South Yarra Football Club
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South Yarra Football Club was an Australian rules football
club formed in Melbourne
circa 1864. The club is notable as it is one of the earliest Australian rules football clubs and formed part of the famous St Kilda Football Club, having merged in 1873 with St Kilda Cricketers.
A team from South Yarra continued to play in the Victorian Junior Football Association from 1874.
In 1982, the South Yarra Presbyterian Football Club renamed itself to the South Yarra Football Club, however the two clubs are not the same and there is no continuous history.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
club formed in 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...
circa 1864. The club is notable as it is one of the earliest Australian rules football clubs and formed part of the famous St Kilda Football Club, having merged in 1873 with St Kilda Cricketers.
A team from South Yarra continued to play in the Victorian Junior Football Association from 1874.
In 1982, the South Yarra Presbyterian Football Club renamed itself to the South Yarra Football Club, however the two clubs are not the same and there is no continuous history.