Manly Warringah Football Association would like to congratulate John Tansley on being named as a recipient of a State Award at the 2024 Football NSW State Dinner.
John Tansley is a true champion of the Manly Warringah Football Association community. Over the last 20 years, John has not only played a huge part in the operations of Beacon Hill Football Club (now Allambie Beacon Hill United), but he has also played a leading role in the MWFA’s Defib and Football4All programs.
He joined Beacon Hill as a football player in 2004 and the following year stepped up to build the club’s Over 35 teams, to the point where they are now a leader in the Over 35 space. Four years later, he officially joined the Beacon Hill Committee as the Over 35 coordinator, although he had been doing the role without the recognition. He continued to drive that part of Beacon Hill Football Club in the years to follow.
John’s community spirit was also a driving factor in starting and running off-season and pre-season six-a-side competitions, charity days and community days to raise money for the club. If there is a football social function being held, John will find a way to raise funds from it for charity. John also took on the much-needed but hard-to-find grounds coordinator role for five years at Beacon Hill Football Club, opening up and packing down the fields.
While his work with Beacon Hill was substantial, it is in the MWFA’s Defib and Football4All programs where he has gone above and beyond.
John played a lead role in forming a group that drove the Defib program, making MWFA a leader in this area for the past 10 years. Along with the assistance of others, John and his team drove the program, including the birth of the MWFA Defib Cup. It is still going strongly today and widely regarded as the best Defib program in NSW.
On top of that, John was a driving force in the MWFA’s Football4All program at Cromer Park through a partnership with Active Opportunities, where he and an army of volunteer coaches spend every Saturday morning running a program for young football players with cerebral palsy and other related disabilities.
In 2017, John was awarded the MWFA Meritorious Service Award for his work with Beacon Hill Football Club and the Manly Warringah Football Association.
John is a respected and highly regarded member of the Manly Warringah Football Association and we are proud to see him named as a recipient of a Football NSW State Award.
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