Emanating from a factories competition held in the late 1960's, the Mooroolbark Works Cup, the Metropolitan Industrial Soccer League was founded in 1971. It steadily grew under the leadership of Fred Habbe, Ron Darlingtion and David Chant, and continued to expand and evolve through the 1970's, 1980's and 1990's. A great history up to that point is found in Issue #2 of League Extra in 1990.
The League became the Amateur Soccer Federation of Victoria and then VicSoccer. Many current Football Victoria clubs began by playing in it's competitions. The League was an amazing blend of nationalities. Ethnic names were never banned, and there are dozens of teams from countries that never had any representation in VSF/FFV competitions. At times it was also a bit like the Wild West, with some lawless clubs frequently assaulting referees and having matches abandoned, leading to many being expelled.
Sitting well below the State, Metropolitan, Provisional and District Leagues, it's records have not been readily available. Tables and fixtures briefly appeared in the VSF Yearbooks in the mid-1970's but after that you have to scour through Soccer Action to find any details. There is nothing in the vast content on OzFootball about the League.
To resolve this issue, I have gone through the State Library of Victoria's collection of League News ranging from 1990-2003 and created an archive here. Added to it are issues post 2003 that I have been able to download from the old VicSoccer website, where not all old links work so these are few and far between. Another emerging issue in the difficulty of record keeping and research then strikes, where information disappear as websites and results services are changed without the backup of printed documents existing as everything goes online. There are further compilications created by the killing of John Kelly at the time he was running VicSoccer and the trial and seizing of computers by the police that followed.
Hopefully there is enough in this archive to assist anyone hoping to research clubs that competed in the League get started. There are still some Fixture Lists and Club Contact Guides that will be added to it. If anyone has missing issues of League News, please get in touch so they can be added and shared.
The League News in the David Chant years is a superb record, ample in great content. The additional information wanes a little in the John Kelly years, perhaps due to the switch to a move online.
I've tried to compile a full honour roll of league champions. It is complete up until 2003 but then for the reasons listed above, some gaps start to appear. Once again, if you can assist with adding to it, please get in touch.
