; Ostlund, Bathgate, Machen, McLean, Campbell, Freund. [13 names]	5	-	0	Croatia
Byes: Geelong, Hakoah, JUST, Juventus, Moreland, Polonia, Slavia-Port Melbourne & Wilhelmina.
Round One Replays
Saturday, June 1, 1957.
Lions	1	-	2	Preston After extra time
Saturday, June 1, 1957.
St Albans After extra time	3	-	2	Sandringham City
Round Two
Saturday, June 22, 1957.
Brighton Walkover to Brighton		-		Flinders Naval Depot
Saturday, June 22, 1957. Henry Turner Reserve, Footscray.
Saturday, June 22, 1957. Henry Turner Reserve, Footscray.
Footscray City Line-up not known.	0	-	6	JUST Emio Lucian or Dobrilovic, Josef Brenner, Luja Gungl, Joe Jakus, Rakic, Tony Vella, Lolly Vella, Pepe Cubero, Peter Vidovic, Linaro, Teuben. [Soccer News]
Saturday, June 22, 1957. Princes Park, Parkville.
George Cross Dal Mannering, Derek Jays, Muscat, DÕAmato, J Farrugia, Peter Hathaway, Catania, Debono, Zammit, Cachia, T Farrugia. Res: Buttigieg. [Soccer News]	6	-	0	Bendigo United Line-up not known.
Saturday, June 22, 1957. James Park, Heidelberg West.
Heidelberg Line-up not known.	1	-	5	Hakoah Aldo Vitti or Hans Van Egmond, Tom Jack, David McIntosh, SydThomas, Harry Sutherland, Bill Harburn, Johann Neuhold, Aldo Sacco, Bill Blackley, Ralph Piercy, Reicheneider, Hans Eggler. [13 names - Soccer News]
Saturday, June 22, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Hellenic	3	-	1	Coburg United Perugina, J Farrugia, S Galea, Gadsby, Borg, Clements, Tellus, Renfrey, F Farrugia, L Sacco, E Sacco, A Clements, T Galea. [13 names - Soccer News]
Saturday, June 22, 1957. RAS Showgrounds, Epsom.
Juventus Nerino Viti, John Picinich, Remo Guardiani, Vida Kassai, Romano Saico, Ferenc Locatos, Tony Novaselich, Joe Plateo, Saico, Parlatoni, Weinber, Bottari, Aranyi. [13 names - Soccer News]	3	-	0	Newborough United
Saturday, June 22, 1957. Princes Park, Carlton.
Maccabi Dyskin, Breitberg, Peters, Horowitz, Leipnick, S Foldy, Roessler, G Foldy, Freddie Marks, Forgacs, Hirsch. [Soccer News]	0	-	0	Yarra Park Line-up not known.
Saturday, June 22, 1957. Campbell Reserve, Coburg. Referee: Celicia.
Moreland Norm Hobson, McColl, G Innard, Kyle, Laurie Stott, McKee or Tony Goodman, Dave Oxton, Don Hodgson, Jack Wilson, Frank Loughran, Ted Smith. [Soccer News] Goals:Smith, Other scorer not known	2	-	1	Melbourne Pettyanszky, Szalai, Untasi, Zolnay, Csardas, Vass, Joe Voros, Urban, Bukkos. Lou Varnai, Biro. Res: Pongrazio, Banhidi. [Soccer News]
Saturday, June 22, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Polonia Steve Czauderna; Henry Capobus, Bob Zablocki, Henry Jakubowski, Stan Plekan, Johnny Pedzimaz, Bob Wemyss, Czerkaski, Rubini, von Nagy, Bob Strahan, Swoboda, Frank Schwartz, Jim Johnson. [14 names - Soccer News] After extra time	3	-	2	Yallourn Blunt, J Saxelby, Stephens, Weir, Porritt, Neundlinger, Ostlund or Lobley, McLean, Machen, Bathgate, Campbell. [Soccer News] After extra time
Saturday, June 22, 1957. Como Park, South Yarra.
Prahran	5	-	1	Dandenong Rovers Keizer, Polman, Steunenberg, West, Art Gebuys, Borg, J Kendt, Spitene, Rado, T Kendt, Trevenna. Res: Moores, Charlesworth, Romer. [Soccer News]
Saturday, June 22, 1957. Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne,
Preston Peak, Henderson, Herrin, Nugent, Norm Burgoyne, Rabel, Barnes, Brunnbauer, Noy, Kopfschar, Farrugia. [Soccer News]	1	-	1	Slavia-Port Melbourne Ray Barotajs; Adam Terek; Vacirca; Alex Glennie, Petherick, Harry Reinbold; Bill Bell, Gary Gottschlich, Joe Gottesman, Bill Copeland, Hubert Majer. [Soccer News]
Saturday, June 22, 1957. Survey Park, Burnley.
Richmond Line-up not known. After extra time	1	-	4	Box Hill Scharf; Van Der Piet, Wally Patterson; Morrow, J McLeod, Nelson ; Bill Tester, Henigan, A McCulloch, Celms. Res: van der Berg, Slaats. [Soccer News] After extra time
Saturday, June 22, 1957. Middle Park.
South Melbourne United Charlie Camilleri, Max James, Bill Annersley, Alan Thompson, Billy Guy, Graeme James, Billy Cook, Ewen Denny, Terry Budgen, Don Jordon, Colin Macleod.	1	-	5	Geelong Penzo; Gennari, Sabidussi; Pangrazio, Salvalaggio, Spaziani; Anderson, Igor Scalamera, Ermes Boz, Tognon, Aldo Trentini. Res: Varasso. [Soccer News]
Saturday, June 22, 1957. Sunshine Park. Referee: A Stolberg.
