Bassendean Caledonians
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Bassendean Caledonian Soccer Football Club is an association football team based in Bassendean, Western Australia
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J. Anderson, J. Cowan A. Marr
F. Beisley R. Dewar J. McFarlane
C. Braidwood J. Durward D. McKinnon
A. Brown W. Earnshaw R. McKinnon
G. Brown J. Gourley A. McPherson
D. Cameron C. Grieve C. Monteath
J. Chalmers D. Henry D.Reid
W. Chalmers R. Leonard J. Simpson
A. Cowan F. Lyon J. Thompson
In addition to those listed above the West Australian of 14th May 1915 mentions a Callies player, Wilkie, as ‘being in Khaki’, and later references were made by Alec Marr to ‘wee McGregor’ serving at the front. Another Caledonian official, J. H. Campbell may be John Hollis Campbell who embarked with the 11th Battalion on 15th June 1917, while Archibald Cameron of High Street,Fremantle who served with the 27th Battalion may be the A. Cameron who was one of Callies’ original players.
Amongst all these players and officials a group of 14 were guests of the Fremantle Caledonian Society at a farewell function in the Caledonian Hall at the end of the 1915 season. When the Society organised a welcome home function for the Caledonian recruits four years later only five of the 14 attended, the rest having been killed, wounded or otherwise traumatised by the conflict.
The extent of the Caledonian sacrifice to the Australian War effort can be seen in that all but five of the regular first team players in this squad made the supreme sacrifice while serving in the First World War. The Caledonian players killed in action were ‘Barney’ Cowan, ‘Barney’ Henry, ‘Dickie’ Leonard, Dave McKinnon, Jamie Simpson, Frank Lyon, William Chalmers MM and Charlie Monteath.
On the first of August, 1919, the Fremantle Herald reported that the Fremantle Caledonian Society held a minute silence in remembrance of their fallen comrades in the soccer team .The same newspaper later recorded that at its 11th Annual General Meeting on the 4th of June, 1920 the Society had erected a large plaque inscribed with the names of the 106 members who had served in the Anzac forces. This plaque, together with all the records of this once flourishing Society has now been lost.
and was reformed in 1920.
In 1925 the club moved to Mosman Park
, playing at Mann Oval. In 1927 the team won every match it played in every competition.
After a series of disagreements with the local council the club played its last season in Mosman Park in 1961. The following year the club moved to the Perth Esplanade. Caledonians continued at the Esplanade until moving to Woodville Reserve in North Perth
for the 1968 season. In 1969 the club moved again, this time to the Lake Monger Velodrome
where they played until the end of the 1971 season. In 1972 Caledonians moved to Jubilee Reserve in Bassendean
, their current home.
The club is currently represented in the Football West
Sunday League.
Bassendean, Western Australia
Bassendean is a northeastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Town of Bassendean.Bassendean is home to the Western Australian Rail Transport Museum. The display has a collection of Steam and Diesel Locomotives, most of these have been restored to operating...
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History
The club was founded on 11 February 1913 as the Caledonian Soccer Club by members of the Fremantle Caledonian Society. The club played games at Fremantle Park.World War I
The tragedy of the First World War interrupted the formative years of the Club. In 1915 the team was forced to leave Fremantle Park, which was commandeered as an AIF camp, and move to the ‘Polo’ (Trotting) grounds at East Fremantle.1 The Council had refused their application to use East Fremantle Oval. Eventually most of the Caledonian soccer team’s players and officials enlisted in the Australian Forces in the 1914–18 War and their names are listed here–J. Anderson, J. Cowan A. Marr
F. Beisley R. Dewar J. McFarlane
C. Braidwood J. Durward D. McKinnon
A. Brown W. Earnshaw R. McKinnon
G. Brown J. Gourley A. McPherson
D. Cameron C. Grieve C. Monteath
J. Chalmers D. Henry D.Reid
W. Chalmers R. Leonard J. Simpson
A. Cowan F. Lyon J. Thompson
In addition to those listed above the West Australian of 14th May 1915 mentions a Callies player, Wilkie, as ‘being in Khaki’, and later references were made by Alec Marr to ‘wee McGregor’ serving at the front. Another Caledonian official, J. H. Campbell may be John Hollis Campbell who embarked with the 11th Battalion on 15th June 1917, while Archibald Cameron of High Street,Fremantle who served with the 27th Battalion may be the A. Cameron who was one of Callies’ original players.
Amongst all these players and officials a group of 14 were guests of the Fremantle Caledonian Society at a farewell function in the Caledonian Hall at the end of the 1915 season. When the Society organised a welcome home function for the Caledonian recruits four years later only five of the 14 attended, the rest having been killed, wounded or otherwise traumatised by the conflict.
The extent of the Caledonian sacrifice to the Australian War effort can be seen in that all but five of the regular first team players in this squad made the supreme sacrifice while serving in the First World War. The Caledonian players killed in action were ‘Barney’ Cowan, ‘Barney’ Henry, ‘Dickie’ Leonard, Dave McKinnon, Jamie Simpson, Frank Lyon, William Chalmers MM and Charlie Monteath.
On the first of August, 1919, the Fremantle Herald reported that the Fremantle Caledonian Society held a minute silence in remembrance of their fallen comrades in the soccer team .The same newspaper later recorded that at its 11th Annual General Meeting on the 4th of June, 1920 the Society had erected a large plaque inscribed with the names of the 106 members who had served in the Anzac forces. This plaque, together with all the records of this once flourishing Society has now been lost.
Reformation
The club became inactive at the outset of World War IWorld War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and was reformed in 1920.
In 1925 the club moved to Mosman Park
Mosman Park, Western Australia
The Town of Mosman Park is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. It covers an area of approximately 4.3 km² in western metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia and lies about 14 km southwest of the Perth CBD and 5 km from Fremantle.-History:The Buckland Hill Road...
, playing at Mann Oval. In 1927 the team won every match it played in every competition.
After a series of disagreements with the local council the club played its last season in Mosman Park in 1961. The following year the club moved to the Perth Esplanade. Caledonians continued at the Esplanade until moving to Woodville Reserve in North Perth
North Perth
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for the 1968 season. In 1969 the club moved again, this time to the Lake Monger Velodrome
Litis Stadium
E & D Litis Stadium is a stadium in Mount Hawthorn, Western Australia. Originally constructed in 1959 as a velodrome for the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, it is now primarily used for football .-Name:...
where they played until the end of the 1971 season. In 1972 Caledonians moved to Jubilee Reserve in Bassendean
Bassendean, Western Australia
Bassendean is a northeastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Town of Bassendean.Bassendean is home to the Western Australian Rail Transport Museum. The display has a collection of Steam and Diesel Locomotives, most of these have been restored to operating...
, their current home.
The club is currently represented in the Football West
Football West
Football West is the state governing body for association football in Western Australia. It is affiliated with the Football Federation Australia, the sport's national governing body...
Sunday League.
Club Awards
- Premier - 1926, 1927, 1933, 1941, 1946, 1947, 1949
- Charity Cup - 1927, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1949
- Challenge Cup - 1927, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1949, 1960
- Association Cup - 1935, 1936, 1938, 1940