Revesby Workers Soccer Club

The Revesby Workers Football (Soccer) Club is situated in the south western suburb of Panania, Sydney, Australia. Our club is well established and has a long and colourful history dating back over 40 years to the 1960s. Together with 21 other clubs, we are aligned with the Bankstown District Amateur Football Association. Our clubs games are played locally against clubs ranging from Yagoona Lions and South West Strikers to Georges Hall Thistles and Condell Park.

The teams in our club range from Under 6s to Under 18s, from All Age Ladies to All Age Men, and from Premier League to Over 35s Men. In recent years, our club has fielded around 34 teams in 14 different divisions.

If you are keen to play soccer and of any age, size, boy or girl - we'll have a team in our club for you to fulfill that soccer itch.

Club History

Revesby Workers Football (Soccer) Club has a colourful and long history going back to the early 1960's and pre-dated the main Workers Club. The first half of our history saw squads in the State League and playing against teams established in the National Soccer League including big clubs such as St George, Marconi, Apia Leichhardt and Sydney City which would have comprised most of the socceroos who were the first socceroo team to play in the Soccer World Cup. In later years we've also had the likes of Socceroo Robbie Slater passing through our ranks.

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REGISTRATION, CLUB, PLAYER AND OTHER GENERAL INFORMATION

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CONTACT US / LOCATION
CLUB HOUSE/FIELDS	Marco Reserve (fields 3 and 4). Corner of Homelea Ave and Marco Ave, Panania, Sydney, Australia. Click here for map directions
EMAIL	General Enquiries: adminrevesbyworkersfccomau Registration related (only during the registration period): rego@revesbyworkersfccomau
ONLINE	Click here to contact us through our online form.
PHONE	(02) 9792 3307 (Club House) Otherwise ring our secretary or one of the committee members (below).
POST	Revesby Workers Football Club P.O. Box 513 Revesby NSW 2212

HOME GROUND (MARCO)
AERIAL VIEW - CLUB HOUSE, FIELDS, CAR PARK

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COMMITTEE

TITLE

NAME

TELEPHONE

President *^

Matt Butler

0411 145 263

Secretary *^
Assistant Secretary *^

Susan Bale
Maria Martino

0425 231 369
0415 599 254

Treasurer *^

Leonie Hilton

0425 231 227

Vice President *^

Sam Stanley

0403 535 113

Minutes Secretary ^

Katrina McFarland

0418 688 653

Delegates
Rod Holdsworth

Eric Byrne
Denis Norris

0415 592 424

0402 988 646
0418 973 858

Registrar ^
Lyndall Butler
0408 735 979

Recorder/Results Secretary ^ Ann Webster 0401 305 898

Gear Coordinator ^
Andrew Lambkin

0416 460 089

Groundsman Craig Judge
0429 031 128

Canteen Manager ^
Assistants Shelly Carter
Katrina McFarland
0401 842 591
0418 688 653

