Wanderers FC (Australia)

Wanderers Football Club also known as Wanderers is a former soccer club based in Parramatta, Australia. Founded in 1880, the club is considered to be the first soccer club in Australia.

For the A-League Men club founded in 2012, see Western Sydney Wanderers FC.

Wanderers
Full nameWanderers Football Club
Nickname(s)The Wanderers
Founded3 August 1880

History

The club was founded on 3 August 1880, by English-emigrate John Walter Fletcher, after he called a meeting at Aarons Hotel, Sydney, to promote the English game of soccer to the new colony.[1]

Wanderers played their first match on 14 August 1880, against the Kings School rugby team.[2][3] Wanderers won 5–0 in front of a crowd of 1,000 at Parramatta Common. The match is considered to be the first played under the Laws of the Game in Australia.[4]

Colours and crest

Wanderers wore a white jersey, cap, knickerbockers and blue stockings, with a Southern Cross badge over the left breast.

Grounds

The club played games at both Parramatta Common and Moore Park.[5]

References
  1. "Milestones in Australian soccer history". ak-tsc.de. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  2. "Timeline of Australian Football". New South Wales Migration Heritage Centre, Powerhouse Museum. 2006. Retrieved 4 December 2006.
  3. Pandaram, Jamie (2 October 2012). "Western Sydney Wanderers find football origins in Parramatta". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  4. "FOOTBALL". Sydney Morning Herald. trove.nla.gov.au. 18 August 1880. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  5. "FOOTBALL". Sydney Morning Herald. trove.nla.gov.au. 24 August 1880. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
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