Football Federation Australia - Football Hall of Fame
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The Football Federation Australia
's Football Hall of Fame was formed in 1996 as the Soccer Hall of Fame to honour outstanding services to association football in Australia.
There are three separate levels of awards, with different but equivalent levels for contributions made 'on the pitch' and those made 'off the pitch'
Football Federation Australia
Football Federation Australia is the governing body for the sport of football in Australia. Before 1 January 2005, it was known as the Australian Soccer Association , which succeeded Soccer Australia in this role in 2003...
's Football Hall of Fame was formed in 1996 as the Soccer Hall of Fame to honour outstanding services to association football in Australia.
There are three separate levels of awards, with different but equivalent levels for contributions made 'on the pitch' and those made 'off the pitch'
- Hall of Champions (players) / Hall of Honour (non-players)
- Medal of Excellence (players) / Roll of Honour (non-players)
- Award of Distinction (players) / Roll of Honour (non-players)
Hall of Champions / Hall of Honour
This is the highest award available for a contribution to the development of the game in Australia, and is given for eminent service or contributions to football in Australia, whether at state/territory level, nationally or internationally.Hall of Champions
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John Kosmina Alexander John Kosmina , known as John Kosmina, is a former Australian football player and manager of Polish Australian ethnicity. He was most recently the manager of Sydney FC... Eddie Krncevic Edward "Eddie" Krnčević is a retired Australian footballer who played as a striker, and a current manager.The son of Croatian immigrants, he played most of his professional career in Belgium.-Football career:... Ron Lord Ron Lord was an Australian international football goalkeeper during the 1950s, appearing for the host nation in the 1956 Olympic Games staged in Melbourne.... Joe Marston Joe Marston MBE was the first Australian to appear in a FA Cup Final when he turned out for Preston North End in their 1954 defeat to West Bromwich Albion.-Preston North End:... , MBE |
Alf Quill -Club career:Beginning in his teens, Quill played 24 seasons. He began his career with Pyrmont in the New South Wales State League in 1927 and ended his career with Wallsend in 1949... Jimmy Rooney James "Jimmy" Rooney is a former football player. He was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany.... Robbie Slater Robert "Robbie" Slater is a former Australian footballer and football pundit.-Early years:Slater, a red-haired midfielder, moved to Australia as a youngster and started his playing career in Australia, with various clubs in his youth before joining St George Saints in the National Soccer League in... Paul Wade Paul Wade is a retired Australian football player, who is best known for his long-term role as captain of the Socceroos, Australia's national football team.-Club career:... Johnny Warren John Norman Warren, MBE, OAM was an Australian football player, coach, administrator, writer and broadcaster. He was known as Captain Socceroo for his passionate work to promote the game in Australia... , MBE Cheryl Salisbury Cheryl Ann Salisbury is a female football player.-Biography:She most recently played as a defender for the New York Power in the WUSA and for the Newcastle United Jets in the W-League... |
Hall of Honour
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Arthur Gibbs Arthur Holland Dyer Gibbs played first-class cricket for Somerset in 1919 and 1920. He was born at Weston-super-Mare, Somerset and died at Uphill, also in Somerset. In CricketArchive's records, he is referred to as "Holland Gibbs", and in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack's scorecards of the matches in... Ralé Rasic Zvonimir "Ralé" Rašić OAM Zvonimir "Ralé" Rašić OAM Zvonimir "Ralé" Rašić OAM (born 26 December 1935 in Mostar, Littoral Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a Serbian-Australian former football player, coach and media personality.... Basil Scarsella Basil Scarsella is an Australian businessman. He is a former CEO of ETSA Utilities and Northern Gas Networks. He was also President of the Oceania Football Confederation between 2000 and 2003.-Early life:... Les Scheinflug Ladislav 'Les' Scheinflug is a former football player and coach.Arriving in Australia in the early 1950s he lived as a youth at Villawood Migrant Hostel and played for the hostel soccer team He was picked to play in the Southern Districts representative soccer team during these yearsScheinflug... |
Bob Telfer Robert "Bob" Telfer was a football player, referee, coach and administrator.-Honours:Telfer was inducted as a member of the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1999. He became a member of the Football Federation of South Australia Hall of Fame in 2003.-References:... |
Medal of Excellence / Roll of Honour
This is awarded for distinguished service or contributions to football in Australia, whether at state/territory level, nationally or internationally.Medal of Excellence
