A sporting club in Perth’s northern suburbs with a strong foothold on amateur football will celebrate its 60th anniversary on the weekend.
North Beach Football Club will celebrate the anniversary at Charles Riley Reserve on Saturday, June 15, when it hosts Kingsway Football Club and mark 60 years as one of the most celebrated amateur football clubs in WA.
President Stephen Hooper said the club spawned from humble beginnings with open air changerooms and cold showers to now boasting the best of community facilities and growing opportunities for players of all backgrounds and abilities.
North Beach now field 11 teams each week — six senior men’s sides, two men’s under-19s teams, two women’s teams and an all-abilities combination.
That diversity is the cornerstone of a club that has won 13 A-Grade premierships across its history. At its peak the club won 10 A-Grade premierships in 12 seasons between 1999 and 2010 when 1984 Essendon Norm Smith medallist Bill Duckworth was at the helm.
The day will also see the club host reunions for the 1994 C Colts premiership team as well as the A-Grade flag it won in 2004 before making its fifth induction into its Hall of Fame from 6.30pm.
Hooper called on all people with a connection to the club to join in the celebration.
“Thousands of people have helped to build what we have today and we would love to see as many of them as possible on June 15,” he said.
“This club has been a community connector on a broad scale for six decades and we are deeply proud of what it has become.
“From the pioneers who launched North Beach Amateur Football Club in 1964 to all those who have played and served the club over the journey, we would like to celebrate their contributions on that day.
“It really does promise to be a day to remember.”