Gawler SC
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| Full name | Gawler Soccer & Sports Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Gawler Eagles |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Ground | Karbeethan Reserve |
| Chairman | Rob Lynn |
| Manager | John Duthie |
| League | FFSA State League |
| 2011 | State League, 9th |
The Gawler Soccer & Sports Club, known as The Gawler Eagles, provides organized soccer games for boys and girls, men and women from 5 years to over 50 years old, The Club currently has over 30 teams in the FFSA State League, SAASL, SAWSA, EDJSA and FFSA Junior Premier League. The Women play in the SA Women's Soccer Association Premier League while the Men's teams play in the Football Federation SA State League and the SA Amateur Soccer Division 5.
The home ground is located at the Karbeethan Reserve, Angle Vale Road, Evanston Gardens. The Club colors are yellow and blue. Games are played home/ away on Saturdays and Sundays, they play home games at Karbeethan Reserve in Gawler.
The Gawler Soccer & Sports Club was admitted to the Elizabeth & Districts Junior Soccer Association in 1978 as the Evanston Junior Soccer Club (EJSC). Seven teams were entered that year. The Club colours were brown & gold shirts, gold shorts and socks. The home ground was originally Argana Park, Elizabeth Downs with training at Evanston Primary School and Gawler High School.
Sam Debono, one of the founding members of the Club, became the Club's first Life Member in 1985; in 1998 Sam received a special award for twenty years service to the Club. Sam still serves on the Committee today.
The EJSC became incorporated in 1981. After successful discussions with the Gawler Soccer Club, a senior men's club in the SAASL, both clubs amalgamated in 1982 forming the Gawler Soccer & Sports Club Inc (GSSC). However, this partnership was short lived and was dissolved in 1984, with the juniors retaining the GSSC name. The following year the GSSC moved to Karbeethan Reserve, Evanston Gardens and this became the Club's home ground.
In 1988 the GSSC entered men's teams (A/B grades) in the SAASL (Division 9). Floodlights were installed in 1989 and Clubrooms were completed a year later. That year (1990) also saw Helen Agius become the Club's first lady President.
1992 the Club fielded its first Women's team in the SAWSA. Quite a few of these players continue to be selected each year to represent the State.
The Club adopted the nickname 'Gawler Eagles' in 1993 and commenced the first of several discussions with Gawler Council regarding change rooms.
The junior Club colours were changed to gold & blue shirts with blue shorts and socks in 1994 to match the seniors due to the unavailability of Brown/Gold shirts. That year Kristy Moore from the women's team was selected for the Australian soccer squad.
The first of many soccer skills schools was introduced in 1995.
The Karbeethan Reserve Steering Committee, a joint venture of the GSSC, Riverside Cricket Club, Gawler Hockey Club and the Gawler Softball Association was formed in 1996 to put further pressure on the Gawler Council to upgrade the existing clubrooms at the Reserve.
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