Southern FC explained

Clubname:Southern Football Club
Nickname:Southern FC
Founded:1958 (as Rapid SC)
1997 (as Kingston Cannons)
2009 merged
Ground:Sherburd Park[1]
Manager:Scott Pepper
Season:2016
Position:8th
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Southern Football Club is a football club from Kingston, Tasmania, Australia. They compete in the Southern Championship of the Football Federation Tasmania. The club was formed in 2009 by the merger of two existing clubs, Kingston Cannons and Christian United.

History

Rapid FC

Rapid FC was founded in 1958. Rapid was highly successful during its life winning the State Championship 4 times, and the Southern Premiership 5 times. For a brief period in the 1980s, due to sponsorship reasons, they were known as Rapid-Wrest Point, before switching back. They played their final match in 1996, being relegated in the process to the Southern League 2.[2]

The name was changed and the club reformed as Kingston Cannons.[3] They immediately won the Southern League 2 and were promoted back to the League 1.[4]

Merger

At the end of the 2009 season, Kingston Cannons merged with Christian United to form Southern FC. In 2013 they won the Southern League 1 title and were runners up in 2014 gaining promotion into the Southern Championship.

Honours

Honours as Southern FC:

Honours as Rapid:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ground. Sherburd Oval. Fox Sports Pulse. 23 June 2016.
  2. Web site: Tasmania South Premier League 1996 - Fixtures and Results.
  3. Web site: A cardboard blast from the past. Walter Pless. 6 February 2015.
  4. Web site: Tasmania South Division Two 1997 - Fixtures.