Minmi Wanderers SC

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Minmi Wanderers SC
Full nameMinmi Wanderers Soccer Club
Nickname(s)Wanderers
Founded1884 as Minmi Rangers
LeagueZone League One
WebsiteClub website

Minmi Wanderers Soccer Club (formerly Minmi Rangers Football Club) is 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]

The club now plays in Northern NSW Zone League One

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]

Minmi have made a little resurgence in recent years, making their way up to Zone League One in 2021, the 4th tier in Northern NSW Football and 5th nationally.[8]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b c Grant, Sid (1974). Jack Pollard's Soccer Records. North Sydney: Jack Pollard Pty Ltd. pp. 182–183. ISBN 0909950741.
  2. ^ "About the Team". Minmi Rangers 1884. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Minmi Rangers 1884". Minmi Rangers 1884. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. ^ Grant, Sid (1974). Jack Pollard's Soccer Records. North Sydney: Jack Pollard Pty Ltd. p. 185. ISBN 0909950741.
  5. ^ Grant, Sid (1974). Jack Pollard's Soccer Records. North Sydney: Jack Pollard Pty Ltd. pp. 185–186. ISBN 0909950741.
  6. ^ Grant, Sid (1974). Jack Pollard's Soccer Records. North Sydney: Jack Pollard Pty Ltd. p. 103. ISBN 0909950741.
  7. ^ "Southern British Rules". Referee. 24 August 1892. Retrieved 14 September 2016 – via Trove Australian Newspapers.
  8. ^ "Minmi FC - ⬆️ WERE GOING UP ⬆️ After taking out this years minor premiership, Minmi have been promoted to Zone Premier League 1 for the 2022 season!