Croydon Football Club
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| Full name | Croydon Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Blues |
| Sport | Australian rules football |
| Founded | 1906 |
| League | Eastern Football League |
| Home ground | Croydon Park Reserve |
| Strip | |
| Blue and white monogram | |
The Croydon Football Club is an Australian rules football team, founded in 1906. It is based in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and is part of the Eastern Football League.
Senior club history
[edit]Formed in 1906, the club first played in competition in 1909.
Croydon played in the Yarra Valley Football League in 1920 and 1921, then again in 1925 and 1926.
The club spent time in the Box Hill Reporter Football Association before transferring to the Ringwood District Football Association.
After World War II, the club founded the Croydon District Football League, which evolved into the Eastern District Football League.
The club was a foundation member of the Eastern Football League in 1962.[1]
Timeline
[edit]- 1906 - 1911: Reporter District Football League
- 1912 -
- 1913 - 1915: Reporter District Football League
- 1916 - 1918: In recess due to WW1
- 1919: Reporter District Football League
- 1920 & 1921: Yarra Valley Football League
- 1922 & 1923: Reporter District Football League
- 1924 - 1926: Yarra Valley Football League
- 1927 - 1940: Ringwood District Football League
- 1945 - Croydon Mail Football League
- Croydon District Football League
- 1950 - 1961: Croydon Ferntree Gully Football League
- 1962 - 2023: Eastern Football League
VFL/AFL players
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References
[edit]- ^ "Club History - Croydon Football Club". Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.