John Cain Memorial Park, is an Australian association football ground in
Thornbury Thornbury may refer to:
Places
;Australia
*Thornbury, Victoria
* Thornbury railway station, Melbourne
;Canada
* Thornbury, Ontario
;England
*Thornbury, Devon
* Thornbury, Herefordshire
*Thornbury, Gloucestershire
**Thornbury Castle
**Thornbury (UK ...
, a suburb of
Melbourne, Victoria
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung–Taungurung language, Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the St ...
. The ground is named after
John Cain John Cain may refer to:
*John Cain (34th Premier of Victoria) (1882–1957), Australian politician
*John Cain (41st Premier of Victoria) (1931–2019), Australian politician, son of the above
*John Cain (lawyer), Victorian Government Solicitor (200 ...
'Senior' (1882–1957) former Victorian Premier and father of John Cain former Premier of Victoria 1982–90. It serves as the home ground of
Northcote City FC, who currently play in
National Premier Leagues Victoria 2
The National Premier Leagues Victoria 2, commonly referred to as NPL Victoria 2, is a semi-professional soccer league in Victoria, Australia. The league is the second-highest in the Victorian league system, behind the National Premier Leagues Vict ...
.
The ground has an estimated total capacity of 5,000, featuring a grandstand with undercover seating for 1,000 spectators, with a grass hill surrounds the rest of the pitch. The ground is adjacent to the
Darebin International Sports Centre
The Darebin International Sports Centre (DISC) is an athletic facility in Thornbury, Victoria, Australia. DISC is the home of the State Lawn Bowls Centre, the State Cycling Centre and the State Football Centre.
DISSC has four International Sta ...
, which incorporates the State Football Centre.
References
External links
Northcote City SC
Soccer venues in Melbourne
Sports venues in Melbourne
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