Bonnyrigg White Eagles
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Bonnyrigg White Eagles F.C. is a football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
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 club in Sydney
Sydney
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 currently playing in the New South Wales Premier League.

History

Established by Serbian
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...

 migrants from the Cabramatta area of south-west Sydney, their primary supporter base has been the local Serbian community. Its most famous products are former Socceroo Milan Blagojević
Milan Blagojevic
Milan Blagojevic is a retired Australian soccer player.-Playing career:During a long and distinguished professional career, Blagojevic made 31 appearances for the Socceroos, 255 National Soccer League appearances as well as playing overseas for Germinal Ekeren , SC Heerenveen , Johor...

 and current Perth Glory and former Young Socceroo
Australia national under-23 football team
The Australia Olympic football team, more commonly known as the Olyroos, is controlled by Football Federation Australia and represents Australia at association football in the Olympic Games...

 captain and goalkeeper Danny Vuković
Danny Vukovic
Danny Vukovic is an Australian football player of Serbian decent. Who has recently signed a three year contract with the Perth Glory, an Australian-based A League franchise.-Club career:...

. Another famous White Eagles alumni is Aleksandar Janković
Aleksandar Jankovic
Aleksandar Janković is a Serbian football coach and former player.-Playing career:...

 who as of 2011 is the manager of the Serbia national under-21 football team
Serbia national under-21 football team
The Serbia national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Serbia and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia....

.

Established in 1968, the club was originally known as the Avala Sports Club. In 1977 Avala was promoted to the New South Wales Premier League
New South Wales Premier League
The New South Wales Premier League is the highest state-level men's soccer competition in New South Wales, Australia. Nationally, it is considered one grade lower than the A-League...

 and competed in the top level of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

 football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 until 1986.

After a two year absence from the New South Wales Premier League which included a New South Wales Winter Super League
New South Wales Winter Super League
The New South Wales Super League is the second-highest state level men's association football division in New South Wales, Australia behind the NSW Premier League...

 Premiership-Championship double in 1988, Avala returned to top flight action in 1989 undergoing a name change to Bonnyrigg White Eagles after the 1992 season, and remained in the Top Division until 2006.

After picking up both a Premiership and Championship over the next three seasons in the Super League in 2009 Bonnyrigg was once again promoted to the New South Wales Premier League
New South Wales Premier League
The New South Wales Premier League is the highest state-level men's soccer competition in New South Wales, Australia. Nationally, it is considered one grade lower than the A-League...

 playing at the highest league in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

. They quickly picked up more honours by claiming their 4th New South Wales Premier League
New South Wales Premier League
The New South Wales Premier League is the highest state-level men's soccer competition in New South Wales, Australia. Nationally, it is considered one grade lower than the A-League...

 Premiership and another Club Championship in the 2010 season.

Colours and badge

Bonnyrigg White Eagles home colours have been the traditional Red Shirt, Blue Shorts and White Socks since the club's inception. The away kit has seen changes from year to year and is currently White Shirt, Blue Shorts and Blue Socks.

Bonnyrigg's Club Badge consists and a crowned double-headed White Eagle with a football over a boomerang
Boomerang
A boomerang is a flying tool with a curved shape used as a weapon or for sport.-Description:A boomerang is usually thought of as a wooden device, although historically boomerang-like devices have also been made from bones. Modern boomerangs used for sport are often made from carbon fibre-reinforced...

 in its centre. The Badge is similar in design to certain elements of the Coat of arms of Serbia
Coat of arms of Serbia
The coat of arms of Serbia is based the family arms of the former Obrenović dynasty and features the white bicephalic eagle of the Nemanjić dynasty. An ermine cape of the style once worn by kings is featured in the background. The double-headed eagle has been used since Byzantine era, the Serbian...

. This is overlaid over a Red-Blue-White background which mirrors the Club's main kit.

Stadium

Bonnyrigg White Eagles play their home matches at Bonnyrigg Sports Club in Bonnyrigg, New South Wales
Bonnyrigg, New South Wales
Bonnyrigg is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bonnyrigg is located 36 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Fairfield and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region....

, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

.

The ground dates back to May 1966 when 7 acres (28,328 m²) of land was purchased for the building of a social club and footballing grounds. Over the years the grounds were improved when in 1986 it became the permanent home ground for Bonnyrigg.

