Australian rules football club
Stanhope FNC Full name Stanhope Football & Netball Club Nickname(s) Lions Founded 1920; 104 years ago (1920 ) Colours Competition Kyabram District Football League Premierships (13): 1922, 1931, 1932, 1936, 1938, 1944, 1976, 1986, 1987, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2008 Ground(s) Stanhope Recreation Reserve (capacity: 5,000)
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The Stanhope Football Club is based in the small Victorian town of Stanhope , near Kyabram . The Club are known as the 'Lions' wearing a maroon jumper with gold chevron. Stanhope has competed in the Kyabram & District Football League since 1995.
History
The Stanhope Football Club was formed on Wednesday evening, 10th March 1920, with Mr. E B Gibney elected as the President[ 1] and the club joined the newly formed Stanhope and District Junior Football Association in 1920.[ 2]
Seniors[ 3]
Stanhope & District Junior Football Association (1920)
Kyabram & District Junior Football Association (1921)
Cooma Football Association (1922)[ 4]
1922 - Stanhope: 3.14 - 32 d Merrigum: 2,4 - 16[ 5] [ 6]
Kyabram & District Junior Football Association (1927-1928)
Central Goulburn Valley Junior Football Association (1929-1932)
1931 - Stanhope: 11.12 - 78 d Rushworth: 3.8 - 26[ 7]
1932 - Stanhope: 8.8 - 56 d Tatura: 8.7 - 55[ 8]
Kyabram & District Football Association (1933-1945)
1936 - Stanhope: 13.10 - 88 d Tongala: 11.12 - 78[ 9]
1938 - Stanhope: 10.5 - 65 d Tongala: 9.7 - 61[ 10]
1944 - Stanhope: 15.16 - 106 d Ky Valley: 8.15 - 63[ 11]
Seniors
Goulburn Valley Football League - Morrison Medal
1946 - Aub Downing (Stanhope)
1948 - Keith "Snowy" Dunstall (Stanhope / Girgarre)
1952 - Roy Barrett (Stanhope / Girgarre)
1966 - Ed Murray (Stanhope)
Reserves
Leading League Goal Kickers
Seniors
Stanhope / Girgarre FC
In March 1948, Girgarre and Stanhope decided to merge and entered their "senior" team in the Goulburn Valley Football League and their "reserves" team in the Kyabram District Football Association .[ 12] Only one week later, the Girgarre / Stanhope FC then decided to enter their "reserves" side into the newly formed Goulburn Valley Football League Reserves competition.[ 13] This merged entity was in force between 1948 and 1955. In 1956, the club de-merged and Stanhope remained in the Goulburn Valley Football League and Girgarre played in the Kyabram District Football Association .
Year
1sts Ladder Position
1sts Best & Fairest
1sts Coach
2nds Ladder Position
2nds Best & Fairest
Competition
1948
2nd
Keith Dunstall
A Currie
4th
J Haw
GVFL [ 14] [ 15]
1949
8th
H A Connolly
H A Connolly
4th[ 16]
Cecil Wright
GVFL [ 17]
1950
10th
Aub Downing &
Mick Keating
9th
Cecil Wright
GVFL
Mick Keating
1951
10th
Mick Keating
Mick Keating
7th
N Hadfield
GVFL [ 18]
1952
10th
Roy Barrett
Mick Keating
9th
D Crilly
GVFL [ 19]
1953
7th
Roy Barrett
Tom Ryan
6th
Pat McCarty
GVFL [ 20]
1954
6th
Keith Dunstall
Tom Ryan
7th
Alan Linford
GVFL [ 21]
1955
9th
E Hicks
Tom Ryan
8th
E Crilly
GVFL
1956
Vic Lawrence [ 22]
League Best & Fairest Awards
References
External sources