Industrial League/Amateur League/VicSoccer Documents Archive
INDUSTRIAL & AMATEUR LEAGUE/VICSOCCER CHAMPIONS
Metropolitan Industrial League Champions
1971 McRobertson
Division One Champions
1972 Johns Hydraulic
1973 McColl Electric
1974 McColl Electric
1975 Standard AST
1976 McColl Dynamo A
1977 Pegasus
1978 Pegasus
1979 Ansett
1980 Split Auto Repairs
1981 Ansett
1982 Altona Rovers
1983 Split Auto Reoairs
1984 Leeco Holdings
1985 Leeco Holdings
1986 Meko Holdings
1987 Meko Holdings
1988 Middle Park
Division One Mornings Champions
1989 Highpoint
1990 Tottenham
1991 Tottenham Zagreb
1992 Tottenham Zagreb
1993 Dallas Osijek
1994 Sunshine Mostar
1995 Dallas Osijek
1996 Epping Mladost
1997 Leros United
1998 Bayside Argonauts
1999 St Albans Vukovar
Division One Afternoon Champions
1989 Hampton Park
1990 Thomastown United
1991 Brunswick Middle East
1992 Endeavour United
1993 Dandenong Inter
1994 Apollo United
1995 Saigon United
1996 Dingley City
1997 Hume City
1998 Middle Park
1999 Bayside Argonauts
Premier League Mornings Champions
2000 St Albans Vukovar
2001 Barnestoneworth United
2002 Footscray United
2003 St Albans Vukovar
2004 St Albans Vukovar
2006 St Albans Vukovar
2009 St Albans Vukovar
2012 Albert Park Spiders
2013 St Albans Vukovar
Premier League Afternoon Champions
2000 Carrum United
2001 Cafe Timor
2002 Middle Park
2003 Albert Park
2004 Middle Park
2006
2007 Middle Park
2009 Old Xaverians
2011 ETA Buffalo
2012 Trojan Athletic
2013 Melbourne City Spartans
2014 Hume Valley
2015 North Melbourne Athletic
2016 West Brunswick Wanderers
2017
2018 Barnestoneworth United
2019 P.E.G.S. SC
Premier League Champions
2008 Middle Park
2011
2012
2013 St Albans Vukovar
2014 Caulfield Cougars
2015 St Albans Vukovar
2016 Albert Park Spiders
2017
2018 Savage United
2019 NK Bunker
2021 St Albans Vukovar
2022 NK Bunker
Division Two Champions
1972 Kodak
1973 Thorn
1974 Standard AST
1975 Cartro
1976 Ford Falcons
1977 Public Works A
1978 Ansett
1979 A R Split
1980 Hedges Dynamo
1981 J M Welding
1982 Middle Park
1983 A.E.P. Melbourne
1984 Altona Ilinden
1985 Altona North Tarxien
1986 Amicron
1987 Highpoint
Division Two Morning Champions
1988 Fibremakers United
1989 Tottenham
1990 Dallas Osijek
1991 Dallas Osijek
1992 Princes Park Rangers
1993 Keilor Old Boys
1994 Keeley Kings
1995 Laminex
1999 Wisla
Division Two Afternoon Champions
1988 Windsor
1989 Flemington Floridia
Division Two North West Champions
1990 Watsonia Heights
1991 Albanian Eagle
1992 El Salvador
1993 Apollo United
1994 Bosna Melbourne
1995 Somerton City
1996 Hume City
1998 Kensington City
1999 Vas Star
Division Two South East Champions
1990 Endeavour United
1991 Dandenong Inter
1992 Melbourne Rumania
1993 Saigon United
1994 Parkdale United
1995 Montrose
1996 South Port United
1998 Old Mentonians
1999 Croydon Ranges
Division Two North West Afternoon Champions
1992 El Salvador
1997 Springvale BiH
Division Two South East Afternoon Champions
1992 Melbourne Rumania
1997 Keysborough Saints
Division Two East Champions
1996 Bayside Argonauts
1998 Lilydale
Division Two West Champions
1996 Leros United
1998 Alexander the Great
Division Two East Morning Champions
1997 Bayside Argonauts
Division Two West Morning Champions
1997 Whittlesea
Division One Morning (New) Champions
2000 CFMEU Scotties
2001 Megas Warriors
2002 Westgate Care Park
Division One North West (New) Champions
2000 Cafe Timor
2001 Melbourne Puglia
2002 Youth United
2003 Upfield
2004 Yarra City Eagles
Division One South East (New) Champions
2000 Dandenong Warriors
2001 Bayswater Strikers
2002 Albert Park
2003 Parkmore
2004 Old Brighton
Division One East (New) Champions
2003 Hellenic Moorabbin
2004 Bayswater Strikers
2006
2008 Albert Park Spiders
2009 Albert Park
2015 Valley Crows
2016 Savage United
2017 Prahran City
2018 Bati Trakya
2019 Port Phillip Spiders
Division One West (New) Champions
2003 HNK Mostar
2004 South Park Rangers
2006 Brimbank United
2008 St Albans Vukovar
2009 Western Slivica
