Christie Park
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Christie Park is a sportsground located in the Northern Suburbs
Sydney
suburb of Macquarie Park. Christie Park (along with North Sydney Oval
) was the home to the now defunct Northern Spirit FC
.
The park itself is owned by the Gladesville-Hornsby Football Association (GHFA). The ground is often used for more professional matches such as representative and national level games. It is also used for the amateur men's competition run by GHFA.
Christie Park is also the home of the local referee
ing association the Gladesville Hornsby Football Referees Association (GHFRA).
Northern Suburbs (Sydney)
The Northern Suburbs is a general term used to describe the metropolitan area on the northern bank of the Parramatta River in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia east of West Pennant Hills and west of the Lane Cove National Park, south of Hornsby...
Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
suburb of Macquarie Park. Christie Park (along with North Sydney Oval
North Sydney Oval
-Development:* The first cricket pitch was laid on 6 December 1867, making it one of the oldest cricket grounds in Australia.* The first structure built, in 1879, was a simple pavilion overlooking the cricket ground...
) was the home to the now defunct Northern Spirit FC
Northern Spirit FC
Northern Spirit Football Club was a football club based in North Sydney, Australia. Northern Spirit entered the National Soccer League in the 1998-99 season...
.
The park itself is owned by the Gladesville-Hornsby Football Association (GHFA). The ground is often used for more professional matches such as representative and national level games. It is also used for the amateur men's competition run by GHFA.
Christie Park is also the home of the local referee
Referee
A referee is the person of authority, in a variety of sports, who is responsible for presiding over the game from a neutral point of view and making on the fly decisions that enforce the rules of the sport...
ing association the Gladesville Hornsby Football Referees Association (GHFRA).