Gladesville Ryde Magic Football Club is an Australian semi-professional football club based in
North Ryde
North Ryde is a suburb located in the Northern Sydney region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. North Ryde is located 15 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City ...
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. The club currently has senior squads competing in the
NSW League Two
The NSW League Two Men is an Australian semi-professional association football league comprising teams from New South Wales. The league sits at Level 3 on the New South Wales league system (Level 4 of the overall Australian league system). The c ...
and youth squads competing in the
NSW National Premier League 2. The club also has a number of junior squads.
Until 2018, the club's home ground was
Magdala Park
Magdala Park is a recreational area. The park is adjacent to Lane Cove River, Sydney, Australia. The park also has forest areas, where recreational activities are taken up. The football field playing surfaces are maintained by the City of Ryde C ...
, situated in North Ryde on the leafy Lane Cove River. The 2018 season brought with it the inception of a new home ground, Fortress Magic, at the newly upgraded
Christie Park.
Players
First Grade
(C)
History
Gladesville Ryde Magic was formed in 1977 by Greek-Australians under the original name of Gladesville United. The club is based in the Northern Suburbs of Sydney and throughout its history the club has been a mainstay of the New South Wales State Leagues.
Colours and badge
The primary club colours of Gladesville Ryde Magic FC are blue and white. The club crest pays homage to the Greek-Australians who formed the club back in 1977 as well as the
Gladesville Bridge
Gladesville Bridge is a heritage-listed concrete arch road bridge that carries Victoria Road over the Parramatta River, linking the Sydney suburbs of Huntleys Point and Drummoyne, in the local government areas of Canada Bay and Hunter's Hill, ...
, a local steel icon.
Results
Divisional History
* 2010–present (10): NSW Division 1, NSW NPL3, NSW League Two (NSW Tier 3)
* 2009 (1): NSW Division 2 (Tier 4)
* 2003–2008 (6): NSW Division 3 (Tier 5)
* 2001–2002 (2): NSW Division 4 (Tier 6)
* 2000: Withdrew from NSW competition
* 1999: NSW Division 3 (Tier 4)
* 1997–1998 (2): NSW Division 2 (Tier 3)
* 1995–1996 (2): NSW Division 3 (Tier 4)
* 1994: NSW Division 4 (Tier 5)
* 1991–1993 (3): NSW Division 5 (Tier 6)
References
{{National Premier Leagues NSW 3
Soccer clubs in New South Wales
Association football clubs established in 1977
1977 establishments in Australia