# South Cardiff FC

South Cardiff Football Club is a semi-professional soccer club based in Cardiff South a suburb of Newcastle, Australia. The club was established in 1964 and currently competes in the Northern NSW State League Division 1. They are known as "The Gunners" after the nickname of London club Arsenal. The club in its current form celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2014 although there is historical records of South Cardiff Football Club back to the 1930s at least. South Cardiff was the first team to score in the Round of 32 national knockout competition the FFA CUP. In 2015, South Cardiff were relegated to the Northern NSW State League Division 1 for the 2016 season. The club's stated mission is to qualify for re-admission to the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW
In 2024 South Cardiff will field all teams from U9s to First Grade, with U13s-U18s competing in the Premier Youth League, Reserves and First Grade competing in HitFM Northern League 1 and U9s to U12s competing in Northern New South Wales Football's Junior Development Leagues.

## Ground

The club plays its home matches at the Ulinga Complex which is located at Cross Street Cardiff South. The Complex has four fields, two training and two match, all with floodlights for night games and training.

## Notable players

The club prides itself in producing players, the most notable of which is Connor Metcalfe

## Coaching staff

* Head Coach and 1st Grade Coach: Perry Mellon
* Assistant 1st Grade Coach: Sam Charlier
* Reserves Coach: Craig Welton
* Youth Technical Director: Perry Mellon
* U18s Coach: Josh Hole
* U16s Coach: Luke Sievl
* U15s Coach: Brett Trappett
* U14s Coach: Brendan Wass
* U13s Coach: Aidan Paintner
* JDL Technical Director: Aidan Paintner
* U12s Coach: Dan Gibson
* U11s Coach: Izak Terry
* U10s Coach: Shaun King
* U9s Coach: Justin Klowss

## Club officials

* President: Rob Panther
* Vice-President: Kirsty Best
* Treasurer: Maxine Charlier
* Secretary: Natalie Gibson

## Competition timeline

| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Other Cups |
| Season | Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | Position | Other Cups |
| 1983 | Third Division | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 39 | 2nd | - |
| 1984 | Third Division | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 24 | -12 | 31 | 4th | – |
| 1985 | Third Division | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 48 | -24 | 16 | 11th | – |
| 1988 | Third Division | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 25 | 5th | – |
| 1996 | Second Division | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 39 | 6th | – |
| 1997 | Second Division | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 63 | 22 | 41 | 52 | 1st | – |
| 1998 | State League | 22 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 50 | –12 | 28 | 9th | – |
| 1999 | State League | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 42 | 32 | 10 | 38 | 6th | – |
| 2000 | State League | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 53 | 49 | 4 | 32 | 7th | – |
| 2001 | State League | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 45 | -22 | 14 | 7th | – |
| 2002 | State League | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 37 | -6 | 18 | 8th | – |
| 2003 | State League | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 39 | -13 | 16 | 7th | – |
| 2004 | State League | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 23 | 6th | – |
| 2005 | State League | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 31 | 10 | 29 | 3rd | – |
| 2006 | State League | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 40 | -19 | 18 | 7th | – |
| 2007 | State League | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 28 | 6th | – |
| 2008 | State League | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 44 | -20 | 14 | 9th | – |
| 2009 | State League | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 30 | 5th | – |
| 2010 | State League | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 22 | 7th | – |
| 2011 | State League | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 34 | -2 | 33 | 3rd | Solo Cup |
| 2012 | State League | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 27 | 6th | – |
| 2013 | State League | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 26 | 7th | – |
| 2014 | NNSW National Premier League | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 34 | –10 | 21 | 7th | – |
| 2015 | NNSW National Premier League | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 48 | –26 | 9 | 10th | – |
| 2016 | NewFM 1st Division | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 37 | –12 | 19 | 9th | – |
| 2017 | NewFM Northern League 1 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 35 | 5th | – |
| 2018 | NewFM Northern League 1 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 33 | 10 | 29 | 5th | – |
| 2019 | NewFM Northern League 1 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 23 | 23 | 35 | 4th | Gallagher Shield |
| 2020 | NewFM Northern League 1* | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 25 | –6 | 12 | 9th | Gallagher Shield |
| 2021 | HitFM Northern League 1* | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 55 | –42 | 8 | 11th | - |
| 2022 | HitFM Northern League 1 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 44 | –16 | 18 | 8th | - |
| 2023 | HitFM Northern League 1 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 60 | 66 | –6 | 28 | 5th | Gallagher Shield |
| 2024 | HitFM Northern League 1 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 36 | 53 | –17 | 30 | 6th | Gallagher Shield |
** Season cancelled early due to COVID-19 pandemic in Australia

## Honours

* Second Division Premiers: 1997
* Youth State League Premiers: 2005
* U23 NBN State League Premiers: 2012
* Solo Cup: 2011
* Gallagher Shield: 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024
* State League Grand Final Runners Up: 2005, 2011
* Northern League One Grand Final Runners Up: 2023
* U16 Premiers: 2022
* U14 Premiers: 2019
* U13 Premiers: 2019
* U18 Grand Final Winners: 2024
* U16 Grand Final Winners: 2022
* U15 Grand Final Winners: 2018
* U14 Grand Final Winners: 2019