In 2001, an additional 3 acres (12,140.6 m²) of land was purchased as part of a plan to renovate the club and expand the training grounds. This was completed in October 2005.

It was announced by George Mandic that Bonnyrigg is planning to build a new stadium and will hold 2160 chairs, They are also hoping to make renovations to the corporate boxes and add 20 more boxes and this will be finished before the commencing of the 2012 Season

Supporters

Bonnyrigg White Eagles fans generally hail from the Serbian diaspora
Serbian diaspora
There are currently more than 3.5 million Serbs in diaspora throughout the world...

 in Australia especially in south-western suburbs of Sydney such as Bonnyrigg, Liverpool
Liverpool, New South Wales
Liverpool is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Liverpool is located 32 km south-west of the Sydney central business district, and is the administrative centre of the local government area of the City of Liverpool...

 and Cabramatta
Cabramatta, New South Wales
Cabramatta is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Cabramatta is located 30 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Fairfield...

.

Notable Players: Bonnyrigg White Eagles and Full Internationals


Australia
Milan Blagojević
Milan Blagojevic
Milan Blagojevic is a retired Australian soccer player.-Playing career:During a long and distinguished professional career, Blagojevic made 31 appearances for the Socceroos, 255 National Soccer League appearances as well as playing overseas for Germinal Ekeren , SC Heerenveen , Johor...

 Rod Brown
Rod Brown
Lelton Gerard Brown , more commonly known as Rod Brown, is an American professional basketball player that currently plays for AEL Larissa in the Greek League....

 Bobby Despotovski
Bobby Despotovski
Slobodan "Bobby" Despotovski is an Australian football player of Serbian origin.-Biography:Only nine months after his birth his family moved to Yugoslavia because his mother, Valentina, was home-sick...

 Gary van Egmond
Gary van Egmond
Gary van Egmond is an Australian football manager of Dutch heritage who is currently the manager of Newcastle Jets in the A-League.-Playing career:Van Egmond began his playing career with APIA Leichhardt in 1982...

 Craig Foster
Craig Foster (footballer)
Craig Foster is an Australian former association football player. He is currently a sports commentator for the Special Broadcasting Service in Australia...

 Mike Gibson
Michael Gibson (association footballer)
Michael Gibson is an Australian footballer who represented the Australia national football team on 7 occasions.-Club career:...

 Tony Henderson
Tony Henderson
Anthony Joseph "Tony" Henderson is a former association footballer who captained Australia five times in the early 1980s.-Club career:...

 Marshall Soper
Marshall Soper
Marshall Soper, born May 12, 1960, is a former football player with Sydney Olympic.A bustling but skilful forward with reputation for hot-headedness, he played in 118 games and scored 42 goals for Olympic...

 Warren Spink
Warren Spink
Warren Spink is a former soccer player from Australia. He made 38 appearances for the Socceroos scoring 9 goals, and also represented Australia at under-20 and under-23 levels....

 Robert Wheatley
Robert Wheatley
Robert Wheatley is a former Australian football player. He went on to make 9 appearances for the Socceroos between 1981 and 1990....

 
Guinea Ballamodou Conde
Ballamodou Conde
Ballamodou "Balla" Conde is a retired Guinean footballer, who played as a midfielder.Most of his professional career was spent in Australia.-Club career:...


Mozambique Jojó
Jojó (footballer born 1970)
Jorge Miguel Moreira Larrouy Fernandes, commonly known as Jojó , is a retired Mozambican footballer who played as a midfielder.-Club career:...


New Zealand Glen Moss
Glen Moss
Glen Moss is a New Zealand association football goalkeeper who currently plays for A-League club Gold Coast United, and has represented New Zealand at international level.-Return to the A-League:...


Philippines Leigh Gunn
Leigh Gunn
Leigh James Gunn is an Australian–Filipino footballer who plays as a forward for Fraser Park FC. He has also represented the Philippines at international level.- Club career :...


Serbia Saša Ilić
Saša Ilic (footballer born 1972)
Saša Ilić is a retired Serbian-Australian football goalkeeper.-Club career:Born in Melbourne however Sasa's first club was Bonnyrigg White Eagles from Sydney in his youth stages and then transferred to Borac Banja Luka in Bosnia.Ilić is best known for his spell with Charlton Athletic...


