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The Para Hills Community Soccer Club was formed by Robert Eldridge, John Eldridge, Chick Harris, John West, Andy Balter and Malcolm Owen on March 24 1964. The aim of the club being to foster and promote the game of soccer in the Northern Suburbs. The Eldridge brothers were [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] supporters, so their kit early on was full white.<ref name="PHKhistorymakers">{{cite web|title=#HistoryMakers Episode 6 - Para Hills Knights|url=https://www.footballsa.com.au/news/historymakers-episode-6-para-hills-knights|accessdate=31 October 2022}}</ref> The club set the goal of playing first division soccer within 10 years. In 1965 the club entered a team in the [[South Australian Amateur Soccer League|Sunday Industrial League]]. On April 4 1965 the club played its first competitive senior game losing 3-1 with Chris Pawley scoring the first goal for the club.
The Para Hills Community Soccer Club was formed by Robert Eldridge, John Eldridge, Chick Harris, John West, Andy Balter and Malcolm Owen on March 24 1964. The aim of the club being to foster and promote the game of soccer in the Northern Suburbs. The Eldridge brothers were [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] supporters, so their kit early on was full white.<ref name="PHKhistorymakers">{{cite web|title=#HistoryMakers Episode 6 - Para Hills Knights|url=https://www.footballsa.com.au/news/historymakers-episode-6-para-hills-knights|accessdate=31 October 2022}}</ref> The club set the goal of playing first division soccer within 10 years. In 1965 the club entered a team in the [[South Australian Amateur Soccer League|Sunday Industrial League]]. On April 4 1965 the club played its first competitive senior game losing 3-1 with Chris Pawley scoring the first goal for the club.


The following year the club entered the [[Football South Australia|South Australian Soccer Federation]] and once again the first game resulted in a defeat, 2-1 with the first goal in the Federation being scored by Dave Barry. In 1967 the club won it's first silverware, being the 3rd Division Championship, and the Rowely Cup.<ref name="SA Division One 1965 results">{{cite web|title=South Australian Division Three 1966 – Schedule|url=http://www.socceraust.co.uk/1966/SA/Div3/fixtures.html|accessdate=24 October 2022}}</ref>
The following year the club entered the [[Football South Australia|South Australian Soccer Federation]] and once again the first game resulted in a defeat, 2-1 with the first goal in the Federation being scored by Dave Barry. In 1967 the club won its first silverware, being the 3rd Division Championship, and the Rowely Cup.<ref name="SA Division One 1965 results">{{cite web|title=South Australian Division Three 1966 – Schedule|url=http://www.socceraust.co.uk/1966/SA/Div3/fixtures.html|accessdate=24 October 2022}}</ref>


In 1976, one year later than the club originally aimed for, Para Hills won promotion to [[National Premier Leagues South Australia|South Australia's first division]]. Before the start of the 1977 season, the club left its base at Nelson Road to move to new facilities at The Paddocks. The club's first game in the first division was a 4-3 victory against [[Campbelltown City SC|Campbelltown Budapest]] on the new pitch, the winning goal scored by Harry McDonald. By the third week, the club had achieved it's only two wins of the league season, narrowly avoiding relegation.<ref name="SA Division One 1976 results">{{cite web|title=South Australian Division Two 1976 – Schedule|url=http://www.socceraust.co.uk/1976/SA/Div2/fixtures.html|accessdate=24 October 2022}}</ref>
In 1976, one year later than the club originally aimed for, Para Hills won promotion to [[National Premier Leagues South Australia|South Australia's first division]]. Before the start of the 1977 season, the club left its base at Nelson Road to move to new facilities at The Paddocks. The club's first game in the first division was a 4-3 victory against [[Campbelltown City SC|Campbelltown Budapest]] on the new pitch, the winning goal scored by Harry McDonald. By the third week, the club had achieved its only two wins of the league season, narrowly avoiding relegation.<ref name="SA Division One 1976 results">{{cite web|title=South Australian Division Two 1976 – Schedule|url=http://www.socceraust.co.uk/1976/SA/Div2/fixtures.html|accessdate=24 October 2022}}</ref>


