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The '''Sunshine Heights Football Club''' is an [[Australian rules football]] club which compete in the [[Western Region Football League|WRFL]] since 1988.<ref> http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=1-6162-80547-0-0&sID=108003 </ref> They are based in the Melbourne suburb of [[Sunshine, Victoria| West Sunshine]].
The '''Sunshine Heights Football Club''' is an [[Australian rules football]] club which compete in the [[Western Region Football League|WRFL]] since 1988.<ref>http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=1-6162-80547-0-0&sID=108003</ref> They are based in the Melbourne suburb of [[Sunshine, Victoria|West Sunshine]].


==History==
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==VFL/AFL players==
==VFL/AFL players==
* [[James Gowans (Australian footballer)|James Gowans]] - [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
* [[James Gowans (Australian footballer)|James Gowans]] - [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
* [[Chris Burton (Australian footballer)|Chris Burton]] - [[Footscray Football Club |Western Bulldogs]]
* [[Chris Burton (Australian footballer)|Chris Burton]] - [[Footscray Football Club|Western Bulldogs]]


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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[[Category:Australian rules football clubs in Melbourne]]
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[[Category:Sports clubs established in 1971]]

Revision as of 14:14, 13 January 2018

Sunshine Heights
Names
Full nameSunshine Heights Football Club
Nickname(s)Dragons
Club details
Founded1971; 54 years ago (1971)
Colours     
CompetitionWestern Region Football League
Premierships4 (1979, 1988, 1998, 2008)
Ground(s)Ainsworth Reserve, West Sunshine[1]
Other information
Official websiteshfc.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 West Sunshine.

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

Bibliography

  • History of the WRFL/FDFL by Kevin Hillier – ISBN 9781863356015
  • History of football in Melbourne's north west by John Stoward – ISBN 9780980592924

References