Sunshine City Simpson, Logan, Reid, Pilkington, Henderson, Currell, Reddy, Murphy, Moore, Sweeney, Hazler. Goals:Hazler x 2, Currell, Moore x 2	5	-	2	St Albans Miller, Leisiakiewicz, Simonis, Stolk, Bormann, Torner, Berger, Landheer, Milenkovic, Beller, Feist. Goals:Berger, Landheer
Saturday, June 22, 1957. Princes Park, Carlton.
University Line-up not known.	0	-	2	Park Rangers Harris; Key, Matthews; Moat, Collett, Stephenson, Starrett; Cassells, West, Moran, McKenzie, Mulcahy. [12 names - Soccer News]
Saturday, June 22, 1957. Hawthorn Reserve, Gardiner.
Wilhelmina Joe Ruyter; Sloothaak, Bill Westerveld; Cor Mathyssen, Remmers, Olifiers; Waldeck, Peter Schipperheyn, Mike de Bruyckere, Rein Yntema, Van Dinther.	8	-	2	Wodonga Line-up not known
Round Two Replays
Saturday, July 20, 1957. Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne.
Slavia-Port Melbourne	7	-	1	Preston
Saturday, July 20, 1957.
Yarra Park	1	-	2	Maccabi Abandoned after 75 mins when a player shown the red card refused to leave the field. Year Book says Maccabi won after extra time.
Round Three
Saturday, August 3, 1957. Surrey Park, Box Hill.
Box Hill	3	-	1	Geelong
Saturday, August 3, 1957. Elsternwick Park, Elwood.
Brighton	0	-	1	Polonia Goal: Brunnbauer
Saturday, August 3, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
George Cross Goals: Farrugia, Other scorer not known	2	-	6	Juventus Goals: Bottari, Aranyi x 2, Plateo x 2, Bressan
Saturday, August 3, 1957. Middle Park.
Hakoah	4	-	1	Maccabi
Saturday, August 3, 1957. Royal Park, Parkville.
Hellenic		-		Wilhelmina Abandoned after 40 minutes when spectators invaded the pitch with Wilhelmina leading 1-0, Replay ordered.
Saturday, August 3, 1957. Como Park, South Yarra.
JUST	5	-	1	Prahran City
Saturday, August 3, 1957. Middle Park.
Park Rangers	1	-	4	Moreland
Saturday, August 3, 1957. Sunshine Park, Sunshine.
Sunshine City Simpson; Sweeney, Reid; Baker, J Henderson, J Currell; E Boudrie, E Main, Durkin, Moore, D Stirling. Goals: Main, Own goal, Stirling	3	-	1	Slavia-Port Melbourne
Round Three Replay
Sunday, August 11, 1957.
Wilhelmina Goals: Schipperheyn x 3, Westerveld x 2, Mathyssen	6	-	3	Hellenic Goals: Karayannis x 2, Nevrus
Quarter-Finals
Saturday, September 7, 1957. Surrey Park, Box Hill.
Box Hill	0	-	2	Moreland
Saturday, September 7, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Polonia Line-up included: Steve Czauderna, Henry Capobus & Johnny Pedzimaz. Goals: Engelbogen, von Nagy	2	-	1	Hakoah Line-up included: Bill Harburn, Hans Petersen & Syd Thomas. Goal: Thomas
Saturday, September 7, 1957. Sunshine Gardens Reserve.
Sunshine City	0	-	2	Juventus
Saturday, September 7, 1957. Hawthorn Reserve, Gardiner.
Wilhelmina	2	-	3	JUST
Semi-Finals
Saturday, September 21, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Referee: Geoff Harrison.
JUST Emio Lucian, Josef Brenner, Luja Gungl, Joe Jakus, Rakic, Tony Vella, Lolly Vella, Pepe Cubero, Peter Vidovic, Linaro, Frank Nemeth. [Soccer News] Goal: Vidovic	1	-	4	Juventus Nerino Viti, John Picinich, Angelo Marini, Enzo Costa, Remo Guardiani, Vida Kassai, Joe Plateo, Bottari, Josef Aranyi, Saico, Gianni Bressan. [Soccer News] Goals: Plateo, Aranyi x 3
Saturday, September 28, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne.
Moreland Norm Hobson: McColl, Innard; Tony Goodman, Stott, McKee; Oxton, Don Hodgson, Jack Wilson, Frank Loughran, Ted Smith. Res: Kyle, Godding, Tannahill. Goals: Hodgson 79, Oxton 87	2	-	1	Polonia Steve Czauderna; Harry Capobus, Henry Jakubowski; Bob Wemyss, Bob Zablocki, Karl Engelbogen; Brkic, Schwartz, von Nagy, Brunnbauer, Carroll. Res: Johnny Podzimaz, Ulanowski. Goal: Engelbogen 70
Dockerty Cup Final 1957
Saturday, October 5, 1957. Olympic Park, Melbourne. . Referee: Luigi Cadelli.
Juventus Nerino Viti; John Picinich, Angelo Marini; Walter Zavatier, Remo Guardiani, Enzo Costa; Parlatoni, Bottari, Josef Aranyi, Vida Kassai, Joe Plateo. Res: Massese, Brandl, Gianni Bressan. Note: Rino Carollo played at half-back. Player he replaced not known. Goal: Aranyi	1	-	2	Moreland Norm Hobson: McColl, G Innard; Tony Goodman, Laurie Stott, McKee; Dave Oxton, Don Hodgson, Jack Wilson, Frank Loughran, Ted Smith. Res: Kyle, Goddard, Tannahill. Goals: Hodgson pen, Loughran