NB: see also Federal Capital Territory 1928 Division One Table (based on known results): 1. Queanbeyan 8 6 2 0 35- 2 14 2. Burns 8 5 2 1 29-15 12 3. Kingston 7 1 0 6 11-33 2 4. Ainslie 7 1 0 6 12-37 2 Champions: Queanbeyan
NB: first season in which New South Wales had a state league;
see also New South Wales 1928
State Premiership
Final Table:
1. Cessnock 20 15 2 3 59-22 32 Champions
2. Gladesville-Ryde 20 12 4 4 45-26 28
3. Aberdare 20 11 3 6 58-40 25
4. Kurri Kurri 20 10 1 9 52-42 21
5. Woonona 20 8 4 8 49-55 20
6. Weston 20 9 1 10 61-51 19
7. Metters 20 6 5 9 48-60 17
8. Wallsend 20 5 6 9 44-53 16
9. Granville 20 7 2 11 34-51 16
10. St.George 20 5 5 10 46-65 15
11. Leichhardt Annandale 20 3 5 12 29-60 11
-. Corrimal withdrew in July
Northern Division One
Final Table:
1. Adamstown Rosebud 10 9 0 1 48-11 18 Finals Series
2. West Wallsend 10 9 0 1 34-17 18 Finals Series
3. New Lambton 10 3 2 5 21-26 8 Finals Series
4. Holmesville 10 3 1 6 17-23 7 Finals Series
5. Wallsend Royals 10 2 1 7 13-38 5
6. Cardiff 10 2 0 8 14-32 4
Finals Series
Adamstown 3-2 Holmesville
New Lambton 3-0 West Wallsend
Final
New Lambton 1-0 Adamstown
Southern Division One
Table:
1. Balgownie 16 12 3 1 34-14 27 Finals Series
2. Pyrmont 15 9 4 2 40-19 22 Finals Series
3. Balmain 14 8 4 2 35-22 20
4. Auburn 13 7 2 4 25-25 16 Finals Series
5. Thirroul 14 6 2 6 30-25 14
6. Canterbury 14 5 2 7 34-33 12 Finals Series
7. Helensburgh 12 3 5 4 20-21 11
8. Eastern Suburbs 15 3 5 7 28-41 11
9. Corrimal B 11 3 2 6 16-12 8
10. South Sydney 14 1 5 8 33-49 7
11. North Sydney 12 0 2 10 20-54 2
Finals Series
Pyrmont 7-1 Auburn
Balgownie 1-0 Canterbury
Final
Pyrmont 7-1 Balgownie
Division One Final
New Lambton 2-2 Balgownie
Balgownie 3-0 New Lambton
NB: see also Queensland 1928 Brisbane Division One Finla Table: 1. Bundamba Rangers 15 13 1 1 48-20 27 Champions 2. Latrobe 13 9 1 3 42-15 19 3. Dinmore Bush Rats 13 8 1 4 36-23 17 4. Thistle 14 6 2 6 21-42 14 5. Pineapple Rovers 14 6 1 7 38-43 13 6. Blackstone Rovers 13 6 0 7 53-32 12 7. Norman Park 14 5 2 7 28-26 12 8. Brisbane City 13 3 0 10 17-56 6 9. Wynnum 13 0 2 11 16-42 2 NB: remaining matches not played; Brisbane City disbanded after the season. Brisbane Division Two Reported Final Table: 1. St.Helens 16 16 0 0 61-17 32 2. Toowong 16 13 1 2 56-25 27 3. Toombul United 16 12 0 4 61-37 24 4. Bulimba Rangers 15 9 0 6 45-37 18 5. Merton Rovers 16 6 1 9 43-41 13 6. Ipswich Railways 16 6 0 10 38-40 12 7. Kedron United 15 5 1 9 29-50 11 8. Wilston 16 5 1 10 24-54 11 9. Thistle B 9 1 0 8 8-28 2 10. Milton 15 0 0 15 13-50 0 NB: total goal difference -1 NB: remaining matches not played; Thistle B withdrew at halfway stage.
