Eltham Football Club
| Eltham Football Club | |
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| Names | |
| Full name | Eltham Football Club |
| Nickname(s) | The Panthers |
| 2016 season | |
| Leading goalkicker | Josh Merkel |
| Best and fairest | Gavan Connelly |
| Club details | |
| Founded | 1909 |
| Colours | Black and Red |
| Competition | Northern Football League |
| Chairman | Greg Wilson |
| Coach | Mario Bandera |
| Captain(s) | Bradyn Taglieri, Josh Merkel |
| Ground(s) | Eltham Central Park |
| Other information | |
| Official website | elthamfc.com.au |
Eltham Football Club is an Australian rules football club in Eltham, Victoria, currently competing in the Northern Football League.
The Eltham Football Club began playing social matches at nearby Kangaroo Ground, Diamond Creek and Greensborough from around 1904. Phil McGavin was listed as Secretary in 1904.
In 1907, Police Constable "Ike" Stephens convened a meeting with the idea of providing entertainment for the lads and an outlet for their surplus energy. .
Eltham continued to play social games however World War One saw these stop. After the return of the men in 1918-19, Eltham returned to the football field.
In 1920, the Eltham Football Club joined the Heidelberg District Football League. The team travelled by train to Ivanhoe to play their first game. Home games were played at Eltham Park, now called Eltham Lower Park.
In 1922, Eltham joined other nearby clubs Greensborough, Diamond Creek, Templestowe, Warrandyte, and Kangaroo Ground in establishing the Diamond Valley Football League.
Eltham made their first finals appearance in 1928 and won their first premiership in 1930 by defeating Heidelberg.
In 1930, Eltham Central Park was opened, although this was only used by the footballers for training until 1935, when the club formally moved their home games there and this has been the club's home ever since.
In 1935, Eltham defeated Epping in the Grand Final, but Epping lodged a protest over the eligibility of an Eltham player. A tribunal in Melbourne upheld the protest and ordered a replay. Eltham forfeited the replay and Epping was awarded the premiership.
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