100 Years Ago Today, 18 June 1920

Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW : 1894 - 1939), Friday 18 June 1920, page 7

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SOCCER FOOTBALL.

On the West Maitland Park on Tuesday afternoon, a team of soccer players from Marist Brothers, Newcastle, played the local Marist Brothers, and were defeated by 5 to 1. The game was fast throughout, though a strong wind prevented good combination. Good individual work was much in evidence, especially on part of Manion, Maitland's captain, Stephenson, Rowen, Combet, Dunne, and Tobin. The Newcastle captain, a midget in size, had a good knowledge of the game, and saved many times. He, his two backs and goalkeeper prevented the score from being much more than it was. The goal kickers for Maitland were Manion (2), Stephenson, McGinley. Byrne. Newcastle's was from a penalty. The game was umpired by Mr. Couzens, of South Maitland, who is a soccer enthusiast and has done a lot of work, for the Marists' colour competition.

Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser, Friday 18 June 1920, page 2

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Football,

SOCCER.

The following team has been chosen to represent Armidale against Glen Innes, at soccer, on Saturday, 26th June: Goal, A. Woodcock;. backs, Gill and Ridley; half-backs, Leitch, Milner, and Denner; forwards, Barton, Honley, R. Woodcock, McAvly, and Bishop. Reserves: Herron, McMullan, Randall. Any player unable to make the journey should notify Secretary McAvoy at once.

Fremantle Times, Friday 18 June 1920, page 2

Toowoomba Chronicle, Friday 18 June 1920, page 7

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DIGGERS' SOCCER CLUB.

The usual weekly meeting was held on Wednesday at the Soldiers' Best Rooms. Strong objections were voiced regarding men playing two codes of football. It was felt that men guilty of such conduct were not fair to either code, and should be asked to make a decision as to which code they would farther. Mr. Styans was elected to the selection committee. A few remarks would not be out or place regarding the match last Saturday. It is laid down in "soccer" laws that the condition of the ground governs as to whether the game shall be played or not. The writer contends that, though not laid down in the rules, it is an unwritten law that the weather also governs the game insofar that had it rained between 2 o'clock and 3 o'clock no players would have been there, and the game would have been postponed. It rained so hard in the flrst 20 minutes that the players and the referee were driven helter skelter for shelter. The match should then have been postponed, as the conditions were very threatening. The writer witnessed a Cup Tie stopped in the last 10 minutes through a snowstorm and when one team was leading by 2 goals. In the interest of the game the writer thinks the match should have been postponed. The Diggers showed their ability in the first ten minutes, when the ground was firm, by pressing very hard and scoring. After the first hard shower it was easily seen that the younger players had a very large advantage over Ihe more elderly men. These players played exceedingly well against New South Wales, but it was the 'youths' who could hold themselves firm on a wet ground and control a greasy ball, Gili, Plant and few others, by their play, bare my statement out. The soccer players and followers can rest assured that the Diggers welcome their defeat, as it will stimulate enthusiasm and interest in the other teams opposed to them, and make the matches much keener. Better play will result. One item which should be strongly pushed forward is that there is no Toowoomba branch representative on the selection committee or executive committee of the Q.B.F.A. in Brisbane. There is a tendency to show that local players the =tters connected with the game do not receive the support, interest and representation it so rightly deserves. Players and officials will be doing something for the Toowoomba branch and players by pushing this matter. 
The followjng players have been chosen to play against the Suburbs to morrow on No. 3 ground at 2.30 sharp: Black, Kennedy, Fletcher, Fox, Bowman, Mills, Perkins, Brazier, French, Beardsworth, Hillocks. Extras: Francis, Stevenson, Wilson.

Arrow (Sydney, NSW : 1916 - 1933), Friday 18 June 1920, page 9

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RENOWN SOCCER TEAM BEATEN.

Sydney beat Renown 3-1 at Wentworth Park For the winners,. Dane, Doerner scored, and one was put through by the Renown goalkeeper, For Renown, Williams a goal.

Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Saturday 19 June 1920, page 21

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GENERAL NOTES

Adelaide games resulted as follows:— North Adelaide, 9.9, v. Norwood. 2 6: Sturt. 13.10, v. South Adelaide, 3.9; Port Adelaide. 10.13, v. West Torrens. 10.9.

Fifty thousand people witnessed the second game between England and New South wales, at Sydney. The home players were this time successful by the large margin of 42 points to 6. In the competition among clubs of the Victorian Junior Association the positions are held as follows:— Yarraville. 28 points: Preston. Prahran and Port Melbourne, each 20: Williamstown and North Melbourne, each 16. Esscndon-12, Footscray Diggers 4, South Melbourne and Kew, nil. In the Metropolitan Amateur Association only two sides are unbeaten. Elrternwick and Collegians. Three of the Elsternwick team, Kohn, Morris and KonJev. got three goals apiece against Old Caulfield Grammarians, for whom Campbell got five sixers. University are still unbeaten in the Junior League. 

Under British Association rules the first round for the Dockerty Cup resulted thus: — 

• Albert Park, 3 goals; Osborne House (comprising portion of the crew of Submarine J4) 2 goals; 
• Welsh United, 1 goal. v. Windsor, nil: 
• St. Kilda. 3 goals, v. Spotswood, nil.