Southern FC

Southern Football Club
Southern F.C. logo
Nickname(s) Southern FC
Founded 1958 (as Rapid SC)
1997 (as Kingston Cannons)
2009 merged
Ground Sherburd Park[1]
Manager Scott Pepper
League Southern Championship
2016 8th

Southern Football Club is a football club from Kingston, Tasmania, Australia. They compete in the Southern Championship of the Football Federation Tasmania. The club was formed in 2009 by the merger of two existing clubs, Kingston Cannons and Christian United.

History

Rapid FC

Rapid FC was founded in 1958. Rapid was highly successful during its life winning the State Championship 4 times, and the Southern Premiership 5 times. For a brief period in the 1980s, due to sponsorship reasons, they were known as Rapid-Wrest Point, before switching back. They played their final match in 1996, being relegated in the process to the Southern League 2.[2]

The name was changed and the club reformed as Kingston Cannons.[3] They immediately won the Southern League 2 and were promoted back to the League 1.[4]

Merger

At the end of the 2009 season, Kingston Cannons merged with Christian United to form Southern FC. In 2013 they won the Southern League 1 title and were runners up in 2014 gaining promotion into the Southern Championship.

Teams

As of the 2017 season, Southern FC had an under-14s boys' team, under-15s boys' team, a women's team, a social team and a men's reserve and seniors team.[5]

Honours

Honours as Southern FC:

  • Southern League 1 Runners-up 2014
  • Southern League 1 Premiers 2013

Honours as Rapid:

  • State Championship (×4): 1976, 1979, 1980, 1982
  • Southern Premierships (×5): 1958, 1961, 1964, 1976, 1982
  • Southern Premier Runners-up (×5): 1959, 1962, 1974, 1983, 1984
  • KO Cup Winners (×4): 1974, 1979, 1980, 1984
  • Summer Cup Runners-up: 1984
  • Falkinder Cup Runners-up: 1958
  • Association Cup Winners (×2): 1961, 1965
  • Ascot Gold Cup Winners: 1961
  • DJ Trophy Winners: 1977
  • Cadbury Trophy Winners (×2): 1982, 1983
  • Cadbury Trophy Runners-up (×3): 1979, 1980, 1984

References

  1. ↑ "Groud". Sherburd Oval. Fox Sports Pulse. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.socceraust.co.uk/1996/TAS/Div1/fixtures.html
  3. ↑ "A cardboard blast from the past". Walter Pless. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  4. ↑ http://www.socceraust.co.uk/1997/TAS/Div2/fixtures.html
  5. ↑ "Teams in Southern Football Club". Teams in Southern Football Club. Fox Sports Pulse. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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