Croydon Football Club

For the English association football club, see Croydon F.C.
Croydon
Full name Croydon Football Club
Nickname Blues
Strip Blue and white monogram
Founded 1906
League Eastern Football League
Ground Croydon Park Reserve
Premierships 7
Premiership years 1926, 1937, 1946, 1948, 1960, 1971, 1997

The Croydon Football Club is an Australian rules football team, founded in 1906. It is based in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and is part of the Eastern Football League.

Senior club history

Formed in 1906 the club first played in competition in 1909. The club spent time in the Box Hill Reporter Football Association before transferring to the Ringwood District Football Association.

After World War II, the club founded the Croydon District Football League, which evolved into the Eastern District Football League.

The club was a foundation member of the Eastern Football League in 1962.[1]

References

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