Granville Football Club Inc

Granville Soccer Club as it is today was established in 1973 by Ray Barry and Ian Van Lathum. The club consisted of 1 junior team (U-10) coached by Ian Van Lathum and was originally called Granville Tinana. In 1974 the club branched out on its own with the 1st committee consisting of President Jim Knight, Vice President Phyllis Findlay, Secretary/Treasurer Ann Van Lathum, Patron Barry Dau. It consisted a 1st div U-10 & a 2nd div.

U-10 side both coached by Ian Van Lathum and managed by Hazel Knight, training was held at the Granville school, as the club grew in 1975 a 3rd div. Senior side was formed and was coached by Ian Van Lathum to go on to be League topship Runners-Up and Grand Final Winners, training was held under lights at the Granville Hockey Fields. In 1979 the club purchased a small dairy farm off the Taft family and became The Home of the Tigers “Canning Park” named after the first home that was built there. The fields were developed by John Sheppard earth moving contractors and a lot of volunteer work was done by Tom Plate, Axel Abt and other club members, the old milking shed was repaired and became the first canteen and today is still in use as mower and ball shed, a bore was put in, and today the club has fields to be proud of.

The club has since grown in size to consist of 9 junior sides, 1 women’s team, 3rd div. 2nd div. & 1st Div. Men’s sides.

In 1994 work began on the Club House. Lights were installed on the main field and is in popular demand. The Club is open most Saturday nights after the Senior game and is available for hire. Every Friday night the club holds meat spins at the Granville Hotel at 6.

30p. m.