Peter Eedy

Ars longa, vita brevis

[Peter Eedy @Peter_Eedy]

@MarkBoric @collectfootball Great item, @MarkBoric !

[Peter Eedy @Peter_Eedy]

A few years ago, I wrote to Football Australia, suggesting that they name the A-League trophy after John Walter Fletcher (in honour of the putative 'father' of soccer football in Australia) - to give it an identity (like rugby's 'Webb Ellis' trophy)

I didn't hear back ... ☹️

[Peter Eedy @Peter_Eedy]

John Walter Fletcher (1847-1918) is generally considered to be 'the father' of soccer football in Australia
He organised what is usually deemed to be the first 'official' soccer football match in Australia - Wanderers FC (a new club) vs Kings School rugby team, on 14 August 1880

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These 1920 Qld AIF players went on to represent Australia: Jimmy Love, Billy McBride, George Brown and Johnny Peebles

Alf Morgan was appointed manager of the inaugural Australian team, which toured NZ in 1922

[Peter Eedy @Peter_Eedy]

John Muir Peebles (1889–1947) - known as 'Johnny'
Johnny was born in Glasgow, and migrated to Brisbane, Australia in 1913. He became a foundation member of the local Thistle FC in 1920.
Here he is with the 1920 Queensland team
@gedboy58

[Peter Eedy @Peter_Eedy]

@gedboy58 Johnny Peebles served with the AIF on the Western Front during WW1.
He was selected as captain of the 1920 Qld AIF team to play a friendly against the crew of HMS Renown, which was carrying the Prince of Wales on a royal tour (Renown won 2-0).

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@garrymck August 1903

About 2,000 spectators watched Eskgrove FC play HMS Mildura at the Pineapple ground, Kangaroo Point

Mildura had only been beaten three times in three years, and Eskgrove only twice in two seasons

Final score Eskgrove FC 0-1 HMS Mildura

https://t.co/DTsRdYfyaw

[Peter Eedy @Peter_Eedy]

@garrymck Eskgrove FC ('senior' team?) 0-1 HMS Mildura, played at the Pineapple Paddock, Kangaroo Point, August 1903 - "The best match seen on this ground for years"

https://t.co/YP2fKvBD05

[Peter Eedy @Peter_Eedy]

@garrymck Eskgrove FC ('juniors'?) and Wellingtons FC combined team 1-5 HMS Mildura - played at the Pineapple Paddock, Kangaroo Point, August 1903

https://t.co/6PbOWf1b7s

[Peter Eedy @Peter_Eedy]

@garrymck @garrymck I assume that Eskgrove FC was named after Eskgrove Street, East Brisbane - in turn named for the 1850s house 'Eskgrove' (which still stands, but now in Laidlaw Street)

I also assume that Eskgrove FC played at the Pineapple Sportsfield, Kangaroo Point (now Raymond Park)

[Peter Eedy @Peter_Eedy]

@garrymck Eskgrove FC members J. Inglis and S. Ross are also familiar names?

[Peter Eedy @Peter_Eedy]

@grok @patriottakes @grok did Trump actually post this video on Truth Social

[Peter Eedy @Peter_Eedy]

Shame on @FootballAUS for not celebrating this important centenary (unless I missed it?)

[Peter Eedy @Peter_Eedy]

To coincide with the centenary of the soccer football First Test between Australia and the English FA XI in Brisbane in June 1925, Fairplay Publishing has released
@70s_mo Paul Nicholls's superbly written account of the English tour
https://t.co/uYbsRCWYvi

[Peter Eedy @Peter_Eedy]

No mention by Football Queensland about the centenary of the Australia vs England FA XI match either (as far as I know)

[Peter Eedy @Peter_Eedy]

@70s_mo I haven't seen anything from @FootballAUS celebrating this momentous occasion? Did I miss it?

[Peter Eedy @Peter_Eedy]

@70s_mo make that 1827 views now!

[Peter Eedy @Peter_Eedy]

@70s_mo @70s_mo - this post has 1,699 views so far!

[Peter Eedy @Peter_Eedy]

@mheapscfc @StockportCounty @70s_mo FYI

[Peter Eedy @Peter_Eedy]

@telegraph_sport @collinstony (in case you missed this)

[Peter Eedy @Peter_Eedy]

@Rainmaker1973 The panel appears to be of tempered (AKA toughened) glass. It doesn't have a 'weak spot' per se, but has a *weakness*, despite its generally high resistance to breaking - if the impact force is concentrated (as here with the point of the file) the glass can be shattered

[Peter Eedy @Peter_Eedy]

@garrymck @gedboy58 FYI (Pring Roberts of Brisbane played Australian rules then rugby - then a bit of 'Scotch' football in 1884!)

[Peter Eedy @Peter_Eedy]

@garrymck Garry if you paste the text below, you can read more about Pring Roberts (the URL won't paste for some reason):
Obituary - Daniel Foley Pring Roberts - Obituaries Australia