History

SCORESBY FOOTBALL NETBALL CLUB:

In May of 1924 the Shire Council purchased 6 acres of land to the rear of the ‘Scoresby Hall’ from a Mr. Rowe at 40 Pounds per acre to be used by the community as a Recreation Reserve.

Over the following twelve months the oval was prepared by the Shire and others to be used for Football & Cricket. A small but functional dressing facility was also constructed by volunteers.

A further area was donated by a Mr.Exner (future President) for the construction of Tennis Courts and Pavilion on the Stud Rd. side. (Tennis Club commenced in 1928 with 2 sand courts and a small club room where the playground is located today)).

In 1949 another two acres was purchased from a Mr. Shepheard for 175 Pounds. According to news reports at the time it was to compensate him for ‘cutting his hand in two’ whilst helping at a working bee.

1925 Club is formed as is the Scoresby District Football Association.

Just why the Association was named as such is a bit of a mystery. We have found nothing in local news to explain why.

Perhaps Scoresby’s central position to the clubs that had entered the competition, being on the cnr. of FTG & Stud rds. where a Petrol Station, Garage, General Store and Hall had been recently built.

There were also two Omnibus services, one along FTG rd. from Oakleigh to FTG the other from Dandenong to Scoresby.

In the years following WW1 the area was being developed as ‘Market gardens’ with apples, pears and other stone fruits in abundance. Perhaps there were plenty of jobs for men returning from the war.

A primary School which in 1921 had 225 pupils and a Methodist church were also nearby.

That number of pupils equates to around 50 to 60 families living in the immediate area plus the church attendees back in the day, so we think the numbers to participate in sporting endeavours looked ok.

First game played at and against Emerald on Sat. 09/05/1925. Lost 5.16.46 to 1.6.12.

Remainder of Draw for round 1:

Ferny Creek vs. Kilsyth

Glen Waverley Bye.

