Para Hills Knights SC (Redirected from Para Hills Knights)
Full name | Para Hills Knights Soccer Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Knights | ||
Short name | Para Hills | ||
Founded | 24 March 1964 | ||
Ground | Feel Good Physio Co Stadium | ||
Chairman | Dale Ramsey | ||
Manager | Theo Tsiounis | ||
League | NPL South Australia | ||
2023 | SA State League 1, 2nd of 12 (promoted) | ||
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Para Hills Knights Soccer Club is a semi-professional soccer club based in Para Hills West, a northern suburb of Adelaide. The club was founded on 24 March 1964, joining the Federation in 1966. The club currently plays in National Premier Leagues South Australia, winning promotion to the second tier of Australian soccer in 2023. Originally playing at Nelson Road Reserve in Para Hills, the club has been based out of their current home ground, The Paddocks (currently known as Feel Good Physio Co Stadium for sponsorship reasons), since 1986.
The club has won multiple second division titles, finished runners-up in the first division in 1980 and have reached the final of the Federation Cup on four occasions. Their last piece of silverware came in 2012, when they won the FFSA Premier League title, and were promoted to the first season of the National Premier Leagues. They have played in a national competition on one occasion, in the 1981 NSL Cup, losing 0–3 to NSL side West Adelaide Hellas in their only game.
History
The Para Hills Community Soccer Club was formed by Robert Eldridge, John Eldridge, Chick Harris, John West, Andy Balter and Malcolm Owen on 24 March 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. 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 4 April 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 pieces of silverware, winning the third division, and the Rowely Cup.
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.
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.
Para Hills became Para Hills Knights for the 1994 season.
Players
Current squad
Squad correct as of 1 March 2024.
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Notable former players
- Joel Allwright
- Louis Brain
- Lachlan Brook (junior)
- Martyn Crook
- Yaya Dukuly (junior)
- Aaron Goulding
- Jordan Elsey
- Sherwin Emmanuel
- Craig Goodwin (junior)
- Steven Hall (junior)
- Michael Marrone
- Dylan McGowan (junior)
- Ryan McGowan
- Jacob Melling
- Daniel Mullen
- Joe Mullen
- Bobby Petta
- Kristian Rees
- Jagajeet Shrestha
- Chris Sullivan
- Scott Tunbridge
- Charlie Villani
- Aaron Westervelt
- Thilo Wilke
Honours
State
- National Premier Leagues South Australia Championship
- Runner-up (1): 1980
- National Premier Leagues South Australia Premiership
- Runner-up (1): 2010
- State League 1 South Australia Championship
- Winners (4): 1976, 1990, 2006, 2012
- Runner-up (7): 1975, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2016, 2022, 2023
- State League 1 South Australia Premiership
- Winners (1): 1995
- Runner-up (4): 2001, 2004, 2016, 2023
- State League 2 South Australia Championship
- Winners (1): 1967
- Runner-up (4): 1982, 1986, 1989, 2012
- Second Division Cup
- Winners (1): 1976
- Third Division Cup
- Winners (1): 1967
- Top Four Cup
- Winners (1): 1980
- Runner-up (1): 1984
- Night Series
- Winners (1): 2007
Seasons
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Season | League | State Cup | Divisional Cup | Pre-season Cup | |||||||||||||
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Division (Tier) | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pos | Finals | |||||||
1965 | SASIL (-) | Record unknown | |||||||||||||||
1966 | Div 3 (3) | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 24 | 4th | — | Federation | R1 | Rowley | ? | — | |
1967 | Div 3 (3) | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 80 | 22 | +58 | 39 | 1st | Federation | R3 | Rowley | W | — | ||
1968 | Div 2 (2) | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 20 | 3rd | Federation | R3 | Jaxen | SF | — | ||
1969 | Div 2 (2) | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 25 | –5 | 20 | 3rd | Federation | R3 | Jaxen | ? | — | ||
1970 | Div 2 (2) | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 17 | 6th | Federation | R2 | Jaxen | ? | — | ||
1971 | Div 2 (2) | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 19 | 4th | Federation | ER | John Martins | QF | — | ||
1972 | Div 2 (2) | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 18 | 6th | Federation | R1 | John Martins | ? | — | ||
1973 | Div 2 (2) | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 32 | –6 | 13 | 8th | Willis | R1 | John Martins | ? | — | ||
1974 | Div 2 (2) | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 34 | –6 | 17 | 5th | Willis | R2 | John Martins | ? | — | ||
1975 | Div 2 (2) | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 24 | 2nd | Willis | R2 | John Martins | ? | — | ||
1976 | Div 2 (2) | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 28 | 1st | Willis | R2 | John Martins | W | — | ||
1977 | Div 1 (2) | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 39 | –20 | 10 | 9th | Willis | QF | — | — | |||
1978 | Div 1 (2) | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 23 | –6 | 15 | 8th | Federation | QF | — | — | |||
1979 | Div 1 (2) | 18 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 16 | 6th | Federation | R3 | — | — | |||
1980 | Div 1 (2) | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 23 | 2nd | Federation | R3 | Coca-Cola | W | Ampol | 8th | |
