Carilla Soccer Club

CARILLA (PICKERING BROOK) SOCCER TEAM Date unknown #1 Back Row: Third CECIL NEAVES Middle Row: Third BILL ELLERY
Carilla (Pickering Brook) Soccer Team Back Row: Third Cecil Neaves Middle Row: Third Bill Ellery

Research by Gordon Freegard

In 1927 a soccer team was formed at Carilla, near Pickering Brook. They became affiliated and expressed their intention to apply for entry into the metropolitan league the following year with the idea of competing with metropolitan clubs at Carilla.

GEORGE "POM" HOLROYD IN SOCCER UNIFORM #2
SOCCER PLAYER SILIO DI MARCO #3

References: Article: Western Mail Thursday 21 July 1927

Images: 1 Tom Price
2 City of Gosnells Library
3 Silio Di Marco