The junior pitches at Redcliffs Park and McCormacks Bay ten years ago left a lot to be desired – they were uneven with ponds!

The City Council has made dramatic improvements to McCormacks Bay Park over recent years and we[editorializing] are grateful for this work.

With the expansion in soccer teams, there was a need for more home grounds and the CCC agreed we could have full use of Barnett Park which now has two senior, two junior and one intermediate pitches.

Bays reached the top in 2002 with the First Team winning the Mainland Premier League having won promotion from division 1 the year before.

During the 2012 season, under the guidance of our most successful coach, Mick Braithwaite, the club won four pieces of silverware including the Mainland Premier League for the second straight season plus the English Cup, South Island Football Championship and the Hurley Shield making the club the most successful in Christchurch in terms of Mainland Premier League titles.

Ferrymead Bays did however manage to retain the English Cup title beating rivals Coastal Spirit 2-1 in the final at ASB Park.

Goals came from golden boot Russell Kamo and James O'Sullivan with goalkeeper Adam Highfield being awarded Man of the Match in the final.