Cumberland United FC

Cumberland United FC is a soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia. Cumberland played in the South Australian Super League in 2010 but were relegated to the South Australian Premier League for 2011. Their home ground is AA Bailey Reserve in the inner southern suburb of Clarence Gardens, which is adjacent to Cumberland Park.

Cumberland United
Full nameCumberland United Football Club
Nickname(s)Foxes
Founded1943
GroundA.A. Bailey Reserve
Capacity2500
ChairmanTom Schoen
LeagueNPL South Australia
2017NPL South Australia, 12th of 12 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

History

Cumberland United is one of the oldest soccer clubs in South Australia. The club first appeared in 1941 fielding junior teams in the local intermediate league. Their first league game in the intermediate league was against South Adelaide on Saturday 10 May 1941. The result was a 9–0 victory for Cumberland.

Cumberland's first senior game was on Saturday 8 May 1943 against the now defunct Perry Engineering Works. The final score was a 9–0 win for Cumberland. Dunbar, for Cumberland, found the net six times, Ingham scored twice and Edwards once. The game was played as a home game for Cumberland at Hollywood Estate, a then adjacent suburb.

Since 1943 the club has won the championship twice and the Federation Cup once. In recent years significant in-roads have been made towards improving the club.

Junior Football has gone from strength to strength while being one of the strongest teams in many junior age groups. The Club established a more focused junior program in 1990 which has continued to grow since then, with 17 teams currently playing at Bailey Reserve. Many of the present senior players began their Club Football at Cumberland. This has been one of the key objectives of the program now coming to fruition.

Cumberland United has remained true to its origins as a District Club. While its colours may have changed, its name and composition, unlike most of the other teams playing in 1943, has remained true to its foundation.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AUS Luke Schoen
2 DF  AUS Jack Schoen
3 DF  AUS Joshua Harvey
4 MF  AUS Yannick Skull
5 DF  AUS Shannon Day
7 MF  AUS Jace Cummins (C)
9 FW  AUS Lewis May
10 MF  AUS Matthew Muscroft
11 FW  AUS Harley Gepp
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW  AUS Jordan Pegoraro
14 FW  AUS Ben Eustance-Smith
15 DF  AUS Jackson Stephens
19 FW  AUS Karl Phelps
21 MF  AUS Stephen Hall
22 DF  AUS Steven Kidd
24 DF  AUS Reece Jurjevic
30 DF  AUS Matthew Hiern

Club Honours
  • State League Champions 2016
  • State League Premiers 2016
  • 1st Division Champions: 1978 & 1999
  • 2nd Division Champions: 1984, 1986, 1997, 2003 & 2016
  • Federation Cup Winners: 1978, 2009
  • Premier League top 5 Champions: 2009
  • U/23 Cup Winners: 1999
  • U/19 Premier League Champions: 2002, 2008, 2009
  • U/19 Premier League Top 5 Winners: 2002, 2009
  • U/19 Cup Runner Up: 2006
  • U/17 Cup Winners: 2015
  • U/17 Cup Winners: 2005
  • U/16 Kanga Cup Winners:2007
  • U/16 Kanga Cup Plate Winners:2008
  • U/16 SW Cup Winners: 2008
  • U/16 Cup Runner Up: 2004
  • U/13 Cup Runner Up: 2007
  • U/13 Cup Runner Up: 2015
  • U/12 Cup Runners-up: 2008
  • U/12 SW2 League Champions: 2008
  • U/12 Div A Champions:2006
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