In Para Hill's fourth year in the top division, they finished one point behind Premiers [[Adelaide Croatia Raiders SC|Adelaide Croatia Raiders]], missing out on top spot after a 1–1 draw with them in the final round. A month later, they won the Coca Cola Challenge Cup after a 3–0 win over [[Adelaide Croatia Raiders SC|Adelaide Croatia Raiders]], which was their first major silverware in the club's 17 year history.<ref name="SA Division One 1980 results">{{cite web|title=South Australian Division One 1980 – Schedule|url=http://www.socceraust.co.uk/1980/SA/Div1/fixtures.html|accessdate=24 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://websites.mygameday.app/club_info.cgi?c=0-8365-113527-0-0&sID=268148#:~:text=The%20Para%20Hills%20Soccer%20Club,division%20soccer%20within%2010%20years.|title=History - Para Hills Knights|access-date=24 October 2022 |website=Gameday}}</ref>
In Para Hill's fourth year in the top division, they finished one point behind Premiers [[Adelaide Croatia Raiders SC|Adelaide Croatia Raiders]], missing out on top spot after a 1–1 draw with them in the final round. A month later, they won the Coca Cola Challenge Cup after a 3–0 win over [[Adelaide Croatia Raiders SC|Adelaide Croatia Raiders]], which was their first major silverware in the club's 17 year history.<ref name="SA Division One 1980 results">{{cite web|title=South Australian Division One 1980 – Schedule|url=http://www.socceraust.co.uk/1980/SA/Div1/fixtures.html|accessdate=24 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://websites.mygameday.app/club_info.cgi?c=0-8365-113527-0-0&sID=268148#:~:text=The%20Para%20Hills%20Soccer%20Club,division%20soccer%20within%2010%20years.|title=History - Para Hills Knights|access-date=24 October 2022 |website=Gameday}}</ref>

Revision as of 14:44, 29 November 2022

Para Hills Knights
Full namePara Hills Knights Soccer Club
Nickname(s)Knights
Founded1964; 60 years ago (1964)
GroundThe Paddocks[1]
Capacity1,000
ChairmanDale Ramsey
ManagerTheo Tsiounis[2]
LeagueNPL South Australia
2023SA State League 1, 2nd of 12 (promoted)

Para Hills Knights SC is a soccer club based in Para Hills West, South Australia, a suburb in the north of Adelaide. Founded in 1964, the club has multiple State League championships, and have been runner-up in both the Premier League and Federation Cup, The club currently competes in the State League 1 South Australia.

History

The Para Hills Community Soccer Club was formed by Robert Eldridge, John Eldridge, Chick Harris, John West, Andy Balter and Malcolm Owen on March 24 1964. The aim of the club being to foster and promote the game of soccer in the Northern Suburbs. The Eldridge brothers were Tottenham Hotspur supporters, so their kit early on was full white.[3] The club set the goal of playing first division soccer within 10 years. In 1965 the club entered a team in the Sunday Industrial League. On April 4 1965 the club played its first competitive senior game losing 3-1 with Chris Pawley scoring the first goal for the club.

The following year the club entered the South Australian Soccer Federation and once again the first game resulted in a defeat, 2-1 with the first goal in the Federation being scored by Dave Barry. In 1967 the club won its first silverware, being the 3rd Division Championship, and the Rowely Cup.[4]

In 1976, one year later than the club originally aimed for, Para Hills won promotion to South Australia's first division. Before the start of the 1977 season, the club left its base at Nelson Road to move to new facilities at The Paddocks. The club's first game in the first division was a 4-3 victory against Campbelltown Budapest on the new pitch, the winning goal scored by Harry McDonald. By the third week, the club had achieved its only two wins of the league season, narrowly avoiding relegation.[5]