Premier League Coordinator ^ Michael Belford 0403 491 960

Club Captain

Publicity Officer ^ Claire Geary
0415 544 457

Webmaster Mark Seymour 0413 653 549

Fundraising/ Social Coordinator ^

Assistants

Leigh Trindall

Lyndall Butler
Leonie Hilton
Trevor Hawkins

0425 306 322

0408 735 979
0425 231 227

Member Protection Officer ^ Debbie Holdsworth
0409 245 228

Coaching Coordinator Murukesh Sukumaran 0414 595 422

Managers Coordinator
Maria Martino
0415 599 254

Auditor

Denis Norris

0418 973 858

Club Liaison Officer

Dennis Hayward

0428 277 206

Trial Games Coordinator Michael Carter 0404 857 235

Special Projects Claire Geary 0415 544 457

RWFC Disciplinary Committee
Glenn Anderson

0404 477 823

Patrons

D. Norris, D.Mellham(MP), A.Ashton(MP)

* Executive Committee roles ^ Management Committee Roles

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CLUB STRIP

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RWFC LIFE MEMBERS Nomination details can be viewed by clicking a name below
1. Darcy Brooks (d)	2. John Hall (d)	3. Kenneth Beves (d)	4. Adrian Tatham
5. Keith Walker (d)	6. Geoff Smith (d)	7. John Truashiem	8. John Cook (d)
9. Roy Thompson (d)	10. Ron Polley	11. Paul Kitley	12. Doreen Polley (d)
13. Denis Norris	14. Daniel Scott-Smith	15. Brian Graham	16. Dennis Hayward
17. Leslie Haughton	18. Allan Wardrop (d)	19. Allan Fairley	20. Margaret Hayward
21. Henry Thompson	22. Paul Spiteri	23. Peter Archibald	24. Malcolm Way
25. Janice McPherson	26. Chris Kenny	27. Garry Stevens	28. John Elter
29. Matt Power	30. Glenn Anderson	31. Samuel Stanley	32. Simon Tall
33. Shelly Carter (2012)	34. Rod Holdsworth (2012)

EXECUTIVE LISTING
YEAR	PRESIDENT	SECRETARY	TREASURER
1963	Darcy Brooks	Jim Seaton	Jack Turner
1964	Darcy Brooks	Ronnie Gibb	Keith Walker
1965	Ben Hall	Ronnie Gibb	Keith Walker
1966	Ben Hall	Ronnie Gibb	Keith Walker
1967	Geoff Smith	Ronnie Gibb	Keith Walker
1968	Geoff Smith	Dan Scott-Smith	Keith Walker
1969	Geoff Smith	Dan Scott-Smith	Keith Walker
1970	John Cook	Dan Scott-Smith	Keith Walker
1971	John Cook	Dan Scott-Smith	Keith Walker
1972	John Cook	Dan Scott-Smith	Keith Walker
1973	John Cook	Ron Polley	Denis Norris
1974	John Cook	Ron Polley	Denis Norris
1975	John Cook	Brian Graham	Denis Norris
1976	John Cook	Ron Polley	Brian Graham
1977	John Cook	Ron Polley	Brian Graham
1978	John Cook	Ron Polley	Brian Graham
1979	Ron Polley	Paul Kitley	Roy Thompson
1980	Ron Polley	Paul Kitley	Roy Thompson
1981	Ron Polley	Paul Kitley	Denis Norris
1982	Ron Polley	Paul Kitley	Denis Norris
1983	Dennis Hayward	Allan Fairley	Colin Clancy
1984	Dennis Hayward	Allan Fairley	Colin Clancy
1985	Dennis Hayward	Allan Fairley	Colin Clancy
1986	Dennis Hayward	Allan Fairley	Colin Clancy
1987	Dennis Hayward	Bob Mennell	Colin Clancy
1988	Dennis Hayward	Henry Thompson	Denis Norris
1989	Dennis Hayward	Henry Thompson	Denis Norris
1990	Denis Norris	Vic Price	Ross Urquhart
1991	Denis Norris	Vic Price	Linda Pengilly
1992	Dennis Hayward	Vic Price	Linda Pengilly
1993	Dennis Hayward	Linda Pengilly	Sharon Bond
1994	Kevin Beswick	Margaret Whitbread	Sharon Bond
1995	Kevin Beswick	Lorraine Aspinall	Denis Norris
1996	Peter Archibald	Lorraine Aspinall	Denis Norris
1997	Peter Archibald	Chris Kenny	Denis Norris
1998	Peter Archibald	Chris Kenny	Graham Riechelt
1999	Peter Archibald	Chris Kenny	Graham Riechelt
2000	Peter Archibald	Chris Kenny	John Elter
2001	Peter Archibald	Chris Kenny	John Elter
2002	Peter Archibald	Chris Kenny	Peter Kemp
2003	Matt Power	Chris Kenny	Peter Kemp
2004	Matt Power	Chris Kenny	Andrew English
2005	Matt Power	John Elter	Andrew English
2006	Matt Power	John Elter	Glenn Anderson
2007	Simon Tall	Claire Geary	Glenn Anderson
2008	Simon Tall	Claire Geary	Susan Bale
2009	Matt Power	Claire Geary	Susan Bale
2010	Matt Butler	Claire Geary	Susan Bale
2011	Matt Butler	Eric Byrne	Susan Bale
2012	Matt Butler	Eric Byrne	Susan Bale
2013	Matt Butler	Susan Bale	Leonie Hilton

CLUB HISTORY

From 'The Big Club - The History of Revesby Workers Club' by Merle Peters, 1985.

