Wanderers FC (Australia)

For the A-League Men club founded in 2012, see Western Sydney Wanderers FC.

Football club

WanderersFull name| Wanderers Football Club

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Nickname(s)| The Wanderers
Founded| 3 August 1880

Home colours

Wanderers Football Club also known as Wanderers is a former soccer club based in Parramatta, Australia. Founded in 1880, the club is considered to be the first soccer club in Australia.

## History

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The club was founded on 3 August 1880, by English-emigrate John Walter Fletcher, after he called a meeting at Aarons Hotel, Sydney, to promote the English game of soccer to the new colony.[1]

Wanderers played their first match on 14 August 1880, against the Kings School rugby team.[2][3] Wanderers won 5–0 in front of a crowd of 1,000 at Parramatta Common. The match is considered to be the first played under the Laws of the Game in Australia.[4]

## Colours and crest

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Wanderers wore a white jersey, cap, knickerbockers and blue stockings, with a Southern Cross badge over the left breast.

## Grounds

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The club played games at both Parramatta Common and Moore Park.[5]

## References

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1. ^ "Milestones in Australian soccer history". ak-tsc.de. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
2. ^ "Timeline of Australian Football". New South Wales Migration Heritage Centre, Powerhouse Museum. 2006. Retrieved 4 December 2006. (via archive.org)
3. ^ Pandaram, Jamie (2 October 2012). "Western Sydney Wanderers find football origins in Parramatta". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
4. ^ "FOOTBALL". Sydney Morning Herald. trove.nla.gov.au. 18 August 1880. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
5. ^ "FOOTBALL". Sydney Morning Herald. trove.nla.gov.au. 24 August 1880. Retrieved 22 October 2013.