Keilor Football Club
Encyclopedia
| KEILOR FOOTBALL CLUB | |
| Full name | Keilor Football Club |
| Emblem | The Blues |
| Colours | |
| Founded | 1894 |
| 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 | Keilor Recreation Reserve, Keilor |
| Official website | http://www.keilorfootballclub.org.au/ |
Keilor Football Club is an Australian rules football club located 20 km north west of Melbourne in the suburb of Keilor.
The first football match played at Keilor was in 1894 against an Essendon junior team. In the period 1894–1925, Keilor played matches against various sides including city hotel social clubs and nearby towns.
Keilor’s first competition matches were in 1926, when the club was a founding member of the Keilor & Broadmeadows Football Association. The club won premierships in 1926,1927 and 1928 in this league.
In 1932, Keilor joined 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 remained in this competition ever since. In 1968 Keilor won its first senior premiership the B Grade and has been in A-Grade continuously since that time, the longest of any A-Grade club.
The club was home to Marc Murphy.
In 2008 Keilor defeated Greenvale 20.12.132 to Greenvale 15.9.99 for the A Grade premiership.
Senior Premierships (13)
- Keilor & Broadmeadows Football Association (2)
- 1926,1927,1928.
- Essendon District Football LeagueEssendon District Football LeagueThe 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...
(11)- A Grade
- 1973, 1985, 1988, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2008
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- B Grade
- 1968
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- A3 Grade
- 1982.
2008 Keilor defeated Greenvale in the Grand Final by 32 points
VFL/AFL Players from Keilor Football Club
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