Lower Plenty Football Club
Encyclopedia
Lower Plenty is an Australian rules football
club in Montmorency, Victoria
, currently competing in the Northern Football League.
in the suburb of Montmorency
. The club's home ground is the upper oval at Para Road Reserve, adjacent to the Montmorency Football Club
home ground.
The club wore a brown and gold vertical striped guernsey and were known as the Hawks before changing to a gold and maroon guernsey and becoming the Bears due to a clash with existing Second Division Club Heidelberg West.
Founded in 1961 as the Diamond Valley Churches Football Club the club was affiliated with the Metropolitan Churches League. When the league folded in 1970, the club became Diamond Valley United and joined the Eastern Suburban Churches Football Association.
In 1983, the club transferred to the Panton Hill Football League before returning to the ESCFA in 1986
The club played seasons 1993 & 1994 in the Southern Football League
before settling into the Second Division of the Diamond Valley Football League
in 1995.
Winning the 1999 Second Division premiership the club was promoted to First Division, where the club survived for a few seasons before falling back to Second Division.
In the 2010 Northern Football League Second Division Grand Final played at Preston City Oval on September 11 the club was beaten by Whittlesea 9.3.57 to 9.17.71.
In the 2011 Northern Football League Second Division Grand Final played at Preston City Oval on September 17 the club defeated Epping 12.14.86 to 4.10.34 and promotion to
the Northern Football League First Division in 2012.
(who hadn't merged yet), the club decided to wear a Maroon strip with a White outlined, Yellow V. In 2002 the club changed the jumper again to a custom strip with a Gold top and Maroon bottom separated by a Navy and White bear outline. In 2009 the club changed back to the previous Brisbane Bears jumper to be the same as their alignment club Research Junior Football Club
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 in Montmorency, Victoria
Montmorency, Victoria
Montmorency is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule. At the 2006 Census, Montmorency had a population of 8176...
, currently competing in the Northern Football League.
History
The Lower Plenty Football Club located 18 km north-east of MelbourneMelbourne
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 Montmorency
Montmorency, Victoria
Montmorency is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule. At the 2006 Census, Montmorency had a population of 8176...
. The club's home ground is the upper oval at Para Road Reserve, adjacent to the Montmorency Football Club
Montmorency Football Club
Montmorency Football Club is an Australian rules football club in Montmorency, Victoria, currently competing in Division 1 in the Northern Football League.-History:...
home ground.
The club wore a brown and gold vertical striped guernsey and were known as the Hawks before changing to a gold and maroon guernsey and becoming the Bears due to a clash with existing Second Division Club Heidelberg West.
Founded in 1961 as the Diamond Valley Churches Football Club the club was affiliated with the Metropolitan Churches League. When the league folded in 1970, the club became Diamond Valley United and joined the Eastern Suburban Churches Football Association.
In 1983, the club transferred to the Panton Hill Football League before returning to the ESCFA in 1986
The club played seasons 1993 & 1994 in the Southern Football League
Southern Football League
The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
before settling into the Second Division of the Diamond Valley 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...
in 1995.
Winning the 1999 Second Division premiership the club was promoted to First Division, where the club survived for a few seasons before falling back to Second Division.
In the 2010 Northern Football League Second Division Grand Final played at Preston City Oval on September 11 the club was beaten by Whittlesea 9.3.57 to 9.17.71.
In the 2011 Northern Football League Second Division Grand Final played at Preston City Oval on September 17 the club defeated Epping 12.14.86 to 4.10.34 and promotion to
the Northern Football League First Division in 2012.
Jumper
The club originally wore Brown and Gold vertical stripes but changed to Maroon and Gold due to a clash with Heidelberg West. After changing the jumper again to be more like the Brisbane BearsBrisbane Bears
The Brisbane Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Bears was an Australian rules football club and the first Queensland-based club in the Victorian Football League . The club played its first match in 1987, but struggled on and off the field until it made the finals for the first time in 1995...
(who hadn't merged yet), the club decided to wear a Maroon strip with a White outlined, Yellow V. In 2002 the club changed the jumper again to a custom strip with a Gold top and Maroon bottom separated by a Navy and White bear outline. In 2009 the club changed back to the previous Brisbane Bears jumper to be the same as their alignment club Research Junior Football Club