The Lilydale Football Club is an Australian rules football club located in the outer eastern Melbourne suburb of Lilydale. Known as the "Falcons", the club fields both senior and junior teams in the Eastern Football League.
History The Lilydale Football Club is one of the oldest Australian Rules clubs, having been formed in 1872 and incorporated in 1984.
The club has played in official football competitions since 1891 and have won many senior football premiership during that time.
The club's early years were most distinguished, winning an incredible 18 senior football premierships prior to World War Two.
Most of the club's early success was in the powerful Yarra Valley Football League, winning nine premierships between 1909 and 1965, before the YVFL merged with the Mountain District Football League in 1966 to then form the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League.
In 2006, The Falcons made it to the Eastern Football League - Division One finals for the time in its history. They also backed that up the following year. However, in both years they were knocked out in the first game against East Ringwood and EFL newcomers, Balwyn.
Former Coach Brett Fisher was rewarded both years by being named SEN division one coach of the year.
After the 2009 and 2010 seasons the club lost many of its star players and in 2010 was relegated to the second division.
They won the flag in second division and managed to stay in first division until relegated after finishing last in season 2014.
The club magazine is the Flanker.
The Coterie Group are known as the Falconians.
Football Premierships Seniors The Jordan Trophy 1892 Buller Irvine Trophy 1893 Williams Burt Trophy 1895 Allan Trophy 1896 Healesville Hotel Trophy 1897 The Henry Trophy 1900 Con Dwyer Trophy 1903 Guardian Newspaper Trophy 1906 Yarra Valley Football Association 1910, 1915, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1936, 1938, 1946. Yarra Flats Football Association 1913 Ringwood District Football Association 1940 Eastern Football League Division Four 1988 Eastern Football League Division Three 1991 Eastern Football League Division Two 1996, 1998, 2003, 2011.
VFL / AFL Players The following footballers played with Lilydale, prior to playing senior football in the VFL/AFL, and / or drafted, with the year indicating their VFL/AFL debut. 1921 - Frank Maher - Essendon: 1923 - Herbie Brunning - Richmond: 1989 - Fraser Brown – Carlton: 177 games, 1995 Premiership 1989 - Ashley Matthews – Carlton 9 games – Fitzroy: 6 games 1999 - Adrian Cox – Hawthorn: 54 games 2011 - Kieran Harper - North Melbourne: 40 games
External links Club website Yarra Valley Competition Premierships: 1891 to 1925
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