The Croydon Football Netball Club is an Australian rules football and netball club, founded in 1906. It is based in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and is part of the Eastern Football League, with their home ground base situated at Croydon Park Reserve.
Senior club history The Croydon Football Club was formed in 1906 and joined the Reporter Football Association competition and played there up until 1919, when they played in the Yarra Valley Football League in 1920 and 1921.
The club then played in the Box Hill Reporter Football Association in 1922 and 1923, transferring back to the Yarra Valley Football League for 1925 and 1926, winning a premiership in 1926, then onto the Ringwood District Football Association in 1927, where they remained until 1940.
After World War II, the Ringwood District Football Association was superseded by Croydon Mail District Football League, which later evolved into the Eastern Football League in 1962.
The club was a foundation member of the Eastern Football League in 1962 when this league came about due to the transfer of clubs from the Croydon-Ferntree Gully Football League and the Eastern Suburbs.
Football Timeline 1906 - 1911: Reporter District Football Association 1912 - Reporter District Football Association (Croydon - Kilsyth FC) 1913 - ? The fixture has "Kilsyth FC", but not Croydon - Kilsyth FC 1914 - 1913 - 1915: Reporter District Football Association 1916 - 1918: In recess due to WW1 1919: Reporter District Football League 1920 & 1921: Yarra Valley Football League 1922 & 1923: Reporter District Football League 1924 - 1926: Yarra Valley Football League 1927 - 1940: Ringwood District Football Association 1941 - 1944: In recess due to World War Two 1945 - 1949: Croydon Mail District Football League 1950 - 1961: Croydon Ferntree Gully Football League 1962 - 2026: Eastern Football League
Premierships Senior Football Yarra Valley Football League 1926 - Croydon: 14.14 - 96 d Lilydale: 10.18 - 78 At Walker Park, Nunawading.
Ringwood District Football League 1937 - Croydon: 13.12 - 90 d Ringwood: 10.21 - 81 played at Mitcham
Croydon Mail Football League 1946 - Croydon: 12.7 - 79 d Bayswater: 4.16 - 40 At Croydon Oval 1948 - Croydon: d Lilydale at East Ringwood At East Ringwood Reserve
Croydon Ferntree Gully Football League 1960 - Croydon: 11.8 - 74 d Ringwood: 6.12 - 48. At Croydon Oval.
Eastern Football League - Division Two - (ran from 1956 to 2018) 1971 - Croydon: 20.19 - 139 d Bayswater: 9.14 - 68. At Croydon Oval 1997 - Croydon: 14.14 - 98 d Mooroolbark: 8.5 - 53. At East Burwood Reserve
Reserves Football Croydon Ferntree Gully Football League 1947 - Croydon: 10.11 - 71 d Lilydale: 8.10 - 58
Eastern Football League - Division One 1973 Eastern Football League - Division Two 1989, 1991, 2017,
Under 18's Eastern Football League - Division One 1980 Eastern Football League - Division Two 1990, 1991, 2024,
Under 17's Eastern Football League - Section C 2013
Under 16's Eastern Football League - Section A 1988
Eastern Football League - Section B 2002
Under 15's Eastern Football League - Section A 1974
Under 14's Eastern Football League - Section A 1967, 1980, 2001,
Eastern Football League - Section B 1986, 1987, 2005,
Under 13's Eastern Football League - Section A 1975, 1996, 2000, 2012,
Eastern Football League - Section B 2017,
Veterans Eastern Football League 2013, 2014,
VFL/AFL players The following footballers played with Croydon, prior to playing senior football in the VFL/AFL, and / or drafted, with the year indicating their VFL/AFL debut. 1950 - Geoff McGivern - 1985 - Brett Stephens - 1989 - Craig Devonport - , 2000 - Damian Cupido - 2005 - Matthew Bate -
League Best and Fairest Winners Croydon Ferntree Gully Football League 1958 - Geoff McGivern
Eastern Football League - Division Two 1988 - Ross Watson
League Leading Goalkicker Eastern Football League - Premier / (Division One: 1956 to 2018) 1962 - Roger Mansfield: 72 1963 - Roger Mansfield: 68 1966 - John Ridge: 62 1975 - Chris King: 75 1976 - Chris King: 97 2009 - Brad Kelleher: 74
Eastern Football League - Division One (Known as Division Two - 1956 to 2018) 2021 - Riley Constantino: 30
Reserves Football Croydon Ferntree Gully Football League 1947 - Geoff McGivern: 105
Netball Premierships EDFNL - Premier Division 2025 - Croydon: 61 d East Ringwood: 46
Links Croydon FNC - Facebook 1937 - Ringwood District FA Premiers: Croydon FC team photo 1960 - Eastern Districts FL Premiers: Croydon FC team photo
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