Full name | Rockingham City Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | Rocky City |
Founded | 1970 |
Ground | Lark Hill Sports Complex |
President | Brian Kennedy |
Coach | Rob Crerar |
League | Football West State League Division 1 |
2015 | 2nd (Division 2) – Promoted |
Rockingham City FC is an association football club based in Rockingham, Western Australia established in 1970, and with their home field at the Lark Hill Sports Complex in 2008. Rockingham City also hosts junior teams starting at Under 6's and women teams. The youth squads all compete in the WA NPL.
The club was last in the WA Premier League in the 2000 season. The club currently (2016) competes in the Football West State League Division 1.
Originally based at the Rockingham City park oval, the team moved to the then new venue of Dowling Street in the mid to late 1970's. They moved to their current home field at the Lark Hill Sports Complex in 2008. Notable former players (in the senior team or the veterans teams) include Ernie Hannigan (ex Queen of the South and Coventry City) and Billy Hulston (East Stirlingshire – Sir Alex Ferguson's first signing).
Joined state league:
1971
Seasons in Semi-Professional Top Flight: 6
1977, 1991–1994, 2000
First Division winners
1976
Second Division winners
1973, 1983
Night Series winners
2009