Gloucester Soccer Club

25/08/2026

2026 Local Competition
50 years of Gloucester Scorpions

23/08/2026

Photos from Saturdays games

23/08/2026

Coaching opportunities.
Football Mid North Coast would like to invite all coaches to upskill at the upcoming Foundations of Football course.
Laurieton - Foundation of Football
25th Oct 2026 9:00am - 5:00pm [Australia/Sydney]
Vince Inmon Sporting Complex Laurieton, Lake St, Laurieton NSW

All course registrations: etrainu - LMS | custom eLearning

This will be the last FMNC Foundations of Football course in 2026.
The Foundation of Football is aimed at volunteer parents and coaches working with beginner players to competent level players of varying age groups.

This course is part of the C Diploma and a prerequisite for coaches wishing to register to the Football Australia C Diploma.

You will participate in practical sessions covering the basics of techniques as well as learning about basic playing principles of the game. The course is mostly practical and not graded, allowing the student to participate in the training sessions if they so choose. The course also promotes participating in group discussions with the goal of exchanging experiences.

FMNC is committed to raising coaching across the zone. We will again reimburse the course fee $101.60 for any FMNC registered coach who completes the course.

Apply here to be reimbursed https://www.cognitoforms.com/FootballMidNorthCoast/FoundationsOfFootballCoachReimbursement

Football Mid North Coast is also hosting a C Diploma in 2026.

Blackhead Sporting Fields
9am – 5pm
14th 15th 16th 21st November 2026

More information about completing the C Diploma course can be found here:

Football Australia 'C' Diploma | Northern NSW Football

Larry Budgen at NNSWF can assist if more information is required [email protected]

23/08/2026

TURNER FREEMAN SCORPIONS 14s

Wingham Dominate, But Scorpions Get One More Shot

With the utmost respect to the quality of Wingham Warriors, Gloucester Scorpions Under 14s travelled to Wingham last Saturday for their third encounter of the season.

Having already gone down to Wingham twice — 1–0 and 2–0 — the Scorpions knew they were in for another tough battle.

Changes were needed, with Peter Clinch backing up once again in the centre-back position, allowing Max Dellsperger to step into defensive midfield and help launch Gloucester's attacks. The change worked well in the early stages, but Wingham's midfield and centre-backs made it incredibly difficult for the Scorpions to find a way through.

Wingham's ability to anticipate Gloucester's final passes was exceptional. The ball moved constantly from one end of the midfield to the other, but it was Wingham who repeatedly managed to drive deeper, leaving Gloucester scrambling to win the ball back.

The defensive efforts of Henry Maggs, Peter Clinch and Dean Freeman kept the Scorpions in the contest, while Ewan Sheely was once again a safe pair of hands in goal, denying at least two excellent chances in the opening 15 minutes.

Gloucester did manage to find some success out wide, with Eli Soupidis and Brock Gruisinga helping the Scorpions play out through the wings. Unfortunately, that final cross or decisive pass just wouldn't come.

Wingham eventually broke through to take a 1–0 lead into half-time.

The message at the break was simple: we're still in this game.

The second half demanded even more from Gloucester's midfield, and the Scorpions worked tirelessly to try to create opportunities. For a short period after Wingham's second goal, Gloucester found another gear. A five-minute spell saw the Scorpions pressing higher, winning the ball back quicker and finally getting shots away.

One chance came particularly close. Eli Soupidis delivered a dangerous ball across the face of goal, with Brock Gruisinga agonisingly just a few steps away from getting on the end of it.

But small moments can change football games — and Wingham were ruthless in capitalising on them.

The Warriors began finding space from Gloucester's mistakes and added to their lead. Their left winger, in particular, proved extremely difficult to contain with his pace and strength, and Gloucester simply couldn't push high enough to prevent him from becoming a constant threat.

The final whistle saw Wingham take the match 5–0.

Congratulations to Wingham Warriors on a thoroughly deserved victory, and all the very best for your next game against Pacific Palms.

But for the Scorpions, it's not lights out just yet.

Finishing third on the table means Gloucester have earned one more avenue to the final.

One more game.

One more chance.

Next Saturday, the Scorpions face Taree Jaguars with a place in the final on the line.

The season isn't over yet.

21/08/2026

GRAND FINAL DAY

A drop of rain overnight has left the grounds in perfect condition.
All games on all grounds are on today from 9am.

✨️ Don't forget to hand your raffle tickets back to the canteen.
✨️ Don't forget to bring a shirt to change into.
✨️ Presentation after the last game concludes @11:30am

Goodluck to all teams today ⚽️

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21/08/2026

Dont forget to hand your tickets into the canteen by 10am tomorrow morning please.

🎟️⚽ IT’S RAFFLE TIME! ⚽🎟️

Raffle books were handed out to all players last Saturday morning, so it’s time to start selling those tickets! 🙌

Tickets are just $2 each and can also be purchased from the canteen on Saturday morning.

And we’ve added another prize! 🎉

A huge THANK YOU to H & J Sports, who have kindly donated a $25 Gift Voucher, which will now become our 8th Prize. We really appreciate your support of Gloucester Soccer Club! ❤️🖤

🏆 8 great prizes up for grabs!
📅 Drawn Saturday 22nd August

Grab your tickets, support the Club and you could be taking home one of our fantastic prizes!

20/08/2026

📣⚽ IMPORTANT – ALL TEAMS THIS SATURDAY! ⚽📣

We would love to see ALL of our local competition teams and players at soccer this Saturday morning as we come together to officially wrap up our 2026 season. ❤️🖤🤍

⚽ ALL TEAMS WILL PLAY FROM 9:00AM
Every team is playing this Saturday, so make sure you're there, ready to finish the season together!

🏆 PRESENTATION – 11:30AM
Presentation will take place at the completion of all games, with every player receiving recognition for their season.

📸 WHOLE CLUB PHOTO
Immediately after presentations, we want to capture a very special photo of our entire local competition together – all players in their playing shirts, along with our coaches, committee members and Life Members.

With Gloucester Soccer celebrating 50 years, we think this will be a pretty special photo to have in the club archives!

👕 PLAYING SHIRTS
Players need to keep their playing shirt on for the photo and then hand it in before leaving.

⚠️ PLEASE BRING AN EXTRA SHIRT for your child to change into after the photo.

Even if your child's team isn't playing in a Grand Final, they ARE playing this Saturday and we want everyone there! Every player has been part of this season and deserves to be included.

Let’s fill the fields from 9:00AM, celebrate our players and finish the 2026 season together. 🦂⚽

20/08/2026

Last local comp training for the Season is this afternoon

19/08/2026

YDA 2027 Expressions of Interest is open! 👇👇👇👇

https://www.cognitoforms.com/FootballMidNorthCoast/YouthDevelopmentAcademyTrialsEOI2027

19/08/2026

📸⚽ THROWBACK THURSDAY – HERE’S ANOTHER ONE! ⚽📸

We’re digging a little deeper into the Scorpions archives this week… and we need your help! ❤️🖤🤍

👀 Do you recognise anyone in this photo?

Maybe it’s you, a brother or sister, an old teammate, a coach… or someone who’s now standing on the sidelines watching their own kids play for the Scorpions!

That’s the magic of 50 years of Gloucester Soccer — generations of local families, friendships, teammates and memories, all connected by the same club.

Tag the familiar faces, share your memories and, if you know the year or team, tell us in the comments! 👇

🦂 50 YEARS OF SCORPIONS