Former EDFL Clubs

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Footscray Tech details. This is from the FDFL 1968 fixture.

I'll confirm the year(s) when they played EDFL.

 

[jumperfan]

Footscray Tech details. This is from the FDFL 1968 fixture.

I'll confirm the year(s) when they played EDFL.

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Is this a separate club to the Footscray Tech Old Boys who played in the Ammos?

 

[heritage]

Is this a separate club to the Footscray Tech Old Boys who played in the Ammos?

Footscray Tech had senior and junior schools. There was an Old Boys Association. I assume that's how the footy team started. The Old Boy had a cricket team in Williamstown comp I think.

 

[heritage]

Bingo.





1962



1963

 

[ItsAllAboutMe]

I have my own website but will help you where possible.

Royal Park was St Davids. In 1979, Royal Park and Batman (from NMFL) met to discuss introducing juniors. They merged to form Coburg Districts. St Francis de Sales JFC also part of Coburg Districts.

Do you have any info or articles on Ascot Vale in the 80s & early 90ss, I had 2 uncles playing for them and did the scoreboard for a pie and a can of coke as a 7yo, and can still recite the very unique theme song ' Were the boys from down at Walter Street' as a young kid they seemed like a great club and wonder why they folded.

 

[heritage]

Do you have any info or articles on Ascot Vale in the 80s & early 90ss, I had 2 uncles playing for them and did the scoreboard for a pie and a can of coke as a 7yo, and can still recite the very unique theme song ' Were the boys from down at Walter Street' as a young kid they seemed like a great club and wonder why they folded.

I only have some notes at the moment but will see what I can dig up. Moved to the FDFL in 1988 and played till 1997. Changing demographics meant they couldn't field senior mens in 1998.

 

[ROOS77]

Thanks PortVic; two clubs I hadn't found info on so really appreciate that.

I have been updating the EDFL Wikipedia with details as I find them; so far, I've been able to ascertain the following from the web, Facebook, Big Footy etc:

6th Melbourne Scouts
Aberfeldie Park - Geelong Colours
All Nations Youth Club
Ascot Imperials
Ascot Presbyterians
Ascot Rovers
Ascot Rovers/Maribyrnong
Ascot United - Maroon with Gold Vee
Ascot Vale Methodists
Ascot Vale Wanderers
Ascot Vale West
Ascot Youth Centre
Australian National Airways
Batman (now known as Coburg Districts)
Broadmeadows
Brunswick City - Blue with White Vee
Brunswick Colts
Brunswick Presbyterians
Brunswick Sons of Soldiers
Brunswick United
Catholic Boys Club
Coburg Amateurs
Coburg Rovers
Coburg South
Coburg Sons of Soldiers
Coburg Stars
Corpus Christi
Don Rovers - Richmond Colours
East Brunswick - Collingwood Colours
East Coburg
East Essendon
Essendon Returned Soldiers
Essendon Sons of Soldiers
Essendon Baptist
Essendon Baptist-St Johns - Navy with White EBSJ
Essendon High School Old Boys
Essendon Youth Centre
Essendon All Blacks
Essendon Bombers
Essendon Church of Christ
Essendon Imperials
Essendon Swimmers Old
Essendon Stars
Essendon United
Fairbairn Rovers
Fairbairn Socials
Fawkner Districts
Fawkner
Flemington/Kensington
Footscray Technical College
Ford Company
Gladstone Park - Port Melbourne Colours
Glenbervie
Keilor Regal Sports
Kensington Methodists
Knox Presbyterians
La Mascotte - Blue and Gold Panels with Blue LMS
Lincoln Rovers
Lincoln Stars
Lincoln Tigers
Maribyrnong
Maribyrnong-Ascot United
Maribyrnong Regal Sport
Maribyrnong Youth Club
Marrows
Meadow Heights - Green with Yellow Kangaroo
Monash Rovers
Moonee Imps - Red with Black IMPS
Moonee Ponds
Moonee Ponds YCW
Moonee Valley Juniors
North Coburg - Green with Red Yoke
North Essendon Methodists
Northcote Excelsior
Northern Juniors
Northern Rovers
Coburgians (Old Coburgians)
Parkville
Raeburn
Regal Sports Club
Riverside Stars - Maroon with White Star on Left Breast
Royal Park
South Kensington
St. Andrews
St. Bernards
St. Bernards Juniors
St. Christophers
St. Davids
St. Francis
St. Johns
St. Monicas CYMS
St. Olivers (now known as Northern Saints)
St. Patricks
St. Pauls
Strathmore Stars
Tullamarine-Airport West
Vespa - Purple and Gold (no design mentioned)
West Brunsick - Collingwood Colours
West Brunswick Laurels
West Coburg Amateurs
West Essendon
West Essendon Youth Centre
West Moreland
Woodlands - Collingwood Colours

West Brunswick wore red with a white V.

