Soccer Club

Yallourn’s got the cup the city couldn't keep ...and they're the first to take it up-country. Yallourn, Tuesday Victory Ball night at St. John's Hall last night! Yallourn Soccer Club was celebrating its Victorian Junior Amateur Football Association premiership. They're the first country team lo carry the cup away from Melbourne.

SOURCE : NLA :23086403 ‘THE ARGUS’ WEDNESDAY 17th OCTOBER 1951 PAGE 5

1938 Yallourn Blues Junior Soccer Team
Back Row: Bruce Spenser (reserve); Doug Wilson; Tom Melbourne; Ron Welfare
Middle Row: Bob Crookston; Roy Whelan; Ray Stanger; Ray Tate
Front Row: Tom Mills; --- Drane; Don McAllister; Syd Tate; Brian Downey
Coach: Tom Oddy
Photo taken at Yallourn Oval 1938
Syd 'Spudda' Tate (1925 – 2015) later played VFL football for Geelong Football Club between (1947 – 1951) and was a member of their 1951 Premiership Team.

Both my brothers were noted in this photo - Ralph Harrison and Neil Harrison

Latrobe Valley Soccer Federation League Winners - Yallourn
Austin Lynch presenting the trophy.

Refer Murray Lobley's Episode 2 - History of Yallourn Soccer Club 1920s-1930s

Back Row: ? , Scott Lee, ? , Shane Long, ? , ? , ?
Front Row: ?, ? , ? , Dave Fletcher, ?

Mike Duke (coach)
Back Row: Peter Brown, ? Barry Hill, Timmy D'alterio, ? , ?
Front Row: Scott Lee, ? , ? , ? Curtis, Gary Plautz, Stephen Husquin

Metropolitan Division 2 Champions and Federation Cup Winners 1970
Back: John Szabo, Peter Romyn, George Plavins, Vlad Samson, Frank Mehaffey, Brian Anderson
Front: Colin Ellis, Linton Planner, Billy Hodgson, Jos Adrichen, Roy Hainsworth, Johnny Poelsma, Alec Bathgate (Coach)
Small Boy at front: Mark Anderson

Back: Frank Mehaffey, Phil Blunt, Rod Sterling, Linton Planner, Billy Hodgson, Colin Ellis
Front: Roy Hainsworth, Bill Fletcher, John Poelsma, Brian Anderson, Stuart Bailey