Mt Gravatt Hawks FC

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Mt Gravatt Hawks FC
Full nameMount Gravatt Hawks Football Club
Nickname(s)Mounties
Founded1960
GroundDittmer Park, Mount Gravatt
ChairmanPaul Bunkum
ManagerBojan Vilic
League FQPL 3 – Metro
2024 5th of 12
Website http://www.hawksfc.org.au/

Mt Gravatt Hawks FC is an Australian football (soccer) club from Mount Gravatt, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane. The club was formed in 1960 and has a prestigious history as holders of several titles including the Ampol Cup, State Championship and several State League Premierships. [1] [2] [3] The club currently plays in the Football Queensland Premier League 3 – Metro.

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History

Mt Gravatt Soccer Club was founded in 1960 and over many years has prioritised the development of junior players. The club was originally based at the Mt Gravatt Showgrounds but as the popularity of soccer grew the club relocated to more extensive surroundings at Dittmer Park, Klumpp Road. The concept of a soccer club was originally put forward by the management committee of the Mt Gravatt Youth and Recreation Club and for the first couple of years the club was known as Mountain Rangers before changing to Mt Gravatt Junior Soccer Club in 1962. In those early years the club concentrated on junior soccer but in 1965 a feeder arrangement was established with the Excelsior Club, based at Stone's Corner and the revamped team won promotion to Queensland Division 3. In 1966 the name of the senior team was changed from Mt Gravatt Excelsior to Mt Gravatt Soccer Club and a further promotion followed in 1967. [4]

The most successful period in the club's history was in the early 1980s when the club achieved 4 premiership titles, winning the Queensland State League in 1980 and 1981 and the Brisbane Premier League in 1983 in 1984. One of their premiership successes in 1981 was further consolidated with the club going on to win the Queensland Grand Final and become state champions. [3] [5] [6]

The club also achieved a number of cup successes at that time winning the President's Trophy in 1981 and again in 1984 and the Golden Circle Trophy in 1986. However their biggest cup success came a few years later in 1991 when Mt Gravatt lifted the Ampol Cup, the Queensland State cup competition. [2] [7]

Mt Gravatt Soccer Club entered the National League Cup in 1980 and again in 1981. In 1980 the club won 1–0 away to Brisbane City in the first round but lost 4–2 at home to Brisbane Lions in the second round (the last 16 of the competition). [8] The following season they departed the competition in the first round after losing 3–1 away to Brisbane City. [9]

Perhaps the most prestigious match that the club has hosted was the game against the Australian U23 Olympics team in July 1997 which proved a close encounter with the home side going down 2–1. [10]

Mt Gravatt is affiliated to Football Brisbane [11] and is currently one of the larger clubs in Brisbane with over 400 juniors, 160 senior players and 45 women and junior girls. There are fourteen Senior Men's teams with Brisbane Premier League and Reserves, U18, City League 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, O'35s and O'45s. The Women compete in the Women's Capital League and City League competition and the junior players in in-house programs from Under 3 - Under 8 and Football Brisbane competitions from Under 8 to Under 16. [12]

The success of the club's junior section is formidable with 4 current Australian internationals, namely Matt McKay, Jade North, Jon McKain and Nathan Coe, having been members of the club. [1]

Season to season

SeasonTierLeaguePos.Pl.WDLGSGAPtsMovements
19982Queensland Premier League8th276714405025
19992Queensland Premier League9th276516367023
20002Queensland Premier League10th274617296618
20012Queensland Premier League10th225215275617
20022Queensland Premier League12th222416146110Relegated
20033Brisbane Premier Division 17th26879323431
20043Brisbane Premier Division 14th221156422838
20053Brisbane Premier Division 11st22165148953Promoted
20062Brisbane Premier League10th226016254318
20072Brisbane Premier League8th226610364124
20083Brisbane Premier League10th228113345525
20093Brisbane Premier League7th2410311353733
20103Brisbane Premier League12th267514398026
20113Brisbane Premier League13th266119288319Relegated
20124Brisbane Premier Division 15th261349665143
2013 3Capital League 13rd221336602542
2014 3Capital League 18th226511223323
2015 3Capital League 17th22858223323
2016 3Capital League 110th225512355120
20173Capital League 110th226511344423
20193Capital League 18th|
20203Capital League 13rd
20213Brisbane Premier League5th
20223FQPL311th
20233FQPL37th
20243FQPL35th


[13] [14] [15]

Players

Brisbane Premier League and Reserve Squad: [16] [17]


Abdi Ali

Ali Maisam

Ben Farquhar

Brandon Blatchford

Celestine Yawatu

Deacon Galea

Dominic Stevens-Robert

Dylan Rose

Izumi Sekino

Jacky Holmes

Jacob Downey

Jarred Kool

Jesse Shepherd

Joseph Cunnane

Joshua Brown

Juan Esteban Aristizabal

Juan Melo

Kieren Strachan

Lachlan Buckingham

Levi Thomas

Liam South

Logan Ford

Mark Kartadinata

Mathew Berkeley

Matthew Andrews

Matthew Grigg

Mohamed Hersi

Saeed Mohamed

Sami Munir

Shunta Tanabe

Tarquin Smith

Todd Powe

Tyson Harrington

Wigang Noh

Yuttana Taotong

Zaki Ahmed

Honours

The following international players were members of the club as juniors: [1] [20]

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