History of football clubs in St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia
This is a list of Australian rules football clubs that originated in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia.
List of Clubs edit
St Kilda Football Club (1858–1864) edit
Formed April 1858, played at Alpaca Park. First match 28 March 1859 against University. The club lapsed in June 1864, due to lack of members.[1]
St Kilda Esplanade Football Club (1871–1889) edit
Played on the Esplanade Oval, wanted to move to the St Kilda Road Park. In 1876 applied to use the ground of West St Kilda Cricket Club, opposites the Village Belle Hotel.[2]
St Kilda Alma Football Club (1873–77 1881–1886) edit
Formed 1872. In 1875 Hon Sec R H Adam. Ground Alpaca Reserve until found unsuitable due to planted trees. 1875 moved to area of Albert Park below the Alpaca Reserve and railway embankment.[3] Club colors dark blue and white caps, blue guernsey and knickerbockers, and blue and white hose.[4]
St Kilda Royal Football Club (1884–1888) edit
Wanted to play on the St Kilda Football Ground
South St Kilda Football Club (1873–1899 maybe 1922) edit
Played on oval near railway station and Fitzroy st in Albert Park
South Beach (St Kilda) Football Club (1894–1900) edit
St Kilda Grosvenor Football Club (1888–1890) edit
Played on St Kilda Reserve
St Kilda Junior Football Club (1883–1922) edit
Played Elwood Reserve
Warehousemen Football Club (1865–1918) edit
Albert Park
East St Kilda Football Club (1872–1889) edit
St Kilda football club (1873 - edit
Alpaca Park, Junction Oval, Linton St Moorabbin, Waverley Park, Docklands Stadium
References edit
- ^ "Local Memoranda". Telegraph, St Kilda, Prahran and South Yarra Guardian (Vic. : 1864 - 1888). 11 June 1864. p. 2. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "MUNICIPAL". Telegraph, St Kilda, Prahran and South Yarra Guardian (Vic. : 1864 - 1888). 22 April 1876. p. 5. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "MUNICIPAL". Telegraph, St Kilda, Prahran and South Yarra Guardian (Vic. : 1864 - 1888). 24 April 1875. p. 3. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "SPORTS CHRONICLE". Telegraph, St Kilda, Prahran and South Yarra Guardian (Vic. : 1864 - 1888). 1 April 1876. p. 5. Retrieved 21 October 2019.