ACT Heritage Library Manuscript Collection

HMSS 0062 Canberra City Soccer Club Records

Scope and Content Notes

Call Number	HMSS 0062
Collection	Canberra City Soccer Club Records
Date Range	1977–1981
Quantity	0.18m (1 manuscript box)
Access Conditions	Open
Copying Conditions	unstated
Related Collections	-

Canberra City Soccer Club was founded in September 1976, and joined the Phillips Soccer League in its inaugural season of 1977. In that year, the Club’s home ground was Manuka Oval, but in 1978 it moved to the new National Athletics Stadium at Bruce. The club’s first coach was Johnny Warren.

The Club also ran teams in the local competition, and established a junior membership. Three of the Club’s younger players were included in the Australian team at the 1979 World Youth Championship preliminary finals in South America in 1979. Unlike other Australian soccer clubs that had either a strong ethnic backing or were notably British-Australian, Canberra City established itself as representative of the local, very mixed, community.

Between the 1980 and 1981 seasons, 14 of the 15 clubs in the Phillips National Soccer League changed their names, adopting unique titles. Canberra City became Canberra Arrows, and later the Canberra City Football Club. The Club competed in the National Soccer League from 1977 to 1986. A restructure of the national league for the 1987 season saw Canberra relegated to the NSW State League.

This collection concentrates on the years 1977-1980. It includes the early annual reports and historical information, but its main strength is an almost complete file of the Club’s newsletters to May 1982, and a collection of programs from the Phillips Soccer League matches.

Box List

Box No.	Description	Quantity	Date Range
1	Canberra City Soccer Club Administration and History Annual reports, minutes, proposed amendments to the constitution, 1977-1980 Brochures on the Canberra City Soccer Club and fundraising, 1978 Canberra City Media Guide, 1980 (includes a history of the club and record of matches both in and outside the Phillips Soccer League) Canberra Arrows Presentation Night program, 1981 Photographs of the Canberra City Olympians National Soccer League Team and National Youth League Team, 1985 Canberra City Soccer Club capwith Phillips Soccer League logo	1 folder	1977 – 1980
1	Phillips Soccer League Administration of the Phillips Soccer League and its Member Clubs, 1980 2 partial sets of cards of players in the League, ca 1980 Year book and media guide, 1980 Official score card and fixtures, 1981	1 folder	1980 – 1981
1	FIFA World Youth Championships Coca-Cola Cup IncludesDraft Report to the ASF executive 1980, program, media releases, draws, flyers, newsletters, background information on venue, ancillary sporting events	1 folder	1980 - 1981
1	Newsletters (Many are annotated with player numbers, scores and other match details) Canberra Soccer News volume 1 number 1 (7 May 1977) – volume 4 number 13 (21 September 1980); missing volume 1 number 3 Canberra Arrows Soccer News volume 5 number 1 (22 February 1981) – volume 6 number 9 (30 May 1982); volume 7 number 15 (23 October 1983); missing volume 6 number 1, volume 7 numbers 1-14	3 bundles	7 May 1977 – 23 October 1983
1	Newsletters (Many are annotated with player numbers, scores and other match details) Go Soccer volume 3 number 9, 28 April 1978; official magazine of the Queensland Soccer Federation Australian Match volume 1 number 11, 31 August5 1980; magazine of the West Adelaide Soccer Club Soccerlife, volume 1 number 1, August 1978; articles on Phillips Soccer League and John Warren	3 issues
	Match Programs A list of all matches in the Phillips Soccer League to 1980 is inCanberra City Media Guide, 1980 (in Box 1). Below is a list of programs for matches played, mainly by Canberra City. Some are annotated with scores, spectator numbers and other match details.		September 1977 – May 1985
	Other Match Programs Australia v Dinamo Zagreb, 25 January 1981, Bruce Stadium, Canberra Sydney Croatia v Sydney Olympic, May 1985, King Tomislav Park, Sydney ACT Primary Schools Sports Association. 1982 Soccer Exchange, Canberra, 31 July to 6 August 1982 Earthquakes Soccer, San Jose, California, 1982 season	3 items