Monbulk vs. Fern Tree Fully

Belgrave vs. East Burwood

Finished 9^th. Premiers FTG 6.12.49 d. Ferny Creek 5.11.41

1926 – Emerald leave competition and replaced by Bayswater.(Premiers-Ferntree Gully),Scoresby finish 7th
1927 – Only 6 teams,(Bayswater combine with Boronia and win Premiership).Scoresby finish 6th
1928 – Ferntree Gully Premiers. Clubs, Bayswater/Boronia, Silvan, Ferny Creek, FTG, Belgrave, Scoresby, East Burwood, Mt. Waverley.Scoresby finish 5th.
1929 -Clubs, FTG, Belgrave, East Burwood, Scoresby, Mt. Waverley, Bayswater/Boronia, Silvan. GF-East Burwood 11.10.76 d. Bayswater/Boronia 9.7.61 Scoresby finish 5th.
1930 -East Burwood, Boronia, Scoresby, Belgrave, FTG. Grand Final-East Burwood 23.17.155 d. FTG 7.7.49,Scoresby finish 5th
1931-Early in 1931 a number of meetings were held in relation to the upcoming Football season. It was the general opinion that a five team competition was not viable. Four of the clubs had indicated that they would join either the ‘Ringwood’ or ‘Mountain’ Leagues which ended the ‘Scoresby’ Association.We suspect that the Club and probably others around at the time were finding it impossible to continue due to in the main, the Great Depression. Some severe floods which ruined crops in 1929/30 did not help either.
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1931 Ringwood District Football Association
Ringwood Croydon Doncaster Blackburn Vermont Warrandyte Mitcham Tunstall Kilsyth Bayswater East Ringwood
1931 Mountain District Football Association
Belgrave,Boronia Emerald (Premiers), Ferntree Gully,Ferny Creek,Lilydale,Monbulk,Mount Evelyn and Silvan.
1931 Berwick District Football Association
Dandenong St.Marys Mulgrave Clayton Springvale Heatherton Noble Park Bangholme Berwick
1932 Dandenong District Football Association ( changed from Berwick District F.A.)
Springvale Heatherton Mulgrave Clayton Bangholme Noble Park Berwick, Dandenong St.Marys.
Although there was some competitive organized Football in the Dandenong area as far back as 1910 it was very fragmented with clubs coming and going regularly. The Berwick Association was the first organized competition and was the forerunner to the Dandenong District Football Association formed in 1932.
The Scoresby Club did not play in any of the Associations mentioned until 1946 when they entered the ‘B’ Grade section of the DDFA.
1939 – 1945 – Competition disbanded due to World War II.
1946 – Club re- established and joined the Dandenong and District football Assoc
.A Grade: Dandenong Officer, Clayton, Noble Park, Springvale, Ferntree Gully, Cranbourne, Berwick
B Grade: Dandenong, Clayton, Noble Park ,Berwick, Ferntree Gull, Scoresby
F.Williams B & F ‘B’ Grade DDFA
Pres. E.Exner, K.Gilbert Sec, L.Towner Tres.
1947 – D.D.F.A. Premiers. ‘B’ Grade Premiers 12.19.91 d. Dandenong Reserves 9.17.71. Promoted to ‘A’ Grade. Jack Zander 109 goals. See Pic Here
1948 -A’ Grade finish last one team only.
1949 -‘A’ Grade finish 6^th. also a ‘C’ Grade under 18 team. Captain Coach Bobby Dobson wins DDFL Best & Fairest.
1950 -‘A’ Grade finish 8^th. and ‘C’ Grade under 18 team finish 6^th.
1951 -A’ & ‘B’ Grade senior teams. Both finish 5^th.
1952 -Join the Croydon-Ferntree Gully Football League as Wantirna as the Dandenong District F L didn’t want to clear the Club.The Club appealed the decision but this was unanimously dismissed by the Victorian Football Union.Finish bottom with no wins in A Grade.
1953 – Play as Scoresby and finish 4th in B Grade.then Runners Up to East Ringwood 10.12.72 to 8.10. 58. Captain Coach J.Hall 101 goals, Buck Zarro 104 goals.See Pic Here
1954 – Promoted to ‘A’ Grade/ First XV111’, Finish eighth.
1955 -Finish 11^th. in twelve team comp. & relegated to ‘B’ / Reserve Grade
1956 -Finish Second Runners-Up to Mulgrave 8.9.57 to 6.13.49.
1957 -Finish third in Division Two.
1958 -Finish last in Division Two. New Division Three entered.
1959 – C.F.T.G.L. Div 2 Premiers.9.11.65 to Surrey Hills 8.9.57. (Croydon and Ferntree Gully League Premiers.)
1960 – C.F.T.G.L.Div 2 Runner Up..
1961 – Division Two.Finish 3rd of 10
1962 – Croydon-Ferntree Gully Football League change name to Eastern District Football League.
1962 – E.D.F.L. 2^nd Division Premiers.
1963 – E.D.F.L. 2^nd Division Premiers.
1963 – E.D.F.L. 2nd Division Best & Fairest Medal Winner – Cliff Eade
1964 – E.D.F.L. 2^nd Division Premiers.
1965 – E.D.F.L. 2^nd Division Premiers.
1966 – Elevated to E.D.F.L. 1^st Division.
1977 – E.D.F.L. 1^st Division Premiers.
1979 – E.D.F.L. 1^st Division Reserves Premiers.
1981 – E.D.F.L. 1^st Division Under 16 Premiers.
1982 – E.D.F.L. 1^st Division Under 18 Premiers.
1985 – E.D.F.L. 1^st Division Sir Gilbert Chandler Medal Winner – Andrew Heap.
1990 – E.D.F.L. 1^st Division Under 18 Premiers.
1993 – E.D.F.L. 1^st Division Under 16 Premiers.
1994 – $160,000 Clubroom Redevelopment.
1998 – E.F.L. formed. (Name change-Eastern Football League.)
2002 – $300,000 Ground Redevelopment.
2004 – EFL 1^st Division Under 18 Premiers.
2004 – EFL Super Colts Series Under 18 Premiers.
2006 – EFL 2^nd Division Seniors Premiers.
2006 – EFL 2^nd Division Reserves Premiers.
2011 – EFL 1^st Division Under 18 Premiers.
2012 – EFL 1^st Division Under 19 Premiers.
2015 – Club enters a Team in the EFL Netball Competition which had commenced in 2014
2018- Club now has 4 Netball Teams,with Premier Reserve Team being Premiers
2019- EFL Restructures Divisions,introducing a 10 Team Premier Division.Scoresby FC to play in Division 2.
2020-Club to play in Division 3 following relegation last season,Netball teams continue to grow with 4 teams entered to play.
Both Seasons are cancelled due to Covid pandemic.
2021- Season cut short due to continued Covid restrictions,Club finishes 6th from 10 game season.No finals played top team promoted.
2022-Club finishes 8th (second bottom) but due EFNL policy of restructuring Divisions are relegated with bottom team to Division 4.
2023-Seniors finish 3rd losing Prelim Final, Reserves EFNL Div 4 Premiers,No Netball teams.
2024-Seniors and Reserves win EFNL Div 4 Premiership,promotion to Div 3 in 2025.Under 19.5 team and Netball team recommenced.