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Frank Loughran Frank Loughran was a Belfast-born footballer who was considered to be one of the pioneers of the sport in Australia... Jimmy Mackay James Birrell "Jimmy" Mackay is a former football player. He was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany.... Allan Maher Allan Maher is a former Australian football goalkeeper, who was part of Australia's squad for the 1974 FIFA World Cup. Maher also participated in subsequent World Cup qualifying campaigns... James McNabb James McNabb was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in one of the Thirteen Colonies, possibly Virginia, around 1776. His father joined a loyalist regiment there in 1777 as a surgeon. He came to Quebec with his father and settled at Newark in 1796... Steve O'Connor Steve O'Connor played 290 games in the Australian National Soccer League and represented Australia in the national team with 44 Socceroo appearances.-Background:... Peter Ollerton Peter Ollerton is a former Australian football forward who represented Australia 55 times between 1974 and 1977 scoring 20 goals. He was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany and also represented Victoria.He was recently named as Head Coach of Victorian Premier League... |
Mike Petersen Michael Petersen is a retired Australian soccer player. He is an inductee of the Football Federation Australia - Football Hall of Fame.-Club career:... Jack Reilly (footballer) John "Jack" Reilly is a former football goalkeeper. He was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany and represented Australia 35 times between 1970 and 1977 and also represented Victoria.Reilly learnt his goalkeeping skills while playing in the reserves team of Hibernian in... Doug Utjesenovic Dragan "Doug" Utjesenović is a former Serbian Australian football defender. He was a member of the Australian 1974 FIFA World Cup squad in West Germany... Charlie Yankos Charles Yankos is a former Greek-Australian football player who played for the Australian football team 49 times and scored 7 full international goals... Robert Zabica Robert Zabica is an Australian former football player of Croatian descent. Zabica played as a goalkeeper... |
Roll of Honour (distinguished)
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Les Murray (broadcaster) Les James Murray AM is an Australian sports journalist, football broadcaster and analyst... Fred Robbins -Minnesota Vikings:Robbins was drafted on the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. He signed a four-year $5.5 million deal with the Vikings. As a rookie in 2000, played in 8 games as a reserve and had 5 tackles and one sack. In 2001, played in 16 games with 12 starts and had... Les Scheinflug Ladislav 'Les' Scheinflug is a former football player and coach.Arriving in Australia in the early 1950s he lived as a youth at Villawood Migrant Hostel and played for the hostel soccer team He was picked to play in the Southern Districts representative soccer team during these yearsScheinflug... Laurie Schwab Laurie Schwab was an Australian journalist and broadcaster. Schwab was best known as a soccer writer for The Age newspaper in Melbourne.-Early life:Schwab was the son of German immigrants and grew up in St Albans, Victoria.-Journalism:... |
Sydney Storey Sydney Albert Dawson Storey was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1941 and 1962... Eddie Thomson Eddie Thomson was a Scottish football player and coach.-Career:Born in Rosewell, Scotland, he played 162 games for Heart of Midlothian F.C. from 1966 to 1973, before moving to Aberdeen F.C. and playing a further 91 games with them... Peter Thorne Peter Thorne may refer to:*Peter Thorne , Australian rules footballer and coach*Peter Thorne , English football player*Peter Thorne , reporter and anchorman for WPIX-TV... George Wallace George Corley Wallace, Jr. was the 45th Governor of Alabama, serving four terms: 1963–1967, 1971–1979 and 1983–1987. "The most influential loser" in 20th-century U.S. politics, according to biographers Dan T. Carter and Stephan Lesher, he ran for U.S... Eric Worthington Eric Senior Worthington was an English academic, professional footballer and football coach.-Playing career:... |
Award of Distinction / Roll of Honour
This is awarded for outstanding service or contributions to football in Australia, whether at state/territory level, nationally or internationally.Award of Distinction
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Robbie Dunn Robert "Robbie" Dunn is an Australian former football player. Dunn played as a defender in a career that spanned 15 years.-Club career:... Jack Evans Jack Edward Miller is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jack Evans. He currently performs for the Mexican-based promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, where he is the current World Cruiserweight Champion and a former World Tag Team Champion. He is the cousin... Alex Gibb Alex Gibb was an Australian football player. Gibb is recognised as Australia's first international captain and was awarded retrospectively by Football Federation Australia cap number 1.-Club career:... Ian Gray (Australian soccer) Ian Gray was a former Australian football player and Socceroo.-Early life:Ian Gray is the son of Avenel and Georgina Gray... Dave Harding David "Dave" Harding is a former football midfielder. He played for Wrexham from 1965 to 1966 before moving to Australia where he played for Pan Hellenic, Western Suburbs, Blacktown City and APIA until 1981... George Harris (soccer) George Harris is an Australian former football player. Harris played 28 full international matches for Australia and is a member of the Australian Football Hall of Fame.