| 1959 Laidlaw "World" Cup Results |
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written by John Punshon
Sources: The Age, Soccer News, The Sun
| Home Team | v | Away Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary Round | ||||
| Sunday, May 3, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne. | ||||
| Greece | 0 | - | 3 | Croatia |
| Sunday, July 5, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne. | ||||
| Hungary | 5 | - | 1 | Czechoslavakia Line-up included: Frank Burianik, Joe Gottesman, Mike Slavik & Joe Lachman. |
| Round One | ||||
| Sunday, May 3, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne. | ||||
| Australia | 4 | - | 1 | Ukraine |
| Sunday, May 17, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne. | ||||
| Austria | 0 | - | 6 | Yugoslavia Goals: Njegus 5, Other scorer not known |
| Sunday, May 17, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne. | ||||
| Italy | 0 | - | 0 | England |
| Sunday, May 24, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne. | ||||
| Poland | 5 | - | 1 | Latvia |
| Sunday, May 24, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne. | ||||
| Ireland | 0 | - | 5 | Scotland |
| Sunday, July 5, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne. | ||||
| Malta Line-up included: Vince Muscat. |
1 | - | 0 | Holland Line-up included: Bill Westerveld & Peter Brouwer. |
| Sunday, September 6, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne. | ||||
| Hungary Result of match played on August 2 (Hungary 1 Croatia 2) was made void following a protest by Hungary |
2 | - | 3 | Croatia Result of match played on August 2 (Hungary 1 Croatia 2) was made void following a protest by Hungary |
| Date Not Known | ||||
| Germany Germany won on a walkover |
- | Israel Germany won on a walkover | ||
| Round One Replays | ||||
| Sunday, August 2, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne. | ||||
| Italy | 1 | - | 1 | England |
| Sunday, August 30, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne. | ||||
| Italy | 1 | - | 0 | England |
| Quarter-Finals | ||||
| Sunday, August 23, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne. | ||||
| Australia | 1 | - | 1 | Poland |
| Sunday, August 23, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne. | ||||
| Malta | 1 | - | 4 | Scotland |
| Sunday, September 6, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne. | ||||
| Italy Line-up included: Pepe Cubero & Enzo Bottari. Goals: Cubero pen, Bottari |
2 | - | 1 | Germany |
| Sunday, September 13, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 7,000. | ||||
| Yugoslavia | 0 | - | 1 | Croatia |
| Quarter-Final Replays | ||||
| Sunday, August 30, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne. | ||||
| Australia | 2 | - | 1 | Poland |
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| Sunday, September 13, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne. | ||||
| Italy Line-up included: Pepe Cubero. Goals: Cubero pen, Other scorers not known After extra time |
3 | - | 2 | Australia After extra time |
| Sunday, October 4, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne. Att: 6,000. | ||||
| Scotland Line-up included: Alex Beattie. Goal: Beattie |
1 | - | 1 | Croatia |
| Semi-Final Replay | ||||
| Sunday, October 18, 1959. Olympic Park No. 2, Melbourne. | ||||
| Scotland Line-up included: Alex Beattie. Goals: Beattie 4, Other scorers not known |
7 | - | 1 | Croatia |
| 1959 Laidlaw ''World'' Cup Final | ||||
| Sunday, October 25, 1959. Olympic Park, Melbourne. | ||||
| Italy Line-up included: Pepe Cubero & Frank Barbazza. Goals: Cubero, Barbazza |
2 | - | 4 | Scotland Line-up included: Alex Beattie, Billy Bell & Sid Thomas. Goals: Beattie 2, Bell, Thomas |