Formed in the later stages of 1976, Parklea Soccer Football Club (PSFC) was to be based in the newly developing suburb of Kings Langley. The pioneer of PSFC, Jim Kay founded the club after a short dispute between his highly successful under 21’s side who then played competition for Lynwood Park Soccer Club (now known as Kings Langley Soccer Club), and the 1976 committee. Jim secured the use of the planned Morgan Power Reserve which was due for opening in 1980. The irony is that Jim did in fact create Lynwood Park SC approximately 15 years to the fateful day in 1976.
The name Parklea Soccer Football Club came about since members of Lynwood Park SC became aware of the newly formed club and changed their name to try and modernise their club and recognised the potential growth in the new suburb of Kings Langley. Back in those days, the whole region bordered by Vardy’s Road to Old Windsor Road was known as Parklea, hence the name as we are known as now.
Since Morgan Power Reserve was only in the planning stages of being developed from a rubbish tip to sporting fields, a temporary home was needed. Thanks to the generosity of Charlie Valentine who owned land on Meurants Lane, the committee and players of PSFC developed a playing field, using chook pens as amenities. PSFC played here for their inaugural season with an Under 7, Under 21 and All Age Men’s team*. This field was soon to be purchased by what was known then as Soccer New South Wales, and is now known as Valentine Park, the home of Football New South Wales.
The club colours and jersey were decided on loosely around the colours of Aston Villa FC. This was to be a maroon shirt, sky blue shorts and socks. Sky blue piping around the edge of the sleeves and collar was also decided on. The original jerseys were hand made by the original committee members and a little-known fact is that the very first jerseys made were long sleeve! The club crest although argued was based on a combination of many football coat of arms. Apart from the football centring the piece, nothing in the logo has any significance, including the 3 stars.
In 1978 PSFC were forced to find another temporary home ground, and quickly found this at Pearce Reserve. The club grew in numbers, only due to the hard work of members who saw the need for a local football club. These members worked tirelessly and this foundation of hard work continues right to this day. 1978 was only the second year in existence for PSFC, but it was the last year that it would play under the Granville & Districts Soccer Football Association.
In 1979, a new association was formed thanks to members of the local community. The Blacktown & Districts Soccer Football Association (BDSFA) was formed and PSFC, due to its locality within the Blacktown Council became an inaugural member club. This newly formed association brought every club in the Blacktown area together and re-drew the boundaries of the Granville and Nepean Associations. Sunnyholt Road was the informal border between the two associations. Some other noticeable clubs of the time were Quakers Hill Junior Soccer Club, Seven Hills Soccer Club, Prospect United Soccer Club, Kings Langley Soccer Club, Shalvey Soccer Club Blacktown Workers Soccer Club and Mount Druitt Town Rangers Soccer Club.*
1980 brought PSFC to its new and current home ground of Morgan Power Reserve. Although there were 4 playing fields, the use of Morgan Power Reserve was limited to the “top fields” and grassed area below the amenities block. The lower fields were used by C.S.I. as training facilities until the late 1980’s. The introduction of a small sided game for under 7 participants saw the grassed area below the amenities being used with PVC pipe as the goals. This also continued until the late 1980’s until PSFC gained full use of Morgan Power Reserve.
Floodlights were installed on every corner of the playing fields giving our home ground the reputation of being one of the best in the Blacktown District. Countless hours of work from the original Parks Committee members reinforced this and Morgan Power was blessed to have copper logs around its carpark and cyclone fencing surrounding all the playing fields. An original member of the committee was Fred Vassel, whom the top playing fields at Morgan Power Reserve are named after.
During the 1980’s PSFC became a structured and safe environment to play football for all. The club grew steadily and focused on the local community. The cracker night at our home ground quickly became the night to attend for all local residents. A free sausage sandwich, bag of lollies and drink was handed out to each playing member. Fires were congregated around in the old 44 gallon bins that were scattered around the park. This event continued until the early 2000’s when costs became unrealistic to continue the event.
During the 1990’s PSFC became a threat to all competitions with strong teams. A structured grading process with strong coaching provided youth players to build their game and often move on to representative football. Women’s football started to build and PSFC became somewhat competitive in the BDSFA Premier League competition. PSFC saw its first succuss within Premier League in 1999 with its Reserve Grade/U21 winning their grand final at the then Gabbie Stadium. A new set of lights were installed on the top fields, giving those pitches an average of 100 LUX. PSFC could now host night fixtures. Other notable events included permanent goals for the small sided games (u6, 7 & 8), which were placed on the most easterly side of Morgan Power Reserve. The mid 90’s saw us move away from the traditional maroon jersey to a predominantly white jersey with maroon and sky blue sublimation. This was the style at the time and the Socceroos applied the same theory in inventing the “spew shirt”. Looking back, maybe some more time in front of the mirror was needed.
The 2000’s has seen a high level of success on the field. During the mid 00’s, the permanent small sided goals needed to be removed due to the influx of senior teams, who play on Sundays. Portable small sided goals were introduced and proper field markings were used for all sized fields. The club nurtured some players of recognition such as Keayrn and Keanu Baccus (Western Sydney Wanderers) and Matt Lewis (Central Coast Mariners)**. A new direction in jersey colour was decided, with sky blue being prominent. Sublimated major sponsors included Kings Park Tavern, Brewhouse Marayong and Hydraulic Distributors. New lights were installed in the middle of the lower fields and new amenities were built due the massive growth. By 2010 PSFC were the largest club in the Blacktown District. Locally we saw great success on the field with Premier League winning six grand finals in a row, Under 12 Girls winning Champion of Champions, All Age Men State cup winners and Under 12 Girls State Cup winners. A progression of the game of football has seen a huge emphasis on the development of players and coaching. Head coaches were introduced to the under 8 to 11 age groups and the foundation of our club continues to be in practise.
