Where was your clubs first home ground?

[seldom]

Belmont Swansea United S.C.......... formerly Blacksmiths Rangers.
Pretty sure they have occupied the same location at "Beautiful Blacksmiths Oval" since 1935. That's 78 years and still going strong.
I really feel as sad as SWAN can get when I read stuff like the Wallsend story. I guess "it comes home to roost" the old saying by a well known soccer stalwart of the region, and that is " that you can't be on top all the time"!

Jeez 1935...must be nearly due for a new fence swancho

[Zico]

Jeez 1935...must be nearly due for a new fence swancho

That new fence will be part of the deal with Valentine

[sharky21]

Tenambit Sharks has played all its 30+ years at Beryl Humble ( Shark Park) And has been hosting our zone league ( formerly ID) matches since we arrived in the comp in 2000

[sutho]

WWB Homestead Ground

[Drunken ranger]

Terrace ogrinally played at the showground ranger and over time have shuffled between boomerang and king park

[sutho]

weston-Homestead Ground

[RANGER09]

Terrace ogrinally played at the showground ranger and over time have shuffled between boomerang and king park

Yeah so I have been told, maybe we could organise a game when the car park is empt for the marketplace

[Youaskedforit]

Im sure TAFC will be able to tell us Toronto Awaba"s ground history, as he is Toronto Awaba, all without looking up the history books ...

[Drunken ranger]

Nah ranger I think we should move back to boomerang and develop up there and get a atmosphere back to our games

[Creepin10]

Bit of an old thread this one but i was wondering what is happening with the old lymington park behind the driving range at cardiff does it get used at all? Who owns it now adays etc would be a great ground if done up a little but in my opinion if anyone can answer me would be great cheers lads

[NUGUNS]

Bit of an old thread this one but i was wondering what is happening with the old lymington park behind the driving range at cardiff does it get used at all? Who owns it now adays etc would be a great ground if done up a little but in my opinion if anyone can answer me would be great cheers lads

Last I heard it was privately owned.

I've had a few of the Cardiff old boys tell many stories of how good it was back in the day when the club was there.

[RANGER09]

Does anyone use the one off Hillsborough rd opposite the dog show area anymore? we played Cardiff a few times there

[hawk]

Last I heard it was privately owned.

I've had a few of the Cardiff old boys tell many stories of how good it was back in the day when the club was there.

gone to rack'n'ruin. Cardiff moved there in the early 70's from No 1 oval

[Premy]

Bit of an old thread this one but i was wondering what is happening with the old lymington park behind the driving range at cardiff does it get used at all? Who owns it now adays etc would be a great ground if done up a little but in my opinion if anyone can answer me would be great cheers lads

A property Developer owns it but they can't build anything there as it's Council zoned for park and recreation and it's flood prone.

the Developer was asked many years ago if it could be used again and he rejected it on the grounds of not wanting to be liable if anyone injured themselves. However it's a well known fact that they didn't want anyone on it as Council would be even more reluctant to change the zoning of it if a sporting organization was using it on a regular basis.

[Premy]

Does anyone use the one off Hillsborough rd opposite the dog show area anymore? we played Cardiff a few times there

I believe the ground you are thinking of is Hillsborough Oval, if that's the one you're thinking of Cardiff and Boolaroo Cricket Club use it through the Summer and Cardiff Hawks AFL use it through the Winter.

[RANGER09]

That would be it, power lines run directly over top of the field?

[Premy]

That would be it, power lines run directly over top of the field?

Yeah that's the one.

[Jardelsimage]

gone to rack'n'ruin. Cardiff moved there in the early 70's from No 1 oval

Cardiff moved there in the late 90's if I remember correctly, we went there after the union took over the old soccer club(lymington), and must I say f*^ked us over and then sold the club for next to nothing, to a solicitor from Sydney who steadfastly refuses to let anyone use it.
We let Cardiff Hawks juniors have it and went to Cardiff no2 wafter that.
Hillsy cricket are current users during the summer.
big pitch but shite during wet weather......

[Retro Jet]

Valentine phoenix are the best gypsies, this group originated out of Tomago eagles, playing out of Tomago oval then they moved to Stewart and lloyds, (club phoenix) , mayfield park, (Insert Athfield here??) no 1 sports ground & Cahill oval + Baxter, after all these ground changes, and I have probably missed a couple, you would think they would get it right, not

They played at the Athletic Field for some period of time before the move to No1 I believe.
Baxter Field has to rate a mention...used earlier this season under duress because of...the Cricken??

[Retro Jet]

Cardiff moved there in the late 90's if I remember correctly, we went there after the union took over the old soccer club(lymington), and must I say f*^ked us over and then sold the club for next to nothing, to a solicitor from Sydney who steadfastly refuses to let anyone use it.
We let Cardiff Hawks juniors have it and went to Cardiff no2 wafter that.
Hillsy cricket are current users during the summer.
big pitch but shite during wet weather......

Had the pleasure of playing ID3's v Cardiff on Lymington in 1997 (I think?) either 97 or 94 cause those were the years I was a reg'd player with NAWA.
Good nights ther in the past (80's) with Cup games. Basically always ended up the best local team v KB United.