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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017

The concept of a competition, centred on the hub of the western suburbs, followed by Mr Pascarl’s
visit to barber Henry Turner during the 1930 season of a decentralised minor metropolitan league,
which were abundant.

Herb E. Pascarl

As the barber was cutting Mr Pascarl’s hair he asked: 'Where are you playing this week?' To
whichcame the reply:

'Bloody Kew – and we are all sick of it'.

Next time around, Henry told me he was having a meeting that night with three other gentlemen and
asked me if I would like to come along.

The gentlemen there where, Ernie Shepherd – later mayor of Footscray, Harry Kemp and Freddie
Reid, sports master at Footscray Technical College.

We decided we would try to establish a Footscray-based football competition and each of us was
allocated a job. My job was trying to get teams from pubs and clubs in the Footscray district. We
originally got eight teams for 1931 season.

The enthusiasm for those attached to Parkside Football (Club) was such that it had so many players it
fielded Parkside A and Parkside B"

Mr Pascarl’s time with Parkside Football Club began when, at 14, he “ran the boundary” in 1921. He
started playing at 15 in 1922 and remained with Parkside until his retirement around 1949.”

Footscray Mail, September 10, 1997

Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider