Smithfield Hotspurs, a soccer club in the Fairfield District changed their name in 1979 to Smithfield Hotspurs Football, Sports and Recreation Club in order to become a multi-sports club and attract more sponsorship and Government Grants.

A telephone call in May 1981 saw the Committee of this club give permission to make enquiries of forming a Little Athletics Centre........and this is where it all began.

On 21st July 1981 over 100 people attended a meeting at Brenan Park Community Hall. It was on this night that the Smithfield Hotspurs Little Athletics club was born. The newly appointed committee received a loan of $2000 from the parent club to buy the initial equipment.

The season was to begin in early October, 1981 on Friday nights.