The Australian National Sports Club (ANSC) was originally established in Bankstown in New South Wales. It shifted to Canterbury in 1975 to participate in the Canterbury District soccer amateur competition.
In 1978 the Club moved south to the St George district and played under the St George banner. So popular was its fabulous Grand Final victory that year that the President of the district personally bestowed on them permanent membership of the St George district. However, ANSC players have always been Canterbury men so over to Canterbury district they returned the following season, replacing their traditional white shirts with the now famous maroon/white colours that are still worn today.
