1956 Night Series Cup
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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 Night Premiership was the first such time the night premiership had existed. 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.
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
end of season cup competition played in August and September of the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
's 1956 Premiership Season
1956 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1956.-1956 Summer Olympics:From 22 November to 8 December, the 1956 Summer Olympics were to be held in Melbourne, with a re-configured Melbourne Cricket Ground as its Main Stadium....
. The Night Premiership was the first such time the night premiership had existed. 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
Lake Oval
The Lake Oval was an Australian rules football and cricket stadium located in Albert Park, Victoria. It was the home of the South Melbourne Football Club from 1878 until their relocation to Sydney in 1982 , and also of the South Melbourne Cricket Club...
, Albert Park
Albert Park, Victoria
Albert Park is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Port Phillip. At the 2006 Census, Albert Park had a population of 5827....
, then the home ground of South Melbourne
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
, 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.