Oak Park Football Club
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| Full name | Oak Park Football Club |
| Nickname | 'Oakers', 'Parkers', 'Kangas' |
| Colours | Blue & White vertical stripes |
| Founded | 1957 |
| 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 | J.P. Fawkner Reserve, Oak Park Oak Park, Victoria Oak Park is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 km north of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland... |
Oak Park Football Club is an Australian rules football club located 12 km north west 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 Oak Park
Oak Park, Victoria
Oak Park is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 km north of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland...
and was founded in 1957 as a junior club playing Under 15's in a local junior competition.
In 1960 was established as a senior club in 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...
B Grade.
The under age teams moved to the EDFL in 1962. An open age reserve team was formed in 1964 and a third open age team competed between 1979 and 1985.
The club first senior premiership was the 1983 B Grade.
Oak Park won consecutive A Grade premierships in 2002 and 2003.
Senior Premierships (4)
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- A Grade
- 2002, 2003
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- B Grade
- 1983, 2009
The club fields eleven teams – Senior, Reserve, U/18 & eight juniors teams.
AFL Recruits from Oak Park
- Tim HarringtonTim HarringtonTim Harrington is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne, Collingwood and Footscray in the Victorian/Australian Football League ....
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– North MelbourneNorth Melbourne Football ClubThe North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world... - Wayne HarmesWayne HarmesWayne Harmes is a retired Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.-Football career:Recruited from Oak Park, as a youngster Harmes was perceived to have a lot of talent, winning The Sun newspapers' "Sunkick" competition. Added to this was the fact he was a grandson of Len Smith...
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