Football
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Alex (Alec) Gray was one of Northcote’s most notable citizens during his lifetime. He was adept in many...
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At a meeting of delegates on Wednesday 22nd March 1911 it was decided to establish a new Football Association...
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Bert Deacon was born in Northcote in 1922 before moving to Preston in 1927. With his father a notable...
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In the history of the Reservoir Football Club, one family name resonates like no other, that of the Chandler...
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Charlie Stewart was a stalwart of Preston Football Club, as a player, coach and supporter. He played 94 games...
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The Croxton Park Hotel began life on 27 April 1844 when Robert Duff was granted a license for a hotel on...
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Croxton Youth Club was formed in the late 1950s by six young people who lived in the area. The club...
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The Darebin Women’s Sports Club has Australian football, soccer, cricket, eight ball and Gaelic...
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A photograph of The Fairfield Football Club, Premiers of Victoria sub-District League taken in 1947.
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The First Preston Scouts Football Team were premiers in their league in 1930 & 1931.
Back row 4th from...
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Australian Rules Football was first played in Melbourne in 1858 and its popularity quickly spread throughout...
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Frank Leslie Lugton (1893-1916) was a promising young cricketer with the Northcote Cricket Club, a member of...
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While Frank Seymour (1907-1987) never made his mark in the VFL, that competition’s loss was Northcote...
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A photograph of Ivanhoe Imperial Football Club, Runners-Up 1954.
Back Row (l to r): A.Mahon (trainer),...
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J. Woods was a footballer for the Northcote Football Club during the 1930s. He was described as having a...
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On the Kings Birthday holiday, Monday 12 June 1944, Doug Nicholls led a team of NSW Aboriginal footballers...
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The Northcote Park Football Club was formed in 1952. The Club had been previously known as the Prince of...
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In the second half of the nineteenth century, Australian Football became the number one pastime in Melbourne,...
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Northcote born and bred, Percy Ogden was one of the area’s first football stars. He joined Northcote...
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This club was formed in 1905 and was originally known as the Preston Presbyterian Football Club. The club...
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The Preston Football Club, now known as the Northern Bullants, started life in 1882. In its long history it...
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Reservoir Football Club first participated in local Melbourne football in 1923. The Club played in the...
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Dick Telford (b.1945) was educated at Northcote High School while establishing a reputation as an outstanding...
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In the late 1880s the first incarnation of a club called the ‘Rose of Northcote’ started playing...
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Roy Cazaly was a highly successful football player, with a career stretching from 1911 to 1941.In 1909 he...
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Walter Lee was one of the great early footballers in Melbourne. Walter played 17 consecutive years of VFL...
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The mid to late 1880’s were a boom time for land speculators in Northcote, with large blocks being sold off...
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The West Preston Lakeside Roosters, also known as the Lakies, is the result of a merger between two of...
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William “Bluey” Summers was only 160 cm tall and weighed just 65 kg, but was described by former...
