Tony Persoglia

Historian @footballvic since 2020; Contributor @OzFootballNet since 2003; 🇦🇺⚽️ email: [email protected]

[Tony Persoglia @dalmanac]

@MarkBoric The remaining goal difference is 14:2 in Chadstone's favour. I'd suggest that the Round 10 match was never played and awarded as a walkover while the return fixture resulted in a 14-2 win to Chadstone. Hopefully Chadstone Progress can confirm this. 🤞

[Tony Persoglia @dalmanac]

UPDATE: 1970 District Premier League Results file (sort of) completed. The close to complete archive of Soccer News delivering a near-perfect coverage of the District Leagues that year, though the final issue was published with two rounds remaining. https://t.co/RdZebRXwa0

[Tony Persoglia @dalmanac]

@MarkBoric It definitely confirms the Hawksburn v Yarraville match, and I have managed to provisionally confirm with 99% confidence the others in blue too. Which basically leaves the scores of two matches between Chadstone and North Altona in Round 10 and 21 remaining.

[Tony Persoglia @dalmanac]

@MarkBoric Exactly. 1967 and 1973 were anomalies in that regard. Gerald Edgar kept meticulous records in 67, while Allsport Weekly gave unparalleled coverage in 73. Between Soccer News/Soccer Week, I may get some of 68, 69, 74 and 75 done, but it's unlikely I'll complete an entire season.

[Tony Persoglia @dalmanac]

@MarkBoric I will probably jump onto the Soccer Action era after 1970, at least I'm guaranteed to find most tables published each and every week, it's the painstaking work of tracking postponements and catch-up matches which slows me down.

[Tony Persoglia @dalmanac]

@MarkBoric That score confirms at least two others I think, probably only need one more to determine the remaining matches. Currently in a world of pain with the West Division, and barely a third of the way through the season.

[Tony Persoglia @dalmanac]

@MarkBoric Where did you source that one?

[Tony Persoglia @dalmanac]

With no draws published in the 1970 VSF Yearbook, transcribing the remaining District Leagues from this season will be difficult, particularly the West Division, which began with 12 teams (Swan Hill withdrew before Round 1) but ended with 10 after Elsternwick were expelled.

[Tony Persoglia @dalmanac]

Langwarrin, Fitzroy Azzurri, Fawkner Lazio, Pascoe Vale and Melton are five clubs where the goals are confirmed. None of the clubs in the West had any soccer coverage in the local papers @MarkBoric has scanned, while the Pines had great junior coverage, seniors, not so much.

[Tony Persoglia @dalmanac]

With the 1967 and 1972 Provisional Leagues already completed, this forms part of a broader piece of work which will take a long time to complete. Next stop, 1970.

[Tony Persoglia @dalmanac]

UPDATE: 1973 Provisional and District League Results files completed. Comprehensive coverage from Allsport Weekly delivers the goods, revealing a host of postponed and abandoned fixtures, and the results of several replays. Only two results not found. https://t.co/lgNTunHQjA

[Tony Persoglia @dalmanac]

Without delving through The Herald and The Sun archives, it's likely that Allsport Weekly was the only publication to comprehensively cover the Sunday District Leagues in 1973. Released on a Thursday every week, it was rare that it didn't have between 4-6 pages devoted to soccer.

[Tony Persoglia @dalmanac]

@MarkBoric Just a lazy 400+ matches in the Victorian top-flight

[Tony Persoglia @dalmanac]

@MarkBoric I may have to amend this. 400 spectators invading the pitch is a lot by any standard, but for Ajax? Did they really get this many to their matches back in the day? A recent Hall of Fame inductee at the helm too.

[Tony Persoglia @dalmanac]

@MarkBoric @footballvic Cheers Mark. Table #1 was truly epic.

[Tony Persoglia @dalmanac]

@MarkBoric You played with John Gardiner and against Jimmy Mackay. That's trivia question material.

[Tony Persoglia @dalmanac]

@MarkBoric Remind me to give you the 122 issues between 1991 and 1993 that @GregStock7 provided me next time we catch-up. It was too chaotic on Saturday to even attempt a handover.

[Tony Persoglia @dalmanac]

@perthovalman @PaulMavroudis @SMEMUFC We need to digitise your collection!