Virtus Soccer Club

Virtus Soccer Club, playing in modern times as the Northern Demons is a soccer club from Port Pirie, South Australia. Northern Demons play in the Football Federation of South Australia (FFSA) State League. Their home ground is Byrne Park, situated on Magor Road, Port Pirie. Together with their three senior teams (Seniors, Reserves and Under 18s), the club has an Under 14 team competing in the Football Federation of South Australia Junior Premier League. Their cross-town rivals are the Savoy Soccer Club, formerly known as Port Pirie City, who play in the South Australian Amateur Soccer League (SAASL).
History
The Virtus Soccer Club was founded in 1951 by a group of predominantly Italian immigrants from the coastal city of Molfetta in southern Italy. In the aftermath of World War II, with Italy gripped by war and poverty, these men and women sought new lives and eventually came to settle in a handful of Australian cities including Port Pirie, South...