Balgownie
Rangers Soccer Club is the oldest running registered
soccer club in Australia being formed in 1883. The club
was formed in 1883 where it played against other social
clubs and also between Balgownie teams. In 1890, Balgownie
Rangers Soccer Football Club was officially registered
to play in the newly formed N.S.W. Football Association.
There has recently been some conjecture regarding our caim
as the oldest running soccer club in Australia. Just to clarify
things, Balgownie was the 5th club to form in Australia,
Granville, Arcadians, Kings College and one other club formed
a few years before 1883. Since then all of these clubs have
folded, Granville being the last to fold in the early 1980's,
making Balgownie Rangers Soccer Club the oldest registered
running soccer club in Australia.
The club is full
of tradition and has produced many famous soccer
players over the years. Some include James 'Judy'
Masters (who is listed in the Soccer
Australia Hall of Fame) Tom Thompson, Dave
Ward and Frank Smith in the early 1900's, George
Barlow in the 1950's and more recently Matt Horsley
who went on to captain the Wollongong Wolves,
win 4 National Soccer League titles and also
represent Australia. Matt has recently retired
his footballing career after finishing as captain
of Perth Glory during December 2005. There were
many more players in between and over
time
a
full
list
of representative
players from Balgownie Rangers Soccer Club will
be listed here.
NOTE: We
are always on the lookout for interesting stories,
old photos
and any other historical
information about Balgownie Rangers Soccer Club.
If you were an ex-player, member, supporter or
just have any informtaion that ma be useful to
us, please contact
us so that we can get your information
listed here.
Please
take the time to browse through the links below
and find out a bit more about the history of
Balgownie Rangers Soccer Club.
BRSC
History 1800's - 1920's
(original
text by Vince Ward)
Team
Photos 1883-2008
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James
(Judy) Masters
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