Revesby Workers' Soccer Club is another affiliated group which, in actual fact is as old as, or older than Revesby Workers' Club, originally having been known as Panania Wanderers up until 1962. Then an approach was made to East Hills Workers' Club to accept the Wanderers under its banner - playing still under their chosen colours, maroon shirt with two diagonal stripes and white shorts and socks. (Maroon and white are of course, Revesby Workers' Club official colours today, although the Soccer Club uniform has changed in the application of the colours).

There were seven Wanderer teams from Under 8 to Under 13 (of which there were two), who joined the Workers and in 1963 the first recorded Bankstown Trophy win by a Workers' Club team was by the Under 8 team, consisting of P. Lynch, S. Yuille, B. Cole, B. Ralph, J. Simpson, T. Lynch, Q. Taylor, F. Weeks, F. Rodighiero and R. Bullard in the President's Cup.

Milperra Reserve was their home ground - their training was done by the light of an arclight 'pushed' out from an old shed, playing on a ground which had a determined slope from one end to the other. The Council eventually graded the ground about 1970 and built dressing sheds.

Office-bearers on the first Management Committee were Darcy Brooks, President: John (Ben) Hall, Vice-Presidnet: Jim Seaton, Secretary: Den Yuille, Social Secretary: Jack Turner, Tresurer, and the ever-necessary Canteen Ladies included Mesdames Hamilton, Fletcher, Beves, Hall, Yapman and others.

The R.W. Soccer Club record is good. Their policy from the beginning was never to turn an enthusiastic boy away.

In 1967 the club's All Age Division 1 team won the Premiership and Knockout so it was decided that the club was ready to aim for a higher standard.

Following successful application to join the N.S.W. Federation of Soccer Clubs the Workers competed in the Federation's Inter-suburban Third Division in 1968, won First and Second Grade in 1969, and eventually became the Premiers of Division 2 State League in 1977.

With newly-appointed coach Ian Lloyd, both First and Second grades reached the semi-finals and eventually became Championship winners. This put them into the Inter-suburban Second Division ... and with the formation of the Third Division of the State League in 1971 the Workers were invited to join, bypassing the First Division Inter-suburban.

More success followed under coaches John Hughes, Joe Martin, Brian (Peter) Smith. Then in 1976 Greg Byles was appointed player/coach and brought with him a change of style in the playing of soccer by Revesby Workers' Soccer teams. This season they went into First Grade semi-finals and defeated Ku-ring-gai and drawing nil-all with Queens Park in the finals. Although Queens Park won the replay the following week, it was Workers who were asked to represent the Third Division in an exhibition match against Central Coast at Gosford, which they won.

In 1977 the National League competition commenced and Revesby Club was invited into the Second Division and proved themselves worthy by defeating Melita in the semis and Ku-ring-gai in the final.

In 1978 R. W. Soccer received sponsorship from C.T.C, and were the first club in the N.S.W Federation to wear sponsorship on their shirts, doing so against Croatia in the First Division Ampol Cup.

Over the next five years the club had defeats and successes, playing against Polonia and Bankstown (in a promotion play-off for State League, 1st Division, in 1979), St George, Marconi, Apia Leichhardt, Sydney City and Blacktown City, etc. (who all fielded their National League players in those competitions, when available).