2018 Footscray United Rangers
2019 Royal Western
Division One Central (New) Champions
2004 HNK Gospic Bears
Division One Afternoon (New) Champions
2006 Hellenic Moorabbin
2007 Campbellfield Lions
2008 Sacred Heart Sparta
2009 Old Mentonians
2011 Trojan Athletic
2013 Peru United
2014 UFC
Division One East Morning (New) Champions
2007 South Port United
2011 Caulfield Cougars
2012 DODO United
2013 Carringbush
Division One West Morning (New) Champions
2007 St Albans Vukovar
2011 Hume Valley
2012 Barnestoneworth United
2013 Footscray United
2014 Albert Park Spiders
Division One (New) Champions
2021 Caulfield Cougars
2022 Braybrook United
Division Three Champions
1973 HMAS Cerberus
1974 Cartro
1975 WD & HO Wills
1976 Ansett
1977 Colyer Watson
1990 Laminex
Division Three East Champions
1978 Lysaght
1979 Clifton Hill YCW
1980 Riversdale
1981 Scoresby United
1982 Rowville United
1983 Whittlesea
1984 Ferris United
1985 Dallas United
1986 Dallas United
1987 Northern Cross
1988 Dallas United
1989 Dallas United
1996 Caulfield United
1999 Eastern United
Division Three West Champions
1978 A R Split A
1979 Hodges Dynamo
1980 Doxa United
1981 St Albans Wanderers
1982 A.E.P. Melbourne
1983 St Albans Wanderers
1984 St Albans Wanderers
1985 St Albans Wanderers
1986 St Albans Wanderers
1987 Dynamo St Albans
1988 Tottenham
1989 Altona North Tarxien
1996 Yarra Villa
Division Three Central Champions
1985 Essendon Tramways
1993 Youth United
1994 Kraina
1995 United Assyrian
1999 Oakleigh Old Stars
Division Three Morning Champions
1991 Laminex
1992 St Kilda Old Boys
1993 Oakleigh Old Stars
1998 Vas Star
Division Three Afternoon Champions
1991 Nissan Australia
1999 VN SC Springvale
Division Three North West Champions
1992 Apollo United
1993 Young Stars
1994 Somerton City
1995 ETA Buffalo
1996 Middle Park
1997 West Footscray Derzelez
1998 Cafe Timor
Division Three South East Champions
1992 Old Wesley
1993 Noble Park Macedonia
1994 CT United
1995 Melbourne Tomislav
1996 Noble Park Drina
1997 Clayton Azzurri
1998 Beaumaris
Division Three North Champions
1994 ETA Buffalo
1995 Alexander the Great
1996 Altona Tartan Army
Division Three South Champions
1994 Caulfield Cougars
1995 Caulfield Cougars
Division Three North Central Champions
1994 Australian Tower of Babylon
Division Three North East Afternoon Champions
1997 Epping City
Division Three North Morning Champions
1997 Tottenham Zagreb
Division Three South Morning Champions
1997 Malvern Cannons
Division Two Afternoon (New) Champions
2000 Merlynston City
2001 Andernet
2002 Old Xaverians
2011 Hume Valley
2013 Barnestoneworth United
2015 Barnestoneworth United
Division Two South (New) Champions
2000 Hellenic Moorabbin
2001 CFMEU Scotties
2002 Croydon Ranges
Division Two Central (New) Champions
2000 Singh Sabba
2001 Old Pegs
2002 HNK Mostar
Division Two East Morning (New) Champions
2007 South Springvale Serres
Division Two West Morning (New) Champions
2007 South Park Rangers
Division Two East (New) Champions
2008 Melbourne Eagles
Division Two West (New) Champions
2008 Altona Ilinden Lions
Division Two (New) Champions
2021 Oromo FC
2022 Carringbush
Division Four Champions
1975 T.A.A.
1985 Keilor Old Boys
1986 Kings Park Heights
1987 Dandy Dynamo
1988 Flemington Floridia
1989 Eltham and Diamond Valley
1990 Coburg Assyrian
Division Four North Champions
1977 Travellers Melbourne
1978 Ashur United
1979 Doxa United
1980 Hightpoint
1981 Rowville United B
1982 Sperry Vickers
1983 Dallas United
1993 Preston South Ohid
1995 Altona East Bayside
Division Four East Champions
1976 Fibre Containers
1977 Keeley United
1978 Fibremakers United
1979 Micron
1980 Scoresby United
1981 Rowville United
1982 Essalta Meto
1983 Intercity
1984 Don Bosco Chadstone
Division Four West Champions
1976 Colyer Watson Rovers
1977 James Miller
1978 Hodges Dynamo
1979 Altona Melita Catering
1980 Leeco Holdings
1981 A.E.P. Melbourne
1982 Footscray United
1983 Altona North
1984 West Footscray United
Division Four Central Champions
