Marconi Fairfield F.C. became the first Australian club to score 1000 goals in the National Soccer League. This is a celebration of that great achievement and a grand Club. Club Marconi was founded on the second of August 1958 by Italian immigrants who wanted a place to congregate in the South West of Sydney. The Club’s first President, Oscar Michlini moved that the name of the club be "Club Marconi of Bossley Park. Social Recreation and Sporting Centre Limited."

It was named in recognition of the famous Guglielmo Marconi, the inventor of wireless transmission. Gugliemo Marconi’s invention was an instrumental tool in bringing Australia into the global picture. His transmission of a signal from his yacht berthed in the Port of Genoa in Italy, to turn on the lights at the Sydney Town Hall back in 1930 is still acknowledged as among science’ s greatest feats.

By virtue of that one great moment in history, the dauntingly distant and fledging continent of Australia was embraced as an accessible member of the new world. The founding members were wise in their choice of name for the then also dauntingly distant and fledging Club and accordingly Marconi was chosen by the founding members as a defining symbol of integration between the new and old worlds of their families.

Marconi football began with a youth side in 1959. By the early 60s a senior side had been established and won promotion into Division One of the Amateur League. In 1961 they won the Amateur Cup and in 1963 the side won its first title. At the turn of the decade Marconi were accepted into the highest level of competition of the day: the NSW State League. In the space of merely a decade the once minnow of Australian Football had reached the heights.

Having also lost the National Cup final that year, Marconi’s inaugural season collected no silverware, but it was clear that a dynasty of Australian Football dominance was in its embryonic stage. Possessing among Australia’s best ever Club teams, with the illustrious names of Socceroo stars Peter Sharne, Mark Jankovics, Gary Byrne, Tony Henderson, Ray Richards, Jim Rooney, Ivo Prskalo and World Cup keeper Alan Maher, a teenage Eddie Krncevic was added to the mix and the entire team was complemented by star import from Italy, Roberto Vieri. With such a star studded lineup, the Club did not have to wait long to claim a title and 1979 was the year that Marconi picked up its first National Trophy finishing four points clear of Fitzroy.

In the Cup that season they were upset by Melita in the first round. However, the 1980 season beckoned success in the Cup as the side got revenge over Melita in round one and then got past Newcastle KB, St George, and the Brisbane Lions. The final finished 0-0 but in the replay Heidelberg were defeated 3-0 and the National Cup was Marconi's for the first and still only time.

The early 1980s were the Club’s darkest years, languishing in the bottom half of the National League following serious injuries, representative call ups and aging of their late 70’s superstars. However, the Club soon re-emerged as a formidable force and from 1984 until 1991 never finished lower than in fourth position in the National League. The climax of that period came in 1988 and 1989 with two NSL titles. By that time the NSL had adopted the play off style to work out a winner.

The inauguration of Australian sport’s first National League came in 1977, and Marconi was and remains as one of only three surviving founders of the original League (along with South Melbourne and Adelaide City). Marconi were honoured as playing in the very first NSL game - defeating Brisbane City 1-0 away. Although it was an exceptionally successful year for the Club, that first title eluded Marconi on goal difference to Sydney City, after finishing level with them on points after the home and away rounds of the season. Although Sydney City were crowned as champions, much discussion about this is still raised today as Marconi stalwarts point out that the current three points per win in use today, would have seen the Club comfortably win that inaugural title.

Marconi Fairfield F.C. became the first Australian club to score 1000 goals in the National Soccer League. Financial restraints of the late 90's held the great club back as it pursued more glory.