Kalgoorlie City Football Club

Kalgoorlie Kangas
Names
Full name Kalgoorlie City Football Club
Nickname(s) Kangas
2012 season
Best and fairest Alex Stewart (2012)
Club details
Founded 1895
Colours Black and white
Competition Goldfields Football League
Chairman Alan Moyle
Coach Shane Properjohn
Captain(s) Dave Clark (2007)
Ground(s) Sir Richard Moore Sports Complex (capacity: 3,600)
Other information
Official website www.KangasFC.com

Kalgoorlie City Football Club is an Australian rules football club competing in the Goldfields Football League.

The club is based at Sir Richard Moore Sports Complex in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia and was formed in 1895 as the Hannans Club, making it one of the oldest football clubs in country Western Australia.[1]

The Kangas have won thirteen premierships in their history (1897, 1927, 1930, 1941, 1953, 1954, 1962, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1999 and 2013).

Kalgoorlie City have two major rivals. Railways FC is the clubs main rival, this is due to the fact both are based in Kalgoorlie and share the same home ground. Kalgoorlie tend to represent more of the middle class of the towns population, and Railways the working class. The other major rivalry is shared with Boulder FC, and this is somewhat of a microcosm of the (antiquated) rivalry between the towns of Kalgoorlie and Boulder before they fused to form the city of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.


The club finished as runners up in 2012 after losing to Railways in the Grand Final (7.8-50 to 14.11-95).

Currently in the 2013 season the Kangas sit third (out of five) on the ladder with a record of five wins and three losses.

References

  1. "Club History". Kalgoorlie City Football Club. Retrieved 9 July 2012.