Peninsula Power FC

Peninsula Power is an Australian soccer club from Redcliffe, Queensland. It was formed in 2000 following a merger of the Redcliffe City and Margate clubs.[1] It competes in the National Premier Leagues Queensland.

Peninsula Power
Peninsula Power Football Club emblem
Full namePeninsula Power Football Club
Nickname(s)Power
Founded2000
GroundA.J. Kelly Park, Redcliffe
ChairmanCraig Feuerriegel
Head CoachRick Coghlan
LeagueNPL Queensland
20236th of 12
WebsiteClub website

History

Redcliffe City Soccer Club

The Redcliffe Soccer Club initially competed in Brisbane's junior competitions, fielding a team in junior first grade in 1948.[2] The club first competed in Brisbane senior competition in 1952, entering the league in Division 4. In its first 20 years, the club's managed just one season in Division 2 in 1962, winning just two games and being relegated.[3]

The club changed its name to Redcliffe City after the local government area was upgraded in status from a town to a city in 1959.[4] After a decade in the lower divisions, the club played in Division 2 from 1973 to 1978.[5] With the formation of the Queensland State League in 1979, Redcliffe City was promoted to Division 1 but finished 11th and was relegated.[6]

After coming third in Division 2 in 1982, Redcliffe City was promoted to Division 1 for 1983, the division below the newly formed Brisbane Premier League. The following season, the club failed to win a game and was relegated to the third tier of Brisbane soccer in which it competed from 1985 to 1992. After four season in Division 4 (Tier 4), the club returned to the third tier for its final three seasons before merging with Margate after the 1999 season.[5]

Margate Soccer Club

Margate Soccer Club first appeared in senior soccer in the 1977 season, playing a single season in Sunshine Coast Division One.[7] After two season in Brisbane Division 4 in 1985 and 1986, Margate returned to its focus on junior soccer. Returning to senior competition in 1994, the club won the 1997 Division 2 premiership and was promoted to the third tier. In Division 1 (Tier 3) it completed its last two seasons in the same division as Redcliffe City before the two clubs merged in early 2000 to form Peninsula Power.[5]

Peninsula Power FC

Peninsula Power FC was formed in 2000 upon the amalgamation of the Redcliffe City and Margate soccer clubs[1] and initially competed in Division 1, then the third tier of Brisbane soccer. It won its first honours in its first season taking out the Semi-Pro Youth competition. In the 2002 season the club finished top of Division 2 league table, winning the grand final 2–0 over Beenleigh.[8] After grand final losses in 2004 and 2005, promotion to the Brisbane Premier League was won in 2006 with a second-place finish in Premier Division 1.[5]

In 2007, Peninsula Power survived a close relegation battle in their first BPL season after achieving a 0–0 draw against fellow contenders Ipswich Knights on the last day of the season.[9] In 2008 Peninsula Power finished runners-up to Rochedale Rovers in the league and runners-up in the final series after a 3–2 grand final loss to Brisbane City. The following season Peninsula Power went one better, finishing top of the Brisbane Premier League regular season for the first time in 2009.[10] During this period the head coach was Terry Kirkham who saw the club became a mainstay of the BPL during his four season in charge.[11]

From 2008 to 2016, Peninsula Power have qualified for the Brisbane Premier League finals series, never finishing lower than fourth place except for a sixth placing in 2010 when a Final Six finals system operated due to a 14 team league. The crowning achievement of this era was the three consecutive BPLchampionships won in 2013, 2014 and 2015. Each time the club failed to win the regular season premiership, but peaked at the right time. Their grand finals wins were:

  • 2013 Won 5–1 vs Lions FC (Scorers: Power – Ally Graham 4, Joshua Ahern; Lions FC – own goal)[12]
  • 2014 Won 5–0 vs Wolves FC (Scorers: Shaun Feuerriegel 2, Taylor Hart, Greig Henslee, Richard Hurlin)[13]
  • 2015 Won 1–0 vs Lions FC (Scorer: Shaun Feuerriegel)[14]

Peninsula Power has also won Brisbane's premier cup competition twice. Their cup final wins were:

In 2017, Peninsula Power reached the FFA Cup proper for the first time, qualifying with a 3–0 win over Grange Thistle in the final preliminary round.[17] In the Round of 32, Peninsula Power lost a close fought match 2–0 to A-League club Melbourne City at Dolphin Oval witnessed by 4,017 spectators, a record attendance for an FFA Cup match in Queensland.[18][19]

In May 2017, Football Queensland announced Peninsula Power FC were among the 14 clubs accepted to form the Football Queensland Premier League for its initial season in 2018.[20]

In 2018, Peninsula Power won the Football Queensland Premier League and were promoted to the Queensland National Premier League (NPL).

