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
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| Full name | South Cardiff Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Gunners, Southy | ||
| Founded | 1964 | ||
| Ground | Ulinga Complex | ||
| Coordinates | 32.956264°S 151.666667°E | ||
| Head coach | Darrel McAllister | ||
| League | Northern NSW State League Division 1 | ||
| 2020 | 9th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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From 2021 South Cardiff will field all teams from U9s to First Grade, with U13s-First Grade competing in State League Division 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.
Coaching Staff
- Head Coach and 1st Grade Coach: Darrel McAllister
- Assistant 1st Grade Coach: Geoff Allan
- Goalkeeper Coach: Rowan St Clair
- Reserves Coach: Geoff Allan
- U18s Coach: Tony Priestley
- U16s Coach: Liam McDonald
- U15s Coach: Brendan Wass
- U14s Coach: Sam Charlier
- U13s Coach: Craig Welton
- U12s Coach: Liam McDonald
- U11s Coach: Shane Silwa
- U10s Coach: Scott Gandy
- U9s Coach: Craign Lennard & Chelsyn Africa
Club officials
- President: Rob Panther
- Vice-President: John Newman
- Treasurer: Maxine Charlier
- Secretary: Kristy Newman
- Gear Steward: Geoff Allen
Competition Timeline
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| Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | Position | ||
| 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 | – |
| 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 | National Premier League League | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 34 | –10 | 21 | 7th | – |
| 2015 | 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 |
Honours
- Second Division Premiers: 1997
- Solo Cup: 2011
- Gallagher Shield: 2019, 2020
- State League Grand Final Runners Up: 2005, 2011
- U14 Premiers: 2019
- U13 Premiers: 2019
- U15 Grand Final Winners 2018
- U14 Grand FInal Winners 2019
References
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