I played against them

 

[ROOS77]

Had fun with this rabbit hole the other night and was able to conclude the following; Fawkner Amateurs last season in the VAFA was 1995, moving to the FDFL in 1996 where they were the Runners Up in the Division 2 Grand Final in that year.

In 1997 they merged with Moomba Park (who were playing in the RDFL) and played as Fawkner Park in the FDFL (couldn't find any info on a change in jumper design for this season).

In 1998 they played in the DVFL and I remember umpiring them wearing a navy jumper, white Fitzroy Football Club monogram and sky blue wings in the format of the West Coast Eagles design - this could have been used for the 1997 season too, but I would assume it CERTAINLY would have happened for the 1998 season in the DVFL as it would have otherwise been a direct clash with Epping FC who also wear navy blue with the white Fitzroy FC 'EFC' monogram.

Fawkner Amatuers played in the FDL in 1995 &96. They then merged with Moomba Park and became Fawkner Park and moved to the Diamond Valley FL

 

[jumperfan]

Does anyone have a clear timeline on Essendon High School Ex Scholars/North Essendon? Wikipedia currently has them playing in the EDFL until 1982, then playing in the FDFL/WRFL until 1996 when they folded, and changing their name to North Essendon at some point during their time in the WRFL. However, I've seen a couple of people say that EHSES and North Essendon were separate clubs - can anyone confirm or debunk this?

 

[Gremlin77]

Does anyone have a clear timeline on Essendon High School Ex Scholars/North Essendon? Wikipedia currently has them playing in the EDFL until 1982, then playing in the FDFL/WRFL until 1996 when they folded, and changing their name to North Essendon at some point during their time in the WRFL. However, I've seen a couple of people say that EHSES and North Essendon were separate clubs - can anyone confirm or debunk this?

EHSES became “North Essendon” in the 90’s and played at Buckley Park top oval

 

[jumperfan]

EHSES became “North Essendon” in the 90’s and played at Buckley Park top oval

Cheers!

 

[Dogs till i die]

EHSES became “North Essendon” in the 90’s and played at Buckley Park top oval

That's my understanding, being involved with the WRFL at that time.

 

[Grand Final History]

I have come across a bit of EDFL history that may be of interest. 1940 EFC Annual Report notes that T. F. Baker from the Old Coburgians FC won the EDFL Junior Section Best and Fairest,
Tom Baker also served in WWII, was a POW in Changi and played in the Changi football competition representing Victoria in the final game when a Victorian team defeated a Rest of Australia team

Sporting Globe 29/9/1945 Reports Tom Baker of Glenroy who played Essendon Junior League

Boyles Football Photos T. Baker (best and fairest Essendon Junior League)

 

[Orbit]

West Brunswick wore red with a white V.

I played against them

When I played against them they wore black and white stripes with a solid black back. We played against them at Western Oval Parkville.
Brunswick City wore blue and white. Brunswick Amateurs wore red and white.
Both played at Dunstable Reserve.

 

[ROOS77]

When I played against them they wore black and white stripes with a solid black back. We played against them at Western Oval Parkville.
Brunswick City wore blue and white. Brunswick Amateurs wore red and white.
Both played at Dunstable Reserve.

You are thinking of East Brunswick, they wore black and white stripes

 

[SweatyJustice]

You are thinking of East Brunswick, they wore black and white stripes

I don't know if it's the same club but there is a West Brunswick still running around in the VAFA that wears Collingwood colours.

 

[jumperfan]

I don't know if it's the same club but there is a West Brunswick still running around in the VAFA that wears Collingwood colours.

Different clubs but both wear the same jumper.