West Coburg Football Club
| West Coburg | ||
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| Names | ||
| Full name | West Coburg Football Club | |
| Nickname(s) | Burgers | |
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| Founded | 1927 | |
| Colours | ||
| Competition | Essendon District Football League | |
| Premierships | 22 (1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1949, 1953, 1958, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1977, 1987, 1991, 1996, 2000, 2006, 2014.) | |
| Ground(s) | Shore Reserve, Pascoe Vale South, Coburg City Oval, Coburg | |
| Uniforms | ||
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The West Coburg Football Club is an Australian rules football club located 8 km north west of Melbourne in the suburb of Coburg. The club fields senior and junior teams in the Essendon District Football League (EDFL).
History
[edit]The club is one of the oldest in the EDFL, founded in 1927, it soon found itself playing in the VFA Sub-District Association. It took a little time to settle then the club won five premierships in a row from 1937 to 1941. After the war the club again saluted in 1949 and 1953.
EDFL
[edit]In 1954 West Coburg transferred to the Essendon District Football League. The VFA Sub Districts had wounded up and the club needed a new competition. Coming from a strong standard competition the club was competitive by falling short in its debut season and gain in 1957.
West Coburg's first A Grade premiership was in 1965, defeating Aberfeldie, 5.6.36 to 4.7.31 in a low-scoring affair.
The club won four premierships across two Grades between 1965 and 1968.
Senior Premierships
[edit]- VFA Sub-districts
- 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1949, 1953.
- Essendon District Football League A Grade (Premier Division)
- 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971.
- Essendon District Football League B Grade (Division 1)
- 1958, 1963, 1966, 1987, 1991, 1996, 2000, 2006, 2014.
- Essendon District Football League C Grade
- 1977
VFL/AFL players
[edit]- David Dench - North Melbourne
- Daryl O'Brien - North Melbourne
- Wes Lofts - Carlton
- Andrew Ukovic - Essendon, Collingwood
- John May - Essendon
- Phil Carlton - South Melbourne
- Brandon Ellis - Richmond
- Adam Saad - Gold Coast, Essendon, Carlton
Books
[edit]- History of football in Melbourne's north west – John Stoward - ISBN 9780980592924