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NWS Spirit FC
GHFA played in the FNSW youth league and metropolitan league from the 1990s and also had senior teams in the amateur State League for many years playing at Santa Rosa Park and then Pioneer Park.
In the early 2000s, FNSW required that clubs could only play in youth league if they had senior teams. At that time GHFA had a very good relationship with NSL team Northern Spirit and a partnership was formed where GHFA fielded their junior teams as Northern Spirit.
In 2004 Northern Spirit disbanded, and GHFA decided to form senior teams under the name of Gladesville Spirit to enter into the FNSW State League. Nepean Association agreed to sell their position in State League to Gladesville Spirit. Tony Walmsley (who later went on to coach Central Coast Mariners) was appointed as first senior coach and coaching director.
A few years later the club’s name was changed to GHFA Spirit Football Club to more accurately reflect the club as the representative arm of the GHFA and its clubs.
In 2019 when GHFA merged with North West Sydney Women's Association to form North West Sydney Football Ltd, the club's name was changed to NWS Spirit FC.
NWS Spirit has had many players over the years go through to higher levels of football, some of those players played all of their football in the Spirit system and others played for a few years then went on to other clubs eg Alex Wilkinson played right through from Under 11s to Under 17s then going directly to Northern Spirit. Some of those still playing who played some time with us are - Erik Paartalu, Bruce Djite, Sebastian Ryall, Aaron Mooy, all of whom played youth league with us, and Nick Fitzgerald played Metropolitan League before moving on to youth league elsewhere.
Click here for more details on the history of Spirit FC
Click here for the recollections of George Hodgekiss who was instrumental in the formation of the representative teams from the 1960s onwards
A list of FNSW titles won by Spirit teams is below:
In the early 2000s, FNSW required that clubs could only play in youth league if they had senior teams. At that time GHFA had a very good relationship with NSL team Northern Spirit and a partnership was formed where GHFA fielded their junior teams as Northern Spirit.
In 2004 Northern Spirit disbanded, and GHFA decided to form senior teams under the name of Gladesville Spirit to enter into the FNSW State League. Nepean Association agreed to sell their position in State League to Gladesville Spirit. Tony Walmsley (who later went on to coach Central Coast Mariners) was appointed as first senior coach and coaching director.
A few years later the club’s name was changed to GHFA Spirit Football Club to more accurately reflect the club as the representative arm of the GHFA and its clubs.
In 2019 when GHFA merged with North West Sydney Women's Association to form North West Sydney Football Ltd, the club's name was changed to NWS Spirit FC.
NWS Spirit has had many players over the years go through to higher levels of football, some of those players played all of their football in the Spirit system and others played for a few years then went on to other clubs eg Alex Wilkinson played right through from Under 11s to Under 17s then going directly to Northern Spirit. Some of those still playing who played some time with us are - Erik Paartalu, Bruce Djite, Sebastian Ryall, Aaron Mooy, all of whom played youth league with us, and Nick Fitzgerald played Metropolitan League before moving on to youth league elsewhere.
Click here for more details on the history of Spirit FC
Click here for the recollections of George Hodgekiss who was instrumental in the formation of the representative teams from the 1960s onwards
A list of FNSW titles won by Spirit teams is below:
