Ashfield Sports Club is an Australian semi-professional

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club based in the suburb of Ashfield,

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, Western Australia, and founded in 1970. The club will compete in 2022 in the

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History

Formed in 1970 the club was first named Ashfield Dynamo after its location in an industrial area. A dynamo is a machine that produces energy, so was a fitting name for the newly founded, "energetic" club. It competed in the Semi Professional League Division 2 in 1976. Following the Australian Soccer Federation decision to ban all ethnic names at all levels of competition, the club was renamed Ashfield Soccer and Sports Club. The fact that "Dynamo" was not ethnically linked in any way, seemed to be forgotten by the governing body at the time. In 1996 a partnership with Bunbury Tricolore, saw the name changed to Ashfield-Bunbury and the club won its first title in 1998. In 2001 Bunbury Soccer Club decided to strike out on their own (as

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) and the name changed back to Ashfield Soccer and Sports Club. This did not deter the club, as they won their second title in the same year. 2010 saw the name shortened to Ashfield Sports Club.

Honours

*First Division Winners – 1998 (Ashfield/Bunbury), 2001 (Ashfield) *First Division Runners Up – 2006, 2007, 2014, 2015 *Third Division Winners – 1988 *Cup Runners Up – 2013 *Night Series Lower Division Runners Up – 2007, 2010

Season history

References

{{WASL Clubs Soccer clubs in Perth, Western Australia Football West State League teams Association football clubs established in 1970 1970 establishments in Australia