Reservoir Football Club
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| Full name | Reservoir Football Club |
|---|---|
| Club Colours | Royal Blue & Pale Blue panels |
| Founded | 1923 |
| League | Northern Football League Diamond Valley Football League The Northern Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the Diamond Valley region of suburban Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The league changed its name on 1 May 2007. The league was founded in 1922, originally having seven clubs, four of whom are still participating... |
| Ground | Crispe Park, Reservoir Reservoir, Victoria Reservoir is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Darebin. At the 2006 Census, Reservoir had a population of 45,970.... |
| Senior Premierships | 7 |
| Premierships Years | 1946, 1947, 1959, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1984 |
The Reservoir
Reservoir, Victoria
Reservoir is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Darebin. At the 2006 Census, Reservoir had a population of 45,970....
Football Club is an Australian rules football club located 12 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 Reservoir
Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
founded in 1923, the club initially competed in the Bourke-Evelyn, Diamond Valley
Diamond Valley Football League
The Northern Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the Diamond Valley region of suburban Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The league changed its name on 1 May 2007. The league was founded in 1922, originally having seven clubs, four of whom are still participating...
, Metropolitan, and Panton Hill leagues before returning to the DVFL now known as the Northern Football League in 1981 where the club has remained since.
The club has juniors which have won several under-age premierships in DVFL and the PDJFA.
Due to a shortage of players for season 2007, the Reservoir Football Club went into recess but resumed in 2008.