Clubname: | Edge Hill United |
Fullname: | Edge Hill United Football Club |
Founded: | 1967 |
Nickname: | Tigers |
Ground: | Tiger Park |
League: | Far North Queensland Premier League |
Season: | 2021 |
Website: | https://ehufc.com.au/ |
Edge Hill United FC is an Australian football club based in the Cairns, Queensland that plays in the fifth-tier Far North Queensland Premier League.
Edge Hill United FC was founded in 1967.[1]
In 2019 and 2020, both their men's and women's sides have been dominant teams in the community divisions of Far North Queensland winning back-to-back trebles.[2] [3]
In 2021, they qualified for the FFA Cup as a fifth tier side, after defeating second tier NPL Queensland side Magpies Crusaders United in the final round of qualifying by a score of 3–1, becoming the only community club to advance to the Final Rounds of the 2021 FFA Cup.[4] They were defeated 2–0 in the Round of 32 by second-tier NPL Queensland side Gold Coast Knights after allowing two late goals.[5]