Kilsyth Football Club
| Kilsyth | |
|---|---|
| Names | |
| Full name | Kilsyth Football Club |
| Nickname(s) | Cougars |
| Club details | |
| Founded | 1923 |
| Colours | Black and red |
| Competition | Eastern Football League |
| Ground(s) | Pinks Reserve |
Kilsyth Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Kilsyth, Victoria, which plays in the Eastern Football League. The club is most notable for its three-year stint in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) second division in the 1980s.
History
The Kilsyth Football Club was formed in 1923, and played initially in the Ringwood District Football League, then later in the Croydon-Ferntree Gully Football League. In 1962, the club was a founding member of the Eastern District Football League, and played there until 1981.[1]
Despite having finished last in the EDFL second division in 1981,[2] Kilsyth joined the Victorian Football Association second division for the 1982 season as part of the VFA's restructuring and expansion in the early 1980s.[3] The club spent three seasons in the VFA with relatively little success before returning to the Eastern District Football League.[1]
As of 2014, the club plays in the Eastern Football League's fourth division.
Club symbols
The club's nickname is the Cougars, and the guernsey is currently black with red sash. In 1983, the club reversed its colours to red with a black sash – partly because of its similarity to the guernsey of VFA Division 1 club Coburg, and partly because the VFA was discouraging its clubs from wearing the same guernsey design as VFL clubs (Kilsyth's guernsey matched Essendon's.[4] Since 1997, the club has played home matches at Pinks Reserve in Liverpool Road; prior to that, and during its time in the VFA, the club had played at the Kilsyth Recreation Reserve in Colchester Road.[5]
References
- ^ a b John Devaney. "Kilsyth". Australian Football. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ^ John Craven (13 November 1981). "Kilsyth in VFA bid". The Herald. Melbourne, VIC. p. 29.
- ^ Darren Joyce (14 November 1981). "Kilsyth in VFA". The Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne, VIC. p. 63.
- ^ Marc Fiddian (26 March 1983). "Dullard, Towns join Seagulls". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. p. 27.
- ^ Mieke Ruotsalainen (8 May 2014). "Kilsyth (VFA and EFL), Victoria". Scoreboard Pressure. Retrieved 12 June 2014.