*to be confirmed
**PSFC A League representatives as of 2016
The name Parklea Soccer Football Club came about since members of Lynwood Park SC became aware of the newly formed club and changed their name to try and modernise their club and recognised the potential growth in the new suburb of Kings Langley. Back in those days, the whole region bordered by Vardy’s Road to Old Windsor Road was known as Parklea, hence the name as we are known as now.
Since Morgan Power Reserve was only in the planning stages of being developed from a rubbish tip to sporting fields, a temporary home was needed. Thanks to the generosity of Charlie Valentine who owned land on Meurants Lane, the committee and players of PSFC developed a playing field, using chook pens as amenities. PSFC played here for their inaugural season with an Under 7, Under 21 and All Age Men’s team*. This field was soon to be purchased by what was known then as Soccer New South Wales, and is now known as Valentine Park, the home of Football New South Wales.
The club colours and jersey were decided on loosely around the colours of Aston Villa FC. This was to be a maroon shirt, sky blue shorts and socks. Sky blue piping around the edge of the sleeves and collar was also decided on. The original jerseys were hand made by the original committee members and a little-known fact is that the very first jerseys made were long sleeve! The club crest although argued was based on a combination of many football coat of arms. Apart from the football centring the piece, nothing in the logo has any significance, including the 3 stars.
In 1978 PSFC were forced to find another temporary home ground, and quickly found this at Pearce Reserve. The club grew in numbers, only due to the hard work of members who saw the need for a local football club. These members worked tirelessly and this foundation of hard work continues right to this day. 1978 was only the second year in existence for PSFC, but it was the last year that it would play under the Granville & Districts Soccer Football Association.
In 1979, a new association was formed thanks to members of the local community. The Blacktown & Districts Soccer Football Association (BDSFA) was formed and PSFC, due to its locality within the Blacktown Council became an inaugural member club. This newly formed association brought every club in the Blacktown area together and re-drew the boundaries of the Granville and Nepean Associations. Sunnyholt Road was the informal border between the two associations. Some other noticeable clubs of the time were Quakers Hill Junior Soccer Club, Seven Hills Soccer Club, Prospect United Soccer Club, Kings Langley Soccer Club, Shalvey Soccer Club Blacktown Workers Soccer Club and Mount Druitt Town Rangers Soccer Club.*
1980 brought PSFC to its new and current home ground of Morgan Power Reserve. Although there were 4 playing fields, the use of Morgan Power Reserve was limited to the “top fields” and grassed area below the amenities block. The lower fields were used by C.S.I. as training facilities until the late 1980’s. The introduction of a small sided game for under 7 participants saw the grassed area below the amenities being used with PVC pipe as the goals. This also continued until the late 1980’s until PSFC gained full use of Morgan Power Reserve.
Floodlights were installed on every corner of the playing fields giving our home ground the reputation of being one of the best in the Blacktown District. Countless hours of work from the original Parks Committee members reinforced this and Morgan Power was blessed to have copper logs around its carpark and cyclone fencing surrounding all the playing fields. An original member of the committee was Fred Vassel, whom the top playing fields at Morgan Power Reserve are named after.
During the 1980’s PSFC became a structured and safe environment to play football for all. The club grew steadily and focused on the local community. The cracker night at our home ground quickly became the night to attend for all local residents. A free sausage sandwich, bag of lollies and drink was handed out to each playing member. Fires were congregated around in the old 44 gallon bins that were scattered around the park. This event continued until the early 2000’s when costs became unrealistic to continue the event.
During the 1990’s PSFC became a threat to all competitions with strong teams. A structured grading process with strong coaching provided youth players to build their game and often move on to representative football. Women’s football started to build and PSFC became somewhat competitive in the BDSFA Premier League competition. PSFC saw its first succuss within Premier League in 1999 with its Reserve Grade/U21 winning their grand final at the then Gabbie Stadium. A new set of lights were installed on the top fields, giving those pitches an average of 100 LUX. PSFC could now host night fixtures. Other notable events included permanent goals for the small sided games (u6, 7 & 8), which were placed on the most easterly side of Morgan Power Reserve. The mid 90’s saw us move away from the traditional maroon jersey to a predominantly white jersey with maroon and sky blue sublimation. This was the style at the time and the Socceroos applied the same theory in inventing the “spew shirt”. Looking back, maybe some more time in front of the mirror was needed.
The 2000’s has seen a high level of success on the field. During the mid 00’s, the permanent small sided goals needed to be removed due to the influx of senior teams, who play on Sundays. Portable small sided goals were introduced and proper field markings were used for all sized fields. The club nurtured some players of recognition such as Keayrn and Keanu Baccus (Western Sydney Wanderers) and Matt Lewis (Central Coast Mariners)**. A new direction in jersey colour was decided, with sky blue being prominent. Sublimated major sponsors included Kings Park Tavern, Brewhouse Marayong and Hydraulic Distributors. New lights were installed in the middle of the lower fields and new amenities were built due the massive growth. By 2010 PSFC were the largest club in the Blacktown District. Locally we saw great success on the field with Premier League winning six grand finals in a row, Under 12 Girls winning Champion of Champions, All Age Men State cup winners and Under 12 Girls State Cup winners. A progression of the game of football has seen a huge emphasis on the development of players and coaching. Head coaches were introduced to the under 8 to 11 age groups and the foundation of our club continues to be in practise.
*to be confirmed
**PSFC A League representatives as of 2016
