1961 NSWSF season

The 1961 New South Wales Federation of Soccer Clubs (NSWSF) season was the fifth season of football in New South Wales under the administration of the federation since its breakaway from the NSW Soccer Football Association in January of 1957. The home and away league season began on the 15th of April with twelve teams, reducing the number of teams by two compared to the previous season. Sydney Prague were Federation Premiers for a third consecutive season after finishing first on the ladder of the twenty-two round regular season.

After defeating Federation Premiers, Prague, in the preliminary final, Hakoah went on to defeat reigning champions Canterbury-Marrickville 4–1 in the grand final to be crowned Federation Champions for the first time.

Other tournaments held this season once again included the Ampol Cup and the Federation Cup (this year renamed the 'Craven A' Cup). Prague were the Ampol Cup winners for the second time as were Hakoah in the Federation Cup.

Clubs

 * Changes from last season
 * Number of teams reduced from 14 to 12.
 * Pan Hellenic were promoted into the competition from Second Division for the first time.
 * Granville AEK, Balgownie and Manly were relegated to Second Division.
 * Corrimal United merged with Illawarra District Soccer Association club, Woonona-Bulli to form South Coast United
 * North Side United–E.P.T. merged with Polonia to form Polonia North Side.

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Table and results


Grand final

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 * Notes

Attendance
Below is a list of total attendances per club in all matches, both home and away.

Ampol Cup
Originally formed in 1957 as the William Kennard Cup, this was the fourth year to be sponsored by Ampol.

Craven A Federation Cup
This was the fifth year contesting the Federation Cup, named the Craven A for sponsorship reasons.