Former EDFL Clubs

[go Rivers]

Great effort pulling this together. Ascot Pressies played in Richmond colours - black jumper with yellow sash and yellow cuffs. At least for the U13’s in the late 60s.

And Ascot Presbyterians played at Fairbairn Park.

 

[NFNLWikiFan]

And Ascot Presbyterians played at Fairbairn Park.

Thanks for all of this information, will update the EDFL Wikipedia page now Do you happen to know any information on any of the other missing teams on the EDFL Wikipedia page from that era? Would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Pantsless]

Just a bit more on St Olivers. Played juniors there. The official history has them moving to Hosken in 83 but my first year of footy was 84 and the seniors still played games at Hallam that year. I still remember them talking about moving to Hosken as I remember them saying one of the reasons to move was Hallam was only 122 metres long. Parents were on the committee. How I still remember that detail 40 years later is bizarre??

On top of that, the juniors stayed at Hallam. We couldn’t play at Hosken because there was an existing club at the ground called Paramount. They wore Geelong jumpers and played on Sundays, so the ground wasn’t available. I’ve got a strange feeling they were a senior team and they played in a church league but not sure. I know they existed because I remember the scoreboard at Hosken had North Coburg taped over the Paramount name. I was still playing at Hallam in U/14, so 88 or 89.

 

[Pantsless]

Was just going the list again.

I noticed Australian National Airways. I know nothing about the football club but there’s a area on the west side of Glenroy that borders the Moonee Ponds Creek where all street names end in -ana and it because was built by Australian National Airways to house all the workers.

My mate still lives in the area and when he bought the place in the 90s, he told me the school used to be a football ground.

 

[NFNLWikiFan]

Was just going the list again.

I noticed Australian National Airways. I know nothing about the football club but there’s a area on the west side of Glenroy that borders the Moonee Ponds Creek where all street names end in -ana and it because was built by Australian National Airways to house all the workers.

My mate still lives in the area and when he bought the place in the 90s, he told me the school used to be a football ground.

Thanks for the information Pantsless - really interesting about Australian National Airways, you'd have to think that school would have to have been the ground as ANA would have had somewhere for their staff to be active in their housing plan. Just looked at the map, is the school you mention Penola College on William St?

Great History too on St Oliver's!

 

[Pantsless]

Thanks for the information Pantsless - really interesting about Australian National Airways, you'd have to think that school would have to have been the ground as ANA would have had somewhere for their staff to be active in their housing plan. Just looked at the map, is the school you mention Penola College on William St?

Great History too on St Oliver's!

Yep.

It used to be called Sancta Sophia College before the merger with Therry and Geoghegan. The school started in 1967 and Glenroy as a suburb didn’t really get going until the 50s, so the football club couldn't have existed for very long.

 

[F6Typhoon]

Great effort pulling this together. Ascot Pressies played in Richmond colours - black jumper with yellow sash and yellow cuffs. At least for the U13’s in the late 60s. age group “go rivers”

Correct.. You must be of similar vintage mate!
I played under 13s with pressies at Fairbairn Park.
Pressies under 15s at the time were all the guys that went on to the record consecutive senior premiership years.
Essendon Baps (who merged with Ascot Pressies) played on the adjacent ground at Fairbairn Park.

 

[NFNLWikiFan]

Correct.. You must be of similar vintage mate!
I played under 13s with pressies at Fairbairn Park.
Pressies under 15s at the time were all the guys that went on to the record consecutive senior premiership years.
Essendon Baps (who merged with Ascot Pressies) played on the adjacent ground at Fairbairn Park.

Hey Typhoon,

Thanks for the extra info on Essendon Baps - do you happen to recall the jumper they wore?

If you have a moment, take a look at Essendon District Football League Wikipedia Page - if you can help me fill in any of the blanks that would be great! It's impossible to find information on a lot of the former clubs on the internet as it was so long ago...

 

[F6Typhoon]

Hey Typhoon,

Thanks for the extra info on Essendon Baps - do you happen to recall the jumper they wore?

If you have a moment, take a look at Essendon District Football League Wikipedia Page - if you can help me fill in any of the blanks that would be great! It's impossible to find information on a lot of the former clubs on the internet as it was so long ago...