Other Notable Players

{|
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Alen Stajcic
Alen Stajcic
Alen Stajcic is a former semi-professional football player and now is a full-time Football coach. While a footballer he was a NSW Premier League player and Australian Youth Representative before a career-ending knee injury...

 Bobby Dragas
Bobby Dragas
Borislav "Bobby" Dragaš , is a former Australian football player last playing in Sydney Olympic.-Career:Bobby started his career in 1998 playing in Bonnyrigg White Eagles, club that is known for having many Serbian origin players, just like he is...

 Radovan Filipovic
Radovan Filipovic
Radovan "Sisko" Filipović is an Australian retired football player of Serbian ethnicity.Filipović played for a number of clubs in Australia at the tail end of his career including Bonnyrigg White Eagles Football Club and White City Football Club as well as captaining the Australian National Futsal...

 Daniel Severino
Daniel Severino
Daniel Severino in Sydney, Australia is a left footed Central Midfielder Australian football player. He currently plays for Gold Coast United in the A-League.- Club career :...

 Goran Šubara
Goran Šubara
Goran Šubara is an Australian football player. Šubara is of Serbian descent. He plays in midfield or defence, currently for Singapore Armed Forces FC in S.League upon transferred from Singapore Gombak United FC...

 Vuko Tomasevic
Vuko Tomasevic
Vuko Tomasevic is a football player.He most recently played as a central defender for the Australian A-League club Central Coast Mariners before being released at the end of the 2007 season...

 Danny Vukovic
Danny Vukovic
Danny Vukovic is an Australian football player of Serbian decent. Who has recently signed a three year contract with the Perth Glory, an Australian-based A League franchise.-Club career:...

 Vladimir Zorić
Vladimir Zoric
Vladimir Zorić is an Australian association footballer of Serbian descent who played for Marconi Fairield in the National Soccer League.-Club career:...


Current squad

Bonnyrigg White Eagles 2011 Squad

Achievements

Bonnyrigg's most notable achievements include;
  • League:
    • NSW Premier League Championship (x2): 1992, 2001
    • NSW Premier League Premiership (x4): 1992, 1998, 1999, 2010
    • NSW Premier League Championship Runners Up (x5): 1997, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2010
    • NSW Premier League Premiership Runners Up (x4): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005
    • NSW Premier League Club Championship (x2): 2005, 2010
    • NSW Super League Club Championship (x1): 2008
    • NSW Super League Championship (x3) :1976, 1988, 2007
    • NSW Super League Premiership (x3): 1976, 1988, 2008
    • NSW Super League Premiership Runners Up (x1): 2007
    • NSW Division One Champions (x1) : 1973

  • Cup
    • Ampol Cup Winners (x1): 1977
    • NSW Waratah Cup Winners (x2): 1992, 2004
    • Johnny Warren
      Johnny Warren
      John Norman Warren, MBE, OAM was an Australian football player, coach, administrator, writer and broadcaster. He was known as Captain Socceroo for his passionate work to promote the game in Australia...

       Cup Winners (x2): 2003, 2004
    • NSW Continental Tyres Cup Runners Up (x1): 2004
    • Karadjordje Cup
      Karadjordje Cup
      -The Tournament:The Karadjordje Cup is a soccer tournament held each year in October with a different Australian city as the host. The Tournament is organized by the local Serbian Australian community...

       Winners (x4): 1992, 1993, 1995, 2000
    • Karadjordje Cup
      Karadjordje Cup
      -The Tournament:The Karadjordje Cup is a soccer tournament held each year in October with a different Australian city as the host. The Tournament is organized by the local Serbian Australian community...

       Runners-Up (x5): 1988, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996

All-Time League Table

Below is a table listing the combined Regular Season and Finals matches season records.
Cup matches are not included.

Current as of the end of the 2011 season.

