In the spring of 1976, the Alcona Minor Soccer League was conceived because there were no minor
sports programs being offered in the Alcona area during the summer season. The purpose was to
provide a healthy, skill building, community enhancing, "fun" outlet for these children requiring
minimum expense and inconvenience for the parents. Therefore, the club began as a house league
with four younger teams (ages 5-8) and four older teams (aged 9 - 12) that all played on the same
night (Thursday) at the same location (Goodfellow School). The cost was kept to two dollars per
family, regardless of the number of children.
Each team was provided with sweaters and one or two practice balls. Leather game balls were kept
by referees for games. As well, every child in the league received a crest at the end of the season.
The championship teams in each division received individual trophies for every member, the
runners-up received individual pins, and the consolation winners received soccer medallions.
Response was good and it continued with the same general format, with some minor alterations for
the next four years. In 1980, health regulations closed one field at Goodfellow so play was split into
two separate locations, Goodfellow, and Innisfil Park, still on Thursdays, still with eight teams set
up the same way. Each team had one practice at the coach's discretion and one game per week. The
four younger teams played at 6:30 p.m. and the four older teams at 7:30 p.m. so children were home
before dark since many of them walked or cycled to the games.
In 1976 we started with about one hundred children, built to almost two hundred by 1979 but fell
back somewhat in 1980 with the introduction of minor baseball to the area.
The fees rose to 5 dollars per family in 1980 with sponsorship supplying the remainder of the
needed funds.
In 1981, the age categories were expanded and representative teams were sent to other soccer
centres.
In 2001 the name of the club became Innisfil Soccer Club and in 2002 the Stampeders was chosen
as the name to represent the club.
From its inception with 8 teams, soccer has now grown to become the most popular summer sport
in Innisfil. We now have over 1000 kids playing on over 60 teams and you can be sure that as the
town of Innisfil grows the Innisfil Soccer Club will keep expanding as well to meet the needs of
future players
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