Celebrating Western Australia's Football Heritage

Olympic’s “Band of Brothers” Snare Historic League Title

1978 Kingway Olympic

Kingsway Olympic secured their first major trophy in the most dramatic of style on this day 46 years ago. Heading into the final round of the 1978 season, Olympic trailed league leaders Spearwood Dalmatinac on points and goal difference. Given no chance of making up that ground, they decided to buck the odds and toppled […]

2003: Swan Upset the Odds to Achieve Cup Glory

Swan IC

Swan IC captured their first major trophy by defeating traditional rivals Perth SC 2-1 in an epic 2003 Boral Cup Final. First half goals by Paul Lincoln and Elton Holmes had the black and whites in a seemingly comfortable position, however, that changed early in the second half when team captain Damian Scali was issued […]

Caledonian Devastated by the Great War

WW1 soliders in silhouette

The First World War took a massive toll on football in Western Australia. Around 400 players and officials from the likes of Perth FC, Thistle, City United, Rangers, Claremont, Austral, Fremantle and Training College enlisted in the Australian Forces, however, there was one club that felt the effects of war more than any other. Caledonian […]