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Leopold Football Club

For the current Geelong-based club, see Leopold Football Netball Club.

The Leopold Football Club was an Australian rules football club based in the suburb of South Melbourne.[4][5]

Leopold Football Club
Names
Full nameLeopold Football Club
Nickname(s)Leos[1]
Club details
Founded1898
Dissolved1924
CompetitionMetropolitan Amateur FA (1898–1918)
Victorian Junior FL
(1919–1924)
PresidentC.D.M. Thomson (1912)[2][3]
PremiershipsMJFA (5)

The club is best known for acting as the reserves team for the South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Junior Football League (VJFL, later AFL reserves) from 1919 until 1924.[6][7]

History

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Leopold first appeared in historical records in 1898, competing in the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA).[8] The club won its first MJFA premiership in 1900, going back-to-back with another victory in 1901.[6] At some point around 1904, Leopold had a relationship with the Melbourne Football Club.[9]

The club won two premierships in a row again in 1910 and 1911.[6] In 1912, like other MJFA clubs developing formal affiliations, Leopold developed an association with the South Melbourne Football Club, which competed in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[8] As South Melbourne was a seniors side, Leopold operated as its juniors team.[10]

A fifth premiership was won in 1915, before the impacts of World War I in Australia affected football competitions.

The VFL introduced a reserves competition in 1919, known as the Victorian Junior Football League (VJFL), and Leopold contested as South Melbourne's affiliate until the end of the 1924 season.

In 1925, the competition was renamed as the VFL seconds, and the South Melbourne Second Eighteen (later known as the South Melbourne reserves) replaced Leopold in the competition.[11][12]

Seasons

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Premiers Grand Finalist Minor premiers Finals appearance Wooden spoon League leading goalkicker League best and fairest
Year League Finish W L D Coach Captain Leading goalkicker Goals
1898 MJFA 3rd 9 5 2
1899 MJFA 2nd 10 4 3
1900 MJFA 1st 15 1 0 T. Williams[13] V. Coutie[14] 37
1901 MJFA
1902 MJFA
1903 MJFA
1904 MJFA
1905 MJFA
1906 MJFA
1907 MJFA
1908 MJFA
1909 MJFA
1910 MJFA
1911 MJFA
1912 MAFA
1913 MAFA
1914 MAFA
1915 MAFA
1919 VJFL 3rd
1920 VJFL
1921 VJFL 9th
1922 VJFL 9th
1923 VJFL 5th
1923 VJFL 5th 10 8 0

Notable players

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References

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  1. ^ "LEOPOLD F.C. NOTES". Standard. 22 September 1900. p. 4. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  2. ^ "LEOPOLD CLUB". The Age. 26 March 1912. p. 8. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  3. ^ "LEOPOLD CLUB". The Age. 20 March 1912. p. 13. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  4. ^ "FOOTBALL TEAMS". Leader. 6 October 1900. p. 36. Retrieved 13 August 2024. The Leopolds, whose district is South Melbourne
  5. ^ "LEOPOLD FOOTBALL TEAM: PREMIERS METROPOLITAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION. 1900". The Australasian. 6 October 1900. p. 30. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Dowd, David (30 April 2012). "Club History". Leopold Football Netball Club. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Coburg Two Years In League Seconds". Sporting Globe. 11 April 1945.
  8. ^ a b "A BRIEF HISTORY" (PDF). Victorian Amateur Football Association. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  9. ^ "FOOTBALL NOTES". Australasian. The Australasian. 7 May 1904. I hear that the redlegs will be able still to draw upon their Leopold friends for such supplies as may be necessary to equip them fully.
  10. ^ Football: Metropolitan Amateur Association, The Argus, (Saturday, 8 May 1915), p.17.
  11. ^ "Leopold". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. 18 March 1925. p. 18.
  12. ^ "V.F.L. SECONDS". Age. The Age. 26 June 1936.
  13. ^ "LEOPOLD FOOTBALL CLUB SOCIAL". Standard. 20 October 1900. p. 3. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  14. ^ "FOOTBALL". Standard. 29 September 1900. p. 4. Archived from the original on 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
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