The Olympic Park Record

Until Friday, I had never known of the Olympic Park Record. All the issues I've come across are from 1968, which is it's inaugural year and I'm not sure if it came out beyond that. It was the work of former star player and multimedia journalist Alex Barr, who you can find out more about in blogs here and here.

The Olympic Park Record was a four page booklet of team line-ups for the weekend's games at the home of big time soccer, Olympic Park. There were brief previews and editorials from Barr, who was not afraid to voice his opinion against the establishment. It seems he was taking on the official V.S.F. publication, Soccer News.

The home tenants of the Park that season were Alexander, Port Melbourne Slavia, George Cross and eventual State League champions, Croatia.

Great names of the past to appear in the line-ups include Mike Jurecki, Horst Rau, Hammy McMeechan, Billy Vojtek, Jimmy McKay, John Sanchez, John Bedford, Frank Micic, Ulyesses Kokkinos with the list going on beyond those I've just mentioned from the first two pages.

Enjoy:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/163125861/Olympic-Park-Record-1968-a-Pr-6

http://www.scribd.com/doc/163126296/OlympicParkRecord1968April14-15

http://www.scribd.com/doc/163126571/OlympicParkRecord1968April20-21

http://www.scribd.com/doc/163126815/OlympicParkRecord1968April27-28

http://www.scribd.com/doc/163127353/OlympicParkRecord1968May4-5

http://www.scribd.com/doc/163127488/OlympicParkRecord1968May11-12

http://www.scribd.com/doc/163128004/OlympicParkRecord1968May25-26

http://www.scribd.com/doc/162885494/Olympic-Park-Record-1968-June-19

http://www.scribd.com/doc/163128482/OlympicParkRecord1968July20-21

http://www.scribd.com/doc/163128625/OlympicParkRecord1968Aug31Sept1

http://www.scribd.com/doc/163129178/OlympicParkRecord1968September7-8

http://www.scribd.com/doc/163129529/OlympicParkRecord1968September14-15

http://www.scribd.com/doc/163129862/Olympic-Park-Record-1968-September-29