In Para Hill's fourth year in the top division, they finished one point behind Premiers Adelaide Croatia Raiders, missing out on top spot after a 1–1 draw with them in the final round. A month later, they won the Coca Cola Challenge Cup after a 3–0 win over Adelaide Croatia Raiders, which was their first major silverware in the club's 17 year history.[6][7]

Notable former players

Honours

Domestic

Runner-Up (1): 1980
Runner-Up (1): 2010
Winners (4): 1976, 1990, 2006, 2012
Runner-Up (6): 1975, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2016, 2022
Winners (1): 1995
Runner-Up (3): 2001, 2004, 2016
Winners (1): 1967

Knockout

Runner-Up (4): 1982, 1986, 1989, 2012
  • First Division Top Four Cup
Winners (1): 1980
Runner-Up (1): 1984
  • Second Division Cup
Winners (1): 1976
  • Third Division Cup
Winners (1): 1967
  • Summer Night Series
Winners (1): 2007

Divisional history

Season League[8][9][10] Federation Cup[8]
Division Pld W D L GF GA +/- Pts Position Finals
1965 South Australian Sunday Industrial League (–)
1966 South Australian Division Three (4) 18 11 2 5 44 28 +16 24 4th First Round
1967 South Australian Division Three (4) 22 19 1 2 80 22 +58 39 1st (P) Round of 16
1968 South Australian Division Two (3) 18 8 4 6 32 25 +7 20 3rd Third Round
1969 South Australian Division Two (3) 18 8 4 6 20 25 -5 20 3rd Round of 16
1970 South Australian Division Two (3) 18 8 1 9 32 32 0 17 6th Round of 16
1971 South Australian Division Two (3) 18 7 5 6 39 30 +9 19 4th First Round
1972 South Australian Division Two (3) 18 8 2 8 26 26 0 18 6th First Round
1973 South Australian Division Two (3) 18 4 5 9 26 32 -6 13 8th First Round
1974 South Australian Division Two (3) 18 5 7 6 28 34 -6 17 5th Round of 16
1975 South Australian Division Two (3) 18 10 4 4 30 18 +12 24 2nd Round of 16
1976 South Australian Division Two (3) 18 12 4 2 35 17 +18 28 1st (P) Round of 16
1977 South Australian Division One (2) 18 2 6 10 19 39 -20 10 9th Quarter Finals
1978 South Australian Division One (2) 18 4 7 7 17 23 -6 15 8th Quarter Finals
1979 South Australian Division One (2) 18 5 6 7 27 23 +4 16 6th Round of 16
1980 South Australian Division One (2) 18 8 7 3 38 21 +17 23 2nd Round of 16
1981 South Australian Division One (2) 18 7 4 7 28 26 +2 18 5th Unknown
1982 South Australian Division One (2) 18 8 6 4 34 24 +10 22 4th Runner-Up
1983 South Australian Division One (2) 18 8 6 4 29 19 +10 22 4th Quarter Finals
1984 South Australian Division One (2) 22 11 4 7 33 25 +8 26 4th Round of 16
1985 South Australian Division One (2) 22 8 4 10 35 38 -3 20 7th Semi Finals
1986 South Australian Division One (2) 22 8 5 9 31 33 -2 21 7th Runner-Up
1987 South Australian Division One (2) 22 9 4 9 32 23 +9 22 6th Quarter Finals
1988 South Australian Division One (2) 22 6 8 8 23 30 -7 20 8th Quarter Finals
1989 South Australian Division One (2) 22 3 7 12 18 34 -16 13 11th (R) Runner-Up
1990 South Australian Division Two (3) 18 11 4 3 28 10 +18 26 1st (P) Quarter Finals
1991 South Australian Division One (2) 22 11 4 7 38 31 +7 26 3rd Quarter Finals
1992 South Australian Division One (2) 18 4 9 5 13 20 -7 17 7th Round of 16
1993 South Australian Division One (2) 18 5 5 8 20 29 -9 15 10th (R) Quarter Finals
1994 South Australia State League (3) 18 8 4 6 28 21 +7 20 5th Preliminary Final Round of 16
1995 South Australia State League (3) 20 15 2 3 42 41 +21 47 1st Runner-Up Unknown
1996 South Australia State League (3) 22 14 3 5 70 30 +40 45 4th Preliminary Final Unknown