{| class="wikitable" align="center"
|-
! width="6%"|Season
! width="30%"|League
! width="8%"|P
! width="8%"|W
! width="8%"|D
! width="8%"|L
! width="8%"|GF
! width="8%"|GA
! width="8%"|GD
! width="8%"|Pts
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| 2011
| New South Wales Premier League
| 23
| 8
| 9
| 6
| 34
| 25
| 9
| 33
|- align="center"
| 2010
| New South Wales Premier League
| 25
| 14
| 6
| 5
| 48
| 26
| 22
| 48
|- align="center"
| 2009
| New South Wales Premier League
| 22
| 6
| 8
| 8
| 28
| 39
| -11
| 26
|- align="center"
| 2008
| New South Wales Super League
| 24
| 14
| 6
| 4
| 45
| 18
| 27
| 48
|- align="center"
| 2007
| New South Wales Super League
| 30
| 20
| 4
| 6
| 60
| 27
| 33
| 64
|- align="center"
| 2006
| New South Wales Super League
| 22
| 9
| 5
| 8
| 35
| 44
| -9
| 32
|- align="center"
| 2005
| New South Wales Premier League
| 26
| 15
| 3
| 8
| 58
| 39
| 19
| 48
|- align="center"
| 2004
| New South Wales Premier League
| 22
| 7
| 2
| 13
| 33
| 39
| -6
| 23
|- align="center"
| 2003
| New South Wales Premier League
| 25
| 12
| 6
| 7
| 49
| 38
| 11
| 42
|- align="center"
| 2002
| New South Wales Premier League
| 22
| 15
| 2
| 5
| 59
| 21
| 38
| 47
|- align="center"
| 2001
| New South Wales Premier League
| 20
| 12
| 5
| 3
| 51
| 25
| 26
| 41
|- align="center"
| 2000
| New South Wales Premier League
| 26
| 18
| 1
| 7
| 79
| 45
| 34
| 55
|- align="center"
| 1999
| New South Wales Premier League
| 24
| 15
| 1
| 8
| 69
| 45
| 24
| 46
|- align="center"
| 1998
| New South Wales Premier League
| 22
| 14
| 4
| 4
| 51
| 24
| 27
| 46
|- align="center"
| 1997
| New South Wales Premier League
| 24
| 13
| 3
| 8
| 53
| 30
| 23
| 42
|- align="center"
| 1996
| New South Wales Premier League
| 26
| 9
| 7
| 10
| 49
| 52
| -3
| 34
|- align="center"
| 1995
| New South Wales Premier League
| 26
| 7
| 5-1*
| 13
| 32
| 33
| -1
| 32
|- align="center"
| 1994
| New South Wales Premier League
| 22
| 11
| 1-0*
| 10
| 37
| 41
| -4
| 35
|- align="center"
| 1993
| New South Wales Premier League
| 26
| 12
| 3-0*
| 11
| 51
| 38
| 13
| 42
|- align="center"
| 1992
| New South Wales Premier League
| 22
| 12
| 6-1*
| 3
| 39
| 19
| 20
| 49
|- align="center"
| 1991
| New South Wales Premier League
| 22
| 6
| 8-1*
| 7
| 29
| 29
| 0
| 35
|- align="center"
| 1990
| New South Wales Premier League
| 16
| 6
| 3
| 7
| 25
| 31
| -6
| 15
|- align="center"
| 1989
| New South Wales Premier League
| 22
| 12
| 4
| 6
| 29
| 16
| 13
| 28
|- align="center"
| 1988
| New South Wales Super League
| 26
| 19
| 6
| 1
| 86
| 14
| 72
| 44
|- align="center"
| 1987
| New South Wales Super League
| 26
| 10
| 8
| 8
| 51
| 39
| 12
| 28
|- align="center"
| 1986
| New South Wales Premier League
| 22
| 6
| 5
| 11
| 20
| 32
| -12
| 17
|- align="center"
| 1985
| New South Wales Premier League
| 22
| 7
| 7
| 8
| 25
| 24
| 1
| 21
|- align="center"
| 1984
| New South Wales Premier League
| 22
| 5
| 6
| 11
| 30
| 46
| -16
| 16
|- align="center"
| 1983
| New South Wales Premier League
| 24
| 9
| 7
| 8
| 30
| 35
| -5
| 25
|- align="center"
| 1982
| New South Wales Premier League
| 26
| 5
| 11
| 10
| 29
| 38
| -9
| 21
|- align="center"
| 1981
| New South Wales Premier League
| 26
| 7
| 4
| 15
| 29
| 54
| -25
| 18
|- align="center"
| 1980
| New South Wales Premier League
| 26
| 10
| 6
| 10
| 31
| 34
| -3
| 26
|- align="center"
| 1979
| New South Wales Premier League
| 26
| 13
| 3
| 10
| 40
| 38
| 2
| 29
|- align="center"
| 1978
| New South Wales Premier League
| 26
| 8
| 4
| 14
| 29
| 45
| -16
| 20
|- align="center"
| 1977
| New South Wales Premier League
| 22
| 7
| 8
| 7
| 31
| 26
| 5
| 22
|- align="center"
| 1976
| New South Wales Super League
| 22
| 18
| 2
| 2
| 54
| 22
| 32
| 38
|- align="center"
| 1975
| New South Wales Super League
| 22
| 13
| 3
| 6
| 41
| 32
| 9
| 29
|- align="center"
| 1974
| New South Wales Super League
| 22
| 7
| 6
| 9
| 24
| 28
| -4
| 20
|- align="center"
| 1973
| New South Wales Division One
| 22
| 17
| 0
| 5
| 44
| 22
| 22
| 34
|- align="center"
| 1972
| records not available
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|- align="center"
| 1971
| records not available
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|- align="center"
| 1970
| New South Wales Division One
| 22
| 6
| 4
| 12
| 48
| 55
| -7
| 16
|- align="center"
| 1969
| records not available
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|- align="center"
| 1968
| records not available
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|- align="center"
|
| Total
| 943
| 434
| 195
| 314
| 1685
| 1328
| 357
| 1335
|}

