National Football League-South Africa 1959-1977
The very first professional football league started in South Africa.
Octavia Da Sa (Durban United) in action v Highlands Park (Willie McIntosh).Rand Stadium.Tth August,1966.
Trevor Gething (Arcadia Shepherds) in action v Southern Suburbds.Acadia won 2-1.Rand Stadium.1962.
Gordon Leonard-Cape Town City centre half.1962.
Southern Suburbs & Durban City drew 3-3.Top of the League clash.Rand Stadium.Attendence 20,000.Also Johnny James (Rangers) & Ken McKenzie.1962.
Dario Vittone (Brothers) with team mate Rob Montgomery,defending against Peter McEwan (Germiston Callies).Brothers won 3-1.Rand Stadium.1962.
Dario Vittone (Brothers), watched by team mate Graham Atkinson,saving from Ross Hill (Highlands Park).Rand Stadium.1962.
Peter Firmani (Highlands Park) in action against Arthur Klopper,the Boksburg's goalkeeper.Roy Matthews (Boksburg) on the right.1962.Balfour Park.1962.
Manfred Schultz (Brothers) against Gary Ennis & Peter Balfour (Durban United).United won 2-1.Rand Stadium.1965.
Brothers FC 1963.The team were offshoot of the Marist Brothers amateur club.
Richard Gomes (Durban City).Kingsmead.1971.
Westview Apollon 1966.Port Elizabeth based.Home ground was Union Ground.
Lusitano FC 1975.
Highlands Park 0 Durban United 0.Top of the League clash.Rand Stadium.7th August,1966.
Cape Town City beat Highlands Park 3-1.Castle Cup Final.Rand Stadium.29th September.1970.
Vernon Wentzel (Addington) & Linardos (Westview Apollon).Vernon Wentzel scored to goals in Addington's 3-1.Kingsmead.5th March.1967.
Billy McGillivray.Maritzburg FC. Castle Cup winning captain.
Dan Le Roux (Durban United) watched by team mate Les Salton shooting for goal.Ken Denysschen is the Durban City defender.Kingsmead.1963.
Durban Spurs (in the red) v Port Elizabeth City,Spurs won the League this year.Kingsmead.1969,
Ron Orford,the Germiston Callis goalkeeper daving in front of Barry Stobart (Durban Spurs).Spurs 5-0.Kingsmead.1969.
Melvyn Teubes,No.3,Hellenic left back.The green jersey belongs to Peter Goy,the Hellenic goalkeeper.Kingsmead.1968.
Matt Crowe (Port Elizabeth City) & Gary Brown (Durban City).Kingsmead.1966.
Des Horne (Southern Suburbs).Stats.1967.
Johnny Louch & Derek Smethurst were signed as 19 year olds from Addington by Durban City.1969.
Griffen (Arcadia United) clearing the ball watched by Johnny Brooks Durban United's USA born player.Kingsmead.1969.,
Gavin Laing (Maritzburg).1969,.
George Luke (Durban City) & Brian Hogan (Highlands Park).Kingsmead.1965.
Keith Hellawell (Wanderers) punches the ball clear,surrounded by Highlands Park's Charlie Gough,Ron MacIntosh & Fred Kalk.Also George Cloete (Wanderers).Wanderers Stadium.20th August,1965.
Basil Johnson (Arcadia United) scores past Ron Orford (Germiston Callies) with Ron Montgomery (Calles).Arcadia won 6-2.Driehoek.7th August,1965.
Vernon Wentzel (Durban City) dribble around George Ryder (Highlands Park).Danny Blanchflower (Tottenham Hotspur) recognized Vernon Wentzel's class.They played against each other in the Spurs v SA XI game.June,1963.Kingsmead.4th July,1965.