1997 South Australia State League (3) 22 10 3 9 43 48 -5 33 6th Quarter Finals
1998 South Australia State League (3) 22 10 3 9 38 37 +1 33 6th (P) Runner-Up Round of 16
1999 South Australia Premier League (2) 22 4 5 13 26 45 -19 17 11th (R) Round of 32
2000 South Australia State League (3) 22 11 5 9 49 27 +22 38 4th Elimination Final First Round
2001 South Australia State League (3) 22 15 3 4 50 21 +29 48 2nd (P) Runner-Up Round of 32
2002 South Australia Premier League (2) 22 6 6 10 26 53 -27 24 9th First Round
2003 South Australia Premier League (2) 22 5 3 14 31 47 -16 18 11th (R) Round of 16
2004 South Australia State League (3) 22 16 0 6 59 26 +33 48 2nd Preliminary Final Round of 32
2005 South Australia State League (3) 22 11 4 7 64 39 +25 37 4th Elimination Final Round of 16
2006 South Australia Premier League (3) 18 14 3 1 59 19 +37 45 1st (P) Round of 16
2007 South Australia Super League (2) 18 7 3 8 32 37 -2 24 5th Round of 16
2008 South Australia Super League (2) 18 8 4 6 28 25 +3 28 4th Elimination Final Second Round
2009 South Australia Super League (2) 18 5 8 5 25 28 -3 23 7th Round of 16
2010 South Australia Super League (2) 18 9 5 4 28 19 +9 32 2nd Semi Finals Round of 32
2011 South Australia Super League (2) 18 3 4 11 12 31 -19 13 9th (R) Round of 32
2012 South Australia Premier League (3) 18 10 4 4 33 19 +14 34 1st (P) Runner-Up
2013 National Premier Leagues South Australia (2) 26 10 5 11 47 45 +2 35 9th Quarter Finals
2014 National Premier Leagues South Australia (2) 26 9 2 15 34 55 -21 29 9th Quarter Finals
2015 National Premier Leagues South Australia (2) 26 3 5 18 30 56 -26 14 14th (R) Quarter Finals
2016 State League One South Australia (3) 22 13 4 5 33 27 +6 43 2nd (P) Runner-Up Round of 32
2017 National Premier Leagues South Australia (2) 22 11 0 11 28 36 -8 33 5th Elimination Final Quarter Final
2018 National Premier Leagues South Australia (2) 22 8 1 13 27 38 -11 25 8th Round of 32
2019 National Premier Leagues South Australia (2) 22 7 7 8 31 34 -3 28 9th Round of 16
2020 National Premier Leagues South Australia (2) 22 3 2 17 18 42 -24 11 12th (R) Not Held
2021 State League One South Australia (3) 22 9 8 5 21 17 +4 35 5th Elimination Final Second Round
2022 State League One South Australia (3) 22 12 4 6 35 28 +7 40 4th Runner-Up First Round
2023 State League One South Australia (3)

References

  1. ^ "The Paddocks, home to Para Hills Knights". Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  2. ^ Greenwood, Rob (17 September 2019). "Former Adelaide Comets NPL SA coach Theo Tsiounis unveiled as new Para Hills mentor". Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  3. ^ "#HistoryMakers Episode 6 - Para Hills Knights". Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  4. ^ "South Australian Division Three 1966 – Schedule". Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  5. ^ "South Australian Division Two 1976 – Schedule". Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  6. ^ "South Australian Division One 1980 – Schedule". Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  7. ^ "History - Para Hills Knights". Gameday. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  8. ^ a b "South Australia Past Seasons Final Tables and Resutls". Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Ladder for State League 1 2021". Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Ladder for State League 1 2022". Retrieved 4 November 2022.
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