Eric Alexander was elected to succeed Shelton Cox as President - a daunting task given Shelton Cox’s paternal influence on the Club since most members could remember. Eric already had an impressive Club pedigree though, having served as Match Secretary from 1932 until 1950 and as Club Captain in the highly successful 1935-36 season.

The season started disastrously due to the number of absentees – Humphries, Russell, Vertue, Wilson, Percival and Griffith. Needless to say, results were poor and the team left themselves with too much to do and despite a valiant comeback, they finished bottom of Division 1.

The real success of the Club was the "A" XI led by Ian Watt, who finished 4^th in Division 1 and were finalists in the AFA Minor Cup, losing 2-1 to Catford Wanderers. If the team had even made an average start (4 points from 8 games), they would probably have been champions. The team included the strong half back line of Les Bampton, John Worthington and John Preece. Other members of the side were Cliff Dudley, Tony Huc, John Holton, Fred Butcher, Peter Ainger, Dave Halfyard, Bob Patterson, George Mattos, William Bryan and Stan Humphries (now playing outfield).