Our club competes for GDSFA, the Granville Districts Soccer Football Association in the City of Parramatta, Cumberland, and Blacktown council areas.
Be a part of Pendle Hill FC
Vacant positions
Head Coach: Responsible for providing dirtection for all competion teams with support from the Competition Secretary, Club Registrar and President.
Canteen Manager: Responsible for game day supervision, organising volunteer rosters for match days and re-stocking throughout the season. Supported by the Assistant Canteen Manager and the whole Club Committee.
To ensure every player's success your team's coach and manager rely on you and other volunteers to help Pendle Hill FC by contributing time at training and on match days. Everyone you know or see helping to ensure your kids have the best season possible are volunteering their time to be a part of your football community.
We need your family to help when asked to participate and be a part of our success.
Helping out is easy and should involve no more than 1 hour of your time on just 3 or 4 occasions throughout the entire season of 18 to 22 weeks.
Each team will be required to roster parents to help from time to time.
Parents may need to:
- serve in the canteen at Binalong Park
- prepare hot food at the BBQ
- set up our playing fields at the start of the day, or
- pack up our fields at the end of the day.
For the Canteen and BBQ parents are generally required for the hour before of after their team's game.
Field set up/pack up will be planned as close to your team's home game time as possible and the more helpers the less time it takes.
Information sheets available at the start of the season will let you know what needs to be done and who to contact.
How you can help
A little time on the BBQ or in the Canteen is a big help. Joining the roster for field set up or helping with equipment benefits all of our teams. Volunteers can help out before during and after the season, on weekends or weeknights. Weekly, fortnightly or even just once a month. Every pair of hands helps the club provide more for our players.
Support on match days can be easy. Put your hand up to help your coach by managing the team or organising team rosters.
Coaches are provided with support throughout the year and experienced players can referee small sided games.
We support the Duke of Ed’ Award scheme
Volunteering is a perfect opportunity for students and is rewarding for anyone thinking about coaching in the future or perhaps if you are considering a career in teaching, training, early childhood or childcare and need some experience. Talk to us if you are interested in participating in the The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award.
Our Vision at Pendle Hill Football Club
Pendle Hill FC will remain a leading club in the football community, with a growing reputation for excellent coach and player development and effective club administration.
Our Mission Statement
Pendle Hill FC provides a supportive and safe environment for members to develop and mature through football participation as players, coaches, managers, referees and supporters. We wish to foster and provide opportunities for all ages to enjoy a lifetime involvement with the World Game. Football will be coached, played and supported in accordance with the spirit of the game, represented by fair play and sportsmanship and be, above all, fun at all levels from juniors to seniors. Coaches will be supported and encouraged to create and maintain a positive learning environment during both training and matches, demonstrated by an educational focus, calm player instruction and an emphasis on participation. Success will be measured through resulting improvements in football peformance, not just match outcomes.
Our Values
Pendle Hill FC has a reputation for being inclusive and welcoming. We do not support a "win at all costs" philosophy - particpation, learning and enjoyment of the game of football are priorities. We believe being part of Pendle Hill Football Club is a familiy affair. We rely on our parents and players to volunteer in order to provide a quality experience for our players, both juniors and seniors. We hope that everyone will enjoy being part of a great club and its football community. We value respect for team mates, opposition players, coaches, managers and officials. We believe in fair play according to the rules and spirit of sportsmanship. We encourage education for coaches, players and managers in a supportive team environment. We value a culture of mature, responsible behaviour at all levels and promote, as a strong community value, our stance on non-violent behaviour and positive role-modeling for young people. We endorse the Granville District Soccer Football Association's, Football NSW's and Football Federation of Australia's codes of conduct for players, coaches, parents and referees.
Pendle Hill Junior Soccer Club - Founded in 1966
Our History
Pendle Hill Junior Soccer Club began as a breakaway movement from Toongabbie Junior Soccer Club. This happened as a result of discussions between parents of the children wishing to change clubs. Bob and Shirley Doherty approached Mr and Mrs Kerry Packer who at the time were President and Secretary of Granville & Districts Association and asked how a junior Soccer Club could be formed.