Philip Soccer League Match Programs

Home Team	Visiting Team	Match Date	Match Location
Adelaide City	St George	30 September 1979	Olympic Sportsfield, Adelaide
APIA	Canberra City	5 August 1979	Wentworth Park, Sydney
APIA / Leichhardt	Canberra City	25 May 1980	Sydney
APIA / Leichhardt	Canberra City	23 August 1981	Sydney
Blacktown City	Canberra City	14 September 1980	Gabbie Stadium, Sydney
Canberra City	St George	September 1977	Manuka Oval
Canberra City	West Woden Juventus	25 April 1979	Canberra
Canberra City	Essendon Croatia	23 May 1979	Sieffert Oval, Queanbeyan
Canberra City	Footscray	27 May 1979	Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Canberra City	Newcastle KB United	30 September 1979	Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Canberra City	Rapid Wrest Point	17 February 1980	Bruce Stadium
Canberra City	South Melbourne	2 March 1980	Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Canberra City	Croatia-Deakin	25 April 1980	Canberra
Canberra City	Sydney City (Eastern Suburbs Hakoah)	11 May 1980	E. S. Marks Field (Sydney Athletics Field), Sydney
Canberra City	Preston Makedonia	16 July 1980	Canberra
Canberra City	Heidelberg United	3 August 1980	Canberra
Canberra Arrows	Blacktown Demons	18 January 1981	Jamison Oval, Canberra
Canberra Arrows	Sydney Olympians	8 June 1981	Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Canberra City Olympians	Sydney Croatia	April 1985	Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Canberra City Olympians	Sydney City	19 May 1985	Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Eastern Suburbs Hakoah	Canberra City	14 May 1978	Wentworth Park, Sydney
Inter Monaro	Parramatta City	June or July 1979	Queanbeyan
Inter Monaro	Melita Eagles	Semifinals 1979	Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Inter Monaro	Sydney Croatia	Final 1979
Inter Monaro	Apia Leichhardt	24 March 1985	Sieffert Oval, Queanbeyan
Inter Monaro	Sydney City	7 April 1985	Sieffert Oval, Queanbeyan
Inter Monaro	Sydney Olympic	7 April 1985	Sieffert Oval, Queanbeyan
Inter Monaro	Sydney City	28 April 1985	Sieffert Oval, Queanbeyan
Inter Monaro	Wollongong City	16 June 1985	Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Marconi	Canberra City	6 August 1978	Marconi Stadium, Sydney
Marconi	Heidelberg United	7 October 1979	Marconi Stadium, Sydney
Marconi-Fairfield	Canberra City	20 July 1980	Marconi Stadium, Sydney
Newcastle KB United	Canberra City	1 July 1978	Newcastle
Newcastle KB United	South Melbourne	11 March 1979	Newcastle
Newcastle KB United	Brisbane City	25 March 1979	Newcastle
Newcastle KB United	Sydney Olympic	14 April 1979	Newcastle
Newcastle KB United	Edgeworth Eagles	25 April 1979	Newcastle
Newcastle KB United	Canberra City	28 April 1979	Newcastle
Newcastle KB United	Canberra City	12 April 1980	Newcastle
Rapid Wrest Point	Canberra City	2 February 1980	South Hobart
St George	Canberra City	19 March 1978	St George Stadium, Sydney
St George	Canberra City	18 March 1980	St George Stadium, Sydney
St George	Canberra City	30 March 1980	St George Stadium, Sydney
St George Marconi	Heidelberg Canberra Arrows	4 March 1982	Sydney
St George Leichhardt	Sydney Olympic South Melbourne	11 March 1982	Sydney
Sydney City	Canberra City	17 June 1979	Wentworth Park, Sydney
Sydney City Slickers	Canberra City	11 May 1980	Sydney Athletic Field, Sydney
Sydney Slickers	Canberra Arrows	21 June 1981	Sydney Athletic Field, Sydney
Sydney Olympic	Canberra City	26 March	Erskineville Oval, Sydney
Sydney Olympic	Canberra City	26 August 1979	Pratten Park, Sydney
Sydney Olympic	Adelaide Giants	8 March 1981	St George Stadium, Sydney
Western Suburbs	Canberra City	17 July 1977	Englefield Stadium, Dural
Wollongong City	Sydney Olympic	15 February 1981	Wollongong Showground
Wollongong City	Canberra City	24 May 1981	Wollongong Showground