Congratulations Michael New our extremely hard working and dedicated Honorary Treasurer, who received the 2020 President’s Award. Congratulations also to Paul Worthy who received the 2020 Giant of the Year Award. The Giant of the Year is a peer award and this season Paul received a large percentage of the committee votes for his excellent work coordinating GUFC’s response to the Covid-19 challenges.
At the recent committee meeting, the 2021 committee was elected. Thank you to all those who accepted positions. Below is the list of the 2021 committee so far … but there are still quite a few positions to be filled.
The 2020 Football season was very different to what we are used to, but none the less, another successful season for GUFC with nearly 1600 registered players, making up 132 teams, playing on 2 fields, and 1 satellite fields. This makes GUFC one of the largest club in the SSFA and one of the largest…
CRICKET SEASON
+ end of season trips 🙂
Interested in refereeing MiniRoos in 2021 – please email minirooreferees@gufc.com.au to register your interest!
DECEMBER
7 – AGM, 7.30pm, Gymea Bay Oval Hall, Gymea Bay Oval
JANUARY
4 – Registrations Open
APRIL
10/11 – Round 1
17/18 – Round 2
24 – Round 3, Saturday teams
25 – Anzac Day, no games
Shop at Rebel Sport and you can earn $$$ for GUFC.
If you are purchasing new equipment for the upcoming season from Rebel Sport please don’t forget to mention Gymea United Football Club at the registers.
GUFC receives store credit of 5% for all purchases made by GUFC members who have linked Gymea United Football Club to their Rebel Active account. HUGE thank you to Rebel Sport for their continued support of our Club.
“The end of season Gala Days on the oval were enjoyed by all the families.
This was in the era before female soccer so the Mothers versus Fathers game was always a highlight.
One year Laurie Dean dressed as a woman including balloons for a pregnancy.
After running out onto the field with the mothers’ team to much laughter he ‘collapsed’ on the ground and was ‘rescued’ by some fathers who threw him into a wheelbarrow and wheeled him off the field.
A great joke enjoyed by everyone”
(excerpt from “Memories – Harry Basterfield, Life Member”)
See ‘GUFC History’ Tab (above right) on the website for more photos and memories
Gymea Soccer Club commenced as Gymea Sports Club, which included soccer, rugby league, cricket, netball, athletics. The first meeting for the Soccer Club was held in February 1960 with the elected officers being Cyril O’Neal as President, Ken Williams as Secretary and Bill Taylor as Treasurer. Seven teams were entered with the Sutherland Association.
Once the season commenced, the Committee ran into the problem that they had to provide transport as there were not many cars amongst the parents, but we had people that were willing to run the boys from one field to another, come back, pick up another, load and distribute them around the area right throughout the day.
Excerpt from GYMEA, ‘Reflections’ booklet – opening of Harrie Denning Soccer Centre