1979 S.C.O.T.
Division Four South Champions
1993 C T United
1995 Waverley Old Boys City
Division Four Morning Champions
1991 Barnstoneworth United
Division Four North Morning Champions
1992 Footscray United B
Division Four South Morning Champions
1992 Oakleigh Old Stars
Division Five Morning Champions
1992 Montrose
Reserves League Champions
1975 McColl Electric
Division One Reserves Champions
1980 Colyer Watson
1981 Split Auto Repairs
1982 J M Welding
1983 Clifton Hill YCW
1984 Leeco Holdings
1985 Altona Rovers
1986 Glenroy Doxa United
1987 Glenroy Doxa United
1988 Middle Park
Division One Morning Reserves Champions
1989 Footscray United
1990 Tottenham
1991 Sunshine Mostar
1994 Tottenham Zagreb
1995 Preston South Ohrid
1996 Altona North Tarxien
Division One Afternoon Reserves Champions
1989 Windsor
1990 Flamingo
1991 Brunswick Middle East
1992 Albanian Eagle
1993 Endeavour United
1994 Ardeer
1995 Saigon United
1996 MG United
1997 Dandenong Inter
1998 Moreland United
1999 Middle Park
Premier League Afternoon Reserves Champions
2000 Middle Park
2001 Croydon Ranges
2002 Middle Park
2003 Bayswater Strikers
2004 Middle Park
2006 Middle Park
2007 Middle Park
2008 Middle Park
2009 Old Xaverians
2011 Melbourne City Spartans
2012 Melbourne City Spartans
2013 Melbourne City Spartans
2014 Hume Valley
2015 North Melbourne Athletic
2016 Hume Valley
2017
2018 West Brunswick Wanderers
2019 Barnestoneworth United
Division Two Reserves Champions
1981 Middle Park
1982 Middle Park
1983 Leeco Holdings
1984 Apollo United
1985 Intercity
1986 Preston Pythons
1987 Highpoint
Division Two Morning Reserves Champions
1988 Springvale Eagles
1989 Tottenham
Division Two Afternoon Reserves Champions
1988 Rowville United
1989 Elwood United
Division Two North West Reserves Champions
1990 Epping Abruzzi
1991 Albanian Eagle
1992 El Salvador
1993 Ardeer
1994 Reservoir United
1995 Reservoir United
1996 Footscray Moonstar
1997 Altona North Tarxien
1998 Preston South Ohrid
1999 Preston South Ohrid
Division Two South East Reserves Champions
1990 Elwood United
1991 St Kilda Old Boys
1992 Oakleigh City Lesvos
1993 Montrose
1994 Bayswater Park
1995 Montrose
1996 Keysborough Saints
1997 Carrum United
1998 Croydon Park
1999 Carrum United
Division One North West Reserves (New) Champions
2000 United Oromia
2001 ETA Buffalo
2002 ETA Buffalo
2003 Footscray Bulldogs
Division One South East Reserves (New) Champions
2000 Dandenong Warriors
2001 Albert Park
2002 Albert Park
2003 South Port United
2004 Old Brighton
Division One Reserves (New) Champions
2004 Moreland Wolves
Division One Afternoon Reserves (New) Champions
2006 Altona North
2007 Peru United
2008 Thornbury United
2009 Old Mentonians
Division One West Reserves (New) Champions
2018 Albion Thunders
Division Three Central Reserves Champions
1985 Taxation United
1993 Swinburne
1994 South Port United
1995 Middle Park
Division Three Reserves Champions
1986 St Albans Wanderers
Division Three Afternoon Reserves Champions
1991 Keysborough Old Stars
1999 Chile Sport
Division Three North West Reserves Champions
1992 Old Melburnians
1993 Maribyrnong United
1994 Maribyrnong United
1995 Ilirida United
1996 Middle Park
1997 Oak Park Doxa United
1998 Cafe Timor
Division Three South East Reserves Champions
1992 Old Wesley
1993 Bayswater Park
1994 CT United
1995 Carnegie Olympus
1996 Knox United Sanza Rofrano
1997 Bayswater Park
1998 Beaumaris
Division Three North Central Reserves Champions
1994 Australian Tower of Babylon
Division Three North East Afternoon Reserves Champions
1997 Brunswick Middle East
Division Two Afternoon Reserves (New) Champions
2000 Moreland Wolves
2001 Moreland Wolves
2002 South Port United
Thirds/Veterans/Over 35's League Champions
1993 Rowville United
1994 Hoppers Crossing
2008 Middle Park
2012 Hume Valley
2014 East Kew United
2015 South Park Rangers
2016 South Park Rangers
2017
2018 Thornbury United
2019 St Albans Gospic Bears
Ladies Champions
2015 ETA Buffalo
2016 P.E.G.S. SC