Revesby Workers' Soccer has also played a couple of social games against, firstly, the crew of a Russian ship "Fedor Shalyapin" and later the crew of "Taras Shavenko" just prior to the Government ban on Russian ships into Australian ports. Due to a lack of trade because of the ban, C.T.C. Travel was forced to withdraw its sponsorship.

Over recent years Revesby Workers has won the Umbro Shield in 1982 against Wollongong United, and were runner-up in 1983 to Fairy Meadow, with Greg Byles as First Grade Coach, and the club had a record of 7 Premierships in the Junior ranks in 1984.

Some players who deserve honourable mention for their long service to the Federation Squad are Garry Patterson, Lyle Pitman, Greg Gill, Graham Watson, Greg Thomas. In fact, the number of players with 10 consecutive years loyalty to the club is thirty-two. And three players with twenty years service are Kim Beves, Malcolm Straube and Gred Gill.

Those honoured with Life Membership are: Darcy Brooks, John Hall, Kenneth Beves, Adrian Tatham, Keith Walker, Geoff Smith, John Truashiem, John Cook, Roy Thompson, Ron Polley, Doreen Polley and Paul Kitley.

With 320 players enrolled, the R.W. Soccer is the Big Club's largest affiliated group, and currently is administered by President, Dennis Hayward; Senior Vice-President, Dennis Norris; Junior Vice-President, Alan Wardop; Secretary, Allan Fairly; Treasurer, Colin Clancy; Publicity Officer, R. Mennell; Registrar, L. Sargood; Recorder, L. Houghton; Gear Steward, J. Morgan; Fund-Raising, M. Hayward. Liasion Director is Bill Ballard.

COMMITTEE ROLES

The President shall act as Chairperson for all general and committee meetings of the RWFC. The President shall overseer the day-to-day running of the football club and shall be an ex
officio member of all sub-committees.

The Gear Steward shall be responsible for all sporting equipment. He shall keep an itemised record of all sporting equipment issued. Any issue of sporting equipment requested from the
Gear Steward shall be referred to the Executive for their approval.

The Delegate(s) shall be required to attend all meetings to which they have been appointed and report on these meetings as required to the Executive Committee or General Meeting.

The Registrar shall keep a register of all registrations, check and record birth certificates when necessary. He/she shall be issued a receipt book and shall give receipts to players for registration fees received. He/she shall pay all monies received to the Treasurer at the next meeting and shall receive from the Treasurer a receipt which should balance with the total receipts written by the Registrar since the previous meeting.

The Publicity Officer shall compile together interesting items or other information given by the Committee or General Meetings for promoting and publicising the Club in the RWC News and other news media. The Publicity Officer shall be responsible for the End of Year Team Report Publications and where possible periodic team report publications during the year.

The Minutes Secretary shall record minutes of all meetings.

The Recorder / Results Secretary shall keep records of the RWFC, number of years of membership and advise scores and results to the BDAFA.

The Fund Raiser shall arrange and promote social functions and activities pertaining to fund
raising. He/she shall hold meetings as they desire and report to the General Meetings at least
once a month.

The Management Committee shall meet from time to time as required. Their duties shall consist of:

   i. Resolving and executing matters as directed from a General Meeting.
   ii. Dealing with contentious matters received via correspondence or from a General Meeting.
   iii. Recommendations formed on these matters to be referred to the next General Meeting for endorsement.

The Trophy Committee shall be made up of a minimum of seven (7) Management Committee members. Their duties will be to determine to whom the trophies shall be presented to at the
end of season presentation day. They shall also determine the type of trophies.

The Canteen Committee shall consist of a Chairperson/Manager and two (2) or more assistants. This committee will be solely engaged to operate the canteen in a profitable manner,
RWFC Constitution Page 8 of 16 Updated November 2007 purchasing stock, overseeing of operations, banking of monies and allocating staff from within the RWFC. Prior to the commencement of the football season an advance of $250 shall be made available to the Chairperson/Manager for purchasing stock, equipment, etc. Invoices for payment to be submitted to the Treasurer for payment at General Meetings together with the banking slips immediately subsequent to receipt.