In 2019, Peninsula Power finished 3rd in its inaugural season in the Football Queensland National Premier League. They were eliminated in the semi-finals by Gold Coast Knights 2–1.

In 2020, a season ravaged by COVID-19 and Peninsula Power's second season in the Football Queensland National Premier League competition, they finished Premiers, winning the league by 5 points ahead of Olympic FC. They were eliminated by Lions FC in the semi-finals, 4–1

Recent seasons
Season League FFA Cup
Division (tier) Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Position Finals Series
2008Brisbane Premier League (3)221534603129482ndRunners-upNot yet founded
2009Brisbane Premier League (3)241734693138541stSemi Final
2010Brisbane Premier League (3)261268664521426thQualifying Final
2011Brisbane Premier League (3)261349583424434thSemi Final
2012Brisbane Premier League (3)261754713041563rdSemi Final
2013 Brisbane Premier League (3)221615632538493rdChampions
2014 Brisbane Premier League (3)221633492029512ndChampionsPreliminary Round QFs
2015 Brisbane Premier League (3)221246443410404thChampionsPreliminary Round 6
2016 Brisbane Premier League (3)221156442915384thSemi FinalPreliminary Round 4
2017 Brisbane Premier League (3)221345473116432ndRunners-upRound of 32
2018 Queensland Premier League (3)2423101081791701stChampionsPreliminary Round 7
2019 National Premier League 28 23 0 5 84 36 48 69 3rd Semi-Final Preliminary Round 6
2020 National Premier League 24 19 1 4 54 25 29 58 1st Semi-Final Not Held

Source:[5]

Key: Premiers / Champions Promoted ↑ Relegated ↓

The tier in the above table is the level in the Australian soccer league system

Honours

Peninsula Power

Redcliffe City

  • Tier 5 of Brisbane competition
    • Brisbane Division 5B – Premiers 1967

Margate

  • Tier 4 of Brisbane competition
    • Brisbane Division 2 – Premiers 1997
  • Tier 6 of Brisbane competition
    • Brisbane Division 6 – Premiers and Champions 1996
  • Tier 9 of Brisbane competition
    • Brisbane Division 9B – Champions 1994

Source:[5]

References
  1. "Our Club". Peninsula Power official website. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  2. "2 MORE TO KITCHING". Sunday Mail. No. 947. Queensland, Australia. 13 June 1948. p. 8. Retrieved 26 June 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Brisbane Division Two 1962 Fixtures/Results". socceraust.co.uk website. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  4. "Agency ID 1687, Redcliffe City Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  5. "Peninsula Power FC". Brisbane Football (Soccer) Tables. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  6. "Brisbane Division Two 1962 Fixtures/Results". socceraust.co.uk website. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  7. "Sunshine Coast Division One 1977 Fixtures/Results". socceraust.co.uk website. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  8. "Brisbane Division Two 2002 Fixtures/Results". socceraust.co.uk website. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  9. "Brisbane Premier League 2007 Fixtures/Results". socceraust.co.uk website. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  10. "Brisbane Premier League Tables 1983 to 2017 (2009 season)". Brisbane Football (Soccer) Tables. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  11. Peter Marsh (8 September 2011). "Terry Kirkham will leave the club at season's end". Redcliffe & Bayside Herald, Quest Newspapers. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  12. "Brisbane Premier League 2013 Fixtures/Results". SportsTG website. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  13. "Trophy Superstore Premier League 2014 Fixtures/Results". SportsTG website. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  14. "Trophy Superstore Premier League 2015 Fixtures/Results". SportsTG website. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  15. "Brisbane Premier Cup 2008". socceraust.co.uk website. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  16. "Canale Cup 2013 Fixtures/Results". SportsTG website. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  17. Ian Judd (10 June 2017). "Peninsula Through To National Round of 32". Football Brisbane official website. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  18. Ian Judd (2 August 2017). "Power Test City in Front of Record Crowd". Football Brisbane official website. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  19. "Peninsula Power v Melbourne City FC – FFA Cup Match Centre". Westfield FFA Cup official website. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  20. "Football Queensland Unveils Clubs For New Two-Tiered State Competition". Football Queensland official website. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
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