Croydon Football Club


The Croydon Football Netball Club is an Australian rules football and netball club, founded in 1906. It is based in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and is part of the Eastern [Football League (Australia)|Eastern Football League], with their home ground base situated at Croydon Park Reserve.

Senior club history

The Croydon Football Club was formed in 1906 and joined the Reporter Football Association competition and played there up until 1919, when they played in the Yarra Valley Football League in 1920 and 1921.
The club then played in the Box Hill Reporter Football Association in 1922 and 1923, transferring back to the Yarra Valley Football League for 1925 and 1926, winning a premiership in 1926, then onto the Ringwood District Football Association in 1927, where they remained until 1940.
After World War II, the Ringwood District Football Association was superseded by Croydon Mail District Football League, which later evolved into the Eastern Football League in 1962.
The club was a foundation member of the Eastern Football League in 1962 when this league came about due to the transfer of clubs from the Croydon-Ferntree Gully Football League and the Eastern Suburbs.

Football Timeline

Premierships

;Senior Football
  • Yarra Valley Football League
  • *1926 - Croydon: 14.14 - 96 d Lilydale: 10.18 - 78 At Walker Park, Nunawading.
  • Ringwood District Football League
  • *1937 - Croydon: 13.12 - 90 d Ringwood: 10.21 - 81 played at Mitcham
  • Croydon Mail Football League
  • *1946 - Croydon: 12.7 - 79 d Bayswater: 4.16 - 40 At Croydon Oval
  • *1948 - Croydon: d Lilydale at East Ringwood At East Ringwood Reserve
  • Croydon Ferntree Gully Football League
  • *1960 - Croydon: 11.8 - 74 d Ringwood: 6.12 - 48. At Croydon Oval.
  • Eastern Football League - Division Two -
  • *1971 - Croydon: 20.19 - 139 d Bayswater: 9.14 - 68. At Croydon Oval
  • *1997 - Croydon: 14.14 - 98 d Mooroolbark: 8.5 - 53. At East Burwood Reserve
;Reserves Football
;Under 18's
;Under 17's
;Under 16's
;Under 15's
;Under 14's
;Under 13's
;Veterans

VFL/AFL players

The following footballers played with Croydon, prior to playing senior football in the VFL/AFL, and / or drafted, with the year indicating their VFL/AFL debut.

League Best and Fairest Winners

League Leading Goalkicker

  • Eastern Football League - Premier /
  • *1962 - Roger Mansfield: 72
  • *1963 - Roger Mansfield: 68
  • *1966 - John Ridge: 62
  • *1975 - Chris King: 75
  • *1976 - Chris King: 97
  • *2009 - Brad Kelleher: 74
  • Eastern Football League - Division One
  • *2021 - Riley Constantino: 30
;Reserves Football

Netball

;Premierships

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