The first step was to find a ground to play on and luckily new playing fields were ready on Binalong Road, behind Toongabbie Public School. With support and guidance from Granville & District Soccer Football Association a meeting was held at the home of Bob and Shirley Doherty, 111 Binalong Road. Attending this meeting were Mr and Mrs Packer, Shirley and Henry Waters, Kit and Les Fields, Hazel and Bruce Sternbeck, Roma and Bob Carrett and Pat and Ron Lawson. It was agreed to apply for the use of the new playing fields at Binalong Road, Toongabbie and the application was approved by Blacktown Council. Binalong Park No.1 was the first field leased in 1966.
An advertisement for players was placed in the local newspaper; Bob and Shirley Doherty’s garage was used for sign on day. By the end of the day there were 8 registered teams, which was enough to form a Junior Soccer Club. Further meetings were held and with good support from parents the first committee was formed.
President – Bob Doherty
Vice President – Henry Waters
Secretary – Shirley Doherty
Treasurer – Les Fields
So was born the Pendle Hill Junior Soccer Club. Now the work began. This was an exciting time; fundraising began and sponsors sought. Esso Oil Company did not accept the offer to become a sponsor but did however send several hundred of their tiger tails, which were proudly flown from car aerials wherever we went. Tiger Tails became the name of the club’s weekly newsletter.
The original strip was chosen to be, black shirt with gold sash, black shorts, gold socks with two black bands at the top, and the emblem of a tiger’s head was also chosen. The strip has changed many times over the years but the black & gold colours remain the same. Fees in 1966 were a very reasonable $2.50. Dick Kocass started a cub’s team in 1972 and some of these players are still playing, or now have their children playing. By 1976 Pendo had grown to 25 teams and Binalong No. 2 was included in the lease to cope with the demand. From the late seventies to this present day the club has registered approximately 33 teams each year
In 1966 the club had 1 field and the canteen was a tent. The tent was burnt by over-zealous hot dog sellers, then progressed to a shed which was dismantled in the off season, then to a slightly larger building built by several fathers and now the present 73 day building which was erected by council. Another fire in 1996 destroyed a lot of memorabilia due to be displayed at the 30th year celebrations. Due to the hard work of committee members the club now boasts four fields, all with underground watering systems and a modern well-equipped canteen. In 2016 upgrades to the lights allowed night games to be played on Field No1.
Bob Carrett, Brian Ollier and Hans Grazelska were the clubs first coaches. Many followed, and in some cases they brought with them many years of experience from competition overseas. Emil Kosaras and Richard Baker both played for Federation Clubs after arriving in Australia, and when retired, took up coaching at Pendle Hill. The first head coach was Bob Hall (Australian Representative), followed by Dick Kocass, Ian Bullock, Dave Luck, John Simmons (present day player), Richard Baker (present day player and coach) and Fred Seger to name a few.
In the early days a team of marching girls were recruited from long suffering sisters of the players. The team dressed in club colours and won many awards. Parents were not forgotten, Dads “old buffers” and Mums “puffers” teams got together for many hilarious games of soccer.
Presentation night has progressed from a family picnic at Prospect Dam and long nights in school halls, to presentation days at the oval. Now a separate junior and senior presentation is held. Toongabbie Bowling Club (major sponsor) is the venue for many of our get-togethers such as Trivia and Karaoke nights. Many club balls have been held at various local venues, we have a Cubs day and of course, the tradition of the annual match of Coaches and Managers vs. Over 45s continues. The winner of which receives the “Wako Cup‟ named after a former team mate.
Pendle Hill Junior Soccer Club, which became Pendle Hill Football Club in 2009, has grown to be one of the largest clubs in the Granville Association and celebrated its 50th year anniversary in 2016. Pendle Hill Football Club continues to grow through the dedication of many people who over the years have enjoyed making PENDO part of their lives.
50th Anniversary Playing Strip
50th Anniversary strip proudly worn by the 2016 35/3's