Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Weston Women lose 1929 final

This snippet is from Jack Pollard's Soccer Records, p.295.

WOMEN'S SOCCER: 

In Australia, women's soccer enjoyed a wave of popularity in 1974, mainly due to the interest taken in World Cup affairs. Back in 1929, over 7,000 paid to see Speer's Point beat Weston by 1 to 0 for the State women's soccer title, under floodlights at the Sydney Sports' Ground. In March, 1974, three New Zealand club teams, Black house Bay, Eden Saints, and Papakura Bay, invaded Sydney for a series of challenge matches. At the same time, a NSW Women's Soccer Federation was formed under the guidance of Mrs Pat O'Connor, secretary of the Sydney WSF. The women's game is also played in Queensland, South Australia and West Australia. 

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