Players and Teams of the Decade

Starting with its founding decade, l950, the Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association has selected its top soccer club and individual players for each ten years.

TEAMS

The top clubs were represented by one team for each decade. The teams are:

1950 - 1959

Guards of St. John’s were the top soccer club in Newfoundland and Labrador for 1950 to 1959. Guards teams were provincial champions in 1957, 1958 and 1959. The ’59 team was typical of the excellent Guards teams of the 1950s and was comprised of, left to right, first row: Charlie Snook, Gerry Smith; second row: Don Ash, Bob Badcock, Hobie Pike, Rex Smith, Dave Coulter, Cec Jenkins, Doug Chaulk; third Row: coach Bill Jackson, Lloyd Martin, Barry Hollett, Alf Crewe, Fred North, Eugene Garland and Guards AA president Ralph Atwell. Missing are Ray Wilkins, Sterling Hoddinott, Roy “Midge” Jenkins and Don Winsor.

1960 - 1969

Grand Bank GeeBees were the top soccer club in Newfoundland and Labrador for 1960 to 1969. The GeeBees earned the provincial title for 1960, 1961 and 1962. The 1962 champions were typical of the strong Grand Bank teams of the 1960’s. Its members included, left to right, first row: Max Hollett, John Russell, Clar Brooks, Harold Hollett, Eric Grandy, Malcolm Osmond, Archie White; second row: Burin Peninsula AA president Fred Tessier, Robert Ralph, Eli Lee, William Wells, Alf White, Newman Bartlett, Clar Patten and Al Buffett.

1970 -1979

St. Lawrence Laurentians were the top soccer club in Newfoundland and Labrador for 1970 to 1979. The Laurentians emerged as provincial champions for 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977and 1978. The 1975 and 1977 teams each earned a national silver medal and were typical of the excellent St. Lawrence teams of the decade. Members of the 1977 team included, left to right, first row: Clem “Junior” Edwards, Bobby Edwards, Howard Walsh, Al Slaney, Frank Haskell, Rudy Slaney, Jim Loder; second row: coach: Jack Simms, Zoran Bajoric, Phonse Cooper, Leo Slaney; third row: Paul Doyle, Greg Ouirke, Ray Molloy, Wils Molloy, Alvin Beck, Joe Turpin and Keith Farrell.

1980 -1989

Holy Cross of St. John’s was the top soccer club in Newfoundland and Labrador for 1980 to 1989. The club won the provincial championship in 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988 and 1989 and earned a gold and silver medal nationally. The 1988 team was undefeated and unscored upon when it won the Canadian Challenge Cup and senior male championship in Saskatoon in 1988 and added the silver medal in St. John’s in 1989. Members of the 1988 champions included: left to right, first row: ball boy Mike Reddy; second row: Bob Thompson, John Breen, Paul Mullett, Bruce Tobin, coach Gerry Reddy, Tony Mullett, Bill Breen, Barry Piercey; third row: Doug Redmond, Gary Breen, Darryl Smith, Dick Power, Bob Breen, A.J. Breen, manager Bern Tobin, George Joyce, Gus Richards, Dean Mullett, Bernard Reddy and coach Brian Murphy. Missing is Bob O’Leary.

1990 - 1999

St. Lawrence Laurentians were the top soccer club in Newfoundland and Labrador for 1990 to 1999. St. Lawrence won the provincial championship in 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 with a national bronze medal in 1999. The 1999 team was typical of the fine St. Lawrence teams of the 1990’s and its members included, left to right, first row: Tommy Kelly, Chris Caines, Keith Jackman, Shane Etchegary, Richard Kelly, Paul Slaney, Jason Clarke, Andrew Perrot, Harry Kelly; second row: manager Mark Dunphy, coach Gord Dunphy, Scott Bishop, Derek Slaney, Clinton Edwards, Bob Spearns, Rudy Norman, Noel Doyle, Blair Aylward, Alex Turpin, Randy Turpin and assistant coach Wils Molloy.

2000 - 2009

St. Lawrence Laurentians were the top soccer club in Newfoundland and Labrador for 2000 to 2009. Highlighted by a national silver medal in 2002, championships were won in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. The silver medal team of 2002 was typical of the excellent St. Lawrence teams of the 2000’s and its members included, left to right: first row: Harry Kelly, Clinton Edwards, Ryan Drake, Ryan Slaney, Corey Walsh, Chris Caines, Richard Kelly, Eddie Turpin, Earl Turpin, Jason Clarke; second row: Shane Etchegary, Blair Aylward, Andrew Perrot, Pat Byrne, Bob Spearns, Rudy Norman, Alec Turpin, Robert Kelly, Adam Loder, Darrin Pike, Scott Bishop, Dr. Paul Slaney, assistant coach Greg Quirke, Sheldon Slaney, Paul J. Slaney, manager Hubert Beck and coach Clem “Junior” Edwards.