# Southern FC

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{{About|the club from Tasmania, Australia|the 19th-century club from Glasgow, Scotland|Southern F.C. (disambiguation){{!}}Southern F.C.}}
{{redirect|Rapid FC|the club from  Vienna, Austria|SK Rapid Wien|other football clubs with similar names|Rapid (disambiguation)}}
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 nickname     = Southern FC |
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| founded      = 1958 (as Rapid SC)<br />1997 (as Kingston Cannons)<br />2009 merged|
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| chairman     =  |
| manager      =  Scott Pepper |
| league       = [Southern Championship](/source/Southern_Championship) |
| season       = 2016 |
| position     = 8th|
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'''Southern Football Club''' is a [football](/source/Association_football) club from [Kingston](/source/Kingston%2C_Tasmania), [Tasmania](/source/Tasmania), [Australia](/source/Australia). They compete in the [Southern Championship](/source/Southern_Championship) of the [Football Federation Tasmania](/source/Football_Federation_Tasmania). The club was formed in 2009 by the merger of two existing clubs, Kingston Cannons and Christian United.

==History==

===Rapid FC===
Rapid FC was founded in 1958. Rapid was highly successful during its life winning the State Championship 4 times, and the Southern Premiership 5 times. For a brief period in the 1980s, due to sponsorship reasons, they were known as Rapid-Wrest Point, before switching back. They played their final match in 1996, being relegated in the process to the Southern League 2.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.socceraust.co.uk/1996/TAS/Div1/fixtures.html|title = Tasmania South Premier League 1996 - Fixtures and Results}}</ref>

The name was changed and the club reformed as Kingston Cannons.<ref name="Walter Pless">{{cite web|title=A cardboard blast from the past|url=http://www.walterpless.com.au/2010/september/cardboard-blast-from-past.html|publisher=Walter Pless|accessdate=6 February 2015}}</ref> They immediately won the Southern League 2 and were promoted back to the League 1.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.socceraust.co.uk/1997/TAS/Div2/fixtures.html|title = Tasmania South Division Two 1997 - Fixtures}}</ref>

===Merger===
At the end of the 2009 season, Kingston Cannons merged with Christian United to form Southern FC. In 2013 they won the Southern League 1 title and were runners up in 2014 gaining promotion into the [Southern Championship](/source/Southern_Championship).

==Honours==
Honours as Southern FC:
*Southern League 1 Runners-up 2014
*Southern League 1 Premiers 2013

Honours as Rapid:
*[State Championship](/source/Tasmanian_football_championship) (×4): 1976, 1979, 1980, 1982
*[Southern Premierships](/source/Southern_Premier_League_(Tasmania)) (×5): 1958, 1961, 1964, 1976, 1982
*Southern Premier Runners-up (×5): 1959, 1962, 1974, 1983, 1984
*KO Cup Winners (×4): 1974, 1979, 1980, 1984
*Summer Cup Runners-up: 1984
*Falkinder Cup Runners-up: 1958
*Association Cup Winners (×2): 1961, 1965
*Ascot Gold Cup Winners: 1961
*DJ Trophy Winners: 1977
*Cadbury Trophy Winners (×2): 1982, 1983
*Cadbury Trophy Runners-up (×3): 1979, 1980, 1984

==References==
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Category:Association football clubs established in 1922
Category:Soccer clubs in Tasmania
Category:Defunct soccer clubs in Australia

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