Townsville Kern United
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Townsville Kern United is the predecessor of the current North Queensland Football Federation (NQFF) State Premier League team, the North Queensland
Razorbacks.
Townsville Kern United enjoyed much success in the state competition during the 1980s, producing much local talent. This is often considered the glory days of football in North Queensland, where each home game attracted attendances of up to 10,000 spectators at the Townsville Sports Reserve.
Townsville Kern United also managed to attract several high profile players, such as Paul Wormley
, who had previously played professional football in England
for Barnsley.
Regions of Queensland
The Regions of Queensland refers to the geographic areas of the Australian state of Queensland. Due to its large size and decentralised population, the state is often divided into regions for statistical and administrative purposes. Each region varies somewhat in terms of its economy, population,...
Razorbacks.
Townsville Kern United enjoyed much success in the state competition during the 1980s, producing much local talent. This is often considered the glory days of football in North Queensland, where each home game attracted attendances of up to 10,000 spectators at the Townsville Sports Reserve.
Townsville Kern United also managed to attract several high profile players, such as Paul Wormley
Paul Wormley
Paul Wormley was a former professional footballer. Paul started his serious playing career at Yorkshire Amateurs before playing for the Leeds United youth team...
, who had previously played professional football in England
Football in England
Association football is a national sport in England, where the first modern set of rules for the code were established in 1863, which were a major influence on the development of the modern Laws of the Game...
for Barnsley.