en Montrose Football Club (EFL)

Montrose
Full name	Montrose Football Netball Club
Nickname	Demons
Founded	1924
League	Eastern Football League
Home ground	Montrose Recreation Reserve

The Montrose Football Netball Club is an Australian rules football club located in Montrose, Victoria. They play in Division 1 of the Eastern Football League.

History

The Montrose Football Club originally played in the Yarra Valley Football Association in 1922^[1] and from 1924 to 1926.^[2]^[3]^[4] In 1923, Montrose merged with Kilsyth for one season only in the Yarra Valley Football Association.^[5]

The club appears to have been in recess between 1927 and 1938, then played in the Ringwood Football Association 1939 and 1940, before going into recess during World War Two.

Montrose played two seasons in the Croydon Mail Football League in 1946 and 1947, before going into recess.

The Montrose Football Club was reformed in 1964 and started in the Eastern Districts Football League - 2nd Division reserves. The following year the played seniors in 3rd Division. Initially the club struggled but in the late 1970s the club hit its stride and made the Grand Final in 1979 and winning it in 1981.

Promoted to 2nd division in 1982, the club was a strong performer playing in four Grand Finals before winning one in 1992.^[6]

A brief stint in 1st Division for 3 years before dropping back into 2nd Division until it won the premiership in 2013.^[7]

Football timeline

1922: Yarra Valley Football Association
1923: Yarra Valley Football Association. Merged with Kilsyth FC in 1923.
1924–1926: Yarra Valley Football Association
1927–1938: Club in recess
1939: Ringwood Football Association Reserves^[8]
1940: Ringwood Football Association.^[9]
1941: In recess. Withdrew from the Ringwood Football Association.^[10]
1942–1945: Club in recess due to World War Two
1946–1947: Croydon Mail Football League^[11]^[12]
1947–1963: Club in recess^[13]
1964–2023: Eastern Football League

Football Premierships

Seniors

Eastern Football League
- Division Three
  - 1981
Eastern Football League
- Division Two
  - 1992, 2013

Runners-up

Yarra Valley Football Association
- 1924^[14]
Eastern Football League
- Division Three
  - 1979
Eastern Football League
- Division Two
  - 1982, 1983, 1989, 1991, 1996, 2004, 2011, 2012

References

^ "1922 - YARRA VALLEY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION: AGM". Healesville & Yarra Glen Guardian (Vic). 15 April 1922. p. 3. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
^ "1924 - YARRA VALLEY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". The Lilydale Express (Vic). 17 April 1924. p. 2. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ "1925 - YARRA VALLEY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". Healesville & Yarra Glen Guardian (Vic). 11 April 1925. p. 3. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ "1926 - YARRA VALLEY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". Healesville & Yarra Glen Guardian (Vic). 17 April 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ "1923 - Yarra Valley FA". Healesville and Yarra Glen Guardian (Vic). 21 April 1923. p. 3. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
^ "History - Montrose Football Club". Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
^ "History - Montrose Football Club". Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
^ "1939 - Boronia "May Blooms"". Fern Tree Gully News (Upper Ferntree Gully, Vic). 7 July 1939. p. 7. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
^ "1940 - Final Four / Ladder". Fern Tree Gully News (Upper Ferntree Gully, Vic). 23 August 1940. p. 8. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
^ "1941 - Football". The Lilydale Express (Vic). 25 April 1941. p. 3. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
^ "1946 - CROYDON MAIL FOOTBALL LEAGUE". Fern Tree Gully News (Upper Ferntree Gully, Vic). 2 August 1946. p. 14. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
^ "1947 - Football Ladder". The Lilydale Express (Vic). 8 August 1947. p. 6. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
^ "1948 - Croydon DFL Meeting". The Lilydale Express (Vic). 9 April 1948. p. 6. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
^ "1924 - Lilydale's third successive premiership". The Lilydale Express (Vic). 26 September 1924. p. 1. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

External links

[1] "1922 - YARRA VALLEY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION: AGM". Healesville & Yarra Glen Guardian (Vic). 15 April 1922. p. 3. Retrieved 27 January 2024.

[2] "1924 - YARRA VALLEY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". The Lilydale Express (Vic). 17 April 1924. p. 2. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

[3] "1925 - YARRA VALLEY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". Healesville & Yarra Glen Guardian (Vic). 11 April 1925. p. 3. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

[4] "1926 - YARRA VALLEY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". Healesville & Yarra Glen Guardian (Vic). 17 April 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

[5] "1923 - Yarra Valley FA". Healesville and Yarra Glen Guardian (Vic). 21 April 1923. p. 3. Retrieved 24 January 2024.

[6] "History - Montrose Football Club". Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.

[7] "History - Montrose Football Club". Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.

[8] "1939 - Boronia "May Blooms"". Fern Tree Gully News (Upper Ferntree Gully, Vic). 7 July 1939. p. 7. Retrieved 28 January 2024.

[9] "1940 - Final Four / Ladder". Fern Tree Gully News (Upper Ferntree Gully, Vic). 23 August 1940. p. 8. Retrieved 28 January 2024.

[10] "1941 - Football". The Lilydale Express (Vic). 25 April 1941. p. 3. Retrieved 28 January 2024.

[11] "1946 - CROYDON MAIL FOOTBALL LEAGUE". Fern Tree Gully News (Upper Ferntree Gully, Vic). 2 August 1946. p. 14. Retrieved 28 January 2024.

[12] "1947 - Football Ladder". The Lilydale Express (Vic). 8 August 1947. p. 6. Retrieved 28 January 2024.

[13] "1948 - Croydon DFL Meeting". The Lilydale Express (Vic). 9 April 1948. p. 6. Retrieved 28 January 2024.

[14] "1924 - Lilydale's third successive premiership". The Lilydale Express (Vic). 26 September 1924. p. 1. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

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