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'''Sunshine George Cross Football Club''' is an Australian [[association football|football]] club from [[Sunshine, Victoria|Sunshine]], a western suburb of [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], and plays in the [[Victorian State League Division 1]]. Sunshine George Cross have played at Chaplin Reserve after agreement was reached with Sunshine City Soccer Club to share the venue in 1981. The club was founded by Maltese immigrants. Having been one of eight Victorian clubs to have participated in Australia's [[National Soccer League]], the club's best achievement was reaching the playoffs as finalists in the 1986 season. Winners of the [[Australian Cup (football)|Australian Cup]] in 1964, Sunshine George Cross were named champions of the 1977 Victorian State League and were also runners up on 9 occasions.<ref name="honours">{{cite web|url=http://www.sunshinegeorgecross.com/content/view/17/32/|title=Honours|work=Sunshine George Cross Football Club.|accessdate=9 February 2010}}</ref> Producing 5 Weinstein Medalists and three Bill Fleming Medalists throughout its history, the club was once home to [[John Markovski]], [[Craig Foster]], [[Kevin Muscat]], [[Emmanuel Muscat]] and [[Andrew Nabbout]].
'''Sunshine George Cross Football Club''' is an Australian [[association football|football]] club from [[Sunshine, Victoria|Sunshine]], a western suburb of [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], and plays in the [[Victorian State League Division 1]]. Sunshine George Cross have played at Chaplin Reserve after agreement was reached with Sunshine City Soccer Club to share the venue in 1981. The club was founded by Maltese immigrants. Having been one of eight Victorian clubs to have participated in Australia's [[National Soccer League]], the club's best achievement was reaching the playoffs as finalists in the 1986 season. Winners of the [[Australian Cup (football)|Australian Cup]] in 1964, Sunshine George Cross were named champions of the 1977 Victorian State League and were also runners up on 9 occasions.<ref name="honours">{{cite web|url=http://www.sunshinegeorgecross.com/content/view/17/32/|title=Honours|work=Sunshine George Cross Football Club.|accessdate=9 February 2010}}</ref> Producing 5 Weinstein Medalists and three Bill Fleming Medalists throughout its history, the club was once home to [[John Markovski]], [[Craig Foster]], [[Kevin Muscat]], [[Emmanuel Muscat]] and [[Andrew Nabbout]].


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Sunshine George Cross
Sunshine George Cross FC emblem
Full nameSunshine George Cross Football Club
Nickname(s)The Georgies
Founded1947
GroundChaplin Reserve,
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Capacity5,000
ChairmanMalta Darren Farrugia
ManagerMalta Tony Ciantar
Websitehttp://www.sunshinegeorgecross.com/

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Rivalries

Rivalries of the club include Victorian former NSL clubs South Melbourne, Melbourne Knights, Green Gully, Heidelberg United and the Preston Lions. Other rivalries include Victorian club's that are based in Melbourne's west, such as St Albans Saints, Western Suburbs and Altona Magic.

Affiliated clubs

Sunshine George Cross FC has a sister club relationship with Maltese-founded and Western Melbourne based club Green Gully Cavaliers. It is believed that both clubs adopted their familiar stripes from the Maltese club Floriana.

Current squad

As of 5 April 2013.[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Robert Santilli
2 DF Australia AUS Eddie Cetkin
3 DF Australia AUS Zeljko Popovic
4 DF Australia AUS Barry Devlin
5 DF Australia AUS Steve Laurie
6 DF Australia AUS Serder Pir
7 MF Australia AUS Trent Waterson
8 MF Australia AUS
9 FW Australia AUS Bobby Lojanica
10 MF Australia AUS Pece Siveski
11 FW Australia AUS Nicholas Scerri
12 FW Australia AUS Habib Feilfel
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF Australia AUS Daniel Hanna
14 MF Australia AUS Ryan Davidson
15 FW Australia AUS Zoran Petrevski
16 DF Australia AUS Steve Martin
17 MF Australia AUS Josip Franjic
18 FW Australia AUS Martin Mintoff
19 MF Australia AUS Emmanuel Sadic
20 MF Australia AUS Adrian Logozzo
21 MF Australia AUS
22 GK Australia AUS Chris Xerri
23 MF Australia AUS Ross Thomson
31 GK Australia AUS Marijo Roza

Former players

For details of former players, see Category:Sunshine George Cross FC players.

Honours

National

State

  • Victorian State League (VPL) Champions: 1977[1]
  • Victorian State League (VPL) Runners Up: 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1978[1]
  • State League Cup (Top 4 Series) Winners: 1959, 1973, 1977
  • Victorian State League Division 1 Champions: 2008[1]
  • Victorian State League Division 2 Champions: 1954, 1957, 2003[1]
  • Victorian State League Division 3 Champions: 1949, 1953[1]
  • Ampol Cup Winners: 1961, 1965, 1974[1]
  • Dockerty Cup Winners: 1959, 1962, 1978[1]
  • Federation Cup Winners: 2003[1]
  • Armstrong Cup Winners: 1976, 1994

Individual Honours

  • Bill Fleming Medal
  • 1961 - Fred Falzon[1]
  • 1962 - Fred Falzon[1]
  • 1972 - John Gardiner[1]
  • Victorian Premier League Top Goalscorer Award
  • 1977 - Ken Reed[1]
  • 1997 - Sasha Markovski[1]
  • Weinstein Medal
  • 1986 - John Markovski[1]
  • 1988 - Lorenz Kindter[1]
  • 1990 - Kevin Muscat[1]
  • 1997 - Sasha Markovski[1]
  • 1998 - Anthony Magnacca[1]
  • National Youth Player of the Year
  • 1989 - John Markovski[1]
  • State League First Division Player of the Year
  • 2008 - George Papadopoulos[1]

International Representatives

Australia

Socceroos

Australia U-23

  

Australia U-20

Australia U-17

Malta

Malta national football team

Notable coaches

See also

Australian football (soccer) league system

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Honours". Sunshine George Cross Football Club. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  2. ^ http://www.sunshinegeorgecross.com/content/view/199/55/
  3. ^ Quinn, Philip (26 November 1999). "Morley seeking new goals". Independent.ie. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  4. ^ a b Schwab, Laurie (17 December 1989). "Leading Players". The Age. Retrieved 9 February 2010. [dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Damian Mori playing for Sunshine George Cross in 1990 at Skinner Reserve in Sunshine". Sunshine George Cross website. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  6. ^ a b "How Our Boys Will Line Up". Canberra Times. 28 November 1997. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  7. ^ Schwab, Laurie (7 April 1986). "Markovski goals in 'Cross' win". The Age. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  8. ^ "Football Federation Victoria 2006 Annual Awards". Whittlesea Leader. 27 September 2006. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  9. ^ "Sunshine George Cross youths roll on". Brief History of Sunshine George Cross Football Club. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  10. ^ a b "Australian Player Database". OzFootball. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  11. ^ "Jonas Salley Adelaide United profile". Adelaide United website.
  12. ^ "Sunshine Georgies". Oakleigh Monash/Springvale Dandenong Leader. 1 February 2006. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  13. ^ Schwab, Laurie (14 February 1985). "Morwell in Cup semis". The Age. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  14. ^ Lynch, Michael (3 March 2003). "Final whistle blows for a Socceroo stalwart". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  15. ^ Gliddon, Greg (15 May 2007). "Montemurro walks". Brimbank Leader. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  16. ^ Schwab, Laurie (31 January 1977). "Six losses but still a win". The Age. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  17. ^ "Championship at last". Brief History of Sunshine George Cross Football Club. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
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