1914 Victorian soccer season


The 1914 Victorian soccer season was the sixth competitive season of soccer in the Australian state of Victoria, under association with the governing body of Football Victoria. The season consisted of two leagues, being 'Victorian Division 1' and 'Victorian Division 2' that is now recognized as the NPL & NPL 2 respectively. The calendar season also saw the sixth tournament of the Dockerty Cup, in which Melbourne Thistle were crowned winners.

Overview

At the conclusion of the 1913 season in division 1, Footscray Thistle withdrew from competitive soccer. This left the with only nine teams after the planned promotion of the first and second placed teams on the division 2 ladder, being Preston and Spotswood. Newly founded Northumberland & Durham United directly joined division 1 becoming the tenth team.
Division 2 was allegedly split into two sections, with only Hawthorn remaining in the division from the 1913 season. Along with the promotions of Preston and Spotswood; Fitzroy, Moorabbin and Sunshine all folded at the season's conclusion. Newly formed Sandringham joined the league and were premiers in both sections in which they were promoted, with Hawthorn being the runners−up in both sections also but were not promoted. As of April 2020, the division 2 ladder is still under construction.

League Tables

Division 1

Division 2

Section A

Section B