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 / -33.080667; 151.652111
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 2 FW  AUS Blayke Reeves 3 DF  AUS Cameron Donovan 4 DF  AUS Ned Gain 5 DF  AUS Cameron Sullini 6 MF  AUS Mark Finlayson (VC) 7 MF  AUS Chris Gazzard 8 MF  AUS Kaleb Pearson 9 FW  AUS Joel Nicholson 10 MF  AUS Cameron Lodge

No. Pos. Nation Player 11 MF  AUS Kane Woolston 12 FW  AUS Corey Wilson 13 DF  AUS Steele Harvey 14 FW  AUS Brendan Hall 15 MF  AUS Clayton Poole 16 FW  AUS Isaac Watts 20 GK  AUS Will Reeves 31 GK  AUS Kye Abrahams — DF  AUS Matthew Ellis (C)

*Accurate as of July 4 2021

Top Goal-scorers Per Season

Coaching Staff

Honours

* Accurate from 2012 onwards

References

External links

• Northern NSW Football
• Belmont Swansea Utd Soccer Club