East Brighton Football Club
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EAST BRIGHTON | |
Full name | East Brighton Football Club |
Emblem | The Vampires Vampire Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person... |
Colours | Red with white Vee |
Founded | 1948 |
League | Southern Football League Southern Football League (Victoria) The Southern Football League is an Australian rules football league, based in the south and south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, for both seniors and juniors.... |
Ground | Hurlingham Park, East Brighton |
Official website | http://www.thevampires.org |
The East Brighton Football Club is an Australian rules football club located in the southern suburbs of Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
.
The club was established in 1948, joining the Caulfield
Caulfield, Victoria
Caulfield is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Glen Eira...
- Oakleigh
Oakleigh, Victoria
Oakleigh is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and is located 14 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Monash. At the 2006 Census, Oakleigh had a population of 6,876....
District Football League the following year.
The club was a founding member of the South East Suburban Football League in 1966 and of the Southern Football League
Southern Football League (Victoria)
The Southern Football League is an Australian rules football league, based in the south and south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, for both seniors and juniors....
in 1993 where the club currently competes in the first division.
The club played its first four years at Dendy Park before relocating to its current home at Hurlingham Park in 1952.
In addition to its open-age teams, East Brighton also fields fifteen under ages teams from under 9s through to under 15s. These teams compete in the Moorabbin Saints Junior Football League.
Senior Premierships
- South East Suburban Football League
- 1966, 1973, 1976, 1988, 1991
- Southern Football LeagueSouthern Football League (Victoria)The Southern Football League is an Australian rules football league, based in the south and south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, for both seniors and juniors....
- 1993, 2002, 2004