1960 NSW Federation Cup

The 1960 NSW Federation Cup was the fourth edition of the NSW Soccer Federation's premier soccer cup. This was the second season the tournament received sponsorship by W.D. & H.O. Wills and was called the "Ascot Thousand" after their popular cigarette. The cup was contested by all fourteen first division clubs and the top two placed second division clubs in the premiership. The £1000 prize money was divided among the first four placings, with first place receiving £600, second place £250, third place £100 and fourth place £50.[1][2][3]

1960 NSW Federation Cup
Ascot Thousand
Tournament details
Country Australia (NSW)
Teams16
Defending championsCanterbury-Marrickville
Final positions
ChampionsSydney Hakoah
Runner-upPrague
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored76 (4.75 per match)
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Sydney Hakoah were the defending champions, having beaten Sydney Prague 2–0 in last year's final. They were eliminated in the first round by Bankstown, who went on to defeat reigning Ampol Cup champions, Budapest 2–1 in the semi-finals.

The final was played on 23 October 1960 between Bankstown and league champions, Canterbury-Marrickville. Bankstown won the match 1–0 to claim their first title.

Format and clubs

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Round Clubs
remaining
Clubs advancing from
previous round
New entries
this round
Main match dates
First Round 16 N/A
  • 14 clubs from NSW First Division
  • 2 clubs from NSW Second Division
7–28 Sep 1960
Quarter-finals 8
  • 8 winners from First Round
none 8–9 Oct 1960
Semi-finals 4
  • 4 winners from quarter-finals
none 16 Oct 1960
Third place playoff
and Final
4
  • 2 losers from semi-finals enter Third place playoff
  • 2 winners from semi-finals enter Final
none 23 Oct 1960

First Round

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Tie Team 1 (div.) Score Team 2 (div.) Date
1 Polonia (2) 4–3 North Side-E.P.T. (1) 7 September 1960
2 APIA Leichhardt (1) 5–1 Balgownie (1)
3 Canterbury-Marrickville (1) 8–4 Pan Hellenic (2) 14 September 1960
4 Budapest (1) 3–0 Corrimal United (1)
5 Prague (1) 4–3 Granville AEK (1) 21 September 1960
6 Auburn (1) 5–2 Sydney Austral (1)
7 Gladesville-Ryde (1) 6–0 Manly-Warringah (1) 28 September 1960
8 Bankstown (1) 2–1 Hakoah (1)

Finals

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Quarter-finals

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Canterbury-Marrickville5–2Polonia
Gladesville-Ryde0–3Bankstown
Prague1–2Auburn
APIA Leichhardt1–2Budapest

Semi-finals

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Canterbury-Marrickville3–2Auburn
Bankstown2–1Budapest

Third place playoff

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Budapest5–1Auburn
Henson Park, Marrickville

Final

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Bankstown1–0Canterbury-Marrickville
Henson Park, Marrickville
NSW Federation Cup
1960 Champions
 
Bankstown
First Title

References

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General and specific
  1. ^ "The NSW Soccer Year Book 1960". Robworth. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  2. ^ "The NSW Soccer Year Book 1961". Robworth. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  3. ^ "1960 NSW Federation Cup". www.socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2023.