Club History
The Wanneroo Soccer Club was formed in 1975 by parents from the Wanneroo Junior Soccer Club. We competed in the 2nd Division of the Amateur Soccer Association of WA and our home ground was on Scenic Drive in Wanneroo.
1975
1978
The club incorporated under the name Wanneroo City Soccer Club Inc. In the club’s final year in the amateur ranks, the Reserve Team won the 2nd Division championship.
The club entered the 4th Division of the Federation (State League) with immediate success. Under coach Robert (Bobby) Gordon, Wanneroo won the league and the Top Four Cup. The Reserve Team was Runners-Up. With the aid of ex-Cracovia players Micky Quayle, Peter Mitchell and Richard Kuzimski, Wanneroo settled into life in the 3rd Division in 1980.
1979
1980
Wanneroo finished 5th in Division 3.
Micky Quayle, as Player/Coach led the club during its best ever run in the Dorsogna Cup, ending in a semi-final loss to top tier side Inglewood Kiev. The Reserve side won the 3rd Division championship.
1981
1982
The Wanneroo Showgrounds became the club’s new home and the highlight of the season was a 2-1 cup win over the Champions Perth Azzuri, a side that included a future Wanneroo player and coach, Willie Kelly.
Former Southampton star John Sydenham joined the club as Player/Coach and his many appearances as substitute were instrumental in Wanneroo gaining promotion to the 2nd Division, as Runners-Up. We also won the Top Four Cup.
1983
1985
The club found it tough competing in the higher division and relegation followed at the end of 1985.
Having moved to our current home at Players Place, and with Micky Quayle returning for a second stint as Coach, the First Team finished third. The highlight was a seven goal haul by John Tiley in a 9-0 win over Perth City. Playing in the team that year was WA great Ray Illott.
1986
1988
Wanneroo backed up a third place finish in 1987 by winning the Third Division in 1988, earning promotion into the Premier Division (the second tier, below the Super League).
A decision was taken to align the club with a local cultural organisation, and the name of the club was changed to Wanneroo British. The idea was to create a major sporting and social club at the Kingsway Regional Sporting Complex. In the process the club’s traditional all-red strip was changed to new colours: white shirts with red or blue shorts.
1989
1990
Newly appointed coach John Brown brought a lot of new faces to the club and put together a team that was competitive, consolidating its position in the league.
Amid turmoil in WA soccer ranks, with the Soccer Federation of WA (SFWA) withdrawing its membership from the Soccer Administration of WA (SAWA), Wanneroo experienced a hugely successful season. The Roos won the SFWA’s Premier Division, and the Reserves were runners-up. Wanneroo’s Tony Bayliss shared the Federation Gold Medal for the best player.
1991
1992
Still in the SFWA Premier League, Wanneroo finished third, with a draw in the last game of the season thwarting our hopes of winning the title. The club also finished runners-up in the Federation Cup.
The governing bodies came together again, forming a three-division Professional Soccer Federation. Wanneroo finished sixth in Division Two.
1993
1994
Women’s football comes to Wanneroo City, with two teams formed. Our women shine immediately, finishing as runners up in Division Two. In the PSF, Wanneroo finished ninth in Division Two. Amateur football returns to Wanneroo, with teams entered in Division Two of the Western Australian Amateur and Social Soccer Association.
The PSF side finishes well down the ladder again in Division Two, while the Amateur teams also struggle, being relegated from Division Two. The club fields women’s teams in Division One and Four.
1995
1996
Wanneroo finishes fourth in a reduced Division Two.
Wanneroo finished sixth in an expanded Division One.
1997
1999
Wanneroo has its best season for several years, finishing third in Division One.
In a reformed Division 1 (North and South back together), Wanneroo hold up the table, achieving only six points for the season.
2002
2003
The club merged with Perth City to form ‘The City’. We finish well down in Division 1 and the merger only lasts one season.
A rejuvenated Wanneroo City team finishes runners-up in Division 1.
2004
2005
After a great result in 2004, the team goes one better by winning the league by ten points and gaining promotion to the top tier for the first time.
In the WA Premier League, the club found the going tough and finished 10th.
2006
2007
The competition was too tough and the adventure in the Premier League ended, finishing at the base of the league and suffering relegation back to Division 1.