* Note 1: From 1991 to 1995 league matches used penalty shootouts to decide drawn games at the conclusion of regulation time. As a result, the first number in the 'Drawn' column for these seasons denotes a penalty win and the second number denotes a penalty loss. Two points were awarded for a penalty victory, and one point for a penalty loss.

* Note 2: Up until the end of the 1990 season a win was only worth two points.

{| border = 1 class="wikitable" |
|-
! width="200"| Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC
! width="50"| Seasons
! width="50"| P
! width="50"| W
! width="50"| D
! width="50"| L
! width="50"| GF
! width="50"| GA
! width="50"| GD
! width="50"| Pts
! width="50"| Match Win %
! width="50"| Pts Per Game
|-align="center"
| Total
|44||943||434||195||314||1685||1328||357||1335||46.02||1.42
|}

The Treble

Bonnyrigg's most successful year in their history came about in the 1992 season, a year their fans will never forget. A squad mixed with youth and experience, and ably led by coach Mike Johnson
Mike Johnson (footballer born 1933)
Mike Johnson was an English association football player and manager.Over the course of his playing career, Johnson turned out for Newcastle United, Blyth Spartans, Brighton and Hove Albion, Gloucester City, Fulham FC, Doncaster Rovers and Barrow all in England before moving to Australia and...

, won the Minor Premiership, the NSW Premier League Grand Final as well as the NSW Waratah Cup.

To top that off, Bonnyrigg also completed a "Quadruple" of sorts by claiming the Karadjordje Cup for that season as well.

Many have labelled this team one of the greatest to have ever played in New South Wales and one that would certainly rival Bonnyrigg's talented 2005 squad.

2004-05 Season Controversy

The 2004-05 Season was marred by controversy when Serbian
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...

 fans of Bonnyrigg and Croatian
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...

 fans of neighbouring club Sydney United
Sydney United
Sydney United Football Club are an Australian football club from Sydney, Australia, established in 1957 by Croatian Australians in the area...

 engaged in riots. At the height of tensions gunshots were fired at the Bonnyrigg Sports Club and a car was fire bombed at Sydney United's King Tomislav Croatian Club at Edensor Park. The result was that the Football NSW had directed that all future games between the clubs must be held at a neutral venue.

Bonnyrigg lost 3-1 to Bankstown City Lions
Bankstown City Lions
Bankstown City Lions is an Australian football club from the Sydney suburb of Sefton in New South Wales, Australia...

in the 2004/05 NSW Premier League Grand Final.

Despite finishing Grand Finalists in 2004/2005 and claiming the Club Championship, Bonnyrigg were not offered a position in the 2005/06 NSW Premier League season. The club's appeal of this decision failed and they competed in the Winter Super League for the next three seasons until promoted back to the highest level of competition in NSW for the 2009 season.

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