Fawkner Blues
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| Full name | Manningham United Blues Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Blues |
| Founded | 1965 as Fawkner |
| Ground | Park Avenue Reserve |
| Capacity | 1,500 |
| President | Luke Neofytou |
| League | Victorian State League Division 1 |
| 2016 | Seniors(5th) Reserves(10th) |
| Website | Club home page |
Manningham United Blues Football Club is an Australian soccer club from Templestowe, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The club was formed in 1965 by local Italian Australians and was formerly known as Fawkner Blues. In 2010, Fawkner SC split from the club. Manningham United play's their senior games at Wilsons Road Reserve while majority of their junior games are played at Timberidge.
After humble beginnings in 1999 with only three junior teams, the club originally known as Manningham Juniors Soccer Club's inaugural committee led by Paul Martinello and Tari Mallia would never have imagined the growth of the club. On Thursday 27 November 2014 it became official that Manningham united a then Victorian State League Division 4 team would merge with Fawkner Blues a Victorian State League Division 1 and Manningham United Blues Football Club was born. In 2014 they fielded 30 junior teams and have grown to be the biggest community club in Manningham.
in 2004 Fawkner Blues merged with Whittlesea Stallions to form Fawkner-Whittlesea Blues. Their home games were played at Whittlesea's home stadium Epping Stadium the merge only lasted until 2006. They did play in the 2005 and 2006 Victorian Premier League seasons. In 2005 they finished 4th but only 6 points from first. In 2006 the final year before Fawkner-Whittlesead dissolved they finished 10th At the end of 2006, Fawkner and Whittlesea dissolved the merger, with Fawkner opting to go back to being a stand-alone club, and Whittlesea forming a partnership with Bulleen to form the Whittlesea Zebras who have been known as Moreland Zebras FC since 2011.
On Thursday 27 November 2014 it became official that Manningham (founded 1999) united a then Victorian State League Division 4 team would merge with Fawkner Blues (founded 1965) a Victorian State League Division 1 and Manningham United Blues Football Club was born. They moved from CB Smith Reserve which Fawkner SC now plays at to play at Mannigham's ground Timberidge or alternatively Wilson Road Reserve. In the inaugural season Manningham finished a disappointing 10th. However the future lookes bright as in 2016 they finished 5th.
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