Sunbury Football Netball Club

Sunbury
Names
Full name	Sunbury Football Netball Club
Nickname(s)	Lions
Club details
Founded	1879; 146 years ago (1879)
Colours
Competition	Ballarat Football League
Coach	Travis Hogdson [1]
Premierships	(5): 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2012
Ground(s)	Clarke Oval
Uniforms
Home
Other information
Official website	sunburyfnc.com.au

The Sunbury Football Netball Club, nicknamed Lions, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the Victorian town of Sunbury.^[2] The football team currently competes in the Ballarat Football League.

History

Sunbury Football Club was formed in 1879 when it was known as the Lions, with the Northcote Football Club playing Sunbury in 1880.^[3]

They were a founding club in 1912^[4] and continued playing in the Riddell District Football League until 1996.

With the depth of football standard in the RDFL on the decline, together with considerable opposition from former second division clubs on the formation of one division, the club voted to make the move to the highly rated Ballarat Football League (BFL) with Melton, Darley and Melton South clubs for the commencement of the 1997 playing season.

The club has won five BFL premierships.

Football Premierships

Seniors

• ? Football Associations^{[citation needed]}
  • 1892, 1901
• Gisborne Football Association (3)
  • 1906,^[5] 1908,^[6] 1911^[7]
• Riddell District Football League (15)
  • 1913,^[8] 1915,^[9][10] 1953,^[11] 1955,^[12] 1957,^[13] 1969, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1996
• Ballarat Football League (5)
  • 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2012

Football Runners Up

Seniors

• Gisborne Football Association
  • 1907^[14]
• Riddell District Football League
  • 1920,^[15] 1921,^[16] 1933,^[17] 1934,^[18] 1947,^[19] 1949,^[20] 1956,^[21] 1958,^[22] 1965,^[23] 1971,
• Ballarat Football League
  • 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2016

Football League Best and Fairest Awards

Seniors

• Riddell District Football League - Bowen Medal
  • 1931 - Glen Scholes^[24][25]
  • 1955 - Barry Palmer
  • 1975 - Ken Conduit
  • 1988 - Tas Turley
  • 1990 - Steve Nash
  • 1992 - Andrew Willmott
  • 1995 - Mark Power
  • 1996 - Mark Power

• Ballarat Football League - Henderson Medal
  • 1999 - Haami Williams
  • 2003 - Justin Lewis
  • 2019 - Alik Magin

Bibliography

• History of Football in the Ballarat District by John Stoward - ISBN 978-0-9805929-0-0

References

1. Coaches and officials on Sunbury FC site
2. Official Site
3. "1880 - FOOTBALL NOTES". Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954). 22 May 1880. p. 5. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
4. "1912 - Sporting: Football". The Sunbury News (Vic). 18 May 1912. p. 3. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
5. "1906 - Football". The Sunbury News (Vic). 11 August 1906. p. 3. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
6. "1908 - Football Premiership". The Woodend Star (Vic. : 1888 - 1942). 8 August 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
7. "1911 - Sporting: Football". The Sunbury News (Vic). 2 September 1911. p. 3. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
8. "1913 - Football". The Sunbury News (Vic). 6 September 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
9. "1915 - Sporting: Football". The Sunbury News (Vic). 31 July 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
10. "1915 - Football". The Sunbury News (Vic). 14 August 1915. p. 2. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
11. "1953 - Sunbury's Premiership". Kilmore Free Press (Kilmore, Vic). 10 September 1953. p. 4. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
12. "1955 - Country Football". Google. The Age. 19 September 1955. p. 16. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
13. "1957 - Country Football". Google. The Age. 30 September 1930. p. 16. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
14. "1907 - Premiership won by Macedon". The Woodend Star (Vic). 7 September 1907. p. 3. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
15. "1920 - Sporting: Football". The Sunbury News (Vic). 31 July 1920. p. 2. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
16. "1921 - Football Premiership". The Woodend Star (Vic). 17 September 1921. p. 2. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
17. "1933 - Country Football Finals: Riddell". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic). 11 September 1933. p. 26. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
18. "1934 - Other Matches: Lancefield". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic). 3 September 1934. p. 14. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
19. "1947 - Premiership to Riddell". Kilmore Free Press (Kilmore, Vic). 18 September 1947. p. 1. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
20. "1948 - Riddell Football League". Kilmore Free Press (Kilmore, Vic). 22 September 1948. p. 5. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
21. "1956 - Country Football". Google. The Age. 3 September 1956. p. 14. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
22. "1958 - Country Football". Google. The Age. 15 September 1958. p. 19. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
23. "1965 - Football in the Country". Google. The Age. 6 September 1965. p. 20. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
24. "1931 - R.D.F.A. DELEGATES' MEETING". The Woodend Star (Vic). September 1931. p. 3. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
25. "1931 - Riddell District Football Association". The Woodend Star (Vic). 7 November 1931. p. 3. Retrieved 18 April 2024.

External links

• Official website