Metropolitan League Final Table: 1. West Torrens 10 7 3 0 45-11 17 Champions 2. Sturt 12 6 4 2 33-18 16 3. West Adelaide 11 7 0 4 30-24 14 4. North Adelaide 9 4 2 3 23-26 10 5. Port Adelaide 10 4 1 5 16-16 9 6. East Torrens 13 4 1 8 31-43 9 7. South Adelaide 12 4 1 7 29-41 9 8. Glenelg 11 2 0 9 17-45 4 NB: remaining matches not played; West Torrens declared champions. Division Two Table: 1. South Australia Railways 16 11 3 2 52-20 25 2. Port Colts 16 9 3 4 39-29 21 3. Osborne Athletic 16 10 0 6 54-23 20 4. Ascot Park 17 8 4 5 42-30 20 5. West United 13 8 1 4 37-27 17 6. Lancashire 17 6 5 6 24-26 17 7. Kingswood 15 7 2 6 40-31 16 8. Unley United 15 6 2 7 34-26 14 9. Pulteney Old Scholars 17 2 2 13 13-57 6 10. Mortlock Park 16 1 0 15 17-83 2 NB: Port Colts withdrew after the season.
North Division One Table: 1. Elphin 9 7 1 1 38-11 15 2. Tamar 10 3 3 4 23-26 9 3. North Esk 11 2 2 7 11-35 6 South Division One Final Table: 1. Hobart Athletic 10 6 2 2 32-16 14 2. South Hobart 10 6 2 2 25-15 14 3. Sandy Bay 10 0 2 8 17-43 2 Championship Playoff Hobart Athletic 5-0 Elphin
NB: see also Victoria 1928
Metropolitan District Championship
Final Tables:
Northern Section
1. Footscray Thistle 14 10 4 0 43-19 24 Final
2. Preston 14 7 3 4 48-24 17
3. Heidelberg 14 6 2 6 28-30 14
4. Sunshine United 14 5 4 5 22-28 14
5. Collingwood 14 5 3 6 28-22 13
6. Brunswick 14 3 6 5 13-25 12
7. Williamstown 14 5 1 8 22-41 11
8. Coburg 14 2 3 9 21-36 7
Southern Section
1. Naval Depot 14 13 1 0 71-10 27 Final
2. South Melbourne 14 7 2 5 35-24 16
3. Box Hill 14 8 0 6 40-30 16
4. Prahran City 14 6 3 5 38-35 15
5. Caulfield 14 5 2 7 35-44 12
6. Brighton 14 4 3 7 39-44 11
7. St.Kilda 14 4 2 8 27-49 10
8. Richmond 14 2 1 11 13-62 5
Championship Playoff
Naval Depot 2-1 Footscray Thistle
Suburban League
Final Table:
1. Essendon City 16 16 0 0 74-10 32
2. South Yarra 16 11 2 3 50-27 24
3. Hakoah 16 7 2 7 33-33 16
4. Croydon 16 6 3 7 49-66 15
5. Alphington 16 6 3 7 40-43 15
6. Union Jack 15 5 4 6 31-36 14
7. Springvale 16 6 2 8 30-47 14
8. Albert Park 15 3 3 9 44-53 9
9. Pascoe Vale 16 1 1 14 29-65 3
NB: Essendon City and Union Jack withdrew after the season.
Melbourne and District Association League
Reported Table:
1. Royal Caledonians 16 16 0 0 105- 7 32
2. Lincoln Mills 17 12 3 2 61-30 27
3. Melbourne Thistle 17 11 3 3 62-22 25
4. Camberwell City 16 11 2 3 62-21 24
5. Moonee Ponds United 19 7 3 9 41-55 17
6. Footscray United 16 7 2 7 34-37 16
7. Spotswood 18 7 1 10 29-48 15
8. Bentleigh 15 2 4 9 20-50 8
9. Malvern United 16 2 3 11 23-70 7
10. Air Force 14 3 0 11 17-52 6
11. Middle Park 18 2 1 15 19-78 5
NB: total goal difference +3
NB: Box Hill United weree renamed Camberwell City;
Lincoln Mills, Spotswood and Bentleigh withdrew after the season.
1927.
1929.
Sources included: History of Soccer in New South Wales (http://melbournesoccer.blogspot.com/), https://www.elitetograssroots.net/qbst/
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