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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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South Cardiff FC

South Cardiff Football Club is a semi-professional soccer club based in Cardiff South a suburb of Newcastle, Australia. The club was established in 1964 and currently competes in the Northern NSW State League Division 1. They are known as "The Gunners" after the nickname of London club Arsenal. The club in its current form celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2014 although there is historical records of South Cardiff Football Club back to the 1930s at least. South Cardiff was the first team to score in the Round of 32 national knockout competition the FFA CUP. In 2015, South Cardiff were relegated to the Northern NSW State League Division 1 for the 2016 season. The club's stated mission is to qualify for re-admission to the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW

In 2024 South Cardiff will field all teams from U9s to First Grade, with U13s-U18s competing in the Premier Youth League, Reserves and First Grade competing in HitFM Northern League 1 and U9s to U12s competing in Northern New South Wales Football's Junior Development Leagues.

Ground

The club plays its home matches at the Ulinga Complex which is located at Cross Street Cardiff South. The Complex has four fields, two training and two match, all with floodlights for night games and training.

Notable players

The club prides its self in producing players, the most notable of which is Connor Metcalfe

Coaching staff

  • Head Coach and 1st Grade Coach: Perry Mellon
  • Assistant 1st Grade Coach: Sam Charlier
  • Reserves Coach: Craig Welton
  • Youth Technical Director: Perry Mellon
  • U18s Coach: Josh Hole
  • U16s Coach: Luke Sievl
  • U15s Coach: Brett Trappett
  • U14s Coach: Brendan Wass
  • U13s Coach: Aidan Paintner
  • JDL Technical Director: Aidan Paintner
  • U12s Coach: Dan Gibson
  • U11s Coach: Izak Terry
  • U10s Coach: Shaun King
  • U9s Coach: Justin Klowss

Club officials

  • President: Rob Panther
  • Vice-President: Kirsty Best
  • Treasurer: Maxine Charlier
  • Secretary: Natalie Gibson

Competition timeline

Season League Other Cups
Division Pld W D L GF GA +/- Pts Position
1983 Third Division 22 12 3 7 35 30 5 39 2nd -
1984 Third Division 20 8 7 5 36 24 -12 31 4th
1985 Third Division 22 4 4 14 24 48 -24 16 11th
1988 Third Division 18 6 7 5 28 22 6 25 5th
1996 Second Division 22 12 3 7 39 34 5 39 6th
1997 Second Division 20 17 1 2 63 22 41 52 1st
1998 State League 22 9 4 12 38 50 –12 28 9th
1999 State League 22 12 2 8 42 32 10 38 6th
2000 State League 22 9 5 8 53 49 4 32 7th
2001 State League 18 4 2 12 23 45 -22 14 7th
2002 State League 18 4 6 8 31 37 -6 18 8th
2003 State League 18 4 4 10 26 39 -13 16 7th
2004 State League 18 6 5 7 30 30 0 23 6th
2005 State League 18 8 5 5 43 31 10 29 3rd
2006 State League 18 5 3 10 21 40 -19 18 7th
2007 State League 18 8 4 6 28 31 -3 28 6th
2008 State League 18 3 5 10 24 44 -20 14 9th
2009 State League 21 8 6 7 29 35 -6 30 5th
2010 State League 21 5 7 9 25 35 -10 22 7th
2011 State League 21 10 3 8 32 34 -2 33 3rd Solo Cup
2012 State League 18 8 3 7 35 29 6 27 6th
2013 State League 18 7 5 6 27 27 0 26 7th
2014 NNSW National Premier League 18 6 3 9 24 34 –10 21 7th
2015 NNSW National Premier League 18 2 3 13 22 48 –26 9 10th
2016 NewFM 1st Division 20 5 4 11 25 37 –12 19 9th
2017 NewFM Northern League 1 20 11 2 7 36 25 11 35 5th
2018 NewFM Northern League 1 20 8 5 7 43 33 10 29 5th
2019 NewFM Northern League 1 20 10 5 5 46 23 23 35 4th Gallagher Shield
2020 NewFM Northern League 1* 14 4 0 10 19 25 –6 12 9th Gallagher Shield
2021 HitFM Northern League 1* 17 2 2 13 13 55 –42 8 11th -
2022 HitFM Northern League 1 18 4 6 8 28 44 –16 18 8th -
2023 HitFM Northern League 1 24 8 4 12 60 66 –6 28 5th Gallagher Shield
2024 HitFM Northern League 1 24 9 3 12 36 53 –17 30 6th Gallagher Shield

Honours

  • Second Division Premiers: 1997
  • Youth State League Premiers: 2005
  • U23 NBN State League Premiers: 2012
  • Solo Cup: 2011
  • Gallagher Shield: 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024
  • State League Grand Final Runners Up: 2005, 2011
  • Northern League One Grand Final Runners Up: 2023
  • U16 Premiers: 2022
  • U14 Premiers: 2019
  • U13 Premiers: 2019
  • U18 Grand Final Winners: 2024
  • U16 Grand Final Winners: 2022
  • U15 Grand Final Winners: 2018
  • U14 Grand Final Winners: 2019

References