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Melbourne Thistle FC
The Melbourne Thistle Football Club was an Australian Anglo-Celtic backed association football (soccer) club based in Melbourne, presumably in the suburb of Albert Park. The club was founded in 1912 and spent most of its existence in the first division league of the Victorian soccer system. The club won seven titles within the state's tier one and tier two leagues, including the Dockerty Cup three times. Off the field, little is known about the club itself other than a handful of recorded home games were played at the former Middle Park ground in the neighboring suburb of Albert Park. The club was dissolved after resigning from the Victorian First Division mid-season in July 1935. Honours League * First Division **Premiers (4): 1914, 1915, 1920 (Section B), 1925 Cup * Dockerty Cup **Winners (3): 1914, 1915, 1925 **Runners-up (1): 1932 Doubles * First Division and Dockerty Cup: 3 **1914, 1915 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle Park (stadium)
Middle Park (also known as the ''South Melbourne Hellas Soccer Stadium'') was a Association football, soccer venue located in Middle Park, Victoria, Australia. Built in 1959, it was used by South Melbourne FC as a home ground from their inception in 1959, as well as by Melbourne Hakoah until their demise in the 1980s. The ground was demolished in 1994 as part of works for the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit. The ground held approximately 18,000 people, and consisted of a main stand with a capacity of 2,000, with open terracing around the rest of the ground. History Soccer had been played in the Albert Park precinct since the 1880s. In the early 1900s the ground was used occasionally by the St Kilda SC (1909-1934), original St Kilda Soccer Club. In the 1950s, the site that would become Middle Park Stadium was designated as 'Oval No. 18'. During the 1950s, the site was used by South Melbourne United, and from 1957 by Melbourne Hakoah. In addition, a cycling track had been built around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |