Bruce’s introduction to football was one of uniqueness. At the age of 10 he was told by a doctor that he had to stop playing rugby union due to his sight, and so football became the only...
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Life Member Profile: Peter Reeves
Peter’s love of football began from a young age when he used to get a football magazine called ‘Tiger’ out of England. He quickly became a lover of the sport and especially Manchester United, who...
Read moreLife Member Profile: Penny Howell
In 2006 Penny Howell was welcomed into the world of football through her daughters joining junior teams at St Ives FC. The following year, Penny pulled on the boots for the first time in an over...
Read moreLife Member Profile: Roy Ashpole
Roy (pictured centre) was born in England and came to Australia when he was 7, moving into the Hornsby area just before the era of decimal currency. His interest in football piqued when he started...
Read moreLife Member Profile: Marcia Allman
Marcia Allman began her time with NSFA (formerly KDSA) in 2007 when she was hired as a receptionist, at this time she was one of only three paid staff members, who managed the association...
Read moreLife Member Profile: Lionel Morris
In 1961 Lionel began his association with NSFA as a player for the Mount Colah under 16s, he had previously played 6 years in the Sutherland district as a foundation player with Como West club...
Read moreHistory Corner: Association Records (Part 2)
In Part 2 of our look at NSFA records we concentrate on Men’s (Now Senior Mixed) and Women’s football. Men’s football began in 1961 with an All Age competition. The original clubs competing were...
Read moreHistory Corner: Association Records (Part 1)
Over the next week we will be highlighting the record-holding clubs of NSFA. In Part 1 we look at Youth football (Mixed and Girls’) and in Part 2 we will run the eye over Senior Football (Mixed...
Read moreHistory Corner: The story of Hornsby Football Club
Hornsby Football Club only existed for 5 seasons but enjoyed extraordinary success in that time in Men’s All Age Division One. After the 1971 season a group of players from Hornsby Ku-ring-gai...
Read moreHistory Corner: Phil Rees
This week we recognise NSFA Life Member and former President Phil Rees. Phil became involved in football in NSFA when sons David and Tim joined St Ives FC. From 1976 to 1979 Phil served as...
Read moreHistory Corner: The Quest for a Home of Football
The search for a true NSFA home ground has been a long and often disappointing journey. In the 1970s our representative teams and Ku-ring-gai SC played their matches at Acron Oval in St Ives and...
Read moreHistory Corner: Metro League’s Golden Generation
Today we look at arguably the best group of talented young players in the association’s history; the Metropolitan League teams of 2008-09. The Metropolitan League (ML) was a representative...
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