Melbourne Thistle FC explained

Clubname:	Melbourne Thistle
Fullname:	Melbourne Thistle Football Club
Ground:	Middle Park (presumed)

The Melbourne Thistle Football Club was an Australian Anglo-Celtic backed association football (soccer) club based in Melbourne, presumably in the suburb of Albert Park.^[1] The club was founded in 1912^[2] and spent most of its existence in the first division league of the Victorian soccer system.^[3] ^[4] The club won seven titles within the state's tier one and tier two leagues, including the Dockerty Cup three times.^[5] ^[6] ^[7]

Off the field, little is known about the club itself other than a handful of recorded home games were played at the former Middle Park ground in the neighboring suburb of Albert Park.^[8] ^[9] The club was dissolved after resigning from the Victorian First Division mid-season in July 1935.^[10]

Honours

League

First Division
- Premiers (4): 1914, 1915, 1920 (Section B), 1925

Cup

Dockerty Cup
- Winners (3): 1914, 1915, 1925
- Runners-up (1): 1932

Doubles

First Division and Dockerty Cup: 3
- 1914, 1915, 1925

Notes and References

Web site: Soccer. emelbourne.net.au. 30 September 2019.
News: BRITISH ASSOCIATION . . Victoria, Australia . 19 April 1912 . 26 January 2020 . 2 . Trove .
Web site: Victorian Football Club Archive - Maccabi to Mulgrave. ozfootball.net. 30 September 2019.
Web site: Melbourne Thistle Divisional History. ozfootball.net. 30 September 2019.
Web site: Dockerty Cup Winners & Runners-Up. ozfootball.net. 30 September 2019.
Web site: Australia - List of Regional Cup Winners. RSSSF. 30 September 2019.
Web site: Victoria Division One Champions. socceraust.co.uk. 30 September 2019.
Web site: 1934 Dockerty Cup - Results. ozfootball.net. 12 September 2019.
Web site: The Story of Football in Victoria - Roy Hay & Ian Syson.pdf - Google Drive. drive.google.com. 27 September 2019.
News: HAKOAH-CALEDONIANS MATCH MAY DECIDE SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP . . Victoria, Australia . 19 July 1935 . 26 January 2020 . 3 . Trove .