The Victorian Soccer League was an Australian soccer league based in Victoria that was founded in 1912 and administered by Football Victoria. It consisted of up to four divisions, through multiple structure changes to the league. The league folded in 1957 after the introduction of the Victorian State League.
History After the Victorian Amateur League and Victorian Junior League folded after its first three league seasons of soccer in Victoria, in 1912 two divisions were introduced under the Victorian Soccer League following the formation of five new clubs in the state; Birmingham Victoria, Footscray United, Moorabbin, Melbourne Thistle, Sunshine. Williamstown were the inaugural champions of the league in 1912 and went back-to-back as renamed Yarraville in 1913. In 1914, the second division was split into two groups.
Champions SeasonDivision 1Division 2Division 3Division 41912WilliamstownPreston——1913YarravillePrestonSeasonDivision 1Division 2ADivision 2BDivision 3Division 41914Melbourne ThistleSandringhamFootscray Thistle——SeasonDivision 1ADivision 1BDivision 2Division 3Division 41915Albert ParkMelbourne ThistleSpotswood A——SeasonDivision 1Division 2Division 3Division 41916–1918No competition played due to World War I1919–1920Not played1921WindsorBrunswick——1922Northumberland & Durham UnitedSandringham1923St KildaSpotswoodSeasonDivision 1Division 2ADivision 2BDivision 3Division 41924Footscray ThistleNaval DepotMelbourne Welsh——SeasonDivision 1Division 2Division 3Division 41925Melbourne ThistleNorthumberland & Durham UnitedEssendon CityBox Hill1926Footscray ThistleAlbert ParkBox HillHeidelberg1927–1928Not played1929Footscray ThistleRoyal CaledoniansCoburgAlbert Park1930Footscray ThistleCollingwoodSouth YarraMiddle Park1931BrunswickBox Hill UnitedMelbourne HakoahSpotswood B1932Footscray ThistleMelbourne HakoahHeidelbergWindsor1933Royal CaledoniansSt KildaFootscray United—1934Melbourne HakoahSouth MelbourneNavy1935Melbourne HakoahMorelandNettlefolds1936MorelandNobelsMelbourne Manx1937MorelandNobels—1938Melbourne HakoahFootscray Thistle1939Prahran CitySouth Melbourne United1940NobelsSouth Yarra1941MorelandNavy1942Prahran City—1943Moreland-Hakoah1944Prahran City1945Prahran CitySeasonDivision 1Division 2 NorthDivision 2 SouthDivision 3Division 41946Moreland-HakoahCoburgPark Rangers——SeasonDivision 1Division 2Division 3Division 41947Sunshine United———1948Box HillBradford Cotton MillsUniversity of Melbourne1949BrightonSandringham CityGeorge CrossSeasonDivision 1Division 2Division 3 NorthDivision 3 SouthDivision 41950Sunshine UnitedWestern SuburbsFifersJ.U.S.T.—SeasonDivision 1Division 2Division 3Division 41951YallournJ.U.S.T.International HarvesterPolonia1952JuventusMorelandPoloniaMaccabi1953JuventusSouth YarraMaccabiSlavia1954JuventusGeorge CrossSlaviaWilhelmina1955JuventusSlaviaWilhelmina—1956JuventusWilhelminaPreston1957J.U.S.T.George CrossYarra Park
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