Belmont Swansea United FC

Full name	Belmont Swansea United Football Club
Nickname(s)	Belswans
Founded	1935
Ground	Blacksmiths Oval, Blacksmiths
Coordinates	33°04′50.4″S 151°39′7.6″E / 33.080667°S 151.652111°E
Head Coach	Mick Stafford
League	NNSW State League 1
2023	8th of 9
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours

Belmont Swansea United Football Club, more commonly known as "Belswans" is a semi-professional football club based in Blacksmiths in the Hunter Region, New South Wales. Belmont Swansea United currently competes in the Northern NSW State League Division 1 with teams in First Grade, Reserve Grade, Under 18s, Under 16s, Under 15s, Under 14s and Under 13s.

The Northern NSW State League Division 1 is the second tier of football in Northern NSW Football below the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW.

Belswans are the 2019 major premiers of the Northern NSW State League Division 1, winning the Grand Final 3–2 against Cooks Hill. They also won the 2018 Grand Final, with a 4–2 win over West Wallsend. They also made Grand Finals in 2016 and 2017.

On 27th October 2020, the Belswans announced via social media that they had signed André Gumprecht, a former professional of Germany's top divisions, National Soccer League, A-League and others, as their head coach, with Mick Stafford stepping back into an assistant role.

Gumprecht mutually parted from the club before the end of the 2021 season, with Stafford resuming the role as head coach for 2022.

History

The club was founded in 1935 under the name Blacksmiths Rangers. In 1956, the name was changed to Belmont Swansea United Soccer Club to represent a wider area. In 2015 the name was changed in line with Football Federation Australia policy to Belmont Swansea United Football Club.^[1]

On 27th October 2020, the Belswans announced via social media that they had signed André Gumprecht, a former professional of Germany's top divisions, National Soccer League, A-League and others, as their head coach, with Mick Stafford stepping back into an assistant role. During the 2021 season, Andre led the club on a quality FFA Cup run, in which they beat Toronto Awaba Stags FC 7–3, Wallsend F.C. 8–1, and National Premier Leagues Northern NSW side Adamstown Rosebud FC 4–1, before losing in round 6 of qualifying 1–0 to Weston Bears FC.

First Grade Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	AUS	Joel Perrin
2	DF	AUS	Ian Matthews
3	DF	AUS	Samuel Kirk
4	MF	AUS	Daniel Steel
5	DF	AUS	Mark Davis
6	MF	AUS	Jackson Rush
7	DF	AUS	Cameron Lodge
8	MF	AUS	Reece Newton
9	MF	AUS	Kane Woolston
10	FW	AUS	Samuel Buyers
11	FW	AUS	Ethan Hall


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	DF	AUS	Corey Wilson (C)
13	DF	AUS	Steele Harvey
14	FW	AUS	Brendan Hall
15	MF	AUS	Daniel Watson
16	MF	AUS	David Swain
17	FW	AUS	Nathan Mcallister
18	FW	AUS	Adam Woodbine
19	FW	AUS	Matthew Hall
20	GK	AUS	Kye Abrahams
34	DF	AUS	Adam Blunden

*Accurate as of July 27 2024

Top Goal-scorers Per Season

Year	Player	Goals
2013	Luke Shearer	14
2014	Luke Shearer	8
2015	Jamie Hadlow	8
2016	Jamie Hadlow	9
2017	Tega Adjeke	20
2018	Joel Shearer; Klaudon Ahmataj	5
2019	Ty Goldsmith	10
2020	Joel Nicholson	6