Contributor Updates

As well as the weekly updates to the Newspaper Compilations archive, the archive section of the blog continues to grow with recent contributions from leading historians Doug Butcher and Dimitri Peppas.

Doug Butcher, who has just turned eighty years old, has sent through Soccer Touring Teams To Australia 1970-1979 to add to the Doug Butcher Booklets archive. His extensive research covers Australian men's national team results, Olyroos results and the details of touring teams travels across Australia.

Dimitri Peppas has sent through his South Australian Football Honours documents for 2023 and 2024, as well as South Australian Men's First Division Statistical Guides for 2023, 2024 and 2025. They can all be found in the Dimitri Peppas Documents archive. He has also sent through eleven MetroStars match programmes from the 2024 season which can be found in the Match Programmes archive.

Before the end of the year I will be releasing an update to the Victorian Football Statistical History.

Shepparton City Soccer Club Reunion

Mario Varricchio, the man behind the Shepparton City Soccer Club History Page on Facebook, is organising a reunion event for past players, members and friends. Hopefully they get a good turn out, it will be a great catch-up for those who do attend. Please spread the word of the event around if you can, as there will be some interested in it who have moved to Melbourne and other areas that are no longer in the local loop and could appreciate the notification.

There will be a Reunion for all past players, members & friends of the original Shepparton City Soccer Club that played between1956 and 1984.

Sunday 3rd March 2024 

Shepparton Sports City (McEwen Reserve) Main Pavilion

11am - 4pm 

Outdoor event. BYO Drinks, BBQ catering available to purchase.

Bring along City memorabilia and stories to share.

Also, optional get together dinner the night before: 

Saturday 2nd March

Sherbourne Terrace Bistro, 109 Wyndham St, Shepparton VIC

7pm

Please RSVP to both events by 23rd February to:

0401284827 or varricchio3013@gmail.com

Facebook Event Link:

https://fb.me/e/37PkcqyOM