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Albion
Names
Full nameAlbion Football Club
Nickname(s)Cats
Club details
Colours  Blue   White
CompetitionWRFL since 1961
Premierships1965, 1985, 1986, 1994, 2010
Ground(s)Parsons Reserve, Albion,. [1]

The Albion Football Club is an Australian rules football club which has competed in the WRFL since 1961.[2] They are based in the Melbourne suburb of Albion.

History

When Sunshine FC were admitted to the VFA in 1959, the club decided not to support a third open age team in the FDFL. The players from this Sunshine thirds were worried about getting a game by the 1961 season. As Albion was a growth suburb at the time it was decided to create a football club for the suburb so the Albion Football Club was founded.

Premierships

  • Div 1 = 1965, 1985, 1986, 2010.
  • Div 2 = 1994

References

  1. ^ http://www.wrfl.org.au/clubs.htm
  2. ^ http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=1-6162-80547-0-0&sID=108003

Book

  • History of the WRFL/FDFL – Kevin Hillier - - ISBN 9781863356015
  • History of football in Melbourne's north west - John Stoward - ISBN 9780980592924
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