Holland Park Hawks Football Club was formed in 1977.
The club first entered senior competition in 2008 and achieved promotion by finishing top of the Metro League Division Two table in their first season.
Further promotions occurred in 2010, 2014 and 2015 enabling the club to climb from the fifth tier of Football Brisbane’s football structure to the first tier in just eight seasons.
Holland Park Hawks won each of these promotions by topping the league table to become premiers and were champions three times after grand final victories.
The three grand final wins were:
- 2010 Metro League Division 1: Won 2-1 vs Ridge Hills Utd
- 2014 Capital League 2: Won 3-2 vs Park Ridge
- 2015 Capital League 1: Won 3-0 vs North Pine
In 2010, Holland Park Hawks also had cup success, winning the Metro Cup competition (also known as the Veto Cup) after beating Souths United 2-1 in the Final.
Holland Park Hawks FC had a successful debut in the 2016 Brisbane Premier League season, finishing in third place on the league table and qualifying for the finals series in which they reached the preliminary final.
To build upon its success, in 2017 the club applied to be part of the new Football Queensland structure. In May 2017, Football Queensland announced Holland Park Hawks were among the 14 clubs accepted to form the Queensland Premier League (FQPL) which commenced on 3rd February 2018.
The Football club’s senior program now sits in the FQPL 2 competition, which is the 3rd Tier of football in Queensland. Our junior teams now sit in the FQ Academy set-up formerly called NPL/SAP.
In 2023 the club will field a Women’s team in the FQPLW 3, the fourth tier of Women’s football in Queensland. This will be a huge stride in the club’s commitment to growing Women’s football.
As a football club we have made a commitment to supporting players who wish to participate in all levels of the game, and we offer programs for players who are 3.5 years old all the way through to Over 45’s.
Who is John Phillips?
John Phillips was instrumental in getting the club off the ground back in the days of the church league. John volunteered many hours of his time to improve the club and its facilities.
John was an example of a great community spirit and John’s son Jamie played at Holland Parks Hawks as late as 2016 in our O35s competition.
John Phillips Award
Each year at seasons end, the Club awards the John Phillips Award.
This award recognises special players from our small-sided football teams based on the following criteria:
- a demonstrated love of the game of football
- a willingness to participate in a team environment
- a commitment to the team and gives support to team members
- a willingness to participate in training and games
- a positive attitude and willingness to work hard to develop as a player