Was dark blue from memory?
Edit: Found this.. “Essendon Baptists' navy blue guernsey but a white EBSJ monogram was added to the chest.”

 

[Gremlin77]

Was dark blue from memory?
Edit: Found this.. “Essendon Baptists' navy blue guernsey but a white EBSJ monogram was added to the chest.”

Ess Baptists before the WW2, then a name change they became Essendon Baptist St, Johns and added the “EBSJ” monogram. Eventually became Essendon Tullamarine, and now Tullamarine Demons FC.

 

[FenderDan]

I thought red jumper with yellow vee, but same can’t really 100%

I played for Corpus Christi as a junior in the early to mid 90’s. The Jumper was indeed a Red jumper with a Yellow V.

The junior football club moved from the EDFL to the Riddles District Football League (I believe that’s what it was at the time) for two seasons, before the players from the team were eventually assimilated into the East Keilor Cougars.

I have some of my old club photos with the jumpers.

 

[gohardorgohome]

Recall St.Olivers wore red and green stripes, but not quite 100%.

Green with a Red Yoke (Like Melbourne) If I remember correctly in the mid 80s

 

[gohardorgohome]

Thanks Rayzor, really appreciate all of the Moonee Ponds info - I've updated the history for Moonee Ponds, Aberfeldie Park and Essendon YC accordingly. I'll create a picture of the Moonee Ponds jumper and upload it soon too.

Do you happen to know the nickname for Moonee Ponds, Aberfeldie Park and Essendon YC? And the footy jumper of Essendon YC?

If you can take a look at the EDFL Wikipedia Page former clubs section and pass on any information that might be missing, that would be fantastic as it sounds like you know a lot about the league. Appreciate your help!

Im positive I played v Aberfeldie Park at Aberfeldie Park in Geelong colors in Senior footy in 1987.... Pretty sure they were not a Senior club in 1988. Pretty sure I played juniors against them at Fairburn Park in 1985 or 1986.

 

[ascottiger]

Hey, this has been a great conversation. I played for Strathmore in the late 70’s and I remember the Gladstone Park jumper as being green and blue diagonal stripes.. not red and blue.

 

[ascottiger]

Hey, this has been a great conversation. I played for Strathmore in the late 70’s and I remember the Gladstone Park jumper as being green and blue diagonal stripes.. not red and blue.

 

[ascottiger]

Sorry vertical stripes

 

[Clos86]

Just a note on St. Christophers, the school wore the maroon and navy jumpers, the junior football club in the EDFL wore purple and gold vertical stripes, with gold shorts and purple socks.

 

[Gremlin77]

Hey, this has been a great conversation. I played for Strathmore in the late 70’s and I remember the Gladstone Park jumper as being green and blue diagonal stripes.. not red and blue.

Gladstone Park to my memory started in a Port Melbourne jumper, then later change to a Red jumper with a blue sash.

 

[Dogs till i die]

Gladstone Park to my memory started in a Port Melbourne jumper, then later change to a Red jumper with a blue sash.

No doubt true, but GP played in vertical, Port Melbourne stripes when they played in the WRFL in the late 80s early 90s.

 

[gohardorgohome]

No doubt true, but GP played in vertical, Port Melbourne stripes when they played in the WRFL in the late 80s early 90s.

GP were definitely Port Melbourne in 1981 /82


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[Del65166]

Anyone remember what year Broadmeadows was kicked out of the edfl?
I know they used to require police to attend Broadmeadows U17 games.1971 to 1973
Was it to do with that?

 

[Del65166]

I notice Doutta stars used to have the Mickey mouse show song as their club song. Now they dont Anyone know why?

 

[Gremlin77]

I notice Doutta stars used to have the Mickey mouse show song as their club song. Now they dont Anyone know why?

I can’t remember the reason for changing it but it went from the Mickey Mouse version to Its a Grand Old Flag in the early 90’s.

 

[Del65166]

I can’t remember the reason for changing it but it went from the Mickey Mouse version to Its a Grand Old Flag in the early 90’s.

Do you remember Broady being kicked out? I googled it but too obscure.

 

[NFNLWikiFan]

Just a note on St. Christophers, the school wore the maroon and navy jumpers, the junior football club in the EDFL wore purple and gold vertical stripes, with gold shorts and purple socks.

Thank you, I have updated Wikipedia with this information