Croydon City Arrows is an Australian soccer club based in
Croydon, Victoria
Croydon is an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Maroondah local government area. Croydon recorded a population of 28,608 at the 2021 census.
History
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, currently playing in the
5th tier of the
Victorian association football structure and the seventh tier nationally. The club was established 1957 and has won two
Victorian
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titles, in 1985 and 1986, and plays at the Dorset Recreational Reserve. The club was briefly known as Maroondah Arrows in 1997 and 1998.
Croydon City Arrows senior men's team currently participates in the
Victorian State League Division 3
The Victorian State League, known as VETO Sports State League for sponsorship purposes is an Australian soccer league based in Victoria that was founded in 1958 and administered by Football Victoria. It consists of five divisions (separated by ...
East.
Croydon City Arrows senior women's team currently participates in the Victorian State League Division 1 South-East.
Notable former players
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Daniel Allsopp – Former Socceroo
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Jimmy Rooney
James Rooney (born 10 December 1945) is a former professional footballer who played as a left winger. Born in Scotland, he played for the Australia national team at international level and was member of the squad at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.
B ...
– 1974 World Cup Socceroo
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Peter Ollerton
Peter Ollerton (born 20 May 1951 in Preston, Lancashire, England is a former Australian soccer forward who represented Australia 31 times in full international matches between 1974 and 1977, scoring 15 goals. He was a member of the Australian 1 ...
– 1974 World Cup Socceroo
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Paul Wade
Paul Wade (born 20 March 1962) is an Australian retired soccer player, who is best known for his long-term role as captain of the national team.
Club career
Born in Cheshire, England, Wade moved to Australia with his parents at age 11. By 19 ...
– Former Socceroo Captain '86-96
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Marcus Stergiopoulos
Marcus Stergiopoulos (born 12 June 1974) is an Australian former soccer player who played as a midfielder.
Stergiopoulos made 89 appearances for Morwell Falcons in four separate stints at the club in Latrobe Valley, under the Falcons' three ...
- South Melbourne, Lincoln City FC, and Bradford City
References
Croydon City Divisional History
External links
Official Website of Croydon City Arrows
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Soccer clubs in Melbourne
Victorian State League
Association football clubs established in 1957
1957 establishments in Australia
Italian-Australian backed sports clubs of Victoria (state)
Sport in the City of Maroondah