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Football club
Fitzroy
Full nameFitzroy Soccer Club
Nickname(s)Azzurri
Founded1966; 59 years ago (1966)
Dissolved1973; 52 years ago (1973) as 'Fawkner'
LeagueFootball Victoria State Leagues
Home colours

Fitzroy Soccer Club was an Australian association football (soccer) club based in the inner-northern Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy. The club was founded in 1966 by the local Italian community and competed in the modern day Victorian state league system. In its eighty-year existence the club achieved three league premierships, and was nicknamed the 'Azzurri' after the Italy national football team. In its last season in 1973, the club relocated to the outer northern suburb of Fawkner and was renamed as 'Fawkner Soccer Club' before dissolving at the season's conclusion, but had no connection to the present Fawkner Soccer Club.

History

The club was initially known as 'Fitzroy', assumably being named after the relevant inner north-eastern suburb where many European immigrants settled in Melbourne following the second world war. Throughout its entire existence, the kit colours consisted of a blue jersey, white shorts, and blue socks. Whilst playing under the name of 'Fitzroy', the club's home matches were played on the soccer ovals of Royal Park in the nearby suburb of Parkville. In its final season in 1973, the club was renamed as 'Fawkner' but kept the 'Azzurri' nickname and relocated to CB Smith Reserve in Fawkner.

The club achieved three premierships throughout its eight-year existence. In the 1967 and 1972 seasons, the club were premiers of the modern day Victorian State League 4 being respectively known as the District League (northern conference) and Provisional League (division B) at the time. The club's highest league achievement was the District Premier League premiership in 1971, being of the modern day Victorian State League 3.

Honours

Premiers (1): 1971
Premiers (2): 1967, 1972

References

  1. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxjATk9ezHsaQjNia1ZxYllUWkk/view?resourcekey=0-GOvW1qrh-_piStfcPOhaZQ page 45
  2. https://drive.google.com/file/d/19zs7QXMLDQoTTIKySsc2CuHOJZw6gJk2/view page 14
  3. "Victorian Football Club Archive - Fairfield to Frankston City".
  4. "Fitzroy - Place - eMelbourne - the Encyclopedia of Melbourne Online".
  5. "Ethnic Population - Entry - eMelbourne - the Encyclopedia of Melbourne Online".
  6. "From the archives, 1955: Slum areas of Fitzroy "cesspools of humanity"". 9 October 2019.
  7. https://www.vgls.vic.gov.au/client/en_AU/search/asset/1288268/0
  8. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxjATk9ezHsaUC01ODVkc1lNXzQ/view?resourcekey=0-QPZCtDldUC38YrUQHY3l4Q (page 27)
  9. https://drive.google.com/file/d/19zs7QXMLDQoTTIKySsc2CuHOJZw6gJk2/view (page 14)
  10. "1972 Victorian District League North Division - Final Table".
  11. http://www.socceraust.co.uk/1972/VIC/district.htm
  12. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxjATk9ezHsaUC01ODVkc1lNXzQ/view?resourcekey=0-QPZCtDldUC38YrUQHY3l4Q (page 32)
  13. "1971 Victorian District League Premier Division - Final Table".
  14. "Victoria District League Premier Division 1971 - Current Table".
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