New Town Eagles
Encyclopedia
Newtown Eagles Football Club is a football (soccer)
club which represents New Town
in the Tasmania
n Southern Premier League
.
The club also fields teams in all junior divisions, as well as women's teams.
New Town Eagles play their home games at Clare Street, in New Town.
The club began life as White Eagle, who proudly represented the Polish
migrant community in Tasmania. Many Poles came to Tasmania immediately after World War II
to seek a new life and better conditions following the devastation of the war, and many of them found it too. Many Poles who came to Tasmania found good jobs on the dangerous but well paid giant dam-building schemes of the then "Hydro-Electric Commission" (now Hydro Tasmania
). These new migrants brought many of their traditions with them from home, one of which of course was football.
White Eagle was formed in 1961, and enjoyed immediate success, winning the KO Cup in their first year.
White Eagle first entered the Southern Premier League
in 1964, although some of their players may have previously represented the failed Hydro
side which played in the competition from 1955 until 1957. The team entered the top tier of the southern competition after winning the first division in only their second season of existence in 1963.
Throughout their history White Eagles drew strongly from the migrant Polish community, and this has continued after being forced to change their name to New Town Eagles in 1997 when it was decided all Australian football clubs should end their ethnic affiliations.
As of 2006, New Town Eagles have although less successful in the Southern Premier League, New Town Eagles have managed to win the State Championship 8 times, making them equal second with Hobart Zebras
on the all time winners list. The enjoyed a great run in the short lived Tasmanian State League in the late 1980s winning the competition from 1988 to 1991 every year.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club which represents New Town
New Town, Tasmania
New Town is a suburb of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, located about 4 km north of the central business district of Hobart. One of the city's oldest suburbs, it is now an inner city residential suburb. Many of its streets are lined with Federation style cottages...
in the Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
n Southern Premier League
Southern Premier League (Tasmania)
The Tasmania South Premier League is, jointly with the Tasmania North Premier League, the highest level association football competition in Tasmania. Nationally, it is one grade lower than the A-League and is controlled by the Football Federation Tasmania...
.
The club also fields teams in all junior divisions, as well as women's teams.
New Town Eagles play their home games at Clare Street, in New Town.
The club began life as White Eagle, who proudly represented the Polish
Poles
thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...
migrant community in Tasmania. Many Poles came to Tasmania immediately after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
to seek a new life and better conditions following the devastation of the war, and many of them found it too. Many Poles who came to Tasmania found good jobs on the dangerous but well paid giant dam-building schemes of the then "Hydro-Electric Commission" (now Hydro Tasmania
Hydro Tasmania
Hydro Tasmania, known for most of its history as The HEC, is the government owned enterprise which is the predominant electricity generator in the state of Tasmania, Australia...
). These new migrants brought many of their traditions with them from home, one of which of course was football.
White Eagle was formed in 1961, and enjoyed immediate success, winning the KO Cup in their first year.
White Eagle first entered the Southern Premier League
Southern Premier League (Tasmania)
The Tasmania South Premier League is, jointly with the Tasmania North Premier League, the highest level association football competition in Tasmania. Nationally, it is one grade lower than the A-League and is controlled by the Football Federation Tasmania...
in 1964, although some of their players may have previously represented the failed Hydro
Hobart Rangers
Hobart Rangers Soccer club was a short lived soccer team which was formed out of the old Hydro SC team, that played in Division 2 South from 1954 until 1957. The Hydro team was re-branded as "Hobart Rangers" for the 1958 season, but only lasted for nine seasons due to lack of support...
side which played in the competition from 1955 until 1957. The team entered the top tier of the southern competition after winning the first division in only their second season of existence in 1963.
Throughout their history White Eagles drew strongly from the migrant Polish community, and this has continued after being forced to change their name to New Town Eagles in 1997 when it was decided all Australian football clubs should end their ethnic affiliations.
As of 2006, New Town Eagles have although less successful in the Southern Premier League, New Town Eagles have managed to win the State Championship 8 times, making them equal second with Hobart Zebras
Hobart Zebras
Hobart Zebras is an Australian Football club based in Hobart, Tasmania. It competes in competitions run by the governing body Football Federation Tasmania....
on the all time winners list. The enjoyed a great run in the short lived Tasmanian State League in the late 1980s winning the competition from 1988 to 1991 every year.
Honours
- State Championship: (8 times) 1977,1978,1988,1989,1990,1991,1995,1997
- State Championship Runners-up: (4 times) 1968,1986,1994,1996
- Southern PremiershipsSouthern Premier League (Tasmania)The Tasmania South Premier League is, jointly with the Tasmania North Premier League, the highest level association football competition in Tasmania. Nationally, it is one grade lower than the A-League and is controlled by the Football Federation Tasmania...
: (3 times) 1977,1986,1989 - Southern Premier Runners-up: (once)1968
- KO Cup Winners: (4 times) 1987,1989,1996,1997
- Summer Cup Winners: (10 times)1974,1976,1977,1990,1991,1992,1994,1996,1997,2000
- Summer Cup Runners-up: (9 times)1978,1986,1988,1989,1993,1999,2001,2002,2006
- Cadbury Charity Cup Winners: (twice)1987,1991
- Cadbury Charity Cup Runners-up: (twice)1992,1993
- Cadbury Trophy Winners: (twice)1988,1994
- Cadbury Trophy Runners-up: (5 times) 1978,1986,1989,1992,1993
- DJ Trophy Winners: (once)1976
- Falkinder and Association Cup Winners: (once)1968
- Falkinder and Association Cup Runners-up: (once) 1969
- Association Cup: (once) 1968