Adamstown Rosebud Football Club is a semi-professional Australian soccer club based in Adamstown a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales. Adamstown Rosebud currently competes in the Northern NSW Football National Premier Leagues NNSW competition; the highest division of the NNSW Football Leagues and the second tier of soccer in Australia.

Founded in 1889, Adamstown Rosebud is widely recognised as the oldest NPL club in Australia.

Adamstown Rosebud competed in the National Soccer League between 1984 and 1986, playing under the name Newcastle Rosebud United during its time in the national competition.

In 2019, the club celebrated its 130th year of competition. To mark the milestone, Adamstown Rosebud wore a special commemorative strip honouring both its long history and the Australian representatives the club has produced.

The badge for Adamstown Rosebud is a classic circular football crest, built around a central rose emblem, the defining symbol of Adamstown Rosebud FC. A horizontal banner runs across the rose with the founding year of 1889 on it. The club colours are Red and Green.

Adamstown Rosebud has played at Adamstown Oval since its formation in 1889, making the ground one of the oldest continuously used football venues in Australia.

History

The club secured its first major title in 1894, finishing level with Minmi Rangers at the top of the badge competition before defeating the Rangers 2–0 in the deciding final. Adamstown also claimed the Ellis Cup knockout competition in the same period.

Australian Representatives

Players who have played for both Adamstown and Australia

  • Peter Doyle – 4 caps
  • Lawson Bailey – 2 caps
  • Art Lambert – 2 caps
  • Arch Harris – 2 caps
  • Alec Cameron – 15 caps
  • Harold Robertson – 4 caps
  • Gavin Russell – 2 caps
  • Charlie O’Connor – 8 caps
  • Bill Coolahan – 11 caps
  • Bill Morgan – 8 caps
  • Alf ‘Ducky’ Henwood – 3 caps
  • Aub Mascord – 2 caps
  • Vic Barnett – 1 cap
  • Dave Coote – 2 caps
  • Allan Johns – 15 caps
  • Frank Parsons – 14 caps
  • Cyril Nicholls – 1 cap
  • Doug Wendt – 5 caps
  • Bill Mahoney – 3 caps
  • Spencer Kitching – 4 caps
  • Ron Giles – 3 caps
  • Ray Baartz – 59 caps
  • Col Curran – 35 caps
  • Peter Stone – 15 caps

Committee

  • Rick Naylor - President
  • Amanda Sweeney – Secretary
  • Natalie Fahey – Treasurer
  • Brian Swaine – Football Director
  • Warwick Belcher – Board Member
  • Kieren Fitz-Gibbon – Board Member
  • Chris Moylan – Board Member

Current senior squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK AUS Tom Jenkins (Captain) 2 DF AUS Drew Greirson 3 DF USA Cameron De Jong 4 DF AUS Oliver Davies 5 DF AUS Callum Eardley 7 FW AUS Torren Blanch 8 MF AUS Denis Fajkovic 9 FW AUS Kyle Munns 10 MF AUS James LoweNo. Pos. Nation Player 12 MF AUS Levi Barclay 13 FW AUS Alex Mulrooney 14 DF AUS Joseph Licata 15 MF AUS Dane Lawther 16 DF AUS Nick Pettiford 17 DF AUS Brendan Knowles 18 GK AUS Brendan Short 19 FW AUS Manoli Papas 20 FW AUS Steven Stanton
1GKAUSTom Jenkins (Captain)
2DFAUSDrew Greirson
3DFUSACameron De Jong
4DFAUSOliver Davies
5DFAUSCallum Eardley
7FWAUSTorren Blanch
8MFAUSDenis Fajkovic
9FWAUSKyle Munns
10MFAUSJames Lowe
No.Pos.NationPlayer
12MFAUSLevi Barclay
13FWAUSAlex Mulrooney
14DFAUSJoseph Licata
15MFAUSDane Lawther
16DFAUSNick Pettiford
17DFAUSBrendan Knowles
18GKAUSBrendan Short
19FWAUSManoli Papas
20FWAUSSteven Stanton

Staff

Coaching

Head Coach: David Rosewarne

  • 1st Grade Assistant Coach: Chris Moylan
  • Technical Director: Chris Dale

Honours

1894, 1895, 1896, 1905, 1909, 1910, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1975, 1976, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991

  • Northern NSW New FM Major Premier Champions 2008, 2013
  • Northern NSW New FM Minor Premier Champions 2008, 2013

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