Wanneroo City Soccer Club and the Wanneroo City Junior Soccer Club reached agreement to have a transitional arrangement, whereby the junior teams would play under the WCSC name and share facilities at Kingsway. In December 2008 the members of WCJSC agreed to wind up the club and join Wanneroo City.
Back in the Men’s State League Division 1, Wanneroo finished third.
2008
2009
The former WCJSC teams joined with the existing WCSC junior teams, with all junior teams playing as WCSC and being managed by a Junior Working Committee. This arrangement continued until the end of 2011, when the existing senior and junior committees agreed to form one committee and manage all teams in the club as one.
The Men’s State League team goes one better than 2009, finishing 2nd in Division 1.
The Men’s State League Division 1 team finished fourth, but were only separated from second place by goal difference.
At the end of the season, the City of Wanneroo began Stage 5 of the Kingsway Regional Sporting Complex Infrastructure Redevelopment. This resulted in the construction of new playing fields, installation of upgraded lighting towers and significant upgrades to the club rooms. The result was facilities to rival any club in the northern suburbs.
2011
2013
Under Coach David Tough, the club has one of its best results, winning the Men’s State League Division 1 on the last day of the season. The Reserves finished Runners-Up and the 18s did the double, winning their league and the Cool Ridge Cup.
The joy of the previous year turned to despair, as the Men’s State League team were relegated from Division 1.
Women’s soccer returned to Wanneroo with the club entering a team in the Women’s Metropolitan League Division 2. They were an example to all by winning the league at the first attempt, securing promotion to the Women’s State League Division 1.
2014
2015
Wanneroo begins a decade-long stint in Division Two with a fourth place finish under the stewardship of Nathan Chapman, then Matt Debarro, who took over midway through the season.
Tim Kantor takes over as head coach, and enjoys a successful first season, reaching the playoffs after a third place finish. But we’re unable to progress, and remain in Division Two for another season.
Our women’s team enjoy a magnificent season, winning the Division One title. Lisa Beatty is named coach of the year, while Michelle Oveinikovas-Whaanga and Sheridyn Graham share the Golden Boot with 18 goals each.
The growth of the club elsewhere picks up pace, with more than 400 players registered. The club also earns Good Sports Level 3 status, from the Alcohol and Drug Foundation, for its off-field work.
2017
Our women’s team celebrate in the rooms after their league win
Coach of the Year Lisa Beatty with the League trophy
2018
Tim Kantor’s side go one better, finishing second in the league, missing out on the title on goal difference to local rivals Olympic Kingsway. Again we cannot secure promotion, this time losing 5-4 in a dramatic two-legged playoff semi-final to Mandurah City.
Flynn Nolan is the under18s league’s second top scorer with 31 goals.
Jesse Bridgman leads us to a third place finish in the infamous season of COVID-19, with league play suspended for the best part of four months. Cup competitions do not occur. Our Reserves win the league title.
2020
2021
Jesse Bridgman’s State League team secure another top half finish, ending up fifth, just one point outside the playoffs.
The Club also secures Good Sports Gold Medal status for our continue commitment to responsible service of alcohol, supporting the mental health of our players, and campaigning against drug use and smoking.
Wanneroo also hosts a 24-hour Football Match to raise funds for Telethon, with players across our youth and senior teams taking part.
2022
It's a difficult year for us, finishing second bottom in State League Two. Jesse Bridgman resigns during the season, with Howard Tweats taking over.
Wanneroo City fields an Amateurs team for the first time in many years, starting in Division Four. The side is comprised of players from our youth ranks, and some of our Metro squad.
The Club also fields a Masters 55s team for the first time.
2023
Our State League team finishes sixth in Division Two under Howard Tweats.
Our Amateur League team finishes second and secures promotion to Division Three. Finn Wilson Pidgeon is the league's top scorer with 26 goals from 22 games.
Sam Berlingeri is named Football West's Junior Community Football Coach of the Year for his work with our youth teams.
2024
Our State League team suffer a terrible season, mired in the bottom two all year and eventually finishing bottom. The club appears destined for a fall into the Amateur Leagues, but the withdrawal of Joondalup United from the division above grants us a reprieve.
