The aims of the Football Australia Hall of Fame (founded in 1999 as the Soccer Hall of Fame)[1] are to celebrate and highlight the achievements of retired players and other participants who have contributed significantly to the game.[2] These are made up of either Australian and/or non-Australian footballers, managers and other participants who have become significant figures in the history of the game in Australia. New members are generally added each year.
Selection
All nominees must be Australian citizens. For non-players, inclusion is based on criteria including and "overall sustained contribution to the game".
Awards
Originally, there were several categories based on the nature of an individual's contribution, including:
- Hall of Champions (players) / Hall of Honour (non-players)
- Medal of Excellence (players) / Roll of Honour (non-players)
- Award of Distinction (players) / Roll of Honour (non-players)
1999 Inaugural inductees
Players
George Smith
Cliff Sander
Graham McMillan
John Perin
Frank Parsons
Jeff Olver
Gordon Nunn
Sergio Melta
Gary Marocchi
Alan Johns
Tom Jack
William "Bill" Henderson
Jack Evans
Sjel "Mike" de Bruyckere
William Coolahan
Jim Armstrong
Ron Adair
John Watkiss
Ray Richards
Graham Jennings
Col Curran
Charlie Yankos
Connie Selby
Harry Williams
Manfred Schaefer
John Nyskohus
James McNabb
William Maunder
Jimmy Mackay
Frank Loughran
Bob Lawrie
Julie Dolan
Ray Baartz
Peter Wilson
Johnny Warren MBE
Jimmy Rooney
Alf Quill
James "Judy" Masters
Joe Marston MBE
Ron Lord
John Kosmina
Reg Date
Bob Bignell
Attila Abonyi
Participants
Ron Wright
Sir William Walkley
Joe Vlasits
William Thomas
Ron Smith
Martin Royal
Peter Nikolich
Des Miles
Frank McIver
Zoran Matić
Jack Logan
Brian Lefevre
Tony Kovac OAM
Tom Grimson
Keith Gilmour
Pam Gilbert
Harry Croft
Donald Campbell
Fred Barlow
Eric Worthington
Laurie Schwab
Les Scheinflug
Julius Re
Sam Papasavas
Dieter Klose
Brian Corrigan
Ian Brusasco AM
Giacomo "Jim" Bayutti OA
Frank Arok
Michael Weinstein AM, BEM
Elaine Watson OAM
Vic Tuting MBE
Robert Telfer
Rale Rasic
Theo Maramaris MBE
Arthur Gibbs
John Walter Fletcher
Harry Dockerty
Tony Boscovic
Sir Arthur George AO
2000 inductees
Players
Participants
2001 inductees
Players
Participants
2002 inductees
Players
Participants
2003 inductees
Players
Participants
2004 inductees
Players
Participants
2005 inductees
Players
Participants
Roger Lamb
Vic Dalgleish
Harry Hetherington
Phil Murphy
Gary Wilkins
2006 inductees
Players
Participants
2007 inductees
Players
Participants
2008 inductees
Players
Participants
2009 inductees
Players
Participants
2010 inductees
Players
Participants
2011 inductees
Players
Participants
2012 inductees
Players
Participants
2013 inductees
Players
2014 inductees
Players
Participants
2015 inductees
Players
2016 inductees
Players
Participants
2018 inductees
Players
Participants
2019 inductees
Players
Participants
2021 inductees
Players
Participants
2022 inductees
Players
Participants
2023 inductees
Did not happen.
2024 inductees
Players
Participants
Ian Holmes
Alex Pongrass
See also
References
- ^ "Hall of Fame". Football Australia. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Hall of Fame – Eligibility". Football Australia. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ a b "2015 Inductees". Football Australia. 4 February 2021. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Ex-Westfield Matilda Leigh Wardell one of four FFA Hall of Fame inductees". Football Federation Australia. 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Socceroos great Mark Schwarzer, Matildas duo Kate Gill and Heather Garriock inducted into Football Australia Hall of Fame". ABC News. 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Ange Postecoglou among six Football Australia Hall of Fame inductees". ESPN. 12 November 2022.