Langwarrin Soccer Club is an Australian

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club based in

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, a suburb of

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, Australia. Founded in 1964, the club competes in

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History

Langwarrin Soccer Club was formed by local

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s in 1964 as an alternative to

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in the region. The initial name of the club was The Langwarrin All Stars. The side played its first games at the local primary school, and soon moved to the site of the Frankston golf driving range on Cranbourne Road. The first game was against Melbourne who beat the young All Stars 20–1. In 1968 the club moved to its current home on Barretts Road. The land was donated to the club by Wally Lawton and became known as Lawton Park. The first senior team at Langwarrin was formed in 1968. In 1981, Langwarrin entered the Victorian Provisional League One. In 1991, works were completed on the new clubrooms at Lawton Reserve. In 1994 the grounds were relaid. In 1999 Gus Macleod was appointed as senior head coach of the club, a position he would go on to hold for 20 seasons. Langwarrin was promoted to the

competition after taking out the State League Division 1 South-East championship title in 2017. In 2018, the club's first season in the

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league system, Langy finished in 8th place in the 10-team NPL2 East competition. In August 2018, after iconic coach Gus Macleod resigned from his role, the club announced that Scott Miller would coach the team for the 2019 season. Miller brought in a number of high-profile players for the 2019 season, including former

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midfielder Wayne Wallace, Damir Stoilovic, David Stirton, Roddy Covarrubias, Jamie Cumming, Jordan Templin and Fraser Maclaren.

Current squad

League Standings

Honours

Team

* State League 1 :Champions(1) 2017 * State League 2 :Champions(1) 2004 :Runners Up (3) 2001,2002,2003 * State League 3 :Champions(1) 2000 * State League 4 :Champions(1) 1999

Individual

* State League 1 South-East Golden Boot :2016 - Caleb Nicholes

References

External links

Langwarrin Official WebsiteFootball Federation Victoria Official website
Association football clubs established in 1964 Soccer clubs in Melbourne Victorian State League teams 1964 establishments in Australia Sport in the City of Frankston {{Australia-footyclub-stub