And Ascot Presbyterians played at Fairbairn Park.
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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!
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.”
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.
