2023 will see Burdekin FC celebrate their 50th Anniversary. The Burdekin community have been playing club soccer (or football as we now know it) since the early 1900's.  For many years a local competition was played between Ayr and Home Hill. In the 1970's a formal local senior competition was organised. Teams playing in this competition included Centrals, Comets, Crusaders, Easts, Grenadiers, Juventus and Parkside Rangers. Junior games were often played as curtain raisers to the senior matches. In 1971 these players were given the opportunity to play in a monthly match against the team on the bye in the North Queensland Soccer Federation competition in Townsville. This lead to the formal registration of Ayr Senior Soccer Association in 1973 and thereafter joining the North Queensland Soccer Federation and taking part in the Townsville competition on a regular basis.

 

In the early days of junior football local schools created clubs for players from U8 to U16 years.  These clubs were Comets from Brandon, Centrals froms Ayr State, AK United from Airdmillan and Kalamia, Rangers from Home Hill and Easts United from East Ayr. St Francis Saints

 

Both Junior and Senior competitions were played at the Soccer Fields located on MacMillan Street behind the Ayr Pool. In 1974 the Burdekin Football Senior competition was relocated to their current home at International Park on Beach Road.  

 

Over the years changes were made to the junior clubs due to the number of children enrolled in the local small schools.  These schools joined forces to create Crusaders.  By the 1980’s there were four clubs in the local competition; Home Hill Rangers, Easts United, Saint Francis Saints and Crusaders.  These clubs were later joined by the Bowen Football Association. In 2010 Burdekin Junior Football also relocated to Beach Road next to the Senior grounds.

  

As times changed and player and committee numbers declined it was decided that in 2016 the existing juniors clubs would unite and the Burdekin Junior Soccer body would run the competition in the future. With Juniors providing local non-competitive fixtures for U5 – U12 players from the junior grounds and the U12 - U16 players playing in the FQ Northern Football Competition in Townsville.

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The Senior players also compete in the FQ Northern Competition in Premier League Men, Reserve Men, 1st Division Men, 2nd Division Men, Premier League Women and Reserve Women divisions, playing in both Townsville and at home. The local Master's social competition is played in Ayr at International Park where some of the founding members can be found occasionally taking the field.

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In late 2021 the Senior and Junior football bodies amalgamated to form Burdekin FC. This provides new opportunities for our club and it's members while maintaining the our club values and culture.

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