1957 Victorian Men's Dockerty Cup Results
Researched and written by John Punshon

| 1956 | The Sun Cup | Dockerty Cup | Laidlaw World Cup | Index | 1958

Round | 1 | Replays | 2 | Replays | 3 | Replays | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final

Sources: The Age, Soccer News, The Sun, The Sunshine Advocate, VASFA Year Book 1958.

Round One

Saturday May 25 1957, 3:00pm
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, 3:00pm
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
Reserve: Paton, Slaats
Goals: Hannigan x2, Nelson, Tester, Celms x2

Saturday May 25 1957, 3:00pm
Cole Reserve, Pascoe Vale
Coburg United 2 - 0 Hajduk

Saturday May 25 1957, 3:00pm
Dandenong High School, Dandenong
Dandenong Rovers
Keizer; Romer, Steunenberg; West, Art Gebuys, Borg; Kendt, Spitene, Rado,Polman, Kaye
Reserve: Moores
3 - 1 Fiorentina
Manduca; Fabris, T Cerni; Marinuci, Colombo, Tieri; C Cerni, Diblasio, Vanzella, Monaco, Vaini
Reserve: Aaripoli, Giaghacovo, Sinicato

Saturday May 25 1957, 3:00pm
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 starting players listed

Saturday May 25 1957, 3:00pm
Henry Turner Reserve, Footscray
Footscray City
Kempelman; Macintosh, Connelly; Randall, Hamilton, McFadden; Whitehouse, Weston, Reilly, McLeod, Rice
Reserve: Middlemiss
2 - 0 Imperial Chemical Iudustries

Saturday May 25 1957, 3:00pm
Cranbourne Road Oval, Frankston
Frankston
Albers; Owen Piggott, Bierman; Tom Mack, Wilkes, Herdman; Heath, Richardson, Zelst, Lymer, Betts
Reserve: Wren, Rose
1 - 3 Yarra Park

Saturday May 25 1957, 3:00pm
Princes Park, Carlton
George Cross
Dal Mannering; Derek Jays, Gruppetta; D'Amato, Farrugia, Peter Hathaway; Catania, Muscat, Zammit, Cachia, Debono
Reserve: Catania
1 - 0 Bonegilla

Saturday May 25 1957, 3:00pm
James Park, West Heidelberg
Heidelberg 2 - 1 Bayswater
Kayser; Seegets, Gunter; Bellharks, Fridus, Fuchs; Wied, Steller, Truberger, Weller, Steller
Reserve: Bulach

Saturday May 25 1957, 3:00pm
Royal Park, Parkville
Hellenic 10 - 3 South Yarra

Saturday May 25 1957, 3:00pm
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, 3:00pm
Melbourne
Walkover to Melbourne
- General Motors-Holden

Saturday May 25 1957, 3:00pm
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 starting players listed

Saturday May 25 1957, 3:00pm
Newborough United 4 - 1 Pascoe Vale

Saturday May 25 1957, 3:00pm
Middle Park
Park Rangers
Harris; Key, Matthews, Moat; Collett, Stephenson, Starrett, Irvine; West, Moran, Cassells, McKenzie, Power, Kenny
14 starting players listed
4 - 0 Victoria Police
Bleeker; West, Wiggins; Hanna, Morton, Day; Higgins, Roberts, Grimer, Saxe, Power
Reserve: Noble, Bennett

Saturday May 25 1957, 3:00pm
Como Park, South Yarra
Prahran City
Brown; Morgan, Hoolohan; Zugmeister, Walker, Sturgeon; Fair, Carter, Davidson, Blewitt, Yates
Reserve: Catania
5 - 3 Moorabbin City

Saturday May 25 1957, 3:00pm
Preston Technical School, Preston
Preston
Bugeja; Schranz, Henderson; Rabel, Norm Burgoyne, Black; Cunningham, Noy, Brunnbauer, Kopfschar, Berner
Reserve: Brim
6 - 6 Lions

