Melbourne Hakoah

Melbourne Hakoah is a defunct Australian sports club which had a predominantly Jewish Australian supporter base, akin to Hakoah Vienna. The club's best known arm was its soccer club.

History

The club was founded in 1927, and within a decade was one of the leading sides in the Victorian First Division. The club broke ground by becoming the first successful non-Anglo migrant backed club in the state, laying the foundation for the dominance of other migrant run clubs after World War II. While the club was unable to win a league title post-war, it still managed several victories in the Dockerty Cup, including four consecutive titles in the 1950s. Gradually, the club's supporter base dwindled due to assimilation and lack of renewal from younger supporters, and it eventually merged with South Melbourne's Victorian league reserve side in the early 1980s.

Notable people

Notable former players

• Henry Mowbray
• Jack Reilly
• Anton Dosen
• Mike O'Hara [Victorian State Representative]

Managers

• Billy Walsh

Honours

• Victorian Premier League titles: 4
  • 1934, 1935, 1938, 1943
• Dockerty Cup titles: 9
  • 1935, 1943, 1945, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1966, 1973

Footnotes

Alexander(Sandy) Henderson Second team couch 1974-1975 Armstrong cup Winners and league Champions then Couch first team 1976-1977 Goalkeeper 1968-1970 and Victoria representative

External links

Official

• Melbourne Hakoah Official Site