The Manly Warringah Football Association (MWFA) has a rich history of football on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.
The Manly Warringah Soccer Association (MWSA) was founded in 1947 by F Adler and G Hudson. Since then, the Association has continued to grow, becoming the largest grassroots football association in Australia.
The first recorded figures of the association date back to 1949, when there were 31 teams and 553 players.
As the association began to grow, the ladies of the Northern Beaches wanted to join the football fun and so the Manly-Warringah Ladies’ Soccer Association was formed in 1976.
10 years later, in 1986, the Manly Warringah Ladies’ Soccer Association officially joined the MWSA, with 87 women under 13 years old, 65 under-15 women, and 168 All Age Women players.
As the MWSA continued to grow with every season, the decision came in 2005 to officially change its name to Manly Warringah Football Association.
In 2022 the MWFA celebrated its 75th year of providing football to the Northern Beaches. None of this would have been possible without the football clubs who work tirelessly to put players on the park.
Below is a brief timeline of the MWFA’s history.