Saturday May 25 1957, 3:00pm
Survey Park, Burnley
Richmond
Werner Pfeiffer, Hans Bieg, Wenzlaff, Duerboeck, Alfons Stramm, Michael Engler, J "Sepp" Folk, Frankie Stegner, Kurt Meyer, Fritz Aldeschulte, Toni Jurkowsky, Dorn
12 starting players listed
2 - 1 Commomwealth Fertilisers & Chemicals

Saturday May 25 1957, 3:00pm
Olive Street, Hampton
Sandringham City
Hans Schenck; Bartolo, Sutherland, Haycroft; Emery, McQuaique, Saxon, Cantwell; Gardiner, Hyndman, Jordan, Dawson, Saunders
13 starting players listed
Reserve: Liston, Miela
1 - 1 St Albans
Miler; Schede, Simonis, Fanella; Goettlicher, Winkler, Suttmann, Torner; Milenkovic, Beller, Ron Stolk, Landherr, Berger
13 starting players listed
Reserve: Lee, Svaganovic

Saturday May 25 1957, 3:00pm
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, 3:00pm
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
Reserve: J Cullen, Mikelo, Hughes, Bleakley

Saturday May 25 1957, 3:00pm
Princes Park, Carlton
University
West; Shah, Barraclough; Bowen, Pain, Young, Sutopo; Lea, Willee, Cheng, Soejono, Lee
12 starting players listed
1 - 0 Fairdield

Saturday May 25 1957, 3:00pm
Wodonga
Walkover to Wodonga
- Commonwealth Sugar Refineries

Saturday May 25 1957, 3:00pm
Recreation Reserve, Yallourn
Yallourn
Phil Blunt; J Saxelby, Stephens; Weir, Porritt, Neundlinger, Lichtnecker; Ostlund, Bathgate, Machen, McLean, Campbell, Freund
13 starting players listed
5 - 0 Croatia

Byes: Geelong, Hakoah, JUST, Juventus, Moreland, Polonia, Slavia-Port Melbourne & Wilhelmina

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Round One Replays

Saturday June 1 1957, 3:00pm
Lions 1 - 2 Preston
After extra time

Saturday June 1 1957, 3:00pm
St Albans
After extra time
3 - 2 Sandringham City

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Round Two

Saturday June 22 1957, 3:00pm
Brighton
Walkover to Brighton
- Flinders Naval Depot

Saturday June 22 1957, 3:00pm
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
Published line-up in Soccer News

Saturday June 22 1957, 3:00pm
Princes Park, Parkville
George Cross
Dal Mannering, Derek Jays, Muscat, D'Amato, J Farrugia, Peter Hathaway, Catania, Debono, Zammit, Cachia, T Farrugia
Reserve: Buttigieg
Published line-up in Soccer News
6 - 0 Bendigo United
Line-up not known

Saturday June 22 1957, 3:00pm
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 starting players listed

Saturday June 22 1957, 3:00pm
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 starting players listed

Saturday June 22 1957, 3:00pm
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 starting players listed
3 - 0 Newborough United

Saturday June 22 1957, 3:00pm
Princes Park, Carlton
Maccabi
Dyskin, Breitberg, Peters, Horowitz, Leipnick, S Foldy, Roessler, G Foldy, Freddie Marks, Forgacs, Hirsch
Published line-up in Soccer News
0 - 0 Yarra Park
Line-up not known

Saturday June 22 1957, 3:00pm
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
Published line-up in Soccer News
Goals:Smith, Other scorer not known
2 - 1 Melbourne
Pettyanszky, Szalai, Untasi, Zolnay, Csardas, Vass, Joe Voros, Urban, Bukkos. Lou Varnai, Biro
Reserve: Pongrazio, Banhidi
Published line-up in Soccer News

