Minmi Rangers
| Full name | Minmi Wanderers Soccer Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Wanderers |
| Founded | 1884 as Minmi Rangers |
| League | Zone League Three |
| Website | Club website |
Minmi Rangers Football Club was an Australian football club that was a foundation member of the Northern District British Football Association. It was the most successful club in the competition in the 1880s and 1890s.[1][2]
History
Minmi Rangers FC was formed on 9 September 1884.[3] Members of the inaugural team were expatriate Scottish coal miners who had settled in Minmi.[1] By 1886 the Rangers had won their first Newcastle & District premiership. They proceeded to win the premierships of 1887, 1888, 1889, 1891, 1892 and 1893.[4] During the same period, they won the knockout Ellis Cup competition in 1886, 1887, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1893, 1895 and 1898.[5]
Minmi's biggest triumph came in 1892, when it claimed the Gardiner Cup. The Gardiner Cup was, from 1885 to 1928, the biggest prize in New South Wales football.[6] Minmi 3-0 triumphed in the final against Sydney namesakes, Pyrmont Rangers.[7]
The fortunes of Minmi Rangers FC had dwindled by the turn of the century. No further success would come after 1898. A downturn in the local coal industry saw players depart Minmi, and by 1911 the club had lost its senior competition status.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Grant, Sid (1974). Jack Pollard's Soccer Records. North Sydney: Jack Pollard Pty Ltd. pp. 182–183. ISBN 0909950741.
- ^ "About the Team". Minmi Rangers 1884. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Minmi Rangers 1884". Minmi Rangers 1884. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ Grant, Sid (1974). Jack Pollard's Soccer Records. North Sydney: Jack Pollard Pty Ltd. p. 185. ISBN 0909950741.
- ^ Grant, Sid (1974). Jack Pollard's Soccer Records. North Sydney: Jack Pollard Pty Ltd. pp. 185–186. ISBN 0909950741.
- ^ Grant, Sid (1974). Jack Pollard's Soccer Records. North Sydney: Jack Pollard Pty Ltd. p. 103. ISBN 0909950741.
- ^ "Southern British Rules". Referee. 24 August 1892. Retrieved 14 September 2016 – via Trove Australian Newspapers.