South Africa 1959 (original) (raw)

NFL League (for whites) (first ever season)

Final Table:

(only one round was played)

1.Durban City 11 9 1 1 55-23 19 Champions 2.Rangers 11 7 3 1 35-19 17 3.Durban United 11 5 5 1 28-15 15 4.Germiston Callies 11 6 2 3 39-19 14 5.Arcadia Shepherds 11 7 0 4 32-28 14 6.Benoni United 11 5 3 3 35-21 13 7.Randfontein 11 6 1 4 25-27 13 8.Pretoria City 11 3 2 6 28-42 8 [] 9.Brakpan United 11 3 2 6 24-38 8 10.Johannesburg City 11 2 1 8 19-37 5 11.Southern Park 11 1 2 8 18-44 4 12.Maritzburg City 11 0 2 9 12-37 2 []

[*] Pretoria City and Maritzburg City disbanded at end of season; no relegation

Topscorer: 21 L.Salton (Durban City) [additionally scored 2 goals in cup]

Castle Cup 1959

Round 1 [Aug ?] Iscor Vanderbijl 1-2 Arcadia Shephers Balfour Park 3-1 Southern Suburbs Johannesburg City 3-0 Pretoria City Iscor Pretoria 1-3 Marist Brothers Benoni United 5-1 Randfontein Germiston Callies 4-1 Benoni FC
Brakpan United 5-4 Durban City Durban United 3-3 Rangers Maritzburg Celtic 1-5 Berea Park

Round 1 Replay Rangers 6-2 Durban United

Round 2 Brakpan United 3-1 Johannesburg City Arcadia Shepherds 2-4 Boksburg Byes: Balfour Park, Marist Brothers, Benoni United, Germiston Callies, Rangers and Berea Park

Quarterfinals Benoni United 2-1 Brakpan United Marist Brothers 1-0 Balfour Park Rangers 5-2 Berea Park Germiston Callies 3-1 Boksburg

Semifinals Rangers 3-2 Benoni United Germiston Callies 3-2 Marist Brothers

Final [Oct 10, Rand Stadium Johannesburg; att: 16,238] Rangers 4-2 Germiston Callies [James (2), Jacques, Blom; Wolpert, Ching] [Rangers: Van der Merwe; Kreser, Jacobsen; Christophers, Cloete, Jacques; Blom, James, Swinton, Esterhuizen, Fourie; Germiston Callies: Clark; Pye-Smith, Jackson; H. Hauser (Wolpert), Logan, Bales; Walker, Ching, Moore, Hammer, Mitchell]

T.N.S.C. "Champion of Champions" 1959 [Feb 1960] Rangers 4-4 Durban City

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Sources: [Lit 65], [Raa 02]

Prepared and maintained by John van Enckevort and Ian King for theRec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Authors: John van Enckevort and Ian King Last updated: 16 Mar 2023