> About The Club
Athelstone Soccer Club is a SAASL and SAWSA affiliated club in the suburb of Athelstone, in the north-east of Adelaide. We will join SAASL Division 3 in 2009 and hope to field three men's teams and a women's team. We are accepting of all players, regardless of ethnicity or even skill level, and we actively encourage new migrants to join our club and meet new friends. The club also focuses on the social aspect to the game, trying to ensure all players enjoy playing for the mighty Stones!
> History
The Athelstone Soccer and Supporters Club was officially formed at the inaugural meeting of the club held at the Reservoir Hotel on Wednesday the 5th of September 1973. The clubs colours of royal blue and white along with the emblem, a rampant lion above the River Torrens and below the three hills of Athelstone were decided upon at this meeting.
In 1974 Athelstone fielded 100 registered players in six teams ranging from Under 8’s, 10’s, 14’s as well as a junior and senior amateur team in SAASL Div 5. Games were played at Campbelltown High School, Murray Park and Athelstone Primary School, while the U14’s played all of their games away due to a lack of facilities.
The original clubrooms proposed for the club was the old ammunitions factory located on Lower Athelstone Road, however due to local residents objecting over the inevitable increase in noise and traffic the clubrooms were built behind the factory next to the newly seeded pitches at Athelstone Recreation Reserve. The Club purchased the old Woodcraft Shop from Angle Park Technical School for $14,000 in late 1978. The “new” clubrooms, arguably the best in the league at the time were officially opened in March 1980.
A proud record that our reserves team holds is that they won five consecutive league championships between 1979-1982 and in the process went undefeated for 52 consecutive league games and winning Div 5 in 1978, Div 4 in 1979 and 1981, Div 3 in 1980 and 1982.
Athelstone Soccer Club gained promotion to SAASL Div 2 after coming Div 3 League Runners-up in 1982, instead they chose to enter the SASF Div 3 Metropolitan League (old State League) with Ron Cooper heading the coaching staff. They did however maintain an amateur team in SAASL Div 6. In 1983 Athelstone Soccer and Supporters Club’s Reserve and U18 teams were crowned SASF Metropolitan League Champions.
People that have helped shape this proud and well respected club of the SAASL include: W. Bell, Michael Barry, John Bowden, K. Burton, B. Carr, F. Engelsma, D. Fines, M. Fitzhenry, Rusty Giles, Fred Goldstone, I & N Gossland, J. Goulding, Martyn Hilliard, Roger Leedham, Alan Lomax, Chris McKenna, Andrew Orfanos, M. Porter, Frank & M Simcock, Colin & D Smart, Raymond Thorne, H. Thornton, S. Ward, M. Wells, P. Zappia.
> Honours
Seniors - Div 4 Champions 1981 and 1998, Div 5 Champions 1997 and 2006, Div 9 Champions 1981, Div 10 Champions 2000, Chairman's Cup Champions 1981, Divisional Championship Runners-Up 2006
Reserves - Div 3 Champions 1980 and 1982, Div 4 Champions 1979, 1981, 1992, Div 5 Champions 1978, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1997, 2006
Womens - Div 4 Champions 2000, 2009 , Div 3,4 & 5 Cup Runners Up 2009
Juniors - Cup Runners-Up 1982
> Clubperson Of The Year
First called the "First President's Perpetual Shield" (1975-1997) and now the "Alan Lomax Memorial Shield" (1998-present), each year one person is awarded this trophy for their outstanding contribution to the club.
- 1975 - Jean Walton
- 1976 - Frank Simcock
- 1977 - Emily Bell
- 1978 - Chris McKenna
- 1979 - Raymond Thorne
- 1980 - Mike Porter
- 1981 - Mike Porter
- 1982 - R. Cooper
- 1983 - F. Engelsma
- 1984 - R. Carr
- 1985 - Ron Chitty
- 1986 - Frank Simcock
- 1988 - Chris McKenna
- 1989 - Colin Thornton
- 1996 - Theodora Orfanis
- 1997 - Michael Barry
- 1999 - Rusty Giles
- 2000 - D. George
- 2001 - Rusty Giles
- 2002 - Andrew Orfanis
- 2003 - Andrew Orfanis
- 2004 - Gary Hernan
- 2005 - Danielle Leedham
- 2006 - Bryce Leedham
- 2007 - Nigel Smith
- 2008 - Danny Coppola
- 2009 - Kristy Roberts & Tony Iadarola
> Life Members
Coming Soon - List being collated
> Committee
Chairperson - D. Georg
Treasurer - S. Sinclair
Secretary - T. Yarak
Canteen/Bar Manager - D. Georg
Webmaster - G. Anargyros / K. Foong
Fundraising - K. Brunner
General Members - T. Iadarola