Saturday June 22 1957, 3:00pm
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 starting players listed
After extra time
3 - 2 Yallourn
Blunt, J Saxelby, Stephens, Weir, Porritt, Neundlinger, Ostlund or Lobley, McLean, Machen, Bathgate, Campbell
Published line-up in Soccer News
After extra time

Saturday June 22 1957, 3:00pm
Como Park, South Yarra
Prahran
5 - 1 Dandenong Rovers
Keizer, Polman, Steunenberg, West, Art Gebuys, Borg, J Kendt, Spitene, Rado, T Kendt, Trevenna
Reserve: Moores, Charlesworth, Romer
Published line-up in Soccer News

Saturday June 22 1957, 3:00pm
Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne,
Preston
Peak, Henderson, Herrin, Nugent, Norm Burgoyne, Rabel, Barnes, Brunnbauer, Noy, Kopfschar, Farrugia
Published line-up in 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
Published line-up in Soccer News
Goal: Copeland

Saturday June 22 1957, 3:00pm
Survey Park, Burnley
Richmond
Line-up included: Kurt Meyer
Goal: Meyer
After extra time
1 - 4 Box Hill
Scharf; Van Der Piet, Wally Patterson; Morrow, J McLeod, Nelson ; Bill Tester, Henigan, A McCulloch, Celms
Reserve: van der Berg, Slaats
Published line-up in Soccer News
Goals: Celms x2, White, McCulloch
After extra time

Saturday June 22 1957, 3:00pm
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
Reserve: Varasso
Published line-up in Soccer News

Saturday June 22 1957, 3:00pm
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, 3:00pm
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 starting players listed

Saturday June 22 1957, 3:00pm
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

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Round Two Replays

Saturday July 20 1957, 3:00pm
Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne.
Slavia-Port Melbourne
Goals: Majer x2, Gotschlich, Copeland x2, Gottesman, Bell
7 - 1 Preston

Saturday July 20 1957, 3:00pm
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

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Round Three

Saturday August 3 1957, 3:00pm
Surrey Park, Box Hill.
Box Hill 3 - 1 Geelong

Saturday August 3 1957, 3:00pm
Elsternwick Park, Elwood
Brighton 0 - 1 Polonia
Goal: Brunnbauer

Saturday August 3 1957, 3:00pm
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, 3:00pm
Middle Park
Hakoah 4 - 1 Maccabi

Saturday August 3 1957, 3:00pm
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, 3:00pm
Como Park, South Yarra
JUST 5 - 1 Prahran City

Saturday August 3 1957, 3:00pm
Middle Park
Park Rangers 1 - 4 Moreland

Saturday August 3 1957, 3:00pm
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

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Round Three Replay

Sunday August 11 1957, 3:00pm
Wilhelmina
Goals: Schipperheyn x 3, Westerveld x 2, Mathyssen
6 - 3 Hellenic
Goals: Karayannis x 2, Nevrus

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Quarter-Finals

Saturday September 7 1957, 3:00pm
Surrey Park, Box Hill
Box Hill 0 - 2 Moreland

Saturday September 7 1957, 3:00pm
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, 3:00pm
Sunshine Gardens Reserve
Sunshine City 0 - 2 Juventus

Saturday September 7 1957, 3:00pm
Hawthorn Reserve, Gardiner
Wilhelmina 2 - 3 JUST

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Semi-Finals

Saturday September 21 1957, 3:00pm
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
Published line-up in 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
Published line-up in Soccer News
Goals: Plateo, Aranyi x 3

Saturday September 28 1957, 3:00pm
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Moreland
Norm Hobson: McColl, Innard; Tony Goodman, Stott, McKee; Oxton, Don Hodgson, Jack Wilson, Frank Loughran, Ted Smith
Reserve: 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
Reserve: Johnny Podzimaz, Ulanowski
Goal: Engelbogen 70

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Final

Saturday October 5 1957, 3:00pm
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
Reserves: 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
Reserves: Kyle, Goddard, Tannahill
Goals: Hodgson pk, Loughran

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Last updated: 26 January 2026.