Cascades FC
Encyclopedia
Cascades Soccer club was a short lived soccer team
which represented the workers of the Cascade Brewery
in the Southern Premier league
from 1931 until 1936. In the years before World War II
it was common for companies to enter teams in local football
competitions as a morale building exercise, and the Cascades Brewery did likewise. In their short life-span of 6 years, Cascade's team was incredibly successful, winning 4 Southern Premierships, as well as 4 state championships, and 4 cup wins.
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...
which represented the workers of the Cascade Brewery
Cascade Brewery
Cascade Brewery is the oldest continually operating brewery in Australia. It is based in South Hobart, Tasmania. The Cascade estate was founded beside the clean water of the Hobart Rivulet in 1824 by Peter Degraves, an entrepreneur who emigrated from England...
in the Southern Premier league
Southern Premier League (Tasmania)
The Tasmania South Premier League is, jointly with the Tasmania North Premier League, the highest level association football competition in Tasmania. Nationally, it is one grade lower than the A-League and is controlled by the Football Federation Tasmania...
from 1931 until 1936. In the years before World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
it was common for companies to enter teams in local 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...
competitions as a morale building exercise, and the Cascades Brewery did likewise. In their short life-span of 6 years, Cascade's team was incredibly successful, winning 4 Southern Premierships, as well as 4 state championships, and 4 cup wins.
Honours
- State Championships: 4 times (1931,1932,1934,1935)
- Southern PremiershipsSouthern Premier League (Tasmania)The Tasmania South Premier League is, jointly with the Tasmania North Premier League, the highest level association football competition in Tasmania. Nationally, it is one grade lower than the A-League and is controlled by the Football Federation Tasmania...
: 4 times (1931,1932,1934,1935) - Falkinder Cup Winners: 2 times (1932, 1934)
- Falkinder Cup Runners-up: Once (1933)
- KO Cup Winners: 2 times (1934 (joint),1935)
- KO Cup Runners-up: Once (1932)