1956 Night Series Cup

1956 Night Series Cup
VFL Night Series Cup
Season	1956
Teams	8
Winners	South Melbourne (1st title)
Runner up	Carlton
Matches played	7
Attendance	143,150 (average 20,450 per match)

The 1956 VFL Night Premiership Cup was the Victorian Football League end of season cup competition played in August and September of the Victorian Football League's 1956 Premiership Season. The competition was the first season of the VFL Night Series. Run as a three-round knock-out tournament, it was contested by the eight VFL teams who did not make the final four. Games were played at the Lake Oval, Albert Park, then the home ground of South Melbourne, as it was the only ground equipped to host night games. Despite the fact that not all VFL teams participated, the first season's average crowd was 20,000 for the seven matches played, while a crowd of 32,450 watched the first night Grand Final.

Games

Quarter Finals

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date
South Melbourne	13.15 (93)	St Kilda	10.13 (73)	Lake Oval	14,000	Thursday, 23 August
North Melbourne	8.13 (61)	Essendon	8.11 (59)	Lake Oval	13,500	Tuesday, 28 August
Richmond	12.10 (82)	Hawthorn	9.19 (73)	Lake Oval	15,200	Thursday, 30 August
Carlton	13.18 (96)	Fitzroy	12.10 (82)	Lake Oval	25,000	Tuesday, 4 September

Semi Finals

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date
South Melbourne	9.13 (67)	North Melbourne	8.14 (62)	Lake Oval	17,500	Thursday, 6 September
Carlton	11.15 (81)	Richmond	9.15 (69)	Lake Oval	25,500	Wednesday, 12 September

Final

Home team	Home team score	Away team	Away team score	Ground	Crowd	Date
South Melbourne	13.16 (94)	Carlton	13.10 (88)	Lake Oval	32,450	Monday, 17 September

References

Victorian/Australian Football League pre-season and night competitions
VFL post-season consolation series	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971
Night series	1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
VFL/AFL pre-season competition	1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
AFL pre-season series	2014 2015 2016 2017
VFL/AFL Lightning Premierships	1940 1941 1943 1951 1952 1953 1996

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