1981 | Div 1 (2) | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 18 | 5th | Federation | ? | — | Ampol | 6th | ||
1982 | Div 1 (2) | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 21 | +10 | 22 | 4th | Federation | RU | Coca-Cola | SF | Ampol | 8th | |
1983 | Div 1 (2) | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 22 | 4th | P.G.H. | QF | Coca-Cola | SF | Ampol | 7th | |
1984 | Div 1 (2) | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 26 | 4th | P.G.H. | R2 | Coca-Cola | RU | Ampol | ? | |
1985 | Div 1 (2) | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 38 | –3 | 20 | 7th | P.G.H. | SF | — | Ampol | ? | ||
1986 | Div 1 (2) | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 33 | –2 | 21 | 7th | P.G.H. | RU | — | ? | |||
1987 | Div 1 (2) | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 22 | 6th | P.G.H. | QF | — | ? | |||
1988 | Div 1 (2) | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 30 | –7 | 20 | 8th | P.G.H. | QF | — | ? | |||
1989 | Div 1 (2) | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 34 | –16 | 13 | 11th | P.G.H. | RU | — | ? | |||
1990 | Div 2 (3) | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 26 | 1st | P.G.H. | QF | — | — | |||
1991 | Div 1 (2) | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 26 | 3rd | P.G.H. | QF | Coca-Cola | ? | Ampol (Mar.) | ? | |
1992 | Div 1 (2) | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 20 | –7 | 17 | 7th | — | Federation | R2 | — | ? | ||
1993 | Div 1 (2) | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 29 | –9 | 15 | 10th | — | Federation | QF | — | ? | ||
1994 | State (3) | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 20 | 5th | PF | Dairy Vale | R2 | — | — | ||
1995 | State (3) | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 47 | 1st | RU | Dairy Vale | ? | — | — | ||
1996 | State (3) | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 70 | 30 | +40 | 45 | 4th | PF | Mutual Community | ? | — | — | ||
1997 | State (3) | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 48 | –5 | 33 | 6th | — | Mutual Community | QF | — | — | ||
1998 | State (3) | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 33 | 6th | RU | Mutual Community | R2 | — | — | ||
1999 | Premier (2) | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 45 | –19 | 17 | 11th | — | West End | R1 | — | — | ||
2000 | State (3) | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 27 | +22 | 38 | 4th | EF | West End | R1 | — | — | ||
2001 | State (3) | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 21 | +29 | 48 | 2nd | RU | West End | R1 | — | — | ||
2002 | Premier (2) | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 53 | –27 | 24 | 9th | — | West End | R1 | — | Night Series | 16th | |
2003 | Premier (2) | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 47 | –16 | 18 | 11th | — | Federation | R1 | — | — | ||
2004 | State (3) | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 59 | 26 | +33 | 48 | 2nd | PF | Federation | R1 | — | — | ||
2005 | State (2) | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 37 | 4th | EF | Federation | R2 | — | — | ||
2006 | Premier (3) | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 56 | 19 | +37 | 45 | 1st | — | Federation | R2 | — | Errea | 4th | |
2007 | Super (2) | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 37 | –5 | 24 | 6th | Best Pavers | R3 | — | Errea | QF | ||
Fairmont Homes | W | ||||||||||||||||
2008 | Super (2) | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 28 | 4th | EF | Best Pavers | R2 | — | Best Point | W | |
Fairmont Homes | 5th | ||||||||||||||||
2009 | Super (2) | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 28 | –3 | 23 | 7th | — | Top Corner | R2 | — | Fairmont Homes | 4th | |
2010 | Super (2) | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 32 | 2nd | SF | Federation | QF | — | Pre-season | RU | |
2011 | Super (2) | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 31 | –19 | 13 | 9th | — | Coca-Cola | R1 | — | Carlsberg | 20th | |
2012 | Premier (3) | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 34 | 1st | — | Coca-Cola | RU | — | Carlsberg | 9th | |
2013 | NPL (2) | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 35 | 9th | — | Coca-Cola | QF | — | — | ||
2014 | NPL (2) | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 34 | 55 | –21 | 29 | 9th | — | Coca-Cola | QF | — | — | ||
2015 | NPL (2) | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 30 | 56 | –26 | 14 | 14th | — | Federation | QF | — | — | ||
2016 | SL1 (3) | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 43 | 2nd | RU | Federation | R1 | — | — | ||
2017 | NPL (2) | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 36 | –8 | 33 | 5th | EF | Federation | QF | — | — | ||
2018 | NPL (2) | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 27 | 38 | –11 | 25 | 8th | — | Federation | R1 | — | — | ||
2019 | NPL (2) | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 34 | –3 | 28 | 9th | — | Federation | R3 | — | — | ||
2020 | NPL (2) | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 42 | –24 | 11 | 12th | — | — | — | — | |||
2021 | SL1 (3) | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 35 | 5th | EF | Federation | R2 | — | — | ||
2022 | SL1 (3) | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 40 | 4th | RU | Federation | R1 | — | — | ||
2023 | SL1 (3) | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 40 | 2nd | RU | Federation | R1 | — | — |