Geraldton's population was approximately 6000; the GNFA had three teams in the competition, apart from the extra teams from the air force during the war years. These three teams attracted a crowd each Sunday of approximately 300, the bye and routine of only three teams led to a dullness and lack of excitement. All football lovers fancied a fourth team might add extra spark in the competition.

At the end of the 1951 season a combined seconds and an underage team from the G.N.F.A. played a team from Tenindewa and preformed quite well. The coach of the team Frank Bennett, and the manager Bob Cooper became involved in a far reaching conversation on the return trip to Geraldton, along the lines that here could be the fourth team for the G.N.F.A., so the new team was mooted.

At the same time as this the Commander of the CMF Owen (Speed) Jones wanted to put a team into the GNFA. Mr. Jones then rang a friend Bernie Clune and together they worked to build a team. The organisers called the new team Towns CMF (Civil Military Force) hoping to attract some players from the CMF), it worked to a degree with a few willing army men joining. However problems arose when the promising young players from the combined team applied for clearances, from their clubs to the new team. They were refused, on the grounds they were too good (No team wanted to lose good young players), therefore, with a few over the hill players from the other clubs Towns CMF played their first competition game in April 1952. One of the stipulations for the new team was that it must play the early game every Sunday at 1 pm, the other teams playing at 3 p.m. The new team’s colours were black and gold, a bad design and very uncomfortable jumpers to wear. Legend has it that a local sporting club ordered jumpers from a local clothing store and then did not want them – they were sold to Towns at a much reduced price. The prickle factor of these jumpers was unbearable. They were terrible.

Towns were beaten easily in the early games 30-32 goals to 1-2 goals in that range – however Towns won one game towards the end of 1952. The officials were strong men battling at all times,

After the last game of the 1952 season, the President of the South Fremantle Football Club Bill ‘Doozer’ Hughes, a wool buyer by profession and a friend of some of the Towns Officials came into the change rooms. He noticed those terrible jumpers, jumped up onto the rubbing down table and addressed the players, promising to send a set of South Fremantle jumpers to the players for the next season.

In 1953 Towns ran onto the field in Red and White the colours we all so proudly follow today.

It is a remarkable story really, no players, no traditions and no family followings at the beginning. Now we have the family followings & the players returning year after year for the finals we enjoy participating in. Many dedicated men & women, from 1952 up until today, have made Towns Football Club what it is today, their blood sweat & tears, dedication & loyalty in the face of all adversity and successes have forged a bond that only Towns Football Club supporters understand
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