East Gambier Football Club
| East Gambier | |
|---|---|
| File:East Gambier Football Club logo.png | |
| Names | |
| Full name | East Gambier Football Club |
| Nickname(s) | Bulldogs |
| Club details | |
| Founded | 1938 |
| Colours | Red Black |
| Competition | Western Border Football League |
| Coach | M Scanlon, B Little, G Lines[1] |
| Premierships | 8 |
| Ground(s) | McDonald Park, Mt Gambier |
| Other information | |
| Official website | www.eastgambierfc.vcfl.com.au |
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The East Gambier Football Club is an Australian rules football team formed in 1938 that currently competes in the Western Border Football League.
History
The East Gambier Football Club first formally formed in 1938 (though the club had held meetings and elected a chairman for a few years prior).[2][3] The club first joined the Mid South Eastern Football League. However, due to WWII the 1940 season was abandoned, the the East Gambier Football Club did not compete again until 1946 when it was a founding club of the Mount Gambier and District Football League.[4] The club would remain in this league (which would be renamed the South-East and Border Football League in 1950) until it merged with the Western District Football League to create the Western Border Football League in 1964.[5]
While the club competed in the 1964 season, it wasn't until 1965 that they recorded their first premiership victory. East Gambier beat Heywood by 8 points to secure the 1965 flag.[6] In the 1970s, East appeared in a total of seven senior premierships, winning four (1972, 1973, 1975 and 1976). The Bulldogs won their most recent premierships in the 1980s, defeating South Gambier in 1928, Millicent in 1983, and Millicent again in 1988. The clubs most recent premiership appearance was in 2009, when defeated by South Gambier by 17 points.
Premierships
| League | Total flags | Premiership years |
|---|---|---|
| Western Border Football League | 8 |
1965, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1988 |
Notable Sportspeople
WBFL Medalists
- G Lazarus (1972)
- D Clarke (1973)
- D Lane (1990)
- M Jones (1993)
See also
- North Gambier Football Club
- South Gambier Football Club
- Western Border Football League
- Mount Gambier
References
- ^ "Classifieds Image - East Gambier Sportsman's Club" (PDF). FairFax Rural. December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ The Border Watch (13 July 1935). "East Gambier Football Club". Trove. p. 8. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ The Border Watch (5 April 1938). "Football". Trove. p. 7. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "Mid South East Football League (SA)". www.footypedia.com. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "South-East And Border Football League / Mount Gambier And Districts Football League (SA)". www.footypedia.com. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ Devaney, John. "Australian Football - East Gambier Football Club - Stats". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "East Gambier FC - AustralianRulesFootball.com.au". www.australianrulesfootball.com.au. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "WBFL Medallist". www.wbfl.com.au. Retrieved 2 December 2016.