Western Eagles is an Australian association football (soccer) club based in the western suburbs of Melbourne

Melbourne

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, Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

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. Formed in 1950 as KS Polonia by Polish Australian

Polish Australian

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s, the club was one of the powerhouses of Victorian and Australian soccer in the 1950s and 1960s, before making a brief revival in the 1980s. The club has since fallen to the lower reaches of the Victorian system, and currently participates in the Victorian Provisional League Division 1 N/W competition.

• Founded: 13 August 1950
• Ground: Polish Sports and Recreation Centre, 19 Carrington Drive, Albion

Honours

• Victorian Champions
  Victorian Premier League
  The Victorian Premier League is the highest State level association football competition in Victoria, Australia, and second highest nationally after the A-League...
  
  - 1960, 1961, 1987
• Victorian Runners-Up - 1955, 1963, 1968, 1984
• Victorian State League Cup (Top 4 Series) Winners - 1960
• Victorian State League Cup (Top 4 Series) Runners-Up - 1984, 1987
• Victorian State League Top 4 Finalists - 1960, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1984, 1987
• Victorian Division 1 Champions - 1981
• Victorian Division 1 Runners-Up - 1979
• Victorian Division 2 Runners-Up - 1953
• Victorian Division 3 Champions - 1952
• Victorian Division 4 Champions - 1951
• Victorian Provisional League 2 (North-West) Champions - 2003, 2010
• Victorian Provisional League 3 (North-West) Runners-Up - 2000
• Australia Cup Runners-Up - 1963
• Dockerty Cup
  Dockerty Cup
  The Dockerty Cup is a football competition held between clubs in Victoria, Australia. It is named after Harry Dockerty, a former president of the Victorian Soccer Federation. It has been in recess since 1996, except for the year 2004...
  
   Winners - 1961
• Dockerty Cup
  Dockerty Cup
  The Dockerty Cup is a football competition held between clubs in Victoria, Australia. It is named after Harry Dockerty, a former president of the Victorian Soccer Federation. It has been in recess since 1996, except for the year 2004...
  
  Runners-Up - 1955, 1963, 1976, 1984
• Ampol Cup Winners - 1963, 1964
• Buffalo Cup Winners - 1984
• Laidlaw World Cup - 1953, 1961

Western Eagles Divisional History

Season League Pos P W D L F A PTS
1951 Victorian Division 4 1 14 13 1 0 70 5 27
1952 Victorian Division 3 1 18 18 0 0 89 8 36
1953 Victorian Division 2 2 18 13 4 1 66 16 30
1954 Victorian Division 1 3 18 8 6 4 36 24 22
1955 Victorian Division 1 2 18 12 5 1 45 22 29
1956 Victorian Division 1 4 18 9 5 4 55 22 23
1957 Victorian Division 1 8 18 8 2 8 36 32 18
1958 Victorian State League 6 22 10 4 8 45 36 24
1959 Victorian State League 6 22 8 7 7 37 31 23
1960 Victorian State League 1 22 16 5 1 54 20 37
1961 Victorian State League 1 22 16 3 3 51 19 35
1962 Victorian State League 8 22 9 3 10 30 29 21
1963 Victorian State League 2 22 13 6 3 63 21 32
1964 Victorian State League 6 22 10 6 6 46 25 26
1965 Victorian State League 8 22 7 7 8 19 24 21
1966 Victorian State League 8 22 7 5 10 24 26 19
1967 Victorian State League 9 22 7 2 13 41 45 16
1968 Victorian State League 2 22 9 8 5 29 25 26
1969 Victorian State League 8 22 8 4 10 22 37 20
1970 Victorian State League 8 22 8 4 10 34 43 20
1971 Victorian State League 7 22 9 4 9 21 26 22
1972 Victorian State League 9 22 7 3 12 26 38 17
1973 Victorian State League 8 22 7 4 11 16 28 18
1974 Victorian State League 10 22 7 3 12 24 27 17
1975 Victorian State League 10 22 5 6 11 16 36 16
1976 Victorian State League 12 22 2 5 15 20 44 9
1977 Victorian State League 12 22 2 4 16 21 47 8
1978 Victorian Metropolitan League Div 1 3 22 11 4 7 24 19 26
1979 Victorian Metropolitan League Div 1 2 22 11 7 4 39 19 29
1980 Victorian Metropolitan League Div 1 3 22 11 4 7 27 18 26
1981 Victorian Metropolitan League Div 1 1 22 16 3 3 53 23 35
1982 Victorian State League 5 26 11 7 8 47 37 29
1983 Victorian State League 6 26 10 6 10 38 35 26
1984 Victorian State League 2 26 15 7 4 64 37 37
1985 Victorian State League 6 26 10 7 9 35 29 27
1986 Victorian State League 12 26 6 7 13 23 30 19
1987 Victorian State League 1 28 18 6 4 43 23 42
1988 Victorian State League 12 30 10 6 14 41 42 26
1989 Victorian State League 16 30 3 4 23 19 76 10
1990 Victorian League Division 1 12 26 4 12 10 33 41 20
1991 Victorian State League Division 2 15 30 7 6 17 23 64 20
1992 Victorian State League Division 3 13 28 8 6 14 33 50 22
1993 Victorian State League Division 4 7 28 12 5 11 32 32 29
1994 Victorian State League Division 4 8 28 11 5 12 42 41 27
1995 Victorian State League Division 4 7 26 11 7 8 39 31 37
1996 Victorian State League Division 4 4 26 15 3 8 55 27 48
1997 Victorian State League Division 4 4 26 15 5 6 58 30 50
1998 Victorian State League Division 4 10 26 7 8 11 40 48 29
1999 'merged with and competed as Melbourne City
2000 Victorian Provisional League Div 3 N/W 2 22 14 7 1 61 32 49
2001 Victorian Provisional League Div 2 N/W 3 22 12 6 4 46 18 42
2002 Victorian Provisional League Div 2 N/W 4 22 10 8 4 53 29 38
2003 Victorian Provisional League Div 2 N/W 1 22 13 7 2 44 16 46
2004 Victorian Provisional League Div 1 N/W 3 22 10 8 4 44 31 38
2005 Victorian State League Division 3 N/W 8 22 8 6 8 37 37 30
2006 Victorian State League Division 3 N/W 12 22 3 1 18 13 55 10
2007 Victorian Provisional League Div 1 N/W 7 22 8 6 8 31 32 30
2008 Victorian Provisional League Div 1 N/W 8 22 8 5 9 38 33 29
2009 Victorian Provisional League Div 1 N/W 11 22 5 4 13 23 35 18
2010 Victorian Provisional League Div 2 N/W 1 22 14 5 3 41 19 44
2011 Victorian Provisional League Div 1 N/W 11 22 6 3 13 32 39 21

* Total games played 1376 - W 581 - D 307 - L 488 goals F 2307 A 1884 in 60 seasons

League	number of seasons	total games	Win	Draw	Loss	GF	GA
State/Premier League	28	658	250	143	265	949	936
State/Division 1	9	186	90	48	48	348	220
State/Division 2	2	48	20	10	18	89	80
State/Division 3	4	90	37	13	40	172	150
State/Division 4	7	174	84	34	56	336	214
Provisional League 1	5	110	37	26	47	168	170
Provisional League 2	4	88	49	26	13	184	82
Provisional League 3	1	22	14	7	1	61	32
TOTAL	60	1376	581	307	488	2307	1884

External links

• Western Eagles Official Site
• Western Eagles page on OzFootball