North Coburg Saints Football Club
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NORTHERN SAINTS
Full name Northern Saints Football Club
Emblem Saints
Colours Red, Green, Blue and White
Founded 2007
League Essendon District Football League
Essendon District Football League
The Essendon District Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the north-west suburbs of Melbourne, which was established in 1930.The EDFL consists of 24 senior clubs, 10 clubs in A Grade and 14 clubs in B Grade...

Ground Charles Mutton Reserve, Fawkner
Official website http://www.northernsaints.org.au


The Northern Saints Football Club is an Australian Rules football club located 15 km north 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...

 in the suburb of Fawkner.

Northern Saints was formed in October 2007 as a result of a merger between North Coburg Saints Football Club which played in the EDFL and Fawkner Park who played in the Northern Football League and which itself previously was a merger between Fawkner Amateurs and Moomba Park.

The club as a single entity was affiliated with the Essendon District Football League
Essendon District Football League
The Essendon District Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the north-west suburbs of Melbourne, which was established in 1930.The EDFL consists of 24 senior clubs, 10 clubs in A Grade and 14 clubs in B Grade...

 and has continued affiliation with this League from 2008 as a merged entity, and the North Coburg jumper redesigned to include the blue and white of Fawkner Park.

The Fawkner Amateurs FC was very successful in the 70's and 80's jumping from F Grade to B Grade with Premiership's almost every second year at one stage. The Fawkner Colors of light and navy blue was changed to Navy with a white FPFC yoke when the Club merged with Moomba Park in the mid 90's.

Moomba Park FC played in the District Football League].

The colors of St Olivers FC were green with a red yoke, these were the traditional colors associated with the Catholic Primary School. For many years, the club fielded only junior teams, until 1978 when seniors were established.

In the early 90s, the club changed its name to North Coburg Saints Football Club to better reflect the area it represented.

In 1998 the colours were also changed to purple, red, green and white (of AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

 club Fremantle Dockers
Fremantle Football Club
The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers, is an Australian rules football team which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in the port city of Fremantle at the mouth of the Swan River in Western Australia...

). The Guernsey was changed back in 2006 to the traditional red and green jumper which had been worn for over fifty years.

Moomba Park Premierships (1)

Riddell District Football League
1991 division 2 Premiers.

Fawkner Amateurs Premiership (6)

1973: Fawkner Football Club admitted to VAFA.

Premierships!
1973: Division F: Fawkner; goals: 20 Points: 21 = 141 defeated St Bedes OC; Goals: 13 Points: 14 = 92
1974: Division E: Fawkner; Goals: 10 Points: 17 = 77 defeated Old Geelong Grammarians; Goals: 10 Points: 16 = 76
1975: Division D: Fawkner; Goals: 16 Points: 8 = 104 defeated Hampton Rovers; Goals: 15 Points: 11 = 101
1977: Division C: Fawkner; Goals: 20 Points: 21 = 141 defeated Parkside; Goals: 17 Points: 10 = 112
1985: Division C: Fawkner; Goals: 19 Points: 15 = 129 defeated Therry CCOB; Goals: 12 Points: 15 = 87
1992: Division C: Fawkner; Goals: 16 Points: 17 = 113 defeated Bulleen-Templestowe; Goals: 6 Points: 5 = 41

1995: Fawkner Football Club withdraws from VAFA.
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