Lilydale Football Club Explained
Clubname: | Lilydale Football / Netball Club |
Fullname: | Lilydale Football Club |
Nicknames: | Falcons |
Colours: | Blue Yellow |
League: | EFL since 1989 |
Premierships: | (25) 1892, 1893, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1900, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1915, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1946, 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2011 |
Ground: | Lilydale Recreation Reserve |
Url: | lilydalefnc.com.au |
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
- Buller Irvine Trophy
- Williams Burt Trophy
- Allan Trophy
- Healesville Hotel Trophy
- The Henry Trophy
- Con Dwyer Trophy
- Guardian Newspaper Trophy
- Yarra Valley Football Association
- Yarra Flats Football Association
- Ringwood District Football Association
- Eastern Football League
- Eastern Football League
- Eastern Football League
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.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 1892 - JORDAN TROPHY MATCHES . The Lilydale Express (Vic) . 28 January 2024 . 2 . 26 August 1892.
- Web site: 1893 - BULLER IRVINE TROPHY MATCHES . The Lilydale Express (Vic) . 28 January 2024 . 4 . 22 September 1893.
- Web site: 1895 - Country Football . The Age (Melbourne, Vic) . 28 January 2024 . 7 . 17 September 1895.
- Web site: 1895 - Williams Burt Trophy Ladder . The Lilydale Express (Vic) . 28 January 2024 . 4 . 13 September 1895.
- Web site: 1896 - Country Matches . The Age (Melbourne, Vic) . 28 January 2024 . 3 . 21 September 1896.
- Web site: 1897 - Local & General News . The Lilydale Express (Vic) . 28 January 2024 . 2 . 20 August 1897.
- Web site: 1900 - FOOTBALL: YARRA GLEN v LILYDALE . Healesville and Yarra Glen Guardian (Vic) . 28 January 2024 . 3 . 5 October 1900.
- Web site: 1903 - Lilydale wins trophy & premiership . The Lilydale Express and Yarra Glen, Wandin Yallock, Upper Yarra, Healesville and Ringwood Chronicle (Vic) . 28 January 2024 . 4 . 28 August 1903.
- Web site: 1906 - Football . The Lilydale Express and Yarra Glen, Wandin Yallock, Upper Yarra, Healesville and Ringwood Chronicle (Vic) . 20 January 2024 . 2 . 7 September 1906.
- Web site: 1910 - Country Football . The Age . 18 January 2024 . 11 . 5 September 1910.
- Web site: 1911 - Football . The Lilydale Express (Vic) . 18 January 2024 . 5 . 6 August 1915.
- Web site: 1919 - Lilydale wins premiership . Healesville and Yarra Glen Guardian (Vic) . 18 January 2024 . 2 . 6 September 1919.
- Web site: 1922 - Yarra Valley Football Premiership . The Lilydale Express (Vic) . 19 January 2024 . 3 . 15 September 1922.
- Web site: 1923 - Lilydale Premiers . Healesville and Yarra Glen Guardian (Vic . 19 January 2024 . 3 . 27 October 1927.
- Web site: 1924 - Lilydale's third successive premiership . The Lilydale Express (Vic) . 19 January 2024 . 1 . 26 September 1924.
- Web site: 1936 - FOOTBALL Yarra Valley Association . Healesville & Yarra Glen Guardian (Vic) . 24 January 2024 . 4 . 10 October 1936.
- Web site: 1938 - A Whirlwind Grand Final . Healesville & Yarra Glen Guardian (Vic) . 24 January 2024 . 4 . 24 September 1938.
- Web site: 1946 - Lilydale Premiers . The Lilydale Express (Vic) . 20 January 2024 . 6 . 4 October 1946.
- Web site: 1913 - Lilydale wins premiership . Healesville and Yarra Glen Guardian (Vic) . 22 January 2024 . 3 . 25 July 1913.
- Web site: 1940 - Lilydale Premiers . The Lilydale Express (Vic) . 28 January 2024 . 4 . 20 September 1940.