GuildfordCounty Soccer & Recreation Club

1928-2002

In 1928 Rev. Fisher, minister of Guildford Congregational Church approached Mr W Short to help with a cricket team at the Sunday school picnic. A cricket team was formed and entered in the PCSFA. Around the same time, Mr Quimby approached Mr Short to attend a meeting in view of starting a soccer team. A club was formed with 1 senior team called Guildford Congs.

In 1930 Fred „Pop‟ Burchill had a fruit truck and helped get gear and players to grounds for matches and C. Burchill gave W. Short an upmobile car which he then converted into a utility and also helped with transport.

By 1932 Mr F Quimby and Mr S Knowles formed the Guildford Wanders from players originally with the „Congs‟. Guildford Wanders played at Bells Paddock in Mountford Avenue in Guildford. The club affiliated with the Southern Districts Association entering 2 teams both in the same division. The B team won the competition that year.

In 1937 we became affiliated with Granville District and moved to GuildfordPark, which is to this day our home ground. Due to the war we went into recessional during 1939-1942 and reformed in 1943 with 2 teams.

The following years have seen:

1945 Won Granville all age competition and promoted to Metropolitan League

1948 Won Metro League First Division and Knock Out Cup

1951 GuildfordPark consisted of 1 playing field, fields 2 & 3 as they are today were swampland

1955 Guildford won the Southern League Competition

  1. 1959 Relagated to 3rd division
  2. 1960 Relegated to District all age

1962 The clubhouse was relocated to its present site after being donated by Guildford Bowling Club. Originally located near the overhead bridge/railway line it was dismantled by hand and rebuilt

1964 U/16 won nighttime Knock Out competition, played representative for Granville Districts and were invited to play the Australian/Russian Dynamo games

  1. 1966 Won all age competition and joined Federation 3rd Division Amateur Division
  2. 1967 Club in 2nd division Amateur division
  1. 1969 Promoted to 1st division Amateur Division

1970 Biggest club in area, operating 36 competition teams in Federation & Association competition on 2nd division 2nd grade Federation Grand Final defeating Gladesville 3-2

  1. 1972 Club promoted to 2nd division Semi-Professional
    1975 Won 1st division Amateur League Challenge Cup defeating Maccabi 1-0 1979 W1980 Guildford Wanderers merged with ProspectCounty. As a result of this merger we became GuildfordCounty, as we are known today. 2nd Division Federation Minor Premiers.
  2. 1981 Promoted to 1st division Federation
  3. 1982 Due to insufficient funds dropped from Federation
  4. 1983 Won Sydney 1st Division Amateur League Cup

1987 Won the Cottam Cup defeating St John‟s 2-1
1989 1st and 2nd Division Sydney Amateur League Premiers and Club Amateur

League Champions

  1. 1994 Over 35 Inaugural Grand Champions
  2. 1995 Jack Curnow won Laurie Ferguson Trophy for 41 years of service
  1. 1995 Jack South awarded Life Membership
  2. 1996 Over 35‟B and U/16‟2 Grand Champions
  3. 1997 U/9‟3 and U/11‟3 Grand Champions

1999 U/10‟4, U/11‟4 and U/14‟2 Grand Champions

  1. 1999 Peter Hession awarded Life Membership
  2. 2000 Snr. 2 Grand Champions

The 90‟s have seen GuildfordCounty grow steadily with 2001 having a total of 34 teams including a U/16 girl‟s side.