Sunshine Heights Football Club Explained

Clubname:	Sunshine Heights
Fullname:	Sunshine Heights Football Club
Nicknames:	Dragons
League:	Western Region Football League
Ground:	Ainsworth Reserve, Sunshine West^[1]
Premierships:	4 (1979, 1988, 1998, 2008)
Url:	shfc.com.au

The Sunshine Heights Football Club is an Australian rules football club which compete in the WRFL since 1988.^[2] They are based in the Melbourne suburb of Sunshine West.

History

In 1971, the club first fielded a senior team in the Western Suburbs FL. In 1979, they defeated Werribee Centrals for the premiership of the Western Suburbs FL.

The club transferred to the Footscray District FL in 1988. It won the A2 premiership defeating East Brunswick in its first year.

Premierships

• Div 1 = 1979 (WSFL)
• Div 2 = 2008
• Div 3 = 1988, 1998

VFL/AFL players

• James Gowans – St Kilda
• Chris Burton – Western Bulldogs
• Shane Madigan - Fitzroy Football club

Bibliography

• History of the WRFL/FDFL by Kevin Hillier –
• History of football in Melbourne's north west by John Stoward –

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Western Region Football League . 2013-05-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130502150242/http://wrfl.org.au/clubs.htm . 2 May 2013 . dmy-all.
2. Web site: BLSC History - Belmont Lions Sports Club Football Club .