-References:... Bill Henderson (Australian footballer) Bill Henderson is an Australian former football player.Henderson's debut for Australia in 1954 was historic as he became the first second-generation Socceroo — his father Andy Henderson had represented the national team in 1924. Henderson was a member of the Australian team at the 1956... Graham Jennings Graham Jennings is a former Australian association footballer, who played predominantly as a defender and was renowned for his speed, earning him the nickname flash. After a distinguished club and international career spanning twenty years, Jennings was inducted into the Australian Football Hall... Craig Johnston Craig Johnston is a former football player who was one of the first Australians to make a major impact in the English game. He is remembered for his time spent with Liverpool throughout the 1980s... Gary Marocchi Gary Donald Marocchi is an Australian football coach and former player.- Playing career :Marocchi represented Australia 13 times in full internationals playing as a midfielder... Sergio Melta Sergio Melta , is a former Australian footballer, who had an extensive career in Australia's National Soccer League, spent entirely with Adelaide City. He won the NSL's player of the year award in 1984... Bruce Morrow Bruce Morrow is an American radio personality known to many listeners as Cousin Brucie.-Radio work:... |
Ken Murphy Kenneth "Kenny" Murphy is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and is currently the head coach of the Connecticut College men's soccer team.-Youth:... Jeff Olver Jeff Olver is an Australian former football player. Olver is a member of the Football Federation Australia - Football Hall of Fame.-Club career:... Frank Parsons Frank Parsons is known as the Father of Vocational Guidance. Although he was educated as an engineer at Cornell University, he wrote several books on social reform movements and articles related to women's suffrage, taxation, and education for all... John Perin John Perin is an Australian former football player and coach. Perin played five times for Australia.Perin is a member of the Australian Football Hall of Fame.-References:... Ray Richards (footballer) Raymond "Ray" Richards is an Australian former football midfielder. He was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany and represented the country 60 times in total for 10 goals between 1967 and 1975 as well as representing Queensland and New South Wales.-Biography:Richards... Cliff Sander Cliff Sander is an Australian former football player.Sander represented Australia at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:... Wally Savor Wally Savor is an Australian former international soccer player who played professionally as a defender or midfielder for Sydney Croatia.-References:... Peter Sharne Peter Sharne is an Austraian former footballer who played as a winger.He spent his entire career with NSL club Marconi. He started in 1977 until 1988. He made a total of 186 national league appearances. He also played on loan in Hong Kong for Eastern AA in the early 1980s for about two seasons... Charlie Stewart (footballer) Charlie Stewart was an Australian association football player.-Club career:Stewart played his club football for Woonona-Bulli in the New South Wales State League.-International career:... Billy Vojtek Billy Vojtek is a retired Croatian Australian footballer. He migrated to Australia with his family as a child, he would go on to become one of the leading players in Australia during the 1960s and 70s... John Watkiss John Watkiss is an artist who has worked in both comics and film. Born in England in 1961.After growing up in the Midlands in England, John Watkiss graduated from The Faculty of Arts and Architecture, Brighton University with a bachelor of Fine Arts degree... Joe Watson (footballer) Joseph Watson was an Australian footballer who played as a winger in a 24-year career extending from 1968 to 1992.-Playing career:... James Wilkinson James Wilkinson was an American soldier and statesman, who was associated with several scandals and controversies. He served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, but was twice compelled to resign... |
Roll of Honour (meritorious)
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André Krüger André Krüger is a German statistician. Krüger has spent over 30 years researching Australian football in an attempt to produce a complete record of all "Socceroos" internationals since 1922... Zoran Matic Zoran Matić OAM is a former football coach.-Playing career:After arriving in Adelaide 1973 from Yugoslavia Matić played for Beograd Woodville before moving to Adelaide City... Dennis McDermott Dennis McDermott, O.Ont was a Canadian trade unionist, Canadian Director of the United Auto Workers from 1968 to 1978 and president of the Canadian Labour Congress from 1978 to 1986.... Graham McMillan Graham McMillan is an Australian former football player.McMillan represented Australia at the 1956 Summer Olympics.-References:... Phil Murphy Phil Murphy is an Irish Canadian rugby union footballer who plays at No 8.He previously played for London Irish and French side Perpignan.... |
Ron Smith (football coach) Ronald "Ron" Smith is an Australian football coach, who currently works as Technical Director of Sydney Olympic.-Playing career:... William Walkley Sir William Gaston Walkley CBE was an oil company executive. Walkley was a founder of Australian oil company Ampol and was credited with being one of the early pioneers in opening up the northwest of Australia to oil exploration... Gary Wilkins Gary Wilkins is a former professional American football player who played tight end for six seasons for the Buffalo Bills and Atlanta Falcons-References:... Ron Wright Ronald James John Wright was an Australian cricket test match umpire.He umpired 13 Test matches between 1948 and 1959... |